LAUREL

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Reads 2,659
Votes 197
Parts 11
Time 1h 44m

Laurel Ambers had been running away since she could remember. Abandoned by her parents and no friends to call, she works in an underground business to get through in life. 
    
    Fight to survive, that's her motto. She tries to escape death every time, but one night, its scythe finally reaches her. Her soul has opened the gates of the afterlife. With no escape, she knew time was up. She closed her eyes and uttered her last words.
    
    Everything could have ended at that moment, but time intervenes. The clock of life continued to tick and dragged her back a thousand years into the ancient past. 
    
    In an era she doesn't belong, she knew a single change would disrupt the truth of her time. She must leave. She must find a way home. 
    
    With all the information she gathered about the place and the help of an unlikely ally. It could have been easy. If only she hasn't met a man who never gets tired of expressing his undying love for her. 
    
    "To escape the scythe death, but end up chased by a lovesick fool. Is it luck or curse?"
    
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    A tale of finding yourself, friendship, and love, LAUREL will take us to the world of the great gods and goddesses. 
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    Featured on @StoriesUndiscovered - Into the Abyss (October 2021)
    @retolds - Rethology (December 2021)All Rights Reserved

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Laurel Ambers had been running away since she could remember. Abandoned by her parents and no friends to call, she works in an underground business to get through in life. 
    
    Fight to survive, that's her motto. She tries to escape death every time, but one night, its scythe finally reaches her. Her soul has opened the gates of the afterlife. With no escape, she knew time was up. She closed her eyes and uttered her last words.
    
    Everything could have ended at that moment, but time intervenes. The clock of life continued to tick and dragged her back a thousand years into the ancient past. 
    
    In an era she doesn't belong, she knew a single change would disrupt the truth of her time. She must leave. She must find a way home. 
    
    With all the information she gathered about the place and the help of an unlikely ally. It could have been easy. If only she hasn't met a man who never gets tired of expressing his undying love for her. 
    
    "To escape the scythe death, but end up chased by a lovesick fool. Is it luck or curse?"
    
    »»-----»»-----　➴　-----««-----««
    A tale of finding yourself, friendship, and love, LAUREL will take us to the world of the great gods and goddesses. 
    »»-----　»»-----　➴　-----««-----««
    Featured on @StoriesUndiscovered - Into the Abyss (October 2021)
    @retolds - Rethology (December 2021)

11 parts