Guardian of the Dead

A devastating virus known as "wind death disease" has irrevocably fractured the world, transforming the living into zombies and leaving humanity divided among the fully human, the infected, and those caught somewhere in between. As the contagion spreads, society grapples with a profound moral crisis: are the afflicted still people deserving of rights, or are they merely reanimated corpses? With no established treatment for the infection and the fate of the turned remaining uncertain, specialized conservation officers are tasked with tracking, collecting, and containing the roaming undead to maintain what little order remains. Togo is one such officer, dedicating his life to managing the fallout of the outbreak. His routine existence is shattered when he encounters a mysterious boy who defies all known classifications—neither fully human nor entirely zombie. Astonishingly, this child represents the sole recorded case of recovery from a disease universally considered fatal once its transformation takes hold. This unprecedented discovery forces Togo to confront impossible questions about the true nature of the infected. As he navigates the fragile boundary between life and death, Togo must determine whether salvation is truly possible in a world that has already surrendered to ruin.