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Cacophony [ONC 2023]

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Reads 213
Votes 45
Parts 20
Time 2h 48m

JansOtherStories

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[ONC 2023 Shortlister]

When the world screams, only the dead will know silence.

After an unexplained event occurs, people across the world begin to scream. And never, ever stop. As the world falls into chaos, Henna Blackmore tries to survive, looting and scavenging what she can, when she can, but the screams never stop.

When her military ex-girlfriend, Cassie 'Cas' Anderson,  shows up at her door, Henna isn't certain whether she is friend or foe, but Cas has information. Vital information that could save the world.

They only need to travel half-way across the country to deliver it.

And the Screamers are moving.

Based upon Prompt 16 - The world did not end with a bang, or a whisper, but rather, one scream at a time.

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