I always had fun killing off characters in my stories – especially the extras who barely mattered. But now, I’m stuck living in the world I created, and the system has one twisted rule: I can’t meet the protagonist or any key characters until I save everyone I’ve already killed. That means I’m collecting the very extras I once tossed aside. To survive the brutal scenarios ahead, I’ll need their help. But befriending them? Turns out, some of these extras are downright lunatics – and that’s a challenge I never saw coming. [Participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]