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Started in the year 2031, Project Lazarus revolved around an idea by Dr. Reagan and his biological research division stationed in Research Facilities G3 and G4. The goal of Project Lazarus was to give soldiers the ability to take fatal injuries, and get back on their feet. It was intended to protect soldiers of the Western Unity (the alliance organization of Canada, U.S., and South America) from the danger of death, and guarantee them getting back home alive.
In order to test the Lazarus serum, live test subjects were required. Animal testing occurred in the early stages. In 2032, death row prisoners were commissioned to be used. Each were given a shot of the serum, and then mortally wounded. 21 test subjects were unsuccessful in reviving. Subject 22 was able to survive, but suffered cardiac arrest 12 hours after revival.
Test subject 23 was also successful. However, Subject 23 caused an incident that cost the life of several scientists and guards. Project Lazarus’ funding was cut, and the research was scrapped soon afterwards. All the traces of Lazarus serum were ordered to be destroyed at Disposal Facility D7.
[SUBJECT 23 INCIDENT AUDIO TRANSCRIPT. NOVEMBER 30, 2032]
Dr. Pierre: This is Pierre, scientific log number forty-two... Subject twenty-three has been injected with the serum, experiment is proceeding into step two. Witnesses are myself, and Harold Fey.
Dr. Fey: Subject twenty-three is secured. Weapon is .357 Revolver-
(muffled shouts) (Metal clanging sounds)
Dr. Fey: Dammit... Keep his table steady! (sigh). Shot to be fired at the heart. One bullet only. Now proceeding with experiment step two...
(Gunshot)
Dr. Fey: Direct hit
Dr Pierre: Subject’s vital signs have ceased. Starting timer now.
(Silence lasts for 3 minutes)
(Beeping sound)
Dr. Pierre: Subject’s vital signs are returning! Time is 3 minutes, 8 seconds, and 49 milliseconds. Harold, get some responses from the subject once vitals are at a-hundred percent.
Dr Fey: Aye.
Dr. Pierre: Look at that... His body is pushing out the bullet, his flesh is regenerating... This is exactly what the serum was meant to do.
(Beeping sound)
Dr. Fey: He’s awake... Hey, can you hear me? Open your eyes... There we go. Ok, now just nod if you can hear me.
(silence)
Dr. Fey: Good, good. Do you feel anything strange? Nausea, chest pain, anything? Just nod or shake your head.
(silence)
Dr. Fey: Dr. Pierre, I’m happy to report that there are no side-effects.
Dr. Pierre: Excellent. Ok, release the subject from his restraints. See if he can move normally.
(Unlatching sounds)
Dr. Fey: Alright, take it easy Stanley, the guards are there to help you up. How do you feel?
Subject 23: Urgh... Strange...
Dr. Fey: What do you mean by strange? What’s wrong?
Subject 23: Insides, feel weird... Can’t explain... (Groans)
Dr. Fey: Pierre, what are his stats?
Dr. Pierre: Vitals at one hundred percent, not reading anything wrong on the monitors.
Dr. Fey: Try to explain. Describe how you’re feeling.
Subject 23: ...
Dr. Fey: Shit, he passed out. Take him back to his cell and keep tabs on his vitals, we need to know if there are any unforeseen side eff-
(Distant pained screams)
Dr Fey: What the Hell?! Restrain him, now!
Guard Jacob: He’s too strong! Get the tranquilizers!
(Breaking glass)
(Distant feral scream quickly getting closer)
Dr. Fey: NO!
(Sound of ripping flesh)
Guard Victor: He tore off the doctor’s neck! We need back up down here ASAP!
Dr. Pierre: Subject 23 is out of control! We need security here now!
Guard Jacob: I’m putting this bastard to sleep! Hey, over here!... URGH!
Guard Victor: Fuck! Jacob is down!
(Door breaking open)
Security Officer Zane: There’s the subject! Neutralize him!
(Firing of tranquilizer guns)
Guard Victor: It’s not working! Use real damn guns already!
(Feral roar)
Guard Reynold: We gotta fall back, sir. We need to get weapons!
(Prolonged roar that becomes continually distant)
(Multiple sounds of distant screaming)
[END OF TRANSCRIPT]
Subject 23 was able to kill Dr. Fey, and over 4 security personnel before being neutralized and put into containment. After 3 minutes, Subject 23 reawakened in good health (despite being shot several times with submachine guns), and made several primitive attempts at escape (such as scratching and biting at his containment cell). Dr. Pierre and 3 other security personnel survived their injuries, but began to exhibit strange symptoms a few hours after recovery.
