In Varos, time is debt, mercy is forbidden, and hope is a currency most can’t afford.

Blind healer Damian Vale survives in the city’s shadows, trading agony for relief among the desperate and dispossessed. With every soul he saves, the cost climbs—a debt marked in years, paid in blood and memory. Haunted by the scars of a childhood tragedy, Damian moves through the world by touch, memory, and stubborn will, refusing to surrender to the darkness that stalks his every step.

But Varos is changing. Clocks freeze, shadows stir, and forbidden songs drift through the night—echoes of a faith the world tried to bury. Ancient boundaries begin to blur. The dying speak of a presence watching from beyond the veil, and something vast and patient waits in the silence for a single, unspoken name.

When the old stories awaken, mercy becomes defiance, and every act of kindness risks damnation. Damian is drawn into a slow-burn dance with a force both terrifying and beautiful, where every moment aches with longing and every touch is edged with fate. As the city edges toward collapse, he must choose: cling to the broken world he’s always known, or reach for the impossible—no matter the cost.

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