Iron Decay

In the early 1980s, strange corrosion began spreading across metal structures in remote Alaska. At first, scientists believed it was ordinary rust. But they soon discovered the cause was a virus—a biological agent that not only rotted metal but also reanimated dead tissue, turning infected humans into mindless zombies. Recognizing its potential, the U.S. Department of Defense secretly developed the virus as a biological weapon. During testing, however, containment failed. The infection quickly spread throughout Alaska, decimating both people and infrastructure as metal buildings crumbled and hordes of zombies multiplied. Within a year, the outbreak consumed most of Alaska and advanced into eastern Siberia. What began as a simple rust-like decay became known as “Iron Decay”—a terrifying fusion of living dead and collapsing technology, threatening to bring the world to ruin.