Last Guardian |One Shot|
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Ongoing<5 mins
Last published Tue, Jan 14, 2020
*Commissioned for the Paradise Book Club's Beach Contest!*
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"Do you know what it takes?"
"A soul, I know," I say, "I am ready to be sacrificed. I will do anything for the underworld."
"Even if it takes losing my own life."
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When a sub-kingdom of an underworld is cursed to a frozen state, will one man's - the last guardian standing - zeal for freedom lead him to conquering the unknown and saving his people from this despicable freezing curse?
Read on to find out!
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