Petrified, stuck with our hands in hot water, the world watched as Britain was eaten alive, from the inside out. Cries for isolationism and security spread like wildfire, which burned just as hot as the cries for intervention and assistance. Each and every citizen’s paranoia and anger was clear as day, as it was shouted from rooftops and paraded at every street corner, everyone carrying picket signs and megaphones ablaze with demands and attacks, aimed at both their government and opponents. What wasn’t clear, however, was the best way to address the collapse of Humanity in the U.K.. With unrest and security issues at home, and a virus spreading faster than any other they’d seen before overseas, the United States government was cemented in a tough spot, frantically yanking at it’s ankles in an attempt to react.

Great Britain was destroyed entirely by the Rage Virus, with her population being decimated and any semblance of society falling apart, with scattered pockets of humans left to fend for themselves. That is, until, a U.S-led NATO force entered Great Britain in an attempt to rebuild her. As they began to find out, the majority of the infected had actually died out, having starved to death, leaving Britain a broken, empty husk. District One was established, but the Rage Virus found its way even into the military guarded settlement, once again spreading the Rage Virus, and repopulating the streets of London with the horrifying infected.

At home, the news of the U.S withdraw from Great Britain and her reinfection was a massive blow to American morale, which was already astoundingly low. With soldiers present in the streets of almost every major city, roadblocks and checkpoints littered around every major road vessel, American life had slowed to a crawl. As the loss of entire nation rocked the world economy, unemployment was at an all time high, but liberty was at all time low. Many people spent their days forced into their homes, glued to television sets, watching as the other side of the world either burned or prepared itself to be caught in the flames. Or, they stuck their heads out the windows to see the protests right outside, as different political factions demanded the government answer their calls for action. Civil unrest over the oppression of the American public and media had spilled into the streets prompting harsh, and sometimes even deadly backlash from the American military. Riots and strikes were regular occurrences, as were the crushing retaliation and resulting tighter grip on the populace by government authority.

Entire political parties sprouted up dedicated to how citizens believed “The Rage In The East” should’ve been handled. Many of the aforementioned riots usually resulted in a violent spat between two differing groups. At one point, the government finally stopped allowing civilians into the various buildings of government, security strengthening around the nation’s capital and many state capitals, especially as fear of a serious terrorist attack began to mount.

Thirty-two weeks after the initial outbreak, the French, Germans and Spanish amongst others were fighting infections of their own, along with others. Ireland had almost been wiped out, another large blow to the international community, which had begun to focus on fortifying the surrounding nations in an attempt to reduce future outbreak. Over time, though, it was becoming increasingly apparent that perhaps nothing could stop the Rage Virus. The Spanish had been able to keep their infection at bay, but had failed in completely eradicating it, as it proved to spread faster than what was exactly manageable. France and Germany, however, were having a much harder time and higher death tolls, with many fleeing farther east, meeting intense opposition as uninfected countries all over Eurasia began to lock down their borders and refusing any travel from the outside.

With the Rage Spreading, and citizens of many fortified nations under extreme totalitarian conditions, some world governments began to suggest the nuclear option. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, and risking the lives of a comparatively small number of people to save the rest of the world seemed like a worthy price to pay.