Break from Apocalypse

The story opens in a realm parallel to Earth, where animals live with human-like ambitions. Survivors in a crumbling city struggle to keep hope alive while whispers spread of a mysterious queen named Ivy. She lures lonely men with pity, then drags them into her machine, the Reforger, stripping them into husks. On Earth, the first signs of the dead rising spread quietly — a prelude to disaster. The survivors’ paths begin to cross as they realize their world is built not on hope, but on cinders waiting to reignite.

The survivors hear rumors of the Cinder Bridge, said to connect realms. But Ivy unleashes her reforged husks in massive numbers, leading to the first true war against the undead. On the bridge itself, survivors and husks clash in fire and smoke. The battle nearly consumes everything, and though the survivors endure, the bridge burns into legend. Ivy watches from afar, convinced her “mercy” is reshaping the world, while the survivors begin to see her hand behind the apocalypse.

In the aftermath of Ash War, the survivors attempt to regroup. Distrust runs high, yet they form a fragile pact to fight together. Ivy manipulates from the shadows, planting whispers among them, feeding their doubts. One survivor keeps a terrible secret: he has seen the Reforger and knows the truth of the husks. As silence falls over their camp, alliances are tested, and betrayal begins to brew.