PAPER SOUL (A NOVELETTE)
xKaiMorix
"Pass the test, save your soul. Fail. . . and vanish."
When the world descends into chaos and no divine power can offer salvation, a secret academy emerges from the shadows-The Mortmoor Academy. It serves as both a prison and a battlefield, where the youngs are forced to take the soul exam to test the purity of their soul. Pass, and you move forward. Fail, and you disappear.
Saori Lurre has always prided herself on following the rules and always believed she's innocent, but when the results of her test label her as a failure, her world begins to unravel. Facing execution, Saori is given one final chance-a grueling remedial program called Paper Soul, where she must rewrite the very fabric of her identity under the school's watchful eye. In this program, failed students are forced to endure brutal trials, unravel the sins of their own in order to reform their corrupted souls.
As she delves deeper, Saori uncovers the horrifying truth behind the exams and the sinister purpose of the school. The tests aren't just about the purity of their souls-they're designed to mold students into obedient shadows, wiping out any trace of individuality. Worse, the executed students aren't truly gone.
With the clock ticking, Saori must decide whether to sacrifice her true self to survive or risk everything to expose the academy's darkest secrets. But in a place where lies are rewarded and truths are punished, passing the test might mean losing her very soul forever.
In a school where the soul's purity is mandatory, what does it mean to be innocent? Is gaining your own innocence worth dying for? And how far would you go to prove you deserve salvation?