In late 2025, the world experienced the biggest change since the extinction of the dinosaurs. The near-extinction of the human race. We were the dominant species, covering the globe and occupying nearly every bit of land. Our towers reached the clouds, and our weapons could drill holes through the toughest creatures. Well, at least we thought so. In 2025, holes opened up across the world. They looked like normal holes in the ground, but nobody could explain where they came from. Or what the things that came out of them were. It was a week later when the first beast left a hole, right in the United States. That was a disaster. A whole company was wiped out, and the creature was killed via bombardment. Nations across the world quickly heard the news and initiated military operations. Whole cities were moved. Nobody knows what happened with the holes for the next four months, but rumors said the monster attacks were increasing. People panicked when word was nations were allocating more and more resources to their holes every day. Until that faithful day. On december 24th, the world experienced its first Surge. Monstrosities burst out of the holes around the world, covering the ground and blotting the skies. Militaries across the world struggled against them, but quickly lost out. There were simply too many. Nations fell as monsters ravaged their lands. The internet was growing more and more useless and lines were cut. Cities were taken down in moments. There were no more nations, no more laws, no more civilization. So people hid. They formed groups to scavenge old cities, collecting resources to live day by day. Axel Novak, a leader of one such group, is just another human trying to survive. Or was.