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One Life Remaining
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Ongoing, First published Sep 20, 2019
When given the opportunity to live countless lives and not fear the permanence of death could you really live life to your full potential or would you just simply live? Since she could remember, Zoe has been living her life in a big metal heap of junk; orbiting around the endless abyss they call space. Since the human population ruined what they called earth, they have been wandering endlessly in search of a new home, so when hope becomes lost they build a temporary one. Those that want to live to see the new planet became human popsicles, giving their minds up to temptation of a promising new land. Thrown into a virtual world where anything is possible, dying becomes the new trend. Eventually death becomes a game and everyone throws themselves into the tournament of the 'chosen ones' where the last one standing wins. In a world where everyone is obsessed with death, Zoe must find her place in this life. And in the end, help everyone else do the same.
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