There is No Glory
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In a world full of humans too biased to accept the existence of magical creatures, many are left to suffer in the hands of ignorance.
To most humans, magical creatures are rare, violent, and thoughtless savages that believe in false gods and threaten democracy with olden laws.
To most of magical folk, humans are magic-less monsters who always create new ways to destroy themselves in their diluted fantasies.
Because of this, many wars still burn across the world that had been started by humans centuries before.
The magical creatures who could stand against human inventions were forced to fight back, and still fight to protect their lands. The ones that didn't stand a chance, hid away in the deepest terrains untouched by man.
However, some magical creatures allied with humans they deemed mutuals.
Most failed and became martyrs in the name of coexistence.
Some, made a few differences that were never enough.
But one...
One changed it all.
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*Violence Warning*
This book covers topics surrounding POC, LGBTQ+, ableism, sexism, and a few other things. I will not tolerate hatred.
This book is my submission to the Open Novella Contest.
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