Citizen Hill's a genetically enhanced warrior trained to hunt infected humans and rogue Gollums. When Elysium moves into the Autonomous Zone declaring ownership, the Therian Federation tasks her with a mission: infiltrate the organization, find the leader, Julian Bless, and disband the followers. Once on the inside, she discovers a horde of infected humans and Gollums responsible for a series of brutal attacks devastating the Township of New Therian.

Fearing a Gollum invasion, the leaders of New Therian quarantine the city and implement a lockdown, sealing the city in a dome. Citizen turns to the humans of Elysium for survival, but she soon finds herself at odds with her programming, her creators, and what it means to be human. Fighting at Julian Bless' side, she discovers there’s more to the virus, the Federation Leadership, and her origins.

Citizen Hill: Autonomous Zone is created by Simon Sayz, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Citizen Hill: Autonomous Zone

Citizen sat on her heels next to the workbench.


Bless was on the other side, pacing. It was as if he walked an imaginary line with an end stop at both ends.


Nev should be inside by now. What's taking her so long?


Citizen didn't like these feelings of fear. She kept having to keep her mind from thinking about how tragic things would be if Nev got caught.


"You're nervous, aren't you?" Bless asked.


"Only because your pacing is making me that way."


Bless laughed. "See, those human feelings aren't all great, are they?"


Citizen smiled. "They're worth it. I'll take the bad with the good."


Bless nodded in approval. "That's right. That's how all of us humans do it."


Managing all these emotions was still new to her. She needed his input. "How do you keep feelings of fear from making you constantly prepare for bad things, issues, roadblocks, or any other problem?"


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