To Save the World...
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  • Reads 629
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  • Parts 20
  • Time 1h 48m
Complete, First published Feb 05, 2023
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The grass-covered hill awakened with a fury, deluging the cities around it with fire. Those out of reach of the lava received the snowfall of ashes. Houses collapsed under the weight of the flakes of airborne stone. With the cracking of the stones and bedrock around the now-active volcano, a plague clawed its way from the bowels of the earth, decimating the survivors of the volcanic explosion.

The local priestess, communing with her god, learns the devastation of thousands of lives is simply the start of the cataclysm.

How to stop the wrathful destruction? Find the One Who Must Die and sacrifice them, casting them into the mouth of the volcano. Lots are cast and the hunt is on before more people die...

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This is my first time participating in the ONC. I've chosen prompt #5: Flip the coin and make a life choice with it. Two choices, one coin, and no turning back. Do you dare?
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