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Of the Dead (Stories of Zombie Apocalypse)
Horror Story Writing Contest Winner
Kaede Suzumiya
Title: Invitation
“Congratulations! You are the 30th student that has been chosen for our scholarship program. Meet us at Hikari Academy today at 4 p.m. for further information. See you!”
Finally! After 3 days of taking the scholarship exam, I finally passed. All I have to do is go to Hikari Academy and get the scholarship paper. I need to dress up in a shirt and jogging pants before going to the academy.
After getting ready myself, I rode a tricycle and jeep to Hikari Academy. When I’m at the entrance gate, there are no other students there so maybe they are already inside the building. I was in front of the entrance building but I didn’t see any students inside. So maybe they are in a classroom?
I decided to go inside the building and walk straight since I’m still not familiar with this building even after taking the scholarship exam, I don’t have a plan to go around after the exam since I still have to go on a part-time job.
I’m almost at the end of a two doorway with the sign “Gym” when I hear something so I open and check that noise. Inside the Gym, other students are chatting with each other but I don’t see any teachers/staff instead a banner saying “Welcome!”.
Something vibrated in my jogging pants, so I took it out and opened my phone. Another notification from the same email?
[“Survive for an hour. Good luck! Time remaining: 01:00:00”]
“What’s going on?”
“This is ridiculous. I’m out of here.”
“Hey! The door is locked! Open the door!”
All the students are shouting right now. What does the email mean to survive?
Suddenly, the student from the front door moved backward when we heard a loud bang from the other side of the door. A few minutes later, the loud bang was stopped and instantly the door broke down.
Decaying flesh skin, lifeless eyes, tattered clothing, bloodstains, and missing body parts. Am I dreaming? They are wearing costumes right? But that looks so realistic. Cool!
“What a lame zombie costume--“
A group of zombies appeared and made a big leap to a student in front. Shocking to sight with fear when watching a student being eaten by a zombie. All I just say “Run!” and they start panicking. All the zombies are running towards us. Some of the students are pushing in front and out of balance when they stumble into another student.
I was running to the other exit door but the zombies are also coming here too?! Why is this happening to me? No choice but to head on the corner stairs. Following other students may be the right choice. But not for me. I was already on the second floor and other students almost followed me so I made a run towards an open door at the other side.
At the other side of the door, there was a small bridge towards the other building and continued on a run, but I also observed that the zombies from the bottom knew how to climb the bridge post. That’s impossible!
After reaching the other side, three students were running to my point and two zombies were chasing them. The two zombies caught one student and the other students tried to help but they felt fear and helpless.
The students were already at my point and there was a button on the left side. A horde of zombies are running here so I tried to close the door but it won’t budge even a single move. A student accidentally pushes the button and automatically the door has been closed in an instant.
Or we are still in shock after what we saw and feel helpless when a student gets eaten by the two zombies. I took out the phone and my hands were still shaking. I’m still scared and feel anxious at the same time. By looking at the phone, with 12 minutes remaining, the zombies are still trying to get through the door but fail.
I’m doing a sneak walk right now and the two students are still following me. I guess this is better than to be alone. We are in the room right now hopefully finding something can defend ourselves against the zombies.
Another vibrate from my phone so I took it and checked out. It was a countdown from 3… 2… 1…
[“You have successfully managed to survive and escape from the horde of zombies. Now head to the rooftop if you want to leave this building. Time limit: 04:00:00 (7 students left). After an hour, all the doors that have been closed will be open so be prepared. Good luck!”]
I’m trying to reply to an email but the account has already been deleted. Well, we don’t have a choice but to be prepared for now. Can the three of us survive from the horde of zombies and make it to the rooftop? What can we expect at the top? A massive zombie or a boss fight… maybe? I’ll leave it to your imagination. Gonna be prepared myself for now.
Horror Story Writing Contest 1st Runner-Up
Yeon Skylar
Title: "An Unexpected Experience"
Well-known researchers were assigned to gather information on animals that they have yet to discover. Soon enough, they found footprints of some creature leading to an abandoned cave. Due to their curiosity, They reluctantly entered the dark cavern and decided to explore its deep depths.
Soon after exploring researchers discovered a strange creature lurking at the deep ends of an abandoned cave. They inspected the creature which stood frozen solid due to the temperature going down. The creature's appearance was slightly disgusting, but it was quite a sight to look at! It was formed as a dog with some of its bones showing, its skin peeled off. The researchers had made the decision to take it to the lab for a closer inspection of the entity.
Soon after, the creature was settled in a glass cubicle inside the laboratory. In the creature's POV, a researcher was seen doing some research, the creature let out an unsettling screech that got a researcher’s attention. As the researcher turned their head to the side, the creature pounded on the glass. Eventually, many glass shards shattered around the floor as water poured down. The creature had broken the cubicle as IT launched at the researcher trying to land a heavy attack.
Unexpectedly, the creature bit the researcher, letting a mysterious venom flow through their vines. The pain was unbearable, having to let the researcher yelp in pain. A mysterious figure was running towards the cries of a researcher, when the figure stopped midway, the male figure had been exposed as Danjuro Tobita. He saw the researcher’s skin melt at a very high pace due to the mysterious venom the creature had supposedly formed in their veins, but what surprised Danjuro the most was when the deceased researcher moved towards him slowly.
The deceased researcher looked utterly disgusting to look at from the naked eye. Danjuro took a few steps back before taking a run for it, but then a scientist walked past Danjuro while he ran. The unknown scientist looked at what he was running away from, he had a disgusted expression on their face. When the deceased researcher attacked the scientist, the deceased researcher’s teeth sunk into the scientist's skin, eventually infecting them as well.
Danjuro froze due to the fact he had to run away from two more creatures as well. He sprinted towards the nearest laboratory door and locked it completely shut. He needed to find something to defend himself with, so he investigated the whole room, in search of a weapon. After a bit of searching, he found some sort of axe that he could use to possibly kill the entities. The male looked at the window of the door, seeing that there was no sight of the hostile creatures he had encountered. With no hesitation, he took the risk and made a run for it, but due to his unexpectedly loud footsteps, the entities had heard him run towards the right hallway, looking for an exit. The creatures released an extremely loud screech, indicating that Danjuro had no time left to hide from those hostile beings.
He then rushed towards the exit, trying to barge it open, unfortunately, it was locked so he had to quickly find something to break the lock. He was looking around when he suddenly got pulled into a room. The three male figures were visible to him, it was Vector, Isagi, and Mystogan. Mystogan held Danjuro in a tight grip, he covered Danjuro's mouth to prevent him from screaming. Vector spoke in a soft tone. “Hey..we aren't infected but-” Vector's sentence was cut off by Isagi “Only for now, all of us just need an escape plan to get out of here somehow”
While the four males were having a conversation, they suddenly heard some glass shatter, it sounded like it was from the exit. When Isagi took a peak from the window he realized that the hostile creatures had escaped the laboratory.
Minutes passed. The TV in the room flashed on it was the news "The city has been dominated by unidentified entities, whoever is still alive get to a safe place!!" Rin Itoshi was the first to see the message, Meanwhile, Tanjiro and Nezuko were peacefully buying snacks, when they heard a disturbing screech.. as well as screams that made Tanjiro and Nezuko a bit unsettled. As they were about to leave the store, they saw Zenitsu by the door blocking it from whatever was outside. "We need to secure this place, There are a lot of infected creatures outside!" Zenitsu spoke raising his voice a little, Tanjiro nodded, while Zenitsu explained the whole thing.
After a few minutes, the shop was secured safe enough for the hostile entities to not get in. Meanwhile, "I thought these were all fictionary.." Rin was startled when he heard a disturbing, unsettling sound. He went upstairs and grabbed Tar from his cage, putting the pet rat in his shirt pocket. Rin ran downstairs and went to the basement. He had built a secure base down in his basement in case of emergencies.. he entered his passcode, and after some time, he was in the secret base that he built
Mystogan and Isagi were discussing a plan to make a cure with the remaining scientist.. well-known as Danjuro, vector volunteered to help with the cure.