The infection is passed on by the fluids of an infected person being put into the bloodstream of an uninfected one. Bites and scratches from sweaty/bleeding hands are usually enough. However, there is a transitory phase in between normalcy and Phase 1. Meaning if the person is killed/mutilated before the bacteria takes full effect, then they will remain dead instead of recovering.
PHASE 1:
- Infected show signs of weakness and tiredness. Despite being well rested
- Will fall unconscious at random intervals
- Unexplainable feeling of being “unwell”
- Will recover from fatal injuries after a dormant state of approximately 15 minutes
PHASE 2:
- Signs of extreme anger and aggression
- Will lash out at others even without rational reason
- Displays a craving for undercooked meat
- Will recover from fatal injuries after a dormant state of approximately 10 minutes
PHASE 3:
- Skin begins to turn rough, hard, and fleshy red
- Loss of all mental stability
- Will attack and kill those who are not infected (Displays no form of interaction with other infected)
- Appears to have heightened senses of smell, sight, and hearing. They appear to use these to effectively hunt down prey
- Will attempt to eat the meat of anyone they kill.
- Will recover from fatal injuries after a dormant state of approximately 5 minutes
The time period from Phase 1 to Phase 3 varies from person to person. Some people go from Phase 1 to Phase 3 in less than an hour, while others can take an entire week to reach Phase 3. Because there is a lack of clear similarities between the infected, it is currently unknown as to why or how this happens.
NOTE: The only known way to kill someone after they enter Phase 1 is the removal of their spine (as that is the center of regeneration. Without the spine, they cannot regenerate). If this cannot be done, then the only alternative is to make sure that the bodies are constantly damaged to inhibit recovery, such as setting them on fire while they are in their dormant state. Dr. Reagan and his division have been re-tasked with finding a poison to counter-act the Lazarus serum.
November 30, 2032: Subject 23 incident
December 1, 2032: Research Facility G4 is put under quarantine
December 3, 2032: Lazarus serum side-effects are confirmed. Report sent Western Unity Council
December 10, 2032: Funding for Project Lazarus is reduced
December 20, 2032: Surviving victims of Subject 23 Incident escape quarantine
December 21, 2032: Escaped victims are re-captured and exhibiting symptoms. Attempts are made to terminate them and Subject 23.
December 23, 2032: All attempts to terminate them thus far have failed. Finally neutralized by removal of their spine.
December 25, 2032: All funding for Project Lazarus is cut.
December 30, 2032: Project Lazarus officially scrapped. Remaining serum is ordered to be destroyed.
December 31, 2032: Remaining Lazarus serum is sent to Disposal Facility D7 via cargo plane.
January 1, 2033: Cargo plane is attacked by unknown terrorists. 2 crates of Lazarus serum lost in the fight.
January 3, 2033: Citizens of Valhalla City begin exhibiting Phase 1 symptoms.
January 5, 2033: Traces of Lazarus serum found in meat products and water supply. Military perimeter is set up around the affected zone.
January 7, 2033: Phase 2 symptoms observed in affected zone, and Phase 1 symptoms found outside the zone. Valhalla City is put under total quarantine. Riots begin breaking out. Escape attempts are made.
January 10, 2033: Barriers are constructed around the city. No entry and no escape. Infected attacks escalate. United Nations take notice of the incident.
January 14, 2033: All contact with the people of the city is lost.
January 15, 2033: Multiple W.U. Spec Ops teams are sent in via helicopter to ascertain the situation. Contact lost after 6 hours.
January 16, 2033: All operations into Valhalla City have been cancelled until further orders
Once a normal urban hub in central America, Valhalla city has become an isolated zone, with automated defenses and security cameras monitoring the walls and barriers around it. It is no longer possible to trace the location where the 2 crates of serum fell into. All that is known is that it somehow spread among the population. When the quarantine was initiated, all trade and labor in the city was put on hold. The situation only became worse. Infected attacks caused the death of many citizens, and those who survived their wounds became infected as well.
It was only a matter of time until all traces of authority began disappearing. Angry and confused, the population began starting riots and making numerous escape attempts (all of which failed). The situation had devolved into total anarchy. In a span of one week, the violence died down as their numbers thinned out from the infected attacks.
The city has since fallen apart, and there is no way to confirm if there are still any uninfected survivors inside. Spec Ops teams were sent in, but none reported back. They are assumed KIA. All operations regarding the city have been ceased until further orders issued.
