Story 592: The Queen’s Awakening

The air inside the abandoned church was thick with decay. The ZETU team stood frozen, their weapons trained on the gaunt man before them. His sunken eyes darted between them, flickering with both fear and madness.

“You don’t understand,” he rasped. “She’s waking up. And when she does… there will be no stopping them.”

Marcus "Iron Will" Kane tightened his grip on his shotgun. “Who the hell are you talking about?”

“Their queen.”

Outside, the undead brood had stopped their relentless scratching at the walls. A deep, unnatural silence settled over the ruined city. Then, in the distance, a low hum began to rise—a sound like hundreds of voices whispering in unison.

Lila "Huntress" Navarro’s stomach twisted. “That doesn’t sound like normal undead.”

“It’s not,” Ethan "Brain" O’Connor confirmed, scanning his drone feed. The screen flickered with static. “Something’s jamming the signal.”