Di tengah hamparan bunga liar dan hembusan angin laut yang lembut, Yuusei kembali ke Pulau Gorontha-tempat kenangan masa kecilnya tertinggal bersama sosok misterius yang terus menghantuinya. Gadis kecil bernama Airi, yang dulu selalu berada di sisinya, menghilang tanpa jejak lima tahun lalu saat festival musim panas terakhir. Namun, sebuah janji kecil yang terlupa masih menggantung di antara mereka, menanti untuk dipenuhi.
Saat kembali menginjakkan kaki di pulau itu, Yuusei mulai melihat bayangan-bayangan masa lalu dan merasakan kehadiran Airi di setiap sudut-apakah ini hanya permainan ingatannya, atau ada sesuatu yang lebih besar sedang menanti? Dalam pertemuan yang tak terduga dengan sosok gadis misterius, Yuusei dibawa kembali ke momen-momen penuh tawa dan rahasia, ketika mereka membuat janji-janji di bawah bintang, disertai doa-doa yang ditulis di bangau kertas.
Namun, di balik nostalgia yang manis, tersembunyi rahasia yang lebih dalam tentang kehidupan, harapan, dan pengorbanan. Dengan setiap langkah yang ia ambil di pulau ini, Yuusei semakin dekat pada kebenaran, sekaligus pada pilihan yang bisa mengubah segalanya. Akankah janji yang terlupakan itu dapat ditepati? Ataukah semuanya telah terlambat, dan hanya jejak kenangan yang tersisa di hatinya?
In the future, everyone who's bitten by a zombie turns into one... until Diane doesn't. Seven days later, she's facing consequences she never imagined.
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As civilization collapses under a relentless wave of zombies, Diane and her friends take shelter in a military base. However, while she's rescuing another survivor, Diane gets bitten by one of the monsters. She hides it and runs away, knowing she only has days left to live.
But she soon discovers she isn't turning into a zombie - she's turning into something else.
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Excerpt:
I looked up and stared. My reflection looked back at me in the mirror of the dark room. My eyes were literally glowing, there was no mistaking it. It was not a reflection of light, or any of the other excuses I had used or others had assumed. They were glowing a light sapphire blue color. It was not a bright glow, but it was definitely a glow.
Glowing eyes were not normal.
Okay, at this point I had to admit it, I was no longer normal.
What was I then? For that, I had no answer
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Copyright August 2016. All Rights Reserved. Readers may not copy, alter, or steal this story. Fanfictions are allowed to use my *world* and *zombie rules* as long as credit is given.
Cover was lovingly made by JimenaVivancoo.