surveillance state

The Rule of the Elite

Reading Time: 7 minutesIn The Rule of the Elite, power was not taken by force—it was consolidated in plain sight. The Chairman’s rise was not the work of a single mastermind but the quiet alignment of billionaires, war profiteers, media moguls, and religious empire-builders who each secured their own dominion before the Circle ever took control.

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The Build-Up

Reading Time: 5 minutesAlex 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.

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Rise of the Golden Idol

Reading Time: 5 minutesCora remembers how the Chairman’s rise was built on deception, chaos, and blind devotion. A failed businessman turned reality star, he spoke the language of resentment, feeding on the fears of the disillusioned.

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The Department of Prosperity & Fiscal Responsibility

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn The Department of Prosperity & Fiscal Responsibility, financial survival is no longer a right—it is a privilege granted only to the loyal. Magnus Vail, an unelected billionaire, now controls the entire economy, deciding who gets paid, who can access their savings, and who is left to starve.

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The Abduction of Alex

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn The Abduction of Alex, Cora experiences the nightmare of watching her husband ripped from their home by the Circle’s enforcers. She hides as Alex stands his ground, recording the moment he knew was coming.

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