After Washington D.C. had been under lockdown for twenty-four hours, the capital of the United States was shrouded in an eerie silence.
The streets were desolate, with soldiers stationed at checkpoints standing guard at intersections. Ordinary people could only stay at home and silently pray.
There were few vehicles moving around, most of them being ambulances transporting patients or trucks delivering essential supplies.
The news that the Vice President was officially taking over the presidential duties spread across the nation through an emergency broadcast.
At that moment, a large image of the Stars and Stripes appeared on the TV screen, and he stood under the flag to deliver a speech to every citizen.
"Fellow Americans, it is with a heavy heart that I inform you all that a deadly virus, deliberately spread by foreign adversaries, is threatening our country.
