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Check out my new novel: The Cold Heir
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In a post-apocalyptic future where Earth’s surface is uninhabitable, humanity has taken refuge underground. A society driven by survival and exploitation of mysterious energy stones faces challenges as a new generation of survivors, gifted with unique abilities, emerges. 

Tobi, a teenager living in the slums, struggles with loneliness and despair, his only solace being Friend, a talking black fox visible only to him. 

Tobi's life takes a drastic turn when he unwittingly aids a merchant in a dangerous smuggling operation, leading to a fateful encounter with raiders and the awakening of his latent Gift.

Soulless Lord: Empty life

As they made their way back to the surface, Tobi couldn't shake the feeling that they had only delayed the inevitable.

The ruins, the network, and the power they contained—these were threats that would not be so easily silenced.

And somewhere in the depths of his mind, Friend's voice whispered a final warning: 'The Sentinel was just the beginning. Greater shadows await.'

The return to the Vanguard base was met with muted celebration. The group's successful dismantling of the second ruin brought a glimmer of hope to the camp, but Tobi's squad wore no smiles.

The ruin's destruction had raised as many questions as it answered, and the shards of the crystal, safely stored in a containment unit, radiated a faint and unsettling energy.

Matilda greeted them at the entrance to the command tent, her arms crossed and her expression unreadable.

A Gathering Storm