The Hidden Tenebrae
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Ongoing6h 11m
Last published Sun, Dec 28, 2025
17-year-old Aurora has been locked in her room for the past 10 years. So when a chance to escape arrives, she takes it. However, the world outside of her room is new and frightening, full of unspoken rules and ridged hierarchy. Left with no other way to get money, Aurora signs up for a competition held by the king, the prize, 40000 silvers. When her name gets called for the competition, Aurora is whisked away into a world of secrets and mystery, one that everyone but her seems accustom to. Amongst her fellow competitors is a cynical boy named Camden, and a pretty, vivacious girl, Leigh. The further Aurora digs, she finds that the perfect system of power is not as wonderful as it may seem, that nearly everyone is hiding secrets, and that deep down inside of her, an unstable magic is brewing, one that the world of Versaria may not be ready for. (UPDATES EVERY WEEK!!)
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