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The Red Virus
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Ongoing, First published Nov 11, 2019
Mature
In the year 2025, World War 3 began. By 2027, people grew fed up and weary, causing them to make rash decisions. In a fit of frustration, the bombs were dropped, and billions died. They weren't dead for long though, and soon, a new war started - one between the living and the dead. 

No one knows why they came back, and no one cared, their only focus was on surviving. Despite this, most people assumed it was some kind of disease and took to calling it the "Red Virus" suiting the blood red eyes the dead had when they came back. Millions more died, leaving a dwindling army to fight an endless battle.
 
One year after the dead began to rise and the battle was still being fought. Survivors struggled daily to live until the next morning, fighting hunger, disease, and the dead. The worst fight, though, was when they had to fight themselves, when survivors were forced to battle their already dwindling numbers. 

Will humanity manage to bring itself back to its feet? Or will the dead shred it beyond repair? Or, worse yet, will the remaining humans rip themselves apart with their own greedy desires?
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