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Karna the Guardian
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Signature profile
Karna the Guardian reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Serialized.
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What it's about
Karna lives as an ordinary boy—until the ancient demon Kalimba breaks free and spreads corruption across the world. When the darkness infects his mother, Karna’s powers awaken, revealing his true identity: the Balancer, a Guardian born to restore harmony to the world. To save his mother and stop Kalimba’s chaos, Karna must train to master the power within him—or risk losing everything.
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