The Departed (Working Title)
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MatureOngoing2h 3m
Last published Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Shawn Newman can't believe her new reality when she is informed that she has died. Shawn is forced to take on a new calling in the afterlife and train to be a reaper. However, there is only one reaper that can move onto the academy within her training crew. Can Shawn power through her training and beat the other contenders?
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