For The Truth
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  • Parts 18
  • Time 2h 5m
Complete, First published Feb 09, 2014
Maxx is just a regular man, working for the Time Keeping Agency. It is the year 2431, and the public release date of the government's long-coveted time travel technology is just around the corner. All is going well, until one day Maxx starts noticing things that no one else does. Or rather, remembering things. As the days go by, his version of reality grows farther and farther from the one accepted by society. Even worse, no one will believe Maxx when he tells them of the terrible things that he remembers. Then, finally, he stumbles across a secret so ugly that it threatens to tear everything he has ever known or believed in apart. Being the only one who has discovered the secret, it is up to him to set things right. As the TKA officials realize what he knows, it simply becomes a matter of time before he is caught. Will Maxx succeed, or will his failure result in the destruction of all time and space?
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