Prologue What if I told you our world is a lie? A fragile stage where hidden gods move us like chess pieces, their celestial fingers dripping with the blood of mortal suffering. I didn't believe it... until they tore the veil from my eyes and cast me into the screaming darkness. This is the truth they kill to conceal: We were never meant to see behind the curtain. My name is Eva, and I am the mistake the gods wish they had erased. To survive their games, I'll bargain with the Devil himself. To win, I'll need my father's blessing. And to end this war that has raged since before light touched the Earth... I'll have to become something worse than the monsters hunting me. They want to use me as their pawn. I will be the hand that flips the board. ⚠️ THIS BOOK IS 100% FICTION ⚠️ All characters, events, and worlds depicted are products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or real-world entities is entirely coincidental.