Just Before Dawn
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Is there more to this world? We are the only ones in existence...
Right?
So, we thought. Before Zerek, and that distractingly handsome face, I counted pebbles for fun. Yeah, it was that boring. Then the visions hit me like a storm. Each more intense than the other. Then came the whirlwind of truths, and I couldn't draw the line from reality anymore. My identity. My blood. My whole...life. But I won't stop until I know for sure.
Together Kaeya and Zerek trudge further than they are supposed to in a world full of secrets and mystery, where they are bound to find trouble.
To find mystery.
Adventure.
Magic.
Murder.
And obviously, the perks of having a friend with benefits.
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