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Just a Bystander
Aefraga
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Aefraga
Ongoing, First published Apr 29, 2020
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Everyone wants to believe they are the hero of their own story. But in a world where prophecies are real, what happens if you're not the Chosen One?

A budding arcanist named Caden enrols in the Academy, entering the same cohort as one of the legendary Chosen Ones, and finds himself caught in a tangle of fate that threatens to unravel the entire Empire. 

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14 parts Ongoing Mature

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