Science Fiction (Adult)
Dystopian / Post-Collapse Civilization
Cosmic Mystery / Mystery / Investigative
Multi-POV Speculative / Character-Driven
Near-Future / Techno Thriller
Military / Political
Survival Thriller
Conspiracy Thriller
Synopsis
A domed society clings to order through routine, hierarchy, and surveillance.
A group of strangers, each carrying their own quiet battles, begin noticing patterns they cannot explain.
Rune Locke, an overlooked soldier trying to earn his first deployment and prove he belongs.
Danielle Keyes, a seasoned officer juggling leadership, life at home, and the pressure of doing everything right.
Rafael Lugo, a bounty hunter, piecing his life back together one quiet day at a time.
None of them know each other. None of them know what's happening outside of the dome. None of them realize their lives are already affecting one another.
Some patterns are ignored. Others are hidden. The most dangerous ones are neither.
As tensions rise and the cracks in the dome widen, the lines between loyalty, truth, and survival begin to blur. Each of them will be forced to confront what they believe about the world, about the people they know, and about the parts of themselves they stopped facing.
ZERO CODE: DECRYPTING THE SHADOWS
A story about perception, consequence, and the hidden connections we fail to see - even from ourselves.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter One: Deployment Orders
Part 1 - Rune Locke
(11 pages- 3,291 words)
Part 2 - Danielle Keyes
(5 pages- 1,873 words)
Part 3 - The Brief
(5 pages- 1,413 words)
Chapter Two: Off The Books
Part 1 - The Bounty
(8 pages- 2,715 words)
Part 2 - The Backdoor
(8 pages- 2,905 words)
Part 3 - The Shadows
(1 page- 114 words)
Part 4 - The Weight of Silence
(4 pages- 1,491 words)
Chapter Three: Anomalies
Part 1 - A Lot To Unpack
(5 pages- 1,700 words)
Part 2 - Secret Clearance
(4 pages- 1,518 words)
Part 3 - One Breath Away
(3 pages- 1,127 words)
Part 4 - Ms. Direction
(8 pages- 3,057 words)
Chapter Four: Familiarities
Part 1 - Edge of Tomorrow
(8 pages- 2,378 words)
Part 2 - Double Date
(6 pages- 2,288 words)
Part 3 - Behind Closed Doors
(7 pages- 2,650 words)
Chapter Five: Latencies
Part 1 - Shadows of the Night
(1 page- 280 words)
Part 2 - Shadow Work
(12 pages- 3,058 words)
Part 3 - Shadow & Glass
(1 page- 181 words)
Part 4 - Ash and Echoes
(5 pages- 1,545 words)
Chapter Six: Bottleneck
Part 1 - Going Through The Motions
(8 pages- 2,374 words)
Part 2 - Left Behind
(6 pages- 1,764 words)