The Gatekeeper
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Last published Mon, Jul 14, 2025
Psychopomps walk among us-rare, burdened souls tasked with guiding the dead to what lies beyond.
Sable Hayes is one of them. Ageless, marked by ink said to be a living map to the afterlife, she has spent centuries shepherding the lost. Some go peacefully. Others fight. All leave something behind.
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