The Ossuary: Soul Bound Chronicles
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Last published Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Is there life after death? What about love? For young Ingrid she is about to find out. Fated to meet an early demise, Ingrid is met in death by a man with mysterious green eyes. Crossing the veil to the Shadow Realm, where time bends and twists in peculiar ways, a group of soul reapers known as Withers navigate the complexities of existence between Earth and the Shadow Realm. Within this intriguing landscape, a tale unfolds, revealing the intricacies of their purpose and the challenges they face as the Grim Reapers of the afterlife.
Our story follows a young Wither named Ingrid who receives an extraordinary assignment through a letter that mysteriously appears before her. The letter reveals that a powerful entity from the ethereal plane has slipped through a portal into the earthly realm, disrupting the delicate balance between worlds. Her task is to hunt down this renegade entity and restore harmony before it wreaks havoc on both realms. But nothing is as simple as it seems. Soulbound to her mentor, Ingrid must piece together the puzzle of her past lives, discovering the secrets of her past.
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