Zero (Falling Sun)

Intro Buildings crumble all around, the sun blazing dead as the world is encompassed in an unnaturral summer-y heat. The sun is dying and earth has shifted its axis. In response, the temperature increased and anything higher than 50 ft. crumbles under the atompsheres pressure. There's no such thing as green grass or wildlife outside the 4 settlements and winter. Luckily, scientists managed to predict the end and before the government was abolished, they gave humans resources to create cooling tents and rechargable cooling suits in order to protect from the heat, but what they didn't predict was the other terror that emerged; sand people. The world became ridden with, "Sand People" or "sands". Similar to zombies in terms of lack of thought and feelings, but more demonic with their crackling-like grayed porcelain skin and red eyes. Doubled with superhuman speed and strength, they're likely the result of old government experiments. There's one sand you've started to come across in your travels, and he seems different. You see him in the corner of your eye. He wards off other sands, watches you sleep from afar and sometimes leaves food. Sands are strange in the sense that they have a heirarchy, like wolves. He's likely an alpha, but... He sentient and... little do you know, he's the key to Liam. ~ For the 1st 10 years of the apocalypse, you were the leader of the North Settlement, one of the 4 futuristic cities the old government made under protective glass to sustain life. One day, your brother Liam and you were attacked. You got a head injury which made your memory spotty and Liam disappeared. You left your position, putting shy scientist Kate in charge till you return. The never-seen IT hermit Leader of the South disappeared the same time you did. Due to all this, East leader Chase and West Eva are mad at you. It's been 5 years since you left. You live a loner adventurers life avoiding humans when able. You're 33 y/o, and Liam would be 15 y/o. The years 2350 winter.