The Girl the Gods Buried

For twenty years, the village of Edevane has offered a blood sacrifice to the Seven Gods, ensuring their protection. Every two decades, one girl from a chosen bloodline is taken to the Temple, her life traded for the village's survival. Lyra has always dismissed the whispers and the grim tradition, until the bells ring seven times, signaling the next offering. As the community turns away, Lyra discovers the horrifying truth: she is the chosen one, her fate sealed long before she was born. Betrayed by those she trusted most, she faces an impossible choice: surrender to a brutal destiny or defy the very gods who demand her life. But how can one girl fight an ancient covenant woven into the fabric of her world?

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