Thanks a lot, mother nature...
It's the 1st of January 2034, and for most of the world's 8 billion people it's business as usual. Despite it being several decades in the future, the world is still largely recognizable. Wars are still being fought, economies are still rising and crashing and people are still loving, fighting, eating, sleeping and procrastinating on the internet. Democracy has finally reached China and North Korea's regime has fallen, and as oil supplies decline fast many nations are converting to nuclear power and renewable energy. Nuclear fusion is expected to be released in a decade or two. The Arctic is nearly completely free of ice in the summer months due to global warming, and climate change had rendered Africa a drought-stricken hellhole.
It is indeed a rather dangerous time for the people of earth. Resource wars have erupted in Africa and the Middle East, and tensions are escalating between India and Pakistan. The transition to green and nuclear energy is also a treacherous one, with occasional blackouts in even the most developed nations. Robots have been employed as maids, cooks, waiters and soldiers, destroying many human jobs. While the nations of our planet struggle on through these hard times, something else is coming their way...
In Tibet, a new disease has been appearing. It is called Cordyceps Apocalypsis, and it is the first cordyceps species known to infect humans. It is believed to have originated from human marketing and consumption of cordyceps in Tibet, and as a result of this it is spreading like wildfire through the local population.
Cordyceps Apocalypsis is, by fungal circumstances, absolutely terrifying. When a human ingests spores of the fungus (which are transmitted by biting and breathing in spores), the fungal spores migrate to the brain and the body's major organs.
From here (several hours after ingesting spores) the fungus begins to take over the human's body and mind, and by this stage victims have reportedly suffered from fever, headaches, rash and muscle pains. They also tend to become more aggressive in the first stage of the infection, leading to paranoia and schizophrenia.
By the second stage of the infection (about a day after ingesting spores), the victim has burning pains inside of them, rendering them extremely agitated. They also go completely insane by the second stage, with many murdering their own families for absolutely no reason. By this stage, the infected are not yet contagious but they are to be avoided at all costs.
By the third stage (a few days after ingesting spores), it becomes clear that the cordyceps has taken control of the infected person's body. A small fungal stalk begins to bore its way through their skull, and soon horn-like protrusions stem from the infected's head. The rashes described in stage one become patches of fungal growth on the skin, and eventually the whole body becomes covered in spiky stalks and bumps. The victims is also highly dangerous by this stage, and they will bite ANYBODY. They are attracted to noise and movement, rendering them mindless killing machines. In the later stages of the infection, the so-called "cordyceps zombies" will release spores into the air that can be breathed in. Biting will also allow the fungus to enter the blood stream.
Not much is known about the cordyceps zombies due to censorship of the media. While China is now in its early stages of democracy, the nation is still extremely corrupt and media reports are frequently censored to prevent panic. While the Chinese government usually does this with ease, news of the zombies has spread around the world as people with fungal stalks spouting from their heads infect their way across the Tibetan Plateau. Researchers have, however, found out several facts about the zombies-
*they have no fear whatsoever
*they feel no pain
*They need very little oxygen to survive
*the only sure-fire way to kill them is to destroy their brains.
*Even when dead, the stalks continue to grow and they are extremely infectious
*Is small concentrations, spores are not noticeable in the air when breathed in.
*There is no current cure for the disease
The plague has gained publicity after live footage has been taken of Lhasa, Tibet's capital, being overrun by the zombies. Out of the 600,000 or so people in the city, very few made it out alive and the Chinese military has been sent in to eradicate the infected. There have been doubts, however, that such a plan will work.
Across the world, news of the zombies has created widespread panic. A record number of suicides and murders have been reported across the world, and as the infection shows no signs of slowing down its spread the governments of the world have been forced to prepare for disaster. An estimated 2 million people have been infected already.
You, the leader of a nation's government, have been faced with an infection that spreads fast and has no mercy. Nobody is immune, so it's up to you to save yourself and the people of your nation. Protesters, anarchists and separatist groups are beginning to run wild in your nation, creating a distraction to preparing for the zombie apocalypse. Can you clean up the trash and save the world? Or will you become one of the horde, with a hideous fungal stalk protruding from your head?
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