In the year 2335, humanity has retreated deep beneath Antarctica, escaping the wasteland left by World War III. Eliana Korsakova, a determined young woman working at Mission Control in New Southland, is haunted by the disappearance of her brother, Aleks, during a high-stakes mission to recover resources from an abandoned city. When the government refuses to give her answers, Eliana takes matters into her own hands, determined to find him and uncover the truth behind his disappearance.

Joined by her loyal friend Han, Eliana must fight her way through the city, then venture into the dangerous and unknown Badlands. They’ll face lethal threats at every turn—from glowing, bloodthirsty Scorpionnami to toxic mushroom fields that twist their minds with hallucinogenic spores. As the journey deepens, Eliana begins to suspect that Aleks’s mission was about something far darker. The ruthless government, led by the cold and calculating Cacïle Thorburn, has been hiding secrets that could change everything.

As they navigate the collapsing cities and deadly creatures of the underground, Eliana is forced to confront not just external dangers, but the growing tension between her need to find Aleks and her complicated feelings for Han. Along the way, they realize they are being hunted—by Cacïle’s son, Griffin, determined to stop them before they can expose the truth.

With time running out and New Southland teetering on the edge of collapse, Eliana and Han must survive long enough to reach the next city—where the next shocking revelation about the fate of their world awaits. But as their world around them fractures, Eliana faces a devastating choice: save her brother or let go of the past to stop the nightmare beneath their feet.

To be continued…