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A skeletal hand holds a golden apple with a bite taken out, against a dark background. White text reads: "A BOOK WHERE THE ANCIENT GODS STILL LIVE HIDDEN AMONG US AND NOW HUNT US..."
A skeletal hand holds a golden apple with a bite taken out, against a dark background. White text reads: "BECAUSE THEY GREW OLD AND LOST THEIR POWER UNTIL..."
A skeletal hand holds a golden apple with a bite taken out, against a dark background. White text reads: "THEY REALIZED THAT THEY COULD REGAIN THEIR YOUTH AND POWER BY DRINKING HUMAN BLOOD"
A skeletal hand holds a golden apple with a bite taken out, against a dark background. White text reads: "WE FORGOT THEY HAD BEEN OUR GODS AND STARTED CALLING THEM VAMPIRES"
A skeletal hand holds a golden apple with a bite taken out, against a dark background. White text reads: "IF THEY BITE YOU, THEY CAN CHOOSE TO TURN YOU IMMORTAL AND YOU WILL INHERIT THEIR POWER"
A skeletal hand holds a golden apple with a bite taken out, against a dark background. White text reads: "WELCOME TO THE COVEN, DEMIGOD"
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