The start of a dangerous journey... with eight survivors in a city full of hostile entities, they knew it wasn't possible to kill all of them.
Horror Story Writing Contest 2nd Runner-Up
Sung Jinwoo
Title: "Bloody Night Of The Dead"
"Chairman, are you serious? Do you think killing all the people in Collan is a good idea? Please think it twice"
"Then how are we going to help the non-infected people? The disease they are currently in was unnatural, we don't have any other choice other than executing their existence"
They don't have any other choice but to annihilate the entire people of Collan. The doctors did their best to help the people but instead, they were infected as well. So only the people who have the power are standing with their feet. Besides, Collan was a poor town having a bad environment, the disease they are currently in is probably caused by their environmental changes.
It's because of power, that Collan has been moved to an unhealthy environment while Dawnia was for people who have the power. The two towns have been separated into different places.
Now, in the forest side, the tranquil town has been cut off and the weird whistle of the wind made by the trees was vividly…
“Set the fire! Their houses are just made of wood, it will be easy for us”
“W-what are you guys doing? Aren't you guys from Dawnia? Then shouldn't you guys be here to help us?”
“Why are they holding a fire?”
“Everyone! Run! They're here to kill all of us, make a run! ”
Dawnia commenced their annihilation of Collan, and the people's agony was tragic and unforgettable. It was the sound of their cries that could create guilt inside of your mind. Baby's cry, dog's bark, and their screams.
“Mother! Uwaaah! Mother, help me!!”
“Don't hurt my son, I beg of you... Please...” Even their last moments and words were for their children's sake. They didn't have any idea what was happening and started to panic.
“Damn, you Dawnia people! Why are you doing this to us?!!”
In the first place, Dawnia is a wealthy place and has tons of doctors who are currently not researching the disease they are facing. They don't have any concern about Collan's falls and some of them were happy that annihilation was a good idea.
“Collen's people deserved that, they are just rats that have been stuck in a dirty bowl”
The night wasn't visible, instead invisible because of the fire that was eating the whole town including its people. The smell of woods, other things, and lastly, the people's bodies who have been roasted on that living fire in front of them.
After the day rose that gave the warmth sunshine, the Collan had finally come into peace. Only the occasional tweets of the birds could only be heard from Collan. The Collan became the grave of all people inside, bodies that hadn't been buried yet and bodies that had been roasted…
“Now, the problem has been solved, we don't have to worry about that disease, we don't intend on helping those rats anyway,” said the chairman who gave that order for the annihilation of Collan.
“Since we are the cause of their disease, we don't have any other choice but to kill them all. Therefore, we still don't know how to cure that disease…”
“What do you mean by us, Chairman?”
“Hahahaha, you don't have any idea, Mr. Cronel? We were doing some research about pills that could help boost your energy and be able to maintain your baby's skin. That means we are going to be younger for the rest of our lives, Hahhahahah”
“Pardon?”
“We've tried putting some pills on the river of Dawnia to Collan since they're connected, and we failed. That's why they faced that kind of disease, but we don't know how to cure that kind of disease”
…
When the day came to an end, the darkness had occurred and illuminated the world. The twinkle of the stars couldn't be seen, except for the large and bloody moon that was shining over the world. It was magnificent and ruler of the night, shining and dazzling up near.
The surroundings of the Collan shone as the moon highlighted it whole.
It was October 31 at night, when the dead bodies were suddenly shaking, and the Collan started to shake. Earthquakes should be the first to come to mind, some of the dead bodies came from below the earth's surface, showing one of their hands. Every one of the dead came back to life, acting weird and unpredictable. Skeletons, rotten bodies, and roasted bodies have started to March…
“Dawnia…Dawnia…Dawnia…” words that they are only could spout in such a situation.
Their bodies have completely rotted, eyes that are a single thread could fall, and worms that are moving continuously over their bodies.
They are heading to Dawnia as they continue to spout the town's name.
Bloody night…that's when the scenario started. The tranquility of the night has been canceled by the footsteps and weird sounds of the dead… Birds are flying off as they hear the horror melody of the dead, their footprints remain from the mud.
On the other side, Dawnia people were chilling and boisterous. The atmosphere of Dawnia was like having an event that they couldn't even avoid to shout.
“Darling, who are those people? Are they celebrating Halloween? They completely look like one~” said the lady who was beside her boyfriend and taking alcohol, they were completely drunk and couldn't think carefully
“Y-you people! Dow, you know that we are having an event tonight~? Why are you all interrupting us with those weird costumes~? ”
Said the man as he tried to prevent them from walking inside the town, instead they didn't even understand a single thing… eventually biting the man, eating every part of his body with almost all the dead people.
“You! What are you all doing to my boyfriend?! I'll call the cops— Kyaaaak!! ” cutting her lines as they jump off and bite her neck, the horror night continues until they completely surround the town…
“Z-zombies!!! Help me! Someone—”
Kids, adults, older, and even animals have been infected by them… Eating their flesh and other parts of their body… their agony continues until they are been infected.
In the end, Collan and Dawnia's inequality had turned to equality… The Bloody Night Of The Dead remains from mystery and the zombies, no we are always there every October 31st of the night.
Top 6
Horror Story Writing Contest Top 4
Secre Swallowtail
Title: "Kosei"
It was a cold morning on the first day of April, Kosei had just woken up from his sleep, thinking to himself that he didn't want to go to work that morning, but at the same time he had to do it in order to have money for living. He had just finished brushing his teeth when he noticed a lot of missed calls and unread messages from one of his colleagues.
"Kosei, something weird is going on," says the 1st text,
"Kosei, you still sleeping? Check the news when you wake up", says the 2nd text,
"Kosei wake up! Answer my calls right now!" says the 3rd text.
"Kosei listen, no matter what happens don't go to work today. People have gone crazy!! Don't go out of your room, don't let people in, and most importantly don't let them bite you!!!" that was the 4th and last message he received from his colleague before the calls and messages completely stopped.
Seeing this, Kosei was feeling uneasy but brushed it off as he thought to himself that it was April, it must have been an April Fools prank that his colleague did to him. Kosei was hesitant about going to work that day but he still decided to go. As he went out of his apartment, blood was visible in every corner....however, no body was found.
This sight immediately made him remember the text messages he received earlier, as he was about to go back inside his apartment he saw a man injured in the leg, he was about to go and help him when suddenly a group of blood-covered humans slowly attacked him, they were devouring him as he screamed in pain, asking for help.
Kosei froze, he couldn't comprehend what he had just witnessed until one of the flesh-eating monsters noticed him. Kosei panicked. His body reacted the way anyone in that situation would do, he ran, but without uttering a single word... He was too busy making everything in his head sound reasonable, "What are those people doing?"
"Why are they doing that?"
"What happened that made those people attack and eat the other"
"I don't get it... What in the world happened while I was asleep?!!"
He immediately stopped thinking when he saw a group of people who were seemingly still rational. He turned in their direction while raising his hands to alert them. As the other group noticed him they immediately directed their guns to him. Kosei stopped in his tracks and explained his situation.
"Did you get bit?" asked the man who looks like their leader.
"I-I didn't get bit..." Kosei says in a very shaky voice.
Then the man ordered one of his men to check Kosei. As they confirmed that he was indeed unharmed they let him come with them. While riding with the others they explained to him the current situation, it apparently all started that night when a group of young people suddenly started attacking people...and those who were attacked also did the same thing after some time.
They reassured him that he was safe with them as they had weapons and there were other countries that were not affected. That was their plan, to flee to another country and escape this tragedy. But just as Kosei was about to be relieved, the radio suddenly let out a screeching sound and was replaced by the voice of a man.
"Judgement Day has come, this world shall be cleansed and those who are evil will suffer a slow and painful death....To those who are still alive....congratulations on surviving....now.......................................HERE COMES WAVE 2"
life.
Short Story Writing Contest Top 5
Victorique De Blois
Title: "The Last Exodus"
The world had plunged into chaos as a strange plague swept across the globe, bringing humanity to the brink of extinction. What made this virus particularly sinister was its ability to lay dormant in its hosts for up to six months before turning them into ravenous zombies. In this apocalyptic world, the living coexisted with those on the brink of becoming the undead, and survival demanded wit and courage.
