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Gatekeepers Book 1: Darkness

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Draycos, a human with unusually colored eyes, is living peacefully in the newly constructed floating city of Atlantis. However, those peaceful days are shattered when terrorists bomb the city and destroy almost everything. Having survived the attack, Draycos finds himself among the wreckage, apparently the only survivor. Amid his despair, a hole opens in the ground where he is and swallows him up. When Draycos comes to, he finds himself on trial in a land of magic ruled by dragons. His crime: theft of the dragon race's most prized artifact. With no solid proof that he wasn't the thief, he ends up in jail for a crime he hadn't committed! One of the few people who believes him ends up being the King of Dragons, and he gives Draycos a chance to prove himself against everyone. Thus begins Draycos's journey!All Rights Reserved

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