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The world didn’t end all at once. It learned how to survive without mercy.Rhea was raised to be a weapon—and chose to become something else.In the ashes of a broken civilization, the fortified city-state of Bastion stands as humanity’s last line of defense. Beyond its walls lie raiders, corrupted machines, and ancient forces that never stopped watching. Within the walls, fear and control wear the mask of safety.When Rhea’s suppressed abilities begin to surface, she becomes the center of a dangerous political struggle—one that sees her not as a person, but as an asset to be deployed or erased. As Bastion’s brutal survival trials turn lethal and old betrayals rise from the dead, Rhea is forced to make a choice that will define the future of the wasteland.Hunted by those who want to control her, tempted by an inhuman intelligence that promises order at any cost, and haunted by the legacy of the fallen Lumen Court, Rhea must decide what she’s willing to become to protect the people who still believe survival should mean more than obedience.Because in a world built on fear, choosing compassion may be the most dangerous act of all.
by The Lyions Den
