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Let Me Twist You Up – Open Book Blog Hop #275

May 31, 2021 By Captain Maiel

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Topic #275
Plot twists…do you have a favorite you can
talk about (yours or someone else’s?)

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I’m going to talk about my own work, because I don’t get a chance to do so very often. My second book OP-DEC and the Trailokya Series all have a twist in them. Divulging the twists in OP-DEC, however would spoil the book. So, I will stick to Trailokya. Beware! There are spoilers ahead, but they also provide an interesting insight for a second read or those who don’t mind spoilers before a first read (like me)!

Are you ready to talk about this twist? This is your last warning to run before I tell you something you don’t want to know before reading the series!

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My favorite twist from Trailokya comes in the form of Oriael. When you first meet him, you’ll know him as Father Orius. Maiel meets him when she goes to Earth to hide out until things cool off back home regarding her last mission. However, the Baron Morgentus pursues her.

This shadowalker wants to force her out of her oaths to join him in Jahannam. His words carefully work to elicit a burning in her core. Father Orius gives Captain Maiel refuge in the priory with the brothers at his church. The brothers built him a room warded against such intrusions, because, come to find out, he is a recidia. A recidia is a duta (angel) who has abandoned their post in Zion and drops to existence in Samsara. They’ve not abandoned all oaths, however. This important fact keeps them from becoming a danava (demon). Yet, they are the main targets of danava who have broken into the Earth realm.

A recidia looses much of their abilities as a duta, including their wings, devolving them to a humanoid state. Their brilliant coloration fades, and their atman resonates lower, locking them out of the keys to other realms. They cannot go home until the resonance rises again. The only ways for them to accomplish this: another duta takes them back before they form a bio vessel, or they form a bio vessel and live until they return to the oaths via sacrifice. (They may also devolve further and follow a path through Jahannam.) The bio vessel must die for them to pass into Zion again, because the suit is incompatible with the higher dimensions (yes, it differs from sattva).

Father Orius has lived for many centuries on Earth, sorting out his past. Come to find out, he is there because his brother committed multiple atrocities against human souls and became a danava (see my post on Grigori for more on this). That brother is the baron pursuing Maiel. Thus, the individual in which Maiel puts her trust is the brother of her nemesis and Orius is half-burned down himself! That twist should make you distrust him. Imagine being so vulnerable, and the only person to rely on is more wounded than yourself. The reader should understand: Maiel’s path is orchestrated to test her metal, and to restore Orius while giving Dominic (her husband) his last shot to choose Zion over Jahannam.

Conversely, Maiel is the one for which Orius must sacrifice himself, displaying his return to the oaths. Keep in mind, this may sound cruel, but duta are not afraid of death. It’s like taking off a coat. They are assured of what else there is, what comes upon death. Shedding that bio vessel does not have the same mystery for them that it would for you or I. Besides, Orius, who returns to his form as Oriael is a Power. He’s higher in rank than a svarg (what we would call an Archangel). He missed this resonance immensely and wants desperately to return to it.

There’s one last twist to this. When Orius takes Maiel to a contact at another church, his trustworthiness is called further into question. The gentleman in question: Archbishop Luca Geitz. One might think a holy man trustworthy, but you and I know that evil rests here, too. Geitz isn’t in this to help either of them, though, proving Orius’s gut feeling about the matter right. So, why did he place any trust in this man? Remember when I said that Maiel is the one to get him home again? Orius wasn’t given any reason to feel Geitz wasn’t just a liar. He truly believes the man might actually have the ear of another duta who can help, but if not, it was just a lie. He never suspected Geitz of working with Jahannam. This precipitates his end. That’s kind of a twist in itself.

With Oriael’s return to Zion, we see Morgentus’s power slip. He becomes more of a lackey in the eyes of his princes. Throughout the remainder of the story, we see him grasp for power and struggle to regain his position. No matter what he does, though, the baron cannot build back from this blow. It is as if his power directly tied to his brother’s status as recidia.

