Note: Approximately 26,500 words

Synopsis: Colin Wilson's world is twisted into a horrific nightmare as the brutal kaiju Dargolla attacks his once near-idyllic home town. He and his family quickly find themselves in a frantic race to reach the interstate road that will take them to safety while untold death and destruction unfolds in their midst. Unfortunately, their attempt to flee the bloody chaos is made all the more perilous as the Wilsons also run afoul of the stampeding hordes of fellow residents desperately trying to escape with their lives, and a powerful military onslaught against Dargolla that reduces every human who takes a wrong turn into grisly collateral damage. Colin knows his entire family cannot possibly survive, but he'll do everything in his power to help them reach the interstate and escape the apocalyptic cesspit their city has become.