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Whisper of the Dead: The Mycelium Protocol

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A deadly virus engineered in a classified research facility escapes containment when a whistleblower attempts to expose unethical experiments. The pathogen spreads rapidly, turning victims into mindless, aggressive beings with heightened strength and pack hunting behavior. The protagonist, a former military medic with PTSD, reluctantly becomes leader to a diverse group of survivors. They discover some people have natural immunity, suggesting a potential cure. Government remnants and a powerful militia both hunt immune individuals for different purposes - one for a vaccine, the other to eliminate "carriers." Our protagonists face escalating threats as zombies evolve into specialized types. They uncover evidence that the virus was deliberately released by a doomsday cult with members in high positions. The final arc involves infiltrating a fortified compound to retrieve research vital for a cure, while navigating moral dilemmas about what kind of world they're fighting to rebuild. The story explores themes of sacrifice, redemption, and whether humanity's darkest impulses are more dangerous than the undead.
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“Compassion. What is compassion? Is it strength, or weakness. Is it mercy, or a half a measure? Is it a sign of naivety or experience? Or perhaps, it is one of those things that tread the line of ruin and preservation, it’s true meaning known only to gods. I wonder, what do you think of compassion?” “Compassion? For me, it is like a sword. One which you wield from the blade, not the grip.” ……………. Reshi’s life was not a happy one. His childhood was one of poverty, and a family barely keeping it together. It wasn’t a particularly fun childhood, so he decided to end it early. How? Well, he joined the army, where he was turned from child to weapon, expertly wielded by the republic. There he had met many great people, and he had seen them die also. A terrible life really. One that he wasn’t too sad to say goodbye to. After speaking to an extremely convincing deity, he decided to cash in his death for a new life, a glorious one from one of his favourites new novels. The life of a spoiled, and more importantly, rich young noble. Which he had been given….for all of thirty minutes. He had been placed in the body of a hated antagonist, one that only existed in a flashback backstory. His fate was destine to be pathetic, his end pathetic, loved and remembered by no one. But Reshi had already gone through that once. So this time he was determined to change things. To do something about his shitty fate, so that for the first time in two lives, he could carve out a little corner of peace for himself in the world, and maybe even find some happiness to go along with it. [[[[[This is a rewrite of my first novel, that I barely even began, so I’m still quite a new writer, open to any feedback.]]]]]]
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