Chapter 23 and the closing epilogue of book one in the dystopian saga by American author, Kawika Miles. The final fight for Area Thirty-Eight is underway. With no army and no plan, Jax, Renn, Connor, and Dan face impossible odds. Even if they do succeed in taking the Thirty-Eighth Area in the North American Union, it will only be the beginning in the fight against the Nine.

"No matter how hard one contests against abject deceits, with the Fabian strategy of constant, mundane pressure, propagandized distortions still weave themselves within the truth."

"Closing her eyes, an idea is sparked in Ann's mind that miracles are not impossible events. If they were, nobody would talk about them. They only border fiction because unbelievers cannot accept perfectly timed events meeting individual needs--that the will of something greater looks after our interests whether we understand or accept it."

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Chapter 22 of book one in the dystopian saga by American author, Kawika Miles. The purge of the remaining Americans has begun. Mica flees to Aila's side before rushing off to rescue Dan. All goes awry, and as Mica tries to make it back to his wife and to be born son, Jax, tragedy hits, the DIA a now crumbling scene.

"It’s a purge. No matter how many times Sullivan tried to refute the conspiracy theories about the Denver International Airport, they were all true. The engineers specifically designed it as an underground trap with the sole purpose of genocide for its occupants."

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Chapter 21 of book one in the dystopian saga by American author, Kawika Miles. Mica and his team attend the first Gathering within Area Thirty-Eight, and in an effort to apprehend the Area Leader, betrayal begins to crumble the Division.

"It’s the same pattern as any Marxist, socialist, communist movement. This isn’t simply a political ideology, but rather a world shaping, dynamic power and class shifting movement. Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, the National Socialist German Workers party, the Communist Party of Kampuchea in the Cambodian Civil War, Romania in the wake of World War II, Zimbabwe in the 1980s, and even the Democratic Socialists of the United States in the late 2010s and early 2020s, all were movements that hijacked political systems for fascistic power grabs. All were also abject failures, and it wasn’t until the Children of the Ordean Reich took their turn that this destructive world view worked on a global scale."

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Chapter 20 of book one in the dystopian saga by American author, Kawika Miles. Jax awakens to a startling discovery, and while unconscious, the Encampment has taken a drastic turn and is more divided than ever.

"This war is nothing more than a power struggle between extreme ends, the pendulum swinging from one radical to another... Radicalism is humanity's endless loop of self-correction."

"He's seen it a hundred times within the PPA and has read about it countless more. Division creates confusion, and confusion primes the pump for a power vacuum, and it's here where opportunists graciously show their faces. If there is one thing Rhett is willing to bet whatever life he has left on, it's that Kai will try something before this all comes to an end."

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Chapter 19 of book one in the dystopian saga by American author, Kawika Miles. The resistance to the Nine is underway with the Division now headquartered in Denver. While the unofficial story offered Carter and his team comfort, its guise to the truth has just endangered what remains of the United States.

"It's the 'spirit of the law' they say. North Korea, China, Russia, those citizens all followed the spirit of their law too. The theft of individual liberties will always be under the guise of collective safety."

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Chapter 18 of book one in the dystopian saga by American author, Kawika Miles. With Rhett now apart of the Encampment, things turn for the worst as an unseen mole brings the wrath of Caspian down on the Raiders.

"Reflecting on the day of his first kills, Rhett can't help but connect them to the night he reluctantly held Kip on stage, allowing for Caspian to brutally murder the man under false pretenses. He also can't help but advocate for the opportunity to better the future of humankind. Rhett understands the sacrifices that must be made in order to bring to pass a greater good. That's not where the conflict within him lies. It comes from the subjective nature of "good." For years his parents--the Nine-- have defined it as "collective progression of their country." That collective pursuit under their definition completely disregards what is good for any individual--what is needed for a singular citizen. Kip...the reason for his death was a necessary lie to help propagate The Government's narrative n their ambitions to create their perfect, unified society."

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Chapter 17 of book one in the dystopian saga by American author, Kawika Miles. The tables have turned on Jax as he is now the one in captivity. While Renn and Mari fight back at the Encampment, an unexpected ally comes to Jax's aid.

"The masses squandered this knowledge! When the nation of the world had unlimited information at their fingertips. how did they use it? They indulged in lusts and insignificant content that had little to absolutely no value... They let the gift they were given rot. Instead of envisioning a brighter future, they died in front of their flickering screens, molding in their chairs rather than shaping the world in their hands."

"The truth of your father will betray you, just like you friend Jude and his girlfriend have."

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Chapter 16 of book one in the dystopian saga by American author, Kawika Miles. The Minutemen have fled to Colorado, putting distance between themselves and the nation's capital. In a tragic announcement, what they fought for has all been for naught as the Nine reveal themselves for the first time.

"The good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful; this child will grow up in an America that Mica and Aila were not born in, and these histories of the world will help him navigate the unprecedented future."

"Two plus two will always equal four, no matter how much we want it to equal five or more... If he wanted the summation of two and two to equal five or more, he had to fundamentally change all concepts of natural law - which he tried, and broke himself in the attempt."

Continuum: Waiting on the World to Change by John Mayer

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Part 3, Chapter 15 of book one in the dystopian saga by American author, Kawika Miles. Caspian's escaped and the only option is to get him back. However, catastrophe hits and rather, the Raider Encampment is in more danger than ever.

"His controlled rage towards the Raiders is how he's been able to infiltrate as deep as he has - it's how he's been able to sabotage Jax emotionally."

"All this for a plate of food."

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Chapter 14 of book one in the dystopian saga by American author, Kawika Miles. Mica and Aila are married and for three months, Reuben G. White has been in the White House. For three months he has held the highest office in the free world, and for three months, the Ordean Reich has been silent. However, that silence is not forever...

"White teamed with the Division, battling the Reich for nearly a decade, meeting them on countless battlefields. From the political arena to legitimate firefights, it makes it that much more of a mystery that the moment he's elected, they go incognito."

"Ever since AP American History, the story of Jacqueline Kennedy holding her husband's lifeless body in her arms broke her heart. How terrible that must have been for a woman to endure. Now, in this moment, she can truly empathize with that great American."

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