![Listering: The Empty Man [Slow Burn, Dark Fantasy]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalroadcdn.com%2Fpublic%2Fcovers-large%2F153594-listering-the-empty-man.jpg%3Ftime%3D1781942338&w=640&q=75)
by HittoriAL
"Listering" is a saga that explores a vast universe of magic, power, and history. Its prophecies—echoes of a war long past—continue to resonate through the ages and through memories; shaping disputes, decisions, and the destinies of its characters. Listering: The Empty Man [Volume 1]"The birth of the beginning of the Listering story, in a world marked by curses, survival, and the search for meaning." The first story follows Empty, a being who does not communicate, does not know he is human, and lives in a post-apocalyptic world called the Infernal Zone. By defeating curses, he sees the memories of those who were once human, searching for some meaning to his own existence. Everything changes when he finds two humans — a suspicious girl and a fearful boy — wandering through that dark place. What seems like a world in ruins ultimately reveals itself to be a web of prophecies, struggles, magic, a hypocritical kingdom, and a word whose true meaning no one knows — all of it told by a mysterious voice that seems to know everything, yet nothing at all. -- What to Expect: -- ☀ Slow Burn: It's a slow-burn story, building towards a saga I have in mind. The chapters are long and each has a different pace, depending on the character featured. ◯ A protagonist like no other: Empty is not a conventional protagonist; he doesn't speak, he doesn't level up, he doesn't explain himself – he just acts. My aim is to show what happens when a protagonist is truly incomprehensible – and what it costs when someone finally understands him. ♟ Complex and realistic characters: The characters are flawed, their decisions aren't perfect. Every character I write has a beginning, middle, and end, to create the best possible consistency and realism.✐ POV "???": The narrator of the story – who has been writing the book 'The Empty Man' from the very first page – speaks in first person and occasionally steps into the narrative through parentheses. Reason: he is one of the characters in the book, and his true identity will only be revealed at the end of the story. ✃ Construction: Everything is slow: characters, world, rules – everything. To remain as faithful as possible to the narrator, to Lumen, and to the future of the saga. Explanations take time - but they arrive. ☾ Style: Emotional, focusing on characters and the consequences of their actions. Every action, every dialogue, every look is a consequence. Which are revealed over time. Future Volumes (If I Don't Die) Listering: The Empty Man [Volume 1] - Currently publishing, possible forecast of 150 chapters Listering: Crown of Hatred [Volume 2] Listering: Hero in One Year [Volume 3] Listering: Dawn of the Last Hero [Volume 4] Listering: Between Darkness and Light [Volume 5] Listering: The Curse of Chaos [Volume 6] Listering: Echoes of Memory [Volume 7] Listering: (Name Not Defined) [Volume 8] [Copyright © 2026] The Listering saga made by @HittoriAL / @Toyoky
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| 1 | Prologue - What Is Living? | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 1 - I am Empty | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 2 - The Curse Killer | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 3 - Alice Lighting | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 4 - No Feelings, No Farewell | 0 |
| 6 |
| Chapter 5 - Andrew Darking |
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| 7 | Chapter 6 - Mutual Feeling Followed by Farewell | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 7 - What Remains | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 8 - A Gallery of Souls | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 9 - The Empty vs. The Soldier | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 10 - William Campbell: The Pursuer - End of Arc 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 11 - A Farewell to Hell | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 12 - The Return of the Light | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 13 - The Kingdom of Light | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 14 - Just a Scientist and a Man Without Faith | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 15 - A Speech About Weakness | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 16 - Signs of Sadness | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 17 - The Countdown | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 18 - The Slow Erasure of Empty | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 19 - The Beauty and the Tragedy | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 