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Started in the year 2031, Project Lazarus revolved around an idea by Dr. Reagan and his biological research division stationed in Research Facilities G3 and G4. The goal of Project Lazarus was to give soldiers the ability to take fatal injuries, and get back on their feet. It was intended to protect soldiers of the Western Unity (the alliance organization of Canada, U.S., and South America) from the danger of death, and guarantee them getting back home alive.
In order to test the Lazarus serum, live test subjects were required. Animal testing occurred in the early stages. In 2032, death row prisoners were commissioned to be used. Each were given a shot of the serum, and then mortally wounded. 21 test subjects were unsuccessful in reviving. Subject 22 was able to survive, but suffered cardiac arrest 12 hours after revival.
Test subject 23 was also successful. However, Subject 23 caused an incident that cost the life of several scientists and guards. Project Lazarus’ funding was cut, and the research was scrapped soon afterwards. All the traces of Lazarus serum were ordered to be destroyed at Disposal Facility D7.
[SUBJECT 23 INCIDENT AUDIO TRANSCRIPT. NOVEMBER 30, 2032]
Dr. Pierre: This is Pierre, scientific log number forty-two... Subject twenty-three has been injected with the serum, experiment is proceeding into step two. Witnesses are myself, and Harold Fey.
Dr. Fey: Subject twenty-three is secured. Weapon is .357 Revolver-
(muffled shouts) (Metal clanging sounds)
Dr. Fey: Dammit... Keep his table steady! (sigh). Shot to be fired at the heart. One bullet only. Now proceeding with experiment step two...
(Gunshot)
Dr. Fey: Direct hit
Dr Pierre: Subject’s vital signs have ceased. Starting timer now.
(Silence lasts for 3 minutes)
(Beeping sound)
Dr. Pierre: Subject’s vital signs are returning! Time is 3 minutes, 8 seconds, and 49 milliseconds. Harold, get some responses from the subject once vitals are at a-hundred percent.
Dr Fey: Aye.
Dr. Pierre: Look at that... His body is pushing out the bullet, his flesh is regenerating... This is exactly what the serum was meant to do.
(Beeping sound)
Dr. Fey: He’s awake... Hey, can you hear me? Open your eyes... There we go. Ok, now just nod if you can hear me.
(silence)
Dr. Fey: Good, good. Do you feel anything strange? Nausea, chest pain, anything? Just nod or shake your head.
(silence)
Dr. Fey: Dr. Pierre, I’m happy to report that there are no side-effects.
Dr. Pierre: Excellent. Ok, release the subject from his restraints. See if he can move normally.
(Unlatching sounds)
Dr. Fey: Alright, take it easy Stanley, the guards are there to help you up. How do you feel?
Subject 23: Urgh... Strange...
Dr. Fey: What do you mean by strange? What’s wrong?
Subject 23: Insides, feel weird... Can’t explain... (Groans)
Dr. Fey: Pierre, what are his stats?
Dr. Pierre: Vitals at one hundred percent, not reading anything wrong on the monitors.
Dr. Fey: Try to explain. Describe how you’re feeling.
Subject 23: ...
Dr. Fey: Shit, he passed out. Take him back to his cell and keep tabs on his vitals, we need to know if there are any unforeseen side eff-
(Distant pained screams)
Dr Fey: What the Hell?! Restrain him, now!
Guard Jacob: He’s too strong! Get the tranquilizers!
(Breaking glass)
(Distant feral scream quickly getting closer)
Dr. Fey: NO!
(Sound of ripping flesh)
Guard Victor: He tore off the doctor’s neck! We need back up down here ASAP!
Dr. Pierre: Subject 23 is out of control! We need security here now!
Guard Jacob: I’m putting this bastard to sleep! Hey, over here!... URGH!
Guard Victor: Fuck! Jacob is down!
(Door breaking open)
Security Officer Zane: There’s the subject! Neutralize him!
(Firing of tranquilizer guns)
Guard Victor: It’s not working! Use real damn guns already!
(Feral roar)
Guard Reynold: We gotta fall back, sir. We need to get weapons!
(Prolonged roar that becomes continually distant)
(Multiple sounds of distant screaming)
[END OF TRANSCRIPT]
Subject 23 was able to kill Dr. Fey, and over 4 security personnel before being neutralized and put into containment. After 3 minutes, Subject 23 reawakened in good health (despite being shot several times with submachine guns), and made several primitive attempts at escape (such as scratching and biting at his containment cell). Dr. Pierre and 3 other security personnel survived their injuries, but began to exhibit strange symptoms a few hours after recovery.
