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"We need antibiotics," Lyra said to a nurse beside her. "We need lung-clearance syrup. Why hasn't the supply truck from the eastern farmers arrived?"The nurse looked down at her shoes. "The farmers tried to come, Lyra. But the Sovereign drones burned their trucks. And..." The nurse hesitated."And what?" Lyra demanded."The Sovereign soldiers went to the fields where the healing herbs grow," the nurse said, her voice shaking. "They poured gasoline on the fields and burned them all. They are destroying the medicine so we cannot even make it ourselves."Lyra’s eyes went wide. She felt a cold chill run down her spine. Then, the cold turned into a hot, burning anger.They were not just keeping medicine for themselves. They were destroying it so the poor people would die."That is not war," Lyra whispered. She stood up. Her legs were shaking, but her spirit was like iron. "That is murder. That is a war crime."Lyra looked at the dying people in the tent. She realized that healing with her
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The wind blowing through Oakhaven was bitter and cold. It carried the smell of smoke and unwashed bodies. Forty thousand people from Sunforge were now living in tents made of old blankets and plastic sheets. They were cold. They were scared. And most of all, they were hungry.Everett stood at the edge of the camp. He wore a dark cloak to protect him from the sand. He held a small, worn bag over his shoulder. He was leaving.Lyra and Rae stood in front of him. They looked very worried."You cannot go alone," Lyra said. Her voice was soft but full of fear. "The Dead Zone is poison. The air will burn your lungs. And Kade’s assassins will be waiting for you.""I have to," Everett said. His eyes looked tired, but his jaw was tight. "They have my sister, Lyra. I thought Sarah died years ago. If she is alive, I am the only one who can save her. If I bring an army, they will kill her."Rae hugged her computer close to her chest. "But what about us? What about the refugees? The Sovereign Counc
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Sunforge did not just burn. It was erased. The shockwave hit the tunnel entrance. The ceiling of the cave shook violently."The entrance!" Everett shouted. He grabbed a detonator from his own belt. "We have to seal the door!"He pushed the button. Explosives planted on the roof of the tunnel entrance went off. CRASH! Millions of tons of solid mountain rock fell down. Dust filled the air, choking them. Total darkness swallowed them.When the dust finally settled, Everett turned on a small flashlight. The beam of light hit a solid wall of collapsed rock.The tunnel was sealed completely. No gas could get in. No soldiers could follow them. They were safe in the dark. But the city was gone."It is done," Silas whispered in the dark. He dropped his detonator. He fell to his knees on the cold rock floor. He began to cry. The tough young commander sobbed like a child. He had lost his city.Everett knelt beside him. He did not say anything. There were no words to make this better. He just put
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Silas’s eyes went wide. "Thousands of people are down there! In enclosed spaces, gas will kill every single child and mother!""I know," Everett said. He looked at the giant metal doors of the main gate. The blue energy shield above them was sparking. It sounded like tearing paper. "We cannot just run and blow the city. We have to seal the tunnel entrance perfectly. But first, we have to stop them from bringing the gas machines into the city square."CRACK!The sound was louder than thunder. The entire sky seemed to break.The blue energy shield shattered. Millions of blue sparks fell from the sky like glowing rain. The shield was gone. Sunforge was naked."They broke through!" a soldier screamed from the wall.Immediately, the giant sonic ram stopped. In its place, regular cannons fired.BOOM!A huge ball of fire hit the main gate. The massive iron doors blasted open. Pieces of hot metal flew into the air, cutting down three of Silas’s soldiers. The heavy stone archway crumbled.Thro
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Mayor Vance gasped. "Destroy Sunforge? My factories? My water pumps?""Archon Kade does not want to kill you just to kill you," Everett explained. "He wants this city. He wants your factories to build his weapons. He wants your water to feed his soldiers. If you leave the city perfect for him, he will use your own homes to kill the rest of the Free Cities. You must leave him nothing but ashes and broken metal."Silas looked at the beautiful, broken city. He felt sick. But he understood. This was war."Rig the factories with explosives," Silas said to a soldier nearby. "Put bombs on the water pumps. Put bombs in the power stations. When the last person is in the tunnel, we blow it all to hell."Down in the city streets, there was pure panic. Loud sirens screamed in the air. WEE-OOO! WEE-OOO!People ran out of their houses. They carried small bags, crying babies, and pieces of bread. They pushed wheelbarrows full of blankets. Dogs were barking. Children were screaming for their mothers
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The sound never stopped.Boom. Boom. Boom.It was like a giant hammer hitting the sky. The city of Sunforge shook with every hit. Dust fell from the ceilings. Small rocks danced on the ground.Sunforge used to be a beautiful place. It was the biggest of the Free Cities. It had tall chimneys that pushed white smoke into the air. It had big factories that made tools, guns, and farm machines. The people here were proud. They worked hard with their hands. They built things.Now, Sunforge was breaking.For forty days, Archon Kade’s army had surrounded the city walls. They did not attack with soldiers first. They attacked with fire. Huge cannons sat on the hills outside the city. Every hour, they shot balls of blue plasma at the city.Sunforge had an energy shield. It was a giant blue bubble of light that covered the city. When the plasma balls hit the shield, the sky lit up with bright, blinding colors. But the shield was getting weak. It used to be bright blue. Now, it was a sick, pale pi
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