Three Degrees Of Danger (2019)

[ 2019 ONC ambassador's pick and ONC shortlister ]

The three degrees of Danger are as follows:

Denial. You pretend that it's not there and you lie to yourself that it'll pass. It won't.

The second stage is evolution. You tell yourself that the worst is over but you're gradually changing inside, slowly adapting to the new environment.

The final degree of Danger is succumbing to temptation. You give up listening to your fading instincts, give in to the voices in your head and you give it your all. Because the world is changing and if you don't change with it, you're dead by daylight.

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Danger is a virus that is spreading through everybody's Software. It turns you insane, kills your moral compass. No one knows where it came from or how to stop it but one thing is clear- nothing will ever be the same.

In a world where it's kill or be killed, you can't just stay on your toes and pray that you will survive. Murder is crucial if you want to live. These are the rules that Vic lives by as she races up the social ladder, ready to clinch the only thing that will vindicate her- the position of an Elite Killer, a title only given to the best serial killers.

It is only when she meets a mysterious boy who refuses to play by the rules of society even when it means inevident death, does she start to challenge the system. In a world where mercy does not exist, Vic has to stop the deadly massacres without getting assasinated before the basic laws of a functioning civilisation starts to break down. Or is it already too late?

Blurb written on 6 January 2019
Published on 18 January 2019
(Written for #OpenNovellaContest2019)
Completed on 21 March 2019

Brought back on 1 Febraury 2023(:

Cover by @Anonymous_115