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  • The Rules of Hunger by kithira
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    Her life was supposed to be stable. Not perfect. Not exciting. Just... stable. A job. A mortgage. A routine barely held together with coffee and denial. But in a world where supernatural beings-known as the Legends walk openly among humans, stability is never guaranteed for long. When Charlotte loses her job without warning, everything she worked so hard to build begins to crack. Bills don't wait. Time doesn't slow down. And the world she thought she understood is quietly shifting beneath her feet. The Legends control the best jobs, the best lives, and the kind of power humans can't compete with anymore. Everyone knows it. Everyone accepts it. Charlotte just tries to survive it. Until something starts to change. In a world ruled by fate-bound beings who recognize their mates by instinct alone, Charlotte has always believed she was safely outside that story. Too ordinary. Too human. Too overlooked. But fate has never cared about what she believes. And once the Legends start paying attention... nothing in her life will ever be simple again. Because some bonds are not chosen. They are claimed.
  • Rust Rain : Grey Zone by Ykgrey
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    Rain keeps falling. Deep in the Grey Zone, the Abyssals are evolving. Hunters Ronan and Lyra accept a routine mission, yet find themselves caught in a greater tide - missing hunters, dead merchants, a stirring breeding ground, and a vow that was never fulfilled three years ago. This is not a tale of heroes saving the world. It is the everyday life of the hunters in Grey Town, and the rain.
  • Presidential {Z Nation} by sarah_averagewriter
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    A guide to survive the zombie apocalypse by Joy Felicity Kingsworth: 1. Get yourself a cute best friend who you've known since childhood. 2. Form an emotional attachment to a weapon and food item. 3. Lose your sanity. 4. Join a group whose sole purpose is to take the saviour of humanity to California. 5. Attempt to not kill said saviour of humanity. 6. Begin to question your feelings for the best friend from step one. 7. Try not to die. Easy, right? {10K x OC} <Season 1 - (completed)> <Season 2 - (completed)> <Season 3 - (in progress)> **I'm not interested in any art commissions, so please refrain from spamming my comments :)
  • Withering World 2: MUTATE [MCSM Fanfiction] by EchoingSword
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    [BOOK 2 - SEQUEL TO WITHERING WORLD] It only takes an earthquake and a breathtaking discovery of enhanced human abilities for Jesse's life to change. WITHER was conquered three years ago, bringing brighter days to Beacontown and its allies. The blue mycelium antidote is now the people's weapon, keeping the disease in its grave. And as a plus, the New Order's friendship has never been closer. But when a war is lost, not everyone wants to accept defeat, especially not the disease that'd almost doomed humanity. A wicked mutation is underway, too remorseless to spare even the ones who have the greatest chance of survival. This new, blood-curdling variant is wiser, stronger and has stolen the very tactic that Jesse uses to bring home the victory every time - teamwork. Now forcing the infected to their side, WITHER taunts at the antidote that no longer cures. What hope is left for the world? ~~~~ -PERSPECTIVES- [JESSE - 1ST PERSON] [LUKAS - 1ST PERSON] [PETRA - 1ST PERSON] ****
  • The one handed timekeep by CallMeVlad
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    The world ended in fire. Ten thousand died in an instant including Solomon Pietro Vale. But death wasn't the end. Given a second chance by something beyond human understanding, Solomon awakens in a ruined world overrun by the dead. Armed with a power others mock as useless and a body already broken, survival seems impossible. Then he makes a choice. A stranger. A sacrifice. An arm lost. And a power that may not be as weak as it seems. Together with Rafael "Berreta" Cortez a blind survivor who can see the world in ways no one else can they struggle through a land of decay, desperation, and things far worse than zombies. But in a world where time itself can be bent... What happens when it starts to bend back?
  • The Still Point of the Turning World by Alexjcreads
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    She was a state champion swimmer. Then the world ended. Madelynn Clark's biggest worry was the 100 breaststroke final at the Utah 6A State Championship. That was February 2025. By summer, the TSJ pandemic reached America. By fall, the dead stopped staying dead. Now Draper is a ghost town. The safe zones have fallen. The infected are fast, relentless, and impossible to stop. Maddy has lost everything except her mom, her little brother, and a hammer she found in the garage. But she still has the water. And the water remembers what she is.
  • The Dead Walk Among Us by JennaMarissa13
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    It's been ten years since the fall of humanity. The remaining survivors have to fight intelligent zombies that use stealth and manipulation to attack their victims. They can learn to disguise themselves to look like people. The only way to tell them apart is their eyes because the zombies have dilated pupils. *This is the rewritten version of my first book, The Dead Walk Among Us.
