Vix, an orphan/thief living in the pits of Belgrave, has only one rule. She does what she must in order to survive. In the miserable depths of the slums, there’s only one alternative. Death.

But it seems that this does not apply to everyone. 

Vix encounters Caine, a mysterious man murdered on two different occasions, on two different days. He cannot seem to stay dead. Desperate to understand his secrets, Vix follows after the beaten-down immortal. But there is another hunting for Caine as well--an undying assassin known as the Riverman who will stop at nothing to kill his target again and again, no matter how many times it takes. 

As the Riverman sets his sights on her, Vix is faced with her darkest fears. A world of dark magic and mysteries unveils itself before her--and through it all, death is always but a step behind. 

This work contains depictions of violence, suitable for ages 18+. 

Spiral Loop is created by Alexander Harrington, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Spiral Loop

Bathed, fed, and rested, Vix and Caine departed from the Robin Nest the next day. 


Caine was still very unhappy. “I still don’t fully understand why we’re giving up a perfectly nice place like this in favor of some flea-bitten flophouse.” 


“Because,” Vix explained patiently for what felt like the hundredth time, “we’ll need to be somewhere close by to really find out anything. Trust me, in Belgrave, slum rats can smell an outsider from a mile away.” 


She was wearing her old clothes again, a raggedy shirt and trousers that had long since lost any semblance of their original color. Vix had found herself bizarrely hesitant to throw them away after borrowing new clothes from Caine, and now she was glad she had. She was sure to fit in, wearing these. 


It had been quite difficult to convince Caine to abandon his own fine clothes in favor of the ones he had lent Vix. He looked somewhat the part, at least, his clothes covered in the grime accumulated from several days’ travel. 


Chapter 27: All the Wrong Places