In the small town of Hope's Crossing, Pastor Samuel emerged as a symbol of hope. He believed a cure was the key to reuniting the living with their infected loved ones. The government had announced the development of a cure, but there was a catch: the infected had to be captured and taken to a government-designated camp for treatment.
With determination and faith, Pastor Samuel rallied a group of loyal and desperate survivors. Their mission was to journey into the heart of danger, the Red Zone, to retrieve their infected family members.
"We must go forward," Pastor Samuel declared, "and bring our loved ones back to the light."
Sarah, a concerned survivor, voiced her doubts. "Are you sure about this, Pastor? The Red Zone is deadly. We might not make it back."
Pastor Samuel reassured her, "I have faith that God will guide us. We are doing His work."
Beyond the Red Zone, a group of survivors had formed an alliance. They faced a new kind of horror: undead creatures that had evolved after mating with wildlife. Survival meant outsmarting these faster, stronger, and more relentless foes.
John, a seasoned survivor, urged the group, "We've seen these new horrors up close. We need to be smarter and more agile to survive."
Mia, a young member, suggested, "We should set traps and create diversions to get through this."
In another part of the country, a select group of survivors had a unique genetic mutation that made them immune to the virus. They were humanity's last hope, but they faced another threat – other survivors who hunted them for their precious blood.
David, their leader, emphasized the importance of secrecy. "We can't let anyone discover our immunity. It's our only lifeline."
Emily, a group member, added, "We can't hide forever. We must find a safe place away from both the undead and bloodthirsty survivors."
In a twisted post-apocalyptic world, zombies had become enslaved as pets, suffering mockery and torment. However, this undead had begun to think and plan, signaling a shift in power.
A former tormentor, now facing intelligent zombies, wondered, "What's happening? They're not supposed to think."
A zombie, once mindless, whispered to the humans, "We remember how you treated us. We will find a way out."
A man's family had been infected, and the government's strict rules demanded immediate extermination. He had to hide them while seeking a rumored cure, facing relentless government pursuit.
Huddled with his family in their hideout, he whispered, "We must stay quiet and hidden. They're searching for us."
His wife, filled with fear, added, "We need that cure for all of us."
The U.S. military had fallen to the zombie virus, but these were intelligent, weaponized zombies. Survivors had to unite to confront this unprecedented threat.
General Anderson addressed the survivors, "We face an enemy unlike any other. We must fight back, or there will be no world left for anyone."
As General Anderson's words echoed through the gathered survivors, a sense of determination filled the air. They understood the gravity of the situation and the need to stand together against these intelligent, weaponized zombies.
A seasoned soldier, Captain Ramirez, stepped forward, "We have to secure weapons, ammunition, and a strategy. These zombies may be smarter, but they're not invulnerable."
Private Taylor, a skilled strategist, added, "We need to use their intelligence against them. Let's set traps and ambushes, targeting their leadership."
Meanwhile, Pastor Samuel and his group ventured deeper into the Red Zone, determined to retrieve their infected family members. The risks were high, and the odds were against them, but their faith and love fueled their mission.
As they entered the heart of the Red Zone, they encountered a group of survivors who had successfully formed an underground network. These survivors provided crucial information about the infected's whereabouts and government movements.
One of them, Lily, whispered to Pastor Samuel, "We've been watching you. Your mission is noble, and we want to help. But be careful; the government is watching us too."
In the midst of these challenges, the group of survivors with genetic immunity faced constant threats from those who wanted their blood. They embarked on a perilous journey to find a hidden sanctuary, a place where they could be safe from both the undead and the ruthless survivors.
Their journey was filled with dangers, and they encountered tests of trust and loyalty. However, they were driven by the hope of a brighter future and the potential to help humanity rebuild.
Back with the man who was hiding his infected family, they continued to evade government forces while searching for the rumored cure. In their hideout, they listened to encrypted radio broadcasts, hoping for any lead on the cure's location.
One day, they received a mysterious message that hinted at a secret research facility deep within the government-controlled zones. It seemed like the breakthrough they had been waiting for.
In the twisted world where intelligent zombies began to think and plan, the former tormentors were gripped with fear. They never anticipated that their once-mindless slaves would turn the tables.
The humans realized they were facing a relentless, vengeful enemy. Desperate for answers, they asked the intelligent zombies, "What do you want?"
The leader among the intelligent zombies just smiled.
Horror Story Writing Contest Top 6
Nagi Seishiro
Title: "Late night with Kaori Lewis."
It was a nice Wednesday afternoon when Kaori went to school for her afternoon classes, earphones plugged in while listening to the news she accidentally stumbled upon while scrolling through her Twitter account. It was about the zombie apocalypse that was trending all over the world for some time now because apparently, It was different from what the people thought it would be if ever one was to happen in real life.
It sounded ridiculous hearing it from the newscaster as Kaori, who's been a fan of fiction ever since she was an elementary student knows zombies as the dead that don't have any self-control and are only attracted to the smell of the living. But the news is giving information about what seemed like a different kind of creature with an existence that had never been discovered by billions of people until the rumored first zombie apocalypse happened
Kaori could not believe the news, she scoffed when she heard the reporter's description of what now the world view as "zombies". She closed her phone when she reached the elevator and pressed the fourth-floor button, the elevator door closed and she stood there staring into nothingness. She was about to get off when the elevator opened but she tilted her head when she was greeted by a dark room instead. Her eyes wandered around and landed on something that caught her eye. The big number 3 sign signaled that she was, in fact on the third floor and not on the fourth floor.
She stepped back to look at the elevator buttons and stared at the glowing number 4 that confirmed that she indeed pressed number four, but why did the elevator stop on this floor? She shook her head as she decided to ignore what happened and waited until the elevator closed again to take her to the fourth floor. When she reached her floor she went out to go to her classroom, she greeted the teacher present and apologized for being late for a few minutes.
Kaori sat down when she was given permission to enter and listened to the discussions until the last subject. 30 minutes before the end of the afternoon class one of the students asked something to their teacher that caught her attention. It was about the rumored ghosts on the third floor of their building. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion as she listened to them talk.
"Ah, so you heard about that as well. Actually, it was no ghosts but zombies. I think everyone knows by now that Ghosts are souls that leave a body and zombies were the body that don't have any souls" Everyone listened to the teacher like they were ordered to do so.
"So basically, Ghosts do not have any physical body. we cannot see, nor touch them, they can see us but they cannot touch us. but it is a different story when it comes to zombies; they have the physical physical body that the ghosts lack. They can touch and be touched, they can see and be seen and the rumors about the ghosts of this building have been the talk of the town even before the news about the first zombie apocalypse broke out to the public" Kaori listened. As someone who's been a fan of the supernatural this sure is an interesting topic for her.
"So about the stories of the third floor, rumors started from the teachers. Apparently, when you stay inside this building until past six, you will see the zombies they were talking about, why past six? we don't know. Apparently, they were only visible after the clock hit six. You cannot see them in the morning and up until now that's still a mystery to us, but at night they kept playing with the switch buttons, the keyboards, and even the papers inside the computer room. As I said before, ghosts cannot touch..."
'ain't this some childhood stories you hear from your gramma?' Kaori thought before she ignored everything and waited for the bell that would signal the end of the class. After they were given permission to go home, she went straight back home to search for zombies. Apparently, there are a lot of them all over the world, there is some news about some places in their country and their school is one of them, she just searched all about zombies until the morning came and it was time to go to school again.
She was so intrigued by the topic of the supernatural that when she entered the elevator she purposely pressed both the third and fourth floor buttons. When she reached the 3rd floor, there was nothing that greeted her but darkness, the same view from yesterday so she just sighed and let the elevator take her to the fourth floor once again.
