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WRETCH

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Parts 31
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After The Break, the world didn't end - it simply began to rot.
No one remembers what came before. Beings wake up in this place: alone, disoriented, afraid. They survive - but they don't know why. There's no salvation. No answers. No god. Only a slow, inevitable decay.

They are the wretches.
And this is their world.All Rights Reserved

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The Falling Stars by CytrozianGod

The Earth has fallen to an alien force of unbelievable power. In one day humanity was left near extinction. For two hundred years, these alien machines have been wandering the surface of the Earth, laying in wait to find their next victim to kill. What remains of the human race resides one mile underground in a new technologically advanced civilization, what used to be the underground Presidential Bunker. This story takes you on an unexpected adventure with Zephyr, a volunteer repair man that lives in this new civilization. There's a hidden power these alien drones reveal to them, one they were sent to hide. Join as Zephyr takes ahold of this power, and fall into the ever growing chaos of The Falling Stars. Word Count- 117,349

The Beta Horizon: A Post-Apocalypse Chronicle by harmonious231

When the sky bled for three days, humanity thought it was the end. It wasn't. It was the beginning. Now the world belongs to them - the Beta forms. Monsters born from human ruin, constantly evolving, learning, adapting. Each one carries traces of what it used to be... faces, voices, instincts. Some whisper names they shouldn't remember. Survivors hide among the wreckage of cities long forgotten, clinging to the illusion of normalcy. But every safe zone is temporary, every light draws something closer. As the mutated world stabilizes, a darker truth begins to unfold - the Betas are only a phase, and humanity's next evolution may already be among them. This is not a story of heroes. It's about what remains when survival replaces morality - and how far a person can decay before becoming the very thing they fear. This is not a story of heroes. It's about what remains when survival replaces morality - and how far a person can decay before becoming the very thing they fear. This is not a story of heroes. It's about what remains when survival replaces morality - and how far a person can decay before becoming the very thing they fear.

The Claimed by Mentally-Insane

They said the Hunt was sacred. That if I was chosen, it meant fate. But fate didn't feel like a mouth on my skin or claws at my back. It felt like blood. Mine. For years, I stayed hidden. Quiet. Unclaimed. I stole seeds from the state fields, grew food in secret, fed my family from soil and silence. I did everything right - stayed beneath their radar, beneath their noses. I didn't make waves. I didn't ask for more. But monsters never forget a scent. And when the Hunt came, I was scented. Tracked. Taken. I stabbed him. I buried the blade in his shoulder and watched him bleed. It didn't matter. Because he still bit me. And the world saw. Now my face is on every screen. The girl who didn't run. The girl who fought back. Some call me a rebel. Some call me a mate. But they all forget one thing. I wasn't made to be claimed. I was made to survive. And if they want to collar me, cage me, crown me - they'll have to reckon with everything I've kept buried beneath the roots. Because I am not the flower. I'm the fire beneath it. Rewrite version of formerly known book Escaping the monsters Embrace

The Last God Standing by WhispersBeyond

A god's power is not in his strength. It is in belief. Once, he understood this better than any other. While gods of war and wisdom carved their names into stone, he whispered doubts, unraveling faith until only his name remained. Now, he stands alone-the last god in a world that no longer remembers the ones who came before. But something is shifting. Prayers grow quieter. Temples stand empty. The power he once grasped so effortlessly begins to slip through his fingers. Victory was supposed to be forever. But even gods are not immune to time. And when belief fades... what remains?

The Decaying by xxkittie

"If we decay, it'll be divine. Flesh to flower, your hand in mine." ─── ⋆⋅ ♰ ⋅⋆ ─── Lorelei is a lonely woman living in a lonely tower, watching the world rot around her. A plague has consumed humanity. She is left with the walking leftovers, and herself-until she crosses paths with Beau. He's in the trees, lingering in the wind, and all over her mind. He's rigid and cold, but buried deep inside, he harbors a rare kindness that pulls Lorelei in. Beau prefers his quiet solitude. His reality has always been desolate and abandoned. Life couldn't get any more bleak. They are oil and water traversing a living hellscape-But the rotters aren't the only danger. Something is closing in on them, and they'll have to work together to survive it. ─── ⋆⋅ ♰ ⋅⋆ ─── this is a slow burn romance that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. it is being continuously updated and edited.

A Thousand Yesterdays by liza_kintsurashvili

In this haunting and deeply emotional prologue, the narrator confronts the profound numbness and despair of a soul drained of life and color. Trapped behind an invisible barrier of pain and silence, they wrestle with the suffocating weight of sorrow and self-destruction. Holding own lifeless self, grapple with anger, helplessness, and a desperate longing to survive despite the overwhelming urge to give in. This raw and poetic opening sets the tone for a journey through inner darkness and the fight for renewal.

The Last Glow: Resource by Ilya_Shchukin

The world is gone. The past is erased. The truth is buried under silence. After a cataclysmic impact shattered civilization, the remnants of humanity now live within isolated, sterile Oases - tightly controlled environments where the past is forbidden and survival is routine. Alice is one of the many who believes in the safety of her Oasis... until a simple mission to a neighboring zone unveils a world she never imagined. A world that challenges everything she knows about life, death, and what it means to be human. What begins as a journey turns into a revelation - and nothing will ever be the same again.

The End by PenguJP

When the world ends, it's not because of science-it's because of sin. John sees what others can't: the twisted world behind the illusion. As God's judgment unfolds, madness follows... and so does blood. This is not salvation. It's punishment. Content Warning: This story contains graphic violence, gore, disturbing imagery, psychological horror, and themes of mental deterioration, trauma, and suicide. Reader discretion is strongly advised.

Fear by Louisapoof

Psychological Horror and Slow-burn Dark Romance. 18+ --------------------------- It's been five years since that fateful Friday night. I remember it like it was yesterday. The night I was kidnapped. I was held against my will. Tortured. Starved. Broken apart, piece by piece. All in the name of "curing" me. He didn't just steal my freedom. He rewrote the rules of pain, of fear - and then, somehow, of love. If you'd told me I'd fall for the man who ruined my life, I would've laughed in your face. But reality doesn't always follow logic. He's given me this journal and I'm going to write my story. This is my truth. My confession. My war cry. Because what he did to me deserves to be known. --------------------------- THIS BOOK CONTAINS TRAUMATIC CONTENT! TRIGGER WARNINGS: Kidnapping, assault, systemic abuse, mentions of Domestic Violence and childhood trauma, phobias, blood and gore, body horror, and mental illnesses including severe psychosis. READER DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVISED! --------------------------- Original version: 2023-24 Rewrite started: Feb 2025 to present

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The Falling Stars

The Earth has fallen to an alien force of unbelievable power. In one day humanity was left near extinction. For two hundred years, these alien machines have been wandering the surface of the Earth, laying in wait to find their next victim to kill. What remains of the human race resides one mile underground in a new technologically advanced civilization, what used to be the underground Presidential Bunker. This story takes you on an unexpected adventure with Zephyr, a volunteer repair man that lives in this new civilization. There's a hidden power these alien drones reveal to them, one they were sent to hide. Join as Zephyr takes ahold of this power, and fall into the ever growing chaos of The Falling Stars. Word Count- 117,349