All Chapters of The Last 72 Hours: I Know Who Will Survive.: Chapter 1
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Chapter 1 — The Man Who Should Have Died
Chapter 1 — The Man Who Should Have DiedThe world was burning.Ethan Carter ran through the abandoned subway tunnel with blood dripping from his forehead.Behind him came the screams.Not human screams.Something deeper.Something that made the concrete walls tremble."Keep moving!"A woman shouted from somewhere behind him.Ethan didn't look back.He already knew what was coming.Three years of surviving the apocalypse had taught him one rule:Never look back when the monsters are chasing you.His boots slammed against the wet floor.His lungs felt as if they were being ripped apart.The emergency lights above him flickered one after another.Red.Darkness.Red.Darkness.Then—A monstrous roar exploded through the tunnel.Ethan stumbled."Dammit!"He caught himself against the wall and looked at the watch on his wrist.11:47 PM.Thirteen minutes.He had thirteen minutes left.The others didn't know it.They thought the underground facility ahead of them was safe.They were wrong.E
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Chapter 2 — The First 24 Hours
Chapter 2 — The First 24 HoursThe city went dark.For three seconds, Ethan Carter didn't move.He stood in front of the window, staring at the black sky above the buildings.Then the first scream came.A woman's scream.It rose from the street below, sharp and terrified, before being swallowed by dozens of others.Car horns began blaring.People shouted.Glass shattered.Somewhere nearby, an explosion shook the building.Ethan's mind went completely clear.The apocalypse had begun.But something was wrong.Very wrong.He grabbed his phone.12:03 AM.According to his memories, the Awakening wouldn't begin until tomorrow night.He had remembered the date incorrectly.No.That wasn't possible.He had lived through the apocalypse for three years.He had watched the first day happen.He had memorized the timeline because knowing what came next had been the only advantage a survivor possessed.The first black rain.The first mutations.The collapse of the electrical grid.The appearance of
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Chapter 3 — The People Who Knew
Chapter 3 — The People Who KnewEthan didn't run.That was the first thing Mia noticed.Three black vehicles were parked outside the sporting goods store.Rain hammered their roofs.The men who stepped out wore identical black uniforms.No police badges.No military insignia.Only one symbol.72.Mia tightened her grip on the metal pipe."Who are they?"Ethan didn't answer.He was counting.Eight men.Two vehicles had four men each.The third vehicle remained closed.That meant someone important was inside.Ethan glanced toward the rear exit.Twenty meters.Clear path.Unfortunately, the men outside were already spreading across the street.They weren't searching randomly.They knew exactly where to look.Ethan's phone vibrated.He checked it.UNKNOWN:You have five minutes.Another message appeared.UNKNOWN:After that, they will enter.Ethan looked at Mia."Can you run?"She frowned."What?""Can you run?""Yes.""Good."He grabbed a backpack and threw it toward her."Take the water
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Chapter 4 — Subject 72
Chapter 4 — Subject 72Ethan couldn't move.The rain fell around him.The black Tower stood in the distance like a wound torn into the sky.And the man in front of him was smiling."I was the first person you killed."The words echoed inside Ethan's head."No."His voice came out weak.The man tilted his head."You don't remember.""I don't know you.""That's what they wanted."He took another step forward.Mia raised the metal pipe."Stay away from him."The man's eyes moved toward her.For the first time, his expression changed.Recognition."You survived."Mia tightened her grip."Who are you?"The man smiled."That's a complicated question."He looked at Ethan again."But he knows the answer."Ethan's headache returned.A flash.A laboratory.White walls.A glass chamber.A young Ethan standing inside it.Someone was speaking through an intercom."Subject 72 is responding to the procedure."Another flash.Ethan saw a woman.Long black hair.A white coat.She was standing beside th
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Chapter 5 — The Woman I Was Supposed to Hate
Chapter 5 — The Woman I Was Supposed to HateEthan stared at Mia.She was crying.Not loudly.Not dramatically.Just two silent tears sliding down her cheeks.For some reason, that frightened him more than the soldiers surrounding them.Mia looked at him as if she were waiting for a verdict."Why are you looking at me like that?"Ethan didn't answer.His mind was still trapped inside the memory.A laboratory.A Tower.A woman beside him.Her face.Mia's face.It couldn't be a coincidence.But there was something else.The woman in his memory had called him by a different name.Not Ethan.Subject 72.He looked down at the device in his hand.The screen had changed.MEMORY RESTORATION: 17%Only seventeen percent.If seventeen percent had already shown him that much, what would happen when he remembered everything?A gunshot cracked through the street.Ethan moved instantly.He grabbed Mia and pulled her behind a concrete barrier.The bullet struck the pavement where her head had been."
