Darkness and Light
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For hundreds of years the Darklings have been banished to the Inkbane Forest by powerful magic. The Kingdom of Light has grown and flourished, but so too have the Darkling cities... built in darkness.
Then, one day, a Darkling Prince and his two servants step out of the forest and into the light. He finds himself in the capitol city and connects himself to the local underground.
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