In the year 2077, the world's overpopulation caused mega corporations to grow greedy, hiring private armies to steal resources, evict cities and to destroy all who stand in their way. These greed wars turned into pointless mass conflict until only a handful of these megacorps remained, where they practically owned the country. As for the citizens, all of them were forced to rough it in the badlands or survive in the cities. One such city is Night City located in the free state of Northern California, it was once the gold standard for the nations cities but when gang after gang decided to call it home, crime became the norm. Cybernetically enhanced criminals roamed the streets so often that the whole city was used to it, after all there was only three paths in Night City, you either worked till you died, be lucky enough to be born a corp or you broke the rules and made your life your own.
After she tragically loses her mother, Cassie turns to street fighting-but she soon learns that the biggest fights happen outside the ring.
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Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Haynes has never been one to follow the rules. Constantly on the brink of expulsion at school, she doesn't care what anyone thinks about her. But when tragedy strikes and she is left alone to care for her little sister, Cassie needs to find a way to survive and quick. Without telling a single soul, she moves to the next city over and turns to the only thing she knows--the illegal sport of street fighting. As her fights get grittier and more dangerous, Cassie finds out that there are even more people out for her blood. She'll do anything to protect her little sister and some people are about to learn the hard way.
Content and/or Trigger Warning: attempted suicide in Chapter 2.
[[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
Link to the sequel - https://www.wattpad.com/story/29778845-the-mystery-fighter-ii
Cover designed by Ren T