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In a futuristic world where science has achieved a way to accurately predict the time when someone will die, teenagers Jamie and Abigail are determined to stop the 'Clock'. No one has ever succeeded and the repercussions are supposedly catastrophic, but, when Jamie's life is doomed regardless, what do they have to lose? 





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*Third Place Winner of the Galactic Awards*

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Code Obliteration (Preview) by LiAWake

Only those passionate can survive the firewall. Matt, John, Clarke, and Rose make up a group of friends who've never met in person but share a bond as if they have from spending the last year together in the virtual world on the cusp of obliteration. A year ago, virtual reality had blossomed into a haven for young adults to connect, play, and explore life together. What drove the sudden popularity was a game fueled by players' desires, where they could embody anyone or anything. The four friends were some of the first drawn into this captivating world, their virtual personas becoming well known. But nothing could have prepared them for the sudden emergence of the firewall, a mystery that would change everything. Now, with three days left, four friends have to make what lasting memories they can while avoiding the gaping maw of the firewall when not navigating their lives outside the game. Still, a question looms, with an answer seemingly out of reach. Is there a way to stop the firewall's advance and avoid obliteration, or will this be the end of their friendship? Obliteration's Countdown is a story told from multiple character perspectives.

Let It Be by Emy_Holland

How can Abby consider living forever when every moment is a struggle to survive? In an attempt to leave the worst two years of her life behind, Abby moves in with a family friend to start a new life. But moving and starting a new school aren't as easy as she'd hoped they would be, and friends are few and far between. When she gets seated next to the handsome loner Sam Durand in four different classes, Abby decides to befriend him and find out why he won't associate with anyone in school. But Sam has his own secrets, and after an ill-fated bath on Halloween night, the secrets suddenly become Abby's as well. Sam's life is eternal, and now, she has the chance to extend her lifeline as well. But how can Abby consider living forever when every moment is a struggle against the memories of her past? When romance blossoms between Sam and Abby, she knows she can't make the life-changing decision until she tells Sam the truth of what happened to her. Abby only has a year to decide, but she can keep pushing it off forever, right? Right? [TW: mentions of physical abuse, mention of rape, eating disorder] [[Word count: 60,000-65,000]]

Post Plague Kidnapping - Published! by vblawnola

It's been five years since the plague struck. Leah knows there are other survivors, but she's avoiding them. She is doing just fine on her own. Surviving after everyone she knew died has made her physically strong and honed her intelligence, but she is emotionally devastated. There is nothing to fear if you don't make yourself emotionally vulnerable. James has spent the last five years helping to build up a colony of survivors. He believes in the small town they have populated and its mission to save humanity from extinction. He and his small team of men find scattered people and bring them in. Over the last two centuries, women have fought for and won more and more rights, gaining equality with men. Society, law, and technology bolsters and enforces these rights, but now they are gone. Women's equality with men is over. There are just too few of them. They aren't lesser but greater, more important, more valuable than men. Men are expendable. Men can stay outside alone if they like, but all women must be brought inside the safety of the Colony and properly taken care of. James has been searching the area Leah lives in. Her time of solitude is up. Leah sparks something in James he's never felt before. He's not letting this one get away, certainly not twice. Warning: Contains sex, some violence, occasional foul language, and adult issues. Genre: Science Fiction, Romance, Post-apocalyptic, Dark romance Length: 84,468 words This book has been published on Amazon. The first ten chapters will be updated to what you get in the published novel and will remain here, so you can try before you buy.

[1] ALEXA, and her hell ✓ [Editing] by heThium

[Book One of The Phantom Saga] PG18+ Status: Completed [August 2, 2020]/Editing In Process "Daddy, where're you going? You're all dressed up and you have luggage. You're not coming back, are you?" The brunette man, with brown eyes of two different shades, looks down at his seven year old child. She hasn't stepped foot in a school before, but she has made herself out to be a genius and he knows this. Still, he tries to convince her, lying through his drug decaying teeth, "Daddy will be back soon, don't worry." Alessia narrows her gaze of chocolate brown and sky blue, telling him flatly, "No. Don't come back." Mentally forsaken from the moment she learned to think for herself, Alessia Sterling strives for only herself, no matter what comes her way. At least, that's what she had planned, until a man, powerful enough to sway her young mind, claims her as his own and she looks up to him as her saviour. Along the road of her new life, she meets others, forsaken like her, but none could compare to her. And she meets a blind boy who sees. "Run away with me." He bites out, clicking his tongue. Caught between following her saviour's alluring words and hearing the concerned boy who's speaking of freedom, she has to choose, quickly. Make a choice before things escalate to a point... "ALEXA!" She whips around and her eyes go wide with terror. ...of no return. Warning: The WHOLE story MAY be triggersome. [SHORT CHAPTERS/NO FILLERS] [2nd place in "the undiscovered awards 2020" - action] 93/100 [3rd place in "the birthday awards 2020" - action] 90/100 [1st place in the "Galactic Awards 2020" -action/thriller] 96/100 NB: banner inside made by: @-simplyhan