  • Whispers at the Door by writtenbyzayden
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    What would you do if you woke up in a dead world- and someone started knocking at your door? Nova Quinn has survived alone for nearly four years. No people. No voices. No signs of life. Just a ruined city, a journal full of days, and four silent crows watching from a wire. She's the last one left... or so she thought. One morning, there's a knock on her door. No footsteps. No faces. Just a voice-whispering her name. A name no one should know. Now, the silence isn't safe anymore. As Nova begins to unravel the mystery behind the knock, she discovers footprints where no one has walked, reflections that move on their own, and journal entries she never wrote. Someone-or something-is watching her... and it remembers the world differently than she does. The deeper she digs, the more the rules of reality twist. And behind it all waits a final door, knocking from both sides.
  • Apocalyptic Love by DumbWriter777
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    Two guys in a post-apocalyptic world *have* to get along for their survival. Theodore, a conyo man coming from a rich background has a lack of understanding for the moreno guy he meets-Andrei, who came from a family that struggled to make ends meet. Will their emotional baggage up to now lead to their suprising connection, or a fierce rivalry?
  • The Last Drive West by vwalkerwrites
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    Five years ago, Jason Thomas's parents died in a car crash and left him three things: a house in Michigan, a German Shepherd named Rainbow, and a 1984 Winnebago that has been rusting in the backyard ever since. He has not started the engine in five years. Three weeks ago, he started having dreams. New York choking on vines. A beach in California where the things coming out of the water have legs now. A stairwell at the end of a hallway, and something at the bottom of it that has too many teeth. Last night he punched his girlfriend in his sleep. This morning he watched her walk through airport security without looking back. Tonight, on his thirtieth birthday, the Winnebago wakes up. Tonight, something inside it starts talking. Tomorrow, every dream he had will be on the news, and Gina will be two thousand miles away in a city that is about to die. He is going to have to drive across what is left of America to reach her. He is going to have to do it in a rusted camper that is no longer a rusted camper. And in the quiet part of himself that he doesn't talk about, he already knows: he was losing her before the world started ending. He just didn't know the world was going to end at the same time.
  • INTERLOCK by lebocovav
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    Ten years ago, the world didn't end. It was locked. A mysterious atmospheric release stopped adults from aging. Societies collapsed, and people fled to the safest places they could find; nuclear power plants, refineries, and sealed industrial zones. But not everyone stayed free. A global system known as INTERLOCK began taking people; engineers, technicians, operators and moving them into controlled zones where they were kept alive, stable... and unable to leave. Vera survived inside a protected nuclear facility in Europe. Mike didn't. Taken during the first weekend of the collapse, he disappeared without a trace. For ten years, Vera has been searching. When she finally finds him inside an Interlock zone, he is no longer just a prisoner. He is part of the system. And when she asks him to leave, he gives her the only answer he has left: "I can't."
  • "Shattered Dust and Crescent Roses" An Fallout: New Vegas x RWBY Crossover  by Chris9417
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    One world is dying. The other is about to be conquered. Lena Voss is a legendary Courier of the Mojave Wasteland, a woman who has survived bullet wounds to the head and the treacherous politics of New Vegas. But when Mr. House's experimental portal technology malfunctions, she is hurled across dimensions into the vibrant, dangerous Kingdom of Vale. She isn't alone. Following in her wake is an army of Securitrons, Caesar's brutal Legion, and the expansionist NCR-all looking to claim the rich resources of Remnant for themselves. In the middle of the chaos, Lena encounters Ruby Rose-a young Huntress with a scythe and a heart full of hope. While Lena is a pragmatist hardened by radiation and betrayal, Ruby believes in the power of heroes. Forced into an uneasy alliance, the two must navigate a landscape of shifting loyalties, invading armies, and the ever-present threat of the Grimm. As the Mojave's grit clashes with Remnant's soul, a bond forms between the Courier and the Huntress that neither expected. To save both worlds, Lena will have to decide if she's still just a girl delivering a package, or if she's found a home worth fighting for.
  • THE DIVINE REQUIEM SAGA : LORE by JoelHusbandsPage
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    Before kings and empires, before mankind walked beneath the stars, there was a song-divine, broken, and eternal. From the first breath of Consciousness to the fall of gods and the rise of mortals, The Divine Requiem Saga weaves a mythic chronicle of a world forever caught in a cycle of creation and collapse. Across eons, civilizations rise from sacred flame and fall to ash. Ancient powers stir in forgotten realms. And as the Age of Conquest dawns, the echoes of a primordial war whisper once more. This is not a tale of heroes. This is the memory of a world-sung through time, bound by fate, and written in requiem. Author's Note / Disclaimer As this story continues to unfold, I am constantly developing new ideas, refining characters, and expanding the world. Because of this, earlier chapters may occasionally be revised or updated to better align with the direction the story is taking. I understand that this can be a bit disorienting for readers who are following along in real time, and I sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding when changes occur. What you're experiencing is the story as it is being shaped and discovered, not just told. As the narrative progresses, I will make every effort to solidify earlier chapters so that they remain consistent moving forward. Thank you for being part of this journey and for growing with the story as it evolves.
