Postapocaliptic Stories

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 :)

In a world dominated by werewolves, Odette leads a simple, human life until what was supposed to be the best day of her life, her wedding day, takes a nightmarish turn. Luca, a powerful world-leader and Alpha, claims her as his mate, which forces her into a desperate fight for her freedom. Now on the run, Odette encounters challenges that will test her wit and strength. Will she surrender to the relentless pursuit, or fight back? ~~~ I round the corner to see a group of freakishly-tall and handsome men. There were three men in the group, one instantly stood out to me even with his back toward me. He had deep black hair and I could tell strong lean muscles were hidden beneath his button-up shirt. I falter in my steps a bit, something in my mind telling me to go another way, to ask someone else for help with directions. But I keep walking closer. Something else within me tells me it will be okay. As I get closer, the two men who were facing my direction look towards me and I stop, keeping a safe distance. Hopefully they are able to help me, and not turn me away just because I'm a human. "Hi, um, could you tell me where the front desk is?" The man whose back was facing towards me stiffened. "I think I'm a little..." The man turned toward me so quickly it made my heartbeat waver. His deep blue eyes pierced into my brown ones and called out to me. His jawline was chiseled to perfection, lips parted slightly in awe. Every feature of his face was meticulously handcrafted by God. I never thought I could find a wolf so elegant. He was...beautiful. Something in the air shifted. I could feel it in my bones. "...lost," I finished my sentence after a brief pause. No one answered me. Did I say something wrong? I look between the three of them and see that the two men behind the man who was staring so intently at me were looking between me and him. "Mate."

✿ 🔞🔞🔞 Warning for Later Chapters ✿ Contains adult themes such as violence, trauma, abuse, sexual content, and confinement. ✿ Romance ✿ Josei ✿ Adult Fiction ✿ Mature ✿ Post-apocalyptic ✿ Sci Fi ✿ Angst ✿ Psychological ✿ Dark ✿ Slow burn ✿ Survival ✿ Trauma ✿ Power Dynamics ✿ Obsession ✿ Dystopian Updates 3x a week ✿ IVO - Book 5✿ In a drowned world where technology is feared and history survives only within a handful of ziggurats, Ivo is just another woman struggling to endure. The scars of a catastrophic global war still shape daily life, and survival often depends on avoiding the forbidden remnants of the past and the people who control what remains. When chance leads her to the edge of an obscure exclusion zone, a place locals whisper about but never enter, her fragile routine begins to unravel. Drawn by an instinct she cannot explain, she crosses into territory meant to remain unreachable and meets a mysterious man known only as Estivan. Isolation has shaped him into something both magnetic and unsettling. Their proximity awakens curiosity sharpened by danger. Distance dissolves into observation, observation into tension, and tension into a charged intimacy neither fully understands. Attraction emerges alongside unease, restraint, control, dependency, and obsession, threaded through power, vulnerability, and the unfamiliar sensation of being truly seen. As their paths intertwine, Ivo confronts relics of a forgotten age, unsettling truths buried beneath superstition, and questions about her place in a world built on silence. Some boundaries exist for a reason.

This is just a fan translation. All original content and rights belongs to the original author/publisher. Synopsis: Shi Hanli, with her cool handsome features and a sharp, short haircut, found herself transmigrated into a post-apocalyptic novel. When she first awoke, her body was covered in mud and blood, the sound of flesh being chewed echoed nearby, and a knife was hurtling toward her forehead, poised to execute her as a "zombie." The System arrived belatedly, informing Shi Hanli that due to a programming error, she hadn't become the naive and sweet female supporting character she was supposed to be. Instead, her original self had transmigrated, meaning she didn't need to follow the plot. However, the System's built-in Evolution System still belonged to her. From now on, her sole mission was to "survive." As Shi Hanli gazed at the zombie-infested world, her eyes gleamed with the predatory hunger of a wolf spotting a flock of sheep. As time passed, everyone in this world seemed to have developed some kind of mistaken perception. One of the male lead's subordinates knelt on one knee, his eyes filled with reverence. "Big Brother Shi, your will is the direction my sword points. I will follow you for life." The male lead's confidante blushed shyly. "Han Li, you are the only warmth I can feel in this cruel apocalypse." A world-destroying villain willingly abandoned his obsession for her, reverting to his former brilliant self. "If it's you, I won't oppose you." The male lead himself was utterly awestruck. "Brother Shi! Dad!" When others in the apocalypse mentioned Shi Hanli's name, they would say, "Lord Shi? He's the jade-faced god of death. How many lives do you have to dare provoke him?" Shi Hanli: ...... Isn't this supposed to be the male lead's script? Why does everyone seem to think I'm the male lead?

