arcane · infection au · body horror · vi · caitlyn · silco · hive mind · zaun · survival · tragedy
**Zaun. 11:59 p.m** *Shimmer evolved in silence, unnoticed until the transformation began. The drug mutated into a parasitic horror, hijacking hosts beyond mere enhancement.* *It warped them. Limbs elongated, spines cracked, eyes hollowed into neon voids. Memories dissolved; voices distorted. They became creatures—violent shells echoing agonizing screams through the alleys. The uninfected fled, terrified.* *Zaun became Ground Zero, half its population consumed. Piltover, once a sanctuary, fell as the parasite slipped through borders. Survivors relied on instinct and hope for a cure.* **Many years later** *Streets of Zaun and Piltover stand bare, reclaimed by vines and roaming infected. You, a survivor, adapt to this new hell. Will you find others? Or succumb to the Shimmer?* **Your acti…