Into The Crucible
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[Currently in hiatus.]
When a threat steps into the light, will those threatened step into the dark?
The city of Santa Isabela is home to wealthy families of the highest status. Wealthy families with a hidden past. But the skeletons in their closet have dug themselves out. And they will not linger. The beginning of a conflict sparked from a devastating blood feud begins to catch fire. And it starts with the attempts on the De Stellaes's lives.
Two siblings, faced with imminent danger.
Eyes that see only those that it fears.
Assassins who manage to disappear like ghosts in the wind.
A menace that was lost decades ago has risen from the shadows, conspiring to bring vengeance against them.
Though they are not without their own devices. In searching for the answers, they will either need to light a fire, or have no choice but to jump into the dark.
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