The Executed

Shattered minds. Unyielding shadows. In the aftermath of collapse, where hope is a cruel myth, I stand alone, grappling with a mind fractured by terror. Humanity's remnants teeter on the brink, and survival is a bloodied, ruthless game. Within me, an insidious transformation lurks, cloaked in mystery, a harbinger of an ancient hunger that refuses to be silenced.Betrayal's chill bite has unraveled the fragile web of trust, leaving me exposed and condemned by those I once fought to shield. Imprisoned amongst the ruins, hunted by scavengers, I am the unwilling emblem of their deepest fears. A whisper of life—or the shadow of poison—grows within, a secret that binds me to my found family: Eliseo, Reed, Gunner, Samuel. They are the light in the encroaching darkness, the echo of love in a loveless expanse. There is no return from this abyss. The path ahead is veiled in the mists of treachery and lost souls. Yet in this...