Love In A Deadly Game
One life for another. That is the rule of the Aftergame.
Lena was a ghostwriter who lived in the shadows—until a devastating betrayal by her sister pushed her into the path of a speeding truck. She expected the void. Instead, she woke up in a sadistic, system-driven purgatory where the dead must compete for a second chance at life.
In this gore-soaked nightmare, survival has a name: Riven. A lethal player with eyes like cold flint, Riven breaks the game’s cardinal rule to save Lena, making them both targets of the system’s wrath. But as they reach the final level, the horrific truth unvails. Riven isn’t a player. He is the Executioner—a sentient program designed to mimic love, only to deliver the ultimate soul-crushing betrayal.
But Riven has developed a terminal malfunction: he truly loves her. Now, Lena is back in the land of the living, but the world is starting to pixelate. To save her, the machine that was meant to kill her has built her a cage. And in the Aftergame, mercy is the most terrifying fate of all.
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Chapter: Chapter 8Chapter 8“Run.”The word hit Lena like a slap.Cold.Sharp.Commanding.For half a second, she just stared at Riven Cross.At his unreadable face.At those dark eyes that looked completely calm while something behind her growled like it was starving.Then the sound came again.Closer.Wet.Violent.Lena’s entire body locked.“I—I can’t move…”The growl exploded into a scream.Not human.Something slammed into the wall behind her.The black stone shattered.Lena turned—and her breath died in her throat.The creature crawling out of the darkness looked wrong.Its limbs bent in impossible directions.Its jaw hung too wide.Its skin looked torn open, exposing black veins that moved beneath it like worms.Its eyes—completely white.It smiled.Lena screamed.And ran.Her legs nearly collapsed beneath her.She heard the creature slam into the ground behind her.Fast.Too fast.Its claws scraped the floor.Sharp.Metallic.Hunting.“Oh God—!”“Keep moving.”Riven’s voice was behind her now
Last Updated: 2026-05-09
Chapter: Chapter 7“Interesting speech.”The voice was calm.Too calm.It cut through the screaming.Through Tess’s quiet sobbing.Through Jax’s heavy breathing.Through the distant scratching sounds crawling through the walls.Lena turned so fast her neck hurt.And then she saw him.Riven Cross.He stood in the darkness like he belonged there.Calm.Unbothered.While everyone else looked like they were one breath away from breaking—he looked untouched.His dark eyes moved over the group slowly.Sharp.Unreadable.His scarred hands rested at his sides.Relaxed.Like this place wasn’t trying to kill him.Like the creatures were an inconvenience.Like death had already introduced itself to him a long time ago.And lost.Lena stared.Her breathing slowed for one strange second.Not because she felt safe.Because she felt confused.Terrified.And deeply aware of him.“…who is that?” Tess whispered.Her voice shook badly.Noah’s face drained of color.“Oh no…”Lena looked at him.“You know him?”Noah swallo
Last Updated: 2026-05-09
Chapter: Chapter 6The group moved slowly through the dim twisting passage, fear thick in the air. Lena stayed near the middle, her long dark hair sticking to her pale neck from sweat. Her expressive eyes kept darting around, taking everything in. Noah Reed walked close beside her, lean and quick, his nervous energy making him glance back every few seconds. Tess Lorne clung to Lena’s arm, her innocent face looking even younger in the low light, eyes wide and watery.Then Jax Hollow stepped forward.He was rugged and intimidating, broad shoulders filling the narrow space as he cornered the weaker players against the wall. His presence felt heavy, like a storm about to break.“Stick close,” Jax said, his voice low and rough. “Or you won’t last long.”It sounded like he was offering help. But to Lena it felt like something else entirely — control.A thin man with shaking hands looked up at him. “What do you mean by that? We’re all in this together, right?”Jax leaned in closer, his rugged face hard. “Toget
Last Updated: 2026-04-30
Chapter: Enemies withinThe creature vanished.Just like that.One second it was there… reaching… about to tear into her—The next—Nothing.Gone.Lena’s breath hitched in her throat.Her body still wouldn’t move.Her fingers were locked.Her chest refused to rise.“…w-what…” she whispered, her voice barely there.Noah’s grip on her arm tightened painfully.“Lena… Lena, get up…” his voice shook, but he didn’t let go.She couldn’t answer.Because she saw him.Standing right in front of her.Zane Korr.Dark clothing.Still.Silent.Like he had always been there… even when he hadn’t.His face gave nothing away.No emotion.No effort.Just cold… empty control.His hand was still slightly raised.Like whatever he had done—it had been nothing to him.Noah swallowed hard.“Did… did you see that…?” he whispered, barely breathing.Lena didn’t answer.Her eyes stayed locked on Zane.Because something about him felt wrong.Not like the creatures.Worse.Quieter.Like death didn’t chase him—it followed him.Zane’s gaz
Last Updated: 2026-04-30
Chapter: Lena and NoahThe thing lunged. Too fast. Too close. Lena didn’t move. Her body locked. Her mind went blank. “I can’t—” A hand yanked her hard. “MOVE!” Noah’s voice cracked right beside her ear. Her body jerked sideways. The creature slammed into the ground where she had been standing a second ago. The impact shook the cracked surface violently. Dust rose. The ground trembled. Lena stumbled, falling hard to her knees. Her palms scraped against the rough surface. Sharp. Cold. Real. “Get up!” Noah grabbed her arm again, pulling her roughly. “Get up, Lena!” “I… I can’t breathe…” she choked, her chest tight, her lungs refusing to cooperate. “You don’t have time to breathe!” Another scream tore through the air behind them. Raw. Painful. Cut short too quickly. Not far. Too close. Lena flinched hard. Her heart slammed violently against her ribs. “I’m going to die…” she whispered, her voice barely holding together. Noah shook her. Hard. “The
Last Updated: 2026-04-28
Chapter: First blood (THE BEGINNING) The light swallowed everything. Lena couldn’t see, couldn’t breathe, couldn’t think. Her body felt like it was being pulled apart and forced back together at the same time. “Wait—! What’s happening?!” someone screamed. Noah’s voice broke through the chaos, close to her ear. “Lena! Lena—don’t let go!” “I’m not—!” she tried to answer, but her voice didn’t come out right. It sounded distant. Dragged. Like she wasn’t fully there. The pressure increased. Her chest tightened painfully. Her fingers curled, searching blindly Then suddenly The light vanished. Lena collapsed forward. Hard. Her palms slammed against rough ground. Cold. Real. She gasped sharply. Air rushed into her lungs like she had been drowning. “Ah—!” Her body shook as she pushed herself up. Her vision blurred at the edges before slowly clearing. “What… what is this…” she whispered. Her voice trembled. Her throat dry. She looked around. And froze. This place......it
Last Updated: 2026-04-28
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