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The Silence of the City

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Alone on her balcony, Cora stared at the empty streets below, the glowing notification in her hand: ‘FINAL PHASE BEGINS AT DUSK.’ The silence of the city was deafening—there was no one left to speak, no one left to save her.

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Reset
Trapped in a looping nightmare, a man wakes at 3:30 AM on December 21, 2012, only to find himself slipping between eerie, liminal spaces—a flickering yellow corridor, a deserted convenience store, and tunnels that defy reality. As he unravels the truth of his existence, he realizes the world is ending, resetting in an inescapable cycle. Is he dreaming, or is this the moment reality collapses?
The Regrets
The Chairman had promised prosperity, but all he brought was ruin. Farmers who had stood by him, who had believed his words, watched as their lands were seized, their livelihoods destroyed, and their futures stolen. The contracts went to his billionaire friends, the suffering was dismissed as “necessary pain,” and when they finally spoke out, they disappeared just as quickly as the jobs.
Doomscrolling the End
Cora sat motionless on the cold floor, the glow of her dying phone screen casting hollow shadows on her face. Around her, the walls were lined with propaganda—slogans of obedience, the Chairman’s ever-smiling portrait, the promise of a future that would never come.
A Nation for Sale: Corruption Under the Black Circle
The Black Circle had turned corruption into policy. The economy boomed—for the elite. The Chairman’s followers cheered as he sold the country piece by piece, drowning them in propaganda while the rich lined their pockets. Cora and Alex saw the truth, but it didn’t matter. The firehose of lies was too strong. The people believed what they needed to believe.
The Department of Faith
Faith was no longer a choice; it was law turning religion into policy, forcing obedience under the guise of morality. LGBTQ rights were erased, divorce outlawed, and belief in anything but their version of Christianity made dangerous. It was no longer safe to question faith.