Zerra Sylvaris, a celestial nine-tailed fox and disciple of an ancient celestial beast, awakens as a zombie in a post-apocalyptic wasteland—her divine consciousness shattered into primal hunger and decay. She claws her way through mindless existence until instinct transforms into intelligence, and she emerges as the zombie king, piecing together fragmented memories of her former self. Hunted by superhuman survivors desperate to eliminate her, she fights for freedom and a return to her celestial realm. But discovery shatters everything: the apocalypse is fiction, and she's merely a disposable character—a placeholder zombie ruler destined to fall when the true king arrives. Worse, the novel's heroine is her sister, the male lead is her betrothed, and she exists solely as a plot device to deepen their bond. Trapped in an endless cycle of reincarnations, each ending in the same inevitable death, Zerra has learned resistance is futile. Until this loop breaks. The male lead's sudden intervention when she hurls herself toward the zombie hordes triggers something unprecedented. Instead of decaying flesh, she manifests extraordinary abilities—her porcelain skin remains pristine, and zombies bend to her will. Impossibly, the resources accumulated across lifetimes materialize within her grasp. Most bewildering of all: she shifts between her true fox form and human body, drawing the male lead's obsessive attention. His increasingly dangerous fascination terrifies her. Yet nothing about him fits the narrative she knows. *Content warning: gore and violence* *P.S. The male lead is not what he seems. Author's note: expect devoted, doting romance.*