I looked on here and I didn't see it anywhere in the recommends... but in case you haven't heard of this story, here it is...
YOU KNOW YOU WANNA CLICK ME It's a goliath of a fic called "Following the Footsteps of Destiny" by Broken Angel01. And by goliath, I mean it currently stands at 178 chapters and counting/almost 600,000 words and counting. The way BA01 crafts the character development is absolutely amazing, even if she does have quite a few OCs. I seriously think that this should be turned into Adventure 03.
You should definitely check it out, but I'll warn you - you should have the time to spare.
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