Horrors Beyond the Veil: Lingering Flame
The Regime of Ezkabel rules over nearly two-thirds of the known world, directly or through quiet chains. Its magic—precise, ritual-bound, and devastating—has become the norm. Efficient. Widespread. Revered.
But in the fading lands of the Eastern Crescent, a different path endures—one older, slower, and nearly forgotten. A lineage of ancient disciplines survives, passed down through whispered chants, elemental mastery, and sheer force of will.
Across Earth, Corruption spreads—its cause unknown, its effects undeniable. The authorities call it natural. The Temple blames moral decay. It is the Holmen—those twisted by the Corruption—who are behind the fear now gripping society. They commit fratricide, incest, rape, mass killings, and vanish without a trace. No one agrees on where they come from. Only that they are multiplying.
This is the story of Larsen, a quiet boy with a broken childhood, and how his inner world collides with the world outside. It’s a story of perseverance and hope… and that in the darkest of times, what matters is to stand up and tell the world that all is not finished.
Will Larsen survive the rising corruption, when even his own inner world begins to collapse?
