It's Called Humanity
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Last published Wed, Aug 1, 2018
In a dystopian world, the far future ruined by warfare, everything seemed to be doomed. Earth seemed to crumple into nothing but destruction.
Although she was named after a goddess of fortune, Fortuna never considered herself to be or bring luck. She thought she'd had enough of humanity, but it apparently liked to prove her wrong.
World War III was over and the world had gone to shit. Animals were long extinct and cannibalism didn't seem that rare anymore. The world's population was going down and no one had to worry about overpopulating the world.
They only had to worry about surviving.
Note: There will be violence and detailed scenes which is why it would be rated as Mature
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