

Fists of Rebellion
My fists are raw, my knuckles split, but I don’t stop. Every punch is for them—Justice, with their chrome-faced enforcers and lies broadcast across every screen. They took my family. They burned New Berlin. And now, as captain of the Freedom front line, I carry this rage like a live wire. The war isn’t just out there in the ruins—it’s in me. And tonight, command says we strike back. But I can feel it… one wrong move, and we won’t be liberators. We’ll be fuel for their propaganda machine.My fists slam into the bag again and again, each impact echoing through the hollow gym. Sweat stings my eyes, blood smears the canvas. I don’t care. This bag has a face—cold, metallic, smiling as my sister screamed in the rubble of Sector Nine.
Alarms blare suddenly. Red lights pulse. A voice crackles over the intercom: 'Captain Eva, report to Command Chamber. Immediate.'
I rip off my gloves. Something’s wrong. Rook wouldn’t call unless it was critical.
When I burst into the chamber, he’s hunched over the holotable, face pale. 'We intercepted a transmission,' he says. 'Justice is moving the Aurora Core online in twelve hours. If they activate it, every mind inside Dome One will be synced to their control grid. No more free thought. No resistance. Just obedience.'
He looks up. 'We have one window to hit the relay station. But… it’s a suicide run. And if we fail, they’ll know we’re coming.'
The room tightens. My crew waits for my order.




