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In the chaos of New York City, some encounters are accidents. Others are written in the stars... or cursed in the shadows.
Lara has spent years burying her past-feeling the heartbreak, betrayal, and secrets that shattered her bond with Eric. He wasn't just a friend; he was her anchor, the one who always had her back. Until those same secrets tore them apart.
She swore to forget the trust they'd built.
But the gods in her favorite comic, Deities, aren't just ink on paper. They're real. And they're calling.
A routine bus ride ends with Eric appearing across the street-waving frantically, voice cutting through dusk like a warning. One green light. One step closer. Their eyes lock, and shadows stir in the alleys: ancient curses bleeding from comic pages into reality, mythical horrors lurking beyond the neon.
Old wounds flare-regret tangled with loyalty, anger forged into fierce protectiveness. His hand on her shoulder revives their silent pact: face the darkness together, always.
Their reunion ignites forbidden magic and perilous prophecy. Deities awaken; darkness swallows the city. This isn't chance-it's fate demanding they stand side by side... or fall into eternal shadows together.
They move through the streets like old times: him scouting ahead, her watching the angles, trading the same sharp banter that once kept them sane. No grand speeches needed-just the quiet certainty that if the world ends, they'll go down fighting for each other, as equals, as partners, as the only family that ever mattered.
Some say you can't fight fate.
Lara is about to discover if trusting her best friend-completely, without hesitation-is the only way to survive.