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Northward (ONC 2025)

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Reads 447
Votes 38
Parts 24
Time 3h 22m

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A woman wakes up in the middle of a forest, remembering everything except her name. One thought drives her-she must get home.
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Two years ago, Haylen Fayes watched his sister dissolve into blue mist. No Death Dreame has come since,  so he knows, with the deepest certainty, that she is alive-at least for now. But with the Principality of Marok the Third banning unregulated divination, he turns to illegal sources for answers. As disappearances rise and Peacekeepers crack down, Haylen must leave the principality sooner than planned.
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Now calling herself Lynnette, the woman feels an irresistible pull north-where the Otherlings dwell, and humans are unwelcome. As she travels ancient roads, unfamiliar memories resurface, but she knows not of their significance - not yet.
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As the siblings search for each other, they realise that the disappearances were no accident. From golden fire snaking across skies to the haunting song in the winds, everything leads back to the nature of the blue mists. And, at the heart of it all, lies a living mechanism that has slept for two thousand years. Now, it's waking up.

**Prompts used: 12 and 93**

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