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I closed my eyes and let out a long, shuddering breath. The needle slipped through my numb fingers and clattered onto the rough pavement. Nothingness swirled around me, bringing the first peace I'd felt in my short, miserable life. No one would miss me, and if any did...? Well, there was always someone else to beat or rape. They'd move on quickly.

But then...gods? Since when did nothingness have so many gods?

Chosen by the goddess of Fate, I'm thrust into a world of magic and wonder alongside nine other heroes. A world where the gods reign supreme, and evil is vanquished before it can spread its blight.

Can such a place truly exist? Could life really be worth living?

I've heard that the brightest lights cast the longest shadows, but my life has been nothing but darkness. Perhaps this new world will be the chance I need to find the light, to see the other side.

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The Forsaken Hero

Fable released his aura, the force of it blasting back the clouds of residual mana. My breath caught in my throat as his eyes locked onto me, a predatory glint turning them to molten gold. His lip curled back in a feral snarl, and I squeaked as he pounced. I threw myself to the side, clutching my staff to my chest.

A whisper of rustling silk brushed my ear a heartbeat before steel flashed over my head, narrowly missing my horns. A black-gloved hand shot out of the shadows, groping empty air where my neck had just been.

My vision filled with silver as Fable blurred above me, a whirlwind of claws and fury colliding with the shadows from where the hand had come. The force of his passage brought fierce winds in his wake, sending me sprawling to the ground. I curled up and flattened myself against the ground, covering my face with my arms, my heart hammering against my ribs.

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