Perseverance: The Scandal
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A tranquil life of peace, power and prosperity was enough for alchemist Edward Synfyrma. Lounging about in luxury, swimming in gold-a perfect break from the challenging world outside indeed!
But when he is pushed onto the abyss of crime and murder, things get colder. Tensions rise as influential people are murdered mysteriously, and shrewd gazes dart towards him. Swords are pointed at each other in suspicion as even the closest of friends transpire to be traitors, and as the tragedy of his past looms in a revival, Edward would have to forsake all the grandeur and delve into a dangerous rabbit hole where more than the power of friendship and skills, he would need his own tact to survive in the cutthroat world of Legendarium and its harsh politics.
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