Kampung Zombie

Sebuah persekongkolan keji memperebutkan jabatan kepala kampung membuat Wijaya Kusuma kehilangan ayah dan ibu. Bahkan ia nyaris terbunuh pula dalam satu peristiwa berdarah yang membuatnya terpisah dari kedua orang tua. Beruntung seorang tua sakti dari lereng Gunung Kelud datang sebagai dewa penolong. Satu windu menghilang, Wijaya Kusuma muncul kembali sebagai seorang pendekar muda nan tangguh. Tujuannya hanya satu: menuntut balas! Berbekal sebuah senjata pusaka bernama Golok Naga, Wijaya lantas dikenal sebagai Pendekar Golok Naga. // Ikuti penulis di Instagram, Tiktok dan Facebook dengan follow akun @keborawis. Baca juga karya lainnya di https://karyakarsa.com/keborawis.

Sebagai anak dari artis terkenal, Nia Nan Dinanti justru memilih berprofesi sebagai guru SD. Hanya saja, setelah bertahun-tahun hidup mandiri, musibah datang ketika ibunya meninggal dunia mendadak. Tak hanya itu, Nia juga dikejar-kejar oleh debt collector karena hutang sang ibu yang tidak ia diketahui sebelumnya! Dalam kondisi terdesak, Nia memutuskan untuk pulang ke kampung menemui ayahnya, yang kini telah sukses dan menikah lagi dengan seorang janda beranak dua. Lantas, bagaimana nasib Nia? Belum lagi, laki-laki yang akan dijodohkan dengan anak tiri sang ayah selalu menghinanya sebagai Gadis Matre!

On Christmas Eve, my uncle, Garrett Wayne, takes a sip from the fancy whiskey I bought. Then, he points at me while grinning. "Well well well… I've been watching you since you were a kid, Flint. You were a bed-wetter when you were a little boy, and now that you're all grown up, you stay cooped in your parents' shop while running that social media account of yours. You don't have any skills at all. "My Ronnie, on the other hand, has an amazing job that will continue paying him and keeping him around no matter how hard times get. Small businesses like your family's will definitely crumble as soon as the tiniest change happens in the global economy!" All of my relatives roar in laughter at Garrett's quip. My cousin, Ronnie Wayne, pretends to be playing on his phone, though his grin has already become ear-splitting. Mom and Dad can only laugh along as well even though deep down they are very uneasy and anxious. I just gaze at Garrett coldly. In six hours, the blizzard apocalypse will descend onto this world. At the same time, a zombie outbreak will occur across the globe. In my previous life, Garrett, who had looked down on my family and me, didn't hesitate to push us into the upcoming zombie horde just to take over my parents' grocery store. In this lifetime, I swear that I will never let him off the hook! I'm about to pick up a plate of food and smash it onto Garrett's head when I hear a mechanical voice chiming in my head. "Ding! You have been bound with the Rage System! You may talk back and retort to others to your liking in exchange for supplies. The more arrogant you sound, the better supplies you'll receive!" As I look at Garrett's insufferable face, I let out a chuckle. "Oh yeah, I'm not skilled at all. But I suddenly remember this funny little thing. Uncle Garrett, you claimed that you had gone on a business trip to Brimstone eight years ago. But the truth is, you got arrested by the vice squad, right? "Does Aunt Cassia know about this?"

Grandpa died, and we immediately went for each other's throats over the inheritance. Then a blizzard hit, trapping us all in the family estate. An app appeared on our phones: [THE LAST ZOMBIE: FINAL RECKONING]. We had to pick a hiding spot. The last one standing—the last human standing—would inherit everything. I chose the dark, silent recording studio in the basement. Away from them all. When it was time to pick special powers, my family chose powerful weapons or pocket dimensions full of supplies. I chose Bio-Stasis. It slowed my cells to a crawl, and my body along with them. My stepbrother's fiancée, Chloe, called me an idiot. "Hiding from your family and picking a useless power? You're on a suicide mission." They threw a zombie-slaying party upstairs, already celebrating an inheritance they hadn't even won. Until, one by one, they turned. And started tearing each other apart. What they didn't know... was that I'd rigged the game from the start. The only way to win was to stay completely silent.

