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Where Death Lives

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Reads 719
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Parts 31
Time 6h 29m

Nadina lives in a cursed village surrounded by forest and isolated by mountains. Whoever enters the Ruins past the forest is killed by the Immortal Beast. However, one day, Nadina notices a campfire in the woods. Is someone living in the forest without fear of the Immortal Beast, or is something more sinister afoot? 
Embark on this mysterious adventure with Nadina and Kieran, who seems to know more than he is letting on, as they try to end the curse and deaths once and for all.

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