"Truth makes us transparent..." In sixteen-year old Sage Stronghold's world, civilization has been divided into five factions; abnegation, amity, candor, dauntless, and erudite. With each faction devoted to the development of specific virtues such as; selflessness, peace, honesty, bravery, and intelligence. At the age of sixteen, the communities' youths must choose the faction to which they will dedicate the entirety of their lives. The cause of it all? Simple, an attempt to form the ideal world. After receiving life threatening results on his Aptitude Test, Sage Stronghold discovers that the world he once saw as black and white, has more areas of grey than he ever realized. On his Choosing Day, Sage is then faced with the life altering decision of whether to stay with his family and the life he knows, or try and create a new existence in a different faction. He makes a choice. But is it the right one? Sage has a secret, dark and threatening to destroy him; one that he must fight to bury and conceal from everyone, because if anyone finds out, it would mean certain death. His candor-roots scream for the truth to be heard, while his sensibilities tell him to keep quiet. The truth sets you free. Or so they say...© Completed. Prequel: Set before Divergent/ Insurgent/ Allegiant events. "Featured in the official Wattpad @Fanfic Divergent reading list"

"Dishonesty is rampant..." A year has passed, but in seventeen-year old Sage Stronghold's world, there exists only emptiness and grief. After the tragic loss of Randi, he has taken a turn for the worst and changed into that which he never wanted to be; a cold and senseless fighter. With his family and friend's lives on the line, he has no other choice than to follow the orders he's given without hesitation. Under the supervision and strict mandate of Banks, he has been sent on various expeditions to gather information and samples from the factionless; for what purpose, he doesn't know. He doesn't care. To avoid further blood-shed, he has let himself become but a pawn in this new game of life; existing only to facilitate whatever plans Banks may have in store. He knows something bad is coming. Something that could affect everyone's way of life. But will he act? Fighting a tumultuous inner-battle, he's torn between making the decision between right or wrong. As things begin to worsen, he stands balanced on a precipice, about to fall one way or the other; will he continue to live in compliant servitude, or will he dare to risk it all to find out the truth? Everything seems bleak and hopeless, that is, until he meets her. Kind and gentle, but with an edge of mystery, this new transfer-initiate is about to turn his world upside-down. The truth sets you free. Or is that a lie in it's own?© Completed. A sequel to Transparent: A Divergent FanFiction (Book One) Prequel: Set before Divergent/ Insurgent/ Allegiant events. "Featured in the official Wattpad @Fanfic Divergent reading list"