I Loved You Blindly [Complete] by Water_Lili

'Accidents happen'. That's what people say. Yet, some accidents take away from us more than others. Ethan had it all. Everything was lined up in front of him. Popularity, looks, friends, a hot girlfriend and a promised future in football. In one incident that resulted in a horrible accident, he lost it all. The best friend, the girlfriend, the planned future and his sight. Fighting through darkness and depression, he built high walls that kept everyone out. Skye suffered loss too, but she kept strong for the sake of her little brother, Matt. With her aunt and brother, leaving home and moving to a new place seemed like the perfect solution. A new start that they all needed. Skye's plan was to blend in and keep to herself. Well, not the easiest task when it was obvious as daylight that you were the new girl at school. Especially when she, literally, bumped into Ethan. For Ethan who has been isolating himself and absolutely independent that he pushed everyone away, and Skye being stubborn and not in-the-least shy on saying what she thought openly, fighting and bickering was unpreventable. Skye saw through the walls that Ethan has built around himself. Drawn to him, slowly, their friendship started to turn into something else. Ranked: 2019 #1 in uplifting Sep & Dec #1 in heart-warming Oct 2020 #1 in uplifting #1 in heart-warming Jan #2 in lifechanging Jan #2 in finding Jan

HFJONE starvation AU by Airy45

Will they win, or will their hunger take over? 18 objects. 12 stomachs to feed. 1 "prize." No food. Many characters from ONE including favorites such as Liam, Bryce, and Amelia fight to survive in a competition created by Airy, a competition that contains no food, a competition that forces them to commit to the lifestyle of something they never wanted to be. The question is... Will they win? Or will their hunger take over? COMIC EDITION: The comic is written and drawn on Webtoon, and here too! :) CONFIRMATION: One but I add hunger and also more injures. Also perma-death after a certain point. perma-death means that they can still use the radio but airy cannot respawn anybody. To explain how each batch gets hungry: Batch 3 does not need to eat, batch 2 needs to eat only once every- like- 3 months, batch 1 needs to eat like a human does. FORMATION OF THE IDEA: I was talking about ONE to someone when I realized, do they have to eat in ONE? There are scenes where Liam is eating breakfast and Charlotte is cutting carrots but it's never said if they NEED to eat. They're seen on the plane without any food for over seven months. So I got the brilliant idea to make them get hungry and likely have some characters resort to other sources of food! This is where that one question came from on this quiz that I made: https://uquiz.com/quiz/9bsREU/what-hfjone-character-are-you-most-like-not-accurate WARNINGS: hfjone spoilers, starvation, cannibalism, blood, gore, vomiting, death, infections, poison, hallucinations, memory loss, one-sided relationships, derealisation, hanging, knives, su!c!d3, depression, mild language (Most of the bloody and gory stuff is explained in great detail, oops) And I now realize that most people cannot read my story becuase of the warnings, sorry about that! Story by me One by cheesy hfj BEGAN: September 5th, 2022 ENDED: October 21, 2022 fun fact: most parts here are re-written versions of one i wrote a week previously!!

The Skylar Experiment : The "X" in Apex by NoppityNope666

---Book of the Month 2018 winner in the sci-fi category from awardofthemonth2018--- ---1st place winner in teen fic Writer's Circle Awards by concinnitycircle--- A/N: This book is action-packed with a sprinkle of mystery all wrapped in a science-fiction teen drama! I know. It's quite a mouthful. Cue the summary! *** Skylar is born with predetermined odds against her. She's been isolated since birth from her true nature and her peers in the name of an experiment. A change of plans cause the people in charge to order her relocation to Oakwood, a microscopic town swarming with mutants like her. They silently follow her journey as Riley is confronted to strange locals, a boy that hates her guts and nightmarish monsters lurking around her house. Throughout the series, she slowly but surely discovers truths about herself she could never fathom... and that there is a daunting trap waiting to snap. One life. One experiment. Endless lies. Some cussing and violence invovled. THIS IS THE FIRST BOOK OF A SERIES AND IT GETS PROGRESSIVELY DARKER 😈 Disclaimer : My story is inspired from Jennifer Armentrout's series Lux (basically, credits to her because this wouldn't exist otherwise). There are many differences but also several similarities. The plot isn't centered the same, either way. I just have fun writing and twisting up my favorite elements.

