Panoptes

In a post-apocalyptic world consisting of two warring nations, sprawling across what used to be the Seleucid Empire, an individual bom of both nations struggles with where they belong in a world that continues to challenge their very existence. This journey toward self-discovery questions to what extent can they take ownership of their accomplishments and forces them to weigh the gifts and the curses that their upbringing and their background have given them. These big questions are further complicated by the fact that the people of both nations are engineered by their governments to pursue certain lifestyles and value certain ideals in an effort by the leadership to pursue utopia and end the war. Compliance is rewarded, and rebellion is disincentivized, both on a visceral level. Despite the many challenges they face, the protagonist clings to their individualism and fights for the opportunity to pursue self-actualization.