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Haggard

QuinceArchFortes

Reads 572
Votes 131
Parts 12
Time 1h 38m

Reads 572
Votes 131
Parts 12
Time 1h 38m

QuinceArchFortes

Mature

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Anyanka Morozova was not chosen, yet her fate is sealed when her infirm sister is. Set on a path of certain death, she is surprised to find that the evil witch of the woods is not all that she was taught to fear. 

Through trials riddled with magic and bonds formed with a cast of unusual characters, there is no stopping the effect the journey has on her. What she expected to be her demise, instead leads to self-discovery and redemption, in this dark fairytale-retelling. 

Wordcount 20k

NanoWatt 2025 - Novella {Winner} ⚔️
Open Novella Contest 2025 {Shortlist}📜
#1 - You stumble upon a mysterious door made entirely of briars and thorns. As you step through, you're granted extraordinary powers.

⚠️CW: Though there is no explicit content, there is mention of blood, mild gore, death, and peril.

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