Dawn broke over the ruined city, though "dawn" was perhaps too generous a term. The sky lightened from pitch black to a sickly gray, the sun a pale, distant disc barely visible through the miasma that hung over everything. From the roof of the sanctuary, Marcus watched as the dar...

The sun was setting as Gregory and Bryce crested a final hill, revealing the sprawling expanse of Mulrich below them. The city's lights were just beginning to flicker to life, a warm glow against the deepening twilight. After their harrowing journey through the desert and forest,...

Episode 26: They ran through the dying city, buildings collapsing around them as the Harbinger's rage manifested in waves of destructive energy. The infected creatures that had once patrolled the streets now fled in terror, sensing perhaps that something far worse than themselves had been unleashed.

As the first light of dawn filtered through the leaves, Gregory and Bryce stirred from their much-needed slumber. Their bones were still aching, but they were grateful to be alive. The horrors of the desert seemed like a distant nightmare now, washed away by the soothing sounds o...

The interior of the tower was nothing like Marcus had expected. Instead of the corruption and organic horror they had encountered throughout the city, they found themselves in a pristine, almost sterile environment. Smooth black walls rose around them, intersected by glowing blue...

Gregory's consciousness returned slowly, like a ship emerging from a thick fog. The first sensation he became aware of was liquid trickling down his throat. It was cool and refreshing, quenching his desperate thirst, but there was something... off about it. The taste was unlike a...

The journey toward New Haven was arduous, the terrain growing increasingly treacherous as they approached the city's outskirts. What had appeared to be normal buildings from a distance revealed themselves to be grotesque hybrids of architecture and organic matter - skyscrapers wi...

As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting long shadows across the dunes, Gregory and Bryce reluctantly pulled themselves to their feet. The brief respite in the shade of the ruins had done little to truly rejuvenate them, but they knew they couldn't afford to linger.

The realization struck them all at once - the train wasn't a machine, but some kind of massive living organism disguised as technology, and they were trapped inside it.