Dark Lustre
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Last published Mon, Apr 10, 2017
In a world divided by deep set loyalties to the gods, tension is rife after the civil war, and the spilling of blood continues to be a common sight. Malachi has seen the horrors of battle and bloodshed bothers him little, provided of course that it's not his own. But when an old friendship turned sour resurfaces and threatens to disrupt the already unstable society of Pereditia, Malachi must revisit the past so he can save his future- and the future of everything he holds dear....
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