Kaori woke up around 5:30 pm, she missed three of her afternoon classes because she fell asleep. She didn't get a wink of sleep last night so it was understandable, but what bothered her was the fact that no one even bothered to wake her up as they were always out by 5 pm. She scoffed before she readied herself to leave.
when she once again entered the elevator, her eyes landed on the floor buttons and once again, all the thoughts about the zombies that kept her awake came back to her mind like she was watching a movie titled "What Happened Yesterday". Out of pure curiosity, she pressed the third-floor button and the elevator took her to the once again dark room.
She entered and went to the computer room, she just sat at one of the chairs as she waited for the time to reach 6 pm.
She woke up once again, it was completely dark with only the light from the monitor screen she opened earlier serving as a guide for her eyes to see from complete darkness. She lost track of time while waiting and fell asleep. She roamed her eyes around and they landed on the wall clock, it was already 9 p.m. She stood up and started to panic, there was no one inside the building now except her but all worries disappeared when she heard the sounds of keyboards probably a few seats behind her.
She sighed in relief and was ready to apologize to the teacher she was with for staying on the third floor but she stopped.
her smile disappeared when she remembered the description of the zombies from the news she heard yesterday.
"Apparently, the zombies were only visible at night, and never in direct sunlight. Very different from what we all have learned from the past years of our lives..."
Kaori slowly looked back and she had a direct eye contact with someone. With only the light from the monitor screen, she managed to see the full appearance of that someone standing behind her.
Their eyes were as red as blood, their heads slightly tilted to the side, their hair messy, dark circles under her eyes were visible, blood stains on her wrinkled and torn-up clothes and ID lace.
Kaori's phone vibrated a few times and it lit up to show her a warning.
"Due to the full moon, the zombies have risen from their graves and started to spread all over the country again, and based on the last zombie apocalypse that happened last year, the first place the zombies go too is the place they frequent from when they were still alive. We suggest staying put at your home and never making a mistake of taking a single step outside your safe space to ensure your safety"
And that's when Kaori realized something.
The reason why no one was allowed to enter this floor was because this is where the teacher from last school year committed suicide.
and the reason why they were never seen under direct sunlight was because they were only outside under the pressure of the full moon.
She dropped her phone and let out a scream of despair, blood flowing out of her eyes.
Kaori Lewis was inside the school premises when the seventh zombie apocalypse happened.
And she never…
made it out alive.
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Horror Story Writing Contest Entry #2
L Lawliet
Title: "Fight to survive."
It's a new day for the citizens of Malaya, a bustling city known for its vibrant culture and lively nightlife. As the day is just beginning, most citizens are still catching up on sleep or getting ready for the day ahead, but little do they know, something horrifying is about to shake the city to its core.
The cause of this chaos? Dead bodies have begun to rise from their graves, their bodies now corrupted by a mysterious virus that turns them into flesh-eating monsters with only one goal: to consume any flesh they can find.
The first signs of the virus's spread started with screams coming from the graveyard and As the screams intensify, people start to notice that the source of the disturbance is coming from a nearby graveyard. The sight of corpses rising from their graves and stumbling around in shambles is enough to fill anyone with a sense of dread, but this is only the start of something far worse.
One of the people who witnesses this nightmarish scene is a young man named Daniel, who takes off running to warn the authorities. But before he can make it to safety, one of the zombies catches up with him and bites into his shoulder, infecting him with the deadly virus. Daniel falls to the ground, the effects of the virus rapidly taking over his body. He feels the hunger growing inside him, along with a fierce rage and a thirst for blood. With only one thought in his mind, he gets up and charges towards the nearest person, who happens to be an elderly lady out for a morning walk. Without hesitation, he bites into her neck and starts feasting on her flesh, all while a group of people look on in horror.
This scene of pure horror is only the beginning of a nightmare that will unfold in Malaya, as the virus begins to spread like wildfire. "Oh no, oh god, help me!"
This is what the elderly lady shouts out before being swarmed by the other infected, her voice quickly falling silent as she is torn apart by the ravenous monsters.
As the sound of the lady's screams fade away, there is still one message being shouted out by Daniel, the young man who was infected by the virus: "Run! Run for your life!" But it's too late, as another infected leaps towards him and begins biting into his neck, causing a domino effect of infection. In a nearby alleyway, two young friends hide from the growing horde of infected. Sam, a charismatic and determined teen, and Sarah, her brilliant but reserved best friend, look at each other with fear and uncertainty as they wait for the right moment to make a run for it.
Suddenly, there's a loud crash as an infected breaks through the door into the alleyway, sending the two teens into a panic. Sam pushes Sarah towards the other path of the alley and yells, "Go, I'll hold them off for as long as I can!" Sarah reluctantly nods, her feet frozen in fear at the thought of leaving Sam behind. But before she can get a chance to run, another infected leaps onto Sam from behind, pulling him down and biting into his neck.
Sarah watches in horror as the life ebbs away from her best friend's eyes and he slowly turns into one of the infected. But just as the infection sets in and Sam stands back up, he locks eyes with Sarah and whispers, "Run."
With one last final whisper from Sam, Sarah musters up the courage to run away, while the newly infected Sam begins to chase her. Sarah takes off running, using all her remaining strength to outrun Sam and the growing horde of infected behind her. As she runs, the virus begins to take effect; the hunger inside her grows as she can't help but think of the flesh of living people. The thought makes her sick to her stomach, but she can't stop thinking about it. All of it, from the soft, tender meat to the delicious blood and entrails, sounds like a feast and her mouth starts to water at the thought. In the midst of her panic and the growing hunger for meat,
Sarah trips and falls to the ground. Before she can get back up, Sam catches up to her and pins her to the ground. She tries to fight him off, but his strength has been enhanced by the virus as he bites down hard on her neck, spilling fresh waves of blood. She can feel her life slowly fading away as the infection takes its effect, but just as all hope seems lost, loud gunshot is heard in the distance. Suddenly, the sound of gunshots rings out in the distance, coming closer and closer. Sam instinctively moves away from Sarah as armed soldiers appear and open fire on the infected.
The soldiers manage to shoot most of the infected before they can reach Sam and Sarah, but a few of them still make it within biting distance. One of the infected has Sarah pinned down and is about to take a bite when a bullet flies past her and hits the infected in the head. She can hear the infected's brain matter being splattered onto her face, but she's just too relieved to care. After the infected have been neutralized, Sarah is carried away on a stretcher to the infirmary, where doctors are able to successfully cure her and Sam of the infection thanks to treatment involving a newly developed vaccine.
The city is able to return to normalcy after the incident, aided by the efforts of Sarah and Sam in helping to develop the vaccine to finally put an end to the virus. The two friends were awarded and honored for their bravery and resilience during the crisis, and Sarah reflects on how this experience has changed her life forever; from now on, she will strive to make a difference in this world, no matter the cost. Just as Sarah is about to step out of the infirmary, she looks out the window and sees a lone undead figure staring back at her. While everyone celebrated, one of the infected managed to escape into the sewers and has been surviving this whole time.
Sarah smiles at the zombie, now immune after having been infected and cured from the virus earlier, and offers him a small candy bar. The zombie slowly reaches out and accepts it, a faint spark of humanity returning to its rotten corpse. The two share a moment together, a moment of compassion and friendship amidst all the death and destruction.
Short Story Writing Contest Entry #3
Nezuko Kamado
Title: "The Undead Horde"
In a world ravaged by the zombie apocalypse, Nezuko, Rin, Yeon, Tanjiro, and Zenitsu found themselves fighting for survival on a daily basis. Along the way, they stumbled upon a band of survivors led by four powerful leaders: Bishamonten, Minato, Ameri, and Aisha. Despite their differences, the five main characters and the leaders joined forces to face the undead hordes that threatened to consume all life.
Together, they waged a brutal war against the zombies, pushing back the undead hordes and reclaiming city after city. But their victories were not cheap. The constant fighting took a toll on their bodies and their minds, and they were always one step away from being overrun.
In the midst of this struggle, the five main characters and the leaders of the band discovered a new and even more deadly threat: a group of rogue scientists who had created a new and more potent strain of the zombie virus. They had unleashed it on the world, and it had turned even the strongest humans into a new and more dangerous breed of zombies.
