Ashes and Decay
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Last published Thu, Sep 4, 2014
In the year 2100 a virus spread across the world turning humans into zombies. As chaos ensued world leaders escaped to a colony on the moon leaving humanity to die. Domed cities were constructed to protect the survivors from the zombies. The domes were filled with refugees escaping the horrible conditions outside. Facing famine and civil war within the domes Earth's Government passed the overpopulation act. Because of this, on the first day of every month 5 schools are randomly selected. In these 5 schools a random 9th grade class is chosen. Within the 9th grade class 1 student is randomly chosen. The chosen students are given a random weapon, food, and water and then sent into the zombie filled wastelands beyond the dome...
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