Reili

Having spent her childhood confined in chains, Alice was a child who knew neither love nor joy. Scorned by her family while being tortured in the name of the greater good for years, she grew numb to all feeling and thought. That is, until one day, a man in black offered her a chance to escape.

There were once rumours widespread of an endless hell, a land of glorious death and dreadful opportunity. Fools went in search of it, and the clever never ventured into it. Only when its baleful mysteries spilled unto the earth did all hear its name — the Abyss.

A single drop of its blood could give someone the power to control shadows, move faster than sound, or strength greater than the strongest man. Yet, it all came at a cost; the blood would always make sure those who consumed it became part of the Abyss, with one exception — Alice. Cast away by her own blood, it was her destiny to rot in a gilded cage.

But, that fateful day changed everything. Gifted a second chance at life, a chance to turn her life around and claim vengeance against her family, a chance to dive deep into the Abyss and gain the power to govern her own fate, Alice took his hand, unaware of the destiny unfolding before her.

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Author Notes: 
This is my third book, going to take what I learned from before to improve. This book will be focusing on plot, action, depths of character bonds and overall a darker tone/take on this cruel fantasy world I've cooked up for this book! 
If you give this book a try, I hope you enjoy! A very different experience and tone to Nanomancer Reborn.

Abyssal Awakening

"So what kind of gauntlets are you looking for this time? I thought the gloves you got from Blackrock City were pretty good no?" Alice asked curiously while the two of them walked through the streets of the blacksmithing district.

The rhythmic sounds of hammers clashing against metal echoed out with each step they took while the air surrounding the different forges warped from the heat.

"Don't get me wrong, these gloves are good. They help me parry attacks and control my lightning when I'm fighting up close. But the issues appear once I try to use long distanced attacks. I noticed it a while back but I thought it was just me.

"Turns out it was these gloves hindering me from gathering power to launch a long ranged attack since it passively stores some of my lightning to be used for parrying." Ria explained.

She couldn't exactly demonstrate it in the middle of the city unless she wanted to get into some trouble with the guards.

Vultures