The Control War (BEING RE-WRITTEN)
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The virus was only the beginning.
After the outbreak of PVX-133-nicknamed the PX Flu-wiped out most of the world, society fractured into three surviving cities: the crumbling slums of Gravelight, the surveilled silence of Veiltown, and the gleaming fortress of Solara, where the Chancellor rules behind steel and secrets.
Fox, a quick-thinking survivor from Gravelight, knows better than to ask questions. But when he and his closest friends-Avalon, Reggie, Rigs, and Kendrick-uncover fragments of a hidden truth, they're thrust into a conspiracy darker than the virus that shattered their world.
The PX Flu wasn't a mistake.
It was engineered.
Now, hunted by elite contamination squads and driven beyond the city walls, the group must outrun a regime built on silence and fear-and decide how far they're willing to go to expose the truth.
Because the war isn't over.
It's just been controlled.
**THIS STORY IS BEING RE-WRITTEN! NEW STORY IS CALLED BENEATH THE LAST LIGHT!**
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