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Tipping the Scale

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Parts 53
Time 14h 50m

In a country, where magic and knowledge is limited to the elite. The underclass have finally had enough. A revolution has tipped the scale of power, and the powerless have become in charge. All that was a symbol of magic has been destroyed, its history erased and any unfortunate enough to be born with the talent is hunted down.
As a powerless noble, Lidea could have lived a peacefull life in good fortune. Instead she rebelled against the king and church, and lost everything. Now she awaits her execution with no escape in sight. That is untill a orange-eyed man visits her in prison disguised as a priest.
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