20 - Please, a Good Life | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 21 - Please Fix Me - End of Arc 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 22 - An Affront to the Queen | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 23 - The Council of Death | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 24 - Luna Lighting: The Definitive | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 25 - The Luxury of Tears | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 26 - The Prophecy Begins | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 27 - One Against All, All Against One | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 28 - From My Own Cowardice | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 29 - The Mirror | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 30 - The Smile Before War | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 31 - The Clash of Titans | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 32 - When the Strongest Fall | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 33 - I Don't Regret Not Saving You | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 34 - I Am Everything - End Arc 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 35 - The Everything Man | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 36 - The Strongest Mage in the World | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 37 - What You Truly Are | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 38 - Finally, I Can Kill You | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 39 - A Return to Hell - End of Arc 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Interlude - The Coward | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 40 - A True Queen | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 41 - The Weight of Silence | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 42 - The World Is Going to Change | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 43 - Shall We Begin? | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 44 - I Will Kill You With My Own Hands | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 45 - Listering | 0 |
| 48 | Interlude 2 - Magic Mural | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 46 - The Six Definitive Futures | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 47 - Beyond the Barrier | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 48 - Red Eyes | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 49 - We Are All Useless | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 50 - That Day You Lost Me | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter 51 - The Clown | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 52 - The Clown, The Clever, The Coward | 0 |
| 56 | Chapter 53 - A Circle of Life in the Middle of Hell | 0 |
| 57 | Chapter 54 - A Coward to the End | 0 |
| 58 | Chapter 55 - Chaos - End of Arc 5 | 0 |
| 59 | Chapter 56 - The Color That Doesn't Lie | 0 |
| 60 | Chapter 57 - Two Years | 0 |
| 61 | Chapter 58 - Who Are You? | 0 |
| 62 | Chapter 59 - The Master of Illusions | 0 |
| 63 | Chapter 60 - The Lonely Tyrants | 0 |
| 64 | Chapter 61 - Empty | 0 |
| 65 | Chapter 62 - The Hero's Name | 0 |
| 66 | Chapter 63 - There Is No Deserved Victory | 0 |
| 67 | Chapter 64 - A Miracle | 0 |
| 68 | Chapter 65 - The Clown vs. The Man Who Never Bled | 0 |
| 69 | Chapter 66 - The End of the Lie | 0 |
| 70 | Chapter 67 - The Weak Shape the World | 0 |
| 71 | Chapter 68 - The Greatest Enemy of This World | 0 |
| 72 | Chapter 69 - The Brotherhood Wins | 0 |
| 73 | Chapter 70 - Who Am I Really? | 0 |
| 74 | Chapter 71 - Just One Day of Peace - End of Arc 6 | 0 |
| 75 | Chapter 72 - The Price of Peace | 0 |
| 76 | Chapter 73 - Hello, Brother | 0 |
| 77 | Chapter 74 - The True War | 0 |
| 78 | Chapter 75 - Fencer Nohnra: The Clever | 0 |
| 79 | Chapter 76 - The Brotherhood Loses | 0 |
| 80 | Chapter 77 - The Price of Certainty | 0 |
| 81 | Chapter 78 - The Silent Explosion | 0 |
| 82 | Chapter 79 - It All Began with Hypocrisy | 0 |
| 83 | Chapter 80 - From Generation to Generation | 0 |
| 84 | Chapter 81 - One of You Will Be the Next | 0 |
| 85 | Chapter 82 - This Is All the Light's Fault | 0 |
| 86 | Chapter 83 - The End Without Answer | 0 |
| 87 | Chapter 84 - Mutual Feeling Followed by End | 0 |
| 88 | Chapter 85 - The POV ??? - End of Arc 7 | 0 |
| 89 | Chapter 86 - What I've Always Been | 0 |
| 90 | Chapter 87 - The Mask That Never Falls | 0 |
| 91 | Chapter 88 - The Yellow Eye | 0 |
| 92 | Chapter 89 - Mutual Love Followed by Rupture | 0 |
| 93 | Chapter 90 - Finally, I Got You! | 0 |
| 94 | Chapter 91 - The Detective of the Infinite | 0 |
| 95 | Chapter 92 - The Master of Illusions vs. The Chaos | 0 |
| 96 | Chapter 93 - An Infinite Circle | 0 |