Their Desired Ending

It wasn't on purpose.When Maria stole a peculiar book from one of her classmates, she thought nothing of it, considering her classmate didn't seem too fond of reading. However, Maria had neverexpected the book to hold secrets capable of unraveling the world.Game of Survival.That was the name of the book that Maria had been persistently reading for years. A story abouttwo friends fighting for their liveswhile undergoing twisted games for the entertainment of otherworldly beings. Maria had followed the series for six years, from 10th grade through her 2nd year of college.Over twelve books were published, yet they couldn'tbe found anywhere else, and only one particular place had the full collection.However,the story stopped. No news of a 13th book came, and Maria eventually left the story behind.Until the day the sky fractured.Chaos started to unfold,claiming the lives of thousands as deadly games began to appear all over the world, forcing humans to become players to survive. It was only then that Maria discovered that the book series she once read during her school days was predicting the end of the world.Maria never imagined that an old book series could lead to such catastrophes. Could a seemingly ordinary book really be the sole reason for the end of humanity?Left with no other choice, Maria uses her fragmented knowledge from the books to navigate through the looming perils before her. With the desire to meet the beings that heralded the world's end and uncover the mysteries shrouding her books, Maria strove to survive and adapt to her new reality, even if it meant being tangled between life and death.In a world brimming with tales, akin to the multitude of stars gleaming in the nocturnal skies or the depths of the vast ocean yet to be explored, the story of searching for one's ending begins...

TL;DR:

What to expect:

-Slow-Paced Story

-Character Growth

-A Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic World

-Mysteries!

-Diverse Characters

-Family Conflict and Comradeship

-Sapphic sub-plot romance

-3.4k-3.8k usual word count per chapter

-Mistakes in grammar or prose since English is not my Native Language

WhatNOTto expect:

-Overpowered MC

-Reverse Harem

Before reading this story, please note that this story will not be a short one. This story is inspired by many unlimited-flow Chinese novels I often read, Alice in Borderland, and my childhood favorite cartoon show, Adventure Time.Although this is my first time writing a story and may be an amateur, there would also be some terrible grammar, prose, and repetition of words since English is not my native language, I still hope thatsome of you will be able to enjoy reading this story I created during quarantine.

This story may also be slow in terms of updating, but I'll try my best to upload frequently or find a schedule to upload the chapters. I accept any form of criticism, tips, and advice!