The Pain In Their Eyes
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In a world plagued by environmental disaster stands Seoradel, the last bastion of human civilization.
Thia, a young woman grown up in the underclass of Seoran society, doubts whether the city's self-proclaimed rulers, the Ascendant, are as benevolent as they claim to be.
Her doubts are reinforced when she starts tapping into a mystical power said to be granted only to those who have already ascended.
Could her power be the key to exposing a conspiracy that perpetuates injustice in Seoradel?
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