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Ethereal Fall [Undergoing Major Editing] | #Wattys2016
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❝ Our ancestors are always watching over us from their place in the stars . . . ❞
Ethereal. A peaceful afterlife where the twinkling little lights that we see every night are its dead inhabitants. Run by the Council of Angels, each dead soul is given a Star of Memoria, and as long as their Stars shine, they will be remembered by their living loved ones. After a certain amount of time, the souls' Stars will be saved in Archives and they will be reincarnated.
Asteria. Our main protagonist, a tiny Star in a big world. But when the bloody war Ethereal Fall kindles from a malfunctioning machine, secrets upon secrets are revealed. How will our average dead soul deal with this major turn of events?
... No one will remember.
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WARNING: Contains some profanity. Please read at your own discretion.
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Copyright © 2015-2016, Leigh Taylor | All Rights Reserved | Currently Editing
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