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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

The campfire crackled softly as Tobi sat apart from the group, his gaze fixed on the flickering flames.

The air was tense, not from the ever-present danger of mutated creatures or the looming threat of the ruins, but from the simmering unease between the Vanguard and the surface dwellers.

These people, hardened by generations of survival, looked at Tobi and his squad with a mixture of caution and mistrust, their eyes reflecting stories of pain and resilience.

Tobi clenched his fists, his thoughts spiraling. The Vanguard had always been his anchor, his purpose. They had given him structure, comrades, and a sense of duty.

But the surface dwellers stirred something deeper—a connection to the surface world, to a humanity he had never truly known.

'You're thinking too loudly,' Friend's voice broke through the haze. The ghostly figure appeared beside him, leaning casually against a charred log. 'It's almost unbearable.'

Shifting Allegiances