On the day martial law is announced and put into effect, the whole city of Nova Aria is on fire. Lou is stuck on her way home from work. She calls Robert, her distant ex-boyfriend for help, right before a bus crashes into her car. Little does Lou know, the accident is just the beginning of a long and dangerous journey to safety. From being stranded, abducted, and held at gunpoint to running for her life from a battleship, Lou has never been in a situation where she is pushed to the limit 24/7 both physically and mentally. The more answers she has, the more unclear things seem. Everything Lou has ever known can evaporate in an instance when General Castillon, the Federation leader, decides to use Z, a dangerous chemical element that Robert's team developed, in the war against his political opponents. Lou is forced to work with Robert, even when she doesn't know his plan or fully trust the man. Their past relationship and unresolved feelings toward each other only muddle the situation even more. 🏵ONC 2022 LONGLIST @OpenNovellaContest 🏵Honorable Mention for The Best First Chapter in The Patronus Mini Award 2022 🥈Second place in the Action/Adventure category of the Wonder Awards @Mariya_Evans 🥈Second place in the Action/Adventure category of the April Award @romance_lover16 🥉Third place in the Action/Adventure category of the Okami Award @KirukkanGuild 🥉Third place in the Action category of the Blossom Awards 2024 || COMPLETE @TheBlossomCommunity_ 🥉Gold Award and Third Place of the Action/ Adventure Category of the 🌺🔥Phoenix Awards🔥🌺 @AthenaPersephone9 📚 Featured in The April Award Winners reading list Prompt 3: "They have just announced Martial Law. Anarchy breaks out everywhere around you. The only way out is through. What will you do to survive?" Cover by @sulkytae

#2 Steampunk--- The year 2312. Robots dominate nearly every profession. But eighteen-year-old Vale is determined to prove herself and become a Lightning Seeker. After stowing away on an airship, she proves her worth by doing the impossible: outperforming an AI as a lookout. But can she pull off the same feat twice? Marooned on an AI ship, Vale must put her trust in a mysterious boy who can't talk if she is going to escape with her life. Book Two: Lightning Bringer (Currently Out) Book Three: Lightning Destroyer (Updated Weekly) -------------------------------------------------- Copyright- @FrennzyChaos Cover by Canva Started- 6/18/2020 Highest Ranks: ❊#2 IN STEAMPUNK - 11/01/2020 ❊#1 IN AIRSHIP - 11/27/2020 ❊#7 IN CYBERPUNK - 12/23/2020 ❊#30 IN ROBOTS - 05/30/2021 ❊#44 IN POST-APOCALYPTIC - 05/30/2021 ❊#70 IN FUTURISTIC - 06/02/2021 ❊#2 IN MUTE - 06/14/2021 If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad or Inkitt, you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to Wattpad or Inkitt. Thank you.

In which Sitara orders a milkshake in the middle of the night and Shaurya delivers it to her. ~ a novella [25,000 - 30,000 words]