Chiaroscuro
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  • Reads 187
  • Votes 29
  • Parts 19
  • Time 5h 19m
Ongoing, First published May 15
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What if the past suddenly becomes an unpleasant presence? What if the ghosts would come back to life, rampant again and manifesting themselves in a completely unenjoyable way?
And so, unintentionally, the sorcerer Rogier runs into someone, who is nothing more than an echo of a distant past... A past made up of broken promises and conspicuous blood that sullied hands and faces, in a skillful chiaroscuro technique.
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