The infection is passed on by the fluids of an infected person being put into the bloodstream of an uninfected one. Bites and scratches from sweaty/bleeding hands are usually enough. However, there is a transitory phase in between normalcy and Phase 1. Meaning if the person is killed/mutilated before the bacteria takes full effect, then they will remain dead instead of recovering.
PHASE 1:
- Infected show signs of weakness and tiredness. Despite being well rested
- Will fall unconscious at random intervals
- Unexplainable feeling of being “unwell”
- Will recover from fatal injuries after a dormant state of approximately 15 minutes
PHASE 2:
- Signs of extreme anger and aggression
- Will lash out at others even without rational reason
- Displays a craving for undercooked meat
- Will recover from fatal injuries after a dormant state of approximately 10 minutes
PHASE 3:
- Skin begins to turn rough, hard, and fleshy red
- Loss of all mental stability
- Will attack and kill those who are not infected (Displays no form of interaction with other infected)
- Appears to have heightened senses of smell, sight, and hearing. They appear to use these to effectively hunt down prey
- Will attempt to eat the meat of anyone they kill.
- Will recover from fatal injuries after a dormant state of approximately 5 minutes
The time period from Phase 1 to Phase 3 varies from person to person. Some people go from Phase 1 to Phase 3 in less than an hour, while others can take an entire week to reach Phase 3. Because there is a lack of clear similarities between the infected, it is currently unknown as to why or how this happens.
NOTE: The only known way to kill someone after they enter Phase 1 is the removal of their spine (as that is the center of regeneration. Without the spine, they cannot regenerate). If this cannot be done, then the only alternative is to make sure that the bodies are constantly damaged to inhibit recovery, such as setting them on fire while they are in their dormant state. Dr. Reagan and his division have been re-tasked with finding a poison to counter-act the Lazarus serum.
November 30, 2032: Subject 23 incident
December 1, 2032: Research Facility G4 is put under quarantine
December 3, 2032: Lazarus serum side-effects are confirmed. Report sent Western Unity Council
December 10, 2032: Funding for Project Lazarus is reduced
December 20, 2032: Surviving victims of Subject 23 Incident escape quarantine
December 21, 2032: Escaped victims are re-captured and exhibiting symptoms. Attempts are made to terminate them and Subject 23.
December 23, 2032: All attempts to terminate them thus far have failed. Finally neutralized by removal of their spine.
December 25, 2032: All funding for Project Lazarus is cut.
December 30, 2032: Project Lazarus officially scrapped. Remaining serum is ordered to be destroyed.
December 31, 2032: Remaining Lazarus serum is sent to Disposal Facility D7 via cargo plane.
January 1, 2033: Cargo plane is attacked by unknown terrorists. 2 crates of Lazarus serum lost in the fight.
January 3, 2033: Citizens of Valhalla City begin exhibiting Phase 1 symptoms.
January 5, 2033: Traces of Lazarus serum found in meat products and water supply. Military perimeter is set up around the affected zone.
January 7, 2033: Phase 2 symptoms observed in affected zone, and Phase 1 symptoms found outside the zone. Valhalla City is put under total quarantine. Riots begin breaking out. Escape attempts are made.
January 10, 2033: Barriers are constructed around the city. No entry and no escape. Infected attacks escalate. United Nations take notice of the incident.
January 14, 2033: All contact with the people of the city is lost.
January 15, 2033: Multiple W.U. Spec Ops teams are sent in via helicopter to ascertain the situation. Contact lost after 6 hours.
January 16, 2033: All operations into Valhalla City have been cancelled until further orders
Once a normal urban hub in central America, Valhalla city has become an isolated zone, with automated defenses and security cameras monitoring the walls and barriers around it. It is no longer possible to trace the location where the 2 crates of serum fell into. All that is known is that it somehow spread among the population. When the quarantine was initiated, all trade and labor in the city was put on hold. The situation only became worse. Infected attacks caused the death of many citizens, and those who survived their wounds became infected as well.
It was only a matter of time until all traces of authority began disappearing. Angry and confused, the population began starting riots and making numerous escape attempts (all of which failed). The situation had devolved into total anarchy. In a span of one week, the violence died down as their numbers thinned out from the infected attacks.
The city has since fallen apart, and there is no way to confirm if there are still any uninfected survivors inside. Spec Ops teams were sent in, but none reported back. They are assumed KIA. All operations regarding the city have been ceased until further orders issued.
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