crimson (adj); of a rich deep red colour inclining to purple. chrysanthemum (noun); a plant of the daisy family with brightly coloured ornamental flowers. Ivy Clarke lives in a penthouse in the Centre of the City. She has coffee with milk and caramel syrup before breakfast, and owns a rich wardrobe of elegant heels and designer bags. Niece of the mayor, doctor of the privileged, sweetheart of public opinion - the world has great plans for her. Yet, she is merely a pawn in a chess game, oblivious of the rules. Jayce lives in the Suburbs beyond the Walls of the City, calling an abandoned bookstore home. He takes bruises in illicit arenas against the infected, the Red Devils, trading blood for tuna and tomato soup tin cans or a pair of boots for the coldhearted winter. Nameless, messiah of the pariahs, notorious leader of the terrorist organization "Lunar Moth" - the world wants to bring him down to his knees. Yet he can play the game, forging his own rules. She is the white Queen. He is the black Knight. She is trapped in a golden cage. He is free in bloodwrecked ruins. She longs to save the world. He yearns to burn it. a deadly virus of the mind, a devastated nation fighting for scraps, a group of elite scientists living for the hope of a cure, the tragic strings of fate tying two souls destined for downfall, lighting the match of Armageddon. An original dystopian science fiction of (-neraida) TESA 🏵 | Do not copy the story | All Rights Reserved | ©2025