Curse of Shadows
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Last published Wed, Aug 24, 2022
Kirk Zechariah spent the majority of his life confined in the walls of York's Temple of Necromancy, but when the NSO (National sorcerer Organisation) storm the Temple and kidnap Kirk for questioning, his whole life flips upside down. Will Kirk give in and join the NSO's ranks? Or run back to the chaos and old friends within the corrupt Necromancer Alliance?
(This story was originally a Skulduggery Pleasant roleplay from absolutely ages ago but I loved the characters so much I wanted to adapt them for my own story. All of the characters mentioned in the story are my own but any left over plot points or ideas belong to Derek Landy). - Jace
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