Black Hog

An Everglades Monster and Survival Story

The Everglades are dying. But something new is being born.

Dr. Tess Price knows the swamp better than anyone. She knows the migration patterns, the water levels, and the predators. But she has never seen anything like the "Void." It is a ten-mile dead zone in Sector Four where the wildlife hasn't just been killed. It has been evicted.

When a satellite drone captures images of the impossible—earth tilled like a farm and rivers rerouted with mathematical precision—Tess and mechanic Cole Riggins venture into the forbidden zone to investigate. They expect to find poachers or drug runners. Instead, they find an engineering marvel.

They discover a fortress built of bone and limestone. They find a creature that does not just hunt the land, but reshapes it. It was bred to be a biological tool, a restoration machine for the wetlands. But evolution does not follow instructions.

Now the Architect is finished building its home, and it is looking to expand. The water is rising, and this time the flood is not natural.