Play with Silence
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  • Reads 333
  • Votes 17
  • Parts 12
  • Time 2h 32m
Ongoing, First published Jul 15, 2022
"One moment can change it all." 
Something all of us hear but never take into consideration. Like a normal morning, getting ready for college, instantly turning into something that will change your entire life by the evening. 

When a serial killer strikes the breathtaking city of Onyxdale, tearing apart people and lives, Iris Ortega and her friends' lives change drastically, as they get to know the true colors of those around them and the real identities of each other. The criminal-unknown, just as it's motives are. His movement, however, silent as the sea.

After slaughtering victims brutally, this anonymous carves a mark on the body of each of its victims, then vanishing without a who or why. Possibly returning with greater danger, to anyone around them?
Amid the turmoil and twists, they face the unexpected, from being blackmailed by the unknown to being exposed to the corrupt minds of Onyxdale. Everything will be accounted for, but at what cost?

With the fact that nobody can be trusted except each other, how will they overcome their huge differences and past issues to band together against the upper force? 
A coming of age tale exploring the bitter taste of growing up, the beauty of friendship and love, all in the midst of terrorizing chaos.
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