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Chapter 116: A new life
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2024-10-29 19:42:56(A few months later) (Aubrey’s P.O.V.)
I fix my eyes on the TV screen, I look at the news anchor for a brief moment trying to pay attention to what he is saying.
“The secession movement has gained enough support in the Fourth District and now they have separated from Estermond. This is the third district to separate from our nation in the last two months. Unfortunately, without the Righteous Regime, there isn’t anything we can do about it as we witness the downfall of our nation…”
I turn off the TV. I don’t care about the news, I am uninterested by Estermond’s destiny. Since the fall of the Righteous Regime a lot of changes have occurred in our nation and there is no one who can stop them. People are taking back what once was taken from them, the life that we once knew is over. We don’t have a unified powe
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