The five main characters and the leaders knew that they had to put a stop to the scientists, and they prepared for a final battle to save what was left of humanity. The battle was brutal, and the odds were stacked against them. But they refused to give up, even as the undead hordes closed in on them, and the rogue scientists' army of mutated zombies threatened to tear them apart.
In the end, the five main characters and the leaders emerged victorious, despite the terrible cost. They had defeated the rogue scientists, and they had saved what was left of humanity. But they knew that the battle was far from over, and that the zombie apocalypse still loomed large over the world.
As they rode off into the sunset, they knew that they would never forget the horrors they had faced, and the friends they had lost along the way. But they also knew that they would not let it break them. They would continue to fight it no matter what came their way. Because if there was one thing they had learned, it was that the power of friendship and determination could overcome even the most devastating of evils.
Horror Story Writing Contest Entry #4
Shan Qing Lou
Title: "Whispers of the Haunted House"
Once upon a time, in a small, secluded town, there was an old abandoned house at the end of a dark, eerie street. Legend had it that the house was haunted by the spirit of a vengeful ghost. No one dared to enter the house, as strange occurrences and chilling whispers could be heard from its dilapidated walls.
One stormy night, a group of curious teenagers decided to challenge their fears and explore the haunted house. Armed with flashlights and trembling with excitement, they cautiously stepped inside. The air was heavy with a sense of foreboding, and the creaking floorboards echoed through the empty rooms.
As they ventured deeper into the house, the group began to experience inexplicable phenomena. Doors slammed shut on their own, and eerie shadows danced along the walls. Whispers filled their ears, whispering their deepest fears and secrets. Panic started to consume them, but they pressed on, determined to uncover the truth.
In a hidden room, they discovered an old diary belonging to the previous owner of the house. It revealed a tragic tale of love, betrayal, and a gruesome murder. The spirit haunting the house was seeking revenge for the injustice done to her.
Suddenly, the ghostly figure of a woman materialized before them, her eyes filled with rage. She unleashed her wrath upon the intruders, causing the house to shake violently. The teenagers screamed in terror as they desperately tried to escape.
With each passing moment, the house seemed to come alive, trapping them inside its malevolent grasp. They ran through the maze-like corridors, desperately searching for an exit. But the house seemed determined to keep them captive, its walls shifting and changing, leading them deeper into its nightmarish depths.
Just when all hope seemed lost, they stumbled upon a hidden passage that led to the basement. As they descended into the darkness, they discovered an ancient ritual room. In a desperate attempt to appease the vengeful spirit, they performed a ritual to set her soul free.
With a final burst of energy, the ghostly figure disappeared, and the house fell silent. The teenagers emerged from the basement, exhausted but relieved. They had survived the horror that lurked within the old haunted house.
From that day on, the town's residents avoided the house, knowing the chilling tale of its haunted past. And the teenagers, forever changed by their encounter, vowed to never venture into the realm of the supernatural again.
Short Story Writing Contest Entry #5
Yashiro Nene
Title: "The Undead Horde"
In a world where things took a turn dead people coming back to life a virus that has been only known to affect plants had evolved and can affect humans and animals now.
The society is suddenly divided into two the survivors and the undead. The virus can spread not just by bites, it can be spread by insects, plants and even the road they take.
A group of researchers trying to find out more about the virus to take back to their research center made their way to the outside world for the first time in a decade aware of the danger yet not aware enough about the new outside world.
"This is scary, I don't even know why I'm included in this. We already know that it can spread not only by bites but a lot more." One of the members of the research team Kael voiced out.
"Quit whining this is tasked to us. The government gave this task to us as we are the only researchers that is able to advance to this stage" The leader of the group Blaise reprimanded him.
They kept walking and walking, the city that used to be bright and noisy is now a desserted city with trees and plants overgrowing on the buildings.
"Isn't it weird that we still haven't seen any undead? We have been walking for some time now and yet no undead insight yet." Lian voiced out, clearly confused about the situation.
Instead of this situation letting them relax it just made them more nervous of what's about to come. What if the undeads gain knowledge? What if they are intelligent now? These questions cross the survivors mind.
"You guys are really not listening in our meeting earlier, I told you guys that there are rouge survivors roaming around and thay may have cleared this area and took supplies here." Blaise informed his team. Shaking his head as he realized that his team were not listening with all his babble earlier.
"Rouge survivors? But won't they feel threatened with us? What if instead of undeads killing us i
Horror Story Writing Contest Entry #10
Cassian
Title: "Apocalypse"
One peaceful morning when i was in a bus to go in my work when suddenly outside was full of chaos. I thought it was some terrorist or something but then i saw a huge bird flying above us. I step outside the bus and take a look. When suddenly the giant bird lift the bus up and started to eat it the people mid air. After eating it just drop the bus i then run away but there was this human it has blood all over him. i decided to come close and when i saw his face his eyes was red as blood his body was torn with bruises alll over him. He then jump over me and tried to bit me when a group of survivor rescue me and took me to their place. I was so confused of what was happening because out of the blue this monster like creatures started to appear. They told me to calm down and rest.
After a few hours i then ask their name and what they know about the monsters outside. they simply told me it all came from the crack in the sky and ther is about forty-five creatures came out of it. i decided to ask them about the human like creature earlier and they said it was a undeed also know as zombies after knowing those things i then went outside and thank them i travel about fifty miles to reach my destination. i encounter hundreds of undeed and a few giant creatures like a giant bird, a giant slime, and mostly a giant bear like creature that has a large scar on the eyes. I am close to the gun shop when a group of zombies were running towards the tower in a few miles away from the shop. I decided to check it after get some few weapon like a hand guns and grenade i also took one riffle and about 4 knives and one of the sword in the shelves for display it was sharp so i took it. I was now planning to visit the tower now when i saw a wolf like creature that was abandoned by it group because it is half deed. I felt bad for the creature and i fix the wound and bandages it.
After helping the creature i continue on my way towards the tower. inside was a pool of blood like someone was killing the zombies non stop but it felt strange because none of the zombies limbs or guts are here. i look around for more stuff and in the second floor i saw zombies in cages. Someone was doing experiments in the zombies and one of the cages it has a human but with animal part like cat tail and ears. I didn't hesitate to help it after that i give it food and take it with me. When suddenly a swarming group of zombies saw us and chase us. The wolf that i help earlier came to me. I thought it was gonna eat us but it lay low and it was giving us a ride since there is no other way to survive unless i trust the wolf we jump in and escape. After that the human like creature thank me for saving her i ask her if she has a name and she said her name is lia and she came from another world and didn't know what happened or how she was in here. All she remember was a strong wind blew and she got carried by the wind the next thing she know was she woke up in the street i felt bad for her so i took care of her. A few days later i decided to make a hideout i collect resources and manage to create my base i store all of the foods i find there even the weapon i find and two rooms for us the wolf stayed with us and give it a name cain.
The three of us make a good team clear out zombies and get resources. we upgraded the base make some escape route and even a place to play. The next day we decided to hunt zombies one by one to clear the place we were doing fine until a giant creature attack us we had to fall back because we don't have enough strength to kill it when suddenly lia said if i want strength to kill it i must train to use sword and daggers of possible i should also use bow for long range since firearms cant hurt that kind of monster.
After a few week of training i tried the progress I've made in one of the creature in the place the problem was it has a poisonous claws it is also as hard as an iron bar but from wht lia told me its weakness is its chest and i should aim for it. I then rush towards the the creature and slashes its leag and avoid the tail after that i stab the chest and it went through. i was so happy because i managed to kill a creature that i shouted and attracted the zombies. i went back in the place were staying with the boddy of the creature lia then removed the fangs and claws. i then gave the wolf the remaining part lia get to work about a weapon after a few days she finished it and lia said i should be careful and not vut myself since the venom is strong lia after that we got ready to attack the giant and try to kill it when suddenly the radio went on and a group of survivor was on a search for mor survivor and they will stay in the school for about three days we got hurry to the school when the giant that we were planning to eliminate was there and attacked us we had no choice but to fight back and a fierce battle was done after exchanginghit for half and hour i throw the dagger that lia made through the giant head and kill itall three of us was so tires that after we reach the school i fall asleep when i woke up the survivor capture lia and cain which make me furious and take my dagger but they said the wolf and the girltry to kill me of course i don't believe that good thing there was a cctv in tge school and we look at the video but they were just sleeping next to me they then apologize and said it was a misunderstanding and didn't mean it. they just want to search for more survivor annd took them me lia join them and went to a safe place.
