The Trials of Cassian
Somewhere between the divine and the profane, where prayers become weapons and faith is both shield and prison, a young man walks under the shadow of evil.
Cassian did not choose this destiny; destiny chose him. Since he was found abandoned at the gates of a church in Naples, his life has been shaped by ancient rituals, lethal combat, and the unshakable certainty that evil never rests. But even the hardest warriors have limits… and Cassian is about to discover his.
When a group of students vanishes in the cursed woods of West Virginia, Cassian is sent into the heart of a nightmare that defies all human logic. There, among rusted chains, possessed bodies, and blood-curdling screams, he will face not only the horror lurking in the darkness but also the demons within himself.
This is not a story of heroes or villains. It is a story of survival, sacrifice, and the fragile line that separates man from beast. Because when evil stares you in the eye, who are you really?
Welcome to hell on Earth.
It pains me to give it such a low rating given how entertaining I found the story, but its flaws are too great to ignore. The first would be the enormous inconsistency in the protagonist's personality: he's a holy and determined soldier sent by the Vatican to destroy evil, but immediately screws every girl who crosses his path. Then there's the repetitive way his behavior and personality are described; it was clear to me that he's cold and calm the first two hundred times it's mentioned in the last ten chapters, thank you very much. Then there's how he basically lets all the male characters die by "chance," but as soon as they're dead, he goes into Terminator mode and destroys evil in ten seconds. As if all of the above weren't enough, the way the story is written assumes you know the horror movies each arc is based on by heart, and in many cases, the protagonist knows things that only someone watching the movie would know. The story has potential, but it needs a serious rewrite.