❅| "Even a vastness can no longer shelter you... or engulf your dream."

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To a world seemingly shrouded in a cloak of safety and eternal peace, death is an unimaginable concept. Yet for those whose rule of life was mere survival, perhaps that's a different situation.

For those who stood in the face of adversity, for those who refused to give in to the castigation of their lives, life has no sweetness to it.

Merely the bitter tang of a blood-chilling revenge.

What happens when a woman as brilliant as the morning sun provides a haven in one's dreams? What happens when she, despite the agonies life carried, says to abandon everything right here and now and leave?

Alcestis did not need to be told twice. Seizing the chance to escape the horrible clutches of her grandparents, she sets out on a journey to find the Elementals - a band of heroes protecting the human realm from those that lied beyond, headed by her parents.

She knew of the darkness that festered within her; she knew of the hatred that danced in her heart.

More than anything, she knew the extents of how fragmented her soul was.

What, perhaps, would unfold when she sets out on her journey, leaving behind the world she knew; leaving behind what hopefulness remained in her battered heart?

None would heed her an answer, indeed. None save for the rage that tainted her being.

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Author's note:

Hello, there! If you've clicked on this book, then you're either a reviewer, an awards judge, or I have somehow drawn you in with my mystical writing skills. Or you're a friend of mine (if so, hi!!!). In any case, welcome aboard the ship that is Oblivion, A Timeless Void!

This book is 5 years in the works, and it is a project that's very close to my heart. The story contains all sorts of twists, familial love, cycles of consequence, morally questionable and morally grey characters, and cold-blooded revenge. Maybe you've already gleaned that from the blurb, though.

It is a work of low fantasy, taking place in a surreal yet relatively modern world. It follows Alcestis Ashwood, a 20 year old girl who'd been estranged from and scorned by society, with no haven in this world besides the woman in her dreams. So, without further ado, let's embark on her journey!

Disclaimers:

This is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents in this book are either the product of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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Content Warnings:

This book contains heavy themes of war, genocide, death, revenge, blood, domestic abuse (though very briefly), weaponry, violence, and slight gore. They are not explicit, but they're there.

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