Collectivum

In a near‑future Florida where alien Orenians have slipped silently through the mangroves, a lone wanderer named Morgan finds himself rescuing a bruised woman named Shera from a violent encounter on a crumbling bridge. The Orenians, a hive‑mind species that treats humans as disposable, have turned the coastal towns into ghostly wastelands, and the few remaining survivors cling to uneasy alliances. As Morgan and Shera set off westward across a desolate highway, they must navigate a swamp that hides both natural predators and the lingering threat of the alien invaders.

Shera, a former dancer with Seminole roots, has escaped a brutish marriage that offered only temporary protection against the Orenian raids. Morgan, wary yet compassionate, decides to share his meager supplies and guide her through a maze of cypress trees, swamp cabbage, and strange wildlife while they search for a safer haven. Their uneasy partnership hints at a larger struggle for survival, where trust is hard‑won and every step could bring them face‑to‑face with the cold, calculating enemy that stalks the shoreline.