Mano A Mano
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Last published Wed, May 14, 2025
By 21XX, the world is dying.
Birth rates have collapsed. Nations are half their former size. Climate disasters rage. To avoid full-scale war, governments sign a treaty: conflicts will be settled through sanctioned duels.
The 21st century is remembered only as the "Worst Century." Technology has stagnated. Youth are hopeless, overworked to support an aging elite clinging to power.
But one man remembers it all-because he lived through it.
San Woth, once known as Soth, is an immortal who "died" back in the 21st century. Now, he finds himself teaching at Paragon International School, surrounded by students burdened by a world that gave up on them.
When San Woth decides to fight for the future, he uncovers secrets buried by time, war, and power. And the students he befriends may be the key to saving the world-or watching it fall for good.
A story of survival, rebellion, and one immortal's mission to spark hope in a hopeless age.
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Elle has wanted to die for a hundred years now. She's tried everything; drowning, decapitation, electrified, mauled by a dog in dire need of a breath mint, shot by a grenade launder (that one hurt like a bitch), ran over by a big ass caravan, and just about every standard procedure method of unaliving one's self 101. She soon meets a grouchy time traveling assassin of sorts and a regular guy who won't let her die in peace. Within just weeks her whole world unravels and the dark truth of her immortality is revealed. Will she finally die? or will she find a reason to live out her curse as a blessing instead?
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