System Apocalypse Short Stories

What happens when the apocalypse is over; to love, strained and torn? How do you pick up the pieces when life stabilises? It's a question our heroes must ask themselves, when they're no longer fighting off swarms of monsters, no longer struggling for Credits and Levels. The story is set in Vancouver, BC.

Every moment, filmed. Every struggle, recorded. Day-to-day life is hard for film students. Whether you're an editor, a scriptwriter, or a videographer, it's never easy. More so when an apocalypse has arrived, taking with it the industry you've dedicated your life to and leaving you with Skills ill-suited to a post-apocalyptic fantasy hellscape. But humans are adaptable and Skills, with just a touch of imagination, can be wielded with precision. And if there's one thing this party has, it's imagination galore. A New Script is set in the second year of the apocalypse (between books 4 and 5) and features new characters.

Some Adventures Begin and End Small Life after the Apocalypse is one daily grind after another. It's a good thing for Wendy that she's got friends. A lot of friends as a fairy summoner. But life in Exeter is not easy, even for a summoner, and the grind of daily jobs and never-ending quests is getting to her. She's got one shot at getting a place for her own, a place of safety and maybe getting ahead. But it'll require Wendy to do the one thing she swore she'd never do again. Fight monsters. This is a short in the System Apocalypse universe, featuring a new character in Exeter, UK.

A bounty hunting survivor. A Galactic dark elf. A woman who has given up her humanity to become something more. These stories and more are available in the first short story anthology for “The System Apocalypse,” covering year one on Earth. When the world ends, humanity steps up, finding new ways to survive in a world with Classes, magic and monsters. The anthology features exciting, new stories by five new writers and a new, never publicly released short story by Tao Wong. “The System Apocalypse” world was first introduced in 'Life in the North' and is a LitRPG science fiction and fantasy post-apocalyptic work that features monsters, science fiction technology, character sheets, supernatural races and ancient myths in one heady, LitRPG brew. Stories and writers featured in this anthology include: • Craig Hamilton-Hunting Monsters has our protagonist doing what he does best. Finding those who would exploit the System and the people within. Except this time, there are even more complications than normal. • Alexis Keane-Tooth and Claw is a heart-warming tale of friendship that knows no bounds of race or distance. • Ix Phoen-Rebel Within tells a tale of hardship in South America, where the monsters are not always the ones outside the walls. • Tao Wong—"Debts & Dances" covers the arrival of the System from the perspective of our favorite Truinnar Lord. • R.K. Billiau—"Phoenix Rising" covers an unconventional hero, one whose mind is slipping from him before the apocalypse. Will the apocalypse be his salvation? Or doom? • L.A. Batt-"Overture to Obliteration" brings us to far-off New Zealand to glimpse the wreckage the System has wrought.-

Morning in Whitehorse, and everything is the normal. All too normal. A girlfriend who loves him, an evening at the farmer's market in Shipyard's Park. Idyllic, relaxing, peaceful. What more could a man want? John Lee isn't sure, but stray thoughts intrude, and memories of a different time, a different place, a different world keep intruding. Angst-ridden, exhausting memories of a world of pain and struggle. Nothing like the paradise he lives in. Now, if only John wasn't so attracted to them. This short story is set between Books 9 and 10. Minor spoilers included within.

Some quests require ass-kicking; others require clothing designers. The System Apocalypse has brought the clothing industry, and just about everything else, to a grinding halt. Now Lana Pearson intends to kickstart the local industry into gear to help Vancouver self-sustain itself. Key to her strategy are special teams of non-combat Classes. Meg, Hanna, Cassidy and Obrav are Cosplayers, Tailors, Models and more. Not your usual team combination at all. But it's not your usual Quest they've been given. If they're going to meet Lana's needs, they're going to have to think outside the sewing pattern. Adventures in Clothing is a short story by Tao Wong, set in the bestselling post-apocalyptic universe the System Apocalypse.