When Bones Turn Black
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Last published Sat, Feb 25, 2023
Diseases are no new thing to the kingdom of Elysium, but this one is different. It goes from benign to fatal in a split second and spreads like wildfire. It's quick, brutal, and deadly- the most effective kind of plague. If someone doesn't do something, soon, the entire kingdom will be wiped out.
A group of three assassins who are thick as thieves and twice as deadly. A royal sorcerer and right-hand man to the dictator king. A chaotic criminal with a passion for alcohol and starting fires. And a 500-year-old forest spirit who is somehow the most childish of them all.
What do they have in common? Absolutely nothing. And yet, they're forced to work together with the impending deadline of eternal doom on their hands. The fate of the entire kingdom, and perhaps the entire world, rests on their shoulders.
What could possibly go wrong?
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