The other twist in this: the restored Oriael is reluctant to help Maiel further, at least outside of what Zion has declared is her path. Even when he is charged with the protection of another duta sent to intercept her should her husband Dominic fail in this incarnation, Oriael forces the young man to toe the line. Thus, Oriael becomes a hurdle for Gediel and Maiel in their path. Unironically embracing the hierophant role upon his return seems uncharacteristic, but when the reader understands his past in contrast to his present, it makes a lot of sense. Despite having proved himself in sacrifice, there is still judgment from peers.

With all eyes on every action he takes, Oriael is focuses on proving he’s there to stay and that he takes his position seriously. In addition, he has a little one and a wife to care for. Thus, his focus remains on maintaining what is regained, even though he wants to rescue his friends from turmoil. Consider, also, that duta adhere to dharma. The path written is an oath as much as their guardian oaths, and sacred.

Their motivations are complicated and reasoned, as would be true of a real person. Each duta has an individual perspective, too, informed by their experiences. So, they don’t always agree on the how and why of missions. Still, Oraiel walks on egg-shells, to continue to prove himself, but also prove his faith in his commanders and the ruler of Zion.

These twists can be subtle in their curves, but I think it’s one of the most meaningful in the series. I could unpack this relationship for hours! Do you have time to discuss how he becomes an uncle to the younger duta, teaching them their ways, like a Native American Uncle would with the youth in their community?

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Part-time Demonologist – Open Book Blog Hop #268

April 5, 2021 By Captain Maiel

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Topic #268
What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done in the name of research?

So far, I haven’t done much weird stuff. I’ve studied Sun Tzu, read history, watched a lot of film. Is marketing weird and crazy? Probably is. I mean it’s so fleeting to understand the market at any one time, and the people who determine what will rise to the top. Tastes change like the weather.

Writing my series, I did take from actual dreams I’ve had throughout my entire lifetime. Books on esoteric subjects were invaluable. Then, I also looked into accepted ideas of which species of alien were out there. But, the thing that sticks out most in my mind, because it still leaves me a bit chilled, was studying demons. Writing authentically about long established beings, real or not, was important to the narrative. Not just any demons or angels would do. Far too many people think they know the topic, but their limitations land on Azrael, Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Metatron, Lucifer, and the like. There is an entire dictionary that has gathered all of the names of the infernal host known to humanity. A demonologist uses these texts to identify malevolent entities. To this day, people still believe they are as real as you and I. The lore, however, is the point and M. Ballanger does a fabulous job of creating an alpha listed quick and dirty write up.

Many of these figures are recycled deities from cultures that Christianity wished to stamp out, thus called them evil and demonized their esoterica and theology. I won’t argue the validity of that, especially as what was done was imperialistic and white supremacist in 99% of the cases (they did this in Europe, too, so there’s the 1% that waivers). One of the most potent bits of information I digested was: would you know the difference between an angel or demon if you were on the opposite end of their wrath? Almost all humans would not, either because of their own ego or definitely due to ignorance about them. But did I need to become a demonologist to write my series?

When I got my books on the topic, I was put off. I will admit it. I was raised Christian, even baptized, but I had parted ways with the church sometime ago over differences (my gender, it’s use in slavery, and so on). I also knew that I did not need a priest or building in which to commune. Dude is always there, and I feel it in my compassion and gentleness, I feel it in my frustration and anger, too. So, there is this remaining reluctance to engage the enemy, in any way, even as a would-be demonologist. Would reading any word about them cause something? The scientific me scoffed. But, what if…

Anyway…flipping through this text was super helpful in finding details that I would incorporate into the work. Regardless of my reticence, it was useful and will continue to be useful. The point is to call on the ancient texts of humanity and bridge their gaps to create a complete picture of something more tangible and fully realized. A world beyond our, parted by a multiverse but emanated from the source.

Some of the texts I reviewed, such as one on how to waken your psychic abilities, and topics on souls, were a bridge too far for my scientific mind. I may believe in something beyond this universe, but I couldn’t go down this route with the others. It felt fake and fantastical. They seemed to be play acting like children do. Yet, they were deadly serious. I respect their right to believe, but I could not come to agreement, just as I didn’t feel that much of what is believed about demons and ancient deities is true. Any demonologist may have bias, based in their theology and culture, which ignore the origins of some of the named entities.

