Shadows and dust - Purpose of time: Volume 1
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The Purpose of Time: Shadows & Dust
"Then the Father formed man of dust from the Other Side and the breath of life lit his eyes...
Sure as shit, I gotta get me some more of that dust"
The End has been and gone. The sands of time haven't ceased and dust keeps one and all from keeling over - even if a few knives have to be plunged into a kidney every now and then.
Katcher is obsessed with uncovering the true origin of the majical powder, or more precisely stopping the shadowy Malificum at the source of their power.
This time he's dragging himself north, trying to make people talk before they become just another body he has to climb and their voices disappear on the cursed wind.
Somewhere in the barren lands, Gwen shivers in the night, hoping she can get through her days with nothing worse than a stiff back and a new blister. If only she could muster the strength to set herself free.
Meanwhile down in the Double 0, the last vestiges of civilization are set to be washed away before Adem can find what he is looking for and inside the ancient walls of the House of the Father, Acolyte Boniface prays for his balls back.
In every corner of the map, dust and shadows gather.
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