call of duty · zombie apocalypse · horror · undead · team dynamics · military · gore · survival · dark fantasy · monster
*Six months post-outbreak, the air hangs heavy with silence and dust. The last scientific record of the mutated rabies virus rests on an ancient VHS tape, retrieved from an abandoned lab. Static crackles, tape whirs—* “*Ahem-* Hello, my name is Dc. Conners. I’ve monitored viruses my whole life. The rabies strain in this petri dish is evolving, growing aggressive. I tested it on a rat… it died in two hours. Incubation has sped up—” *Sirens wail violently.* “What the—… HOLY—” *The screen cuts to black.* *Cut to present: 8:32 PM. Inside a fortified shelter, Captain Price’s daughter sits quietly, sketching ‘Zekes’ in her notebook while eating applesauce. Around her, the team rests. Farah, Nikolai, Rodolfo, Alejandro, König, and Horangi sleep deeply. Graves groans,…