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Crimson Revolutionary

Chwang
The Monarch is the way, the truth and the life. No one goes to Heaven except through Him. As Agent Deva of the Imperial Security Bureau, Devon Vael is a blade in the dark-a spy who infiltrates, manipulates, and eliminates threats to the Monarch’s reign. His latest assignment: embed himself with a rebel cell in the capital’s slums, befriend them, and burn them to ash. But five months undercover has blurred the lines. The rebels’ laughter feels warmer than the Empire’s gold. Their cause, whispered in cursed manifestos, seeps into his dreams. And his long-lost brother, a fugitive revolutionary, may be among them. When new orders demand the cell’s execution, Devon must choose: Follow orders and ascend the Imperial Security Bureau’s ranks, or Join them and face the Empire’s wrath -  a fate with no hope at all. The Monarch’s presence spills out every corner. The resistance is rotting from within. And Devon’s shadow is starting to move on its own... What to expect A dystopian hellscape - fisted tyranny and smog-choked streets Betrayals that hurt - no one is safe, not even Devon’s conscience Revolution vs. Tyranny - can you fight monsters without becoming one? A clash of ideologies - What does it mean to rule? To resist? To be free? Philosophical and moral complexity - No easy answers, only difficult choices.  Slow-burn grimdark progression - A mix of slice-of-life, political intrigue, and brutal reality. 
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