Short Story Writing Contest Entry #11
Kamado Tanjiro
Title: "The Undead Horde"
One lovely afternoon in a school, where students were making potions to create a new experiments, it was their free time so they decidef to discover something. *IN THE LABORATORY ROOM* Guys, guys! Look.. wanna try out the new postion i made? Said excitedly by Yeon. Oh, oh! how does it work? Commented by Natan happily. Sooo you basically drink it. Replied by Yeon. Uh.. are you sure that's safe to drink.? It's a postion Yeon, Something bad might happen if some of us drinks it. It's also color green and smelly eww.
Said by Anya. Oh come on guys! Don't be a baby. Besides we came here to try some postions out right? Said by Yeon stubbornly. Your really stubborn Yeon. If you want to try it, try it out for your self. Something bad might happen. Said by Nezuko confidently. Ughh, fine! It's just a position anyways. What can get worse.? Reply by Yeon, Yeon drinks his postion slowly as he started feeling weird. Mm..? It doesn't taste bad.. but my head is... D-dizzy.. Yeon said after he drinked his position and passed out.. Yeon! W-wake up... Scaredly said by Rin. -Yeon started to shake like an earthquake on the floor that looks like he's transforming into something.- blood came out from his mouth.. AHHHH!!! w-what's happening to him..? Anya said freakedly. Guys leave the room immediately now! Said by sir Minato woriedly looking outside the window of the laboratory room.. it only has begun...
Everyone went out of the laboratory room and locked Yeon alone there.. what happened to him sir?.. said by Rin scaredly.. I shouldn't have let you here.. the postions are to dangerous to try out... We still don't know what's gonna happen to him. But we will see. Commented by Minato. G-guys!! We're trapped here.. the gaurd locked us in the school. Is there a way out?.. said by Xhaya running towards Minato and the others. W-what!? Locked here...? There has to be a way out. Said by Nezuko fluently creeped out. I think we have to stay here for the night.. said by sir Minato. How about Yeon..? He is still shaking.. like something.. I'm scared.. scaredly said by Anya. Don't worry we will check him out tomorrow.. for now let's all rest. Let's hope nothing bad will happen.
The dorms are on the second floor.. we also have boxes of foods their so we can eat. I think it's the best to stay their for one night.. the principal won't mind hehe. Said by Sir Minato cheerfully. All of them went to the left hallway and up to the second floor going to the right hallway to the middle of the second floor. Here we are.! We all might fit in here. There are 20+ rooms, a kitchen, and everyroom has an bathroom, also clothes so make yourself feel at home. Go shower now and I'll unpack the foods in the box. Said by sir Minato. The students got to their room and showered while Minato was unpacking, after he unpacked he cooked food for everyone. Dinner is ready! Shouted by minato loudly. Everyone came out of their rooms and started sitting on the kitchen table. After they all have eaten. I'm still woried about Yeon.. said by Natan. Don't worry he might be fine tomorrow.. said by Nezuko. Chop chop everyone *claps twice* let's all head to bed now. It's getting late. Said by Minato. They all went to their rooms.. 12:50.... To 2:50am... Everyone in the room heard bangings from downstairs.. it was midnight in the morning.. g-guys... What was that.? Anya said. Everyone gathers on the kitchen. Why is it so noisy...? Belphegor said. Guys calm down.. someone's banging downstairs.. but who.. Nagi said confusedly. Unless.. could it be.. y-yeon..? Tanjiro said.
Alright guys don't panick.. Ameri said calmy. They all went down stairs and saw Yeon... Banging his self from the window. W-what the... Danjuro freakly said. Guys I think I finally found the death of the cure... Tanjiro said. Ooohhh! Death of the cure? What's that.? Rin said. Soo. How are we gonna make him drink that...? Anya said. It's a splash potion actually.. Tanjiro replied. What the plan then?. Minato commented. I know the plan.. Nezuko sweetly replys. Nezukos plan was someone is gonna open the laboratory door and let Yeon out while Yeon is distracted from the trap, while he is finally coming out... Tanjiro is going to splash the postion on him. Alright. Everyone nooded to what Nezuko said and Everyone got in place. Ready? Tanjiro said. READY! everyone shouted. Go. Kiyotaka opened the laboratory room slowly. As Tanjiro was at the top of the door in the laboratory room. As Yeon started to walk fast outside to his freedom something spalshed from his head, Tanjiro splashes the cure poison around Yeon. As the zombie Yeon passed out. D-did we did it?.. Natan said. WE DID IT!!! Nagi shouted. Woohoo! Replied back from Tanjiro. Let's make sure for now his safe.. great work everyone. Minato said. After everyone got in the doorms. The TV in the living room of the doorms opened on it own... everyone stares at the TV.
The NEWS reporter: Good evening everyone. We will be having a locked down, zombies... Are spreading everywhere at ****** who ever is near please stay indoors lock everything in your house. Close the windows and Shut your doors and put curtains everywhere. The zombies spread only in this afternoon.. we are still gathering more information so this will all be clear. A student near the $H0UNEN G4UK3N school was found the first zombie at the mall of the city, in the bathroom. It basically started to spread in the mall of center. The "DEATH" is here.. Goodluck to survive. Zombies are everywhere.. Thankyou. Everyone may all of you stay safe in this night..
Z-ZOMBIES!?... Zenitsu freakly said.
-Everyone freaked out-..
It's not over yet. I think someone went in the laboratory room and sneeled one of yeons poison.. The School is our safe place... I'll lock everything now with the security system around here.. Minato said bravely..
The death of our lives has begun....
"THE DEATH CURE"......
Horror Story Writing Contest Entry #12
Son Gohan
Title: "Darkshadow of the paradise"
10/01/2023
In this year, the world is peaceful. The fear of any disseases and virus had vanished with the help of "Science". In this time, era, when our world, the "Earth" is the embodiment of the perfect world(paradise). Where human and animals understand and respect each other. And don't have fears on any evilness( diseasses, virus, crime, starvation).
Just Lke what's have been described in the holly book " Bible".
But there is something that will come to this world, and it will conquer everyone, everything and anything! Something that had been keep in the shadow of the dark secrets from everyone, from the world! Something that no one would ever dream of the "Darkshadow of the Paradise". . This is the failure of those scientist who created the paradise. The "Army of the Darkshadow" a monster who eat any living things and infect. And now it breaked it cell, and it's starting to conquer the Community where our MC lived.
6:30 AM
Zeldrylocs and Son just finished their breakfasts. When they heard an unfamiliar sound( alarm).
/Everyone pls evacuate the city Immidiately/
Out of their curiosities they look up at the window and see the chaos. So many car accidents and there are something that trying to destroy, eat everyone. All of resident are running trying to escape but the army are fast and strong. Zeldrylocs was shocked, his mind can't believe what his eyes witnessing.
But Son has already understand the situation.
And determine to survive with his brother
POV of Son
Zeldrylocs cant move his body and trembling in fear.
Son: Hey bro! dont just stand there.!! move and take all of your stuff. Were going to save aunt Mate and Uncle Jedis . They might be still safe. But just right now we should hurry up and save them. Okay .
He snap Zeldrylocs shoulders to get his attention
Zeldrylocs: Ohh!!! damn what is this
is this a gamee!!!
What.. what did you say!! oh yes!! aun Mate and Uncle Jedis. Just wait for mee I just pack my things and get some tools, to fight with those monssterr maybe?
Son: Okay I just wait outside the door, Hurry up I can hear the peoples screaming.
Suddenly, Son heared a loud crack inside the room. He immidiately run back inside the room
Son: Zeldrylocs you okay?!!
