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  • The Confederate Empire by JJKandel
    JJKandel
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    The Confederacy won. The United States fell. Now, something worse is taking its place. One year after being summoned from the modern world, Kevin Holden-an ordinary man with no army, no lineage, no mandate-sits atop a dying regime too proud to admit it's already collapsed. The Confederate States are fractured. Congress is corrupt. Generals enforce the law by memory, not order. And the people? Starving. Silent. Waiting for someone to choose. When Holden dissolves Congress by force, the world watches in horror. But he doesn't flinch. Doesn't ask for allegiance. He gives only one command: "We won't fix this system. We'll replace it." Told through soldiers, governors, civilians, and enforcers, The Confederate Empire is not a celebration-it's an autopsy. A study of power, obedience, and the cost of survival under reform. This is not a tale of heroes. It's the story of silence. Of control born in collapse. Of a people no longer calling themselves Americans- Confederates. Story is currently on hold.
  • When She Knew by ArdenMire
    ArdenMire
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    He never flinched. Never cracked. Never let anyone see what lived behind his perfect smile. Until the hallway. Until the blood. She saw it - the moment his mask broke. And she hasn't forgotten it since. - a short story about power, perception, and the quiet violence of finally being seen.