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Shadow Wielders Institute of Knowledge
Arc 2
Behind the Secret
Would you know who’s behind it all?
Lies, unparalleled deception, burying of truths, and reviving deaths.
Do you have the guts to unravel it all, to unleash the monster sleeping in its cage?
If you do, then behold! You’d end up wishing for lies to be the truth.
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Hail and Blame were walking one meter apart from each other. The rays of the sun, finally, peering at their back, melting the clouds, illuminated the breathtaking landscape of the school’s perimeter. There were about hundreds of trees standing in the corner, its leaves catching fire, turning to ashes, revolving in a heap, and back again in its branches. Large posts rested in the alleyway’s corner, occasionally slithered by bluish lights, traveling from under the ground and up to the horizon.
Looking over her shoulder, Blame found the perfectly-made stone staircases. It was leading up to the cliff, its edges punctur
NCFINNYXAnd in here, the story begins...
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