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Why fire
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Ongoing, First published Mar 03, 2025
Mature
In a world ravaged by war, where flames dictate fate and bloodlines are both a curse and a blessing, the Fire Ring marks those destined for power-but also for suffering. Those who bear its searing glow are bound to a cruel cycle of destruction, their souls forever tethered to an ancient prophecy of ruin.

Yet, amidst the ashes, there are those who should never have been born-the Broken Spawn. Illegitimate creations of fire-wielders who defied destiny, they are anomalies in a world that demands order. Hated by the ones who brought them into existence, feared by those who enforce the laws of flame, and hunted for the mere fact that they breathe, these forsaken souls live on the fringes, never belonging, never safe.

One Broken Spawn-scarred, betrayed, and abandoned-discovers a truth buried beneath centuries of lies. The Fire Ring was never meant to control, but to break free. Now, with enemies closing in and the weight of the past pressing down, they must choose: embrace the cursed fate carved into their skin, or shatter the cycle and burn the world that rejected them.
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Garret had a difficult life. His parent's died when he was 10, and he got moved around for 4 year's in foster care. He finally find's a home where he feels like he's family, He has a mom, dad and a brother. 4 years later things happen and everything start's to go wrong. People die and people you thought you knew show a whole different side. Garret finds himself distancing from everybody. Because if he's not close to anybody, they cant get hurt. Right? 
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Everyone Garret's ever loved has died, has gotten hurt, or stabbed him in the back.will he be able to trust her enough to let her close,or push her away to keep them both from getting hurt? © 2013
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