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Ch22:Pay Back

Aiden hunched low over his map once more, crouched inside the dim shelter of an abandoned tailor's shop, the broken glass of the front window webbed like ice behind him. The flickering flame of a s...

Ch21: Now I'm pissed

Aiden crouched low once more, hidden in the shadows near the roof's edge of the neighboring office building, binoculars steady in hand. The dying sun had slipped fully below the horizon, casting th...

Ch20:Observer

The orange and violet hues of the evening sun spilled across the ruined skyline of Atlanta, casting long, war-torn shadows between the skyscrapers and over the husks of forgotten cars. The air was ...

Ch19: Shopping Spree

Aiden sat on a rusted metal bench, his back against a cold pillar inside the dead heart of the mall.

The fluorescent lights above had long since flickered out, leaving only the natural grey l...

Ch18:Killing spree 2

The scent of fire still lingered in the corridors of the old mall.

It clung to the air like an aftertaste of violence—smoke curling from melted ceiling tiles and scorched mannequins. The la...

Ch17:Killing spree

The apartment's main stairwell creaked beneath his boots as Aiden descended the last flight. Dust puffed from the crumbling corners, and the scent of rotting drywall mingled with the metallic sting...

Ch16:Rest day

Aiden awoke to the pale shafts of sunlight filtering through the slatted blinds of the apartment's cracked windows, casting dusty golden lines across the peeling wooden floor and over his motionles...

Ch5: Planning

After Aiden had finished boarding up the storefront—hammering in the last crooked nail with a heavy sigh—he stepped back, wiped the sweat from his brow, and cautiously approached the dusty wind...

Ch15: Silent night

As dusk settled over the skeleton of Atlanta, painting the ruined cityscape in shades of ash and fire-orange, Aiden sat silently near the cracked window of the apartment he had secured earlier. His...

Ch14: Deadly City

As Aiden continued driving, the city skyline of Atlanta began to peek over the horizon, hazy through the heat and distant smoke. The once-vibrant metropolis now loomed like a silent monument to a f...

Ch13: Time to move

After completing the quest, Aiden remained motionless for a moment, his chest heaving with every breath. Sweat dripped from his brow and soaked through the back of his shirt, his lungs burning from...

Ch12: Home Invasion 2

Aiden bolted from the side of the garage, sprinting low and fast across the narrow suburban street. His boots hit the cracked pavement with barely a sound, each step measured to avoid broken glass ...

Ch11: Home Invasion

Aiden stood at the edge of the hospital entrance once more, his silhouette outlined by the dim light bleeding through the overcast sky. Before him stretched a haunting tableau: rows upon rows of bl...

Ch10: Returned

After what felt like an eternity wrapped in the comforting darkness of sleep, Aiden stirred beneath the tousled covers, eyes fluttering open slowly, reluctantly. The room was now dimly lit by the m...

Ch9: The Old ways

The heavy metal door creaked as it slowly swung open behind Aiden, whispering its long-forgotten warning into the silence of the ruined library. He stepped inside like a predator entering the den o...

Ch8: Cleaning up

After completing the quest, Aiden wandered back toward the edge of the abandoned parking lot, where an old, dust-covered sedan sat quietly beneath the shade of a twisted oak. He caught his reflecti...

Ch7: Loot Run 2

The moment Aiden stepped out of the home goods store, the air hit him — sharp, dry, and laced with a scent he had come to recognize instantly: rot.

He froze.

Four figures were stagger...

Ch6: Loot Run 1

Aiden stepped through the doorway of his one-time shelter, his boots crunching lightly on the cracked concrete as he emerged into the morning light. The cool air hit his face, fresh but laced with ...

Ch4: Bunkering Down

Aiden stood motionless over the final corpse, his breath escaping in slow, ragged pulls that misted faintly in the evening air. The body beneath him twitched once, then lay still, its skull cracked...

Ch3 : Scavenging

Aiden stepped beyond the hospital gates, the crunch of broken glass and debris underfoot giving way to the dull thud of his boots on cracked pavement. Behind him, the building loomed like a mausole...

CH2: Bloody start

After Aiden slipped through the stairwell door, he descended one flight, the metal steps creaking faintly beneath his weight. The air grew colder and heavier with each level, the scent of dust, rus...

CH1 : New world

Aiden Smith died alone. But not forgotten.

He never had many friends. Not in real life, anyway. He was the kid who sat in the back of class with a hoodie up and earbuds in, lost in his favori...