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The Cracked Core of Ren

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In the Kingdom of Oros, you are born with a gift or a curse. ​The gift is a Mana Core—a crystalline organ nestled against the heart that allows a human to command the elements, sharpen their senses, and transcend mortality. The curse? Being born with a "Cracked Core." ​Ren was born with a sieve where a heart should be. No matter how hard he meditated, no matter how much raw mana he inhaled from the atmosphere, it leaked out of him like water through cupped hands. In a world of mages and warriors, Ren was a leaky bucket. ​He wasn't supposed to be in the Ashen Tombs. Low-rank scavengers like him were meant to stay in the outer rim, picking through the scraps of high-level adventuring parties. But the debt to the Alchemist Union was screaming, and his sister’s medicine wouldn't pay for itself.
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