“Sometimes the shadow of the hero is darker than the light of the villain.”
- Deimos Thorne
From Dust, Return
WIP Intro
Genre: Dark Fantasy with a contemporary setting
Setting: Present day, fictional setting/town
Content Warnings: Violence, murder, death/dying, possible mutilation, and blood
Status: Finishing Outlining/Starting First Draft
Themes: Conflicting loyalties, finding purpose in the ashes of life, secrets and truth
POV: Third person, multiple
Medium: Novel (Book 1 of 2)
Tags: #from dust-return
Synopsis:
Before a tribunal of his siblings, a Seraphim by the name of Raziel is found guilty for the murder of a defenseless angel. The verdict is unanimous. Exile. Sent to the mortal realm, he is left with a choice. Accept the consequences for a murder he did not commit or attempt to find the real murderer to restore the balance to his own world. Standing in his way is a deep fury he does not recognize as his own, and a guilt that makes him feel responsible for the murder despite the truth. A guilt involving a dead sibling no one remembers that may come to light should he attempt to clear his name. However, he is not the only one hiding things as secrets come to light, secrets that could very well push him down a much darker path than his betrayer could have foreseen.
Even as he decides his own fate, other stories unfold around him. A fellow angel attempts to heal the decay of heaven before the others learn of it. A priest experiences a crisis of faith and believes that only a sign from heaven will be his salvation, underestimating his own otherworldly abilities. And a homicide detective investigates a chain of haunting murders with only one thing linking them; a lack of evidence aside from the bodies, leaving behind a fear that there may be no turning back.
As they all strive to learn truths of their own, someone pulls the strings like a puppet master watching as the pieces fall into place. But as they manipulate the others, are they truly their own master?
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