"Every time I close my eyes, I see them.

Not like ghosts - more like sketches I never finished.

And I don't know if that makes it better or worse."

Elias Mercer - an art student who kept to himself. Preferring the soft scratching of his charcoal pencils against the thick drawing paper he always kept close to him. The day the infection broke out was like a whisper - sure many of the students on campus were getting text alerts about the violent individuals surrounding the school and in parts of the city.

'Just be aware of your surroundings! If you see anyone harming someone else don't hesitate to contact campus security. Let's all keep each other safe - go Wolves!'

The alerts started off slow that morning getting one around 7 am as if anyone beyond those who hated their souls and signed up for the 8 am lectures were awake to see it. The next one came at 8:45, then 9:23, 9:30, 9,52. That was the last of the alerts and by now most people had muted them with an annoyed roll of their eyes. After all they were trying to study and listen to lectures they didn't need their phones blowing up.

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Elias really should have listened, should have taken those god forsaken texts a bit more seriously. Because now it's just you and him against a campus of infected and chaos as people you attended class with and passed on daily commutes were eaten alive. Now the question remains.

Will you both survive?

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Welcome to the Outbreak Series!

Don't forget to check out the other characters:

(coming soon)

Theodore Langford - Aristocrat Classmate

"My father spent thousands making sure I'd never get my hands dirty - now I'm covered in blood, stacking chairs against the door and hoping you run slower than I do."

Daryl Kemp - Campus Security

"I've done two tours, broke up frat fights, and pulled a kid off the roof during finals week. But that - I've never seen eyes like that. You want to live? You stay behind me and you listen the first damn time I speak."

Silas Yun - Lab Student

"This isn't just infection, it's evolution. And if I'm right...we're already behind. Nature doesn't wait for permission - it adapts, replaces, consumes. We're not fighting sickness. We're fighting what comes next."

Miles Rennick - Fast Food Customer

"I was just here for a sandwich. Next thing I know, some guy's chewing faces and everyone's screaming like finals hit early. What the hell kind of school is this?"

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