The genre is scifi/spec fiction. The title is THE POP SINGER. The first three lines are below, and I'm not looking for anything beyond a story swap/critique.
Thanks!
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Marco crouched next to his master in the shadow of two leering demon statues standing sentry at Bangeunsa Temple’s arched gates. His hand rested on the hilt of a dagger tucked into his belt, and he gazed down the one thousand steps leading up to the sacred summit. The expected client had emerged from the tree line in her steep ascent up the temple’s stone stairs.