
by August Rhys
She was sent as a blade. He called her by a forgotten name. Between empire and ruin, memory and truth, something ancient begins to stir. Something that binds beyond time, beyond death, and beyond the will of kings.The Gate remembers. Even when they do not. Stripped of her past, her identity, and her true name, Asset Amber is a living weapon. She exists only to serve Datura, a mythic guild of assassins commanding her absolute obedience. But when an assignment to eliminate a notorious imperial criminal unearths a voice from her forgotten history, her reality fractures. As buried memories claw their way to the surface, an ancient, cosmic presence beyond the edges of reality fixes its gaze directly upon her. Caught in a web of scheming empires, enigmatic cults, and eldritch forces, Amber must reclaim her stolen power and uncover the truth of who she was... before the factions vying for control claim her. Or destroy her.What to Expect in this Series:Genre & Tone: Immersive, atmospheric dark science fantasy with cosmic and mythic horror elements. Structure: Multi-POV, Cinematic, character-driven story arcs organized by Episodes and Scenes.Schedule: New scenes drop publicly every Sunday.
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