A Town of Darkness
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Last published Sun, Apr 4, 2021
With the appearance of a mysterious eye statue, strange things began to happen in the town of Eden Hill. Rumors spread like a wildfire, with many refusing to help the town for angering the Maker and supposedly worshiping false gods. However, when word reaches the Montgomery Daemonology Department, Charlie and Adan are sent to disprove the claims of people and their daemons being sacrificed to an evil deity.
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