Uprising_A Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Novel by Kate L. Mary

Author:Kate L. Mary [Mary, Kate L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted Press, LLC
Published: 2018-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

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There was a time, centuries ago, when the four Outlier tribes were one unified group. Back then, constant discord had plagued the tribe until eventually it fractured, splitting into four separate groups. The first decade following the divide was nothing but war as the Outliers fought for control of the wilds and the meager water they provided.

If things had continued that way, the Outliers might have succeeded in killing themselves off. Luckily, it did not take long for our ancestors to come to this conclusion, and a treaty was made. The land was split evenly, with access to the pond being granted to everyone, and we agreed to never again fight one another. Since then, peace had been the rule of the wilds and it made sense. After all, the Fortis and Sovereign worked hard enough to destroy us without the tribes helping them.

Still, the four tribes did not work together. We did not intermarry, and even trade was not common among the different tribes. The Huni and Mountari women I had worked with in Saffron’s house had been civil to me, but even within the walls we had done our best to remain separate. It would need to change if we were going to take out the Fortis, though, and eventually the Sovereign.

Once we had made up our minds to approach the other tribes, deciding where to go first was an easy decision. The Huni were not only known for being great hunters, but they were also the only tribe that spent equal time training their men and women to hunt. If they agreed to join our fight, it would not only give us numbers, but would also work as an incentive when we approached the other tribes.

At least that was what we hoped, anyway. I was under no delusions that the Trelite would be easily convinced. They were neither hunters nor fighters, and they did not view women as valuable. The hope, however, was that if we visited their village last, after we had reached an agreement with the other two tribes, we might be able to persuade them it was a worthy cause.

The next morning, when the sun was still low in the sky, I set out with a small group. The Huni village was the furthest from the caves, all the way on the other side of the wilds where the brown of the wastelands met the green of the forest, and when the trees of the wilds grew farther apart and the skeleton trees became more visible in the distance, I knew we were getting close. Here the barren earth melted the snow before it could collect, and the ground beneath our feet remained naked and cracked, dry despite the precipitation winter brought.

Men and women came into view, along with the huts that signified we had reached the Huni village. People turned at our approach, and I tensed, but as far as I could tell, no one moved for a weapon. It was a good sign.

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