Catching Nian (an original short story)
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  • Reads 47
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  • Parts 12
  • Time 1h 8m
everbrew
Complete, First published May 12, 2023
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When a child disappears in the night, whispers of the mythical beast, Nian Shou, plague the village of ZhuangXi like a disease. Geriel, a wanderer, is hired by the village chief to find the missing boy. Despite their differences, she teams up with the boy's sister, Rui Ning, to find him. But the deeper they dig, the more secrets they uncover about each other, and Geriel finds herself surrounded by suspects in this strange town.

Cover art "Mythical Creature Nian_ 年兽" on Artstation by Maryam Mahmoudi moghadam
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