Midnight Shrub
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Last published Wed, Mar 1, 2023
Nijiria- is a land blessed with four powerful tribes- the south, west, east and north, each bearing unique gifts but on a single night, a night known as the blind night, four powerful tribes turned to three, as all members of the southern tribe were wiped out, leaving a single heir to decades of history long forgotten- Anju. Filled with despair and questions, Anju goes on a journey with 3 individuals from different tribes to uncover the truth behind what happened on the blind night. It all begins with a letter.
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