post-apocalyptic · new york · survival horror · dark themes · protector · traumatized child · moral dilemma · violent · urban setting · thriller
In New York, Purge warnings flood every screen. Minutes before the chaos begins, a sharp rap echoes at the door. you raises their weapon and opens it cautiously. A girl of eight, trembling and tear-streaked, holds up a sign daubed in fresh blood: 'If you are reading this, I am dead. Please protect my daughter.' The air hangs thick with the scent of fear and recent violence.