Moebius 2157 | ONC2019 Short List [Complete] by taivaan_sininen

Special Agent Alyssa Caine has been tasked with the most important mission of her life: the assassination of the man who would bring about the end of the world. The only problem? He is already dead. A minor issue that is resolved in the year 2157 when a renegade group of scientists develops a device that allows to jump through time. They recruit the former special agent to send her back fifty years, to take just one man out of the equation, a minimal change with a predicted maximal effect on the fate of the world, and prevent a devastating war that has driven the last surviving humans to live in decrepit underground bunkers. Every action has a consequence. Alyssa is humanity's last hope, and her actions will determine the fate of the whole world. She is willing to sacrifice everything for a better future. But she soon realizes that the impact of her actions might be beyond her control, and beyond all predictions. _____ Highest Rankings: #16 in Science [06.02.2019] #36 in Dystopia [06.02.2019] #65 in FemaleProtagonist [01.02.2019] #71 in TimeTravel [06.02.2019] #1 in Paradox [28.02.2019] #1 in ONC2019 [01.02.2019] #3 in OpenNovellaContest2019 [28.02.2019] This is my entry for the ONC 2019! At first I thought I'd pick something a bit out of my comfort zone (so.... NOT SciFi for once...) to expand my horizon, but when I saw a prompt about time travel I was immediately inspired. Please keep in mind, all of this is WIP! The title, cover, and some of the content might change at any time... I have an outline and I worked hard to come up with a compelling and consistent story line, but due to the nature of the story (timey whimey stuff!) I might have to revise things a few times as I write. I'm grateful for any feedback and I hope you enjoy :)

THE CODE THAT LINKS US © by Mafhernandez98

In a near future where human experimentation in children is now legal. Madison finds herself lost in her routine life till she get to meet Alison -a beautiful and special six-year-old girl with a singular code tatooed on her wrist-, who would end up turning Madison's life upside down getting her to realize that her whole life has been no more than a lie, forcing herself to try and save the girl from the same fate. When everything is stated for sacrificing one life in order to save thousands. Is it okay to destroy someone just because they don't know anything else? Or for the fact that they have never been loved? Alliances, lives, friendships and love. What else would men destroy in the name of Science? Complete story now available. ©Registered on SafeCreative: 2007134730108. Sequel coming 2020 "The Code That Breaks Us" Watch the official book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9dot3_vP8M **THIS STORY IS A DRAFT AND NOT THE DEFINITE VERSION OF THIS BOOK** **ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, NO COPIES, DISTRIBUTION OR ADAPTATIONS ALLOWED WITHOUT PREVIOUS CONSENT** Ranked: Featured Story in the Science Fiction Wattpad Spanish profile April-May 2020 (Spanish Version) #1 Sci-Fiction Genre Winner for the World Of Champions Awards 2018 (Second Edition) #1 Sci-Fiction winner for The Book Worm Awards 2018 #1 Sci-Fiction winner for The Neon Lights Awards 2018 (Spanish version) # Winner on the sci-fiction category of the Bright Awards 2018 (Spanish version) #1 Human experiments (Nov|25|18) #1 Human Experimentation (June|04|19) #1 Danielle Campbell (Dec|03|2018) #3 Perfection (Nov|27|18)

The Risks by EmJayRey

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Code Obliteration (Preview)

Only those passionate can survive the firewall. Matt, John, Clarke, and Rose make up a group of friends who've never met in person but share a bond as if they have from spending the last year together in the virtual world on the cusp of obliteration. A year ago, virtual reality had blossomed into a haven for young adults to connect, play, and explore life together. What drove the sudden popularity was a game fueled by players' desires, where they could embody anyone or anything. The four friends were some of the first drawn into this captivating world, their virtual personas becoming well known. But nothing could have prepared them for the sudden emergence of the firewall, a mystery that would change everything. Now, with three days left, four friends have to make what lasting memories they can while avoiding the gaping maw of the firewall when not navigating their lives outside the game. Still, a question looms, with an answer seemingly out of reach. Is there a way to stop the firewall's advance and avoid obliteration, or will this be the end of their friendship? Obliteration's Countdown is a story told from multiple character perspectives.