Pharmakon: A Return to the Past
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  • Reads 14
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  • Parts 2
  • Time 6m
Ongoing, First published Sep 06, 2016
A Greek word that refers to something that is both a cure and a poison. A story about a little girl, desperate to save her father from an untimely death.

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Upon opening her eyes, a young girl finds herself in the past, days before the one day she would never forget: the day on which her father was killed. Now given a new name, Athena must ensure that her father's death does not once again repeat itself. Joined by an old friend, Asclepius, little did Athena know that this was only the beginning of a vicious cycle of death and misery that she must struggle to overcome.
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