Midnight Elysium

Reads 130
Votes 23
Parts 4
Time 25m

Reads 130
Votes 23
Parts 4
Time 25m

Mature

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Isaac Schwartz has lived without ever gazing upon the outside world ever since he was born. A devastating war - said to have wrought mass destruction upon all that humanity once held dear - continues to rage on, with no end in sight. Isaac's dream to witness what lay beyond the concrete confines of his home will lead him down a path to join the heroes he holds so dear to his heart, but the truth that he will soon come to find will be far more sinister than he had ever imagined.

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Disclaimer: Contains violence and gore. (Reader discretion advised)
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Written for the @OpenNovellaContest 2023. Prompt #67.


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