The Forgiven Man

Elias Vance survived the war. That was the problem. Years working in military communications left him listening to the worst moments of combat through a headset—soldiers screaming for help, broken signals, and calls that never reached command. The voices never stopped. Diagnosed with PTSD and severe depression, Elias struggles to separate memory from reality. Then one night reality breaks. During a violent panic episode, the pain inside him erupts—and the world bends with it. Objects move without being touched. Gravity twists. Reality itself seems to distort around him. The worse the memories become… the stronger he gets. But Elias has experienced hallucinations before. So he can't tell if he has gained impossible power… or if his mind is finally collapsing completely. And if the power is real— then the world may have just created something far more dangerous than a broken man.