
by The Saintess
In the world of Lowheim, black hair is a branded curse, and a man from Earth has just been dragged into it, trapped inside the body of a fifteen-year-old boy. Mercy didn't expand to his transition; his own black hair followed him from Earth, marking him as an unblessed soul in a world of literal deity intervention.Before he can orient himself, a woman gives her life away for his sake with a single lie to hide his curse. Bound by this sudden debt, he swears a desperate oath to the dead woman: he will live the life of this boy wholeheartedly, no matter the cost.Here, a single mistake means execution. With each passing second, he must convince a High Priestess, fanatical priests and paladins, and an entire religious hierarchy that he is a boy he has never met.But why does he recognize his new face so well? What other secrets was the boy hiding before the man took over?What to expect:[A slow start that quickly picks up pace, Progression Fantasy, Smart MC, Psychological gamble with high stakes, and yes, horror: Both divine and monsters]Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, and FridayAnd yes I have a discord you can visit. It's in its infancy, so please be gentle with it: https://discord.gg/PUuwkRT5QX
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| 1 | Chapter 1: The Unwilling Impostor | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 2 The Black Serpent | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 3: The Golden Snare | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 4: A Vow in Gold | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 5: The Secret Brotherhood | 0 |
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| Chapter 6: An Illiterate Lector |
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| 7 | Chapter 7: The Wooden Chest | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 8: An Heirloom of Secrets | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 9: Proclaim the Word | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 10: The Third Heresy | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 11: A Vow Before the Goddess | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 12: The Belly of the Leviathan | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 13: An Unhelpful Tool | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 14: Where Mercy Was Hung | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 15: A Packaged Candy | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 16: Who to Blame | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 17: The Road to Glenmoril | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 18: Before the Forest | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 19: Behind the Door | — |
| 20 | Chapter 20: The Forest's Welcome | — |
| 21 | Chapter 21: Don't Look For It | — |
| 22 | Chapter 22: A Companion That Wouldn't Wake | — |
| 23 | Chapter 23: The Red Setting Sun | — |
| 24 | Chapter 24 A Diet of Corruption | — |
| 25 | Chapter 25: The Kill Zone | — |
| 26 | Chapter 26: The Midnight Hunt | — |
| 27 | Chapter 27: Cold Fingers | — |
| 28 | Chapter 28: A Companion in the Dark | — |
| 29 | Chapter 29: The Moonlit Predators | — |
| 30 | Chapter 30: Borrowed Reasons | — |
| 31 | Chapter 31: The Passage Was Alive | — |
| 32 | Chapter 32: A Vessel Claimed | — |
| 33 | Chapter 33: The Basin Below | — |
| 34 | Chapter 34: The First Taste of Power | — |
| 35 | Chapter 35: Fresh Tracks | — |
| 36 | Chapter 36: The Wrong Witness | — |
| 37 | Chapter 37: Finally Over the Wall | — |
| 38 | Chapter 38: Night Market Arithmetic | — |
| 39 | Chapter 39: A Stranger Among Men | — |
| 40 | Chapter 40: The Things Hidden in Cloth | — |
| 41 | Chapter 41: An Ordinary Man | — |
| 42 | Chapter 42: The Wrong Kind of Attention | — |
| 43 | Chapter 43: The Three-Eyed Owl | — |
| 44 | Chapter 44: A Bore Without Seams | — |
| 45 | Chapter 46: Two Lifetimes' Worth | — |
| 46 | Chapter 47: Brown in the Lanternlight | — |
| 47 | Chapter 48: The Badge Beneath the Dirt | — |
| 48 | Chapter 49: A Deserter Who Sold Tomorrow | — |