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Subway to the End of the World

A bomb doesn't end the world. It ends right before breakfast on a rainy Tuesday. Structural engineer Silas Vance won't let his family become prey when a sudden, hyper-lethal mutation takes over the surface. He doesn't try to make a stronghold in the city that has fallen apart. Instead, he takes his wife and two kids and dives into the dark, empty subway system. They can only hope for a heavy-duty transit train that is no longer in use. This is the start of a never-ending, beautiful journey to survive the end of the world. Outside the thick iron walls, brutal groups fight over scraps, and mutated monsters hunt in the dark. It is a rolling sanctuary on the inside. Silas builds the ultimate moving fortress using his ruthless survival instincts and a new kinetic mutation that puts blueprints and machinery directly into his mind. He takes high-end processors from other people's computers to automate heavily armored defenses. His wife, Maeve, turns cargo cars into glowing, bioluminescent underground gardens. Silas goes home after every scary fight for scrap and survival in the flooded tunnels. He locks the heavy steel vault doors, keeping the blood and horror out. The coffee brews on a hot cast-iron stove inside. An old radio plays soft jazz. And his kids sleep soundly in warm beds while the huge engine takes them deeper into the earth. *Subway to the End of the World* is a one-of-a-kind, very moving story about the end of the world. It has an addictive progression system, stunning high-tech base building, high-stakes visceral combat, and the harsh, real-life story of a married couple fighting to keep their children's innocence alive in a world that is dead. There are an infinite number of tracks. The Hollowed are changing. The train keeps going.
RSisekai · 19 Views

The Continent of Etho:Balancekeeper

Beneath the gilded glow of an Ethos sunset, Leon—once Leonard Ventura, a burnt-out Earth coder—sits motionless by a forest stream, his small body a prison for an adult soul. Reborn as a four-year-old orphan in Acorn Village, a humble settlement clinging to the edge of the Whispering Forest, he hides his clarity behind a veil of vacant stares. For weeks, he has pretended to be the "broken" child the villagers pity, silently absorbing every thread of this medieval world: the feudal chains of the Aurestia Empire, the scarcity of metal and magic, and the quiet fear in his adoptive mother Erika’s eyes—fear that her son will never truly awaken. But Leon is awake. And he is adapting. His former life’s greatest tools—programming logic, engineering ingenuity, a knack for pattern-solving—are not obsolete here. They are his secret weapon. In a world where survival depends on balance between land and forest, light and shadow, his Earth-born rationality becomes a bridge to Ethos’s hidden magic. When he crosses paths with Eldrin, a reclusive herbal mage fleeing the tyrannical Holy Light Church, Leon discovers his mind can decode runic systems like code, refine elemental salts like chemicals, and turn simple tools into instruments of survival. Yet peace is fragile. Acorn Village lies in Greyrock Territory, where Count Valerius monopolizes the sacred Salt Lake—source of both sustenance and magical stabilization—while the Church hunts "heretical" magic users like Eldrin. When shadow-tainted beasts from the Transverse Mountains’ sealed rift begin terrorizing the village, Leon’s charade collapses. Forced to reveal his brilliance to protect Erika and his new home, he becomes a target: the Church brands him a threat to their dogma, the Count sees him as a challenge to his power, and ancient forces stir, sensing a balance-shifter in their midst. To survive, Leon must forge unlikely alliances—with a skeptical Moonshade elf from the Whispering Forest, a gruff dwarf blacksmith guarding star-silver ore, and followers of the Nightveil Sect, unjustly accused of unleashing the shadow corruption. Together, they must unravel the Church’s lie: the Shadow Rift was not opened by heretics, but by the Church itself, in a greedy bid to monopolize light magic. Leon’s journey is one of reinvention. He must merge Earth’s logic with Ethos’s elemental laws to craft a new kind of magic—one that heals, unites, and restores balance. From a silent observer to a leader, from a stranger in a child’s body to the Balancekeeper Ethos needs, he will learn that power lies not in domination, but in harmony. In a world where gods play with fates and empires crumble over greed, Leon’s greatest magic is not spells or swords—it’s the courage to rewrite the rules. Will he bridge two worlds to save Ethos… or will the weight of his past and the chaos of his present consume him? *Balancekeeper of Ethos* weaves gritty survival, heartfelt family bonds, and epic fantasy into a tale where a coder’s wit outshines sorcery—and the unlikeliest hero becomes the world’s last hope.
trey_chen · 32.8k Views

Supernatural: The Monster King

Marcus Webb wakes up in a dusty Nevada motel with a cold realization: he’s no longer in his own world, and he’s no longer human. Bitten by a Skinwalker and left to rot, he survived only because an ancient metaphysical construct—the Monster King System—chose him as its host. In a world where Sam and Dean Winchester are currently hunting anything that bumps in the night, Marcus has a different goal. He knows the Apocalypse is coming in exactly one thousand days. To survive the literal end of the world, he must use his system to unite the warring monster species into a single coalition. He isn't just hunting to feed; he’s building a kingdom of monsters strong enough to stand against both Heaven and Hell. The System: Monster King Dominion & Unity Index: The core of the system. It tracks Marcus's authority over other supernatural beings. By defeating or saving monsters, he earns "Dominion," allowing him to issue absolute commands and track the "Unity Index"—a measure of how well his multi-species coalition is working together. Predator Essence (Evolution): Instead of standard XP, Marcus harvests "Predator Essence" from fallen foes. This resource is spent to evolve his physical form, allowing him to combine the traits of different monsters—like the speed of a Vampire with the shapeshifting of a Skinwalker. Hunter Threat Level (HTL): A specialized radar that monitors the proximity of threats. It specifically tracks the "Winchester Intervention" risk, turning Crimson if Sam or Dean get too close to uncovering his operation. The Corruption Index (CI): A dangerous drawback. The more Marcus uses his "monstrous" powers, the higher his CI rises. If it hits 100%, the System takes full control, erasing his human memories and turning him into a mindless, primordial beast.
Anti_Hero_0891 · 127.3k Views