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    A Different Virus: Heartfire
    A Different Virus: Heartfire
    CrystalScherer
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    CrystalScherer
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    In the future, everyone who's bitten by a zombie turns into one... until Diane doesn't. Seven days later, she's facing consequences she never imagined.
         
                                                                              * * * * *
         
        As civilization collapses under a relentless wave of zombies, Diane and her friends take shelter in a military base. However, while she's rescuing another survivor, Diane gets bitten by one of the monsters. She hides it and runs away, knowing she only has days left to live. 
        But she soon discovers she isn't turning into a zombie - she's turning into something else.
        
        ---------
        
        Excerpt:
        
        I looked up and stared. My reflection looked back at me in the mirror of the dark room. My eyes were literally glowing, there was no mistaking it. It was not a reflection of light, or any of the other excuses I had used or others had assumed. They were glowing a light sapphire blue color. It was not a bright glow, but it was definitely a glow.
        
        Glowing eyes were not normal.
        Okay, at this point I had to admit it, I was no longer normal.
        What was I then? For that, I had no answer
        
        [[Word count: 500,000-550,000]]
    All Rights Reserved
    • action
    • adventure
    • apocalypse
    • armageddon
    • canada
    • contemporary
    • dark
    • death
    • disaster
    • friendship
    • futuristic
    • horror
    • medical
    • monsters
    • mutation
    • newadult
    • paidstories
    • relationships
    • romantic
    • sciencefiction
    • scifi
    • supernatural
    • survival
    • texttospeech
    • thriller
    • zombies
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    Table of contents
    • Chapter 1
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
    • Chapter 2
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
    • Chapter 3
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
    • Chapter 4
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
    • Chapter 5
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
    • Chapter 6
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
    • Chapter 7
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
    • Chapter 8
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
    • Chapter 9
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
    • Chapter 10
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
    • Chapter 11
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
    • Chapter 12
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
    • Chapter 13
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    • Chapter 14
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
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    • Chapter 16
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    • Chapter 17
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    • Chapter 18
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    • Chapter 19
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    • Chapter 20
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    • Chapter 21
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    • Chapter 22
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    • Chapter 23
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    • Chapter 24
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    • Chapter 25
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    • Chapter 26
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    • Chapter 27
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    • Chapter 28
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    • Chapter 29
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    • Chapter 30
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    • Chapter 32
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    • Chapter 34
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    • Chapter 35
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    • Chapter 36
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    • Chapter 37
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    • Chapter 38
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    • Chapter 39
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    • Chapter 40
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    • Chapter 41
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    • Chapter 42
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    • Chapter 43
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    • Chapter 44
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    • Chapter 45
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    • Chapter 46
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    • Chapter 47
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    • Chapter 48
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    • Chapter 49
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    • Chapter 50
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    • Chapter 51
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    • Chapter 52
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    • Chapter 53
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    • Chapter 54
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    • Chapter 55
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    • Chapter 56
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    • Chapter 57
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    • Chapter 58
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    • Chapter 59
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    • Chapter 60
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    • Chapter 61
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    • Chapter 62
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    • Chapter 63
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    • Chapter 64
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    • Chapter 65
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    • Chapter 66
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    • Chapter 67
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    • Chapter 68
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    • Chapter 69
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    • Chapter 70
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    • Chapter 71
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    • Chapter 72
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    • Chapter 73
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    • Chapter 74
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    • Chapter 75
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    • Chapter 76
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    • Chapter 77
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    • Chapter 78
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    • Chapter 79
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    • Chapter 80
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    • Chapter 81
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    • Chapter 82
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    • Chapter 83
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    • Chapter 84
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    • Chapter 85
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    • Chapter 86
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    • Chapter 87
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    • Chapter 88
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    • Chapter 89
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    • Chapter 90
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    • Chapter 91
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    • Chapter 92
