THE CULTIST

For seven years, Jodi has meticulously built a life of quiet anonymity, a fragile fortress against the brutal memories of his past. Once a prodigy within the shadowy Global Cultist Association (GCA)—a powerful organization he joined with his bullied friends, including his cousin Liam, to escape the abandonment of their youth—Jodi ruthlessly severed ties, choosing solitude over the cult's insidious embrace. He believed he had buried that life, along with the terrifying whispers of "The Abandoned One" that haunted its core.



But the past is a hungry beast, and it has found his door.



Jodi's carefully constructed peace shatters with a desperate, fragmented message from Liam: his cousin is trapped, his GCA initiation violently derailed, threatening his life. Forced back into the dark world he swore to leave behind, Jodi plunges into the GCA's labyrinthine depths. As he fights to save Liam, his dormant, terrifying abilities—powers he barely understands—resurface with devastating force.



The cultists, however, are not merely trying to punish Liam; they are actively seeking to harness a profound, ancient power. To Jodi's horror, he discovers that he is the key to their ultimate agenda. The GCA's true obsession isn't just "The Abandoned One" as a mythical entity or philosophical concept; it's the profound, cosmic force that resides within Jodi himself. He is "The Abandoned One," a vessel or manifestation of an ancient, forgotten power, and his very existence is tied to a destiny far grander and more terrifying than he could ever imagine.



Now, with Liam's life hanging in the balance and the GCA mobilizing globally to exploit his true nature, Jodi must confront not only the relentless cult but also the overwhelming truth of his own identity. Can he master the volatile power that threatens to consume him? Can he forge his own path, or is he merely a pawn in an ancient prophecy? "The Cultist" is an epic dark fantasy saga exploring themes of abandonment, belonging, free will versus destiny, and the terrifying cost of power, as one man fights to save his family and unravel the cosmic truth of his own existence.