Pastel Undead: The Living Colors of Decay
In the pastel world of Necrovia, the undead live ordinary lives. Zombies go to school, get married, work, sing, and dream—just like humans once did. Society is peaceful, colorful, and perfectly preserved under the rule of President Lazarus Morthwright, who keeps the harmony of the zombie nation.
His daughter, Zera Morthwright, is a curious sixteen-year-old zombie girl who never questioned her world—until one history lesson changes everything. When she learns about the extinct species known as humans, Zera becomes fascinated by the stories of their intelligence, chaos, and self-destruction. Her teachers describe humans as dangerous creatures who once waged war against zombies, while her mother agrees that humanity’s extinction was necessary. But Zera can’t shake her curiosity about them.
Seeking answers, Zera visits her grandparents, who reveal the long-hidden truth: humans didn’t vanish because of zombies—they destroyed themselves. A catastrophic nuclear war wiped them out, leaving only other species to inherit the world—elves, goblins, vampires, merfolk, beastfolk, and the undead. The Age of Humans ended in fire, and the Age of the Undead began in silence.
Yet as Zera writes her thoughts in her diary, she feels something stirring deep within her—a strange pull toward the unknown. And when whispers spread that someone has crossed the border into Necrovia, Zera begins to suspect the impossible:
The humans might not be extinct after all.
As Zera searches for the truth, she’ll uncover secrets her government has buried, ancient alliances between races, and the real reason zombies stopped aging. Her peaceful, pastel world may not be as lifeless as it seems… and Zera herself may hold the key to reviving the heart of the world long thought dead.