by LordHangedMan
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.
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Chapter 1 - The One Who Didn't Come Back | 0 |
| 1 | Chapter 2 — Low Tier Seven Works | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 3 — The Marks Everyone Has | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 4 — Rations Don’t Come Late | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 5 — What the City Takes | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 6 — What Questions Cost | 0 |
| 6 | Chapter 7 — Something Shifts | 0 |
| 7 | Chapter 8 — After the Pause | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 9 — A Line You Don’t Cross | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 10 — What It Would Take | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 11 — What Could Be Carried | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 12 — Watching Without Looking | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 13 — What It Costs to Be Ready | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 14 — When the Window Narrows | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 15 — Leaving the Shelter | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 16 — Below | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 17 — Intake | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 18 — Permission | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 19 — Owned | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 20 — The Moment It Breaks | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 21 — Echoes in the Dark | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 22 — What He Missed | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 23 — Rupture | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 24 — What Keeps the Lights On | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 25 — What a Body Is Worth | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 26 — Outside the Gate | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 27 — Run | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 28 — The Distance Between Us | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 29 — The Cost of Doing Business | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 30 — 12 Years Ago | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 31 — The Boy Who Stayed | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 32 — When the Wall Broke | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 33 — Through the Canopy | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 34 — The Shape That Followed | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 35 — Things That Shine | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 36 — There Will Be Death | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 37 — Five Suns Later | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 38 — The Path That Watches Back | 0 |
