The 8th Day

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One day life is good. The next day it isn't! The boundaries between... well, whatever they're between.. have shattered! Monsters burst out from cracks in the universe, and reality suddenly begins to function similar to a game -- but not a game that anyone knows all the rules about! Magic is suddenly real, but so are monsters and death! Lots of death!

And the worst part of it all?

I think we did it to ourselves! We invented video games, and personally I think that great Finger-in-the-Sky picked up a console somewhere and started playing them. Since He liked what he saw, he must've declared, """"On the 8th Day, let there be Game!"

But what do I know about it all, really. After all, I'm just """"The Witness"""" forced to observe it all.

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Author's Note: There's a lot of tales where characters get stuck in a Virtual Reality. """"Sword Art Online"""", """"Log Horizon"""", """"The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor"""". This is a story told with the premise inverted -- instead of a person from reality going into a virtual world, what would happen if the virtual world instead came to reality?

I want this tale to speak about the aspects of the game, as it has affected the current reality, but the focus of the story should never be on the """"reality-turned-game"""" itself, but on the characters and their oh-so-human struggles, personalities, and attempt to adjust and live within the bounds of their new existence.

Hopefully this won't just be a story of """"reality turned into a game"""", but instead will be something more meaningful such as a story of the strengths, perseverance, and humanity of man-kind as they try to adapt and face the unknown.

*** And, most importantly, I hope everyone enjoys reading it as much as I've enjoyed writing it. ***

WARNING: RATED MATURE M[18+] FOR GORE, SEX, VIOLENCE. The apocalypse isn't a pretty place to try to survive in, and neither is every scene in a story trying to describe it.