For instance, I don’t think Stonehenge is more than a frame for a round hut in which stone age peoples met, perhaps kept market. The market angel makes sense because of the solstice angle. Astronomy was used for planting back in the day. Of course, I could be wrong. Maybe it was a temple (seriously doubt this). Markets were major hubs and very important to all cultures throughout history.

Studying bizarre topics is still fun and interesting. You learn a lot about humanity when you go off the beaten path. I’m glad that there are those willing to share their beliefs, and that they are safe to do so with the world. Freedom of knowledge needs to remain paramount to all societies, as it promotes respect and cooperation, thus creating peace. You can’t make up who someone is. You need to let them tell you by their own actions and words.

In the end, I don’t need to be a demonologist to write my series, although it’s teaching me a great deal in that vein. No worries, though. I won’t be calling myself Van Helsing any time soon.

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Cursia – Open Book Blog Hop #252

December 14, 2020 By Captain Maiel

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Topic #252
We usually interview our good guys and gals when we do character interviews. How about we do an interview with our favorite bad guy?

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Reluctantly, I’ll open the door to let in a character that is better off deceased and away from anyone they could impact. That may seem like a cruel thing to say, but you don’t know this particular individual unless you’ve read the books, of course. If you’ve read the series, then you understand the sociopathic nature, the malignant narcissism. This could get quite brutal–like interviewing a prolific serial killer.

Before we begin, I’ll ask that you take precautions in protecting yourself. Take warnings that some responses could be triggering. Do not let what goes here influence your mind beyond providing information about a the individual. Opening this door could open you to Cursia.

The Shadow Soul, The Danava Races of The Trailokya Trilogy, cursia plaque

Discovered intertwined with the souls that make Kharon’s skiff, Cursia was taken in by the Lord of the Labyrinth of Acheron (also called the Pit of Acheron). Her mind had been locked in a damning sleep, like a bio vessel may experience a coma. Once awakened, so were her ambitions.

Let us tread carefully forward with our guest…

Good afternoon, Cursia. Thank you for taking the time to be interviewed for our readers today.

(Her eyes are so dark that I can hardly tell if there is a pupil, and there is something unsettling in such a stare. Her smile curls to the side and I have the sense that I am a mouse before a rather hungry cat.)

Good afternoon.

(The response is simple and unassuming but for the tone that promises something just out of reach. A warning?)

Shall we get started, then? As I am sure you are aware, the blog has interviewed several individuals that you’re familiar with, who have been granted the opportunity to tell more about their stories. What would you like to tell readers about your role in the events surrounding Captain Maiel?

See, that’s the first mistake you make. You think this is just about Captain Maiel, but it’s far more than that child’s tantrum that matters.

What things?

The balance between all planes. Captain Maiel threatens the solvency of Zion, and risks war with Jahannam. She declares it to be the opposite, but it is she who encroaches upon the borders of our world.

Earth is not your border, though.

Isn’t it? The entirety of Samsara, as small as it is, is all that stands between the danava kingdom and those controlled by duta. The duta continually meddle in the affairs of souls living there. They skew everything they believe to favor them. The danava have been unfairly maligned. Thus the soul races have been inclined to commit violence against us–preemptively they call it, but it’s just fear–the fear they’ve been taught by another race attempting to destroy us.

If I have my story straight, are the danava not former duta? Did they not commit horrendous crimes against Zion and the souls of samsara that required their being isolated away from others–a mercy, quite frankly, when most laws at that time called for death?

Cursia holding an atman, fire descends from her hand as it glows. — Cursia, Marditavya, Jahannam, Morgentus’s slave

Danava, as was I, were condemned for making free choices. They chose mates from among the souls, offending the king of Zion and his council. They did not murder, they defended themselves against the violence of others.

Their were accusations of rape by victims–

Were there trials? None. The king declared them guilty without fair trial.

The King has the kappalanum to tell him of what transpired.