He enter Zeldrylocs room and see the monster(army) on Zeldrycs room window, Its trying to break in.
POV of Zeldrylocs.
A monster with a long tounge and slimmy blackened body, trying to break inside his room. Crankkk. the sound of glass breaking.. The army has broke the window now its looking at Zeldrycs. It jump down to Zeldrylocs with its mouth open and ready to eat. A black hairy foot just kick the monster head. It's Son!!!
Zeldrylocs: Sonnnnn!!!!
He reach Son hand but the monster is holding Son.
Kicking the head of the monster, But the monster cant feel any pain. So he just forcefully kick the monster hand instead of its head. And it fall down..
Son: Lift me up Zeldrylocs!!
Zeldrylocs: Okay okay!!
Son :Next time dont just stand!!
Fight!! remember what were doing everyday. All of that are for this time. Lets show this monster what were made of. This is the time that were waiting for!! We can fight now!!
They leave the room with all the stuff they need and some food and head to the roof top. Son holding a Long Stainless steel. And Zeldrylocs holding a katana. On their way to roopt top they meet a girl named Osaka.
POV of two
suddenly a girll come out of the room calmly as the sky with headphone on his head.
Zeldrylocs: Osaka!! Osaka..
Osaka: huhh! oh Zeldrycs whats the ocation and both of you are all out ahhhah.
Zeldrylocs: You serious?? Have you not the chaos out there?
Osaka:What chaos?? Hahahahaha
Zeldrylocs: Try to look down at your window
Osaka: You serious? jhahahah.
She try to enter back to her room to look out on the window.
Sunddenly they heared a Loud crack on their back. There is a monster. It come out in one of the rooms. The door flied as it comeout.
Zeldrylocs: Runnnn!!!
Son drag the two and run trough the stairs.
they are now running for their life. There are now three monster behind them. And one of those jump at them, furtunately Zeldrylocs cut its hand..
Son: Cut its head!!!
Zeldrylocs : Okay I take care of their head and you'll protecr us
they both team up againts the monster. .
Son Kicked the monster in the stomach and lift its head with his stick. Zeldrylocs Cut its head the blood splash trough the wall. They defeat the other two left. And continue to run with Osaka. When they reached the rooftop, Osaka lock the door and lie down.
Son: Im sorry to disturb your rest, but we need to keep going.
Osaka: Ishhh. alright alright
lets go!! wait but how? go wheree?
Zeldrylocs: Come here! look at that buliding right there. Were gonna jump
Osaka : Your joking righ hahaha.. wait your serious?
Zeldrylocs: Yes I amm.
He throw their bag and jump to the next building..
Their battle has just begun, soon they will experience much more terrifying thing than they ever had.
Short Story Writing Contest Entry #13
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji
Title: "A Journey Into The Dead"
In the town of Marbale, there lives a retired soldier named Yuuji. He decided to leave the military due to the intense training and returned to his hometown. On the day of his return, the town was celebrating its birthday. Yuuji arrived home at four in the afternoon, feeling tired but filled with joy and nostalgia. He decided to take a short walk around town to soak in the atmosphere.
As Yuuji strolled through the streets, he noticed an unusual silence. The usually lively town was deserted, with broken and abandoned buildings casting a gloomy shadow over the scene. Marbale appeared to be in ruins, a far cry from its former beauty.
He checked the house to see if there was someone, but there wasn't anyone in plain sight. Yuuji was suspicious about the town's quietness and loneliness. As he checked the houses, to his surprise, they were unlocked and open, but there was still no sign of humans.
While searching the desolate streets, Yuuji noticed a figure moving amidst the trash. Curiosity piqued, he quietly approached and soon realized that the figure was a person feasting on human entrails. Yuuji's blood ran cold at the sight, and he felt a sense of terror. The zombie, with blood-stained mouth, was thoroughly absorbed in its gruesome meal. Trying not to draw attention to himself, Yuuji slowly retreated, accidentally alerting the zombie with a kick on a can. As panic surged through him, Yuuji sprinted away, desperately searching for a hiding place.
Eventually, he lost the zombie's pursuit and made his way back home, where he turned on the news. To his shock, Yuuji discovered that a virus had spread, causing people to lose their humanity and resort to cannibalism. The world seemed to descend into despair, with chaos and darkness reigning everywhere.
Despite the turmoil he had witnessed, Yuuji remained determined to live. He decided to gather essential supplies and embark on a search for a safe haven. Throughout his journey, he would face numerous challenges, relying on his resourcefulness and resilience to survive. But it wasn't just survival he sought; it was an opportunity to rediscover the indomitable spirit of humanity. Along the way, Yuuji would encounter other survivors, forming alliances to eradicate the evil that plagued the world. His resilience and courage would be tested as he confronted the darkest aspects of human nature and the challenges of a ravaged world.
As Yuuji's journey started, he rivals many zombie hordes but that wasn't enough for him to he stopped. Along his journey, he rescued survivors and met many people who also fight for the eridication of zombies. They all joined into Yuuji. Along their journey, they faced countless perilous dangers and obstacles. They scavenge supplies for their needs in abandoned malls and stores and their bond grew stronger with each passing day.
During their travels, Yuuji and his group saw a research facility hoping that there will be a cure to stop this zombies and cure the infected ones. As searching the facility, they found the data of the cure and it's components and ingredients needed. In finding finding the ingredients, Yuuji and his companions spread out all over to find it as much as possible.
After a long gathering of ingredients, they managed to gather the necessary components and returned to the facility.
Under the guidance of the surviving scientists, they made the cure and distributed it to survivors all over the world. Slowly, the infected people had regained their humanity, and hope was reignited.
Horror Story Writing Contest Entry #14
Kise Ryota
Title: "REALITY"
People lived their lives, Raised families, And Chased their dreams. But then the outbreak occurred. The apocalypse descended on humanity like a hammer blow, Striking at the heart of the greatest cities and the and the most remote villages. The Undead Swarmed the earth, Hungry for flesh and driven by an unending rage. Life as we knew it ceased to exist, Replaced by a nightmare of blood and death.
2 Hours Before the outbreak begun.
Helion was heading to the school. He saw Jay and Dreyn taking coffee in the vending machine.. So he approached them.
At The School
Helion: I'm Bored. "sigh"
Jay: Wanna skip school??
Dreyn: What are you two waiting for.?
They skipped the next semester.
Jay, Dreyn And Helion went to the canteen to buy some drinks.
Dreyn: Have You two saw Shane and Kim?
Jay: Uhh..
Helion: No.
Dreyn: Yes never saw them too.
Shane: You guys skipped class too? HAHA
Kim: You know them HAHAHHAHAHA.
Jay: Class is boring.I want to do something else.
Helion: Same
Meanwhile
At the boys bathroom
Lysol: Keto that girl was so damn fine!! "laugh"
Keto: I Know right! "laugh"
"hears something growling"
Keto: You Hear that?
"Bathroom door open with a blood in the guy face"
Lysol: "Smile and said" hear wh-
"The Zombie Bite Lysol With a ironic Scream"
Keto: GET UP!
"The Zombie grab Keto"
Keto: AAAHHHHHHH HEL--
Jay: HAHAHA "heard the scream"
Jay: Heard that?
Helion: Huh?
Jay: Oh Nothing-
The five of them head back to there classroom
Shane: Wait.. have you seen Kim?
Helion: She's was at my back earlier..
Jay: Let's just go back her
Dreyn: I'm tired
Jay: Then don't have.
Dreyn: Just kidding. I'm coming
The four of them go was finding Kim until-
Dreyn found her
Dreyn:Kim They you are. We Were looking around for you...
So Quiet
Dreyn: Kim???
Jay: Oh You found her-
"Kim Suddenly Jump into Dreyn With a Blood Over on her face and bite he's neck, Screaming in pain"
Dreyn: KIM! WHATS WRONG WITH YOU!!
Jay: DREEYYNNN!!!
"Three Zombies are running into Jay"
Jay: AAAHHHH!!
"Helion Grab the mop and push the Zombies away"
Helion: JAY LETSS MOVEE THE PEOPLE IN HERE IS GOING CRAZY!!
