Sane_And_Able
King Midas has spent centuries cursed with the Golden Touch, unable to eat, unable to die, and unable to experience something as simple as a hug. His kingdom has become a glittering prison of gold, and immortality has drained all joy from his existence.
When a failed kidnapping plot leads to his capture by a secret organisation known as the Hidden Hands, Midas discovers he has become the centrepiece of an extraordinary scheme. Suspended above a seemingly bottomless pit, he is transformed into a living prize machine, forced to turn objects into gold for the amusement of powerful elites.
As treasures, people, and entire civilisations begin disappearing into the depths below, Midas finds himself at the centre of a bizarre world hidden beneath the surface. What starts as a punishment becomes an adventure spanning centuries, where lost souls build lives in the shadows of an impossible abyss and where Midas may finally discover that even the worst curses can create unexpected opportunities.
A darkly comic fantasy about loneliness, immortality, greed, and the strange ways people find meaning in even the bleakest circumstances.