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The 8th Day 103 NAC: Author Update RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 102 Game On (Link) RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 101 Game On RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 100 Preview of The 8th Day -- Rebooted RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 99 The Decision, The Bullet List, and The Future! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 98 The Future of The 8th Day RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 97 MIA Author Update/Promotion/Encouragement RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 96 Chapter 82: Descent Into Madness RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 95 Chapter 81: Breaking Through The Darkness RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 94 Back to Work.... RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 93 E-Book Downloads RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 92 Chapter 80: Telling Isabella RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 91 Chapter 79: A Long Night Alone With Guilt RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 90 Chapter 78: The Aftermath RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 89 Chapter 77: Asserting Dominance! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 88 Chapter 76: Buster Attacks! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 87 Chapter 75: Removing the Pants? RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 86 Chapter 74: Finding the Enemy! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 85 Chapter 73: And The Winner Is... RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 84 Chapter 72: My Prayer RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 83 Chapter 71: Heels Heal RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 82 Chapter 70: The Decision RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 82 Chapter 82: Descent Into Madness RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 81 Chapter 69: Trapped! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 81 Chapter 81: Breaking Through The Darkness RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 80 Chapter 68: An Exhausting Evening RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 80 Chapter 80: Telling Isabella RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 79 Not a Chapter: Story/Game Mechanics RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 79 Chapter 79: A Long Night Alone With Guilt RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 78 Chapter 67: Isabell Awakens RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 78 Chapter 78: The Aftermath RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 77 Chapter 66: The Demon Awakens?! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 77 Chapter 77: Asserting Dominance! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 76 Chapter 65: A Few Days RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 76 Chapter 76: Buster Attacks! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 75 Chapter 64: Little Buster RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 75 Chapter 75: Removing the Pants? RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 74 Chapter 63: Assessing the Loot! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 74 Chapter 74: Finding the Enemy! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 73 Chapter 62: Growing Stronger, Together. RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 73 Chapter 73: And The Winner Is... RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 72 Chapter 61: A Dip in the Pudding! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 72 Chapter 72: My Prayer RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 71 [RRCS] Chapter 60: Merry Christmas! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 71 Chapter 71: Heels Heal RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 70 Chapter 59: The Sacred Day RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 70 Chapter 70: The Decision RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 69 Chapter 58: I did what?! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 69 Chapter 69: Trapped! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 68 Chapter 57: Back at Home RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 68 Chapter 68: An Exhausting Evening RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 67 Chapter 56: Migration RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 67 Chapter 67: Isabell Awakens RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 66 Chapter 55: Decisions Made RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 66 Chapter 66: The Demon Awakens?! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 65 Chapter 54: Flibi, Lucy, and Toy RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 65 Chapter 65: A Few Days RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 64 Chapter 53: Finding the Fruit-Makers RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 64 Chapter 64: Little Buster RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 63 Chapter 52: Pandemonium! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 63 Chapter 63: Assessing the Loot! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 62 Chapter 51: Starting the Siege RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 62 Chapter 62: Growing Stronger, Together. RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 61 Chapter 50: Finding the Lair RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 61 Chapter 61: A Dip in the Pudding! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 60 Not a Chapter: A (tentative) Two Day Break RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 60 [RRCS] Chapter 60: Merry Christmas! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 59 Chapter 49: Update! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 59 Chapter 59: The Sacred Day RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 58 Chapter 48: Confessing the Changes RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 58 Chapter 58: I did what?! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 57 Chapter 47: Pleasing One's Self RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 57 Chapter 57: Back at Home RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 56 Chapter 46: One Thing at a Time. RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 56 Chapter 56: Migration RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 55 Chapter 45: Defeating the Monsters! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 55 Chapter 55: Decisions Made RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 54 Chapter 44: Seeking Advice RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 54 Chapter 54: Flibi, Lucy, and Toy RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 53 Chapter 43: Customization RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 53 Chapter 53: Finding the Fruit-Makers RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 52 Chapter 42: Acquiring the Blade RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 52 Chapter 52: Pandemonium! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 51 Chapter 41: The Blade in the Darkness RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 51 Chapter 51: Starting the Siege RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 50 Chapter 40: To Blade or To Battle? RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 50 Chapter 50: Finding the Lair RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 49 Chapter 39: Isabella's Rape?! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 49 Chapter 49: Update! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 48 Chapter 38: Interlude RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 48 Chapter 48: Confessing the Changes RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 47 Not a Chapter: An Honest Conversation RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 47 Chapter 47: Pleasing One's Self RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 46 Chapter 37: Aftermath RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 46 Chapter 46: One Thing at a Time. RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 45 Chapter 36: The Best Laid Plans RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 45 Chapter 45: Defeating the Monsters! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 44 Chapter 35: Isabella's New Clothes RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 44 Chapter 44: Seeking Advice RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 43 Chapter 34: Monster or Man? RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 43 Chapter 43: Customization RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 42 Chapter 33: Hiding Home RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 42 Chapter 42: Acquiring the Blade RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 41 Chapter 32: To Battle! