Mia Westwood

John Westwood (Brother)

**Mia Westwood** is the protagonist of the 2020 dystopian novel God's Will written by Jack Huston. Mia is a rebellious girl who finds herself trapped in a hostile marriage, in a world hostile to women.

## Background

It is unknown when Mia Westwood was born, where she was born, but it is known that she was born as the second child to Michael Westwood, and an unnamed mother. She had an older brother, John, who was a closeted homosexual.

The world she was born in was horrible, her nation had been ruled by an elite group of men for centuries, who each took the name of the 'Prophet' and they ruled with an iron fist, convincing the populous that they are divine rulers who speak for God himself.

Mia was born in a nation known to outsiders as 'Socheristan' though her people often seem to refer to it as the 'Kingdom of Heaven'. To the north of Socheristan is the Northern Empire, a free, constitutional monarchy ruled by Emperor Zhan. The two nations have a fierce rivalry and despite the Northerners openness to refugees and defectors, the Socherians view their neighbors as hedonistic barbarians.

## God's Will

The story opens with Mia's forced, arranged marriage to her best friend Omar Allende. It is obvious that the couple do not love each other and the marriage is bound to be miserable. Mia remarks that everyone else in the room is excited and happy except for Mia and Omar.

After the wedding, Omar attempts to consummate the marriage instantly to get it over with, but Mia forces him off of her, claiming she isn't comfortable with it. Omar agrees, but states that they have one month maximum, otherwise Mia won't give birth before her sixteenth birthday.

Later that night, Mia has a nightmare about when she saw her brother get violently murdered by the fearsome crusaders. The reason being is because he was closeted homosexual. This is the defining moment that turned Mia against her nation, her family and the Prophet.

Nearly a month later, Mia's life has gone to hell. Omar has become abusive and dangerously threatening when it comes to consummating their marriage. One day Mia finds a package with a parachute attached to it. Upon opening it, Mia discovers 'propaganda' from their more free northern neighbor and quickly decides to tempt fate and her own life and escape her life.

A few days later after Omar leaves for work, Mia springs her plan into action. She throws money, supplies and whatnot into a backpack and runs off.

After a day on the run, Mia has almost reached the border when a band of bloodthirsty crusaders spot her and make chase. Mia sprints through the woods, the crusaders hot on her tail. She approaches the border and cry out for help. Two border guards, belonging to the north ready their rifles to fire on the Crusaders. They usher her across the border, but she stops when she realizes Omar is one of the crusaders. Omar tries to convince Mia to stay, but his reasoning only emboldens Mia who manages to sprint across the border to safety.

After escaping beyond the border, Mia goes through a series of exams and tests, but mentions how nice everyone in the Northern Empire is. Soon she meets Emperor Zhan, who she takes an immediate liking to. Zhan allows Mia to stay in the palace until she can get off her feet and adjust to the vast difference in life in the North compared to Socheristan. Mia is also completely unaware of the fate of her family and Omar.

## Breaking Reality

Mia's involvement in the Creator's ploy and scheme takes place two years after the events of God's Will. By now she has found a job and has purchased an apartment and lives with a corgi, who she does not mention a name for. Mia loves her life in the Northern Empire, though she doesn't mention Emperor Zhan.

Just as she is about to unwind and have a drink, her corgi starts growling as the Creator silently abducts Mia and takes her to Earth-69. On this parallel earth, Mia meets Taylor Carlson, Taylor 2 and Taylor 3, along with Empress Josephine, her husband Matteo, Ella Westmore and Zara Brooks. She appears to be friendly with them, and quickly accepts the situation for what it is.

When the Creator arrives, Mia is hostile, and struggles to accept the idea that her entire life is a ploy and a sham for the entertainment of internet readers. When taken to another place with Ella, Ellie, Josey and Matteo she expresses frustration. She also reveals her lack of knowledge in social media, especially Reddit and not knowing much about memes. She is happy when Asher and the Creator decide she has suffered enough and is relatively accepting of the situation.

Mia is not mentioned further and it is assumed that she is simply snapped away back to her apartment, her memory wiped of everything that happened on Earth-69...

## Personality

Mia is a very rebellious teenager, who is willing to throw away her life to achieve her goals. She hates her husband and everyone else around her because they keep her down.

She feels imprisoned in her life and actively desires to escape.