The pounding of her own heart slowed down, becoming more regular and quieting the deafening buzzing that had been drowning her mind. As she regained her senses, she took footing back into reality. 

The third of my concept Steampunk short stories, X explore more about Akazia's past and what made her who she is.

Created over 50yrs ago by an engineering genius, the original Dolls are a race of mechanical humanoids that can often be mistaken for humans. After creating over a hundred of them, their Creator died mysteriously, leaving his secrets to two apprentices who disappeared quickly thereafter. With the science behind creating living Dolls lost, a group of engineers created the Manikin guild with the mandate to find, repair and study the original Dolls hoping it would lead to discovering their secret. 

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