Into The Capitol

***This story is not a "spin-off" of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins but it is very much inspired by the series.***

This story is about a dystopian society filled with many secrets and as usual is split into two classes; the wealthy citizens of the Capitol and the poor working families from the Colonies. The main character and the perspective from which the story is told from is Datura Palis, a quiet, hardworking, and beautiful girl from the Colonies who has experienced nothing but hardship ever since her older brother Asher died in a factory explosion and her father was beheaded for suspected acts of treason. Datura is determined to find a way for her family to live a better life and her hopes of doing so become reality when she finds out about the Druthering- an important event that only occurred every millennium which determined the girl who would become the Ketter, the woman who is to birth the next generation. The ruler of the Capitol; Omulus, one of the last living Paxdriarch, who were god-like creatures who founded the nation of Deliphnius whose only concern was continuing their familial line by any means. These creatures never aged but were killed off when a disease had plagued the nation, all except for one; Omulus. Omulus' view of women is that they should be seen and not heard and are good for nothing more than procreation. Fortunately for Datura, this makes it easier for her to carry out her plan of making a better life for her family within the Capitol. Though Datura is to be bound to Omulus until her inevitable end, that doesn't stop her from sneaking around with the devilishly handsome Jardin, a servant in the citadel. Whilst in the citadel, Datura uncovers something that just may put her and her family's lives in danger.