Are you kidding me? Did you see any of it yourself? You just take him at his word?

I believe survivors. What do they have to gain from coming forward? They’re often further abused and revictimized by a public that seeks to preserve those they prefer to align with for often very shallow reasons.

No one believed me. I was put to death and imprisoned with the rest. If it were not for the Baron and our prince, I’d also have remained the prisoner of that pervert Kharon. That bastard takes whomever he finds to be pleasing for his weird pastimes.

How did you come to Jahannam. Tell our readers what happened to you.

As I just confessed, I was raped by a nobleman and my status did very little to protect me. My husband called it adultery. I birthed a child and he had it murdered, even though it could have been ours. Then, he put me to death. All of this directed by Zion’s hand.

The Baron tells us another tale. May I quote him? (She stares at me, a wrath rising in her eyes. I proceed not heeding my own sense that I am treading close to danger.)

“You betrayed those who loved you by lying with another. For this you were punished and you sought to punish your lover for being caught, insisting you were raped. He went to the gallows protesting innocence. He never raped you, did he? And when you bore a bastard you killed the infant to appease the wrath of your husband. You set up the one you loved and killed his son to hide your shame. The shame of a whore. Well, now you are my whore.”

What do you have to say to this, Cursia?

Cursia responds with great distaste, sitting back with her arm folded. She casts her eyes aside, caught lying or having caught a liar.

The Baron and I have had a falling out.

Over?

He did not tell you? I thought you spoke to him about the matter? (She glances at me with slant to her mouth. She’s reengaged now.) We differed in opinion on the matter of Dominic Newlyn.

Captain Maiel’s husband? (She nods.) The baron considered entrapping him, so that he would become marditavya.

No. See that’s the twist. The baron wanted to save him from Zion before he was killed. He knew his wife, once upon a time. He nearly brought her to our cause, as I recall him saying. Ultimately, it was his goal to complete that task, and save them both.

And you disagreed with this? Why?

Because the baron thought that once the Captain realized Zion had arranged the ketu between them, that she would be free to choose him.

But the baron already has a wife.

As a wife betrayed by her husband, you can see why I stood against this. Besides, he was foolish to bring a duta and her toy to Jahannam. The Captain would never betray her homeland. It would be disastrous letting her in only to let her sell us all out.

If that’s true, Cursia, I think you’re very wise, in fact. Captain Maiel would never betray Zion. Returning to what the baron said about you, is it true that you killed your infant, not your husband? That you lied about the rape to save yourself, which ultimately did not work?

Kill my own flesh and blood? You are insane. I did not lie. The man I lay with had manipulated me. When the deed had been done, I realized the terrible tangle I was in. Ashamed of it, I avoided my husband. Our relationship had been quite passionate. I came to find out, however, that his jealousy had a devilish streak to it. Eventually he sussed out what had happened. He executed the man on charges of rape. I, after all, had to confess this to him, to tell the truth. However, it wasn’t enough. My husband had a worm in his brain now. He started to believe me willing. As my belly grew with our child, he also believed it was fathered by the dead man.

Was it?

In those days, there was no definitive way to tell. I felt the child was my husband’s. A mother just has a way of knowing.

You could not convince him, though. He made you bring the child into this world, and then he killed you both. Have you ever seen him again in Jahannam?

No. I have never seen him since. For that I am thankful.

Why are you so willing to help a danava who would lie about you, after experiencing the terrible repercussions of lies that ended in your death?

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You clearly see her as your enemy. What of Dominic? There are rumors that you have taken interest in the soul. He’s one of your own.

It would be nice to have someone of my own kind with which to speak. Can you imagine being so isolated from your own kind for such an eternity and to finally have the opportunity to connect once more? I only wish he were not so devoted to his bride. She betrays him.

The baron and I have the same goals. We just don’t see the same steps to those goals the same. I would never attempt to turn a duta. If a soul or a duta come to us on their own, that is one thing. Reluctantly, they can be trusted. They prove themselves. Maiel–she would end us. It’s certain.

In what way?

They’re not the same. She cannot help him.

