The Calm before the Storm
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  • Reads 69
  • Votes 5
  • Parts 5
  • Time 47m
Ongoing, First published Mar 11, 2015
Mature
The war has been ravaging for a decade; now the flames of Leryssia are dying. The Crystal Tower, the final vestige of their chaotic legacy, stands on the forefront of oblivion. On the other side of the world, a brutal organisation are pushing for a new era of science, technology, and hidden agendas at the cost of the people. A civil war is brewing between thaumaturges and the corporate machine.  A once respected man with a famous name is now a perpetrator of war crimes, and he is forced to fight to recollect his hazy memory, stand up for what he believes in, and find his purpose. But it's hard to support the right cause when you don't know who's pulling the strings.
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