The Balance Within: Shadows of Destiny
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Raised in an orphanage, you know nothing of your magical heritage. However, when you reached the age of maturity (18), you discovered that you possessed the powers of both the light and the dark. You don't know how your dark powers came to be, but they could get you killed by the magical enforcers: a group sworn to eradicate black magic from the world. That's why you fled the orphanage in the dead of night and never looked back. You survived on the streets, with a little bit of your dark powers, but only when absolutely necessary. Now an adult, you still remain in the shadows, keeping to yourself. One fateful night you stumble across an attempted murder. You refuse to watch an innocent man be killed. With no choice but to use your dark powers, you save his life. Little do you know that the handsome man you saved is, in fact, a magical enforcer.
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