Aether

Dark/Gaslamp Fantasy. Character-Driven, Atmospheric, Mythic Horror. ~Ongoing~ Camilia has spent her life on the margins of the Sanctuary, a hidden stronghold carved into the heart of Harem's Hill and guarded by ancient rites older than the Empire itself. When the Inscriptum, living Writs of the Emperor's will, descend on her people, the Sanctuary falls in a single night, leaving Camilia trapped underground with a dying leader, a handful of survivors, and a voice in the darkness that has been watching her for years. Her only ally is the weapon in her hand, and even it demands a price: memory for protection, blood for magic, identity for survival. Hunted by imperial war priests and stalked by the horrors of the trees, Cam must navigate a world unraveling at its seams. With power that terrifies her and a companion she cannot wholly trust, she is thrust into a rising conflict between gods, empires, and the forgotten dead.