| LYING THIEVES, SCORNFUL HONEY, WON'T YOU WATCH THE GLAZED-EYED GODS? |
A lie-swathed god dripping with her nectar letters, a traitor king with magic sewed into the pores of his skin.
❝ Bow. Bow to the gods of fate, to the defiant, to the rulers -
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IN A WORLD WHERE GLAZED-EYED GODSrun rampant with lost fates and splintered creations, lies are stained honey on men's tongues, a blistering truth for the ruined empires.
Yet after another sheet of white is drawn over the eyes of a perished malik, Eliana bint Ilyas al-Janah, the firstborn of the Gedda kingdom, escapes into the dreary veil of stars, away from those who would use her as an asset to raze the Jinn empire.
Away from those who would use her silvery phantom of a voice to enrapture the souls of men.
Ghost-eyed and deserted, the former royal of Gedda must walk the lands of sand and ochre with nothing but mere myths and cursed witchcraft, seeking an oil lamp that will grant her wishes — yet after near escapes from ravenous jinn and temper-fuelled royals, nothing is as it seems in this ruined empire.
Lost souls. Vengeful sisters. Close your eyes, love, and play the games.
THE GAMES IN WHICH THE SOUL CATCHERS PLAY.
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⌜C H A R A C T E R S ⌟
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ELIANA BINT ILYAS AL-JANAH
❝how do you kill a monster, without becoming one yourself? ❞ [ soul-catcher, rotten queen ]
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LAILA
❝gods are meant to be flawless, ethereal. we mortals, can never be gods ❞ [ puppeteer, half a soul ]
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ALADDIN
❝we all are just pawns on a ruined chessboard❞ [ jinni, lying soul ]
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⌜ D E D I C A T I O N & A U T H O R S ' N O T E ⌟
this is dedicated to all those who've helped me in improving my writing through all these years, and of course, to all those wonderful supporters of three wishes ♡
and of course, as you guys know this is a retelling of aladdin and the magic lamp — except it's wayyy more dark and complicated compared to the original tale (duh)
it's a work of mine that's been kept in the dark for quite a while now, so i've decided to actually continue writing this, umm, thing.
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![we mortals, can never be gods ❞[ puppeteer, half a soul ]](https://img.wattpad.com/8e1b855324a063005a18a4150f4b5d622a448d30/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f776174747061642d6d656469612d736572766963652f53746f7279496d6167652f6356473744434e4a7139696465673d3d2d3632333032303436332e313535303464343533653863383935363638393439333432323734382e6a7067?s=fit&w=720&h=720)
