The Greatest Lie

Eye on the Prize

It was not always easy to tell who was right and who was wrong regarding a certain issue that was taking place at the moment. Looking back in history, after the results had already played out, it could more easily be deciphered if a decision was the right one or not. Sometimes the decision of right or wrong was merely decided by which side you were seeing things from. It was almost impossible for the average person to always take a step back, remove emotion from the equation, and make a logical, well informed decision on a matter. Emotions drove reactions and people fed off it and into it, proving that feeling right was more important than being right. Another contentious variable that a lot of people seemed blind to, was the consideration that someone or something bigger than any President or CEO of a corporation was pulling the strings to an invisible puppet. From the Illuminati, the freemasons and the knights Templar, to secret societies, powerful wealthy families, and strict religious groups, conspiracy was easy to dismiss when the truth behind their origins and agendas were clouded in mystery. Saudi Kings and Princes were rumored to be some of the richest people in the world with their large deposits of oil they controlled. Russian Oligarchs were given complete control over different aspects of Russia's economic engine after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Old family money had continued to funnel down to the kids and grandchildren of some of the first United States business and plantation owners. Remnants of royal families wealth was still prevalent in Europe at the time Kim was a child. Even though most governments had attempted to run as a democracy with fair voting, everyone knew that these unfair advantages of wealth helped to sway the way the majority would vote. Kim had heard stories for as long as she could remember about people more powerful than the Chinese government being the true masterminds behind the direction the world was going. She didn't fully buy into it, but more than once Kim contemplated where M Corp came from and how they were so easily able to convince the world to let them take control.

Kim could not have been more than a few years old when things started to change, but she remembered going to school as a child, playing in the school yard, and how happy her parents were in her younger years. She couldn't pinpoint a day when everything changed, but at some point she stopped going to school and instead spent her days locked inside their small apartment in the city. Her parent's tried to continue her education at home, but they worked long hours and she spent most of her time alone with her books and toys. It was around this time she could remember seeing how sad her parent's had become. The cheerful grins that she used to be able to create in an instant across their faces was replaced with a scowl and a permanent look of despair in their eyes. They began having to move frequently to find work, and every new apartment seemed to shrink in size. The streets became more crowded and the incessant noise from people and vehicles kept the little Kim up at all hours of the night. The blue sky she used to look up at in wonder had been replaced by a thick dark cloud of smog. She could barely remember the little luscious green lawn that lay in the front of the building she spent the first few years of her life at, but she clung to the fragments of this memory as a dream to strive towards.

It had been days since Jack and Yao had left the encampment of the group of X. Kim had done everything she could to prepare in the meantime, but she still felt like she was missing something. There were only so many contingency plans that she could draft, but the harsh truth was that they needed things to go exactly as planned if they had any chance at success. The members that had stuck behind were as dedicated as ever towards the cause as they worked tirelessly crafting hundreds of fliers and making sure their radio transmissions were in operation at all times. A couple of people at the camp had already dedicated a full day to making as many improvised explosive devices as they could, while also collecting and sharpening sturdy sticks that they had fabricated into spears. Without any real bomb making experience, most of their explosives consisted of variations of Molotov cocktails. Empty glass bottles were easily found in excess, and flammable liquids were a little more scarce, but still readily available. Even though they would still require human intervention to manipulate, Kim hoped that a strategic plan would still allow for success in their attempts at foiling supply runs by M Corp. She knew that most people were terrified of dying and she hoped that their ambush would result in a peaceful surrender. They desperately needed this first victory to go well, and the supplies they could possibly confiscate were going to be icing on the cake.