“Born into a world governed by fear, Adrienne’s life is built upon lies. Every step she has taken since childhood as been defined by her struggle to keep childhood powers locked deep inside, and escape notice of the tyrant order of priest that govern the town of Serenity.
But nothing stays hidden forever.
Now a woman, she finds herself drowning in an ability abruptly broken free of its chains by the shadows in the night. Every moment that it grew stronger within her was lived on borrowed time and with no other option, Adrienne must make the harrowing decision to escape her home and walk away from everything she had ever known.
Few ever escape the iron clutches of Serenity, and with supernatural forces awakening below the surface, Adrienne was on a collision course with the darkness she feared most.”
Genre: Dark Fantasy/Spiritual
Content Warnings: Dark elements of violence, death, religious corruption
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Prologue
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A bell rang out, a discordant and unnerving song that stretched over fiery planes. Creatures like that out of nightmares stopped abruptly whatever they had been doing, eyes raised as if seeing far beyond the small area of land they stood.
Once more the bell was rung, the room that its source stood in shaking with the force of the peals. Row upon row of inhuman beings stood, staring at the mammoth form that now lay crumpled in the centre of a stone floor surrounded by blood.
A man stood above the body, if one could even call him that. His features near-human, but the twisted red horns that curved out from his head and tattered wings quickly erased the illusion of mortality. Talon-like fingers reached down to grab the massive staff that lay discarded on the ground mere inches from the limp hand of the fallen being below him, the male looking it over with a detached sort of curiosity.
The slow satisfied smile that began to form was truly blood-chilling, as he looked up at those gathered around him.
“You have all become complacent, coddled by the apathy of your fallen ruler.” He said, sneering in disgust. “It sickens me. You are here to serve or you are here to die. Choose, or I will choose for you.”
Rumbles moved through the ranks of the beings within the massive chamber, but their murmurs were quieted as an unnatural breeze gusted through the room. The creatures looked in confusion, to find a petite woman with flaming hair walk calmly through their midst. Those that came close let out hisses and snarls of pain, burned by an unseen aura around her. The smell of burnt flesh wafted up and the beings quickly fell back, making room for the young woman who carried a box carved of obsidian in her hands.
Carefully she opened the lid, reaching in to withdraw a twisted crown of bone and glittering ruby. The horned man took it, grinning malevolently as he looked out over the crowds around him before placing the crown firmly on his head.
The laugh started softly, before gaining volume until the mad cackles echoed around the chamber. He climbed the stone stairs, armoured boots clicking against them until he reached the top of the dais to lower himself down onto the carved throne.
The room was silent as a tomb, defiant eyes fixed on him. He surveyed the room coldly, before raising the staff in hand and bringing it down against the dais.
The impact was near deafening, sending a magicked shockwave through the room. Those gathered staggered at its force, many dropping to their knees on reflex. Yet some still stood, glaring obstinately at the being on the throne. Once more he raised it, eyes burning with rage and brought it down against the stone. Under the butt of the staff, spider cracks spread on the stone of the dais, split by the force of the blow. One by one, the last standing began to kneel, even the most resistant forced to bow to the ancient law.
The wave of energy continued far past the throne room, stretching through the depths of hell and travelling into the world of mortals. Across fields and deserts, flairs of light began to appear. Power responding to power, within houses and in streets. Called by forces far beyond human control.
A new age had been awoken, the first tapestry of fate unravelling against the will of those who had woven it, to form an entirely new picture.
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“Born to nobility and living a lie, her life was a testament that even the best-kept secrets will always come to light. Her world shattered, sentenced to death by the superstitions of her people. They had sought to erase the truth she represented, realizing too late they had only created a force far more dangerous. Lilith’s journey had started out driven by an unquenchable thirst for vengeance, but as the depth of the corruption became clear it became a fight to stop the wave of destruction before it consumed them all.
Time was running out, and the prayers of the fearful were not in her favour.”
Genre: Dark Fantasy/Spiritual
Work Type: Short story series
Settling: Victorian-esque era, and hell
Status: In progress
Content Warnings: Dark elements of violence, death, religious corruption
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In a town controlled by fear, the fates of all those who live there rest in the hands of those who weaponize ignorance to breed hostility. It was a twisted world, cut off socially from the communities around them, and making the clergy a law unto themselves. For those who do not fit the oppressive box of accepted normalcy, it’s survival on borrowed time as they plan for the day they can escape to family and cities beyond.
Yet, not all of them made it to those days of freedom. For some, time ran out too soon and what was their secret to keep became public knowledge. These were the examples, sacrificed on claims of conspiring with evil to keep the iron-clad grip on those left behind. Lilith was not the first to be cast to her death, but she was the first to survive what came after.
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And a moodboard for my original character Lilith!! This is one of two boards I made to represent her character, both boards highlighting a different part of who she is. This one was created to represent her position as goddess of the night, and the darkness within her.
Why would you let him do that? Fine. Don't tell August, but you'll only make it worse when you do decide to tell him.
“I...I was too late warning him not to” he grumbled before shaking his head “I won’t make it worse because it’s never going to come out. Because what happened between James and I will be forgotten from this day forward”