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 41 Chapter 41: The Blade in the Darkness RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 40 Chapter 31: Treasures and Trouble! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 40 Chapter 40: To Blade or To Battle? RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 39 Not a Chapter: Gender Bending RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 39 Chapter 39: Isabella's Rape?! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 38 Chapter 30: No Kisses For You RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 38 Chapter 38: Interlude RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 37 Chapter 29: What Just Happened? RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 37 Chapter 37: Aftermath RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 36 Chapter 28: Rat Sucks! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 36 Chapter 36: The Best Laid Plans RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 35 Character Information Screens RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 35 Chapter 35: Isabella's New Clothes RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 34 Chapter 27: Secrets Revealed RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 34 Chapter 34: Monster or Man? RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 33 Chapter 26: A Decision and A Promise. RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 33 Chapter 33: Hiding Home RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 32 Chapter 25: A Minor Setback? RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 32 Chapter 32: To Battle! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 31 Chapter 24.2: Worries Addressed RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 31 Chapter 31: Treasures and Trouble! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 30 Chapter 24.1: The Choice RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 30 Chapter 30: No Kisses For You RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 29 Chapter 23: The Price of a LifeStealer RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 29 Chapter 29: What Just Happened? RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 28 Chapter 22.2: A Stain on the Relationship? RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 28 Chapter 28: Rat Sucks! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 27 Chapter 22.1: A Day in the Life RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 27 Chapter 27: Secrets Revealed RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 26 Chapter 21: A Phone Call in the New World RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 26 Chapter 26: A Decision and A Promise. RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 25 Chapter 20.2: Let's Party! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 25 Chapter 25: A Minor Setback? RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 24 Chapter 20.1: As We Both Awaken RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 24 Chapter 24.1: The Choice RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 24 Chapter 24.2: Worries Addressed RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 23 Chapter 19: Hope and Grinding RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 23 Chapter 23: The Price of a LifeStealer RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 22 Chapter 18: A Classy Lady RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 22 Chapter 22.2: A Stain on the Relationship? RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 22 Chapter 22.1: A Day in the Life RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 21 Chapter 17: Gathering Supplies RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 21 Chapter 21: A Phone Call in the New World RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 20 Chapter 16: Filling in Some Blanks RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 20 Chapter 20.1: As We Both Awaken RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 20 Chapter 20.2: Let's Party! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 19 Chapter 15: First Impressions RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 19 Chapter 19: Hope and Grinding RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 18 School Blueprints (ASCII-Illustrations) RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 18 Chapter 18: A Classy Lady RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 17 Chapter 14: The Rewards! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 17 Chapter 17: Gathering Supplies RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 16 Chapter 13: Back into the Lion's Den RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 16 Chapter 16: Filling in Some Blanks RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 15 Chapter 12: The Bloody Streak RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 15 Chapter 15: First Impressions RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 14 Chapter 11: A Sudden Realization RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 14 Chapter 14: The Rewards! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 13 Chapter 10: Starting to Learn and Grow RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 13 Chapter 13: Back into the Lion's Den RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 12 Chapter 9: Rats.. Even More Rats! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 12 Chapter 12: The Bloody Streak RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 11 Chapter 8: Into the Lion's... err Rat's Den! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 11 Chapter 11: A Sudden Realization RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 10 Chapter 7.2: Rats RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 10 Chapter 10: Starting to Learn and Grow RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 9 Chapter 7.1: Last Second Preparations RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 9 Chapter 9: Rats.. Even More Rats! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 Chapter 6.2: In the Classroom RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 NAC: Just an update on life RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 Character Information Screens RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 The Beginning, Before the End RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 School Blueprints (ASCII-Illustrations) RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 Not a Chapter: An Honest Conversation RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 Game On RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 Not a Chapter: A (tentative) Two Day Break RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 Chapter 8: Into the Lion's... err Rat's Den! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 Not a Chapter: Gender Bending RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 Not a Chapter: Story/Game Mechanics RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 NAC: Author Update RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 Game On (Link) RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 The Decision, The Bullet List, and The Future! RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 The Future of The 8th Day RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 Back to Work.... RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 E-Book Downloads RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 Preview of The 8th Day -- Rebooted RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 8 MIA Author Update/Promotion/Encouragement RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 7 Chapter 6.1: Bloody Hell RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 7 Chapter 7.2: Rats RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 7 Chapter 7.1: Last Second Preparations RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 6 Chapter 5: The First Steps Forward RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 6 Chapter 6.2: In the Classroom RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 6 Chapter 6.1: Bloody Hell RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 5 Chapter 4: Unraveling the New Reality RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 5 Chapter 5: The First Steps Forward RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 4 Chapter 3: The Witness Returns... Again RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 4 Chapter 4: Unraveling the New Reality RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 3 Chapter 2: The Return of The Witness RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 3 Chapter 3: The Witness Returns... Again RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 2 Chapter 1: The Death of the Witness RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 2 Chapter 2: The Return of The Witness RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 1 The Beginning, Before the End RoyalRoadL
The 8th Day 1 Chapter 1: The Death of the Witness RoyalRoadL