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MatureOngoing26h 53m
Last published Tue, Jul 28, 2026
How does one find a place to bloom in a world of betrayal and death, where evil reigns?
An orphaned peasant, young Caleb never imagined he would become a force that would shape the fate of the Empire. Conscripted to fight a war in a place shrouded in mystery, he quickly learns to embrace a gift that could tip the scales in the Empire's favor-but at what cost?
As the conflict intensifies, he soon faces a choice: to become the very monster he fought against, or to preserve his humanity and fight for a future free from tyranny.
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From the moment Caleb and I met, I've felt that something tethered us together. After all these years, I thought I knew him like the palm of my hand. That was, until I took the risk and kissed him. Now, I'm trying to pretend that one kiss hasn't turned everything between us upside down while investigating a string of disappearances across and around Linkon. The victims seem unrelated, yet they all leave behind the same strange residual energy-and lately, I've been feeling it more and more around me. Then, there's Sylus. I don't know why he's suddenly taking such an interest in me, but he seems to know far more about what's happening than he's willing to admit. And somehow, despite knowing exactly the kind of man he is, I'm finding it harder and harder to stay away from him. Between Caleb's increasingly difficult-to-read behaviour, the strange phenomena following me, and my growing involvement with a dangerous criminal, I'm beginning to suspect that the answers I'm looking for may be much closer than I ever wanted them to be.
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