The dead rose quickly, and were soon unstoppable. Kentucky's five million inhabitants were swiftly decimated. Those killed only returned to join the ranks of the dead, to seek out and kill the remaining survivors. It was a scenario repeated across the country. Whatever caused them to return was so fast that no one really knew how, or why, it happened. Jonas Hamsikker left Kentucky for the west coast after his mother passed away, leaving behind a cruel father and younger sister. Returning home for the first time in years, he is forced to confront his past whilst combating the walking dead, and protecting his wife. Hamsikker's life is changed forever, and hard choices have to be made as he fights his way through deadly city streets, desperately trying to find a way to survive the carnage of Kentucky.