Within The Shadows
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Last published Wed, Jun 28, 2023
Mercedes Castillo is the only coroner in the county, leaving her alone in a morgue most days.
One day, she finds she is not the only living thing in her morgue.
An extradimensional being has decided to keep a close eye on her and humanity, making it suddenly her sole duty to figure out whether humans have strange hidden neighbors, or an impending threat.
Content Warnings:
Nonviolent gore eg. vague descriptions of autopsies and corpses
Cover art is AI generated
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