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The Hollow Saint

Verum was born into a body that refused to live. For twenty-two years, he lay in a hospital bed, connected to machines that breathed for him, fed him, measured the slow erosion of his existence. The doctors called it "Empty Heart Syndrome" — a rare genetic condition where the heart beats while the soul dies. They were wrong. It was not a disease. It was preparation. He was the forty-seventh son of a family that bred weapons, not children. Forty-six brothers had died before him, fighting in the womb for the right to exist. Verum survived by being hollow — by having no desire strong enough to consume him, no fear deep enough to break him, no love binding enough to chain him. The emptiness that terrified his doctors was his only strength. When death finally came, it was not an ending. It was an awakening. He opened his eyes to a world painted in impossible colors: a sky of absolute black, a ground of perfect white, and a horizon where the two met in a line sharp enough to cut reality. This was the Spirit World — not heaven, not hell, but the truth beneath both. Here, gods were prisoners who escaped their cells by becoming stories. Here, power was measured not in strength, but in absence. Verum was given [Erasure] — the ability to unmake. To touch matter and return it to void. To touch memory and remove it from history. To touch meaning and dissolve it into nothing. Every use of this power cost him something: a childhood he never had, a face he never loved, a name that was never truly his. Now he walks the layers of existence, searching for the boundary where erasure becomes creation, where nothing becomes something, where the hollow man might finally find what he has lost. But the path is guarded by gods who fear him, servants who betray him, and a truth more terrible than any void: that existence itself might be the first and greatest lie. He does not seek redemption. He does not seek power. He seeks the only question that matters — whether the nothingness he creates is any different from the nothingness he has become. And when he finds the answer, he will erase the question itself.
verum · 201 Views

The Vortexless death

Chaos reveals the false The chaotic is the false The enlightened ruler grows lazy before reality The tyrant imposes himself upon the world with his gaze alone The one who places a crown upon his head yet hungers for the mortal realm The one dressed as a peasant, clutching a knife, dancing wildly Come, leap up—dance while singing praises to the king So that we may pray for rain, for sun, for an eternal song to the royal line Weep? Why weary yourself with tears, O nameless one in the annals of history? Your name is but an anonymous digit, flickering for a single instant Who are you, oh self-proclaimed “I,” who are you to become the dog of “I”? The lecher sees happiness wherever his eyes fall The arrogant one—who dares bow his head to look at the road ahead? Who out there dares sing the epic of love? Who out there dares speak aloud the loneliness of the man standing in the crowd? We are far apart, yet near; we see, yet cannot touch We keep walking—why reach the place? We arrive—why have we come? Why must we still walk? The starving see crumbs and call them true love The rich look at poverty and call it truth Truth is ignorance; ignorance is numbness Do I dare walk upon the corpses of the wretched? I see truth in the poor, yet the poor cannot see it themselves Could it be—they are simply lazy? Envy toward the three laws of the sky and clouds How can I reach the high clouds, O Icarus? I arrive—my wings melt away I look—the sky scorches my eyes I speak—the wind steals my words I crave connection—the more I seek, the lonelier I become I crave money—the more I seek, the poorer I grow I crave knowledge—the more I seek, the less I believe O fallen one cast from the heavens, tell me O one who touched the horizon, show me The song that rises from this age I dance among thousands of dancers The first time I danced, I was shy Sometimes I stumbled, sometimes I laughed But how dare my life fall too often? For my clothes were never made to last Dreams of splendor are like fresh green grass The dreamer climbs high into the clouds The fool tumbles into the fish pond The slave sees golden light upon the throne The hot-tempered sees the tyrant’s decree The noble sees radiance inside the treasure chest The betrayed sees happiness in lowly places The starving sees a piece of bread in a child’s hand The indifferent sees only calloused palms Majestic kingship—sullied by lowly slaves sitting beside it Pierced through by the cunning, seduced by the lovelorn Planted with flags by the zealous, lain upon by the empty Obscured by debauchery, obscured by grief “That year, I—the depraved one—came to this place, bearing countless sins of corruption. He gazed upon the eternal gate, freely trampling the eternal dark river, branding seven songs upon the dark souls of the walking dead: ‘Wrath ignites the flames of the world Lust loses the feeling of love Greed inevitably loses the self’s true will Pride shoulders the heavens it built itself Sloth helplessly watches the world collapse Gluttony is swallowed by the hunger of the earth Envy is slain by the spear of the lowly’” Thus is humanity: trampling one another while sneering in laughter, witnessing pain yet despising it War and chaos born of pride, swords and blades born of greed Bullet wounds born of rage Hunger devours even morality, greed robs the laws of heaven Rage incinerates the original heart Lust trades all things for fleeting pleasure Sloth inevitably blinds itself, pride leads to catastrophic fall Envy topples the king. The novel was written and conceptualized by me, but it has been translated into English using AI. This is rather embarrassing for me; however, I hope readers will kindly continue reading. After all, aside from the translation, the AI has not contributed anything else to the story or the work itself.
hutiBB · 79.9k Views

Rebellion Through The Heavens

This is the story of an ancient demon who returned from the end of time. In his first life, he trusted when he should have doubted, hesitated when he should have killed, and spared enemies who later became his executioners. Step by step, those mistakes piled up, until even his power could no longer protect him. Surrounded by True Immortals and erased from the future, he used a forbidden treasure to reverse time itself. He was reborn at the beginning. This time, he remembers everything. Every betrayal. Every lie. Every moment of weakness that once led him to ruin. He does not seek redemption. He does not seek forgiveness. He seeks correction. With memories spanning eras, he cuts away hesitation and abandons mercy. Every decision is calculated. Every move is final. Friends are tested, enemies are erased before they can grow, and fate is treated not as a law—but as a resource to be exploited. He understands one absolute truth: the world rewards only those who are willing to be ruthless without hesitation. As history begins to change, fear follows his shadow. Old legends awaken, new powers tremble, and those who once stood above him slowly realize something is wrong. The future they knew is collapsing. They give him a new title. Not out of respect. But out of terror. The Ancient Reversion Falling Demon. This is not a story of justice. This is not a story of salvation. This is the record of a demon who fell once— and decided that, this time, the world would fall with him.
Eternal_Soul_ · 3.9k Views

THE DARK THRONE BLOODLINE EMPIRE

complete. Genre: Dark Fantasy | Historical Fiction | Slow Burn Romance | Mystery The Light That Burns: At the precipice of womanhood, Sunslite is defined by a deep family secret: a peculiar 'light' resides in her unusual, dark eyes—a power that is the key to her ancient lineage. Her mother’s final whisper confirms the stakes: "May your journey be bright... Wherever you go, you carry my heart." The Grand House of Reinhart: Torn from her simple life, Sunslite is whisked away to The Grand House of Reinhart, a sprawling, shadowed gothic manor cloaked in mystery and centuries of tradition. Her father's command is absolute: her inner power will either save her... or burn her to ash. The Guide: Waiting for her is Hridoy (33), her new teacher and guide—a blue-eyed man whose commanding presence and unnerving reverence create immediate fear. While he pledges loyalty, his strange actions (such as a lingering, silent kiss upon her hand) confirm that her path is far from ordinary. The Test of Power: Under Hridoy's watchful, intense gaze, Sunslite must learn to control the volatile magic within. She must navigate a world of ancient libraries, secret pacts, and the overwhelming weight of destiny. Can she master the power of the Reinhart bloodline and survive a teacher who embodies both her greatest comfort and her deepest fear? Read now for a story of inherited magic, gothic intrigue, and a secret that threatens to consume the light of its own bearer.
OrinskhaEclipse_21 · 34.7k Views