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When the Unity Trials first began and Neve was granted a system along with the rest of humanity, she sincerely hoped she would be among the first to die.

Death eluded her, though, so, until her time came, she reluctantly settled into the role of a healer. One day, she and a group of players ventured into the realm of the Final Challenge, a strange, otherworldly dungeon that would give humanity a ten-year resting period if they completed it. But, although death eluded her, it found all of her allies. 

Now, with no one to rely on and a burning desire for revenge, Neve must become stronger if she hopes to avenge them. 

How exactly can she do so, however, when she is only a healer?

A survival GL adventure story!

The Lone Healer

Neve's feet hit the ledge and, desperately, she leaned forward, hugging the wall and hoping she wouldn't bounce off.

Spreading her arms and holding the wall like a lover she'd just reunited with, Neve managed to keep herself from falling.

[Okay... Okay. So far, so good. Just take it one step at a time, like you did with those platforms at Roha. It'll be fine.]

A little uncomfortably, Neve turned around.

{Candlelight} allowed her to see the next two ledges she'd have to jump on, but nothing other than that.

[... Erin had fallen for a pretty long time before she hit the ground. This is gonna take a while, isn't it? Ah, just thinking about it is making my hands shake. Just... Just don't look down! It'll be fine, just don't look down.]

Of course, due to the vertical nature of this death trap she found herself in, she had no choice but to look down.

Blood in the Water, Part Eight