UMBRA
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A lot of people look back on the earlier days of life. Days filled with the very essence of life, joy and an oxymoronic freedom.
Other people do not.
To some, childhood is burried in a place where the light can't just find it. It's something more than dark, it's something creeping, something haunting, something teasing.
They would do anything to never be in that grave again.
Toby Mitti has his shadow of a childhood fast asleep. Driven by an ugly past, he promises himself to defend anyone in need of help. But when those in need of his help are as good as the monsters under his bed, Toby's intentions are trapped in turmoil and his promises locked in limbo.
Truth is no one knows what will happen to the shadows when they step into the light.
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