Extinct (2021): Fresh Donuts, Half Baked Morals
The plot lags, the moral lessons are misguided, but are those fluffy little donut creatures adorable? Yes. Yes, they are.

MABUHAY ANG MUNISIPYO SA LOPEZ! A land ruled by bloodlines, where lies pass as truth, promises die unfulfilled, and corruption is routine. Ignorance is exploited, reason is silenced, and power remains in the hands of the few. In this suffocating system lives Arman, a young man exhausted by injustice. He watches in silence as power protects itself and the powerless learn to endure. but, One violent irreversible incident breaks that silence. In its aftermath, Arman is forced to feel the full weight of fear and pain that this system inflicts on those who dare to question it. As truth becomes dangerous and resistance carries a price, Loepz reveals what it truly does to its own people.
The plot lags, the moral lessons are misguided, but are those fluffy little donut creatures adorable? Yes. Yes, they are.
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