by ElectrikBlue
The world has ended.Alek knows this well. He’s one of the last few, aimless and broken, part of those who roam the silent ruin. Part of those who carry the weight of the past. Until one day, he finds a house. And through a simple game of chance and choices, he is set upon a path he never intended to walk.Elsewhere, at the same time, Victoria escapes the place that raised her: an underground bunker where humanity's "lucky ones" clung to twisted ideals. Bloodied but unbroken, she steps into a land she knows nothing about. A land that can't be worse than what she left behind... right?For when a world that made little sense collapse, what's left in its wake is nothing short of madness. So what then when the end is caused by something worse than human? Status:Part 1: [Ended and Revised]Alek and Victoria realise that the worst thing in this world doesn't come from the past. Meanwhile, a lonely child wanders around the wasteland.Part 2: [Ended and Revised]A blast awaken new threats. Old ennemies cross path. Part 3: [Ended and Revised]Factions fall and rise. And communication becomes the key. Part 4 - Finale: [Ended and Revised]Destinies meet in the craddle of mankind. Volume 2: Programmed but not yet planned (expected 2027) * Chapters oscillate between 2000 and 3500 words (average 2500)* Violence, Difficult topics (But not over the top)* Fiction cover made by the talented x_luminous-x* Cover for Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 made by the wonderful Wandering Brain Spasm* Cover for WOTL Four Seasons made by me on Figma using a Flickr Commons picture. NOTICE: If you've come to this story from anywhere other than Royal Road, you're reading a stolen copy. Please help support myself and Royal Road authors by heading over to https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/96383/whimpers-of-the-light-post-apo-psychological-horror and reading there. Thank you!
