The Masquerade of Ashes
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In a fractured kingdom rebuilding after war, a celebrated hero hunts the masked revolutionary who's been toppling cities from within. But as he draws closer, he realizes the mastermind isn't who anyone thought-and by the time he unmasks the truth, he's already become the very thing he swore to destroy.
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