Jake A. Strife

Zach has always been a master of Survival Horror video games. Naturally, he always thought he’d be ready for the Zombie Apocalypse. Don’t all gamers think the same?But when the undead take over his school, the city, and possibly the entire world, he learns he was dead wrong. Alongside his fellow gamers, and a self-proclaimed, ‘Zombie Killer’, he must navigate this new world, and learn to contend with more than just those infected with the virus. To save his friends, he must face religious fanatics, a corrupted government, and an entire company of psychopaths that think it's all a game. To survive, a serious lesson must be learned; kill or be killed, pull the trigger or die; and most of all, sacrifices must be made. This. Is. No. Game.

It's finally here. DARK DAYZ. The world's first true Virtual Reality MMO releases, and one million exuberant gamers log in for the first time. One minute, the game is a light-hearted fantasy adventure. Kill that wolf, gain XP. Do this quest, get a reward. But then the sky darkens. The beautiful world warps before the players' eyes... Plant life wilts... Low-level beasts collapse, howling in agony... The main city hub melts away, and in its place appears a macabre, hellish kingdom. High-level monsters invade the forests, while NPCs turn violent, and slaughter all in sight. Panicked, the players try to log out. But the button doesn't work. And no one is respawning. Pain becomes real. Death becomes real. On the outside, the logged in, die one by one, and communication from within the game ceases. A terrorist claims responsibility, and issues a single demand. The world’s best gamer must enter DARK DAYZ and make it to the final zone. There they must challenge and defeat the hacker known as Z. Only then will the nightmare end. After a week of terror, someone steps up. One gamer is brave enough to enter the virtual hellscape. Zycuh Hunpo. He's won tournaments. He's won more money than he knows what to do with. But with zero friends, and a horrendous homelife, what does he have to lose? Zycuh believes he can do it. Get to the end. Take down Z. And become the greatest hero of the twenty-first century. Maybe then others will see him as more than just a famous gamer with pockets full of cash. But can he do it? Can a gamer who has completed every challenge in his life, solo, and never even played an MMORPG, possibly make it to endgame? One thing's for sure. He'll need a party. He'll need allies. He'll need... friends. One million gamers logged into DARK DAYZ. Now... it's one million... and one.

I MADE IT OUT ALIVE.I'd earned my right to escape. The first boss was dead.FREEDOM.Yet, the pain remains.It's not over.I LOGGED BACK IN.Things are different.I fight not only for strangers...NOW I FIGHT FOR FRIENDS.The hacker took someone precious.I'm not leaving until he is defeated.HE MADE THINGS PERSONAL.---Beyond the Dead Plains to the east of Shadesburgh, a new terror awaits...The Black Desert is a place where the sun is always shining, but the world is still dark.Zycuh must traverse this desert and find his friends while getting used to his new character class, and dealing with the murderous Beta Players. Can he and his friends survive? Is there a way to avoid the Player Killing Beta Players? Or must they be slain like the evil monsters of the game? Return to the world of Dark Days and continue the hunt for the notorious hacker, Z.

A teenager is diagnosed as terminally ill and given only seven days to live. As he goes to sleep, he travels to a fantasy world where magic, the strange, and absurdity reign. There's a legend in Strange World, one of an artifact that can grant a single wish. Taking on the persona of 'Magna', the teen goes on a journey to find the artifact. But there's another legend, to make the wish you must make a great and terrible sacrifice.