Black Banner Country.
The moment the rules ended, massive chaos erupted throughout the nation.
Tens upon tens of thousands of people—no, tens upon tens of thousands of Parasites—gathered to attack the minority who had passed the rules.
The seeds of this disaster were sown the moment Black Banner Country's top leadership chose to let the deeply infected go unchecked rather than manage them centrally.
Now, those seeds had sprouted and grown into a towering tree with terrifying speed.
The official forces were powerless to stop it, as many government personnel had also become Parasites. They, in turn, used their hosts' identities to sow even greater chaos with ease.
Some of the highest-ranking officials had already fled to other countries, leaving the mess behind.
The few who remained uninfected were plunged into the deepest despair.
They couldn't tell if a person was a Parasite, but the Parasites could distinguish between their own kind and Heresy.