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Chapter 6 — Inside the Tower
Chapter 6 — Inside the TowerMaya was inside the Tower.Ethan stared at Adrian as if he had just spoken another language."That's impossible."Adrian didn't blink."You saw her.""No.""You haven't seen her yet."Ethan's jaw tightened."Then how do you know she's there?""Because she's the reason the Tower activated."Mia stepped between them."Who is Maya?"Ethan looked at her."My wife."Mia's expression tightened."Wife?""Ex-wife."Adrian corrected him."Not anymore."Ethan turned sharply."What does that mean?""It means your divorce never happened."Ethan stared."What?"Adrian sighed."Your memories of the divorce were implanted."For several seconds, nobody spoke.The black rain continued falling.The countdown on the Tower continued.71:28:17Ethan shook his head."No.""You need to accept it.""I signed the divorce papers.""You remember signing them.""I remember everything.""No."Adrian's voice became harder."You remember what Helix wanted you to remember."Ethan felt an
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Chapter 7 — The Thirty-Six Dead
Chapter 7 — The Thirty-Six DeadThe voices echoed through the Tower."Welcome back, Subject 36."Ethan couldn't move.Thirty-six people stood in the open doorways.Men.Women.Young.Old.Some wore military uniforms.Others wore laboratory coats.One was covered in scars.Another had a mechanical arm.They were different.But Ethan recognized them.Every single one.His memories came rushing back.The soldier who had saved him during the first winter.The doctor who had treated his wounds.The hacker who had controlled the communications network.The woman who had betrayed an entire settlement.The man who had become the King of the Wasteland.They were all there.Alive.Yet Ethan had watched every one of them die.His breathing became shallow."This isn't possible."The woman in the white coat smiled."You've said that before."Ethan looked at her."Who are you?""You still don't remember.""Tell me."She shook her head."You have to remember yourself."Mia stepped beside Ethan."Sto
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Chapter 8 — The Man Who Killed Maya
Chapter 8 — The Man Who Killed MayaMarcus's words hung in the air."You're the one who killed her."Ethan stared at him."Who?"Marcus's black eyes narrowed."You know who.""Maya?"Marcus laughed."Finally."Ethan's stomach twisted."No."Marcus took a step forward."You killed Maya.""I would never—""You did."Marcus's voice echoed through the Tower."You put a bullet through her heart."Ethan's memories exploded.A gun.A laboratory.Maya standing in front of him.Blood on her white shirt.Her eyes filled with tears.Ethan holding the weapon.Her lips moving."You have to trust me."Then—A gunshot.Ethan stumbled backward."No."Mia grabbed his arm."Ethan!"He pushed her away."Don't touch me.""Ethan, listen—""Don't!"He looked at his hands.They were shaking."I killed her."Marcus smiled."Now you remember.""No.""You've been running from the truth for seven cycles."Ethan's breathing became heavier."Why?"Marcus stepped closer."Because every time you remember, you try t
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Chapter 9 — No More Resets
Chapter 9 — No More ResetsThe words remained on the screen.CYCLE 8 WILL NOT RESET.Ethan stared at them.For seven cycles, death had never been permanent.There had always been another beginning.Another Ethan.Another Mia.Another chance to change the outcome.Not anymore.Maya lowered her pistol."Ethan, we have to move."He didn't move."Why?""Because it's awake.""What is?"Maya looked behind him."The thing that has been waiting beneath the Tower."A low growl shook the walls.Mia grabbed Ethan's hand."Whatever it is, I don't think we should stay here."Ethan finally turned.The creature emerged from the darkness.At first, it looked human.Then it stepped into the red emergency light.Ethan's stomach turned.Its body was covered in black crystalline growths.Its arms were too long.Its face was almost completely smooth.Except for two glowing eyes.Marcus stepped backward."I remember this."Ethan looked at him."What?""This is where we lost Cycle Seven."Maya raised her pi
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Chapter 10 — The Choice
Chapter 10 — The ChoiceEthan stood in the center of the archive.Around him, broken memory cylinders covered the floor.Black liquid flowed between his boots.The Tower was silent.For the first time since he had returned, there were no alarms.No monsters.No gunfire.Only the unbearable weight of Maya's words."If you shut down the Tower, everyone connected to it will die."Ethan looked at Mia.She was pale.But she wasn't afraid.At least, she was trying not to show it."How many people are connected?"Maya answered."Everyone.""Everyone?""Every human being who was exposed to the Awakening."Ethan's face hardened."Millions.""Billions."The word hit him like a physical blow.He looked at the Tower."So if I destroy it...""The network collapses.""And everyone dies.""Yes."Ethan laughed bitterly."So that's the choice?"Maya nodded."Destroy the Tower and kill humanity.""Or let it continue.""Yes."Ethan stared at her."And what happens if we do nothing?"Maya's eyes filled w
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