Years Bought Cheap
By @Dino1208
In the gilded capital of Ashcourt, where glass arcades overshadow unlit tenements, the nobility defy mortality, sustained by the very lifeblood of the poor. Tomas Vell, a cynical yet charming broker, possesses a unique gift: he can appraise the exact lifespan remaining in any individual, including his own. He navigates the cutthroat 'Years Market,' facilitating grim transactions where the desperate sell their futures for coin, all while his own count dwindles to a mere four years. Haunted by the memory of a past he can't outrun, Tomas is forced to confront the decaying heart of Ashcourt and the true cost of immortality. As the city's veneer cracks, exposing the depravity beneath, Tomas must decide if he will accept his fate or ignite a revolution against a system built on stolen time.
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