Suamiku, seorang komandan resimen, akhirnya setuju aku ikut ke kesatuan, dengan satu syarat… Anak kami tak boleh memanggilnya ayah. Delapan tahun kami menjalani pernikahan rahasia. Delapan tahun pula aku tinggal di desa, merawat kedua orang tuanya. Setelah kedua mertuaku meninggal dunia, aku dan anakku memohon padanya agar kami bisa ikut bersamanya ke kesatuan. Dia setuju… Tapi dengan satu syarat! “Setibanya di kesatuan nanti, status kalian hanyalah kerabatku dari kampung,” ucapnya dingin. Saat itulah aku mengerti… Ternyata, di kesatuan sana, dia sudah memiliki keluarga lain. Akhirnya, aku membawa anakku pergi tanpa menoleh sedikit pun. Dan pria yang dikenal dingin itu… Justru tampak panik.

(18+ Disclaimer: Mengandung tema BDSM) Fayla Lachlan pulang kampung untuk hidup tenang, tapi justru dilamar pria dari masa lalunya—Anael Girish, kakak dari cinta pertamanya, Bahram. Anael tak mencari cinta; ia menawarkan balas dendam. Fayla tergoda, tak tahu bahwa Anael memegang jurnal rahasia Bahram—kenangan yang tak pernah ia lupakan. Bahram yang sempurna di mata dunia, mulai runtuh saat obsesinya terhadap Fayla bangkit kembali. Di antara cinta yang tak tuntas dan dendam, mereka terperangkap dalam permainan yang mengaburkan batas logika dan hasrat. Ini bukan hanya kisah cinta penuh dominasi—ini kisah orang-orang yang tidak punya kendali akan keinginan mereka sendiri.

Menggantikan kakaknya menikah dengan seorang preman kampung, hidup miskin meralat.Tak disangka, sang suaminya itu ternyata seorang konglomerat misterius dengan kekuasaan besar."Tidak mungkin ... tidak mungkin," Sinta menyangkalnya, lalu berlari kembali ke rumah petak mereka. Dia memeluk suaminya dan bertanya, "Mereka bilang kamu adalah Tuan Hidayat, benarkah itu?"Sang suami mengelus-elus rambutnya dan berkata, "Orang itu hanya mirip denganku saja."Sinta mengeluh, "Orang itu jahat sekali, ngaku-ngaku aku istrinya. Suamiku, ayo tonjok dia!"Besoknya, Tuan Dani Hidayat muncul dengan hidung memar, muka babak belur, tersenyum polos."Tuan Dani, kenapa ini ...?"Tuan Dani menyunggingkan bibirnya dan berkata, "Istriku memintanya, aku mesti turuti."

Leo Parker, my fiance, shoved me out the door with his own hands. He used me as bait to buy time for himself and my best friend, Jessica Thorne, to escape. I'd never forget him shutting the door. I'd never forget his last words through the narrow crack. "Thank you for your sacrifice, Chloe." When I open my eyes again, I'm back to the day before the zombie outbreak. Leo is gently urging me to hurry up and transfer 150 thousand dollars for the remodeling. It's the money we set aside for the home we plan to live in after we get married. In my past life, he set a trap and drained every cent of my savings. This time, I smile and agree. The only difference is that the 150 thousand dollars is going to build my doomsday bunker. And I'm also planning something special for them. After all, since I get a second chance at life, I should properly thank them for the "kindness" they showed me last time when they shoved me out to get torn apart by zombies.

Trauma untuk menjalani rumah tangga sekali lagi membuat Laila melarikan diri dari kota besar dan menetap di kampung halaman. Pertemuannya dengan seorang pria berstatus duda, merubah warna hidupnya dalam hitungan beberapa hari. "Setia lah, maka aku akan membahagiakan mu," tutur pria yang sangat berharap pada Laila. Kebahagiaan itu seketika berubah, setelah Laila mendapatkan tuntutan dari sang mantan suami atas kasus perzinahan. Bagaimana perjuangan Laila untuk tetap mempertahankan rumah tangganya bersama Aban dalam menghadapi situasi sulit. Terancam kurungan penjara, serta denda yang harus dibayar ke nagari atas tersebarnya kabar pernikahan siri mereka yang sejak awal di tentang oleh Niniak mamak.

“I love you” I whispered and he went rigid, his head snapped up and his blue eyes darkened. “Don’t you ever say that” he growled, clenching his fist “Why?” I asked and held his hand, he averted his gaze, staring at his former love grave. “I can’t love” he said, “I am just a zombie, My heart died with her years ago” Arthur said, pointing at the grave, he looked at me studying my face, “Just don’t say that again please” “It’s okay” I said softly, “But it just don’t change the fact that I love you. And I am ready to be a good wife” I said, Arthur gaze hardened. “That’s your problem,” Arthur said, “I don’t want you to say that, and know your place” His statement hurt, but I faked a smile, and he nodded and walked away, I stared at his lover’s grave and dropped my necklace on it. Maybe she was worthy to wear that more than I.