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Shadow Bands

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Time 4h 35m

Reads 806
Votes 300
Parts 21
Time 4h 35m

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A phantom pulls strings from the shadows, influencing a never ending war.

Meanwhile, Lyra, a tinkerer and inventor, finds herself in the midst of discovering a new technology that would send the Overworld into a new era while their neighboring country the Underworld lies in eternal darkness. However, tragedy strikes as a death would lead her from a path of discovery to a path of revenge. Hardening her heart and her skill to overcome what obstacles lay ahead. Creating unlikely allies in her battle worn journey and discovering a world she only read in books, she peers into the endless abyss with all her hopes; to finish the fight.All Rights Reserved

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