Corrupt
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Lucilla Caldwell is a corrupt princess ruling a corrupt Kingdom. She just doesn't know it yet...
Ordering executions, deaths and rebel hideout raids are just ordinary royal duties to princess Lucilla. She doesn't particularly like deciding people's death dates or slaughtering dozens of rebels daily, but what other choice does she have? She has to rid her Kingdom of all criminals. They will be the demise of the city she holds so dear.
As her Kingdom grows poorer and her uncle feeds her more lies, her hatred for the 'revolutionary army' grows and she orders more raids and more executions.
Join princess Lucilla as she uncovers the truth behind her uncles lies and the rebels labeled the 'revolutionary army.'
Will she continue on her path of meaningless death and destruction or will she join the revolutionary army and redeem herself, becoming the ruler her people truly deserve?
"Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power."
-William Gaddis
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