In a world devastated by a century-old virus that reanimates the dead into something far worse, survival is a rare and fragile hope. Among the few immune survivors is Ava, the Princess of Theris, a small settlement in Southeast Asia. Her people struggle to rebuild amidst the ruins of a broken world, but survival comes at a steep cost. The King of Eldis holds the key to their future. With advanced technology, resources, and rumored cures, Eldis could be the salvation Ava's people desperately need. But when the King sends out a summons for a queen, Ava faces an impossible choice: risk everything by marrying a man surrounded by whispers of both monstrous deeds and appearance, rebellion and numerous assassination attempts, or turn away and potentially doom her people. In this shattered world, Ava must decide whether to sacrifice her freedom and her principles for the survival of her people, all while uncovering the secrets of a kingdom that may hold the power to save-or destroy-what remains of humanity.

When a deadly disease ravages the town of Holmsley, Frankie and her friends find themselves trapped inside a military-blockaded quarantine zone. ***** A story that was first published in 2014 and feels more relevant than ever. Fifteen-year-old Frankie and her friends must find their way out of quarantine if they want to survive. As the body count rises, Frankie realizes that this is no ordinary quarantine and no one is coming to help. Once infected, the sick become crazed and violent, while fear turns other survivors to savages. And who or what are the mysterious figures Frankie keeps seeing around town? It seems she'll have to unravel the dark truth behind it all if she wants to get out alive... Content and/or trigger warning: This story describes disease outbreaks and contains scenes of violence, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

What if I make a seemingly random story about a rapture who is actually a reader insert surviving on the wild, meeting other raptures, Nikke, and humans. Then messing with plot in more ways than one? It's a crazy idea, so I'm gonna write it. Oh, and this story contains various experimental concepts that are plotlines for this fanfiction, and is Action Packed on later chapters. (Thanks to SimpusMogus the Lolimancer for the (old) Title Art)

limerence (n.) /ˈlɪmərəns/ 1. The involuntary, intense desire for someone; an all-consuming infatuation marked by longing, daydreams, and an ache to be near them. "I'd burn this world down before I let it take you." This is a SLOW burn 🔥 ⚠️ Bellamy Blake x OC | Slow-burn romance | Found family | High-stakes drama [Book 1 - Season 1 ➝ ?] #2 in Survival

[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] ****

When the UNSC Spirit of Fire drifts through a localized Slipspace rupture, Captain James Cutter and the legendary Spartans of Red Team expect to wake up in a galaxy at war with the Covenant. Instead, they find themselves orbiting a silent, scarred Earth-two centuries after a nuclear apocalypse. In this epic crossover, the high-tech precision of the 26th-century UNSC collides with the brutal, lawless reality of the Fallout universe. From the irradiated ruins of the Capital Wasteland to the neon-soaked sands of the Mojave, Jerome-092 and his team must navigate shifting alliances with the Brotherhood of Steel, the NCR, and the mysterious Institute. But as the "Star-Fallen Angels" begin to heal the planet with terraforming technology, they awaken a threat far greater than Raiders or Super Mutants: an ancient, automated defense system and a ghost from their own future. Can a ship from the stars save a world that has already ended? Or will the Spirit of Fire become just another relic in the graveyard of history?

Male yandere x f. reader. You get transported into a zombie and monsters world. How do you survive with no powers? You find a good ally. Thankfully he seems to cherish you very much. Now, what would be your next step? Be careful others are just waiting for the right time to tear you apart for their own interests. Better watch your back, the enemy might not be what it seems.

Jimi Phoenix has to lead the Marley fleet to Venus with the help of the child Bit and the robot Hap as they're chased by the enemies they made in THE EARTH TRAP.

