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Playing Death
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Ongoing, First published Aug 04, 2021
The New Law is a government organization that has control over the entire country of Beheer. With this control they've created a publicized  punishment for prisoners -guilty or otherwise. This punishment is called The Arena, where clans, wild animals, and harsh environments run wild and change as often as The New Law wishes. Only one person in the history of The Arena has made it out alive. Will fourteen year old Aeriadne be the second?
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