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Hide Your Fires - ONC 2023

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Reads 44
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Parts 5
Time 42m

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Eletonias is a kingdom of great technology and pain. Magic is banned, and those found with it face a fate worse than death at the hands of the King and his machines. Runa barely leaves the candlelit alleyways she calls home, working with a rebel group to overthrow the rulers who have forced her to hide her true self. Cyrus is a prince, grappling with vicious court rumours and a secret that could soon become fatal. Desperate to protect himself, their worlds collide when a series of deaths and a shattered crown reveal a darker past than anyone could have expected. But, to save the kingdom and their lives, they must first discover that things will be a lot harder when hell is empty and all the devils are here.

Trigger warnings  - fire, blood, swords, death, dying, dead bodies, demons, soldiers, skeletons
The trigger warnings are not shown in each individual chapter at this point, sorry
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