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It was supposed to be quiet.
Just a warehouse. Just one night.
No one said anything about the murders.
No one mentioned the eyes in the dark.
🩸 The Citadel Protocol begins with a whisper — and ends in blood.
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💳 Drowning in debt.
👨👩👦 A son battling cancer.
🧍♂️ One man takes a night job just to survive.
But the riots weren’t just chaos.
They were a warning.
Before Protocol. Before the lockdown.
There was Stephen.
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📖 When your son’s dying, the job’s a lifeline.
💀 When the riots start, it becomes a death sentence.
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In the Appalachian mountains, stories weren’t just for entertainment—they were survival guides.
Haints.
Porch ceilings painted blue.
Warnings whispered after dark.
I just dropped a new blog post exploring the folklore behind Haint Blues, the prequel to The Citadel Protocol. It’s about fear passed down through generations—and what happens when that fear feels earned.
If you’ve ever heard something outside and known it wasn’t the wind… this one’s for you.
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“We’re screwed.”
“Is it that bad?”
It was.
Thirty-five days before Protocol, Stephen realized survival would cost more than money.
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They thought the cabin would keep them safe.
But the mountains have always kept their own secrets.
And now… something is watching.
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🕯️ Monsters. Survival. And a truth buried deeper than the roots of the mountains.
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The lights flickered… and then didn’t come back on.
That’s when everything changed.
The Citadel was built to keep people safe.
Steel gates. Food rationing. Curfews.
But when the lights go out… the rules stop mattering.
Stephen Chase was just trying to protect his son.
Now he’s running from something no one will admit exists.
And he’s trapped behind walls built not to keep things out—
but to keep them in.
⚠️ The Citadel Protocol is a supernatural dystopian thriller about power, fear, and the price of survival.
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$50 left.
Gas tank’s empty.
Your son’s meds just got denied.
What would YOU do?
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You’ve got $50.
Your son is dying.
The system says: “Sorry.”
What do you do?
Swipe to see the choices and tell me in the comments which one you would do.
Then see what Stephen chose.
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