15-year-old legendary street fighter, seemingly scrawny Torren Pippin, is in need of money and thus tries out for Crown Prince Dante Sabellico's Head of Guard. With Dante's brains and Torren's brawn, they're destined for far more greatness than they could possibly imagine.
Set in the year 2435, in a fictional Dyst- I mean...Utopia, Loyalty is about the growth of a friendship between two "mature" teenagers trying to save their mysteriously corrupt city while simultaneously trying to be friends.
Or maybe a bit more than that.
Welcome to Droika City, where...
Every human being, even the outlaws, have Necs- biotech that has a personal connection to you, so don't you don't have to worry about a thing. Just sit back and don't think about... What was I saying? Right...
There's acceptance for everyone! Except for the Mutants, that might live under the city.
And a focus on Nature, so whatever you do, don't go outside the city wall! Well, you can't, but if you could, you might... disappear.
Utopia, right?
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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