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Seven Mandates of Silence

The world of Atherion is held together by oaths older than kingdoms and stronger than blood. For centuries, these oaths have been renewed in silence, not because rulers believed in them, but because the world itself demanded obedience. Power did not belong to kings or armies, but to mandates, roles bound by ancient agreements that kept balance intact. Until one of those oaths was broken. In full view of the world, a governor refuses to renew the Pact of Continuance. His death is immediate, violent, and unmistakable. The sky recoils. The land responds. And something long buried beneath ice and history begins to stir. What follows is not a simple struggle for power. As legitimacy collapses, the Crownbearers lose their authority. The Gilded Compact tightens its grip, starving cities without drawing a blade. The Veiled Synod fractures under the weight of truths it was never meant to reveal. Along the frozen frontier, the Frostwardens face signs that the world’s oldest silence is awakening. There is no chosen hero. Only witnesses, decision makers, and survivors. Each faction acts according to its role, not its morality. Every choice carries consequence. Every truth uncovered demands a price. And as the past resurfaces, it becomes clear that humanity never ruled this world by right, only by permission. Now that permission is being questioned. Seven Mandates of Silence is a dark political fantasy about power without righteousness, order without mercy, and a world that remembers every broken promise. It is a story where authority is fragile, truth is dangerous, and survival depends not on strength, but on what one is willing to sacrifice when the oaths that shaped reality begin to fail.
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The shadow of Suburra:God's of Ash

Italy, first century AD. The empire is changing, and the old gods are forgotten. Pompeii, a city sacred to the ancient fire god Pompeil, stands at the fault line between belief and empire. Dominus Aelius Varro, a ruthless Roman war-commander and former lover of the Queen, serves the emperor without question. He does not believe in gods—only in power, steel, and domination. Bisexual, indulgent, and feared, Varro bends men and women alike to his will, leaving chaos in his wake. Severian Pyrrhus, Pompeii’s son and legendary legion commander, is bound by blood and ritual to Pompeil. He is equally ruthless and equally bisexual, using sex as tradition, control, and ritual. He believes the god’s wrath is real and imminent—and he will not allow the city to fall without blood. When Varro enforces imperial reforms that outlaw the old rites, the two men are forced into a volatile alliance. Together, they navigate a city descending into moral rot, lust, violence, and jealousy. Soldiers bleed in ash, women and men become instruments of dominance, and Pompeil’s fury spreads like wildfire. Their power is unmatched, but so is their envy. Each admires and despises the other’s influence, skill, and audacity. When Livia Caecina, a noblewoman with her own ambitions, threatens to manipulate the fragile balance, they silence her in cold blood—demonstrating that in their world, there is no mercy. As Pompeii burns, legions clash with sacred warriors, the mountain erupts, and the god demands sacrifice. Varro and Severian eventually turn on each other, testing whose strength, cunning, and belief will survive the flames. Pompeii will burn. Only one truth will rule the ashes.
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