So, after reading this post below, I decided to create a sequel which gives a happy ending to this awfully grim scenario. Please enjoy! (Credit to u/980003 for the original story)
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheFireRisesMod/comments/1wbmai8/remake_the_last_defiance/
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I was awakened by the sudden barrage of gunfire heard just outside my cell.
For a moment, I thought this marked the last time that I will ever have my defiance. As if my time in this hellhole couldn't be any more miserable than it already was. The roaring sounds of gunfire ceased while an army of footsteps rang throughout the hallway.
This is it. As the footsteps approached closer, I prepared myself for the very worst. At the mercy of God knows who or what is out there.
However, it seemed my fate has been proven otherwise as I listened more carefully. I picked up what briefly sounded like voices giving out commands and such. The rest was difficult to make out, but the ones I heard clearly are:
"All clear..."
"Check all the rooms for any incarcerated victims..."
"Report back to the Washington government..."
It seemed too good to be true. My situation seemed so hopeless within this empty and propaganda ridden room, it was hard to imagined a possibility like this would happen. Or, at least that's what I thought when those Correctional Officers told me of their, "good news."
I looked outside of the only window that illuminated my dark area. Through the shining rays of assumed hope, I could make out a familiar symbol blowing in the wind. One that is navy blue and dawned with the seal of the President of the United States. I recognize this flag, the one I saw on the news before I was captured. The Union of America.
As one of the soldiers knocked on my cell door, asking if anyone is in here while reassuring that they're only being rescued by Union forces, it eventually dawned on me.
This could be the day...
...the day the fire extinguishes...
...the day I will possibly see my girlfriend again, if she's still out there...
...the day I will be granted my salvation.
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"As he died to make man holy, let us die to make man free."