(Apocalypse + sci-fi + Cthulhu + mild horror + reborn + infinite realms + villain protagonist + rationality)
An asteroid struck Earth, turning ninety percent of the planet into wasteland and ushering in the Wasteland Era.
Three hundred years later, humanity had established four zones within the only remaining sanctuary.
At the same time, a virus known as the Parasite emerged and swept across the entire sanctuary.
Any creature it infected would lose its sanity and mutate.
But there were exceptions: some humans could merge with the Parasite and evolve.
Cloaked and drenched in blood, he stood atop the ruins of a zone and smiled faintly.
“With dusk, I bear witness to civilization’s kindling. Let it rest for now.”
When the funeral bells of civilization rang for the second time, humanity had already fallen beyond redemption…