  • Blood Storm by Dreadlord2395
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    "Civilization has nearly fallen as Blood Storms swept through major cities, monsters of the bloody shadow followed in the storm and killed all that got in their way. Cities are massacred and the storms rage across the planet." It is a two hundred years later and the world has slowly recovered. The might Blood Storm that once covered the entire planet has fractured into thousands of smaller Storms around the world. The countryside is constantly ravaged by Blood Storms, no one goes in them unless they want to travel to another city. Unlike the countryside, cities have a chance to rebuild but mistrust and violence over resources have made it hard for them to come back together. Totalitarian groups formed from old military remnants, promising to save the world but secretly want it to stay fractured just for their own gain of power in the seat. Groups formed outside these cities, fighting for survival, Raiders attack in the night and melee becomes the new combat norm. Storm Sickness ravages large populations. They are discriminated against and hated against, considered a different race other than humans. Sanctuaries formed to protect the sick. The Kreed sit as the only group that can stop the Rymar's advance against the Sick. And in all of this mayhem, murder, chaos and misery, Kade Malken and Rovan Kreesh's stories shall unfold.
  • Book 1:Yours in Every Lifetime - The Husked World by IgniteTheFlame
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    Across the land of a broken world where the Husked roam, a species that does not kill, but takes, Wayne leads a group of survivors through the ruins of what humanity once was. Each step through the rundown wasteland is a battle for cohesion and survival in a world ruled by instinct and failure. Every mistake carries a cost they cannot afford. With every encounter, the Husked feel less like monsters-and more like something familiar that should not exist. When Freya joins the group, something shifts between them. They don't voice it, but they feel it.
  • THE FIRST SURVIVORS by Valeriereads111
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    500 years ago, the earth collapsed and put humans into a minority. The world continued to adapt and change in unimaginable ways. Then.... a girl wakes up with no clue where she is, and that is the day her life changes. She has no memory of her life before she woke up and is forced to adapt. There are six people with her, all in the same situation, all clinging to the same shred of hope of surviving.
  • After the Quiet Ends by TacetnigruM
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    The world did not end in an instant. It ended slowly-quietly-like something dying while still pretending to live. Serein Valdez learned to survive in that silence. Not because she was strong, but because she paid attention to things other people ignored. She learned how to move through ruined cities, how to avoid danger before it showed itself, and how to stay invisible long enough to live another day. She never planned to get involved with anyone. Especially not him. Leviandro Solenne is the kind of man who survives without asking permission from the world. Former military. Controlled. Detached. A man who moves like every decision has already been made long before it happens. When Serein finds him surrounded in the ruins-outnumbered, cornered, seconds away from death-she knows she should walk away. She doesn't. That single moment binds them in a world that punishes mistakes and calls attachment a weakness. He doesn't trust her. She shouldn't have saved him. But in a place where survival is no longer about strength alone, but about choice, instinct, and consequence- leaving each other becomes harder than surviving the world itself. And when the quiet finally ends, what's left behind is not just destruction. But the things they were never supposed to feel.
  • After the pandemic  by Gem05rmasawi
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    The pandemic ended. But something else began. At first, it was subtle, strange behavior, quiet shifts, a feeling that the world was no longer entirely human. Then came the violence. The disappearances. The terrifying truth no one was ready to face. They weren't being hunted. They were failing to become. As society collapses under the weight of a transformation it can not understand, Tawa finds himself at the center of it all, caught between what humanity was and what it is becoming. With the help of Max, who believes there must be another way and Tony, who refuses to lose himself to the unknown, they uncover a reality far more unsettling than death. Evolution is no longer a choice. It's a process. And once it begins it doesn't stop. But when a third path emerges, one that could save what it means to be human. Tawa must decide if he will guide humanity into something new or watch it tear itself apart trying to hold onto what it once was?
  • Lanes of the Living Dead by Alexjcreads
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    Three swimmers. Three states. One apocalypse. Emma is chasing a state title in Georgia. Sienna is trying to prove she belongs after quitting softball. Audrey is holding her family together as her brother falls apart. They've never met. They never will. But when the world ends-fast zombies, walled cities, everything they love consumed by chaos-their lives become tethered by grief, by hope, and by the one thing that never leaves them: the water. This is not a love story. This is not a hero story. This is survival. Lap by lap. Breath by breath.
  • Joel And Karen: A MMPSH X JW Story by imun831
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    Follow the life of a former Cordyceps survivor: Joel Miller as he now must protect a young blonde girl who was really worried for her girlfriend and her name is Karen. This story is directly inspired by: Jeffery Hernandez on Instagram and Twitter Warning: This story takes place before the events of 'The Hilren Search' on Instagram and contains intense bloody scenes, possible language, and depictions of villains turning kids to soldiers. VIEWERS DISCRETION IS ADVISED All the characters you see here belong to the original owners, I DO NOT own any of them!