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The Lord of Veins | Shadow Slave

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Zerin was born into loneliness, his heart already scorned. Orphaned at birth, he watched every friend he made eventually move on to new families, leaving him behind in a crumbling foster system. As he entered his teenage years, things only grew worse. Even though the orphanage had improved, at least for the younger children, no one wanted to adopt teens. And just when he thought life couldn't be crueler, it struck again, infecting him with the Nightmare Spell. He was swiftly cast into his first nightmare—a blood-soaked world teetering on the edge of oblivion. There, Zerin faced creatures unlike anything he had ever imagined and ended with him consuming divinity itself. The result? A forced ascension into a role he never chose—one beyond mortal comprehension. The very next day, another boy is infected: Dexter, the last of his family line, desperate to outrun the ghosts of his past. During his trial, he was grafted into another family, becoming a part of something new. A strange connection binds these two one—that may be written into the fabric of Fate itself. But Fate is not merciful. As Zerin and Dexter navigate this world they now see in a new light, they begin to uncover the terrifying truth of Fate—and what it truly means to avert it. Will their paths diverge, leading them to clash? Or will they join together to battle for, or against, Fate? (This story is purposely different from the original Shadow slave Novel.) I am not making a happy story. Sorry. Thanks for Reading!
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