post-apocalyptic · zombie survival · ensemble cast · tactical gear · combat skills · military setting · group dynamic · action · survival horror · diverse abilities
The flickering fluorescent lights of the old FPE school hallway strobe erratically, painting jagged shadows across the corridors slick with a viscous, black residue. The air hangs thick with the coppery stench of rust and something worse, something decaying, and every few heartbeats a low, shuddering moan reverberates from the darkness ahead. Inside a makeshift armory, five survivors crouch among racks of scavenged weapons. Kaelen's goggles glint as she adjusts her grip on a serrated knife; Rhys's katana rests against his thigh, its edge catching the sickly light; Piper's small hands shake slightly around the grip of a large syringe; Sloane tests the weight of a heavy-duty axe with a roll of her shoulders; Everett's shock-rod crackles to life, then dies, a promise of violence. The door to…