Dystopiansociety Stories

They told them that the world behind the wall was plagued. They told them that the people there were savages. They told them that danger was bread in the heart of that city. They told them that if they were good, they would never have to go there. Take your medicines. Wear your uniform. Follow their rules. Do not question them. And do not look at the city that lies beyond the Wall of Teeth. But Finley Pryor never thought like they did. She knew she was different, she didn't know how, but she could feel it coursing inside the marrow of her shaky bones. She was curious. She was imaginitve. She was smart. She was Defected. Eighteen year old Finley, a middle class Elysian Citizen, never questioned her role in society or the rule of the Committee. She did what she was told, when she was told, and asked no questions. The threat of being sent to the Cinder, the dark ruins of an old world city beyond the Wall of Teeth, never allowed her to be anything but obedient. Bu when met with an ill decided fate, oppression can last only so long, secrets can be mumbled only so softly and the iron grip of the Committee could only squeeze so tight. How far will Finley go to find righteousness in a world full of irreverence? What tangled webs of defiance will she stumble upon? Will she ever come to know the secrets of The Stranger? And will it be worth braving the ultimate darkness: The Cinder.

Eenralla lives in a Dome. That Dome is run by the Government. The Government has a secret. A secret they want Eenralla to forget. It all started when she touched the wall... (Book 2 of the Trapped Trilogy) Eenralla seems to be lost forever. The Rebellion seems to have crumbled at the feet of the Domes' power. Murkas has won. Or so he would like to think. Justin isn't controlled by the Domes-he was born and raised outside of them. He escapes, with help from Brynlea, his mind on one thing: WAKE. UP. EENIE. _ _ _ Available to purchase on Amazon and Radish.

After MK-175 wiped out 99% of the Earth's adult population, 5 adults remained. They formed The Circle with Joanna Kirk as their leader. The Circle became our government. They decided that teenagers would now come to be the adults of our time, they were given a choice, banishment or working life. MK-175 kills everyone at age 21, all except The Circle who are somehow immune. On judgement day Kira was given the choice - join the sentries or face banishment. She takes the obvious choice and joins the sentries. Here she meets instructor Isaac, the best sentinel alive. She fights to prove she's worth it, while on her journey she discovers more than she bargained for and finds the truth behind MK-175 and The Circle.

This is about a girl who goes to a My Chemical Romance concert, that they get back together to do, with a surprise guest, none other than Avril Lavigne. At the end of the all day concert, she finds out that her mom got drunk and decided to go back home, leaving her there. She lost her map of DC, her metro card, and all sense of direction

"This is illegal! We could be killed," the guard whispered angrily. Her pale green eyes were flaring with fire. "It's a dumb law, anyway. Who says love has gender?" With an exasperated sigh, she said, "The government, clearly. Look, losing my life is not something I'm in extreme favor for." "Okay, fine, I have a solution. Why don't we just... leave?" "What?" The guard looked her down incredulously. "We'll leave this place. Get out of this city, go to the moon. I just want to be free." Her irascible stare softened. With a slight nod, she sat down and stared up at the billions stars. "Okay." •••

In the far future, the world is at peace... At least to the Americans. After all the lawmaking decisions and power fell upon the President, he's been unable to help solve the problems going on in the world; war, poverty, slavery, pirates, terrorists. So to keep the American people from panicking and acting out, he gives them dreams--sweet dreams where they're happy and life is good. And sometimes nightmares about the chaos that would ensue if they broke the rules. But there are few who can manipulate these dreams. They are the Lucid. Ariane van Eeden never knew she was Lucid, until one fateful night when her life is turned upside down...

~unfinished story~ In a world where people are trained from birth to control an element and fight to be one of the next leaders, what happens when Josh finds he can control all the elements, and discovers the secrets of the life he thought that he knew? ~warning: this book will contain violence, inappropriate language, gore, some slight sexual scenes and intense scenes.~

Although blackmail and cruelty exist, why would one not go for an easier option? Deception. Kara's plan is simple and effective; she'll find an Authority-- a weak and young one, obviously-- and use them. Deceive them. She'll build their trust, their bonding, and then snip them off like excess string on cheap leggings the moment they become unnecessary. It's a clear-cut agenda, there's no possible chance for her to go wrong. Unless, of course, the impossible occurs-- unless she actually becomes attached. But surely that's impossible. No?

[UPDATES MONDAYS/FRIDAYS] A ruler named Sunny lives in a seemingly utopian world. However, taking a closer look, the lines between utopia and dystopia are blurred. The civilians he rules are almost direct copies of each other; all individuality and differences are lost, for the purpose of ridding his kingdom of any disagreement, hatred, or anger. Sunny longs for a world without oblivious happiness. He longs for a place where people truly feel something. When he travels to one of the realms he has always avoided, he sees what his kingdom "should" be like. He's faced with a difficult decision: does he change his world, subjecting his civilians to reality? Or does he let them live on in peace, knowing that he is deriving them of humanity?

Life isn't what it was 20 years ago, and at Woodworth, they know that. Woodworth Homestead is one of the last central New England homesteads on the disputed territory of the British Empire, the New England territories and several nomadic groups. The homestead's owner Ben took over the land after his father died during the great plague of the late 2010s, and has spent the past 20 years defending the land, dealing with hostiles and the reality of foreign powers vying for his land. Ben meets a valley diplomat named Colt who is sent as a last hope for an alliance, using him as a right-hand man in preparing for the winter season as he considers the offer. As tensions rise between the states around the homestead and general unrest sweeps the territories, Ben must fight for the future of his great-grandfather's land and the lives entrusted to him after the collapse of a greater society.

