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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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A Boy from Us

7 parts Ongoing

Aaron has nothing-no home, no family, no future. Until the night a mysterious gateway pulls him into Nulland, a realm of elemental magic, ancient prophecies, and secrets too dark to whisper. In a world where people command fire, water, earth, and air, Aaron is different. He's the only human at a powerful magic school-an outsider with no abilities... or so everyone thinks. But when a dangerous power buried deep inside him begins to awaken, Aaron is thrust into a battle he never asked for. Dark wizards plot betrayal, prophecies speak his name, and relics with the power to bend time are falling into the wrong hands. To survive, Aaron must discover who he truly is. To save Nulland, he must become more than human. ✨ From outcast to hero, his adventure is only beginning. ✨

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