【 𝐓𝐏𝐍𝐂𝐅 𝐈 】𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

"Regardless of the code or location, the magician's message remains the same:

"'This performance is a trap.

"'And you are the fated victims.'"

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For eleven years, Emma believed it was all normal.

Pristine white uniforms, daily tests, identification numbers, none of them ever bothered her. At the end of all the chores and the studying, she had all the time in the world to play and dream. She had her siblings with her; what more could she ask?

And her mother... Dear heavens, her mother was perfect. Nobody could ever replace her. Everywhere Isabella went, she had that same sophisticated smile on her face, never to fade even in the midst of trial. In Emma's mind, it was Isabella who birthed her peace. It was Isabella who taught them how to love, who helped every single child feel safe and a little less alone in their isolated abode...

... until one night, the curtains of deception fell, revealing the gruesome secret of their home and mother.

Sacrifice.

Abuse.

Force.

Manipulation.

Death.

Now, realizing the dark future ahead of her family, Emma joins forces with her brothers Norman and Ray, plotting an escape from their shattered home. Left with no other choice but rebellion, they strive to outwit their mother, readying their hearts and minds to fight against her and her allies. It hardly matters how many foes surround them, as long as they get every single child out of their twisted home before another soul gets taken away.

But what if their enemies were just like them? Children who have lost their freedom to a game of survival?

What if their greatest enemy was a little girl, who once smiled and laughed along with her dearest family, until the system lured her in and stripped her of any control over her own life?

What if the title of "enemy" was just another illusion?

Can Emma trust that she will still end up saving the right people?

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"An original character fanfiction series of The Promised Never