Ellie Scottwell living in a country where all that matters is your caste number she finds lies that lay deeper than the country itself. Having to choose between what she was raised upon and the monster she was grown up to hate she finds herself along the way. The curtains are being pulled back for the first time and she doesn't know if she is ready to attend the show. In the end will she wear the color green and set her eyes on the real enemy?

The surface of the earth is empty, the Children of Man occupying the many virtual worlds of the net instead. Their experiences and sensations flow through commercial optical pathways beneath the ground like electricity through neurons. It is in this place that we meet the few who would rather just disconnect. A detective who spends more time battling his depressive demons then solving crime looks for the identity of a victim found in an abandoned place. A battered virtual prostitute haunted by the anonymous clients she's met on the net looks for an escape. A hacker working for a mysterious rebel faction pursues a woman consumed by her past. In the city of New Babel, the last human city, the story of these three lives will be connected and interwoven by one selfless act of love.

I look human, almost. My face may look human but I've got the eyes of a cat and ears of a bat. My hair may be normal but I have wings of a hawk. Some call me half human. I'm not the only one... In fact I lived in an entire village filled with people just like myself but now I may be the only one like me wondering in this world, exploring traveling by foot and by air.Deep down I'm still hurt losing all my previous friends, family and my entire village. Now I explore solo.

"What the hell is a "woman?" Jacob asked his father, desperately in need of some kind of an explanation. Abbot got up and stood by his son's side, quickly reading through the notice projected in front of him: "Congratulations, JacobSon, You have been selected for an honor chosen only once every four years. The Counsel of GrandFathers has found you worthy of Engagement, effective at oh twelve hundred hours tomorrow, in which you will face expulsion from Andriodus immediately thereafter. Report to Grand Stage ten minutes prior to debriefing. All food and supplies will be provided solely by the Counsel. Prepare yourself to meet the woman. We wish you the best of fortune with your new spouse." --------- Jacob has spent his life on the all-male inhabited community of Androidus in hopes of becoming some kind of special man, destined for the status and prestige not found amongst farmers like himself. And he believes destiny has finally called his name when he receives an edict from their noble patriarch Great GrandFather Merrick. But when he reads it, he finds that destiny has indeed called him, but in a way he'd never have expected. Now he must embark on a journey outside of Androidus's boarders to find a woman...whatever that is. Based on prompt #5 provided by the Open Novella Contest 2020.

She's scared of the thing in her basement. But if she lives in a perfect society, does the monster in the darkness really exist? Whether it does or not, the only person who can save her is herself -- and maybe some help from her housemate, too. Utopian/Dystopian | Some romance | Friendship | Humor | Growing Up | NOT HORROR/SCARY Based on a dream about the perfect world and something in the dingy basement that sent chills up my spine. Still not sure what that meant.

Cara lives in a post-apocalyptic world where the society is divided into 2- rich and poor. Everything seems to be going its bad self until she discovers something...very interesting indeed.

"Some shadows are born to follow... others to control." Arya has lived beyond the four divisions, completely unaware of the hidden world that governs power, loyalty, and survival. When she finally emerges into the Sanguine, she glimpses only a fraction of the life she's been missing. But fate drags her further into the Choleric, the most ruthless and aggressive of all divisions. Here she meets Kyren Vallis, heir to the Cholerics and son of Darian Vallis, the formidable leader whose authority shapes the balance of all four divisions. Calm, commanding, and dangerous, Kyren embodies the power Arya doesn't yet understand-yet she cannot look away. In a world where trust is rare, power is law, and every choice can cost more than a life, Arya must navigate secrets, ambition, and control-learning who to trust, who to outwit, and how far she's willing to go to survive the shadows that bind them. The divisions are watching. And the heir waits...

It's amazing how significantly our lives can change in such a short amount of time. Whether it's a fateful meeting with an old friend, a chance event, or an epiphany that seems to materialize from thin air, the lifelong chain of events that follow forever set us on a different path. My life changed in a matter of minutes. The choices I made led me to a life of crime and caused me to become the worst sort of criminal; I became a traitor to the Country of New York. For better or worse, the path my life has taken is irreversible. I've killed, I've died, and I've risked my life in attempt to destroy a society built on over one hundred years of lies and corruption. Though I have regrets, I'm proud of the way I handled things. My name is Jacob Ashton, and this is my story. -------- Absolute Knowledge is the first of a trilogy which takes place in a dark, futuristic New York City set in 2146. The Country of New York is divided into three physical tiers and the faceless Government is working to establish Absolute Knowledge. Working As Thinkers, the citizens of the Slums are paid for their thoughts and given vouchers needed to sustain their cost of living. Since the Government controls almost everything, most citizens are forced to either work as Thinkers or turn to a life of disconnect from society under the harshest of conditions. In Absolute Knowledge, every thought has a price. Coming to print and retail in 2017! http://drewcordell.com

A 1984 parody XDDD Artem is a grade 12 high school student who longs to find out the truth about the past. He remembers listening to classical music when he was younger, but since the Party took over, kpop is the only music genre found anywhere. One day Artem ventures into the restricted library to find answers and what he discovers is more than he ever bargained for. SHORT STORY!! Written by Annette and Vicky :))))))))))))

Vala--an 18 year old living in the town of Veah--is forced to participate in the highly secretive Games of Encepes where her father works. The goal of The Games is completely unknown to the humans forced to compete in them, and the only information they are given, is to train both their bodies and their minds. Through the games Vala meets the stoic overseer, Kaius, along with other contestants, and starts to realize the corrupt reasoning behind the games. Vala is seemingly forced to choose between her free will or the advancement of a "failing" society, but a turn of the story proves otherwise.