*Note: This is based off an old and discontinued story that had its outline scrapped and reworked to fit the prompts for the ONC. Essentially, a new book for this competition. Only the core concept, title and the protagonist's name are kept the same.* ----- A ribbon, a hair-clip, a pen, a notebook and a radio, held in the arms of a sixteen year old girl... ... It's been four hundred of years since The Rot ravaged the world and sent people downward with its decaying touch, four hundred years since humanity has inhaled even a breath of fresh air and twenty years since the first fifth-generation child was born in the shelters deep underground. And now, beneath the poisoned earth at the edge of the world, only six of them remain living in the last surviving shelter, the last surviving Lifelight illuminating a darkened board. For the rest were claimed by The Rot. Protected at all costs, older generations shields the worst of the consequences, the worst of the panic, but truth cannot be hidden forever. With increasing tensions and increasing crime, it becomes clear that there are only two outcomes: to die in strife or to die in silence. That is, until an inexplicable hope presents itself in the form of a radio transmission originating from the single most uninhabitable place on Earth, the surface. But it's too late, too late for most, other than the most protected, the youngest, the fifth generation. The waiting game is over and now it's a race against time. Before The Rot reaches them, before they run out of supplies, the handful of survivors must reach out and find the source of the transmission. From this, there are only two possible results: death or a secured future.

The story happens in the small town of OASIS, hidden between the valleys of the Appalachian Mountains and the rolling hills of the Pocono Mountains. While a majority of the characters are from Oasis, there are also small groups of people making an unconscious pilgrimage to go to the town, all for very different reasons. It is after their arrival that the town is shut down and the military begins its latest attempt to find a softer, easier way to fight the enemy. The military's progress is hindered when the blood-red river of evil that flows beneath the town is unhinged, causing supernatural and biblical events to play out as old scars are revisited, causing a battle for the town. Is every intention based on Oasis's survival, or are they hiding their very own dark pasts?

The Vasentia were built to endure, to preserve, to remember, to outlast humanity itself. They back up their memories and restore themselves from death, unchanging across centuries. But every gap between backup and damage is lost forever. And you never know what you've lost until it's too late. Eîra has lived alone in the ruins for over a thousand years, carrying something precious that no one else knows exists. When Sâel arrives to document the decay, their encounter is brief. Something happens. Something neither of them understands. One of them will forget. One of them will remember. And neither will ever be the same. A story about what we carry, what we lose, and the spaces between memory and truth. When you can lose everything, what becomes worth keeping?

This series is a post-apocalyptic super-hero science fiction story. The main character, Marcel David, is a young man from a humble background, chosen for greatness by a mysterious hero for an unknown reason. He joins a hero team and must face monsters inside and outside of one of humanity's last cities as part of its "Hero Corp." But can Marcel navigate jealous coworkers, powerful monsters, scheming gangs, and a fate beyond his understanding?

After narrowly escaping the Republic, the Hayters, along with their new companions, venture out into the wastelands of North America, or, as most people call it, the Autonomous Zone. But they will have more than just the Republic and the machines to contend with, as the Autonomous Zone is full of scavengers and lawless bandits. The Hayters have hundreds of miles to traverse before they can reach home and, with hope, find their father.

In the year 3032, humanity's new Earth is no longer a promise, it's a prison. Echo was once an intelligence analyst with a future brighter than the twin suns above Proxima Centauri C. Now she's a scavenger in a neon wasteland, piecing together a stolen fighter jet with one impossible goal: escape. Alongside Nova, a fallen astronaut, Atlas, a suspicious runaway, and Alistair, an ex-military pilot imprisoned for telling the truth, Echo races against a system ruled by rogue AI, corrupted power, and collapsing hope. Earth is out there, and freedom is closer than ever.

Fifth and final book of the Catalysts Series. Please read other installments first (forgive the first book's terrible writing since i wrote it when i'm really young). ✰ Lena must now deal with the consequences of messing with power she doesn't understand. Depending on her decision, it might be a one way trip, and her one last chance to fix things.

Six months ago, the Azure Colossus rose and cracked a city of three million like an egg. The world's still reeling. Locke took a bump and lost three years of his own life he can't remember. Now he's part of the crew of the Halcyon Days, the fastest ship in the sky. They run odd jobs, dodge debts, and try not to get shot down more than once a week. Captain Kaliston makes it look easy. First mate Valentine makes it actually work. And Kenzie, the girl Locke definitely doesn't have a crush on, makes it look like she's not watching everyone's tells. The Colossus is still out there. So is the zealot prince who woke it. But that's a problem for people with fewer creditors. ...Right? Inspired by Final Fantasy's airships, crystals, and found families. If you like banter, skyship chases, and warmth between the explosions, this is for you. This is a preview of the published novel, including all of Act 1. The full book is on Amazon/Kindle: https://a.co/d/asyLOqx.