Alex had always been the truth-seeker, the one who couldn’t help but dig deeper, who couldn’t look away. He started with debates at the dinner table, calling out the lies, pointing to the headlines. Then he started arguing online, challenging family members who had fallen into the Circle’s rhetoric, pushing back against their justifications for hate. The world wasn’t collapsing all at once, just crumbling, piece by piece.
The Ghoul was never meant to be seen, only felt. He did not command armies, nor did he bask in the adoration of the masses. He did not need to. His power was quieter, more insidious. He whispered in the Chairman’s ear, turning hatred into doctrine, fear into policy, cruelty into law. He crafted the justification for every purge, every detention center, every vanishing citizen.
Cora remembers a time before the algorithm controlled reality. It had started as entertainment—short, simple videos designed for instant gratification. But over time, the feed became more than just a distraction.
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The Chairman wasn’t just a leader—he was chosen. That’s what the pastors told them. He was imperfect, yes, but wasn’t David a sinner? Wasn’t Paul once Saul? God uses flawed men to carry out His will.
In It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Numb), the chaos isn’t just coming—it’s already here. The song spirals from blind optimism into resignation, capturing the relentless churn of manipulated crises, collapsing institutions, and the numbing realization that there’s no escape.
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