Risen From Ashes
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Last published Sun, May 21, 2023
In the new world, the seven isles are untouchable. Somehow controlled by mysterious governors who knew the fate of humanity long before it's corruption. But something is lurking...and when danger pokes it's head from behind the mysterious veil, it's seldom good.
Faced with betrayal, how can we hope to rise from the ashes?
Because they know it isn't real, and they're coming to take back the throne.
Watch them rise, and never look back again.
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