Righteous plague

In a bleak, rain‑soaked landscape, a convoy of armored soldiers hauls a group of condemned civilians toward an unknown death. The world has been ravaged by the “righteous plague,” a virus that spares no one, and the ruling Diktatura has turned execution into a public spectacle, promising a swift aerial strike once the prisoners are dead. As the truck lurches through mud, the captives exchange glances of hopelessness while their guards, masked and indifferent, crack grim jokes about the inevitable bombing.

Among the prisoners sits Joseph Euge, a once‑renowned military bacteriologist whose name has become synonymous with the outbreak. He confesses, in a hushed tone, that his work unintentionally unleashed the plague, and now he must face the same fate he helped create. The tension between his remorse, the regime’s cold efficiency, and the desperate hope of those bound together hints at a clash that could reshape the fragile balance of power.