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Let Them Burn
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Ongoing, First published Apr 07, 2024
A war that lasted centuries and ended a decade ago still plagues Cinder, cursing those who descend from the vanquished. Pollution threatens to completely wreak an environment that has already been on the verge of collapse for years. To top it off, unnatural fires blaze the lands, and no one knows the source of it or what it means. So every year, they sacrifice one of the Marked-a sub-species of human that are treated as slaves- to the fire, a gift in exchange for the lives of everyone else.  But one day, a mysterious figure appears, questioning the treatment of their kin that no Marked has ever thought of before. Later, when the Fire is snuffed out, leaving a cryptic message in the ashes, the true cost of rebellion is unveiled. 

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