He escapes as the Colonies attack Los Angeles. Day meets with the Chancellor to give an answer for the blackmail: no. The Colonies has conquered Denver and are now landing their airships near the harbor. The President refuses, stating that the Republic was infested with disease and that he would aid Anden only if a cure was found along with several plots of land as payment.

Meanwhile, June accompanies Anden to meet with the President of Antarctica to request help for the war. He also reluctantly decides to let Eden become a test subject to find a cure for biological diseases spreading in the Colonies. Day instead spreads messages through graffiti to make the Republic's population support Anden.

During the event, Thomas sacrifices himself to save Day.ĭay is sent to the Los Angeles Central Hospital due to another illness flare-up and is contacted by the Chancellor of the Colonies, who blackmails him into defecting to the Colonies and convincing the masses to do so, or else he will kill June and Eden if the Colonies win. While the population is being evacuated to Los Angeles, Day works with the Patriot organization to hijack the Colonies' airships. The following day, Day tells June about his terminal illness, just before the city is attacked by the Colonies' airships. The next day, Day collapses due to his illness and is rushed to the hospital. Day denies the request and the Republic's cause is further eroded when traitor soldiers Thomas Bryant and Commander Jameson, both in death row for the attempted coup, and the murder of June's brother (Metias Iparis), escape. In reality, Anden wants Day to hand over Eden as part of the Republic's search for a cure for their virus, wreaking havoc upon the Colonies, causing the latter to give an ultimatum for the cure, lest they and Africa will invade the Republic. Following several months of no communication, Day is contacted by June Iparis about a 'feast' held by Anden Stavropoulos, the young Elector of the Republic. Plot Īfter the events of Prodigy, Daniel 'Day' Altan Wing now lives as a free citizen in San Francisco with his younger brother, Eden Bataar.

Print (hardback & paperback), audiobook, e-bookĬhampion is a dystopian young adult novel and the third book in the Legend series written by American novelist Marie Lu.

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