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abilities that persist through deaths, potentially allowing them to reach further after each session. Players start with a scythe as a weapon. In each game, two additional weapons or spells are randomly selected, which they can also use. A shop allows players to purchase on weapon of their choice.
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has roamed the realm of the living collecting and reaping the souls of the dead. However, as a millennia went by, he has grown bored of the same gimmick over and over again. To make his job easy, he summons beings known as "The
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