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2024-10-29 19:42:56The world is changing and there are the beings that manipulating the ‘changing’, orchestrating, to make it pompous and grandeur, not knowing the harm they put through others. Or maybe they are, but they don’t have the morality or sense of familiarity towards the same specie or being.
Here I am, thinking of the plausible ways to end an act but it seems there is no other solution but to make it even more extra. ¾unknown
=== Two days earlier
The whole estate was busy for the preparations at the festival. They were taken surprised by Anthony who had said that he wanted to join the festival yesterday when he already had signed for it, nine days ago. Even Aeron was shocked to the fullest and almost choke Anthony to death. They are considered foreigners into this town for being here in just a little of a month yet, his nephew were too abrupt and wanted his curiosity to be satisfied. Although Aeron himse
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Hello everyone, this is Twelfth Moon. I would like to thank all of you that had read this till the ends and stayed from my rollercoaster and messed up writing. I would like to thank my friends that had been my inspiration and had given me the mental support that I needed to finish this book. Cygne had been a difficult character to express from the ups and downs of his emotions and the confusing way I might have portrayed him. I would like to apologized if I made some confusing plots that might get you bored from reading it. Again I wish you all well during this time and I hope that you guys achieved the things you wanted in life and continue on living. I love you guys and thank you for reading The Great One. -Twelfth Moon
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