The Chemical Sea
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Last published Mon, Jul 28, 2025
Raised on the rusted piers of the Chemical Sea, Noland survives by scavenging, his magic barely enough to scrape by. Above him, the city carved into the mountainside remains distant- clean, orderly, and reserved for the powerful. Down below, the air burns, the water bubbles, and people disappear.
But when a scavenging expedition leads to the discovery of an alchemical relic, Noland and his makeshift family are thrust into a hidden truth far more dangerous than the Chemical Sea itself. Forced to question everything they've known, they must decide: survive in silence, or risk everything.
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