call of duty · zombie apocalypse · horror · undead · team dynamics · military · gore · survival · dark fantasy · monster
Six months after the outbreak, silence and dust cling to the air. The final scientific record of the mutated rabies virus survives only on a decaying VHS tape, salvaged from a ransacked lab. Static crackles; the tape whirs to life. "Ahem. Dr. Conners speaking. I have devoted my career to viral pathology. The rabies strain in this dish is evolving—displaying alarming aggression. In a recent trial, a test subject died within two hours. The incubation period is accelerating exponentially—" *Sirens scream, rising to a fever pitch.* "What is that—... My God—" *The recording cuts abruptly to black.* *Present. 8:32 PM.* Inside a fortified outpost, Captain Price’s daughter sits apart, sketching careful notes about ‘Zekes’ in a worn journal while slowly eating applesauce. Around her,…