Whispers of the Abyss

A King Who Never Forgot

Shree Yan sat upon the Obsidian Throne, a seat carved from the remains of fallen empires, polished by the blood of those who had opposed him. The throne was not just a symbol—it was a graveyard of history.

Before him, his courtiers knelt in silence. Some in loyalty. Some in fear.

But all understood one truth—he was absolute.

Still, despite the kneeling figures, the endless victories, the boundless power he wielded, his mind was restless.

The scent of jasmine had faded, yet its presence lingered within him.

A crack had formed in the eternity he had built. And cracks… could spread.

The Voice in the Dark

That night, as he sat alone in his grand palace, the shadows shifted.

A voice slithered through the darkness.

"You are not unshaken."

Shree Yan did not turn.

He knew this presence.

Bhairav.

A spirit older than kings, older than time itself. Bound to Shree Yan's very soul, feeding upon his darkness, whispering truths that others dared not speak.

"You hesitate."

Shree Yan's crimson eyes remained calm, but his grip upon the armrest of his throne tightened.

"You are mistaken." His voice was devoid of emotion. "I have never hesitated."

Laughter echoed in the chamber, cold and cruel.

"Then why do you still listen to ghosts?"

The scent of jasmine. The memory of those names carved in stone.

Shree Yan had erased his past.

Yet… the past refused to be erased.

The Mirror of Truth

A mirror stood before him—an ancient artifact from an age long forgotten. A mirror that reflected not the body, but the soul.

For centuries, he had never looked into it.

For centuries, he had never needed to.

But tonight, something compelled him.

He stepped forward.

He gazed into the abyss.

And for the first time in an eternity—the abyss gazed back.

A Reflection That Should Not Exist

What he saw was not himself.

Not the Immortal King. Not the god of an empire.

Not the ruthless conqueror feared across the realms.

Instead…

A boy.

A boy with dark hair and eyes that once held warmth.

A boy who had once believed in something beyond power.

A boy who had once felt.

The image flickered.

The white-haired, crimson-eyed immortal returned, his face as cold as ever.

The illusion was gone.

Yet the whisper of the past remained.

Shree Yan turned away from the mirror, his footsteps echoing in the silent halls.

Bhairav chuckled in the darkness.

"Even gods can bleed, Shree Yan."

The Immortal King did not answer.

For the first time in centuries—

He was unsure if the voice was wrong.