Jay: B-but WHAT ABOUT DREYN?!!
Helion: HES ALREADY BITTEN!
Shane: HURRY IN HERE!
"The Zombies are chasing them until they got into the principal offices"
Jay: WHAT WAS THAT THING??
Helion: Kim and Dreyn turn into one of them.
Jay: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!!!
Helion: Zombies.
Jay: Zombies?!!
Shane: Yes.
Jay: Kim bite Dreyn!
Shane: Because Kim was a zombie.
Helion: She got infected. but we don't know when if who infected her.
Jay: So what's the plan?
Shane: Let's search supplies in this room.
"They were searching for supplies"
Jay: I found 2 chocolates and 1 water bottle.
Shane: I found 1 biscuit and 2 cookie.
Helion: Well.. I only found This 2 Baseball Bat and 1 Arnis stick.
Helion: Jay.
"Throw the bat into Jay"
Jay: So What's our next move?
Shane: There's a safe room in the ground floor. we can go in there and find help.
Helion: Suit up. we're moving.
Jay: Aight.
"They cover thereself with ducktake so the zombies bite can't go through"
"Jay slowly opened the door"
Shane: Soo?
Jay: The surroundings are so quiet.
Helion: Let's go just stay quiet.
"The Moment they leave the room"
Shane: JAY BEHIND YOU!!
"Zombi Jump into Jay but luckily Jay Dodge it. More and more zombies are coming running into them with a terrifying Growling and screaming. They got into the ground but."
Helion: Go go go!!
Jay: FASTER!
Shane: Were almost there!
"Shane finally arrived at the room. and surprisely Shane closed the door. Jay And Helion Was shocked."
Helion: SHANE!!
Jay: Tsk tsk tsk! Helion look out.
Helion: "Busy fighting the Zombie" Shane why!!
Shane: I'm sorry I want to live "scream in the window"
Helion: Jay Don't die on me.
Jay: Likewise.
"More and more zombies are coming Shane goes in the room crying. Shane saw Many survivors.Does Jay And Helion Survive That many zombies?
10days later
The Survivor in the school got rescued and Shane also.All The zombies in the school got wipe out.
The Soldiers Saw a man Standing in the hallway.
Soldier 1: Go Check it.
Soldier 2: Copy.
The Soldier approach the guy standing.
IT WAS JAY. he's still alive.
Short Story Writing Contest Entry #15
Rin Itoshi
Title: "Downfall Of Humanity"
As the start of a new generation in 2039, alot of people celebrated to enjoy the year as it is now. Some things changed and evolve into futuristic stuff, just like Ai's slowly taking over or some people uses robots to help them, examples are robot bodyguards, robot police drones, cleaner robots, or even robots teacher, etc.
July 13 2039, Doctors managed to find a way to make a dead person alive again, well it is sorta an experiment, Doctor Beta managed to make a dead person alive once again. It turned out in a good way but turned out in a worse way, the alive person got up and decided to look at its surroundings. And took a closer look at doctor beta, the patient (let's call him Dave, the dead person who was brought back to life) patient Dave really looked weak at first, when doctor beta decided to give him some Sandwich, that's where patient Dave decided to act abnormally. It's like he was posses by just eating the sandwich doctor beta gave him. Patient Dave got out of his bed and immediately run outside of the experimental building. Patient Dave saw a bunch of people in the experimental building and decided to jump on them and tear off their faces even their body parts.
“Aaaaa! Somebody help, This person took off my orga- *coughs blood*” patient Dave took off the human its organs and decided to eat it in front of the people. After patient Dave ate the human and its organs, patient Dave wants another one, and one person realized it's a zombie
“everybody! Run outside of the building, this person is a zombie that eats people and turn them into one!” everyone heard the person's voice. They immediately ran off the building, some of the people survived, some of them not and some of them even decided turned into a zombie and hunt even more people. It was a terrific year, an infection started and it's spreading really fast.
October 29 2039, the infection took 89% of the world infected and the 11% weren't. Survivors managed to eliminate the zombies and decrease its population. And there's one guy who really loves going on a rampage, let's say his name is, Jake. Jake was once a worker who also worked at the experimental building. He was a genius and a professional at experimenting stuff, he even almost completed his cure for cancer. But the tragedy happened, an infection starts and Jake couldn't managed to finish his cure, but look at him now. His a survivor and fighting the zombies so the world can be free again.
Jake's POV:
“Oh man, that was my 29th kill for today. It's such a shame that an infection started and decided i decided to quit finding a solution to cure cancer, but anyway. Here i am, minding my own business and killing zombies so the world can have it peace and fun again”
Meanwhile, the infection is still going up because of zombie's evolving and turning into a mutated one, (how you'd say that there mutated? Basically there's someone helping the zombies to become even further strong and defeat the survivors. Someone greater and beyond better than the doctor beta itself, Her name is 'Jane' and yes, she was the one helping them, i got no clue how she managed to get the zombies trust but it's up to the story not me) the population of the zombies went up, to 89% to 91%, survivors are loosing and the zombies are winning by far with a good chance having a mutated zombies among them.
Back to Jake, he managed to found a survivors who needed help defeating the zombie horde at their base. They were seeking for help but gladly Jake came to the rescue, Jake is packed with guns, melee and even some can goods and water so he can have an energy while fighting the zombies, the survivors (let's call them fish gang)
The fish gang begged for Jake's help, because one of fish gang's member was trap and was unable to go to the fish gang base, because there was a horde of them or even a mutated zombie in a horde, anyway. Jake accepted to help the fish gang by giving them guns and weapons. Jake has a grenade which will be really helpful since it's a horde of zombie's, Jake and the fish gang members went into the base hearing some loud banging noises outside, well clearly it's a zombie or maybe is it?, then Jake and the fish gang members went up in the second floor and opened up the window, Jake then threw a grenade at the zombies and immediately was a blood bath for everybody, after the explosion, a big zombie appeared or should i say mutated was hiding in the horde of the zombies, it was huge and have some blue nerves at its muscles. Jake was flabbergasted, he couldn't move or speak. All he did was just stand there seeing the fish gang members die one by one by the mutated zombie, Jake wouldn't let that slide, he uses his shotgun and fire it at the big zombie, Jake then uses his chainsaw to cut the mutated zombies arm, well it work at some point but it still managed to fight back.
Jake's POV:
“tsk, i cannot believe this guy is tougher than what i thought, why did i ever think that this was easy, he is big and strong. He even broke my left arm and i cannot use my gun to hold them properly, my only choice is to lure that guy and try killing him with something that can destroy and kill him for sure, if the plan didn't work, i risked my life for nothing.”
Jake's life was into the line, it's 50/50. Success or either fail, his only choice was to do it so he could finished the big zombie, it's not gonna decrease the population but it'll definitely lower it down by 2 or 3 percent, the mutated zombie looked weak but still as strength to kill Jake.
HORROR STORY WRITING CONTEST:
Theme: "Of the Dead (Stories of Zombie Apocalypse)"
Mechanics:
1. This contest is open to any member of Shounen Gakuen (one entry is allowed per member.)
2. The story you will submit must have a title. One entry only will be accepted per member.
3. It should strictly follow the theme or at least need to be related.
4. All entries should have a minimum of 500 words a maximum of 1000 words including the title.
5. It should be in the English language.
6. The author should submit an original work and not a translated or copycat of any published work.
6. Any instances of plagiarism caught will disqualify the member from the contest.
7. Once done, you can comment on your entry in the comment section of this FB post on or before October 28, 2023, 11 PM, together with the following format:
Name:
Division:
#SGHorrorStory
Title:
(Your Story)
NOTE: Posting your entries earlier will be an advantage in getting more reactions.
REMINDER: Once the entry is posted, the entry is not allowed to be edited or reuploaded in the FB group without the permission of the Higher Order.
Criteria for judging:
Plot/Story Quality - 30%
Relation to the Theme - 25%
Characters, Setting and Atmosphere - 20%
Quality/Grammar/Spelling - 15%
Audience Impact - 10%