glitterandambience
One hundred fifty years after a global pandemic and war reduced civilization to ruins, society is split into two starkly unequal classes.
The Five Pillars rule over the new world with wealth and power, while the non-Pillars scrape by in the crumbling remains of old cities, clinging to one hope-earning a place in Virtual Earth, a digital utopia promising a better life.
Seventeen-year-old Cassandra, a student at a non-Pillar academy, is determined to raise her credit score high enough to secure her future in Virtual Earth. But when a mysterious incident shakes the elite Five Pillar Academy, it unearths buried secrets that pull Cassandra into the world of the privileged.
There, she crosses paths with Damien, a young man wielding absolute authority and an agenda of his own.
Between a brutal reality and a comfortable illusion, Cassandra faces an impossible choice: play by the rules of a corrupt system or expose a truth that could bring it all crashing down-including herself.
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Ps: English isn't my primary language, but I want to reach international readers. In my country, the audience for dystopian fiction is quite limited, so I'm trying to bring my story to a wider audience.
Please understand that my writing style may not be perfect, but I'm doing my best to convey the story as authentically as possible.