Born Under Curses

In the Gutter March, children don’t disappear. They’re reassigned. Kael knows the rules of survival: work hard, stay quiet, don’t be noticed. Hunger is constant, cruelty is ordinary, and the walls are the only thing keeping the wilds out. Then his friend doesn’t come back from work. No body. No explanation. Just a missing name. When Kael and Riven start asking questions, they learn the city doesn’t like curiosity—and it always collects its debts. Born Under Curses is a dark progression fantasy about power found under pressure, institutions that grind people into resources, and what happens when something inside you refuses to stay broken.