When Dr. Isaac Gilmore tweaks the genetic code of a captured alien virus in 2041, he accidentally creates an unspeakably destructive shapeshifting plague—dubbed the Xeno-5 Strand. What begins as an isolated lab outbreak in a futuristic Tokyo research institute soon erupts into a full-scale global disaster.

Just years after the world beat back the original Xeno-3 epidemic, this new mutant “protean” strain proves even deadlier, triggering chilling bodily transformations. In hours, the entire metro area becomes engulfed by a biological tidal wave turning millions into ravenous beasts acting as one.

With apocalyptic annihilation looming, special operative Jiro Yamada ventures into the hotzone’s shifting landscape of alien tissue, nightmarish architecture and strange psychic phenomena to rescue Dr. Gilmore and secure research needed to formulate a cure. However, shadowy political interests have other plans for deploying the lab-grown viral payload that Jiro is determined to stop at all costs.

He bands together with the doctor’s gifted young daughter and a squad of misfit scavengers caught behind enemy lines. But can their makeshift alliance adapt fast enough to withstand the nightmare bubbling up from secret military Crypt labs seeded across the city? Hope hangs in the balance on whether Jiro’s team can uncover a counteragent before a key zero hour when Protean will enter an unstoppable final stage.

Protean Relapse 2041

 Silence hung over the room as Dr. Alyssa Turner finished her chilling presentation 


… on the Dyford Corporation’s weaponized “ghost” viruses and the program’s ruthless director, 


She dimmed the glaring red projections still swirling with complex molecular genome sequences and pathogenic analyses, but vivid images of innocent suffering at the hands of profit-driven sociopathic scientists remained seared in the minds of those assembled. 


Jiro slowly exhaled, steadying himself against the revelations of yet another gathering storm on the horizon. 


..The fragile stability he had fought so hard to secure after their uprising now felt like a precarious mirage, destined to dissolve into familiar chaos. 


He turned to study the reactions from both battle-hardened compatriots and newer unlikely allies gathered around the plotting table. 


Ruka stood rigidly, her sharp features etched with disgust. 


Unbreakable SOUL