In the wind-swept silence of the post-apocalyptic dunes, something stirs beneath the sands. Vojak — a gaunt, goggled wanderer with crimson eyes — awakens in a dead world crawling with monsters. Once a heroic supersoldier, he was enhanced by a war drug known as ICHOR — a volatile substance that twisted its users into something more than human… and far less. Now, those like him are known only as Hemovores: mutated, half-feral addicts who must feed on blood to survive. Not for nourishment, but to stave off the withdrawal — blood is their methadone, a pale substitute for the true high of ichor. Drawn by instinct and scent, Vojak crosses paths with a wounded scout named Iora, hunted by creatures as twisted as himself. As blood is spilled and the predators close in, the hunger inside Vojak begins to roar — but instead of giving in, he makes a choice that sets him apart: he fights the craving. He saves her. Delivering Iora back to her people, Vojak vanishes into the storm once more — a relic of a forgotten war, shunned by the living and haunted by the past. But his actions have not gone unnoticed…

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  6/13/2025