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    • Chapter 93
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    • Chapter 94
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    • Chapter 95
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    • Chapter 96
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    • Chapter 97
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    • Chapter 98
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    • Chapter 99
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    • Chapter 100
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    • Chapter 101
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    • Chapter 102
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    • Chapter 103
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    • Chapter 104
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    • Chapter 105
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    • Chapter 106
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    • Chapter 107
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    • Chapter 108
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    • Chapter 109
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    • Chapter 110
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    • Chapter 111
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    • Chapter 112
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    • Chapter 113
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    • Chapter 114
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    • Chapter 115
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    • Chapter 117
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    • Chapter 118
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    • Chapter 121
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    • Chapter 128
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    • Chapter 129
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    • Chapter 131
      Sun, Aug 21, 2016Locked
    • Chapter 132
      Sun, Aug 21, 2016Locked
    • Chapter 133
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    • Chapter 134
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    • Chapter 135
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    • Chapter 136
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    • Chapter 137
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    • Chapter 138
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    • Chapter 139
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    • Chapter 140
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    • Chapter 141
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    • Chapter 142
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    • Chapter 143
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    • Chapter 144
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    • Chapter 145
      Sun, Aug 21, 2016Locked
    • Chapter 146
      Mon, Aug 22, 2016Locked
    • Chapter 147
      Mon, Aug 22, 2016Locked
    • Chapter 148
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    • Chapter 149
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    • Chapter 150
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    • Chapter 151
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    • Chapter 152
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    • Chapter 153
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    • Chapter 154
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    • Chapter 155
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    • Chapter 156
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    • Chapter 157
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    • Chapter 158
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    • Chapter 159
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    • Chapter 160
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    • Chapter 161
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    • Chapter 162
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    • Chapter 163
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    • Chapter 164
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    • Chapter 165
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    • Chapter 166
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    • Chapter 167
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    • Chapter 168
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    • Chapter 169
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    • Chapter 170
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    • Chapter 171
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    • Chapter 172
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    • Chapter 173
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    • Chapter 174
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    • Chapter 175
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    • Chapter 176
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    • Chapter 177
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    • Chapter 178
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    • Chapter 179
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    • Chapter 180
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    • Chapter 181
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    • Chapter 182
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    • Chapter 183
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    • Chapter 184
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    • Chapter 185
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    • Chapter 186
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    • Chapter 187
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    • Chapter 188
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    • Chapter 189
      Wed, Aug 24, 2016Locked
    • Chapter 190
      Wed, Aug 24, 2016Locked
    • Chapter 191
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    • Chapter 192
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    • Chapter 193
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    • Chapter 194
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    • Chapter 195
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    • Chapter 196
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    • Chapter 197
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    • * * * Epilogue * * *
      Wed, Aug 24, 2016Locked
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      Sat, Oct 21, 2017

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    In the future, everyone who's bitten by a zombie turns into one... until Diane doesn't. Seven days later, she's facing consequences she never imagined.
         
                                                                              * * * * *
         
        As civilization collapses under a relentless wave of zombies, Diane and her friends take shelter in a military base. However, while she's rescuing another survivor, Diane gets bitten by one of the monsters. She hides it and runs away, knowing she only has days left to live. 
        But she soon discovers she isn't turning into a zombie - she's turning into something else.
        
        ---------
        
        Excerpt:
        
        I looked up and stared. My reflection looked back at me in the mirror of the dark room. My eyes were literally glowing, there was no mistaking it. It was not a reflection of light, or any of the other excuses I had used or others had assumed. They were glowing a light sapphire blue color. It was not a bright glow, but it was definitely a glow.
        
        Glowing eyes were not normal.
        Okay, at this point I had to admit it, I was no longer normal.
        What was I then? For that, I had no answer
        
        [[Word count: 500,000-550,000]]

    199 parts

    • Chapter 197
      Wed, Aug 24, 2016Locked
    • * * * Epilogue * * *
      Wed, Aug 24, 2016Locked
    • Author's Note
      Sat, Oct 21, 2017
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