The Light On Your Face For The First Time
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Last published Wed, Oct 9, 2024
There are no people in the city where Veronica wakes up. Its only inhabitants are magical crystals and deadly masked mercenaries prowling the city streets. When the mercenaries take her captive, Veronica is stripped of her name and forced to pledge herself to the Court of Sancteid, a society that maintains order over the realm they have all mysteriously found themselves in. Thrust into the ranks of the mercenaries, the Court Knives, Veronica-now known as Lotusfoil-must find her way back home, or else lose her identity forever.
Between vicious monsters, vengeful rebels, and the bloodthirsty Knive Superior breathing down her neck, the realm always has some trick up its sleeve to ensure Lotusfoil never escapes. Almost as if the realm wants to keep her there...
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