The Center Does Not Hold
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Last published Wed, Apr 1, 2026
When Vex Scarrow finds herself in an unrecognizable land called the Void, she is assigned her new job. Just as she is beginning to get used to it, an important piece of information accidentally comes to light. The longer she works there, the more she starts to realize just how corrupt the system really is.
TW: cussing, blood, cringe
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