Dandelions and Revolutions

They slide closer to the edge and His Excellency gasps, "Does the lion apologize to the sheep for being at the top of the food chain? No, they just accept their roles and have a feast." He hisses, eyes bright with fear.

Evrim doesn't answer, only locks her hands tighter around His Excellency's throat and looks out towards the black sea of the city.

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All Evrim ever wanted is to see the stars.
But she's stuck in the lower sectors, where pollution clogs the air and death clings to the streets like a disease.
Every day, she sees suffering, and pain, and hunger. And it frustrates her to no end because she knows that there's a better world out there. The high sectors, where the citizens waltz through pristine skyscrapers and fill their plate with enough food to feed her for a week.
She wants, she needs, change.
So when the opportunity comes, she takes it.
Using her position as the current winner of the King of the Hill tournaments, a prestigious high sector championship, she joins an underground rebel group along with her best friend, determined to bring His Excellency down on his knees and bring justice to her fellow low sectors.
But then they make a mistake, and everything comes crumbling down around her as her world shatters.
She's left to pick up the pieces and wonder, is justice really too much to ask for?