Cursia, Duta pride themselves in helping souls reach ascension–

They pride themselves in assimilating us. Erasing and eradicating. It’s genocide.

Isn’t it the natural progression of the atman?

The natural progression of an atman is whichever path it wishes to take, and there is no evil in being true to that call.

You mean dharma?

Yes, but true dharma. That one should be able to do whatever satisfies their hearts desire. That is true dharma.

Duta claim that this belief is a deception. That entertaining all your desires leads to destruction. It’s reflected in Samsara, for instance, in how certain behaviors over indulged can lead to death–whether that is through violence or disease.

(Sneering) The duta claim.

You clearly don’t see it their way.

Clearly.

Thank you for taking this time to air your opinions and give more insight into both yourself and what it is like to live in Jahannam, Cursia.

You and your readers are most welcome. If there is anything I can do to help them hear the truth, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Both our salvations hinge upon cooperation between Jahannam and Samsara.

I hope you’ll pardon my reluctance to just accept that at your word.

Propaganda is difficult to unlearn. There are more voices than the Captain’s. You should hear them all.

That stare locks me in again. I feel a bit sick inside, frozen to my seat, but I eventually mumble further thanks and take my leave of Cursia.

I am left wondering what of the things said could be taken seriously. The sense that I have been manipulated successfully hangs heavy on my shoulders. My stomach feels better, but my mind is uneasy. This woman, after all, is a slave of the baron. It surprises me that she sees herself more on the same level as him, and not a subjugated person. Yet, she still holds animosity toward Morgentus. Perhaps it is just the fear of her words getting back to him that created this weird juxtaposition between her status and words. It’s not unheard of, now is it?

If you want to learn more about Cursia and Jahannam, or any of the characters and places mentioned above, read The Trailokya Trilogy.

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From the Trailokya Trilogy Companion: Something Starting with a “S”

February 28, 2020 By Captain Maiel

The Trailokya Trilogy Companion is a continuing online manuscript that illustrates and explains some of the details of the story, helping readers to keep things straight while they travel through the series. Readers can view this live companion book on Wattpad (either using the website or an app for their phone) absolutely free.

The companion is organized in alphabetical sections for convenience. In each section, the entries are organized like a dictionary along with original artwork and excerpts from the Trailokya Friday blog posts. In the coming weeks and months the blog will feature specific entries, to give you a taste of what is available in the companion.

Sabereh. (n.) A marditavya soul; Morgentus’s stolen human wife; Baroness of Acheron.

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When a human soul declines, or burns down, it becomes a jiangshi, and the marditavya of a danava. If they’re lucky, they may be raised a danava themselves, but they would need to be superiorly evil, and display worth to their prince. When one comes across such an individual, they should not be taken lightly.

One such jiangshi is the Baroness of Acheron. Discovered by the baron of the pit, Sabereh was once a noblewoman of Earth. She lived during a time when the duta freely mingled with their assigns, prior to The Conflict that split the duta into two factions and opened the gates of Jahannam. Duta were then forbidden to reveal themselves to souls in Samsara without direct orders from the King or his regent. The passage of time erased them from everything but legend.

The danava took a similar line, functioning in the shadows. Into the shadows, Sabereh disappeared. Her guardian refused to give up hope, and the leaders of Zion continue the search, believing she was kidnapped against her will. The Baroness of the Pit was targeted by a duta who served as one of her husband’s advisors. Of renown beauty, Morgentus fell to obsession, slowly crossing the line with Sabereh until he raped her in her husband’s home. Fearing danger at the hands of her husband and the duta who had attacked her, she kept silent. Morgentus grew bolder, forcing her ladyship to engage with him at his command. Morgentus impregnated Sabereh and when the child was born, her husband commanded both mother and son be executed. Morgentus was turned over to duta authorities and the matter investigated. However, it was too late for Sabereh and the child.

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Morgentus escaped Zion, and wandered Earth hiding from those seeking to bring him to justice. While there, he discovered the grey of Sabereh. Due to what happened to her, her sattva refused to return to Zion, who she believed knew and should have intervened. The truth was that Morgentus acted without their knowledge, manipulating and planning so that his kingdom was blind to his violence. His willful acts were not isolated incidents. This was the time of The Conflict. Throughout Samsara a dark awakening rippled through duta involved with souls. Zion was not prepared for it, or aware.

