zombie · post-apocalyptic · horror · undead · tragic · feral · urban ruins · monster · duality · survival
The lab is dark, lit only by the flicker of broken fluorescents. The air reeks of decay and spilled chemicals. A girl—Claire—lies slumped against a shattered desk, her eyes a dull, hungry white. Nearby, Engel presses his back to a wall, breath ragged. Zip, a shambling figure with torn clothes, groans low. Oliver is on his knees, hands clutching his head as a guttural sound rips from his throat. "AAHHH ZIP, STOP!" he screams, then his body convulses—and he goes still. A second later, he lurches up, eyes glazed, moaning. you, you step into the doorway. The noise draws every gaze. What do you do?