In response, Zion cast the duta out who committed crimes against souls of which they were assigned to protect. These individuals became danava and inhabited the dark prison world of Jahannam. Before Sabereh could be found by Zion’s forces, Morgentus carefully manipulated her to his side, and the pair entered Jahannam where they became the lord and lady of the Labyrinth, commanded by Prince Belial.

The child of Morgentus and Sabereh had no atman, and was destroyed for all time by the latter’s husband. Morgentus, however, put the blame wholly on Zion and promised himself revenge for the death.

Long years in Jahannam twisted Sabereh, her powers grew strangely, unlike any Jiangshi yet to come. She was gifted with the dark arts, and thus her form did not become porcine. Her craving for blood did not take control of her mind. Morgentus supplied her with all her needs and their match was peaceful between them until the day, eons later, that the Baron discovered a guardian of the Moon Order named Maiel. The old lusts returned to him, and his need to take ownership of the Moon Captain became his singular focus. Sabereh was cast to an afterthought. Thus, their relationship became bitterly strained.

Sabereh never challenged her husband, carefully choosing her battles in the shadows as their kind were wont to do. Morgentus had proven himself a vile enemy and she feared him. The Moon Guardian, however, raised her attention, clearly threatening Sabereh’s standing in Acheron should her baron win the erela. There was no reason to doubt him.

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From the Trailokya Trilogy Companion: Something Starting with an “A”

January 24, 2020 By Captain Maiel

Acheron, Acherites. (n.) A central province of Acheron ruled by Prince Belial and his nobility; the inhabitants of Acheron. This is where the Pit of Acheron can be found (also called the Labyrinth), and the River of Woe. Baron Morgentus rules the Labyrinth and makes the most use of the souls that fill this province. Belial hides in his broken castle on the outskirts of the ruins of a city he once ruled on Earth.

Acheron is one of the most important locations in the hellscape of Jahannam. It sits central to the rest of that dark world, and its heart serves as a prison for many wayward souls taken by the danava. The care of this facility was given to Prince Belial’s baron, Morgentus, and is called The Pit of Acheron.

The Pit has become a prison for many distinguished duta who have caught the attention of the danava. Certainly it is the goal of any marditavya or danava to control and corrupt a duta, but the efforts are not unfocused. Being at war requires strategy, and the goal is to win. Danava are of the mind that corrupting certain duta will precipitate another mass burn down. Duta, however, who are true to their charge, are quite impossible to sway. The effort takes an incredibly long time and must be accomplished with careful manipulation that reveals the flaws of the atman, which will then be leveraged to ignite the burning.

The effort of burning down duta or souls is best accomplished within the confines of the pit. Here, the imprisoned face untold hardship, caught in a seemingly endless and confusing maze, which is often dark. The calls of the marditavya and danava wandering the passages creates an eerie atmosphere. Being caught by one, the soul or duta become a food source. Repeatedly drained to their crystal, the prisoners can lose their way. The stress preys on the mind. Even the strongest of duta are believed to have their limits. Danava are willing to push until they find them.

The pit changes shape at regular intervals, so that the labyrinth is never the same at any given time. The only fixed points are the entrances/exits, the deep-cloistered cells, and the Baron’s manor at the center. The baron’s seal marks the ruins of an earthly home he stole from an ancient leader, along with that man’s wife, who became his baroness.

The entirety of Acheron is under the rule of Prince Belial. Once a seraph, he betrayed the King of Zion by committing crimes against those of which he was charged to watch over. Belial rebuilt his menagerie of fallen Aghartians, dolls as they are called in Jahannam, after his fall. He and they are housed in the broken castle that was cast into their twilight realm with him.

The landscape of Acheron resembles a dark city. Dust of the conflict lies thick all around. Deviously whimsical buildings line cobble streets. It is a grave for a bygone, decadent era.

Find out more about Acheron by reading the series…