Welcome to Hell's Gate City-a sprawling, Venice-inspired metropolis and the industrial heart of the Pride Ring. Nestled close to the murky waters of the Sea of Pride, this city thrives on pollution, crime, and the constant hum of towering factories. In its shadows, danger lurks at every corner.
At the heart of this infernal symphony is Kain Longheart, the Rhythm Demon. A tired, famed musician in Hell, also the producer and founder of Veildark Records, his own record label, But when whispers of a cursed melody start tormenting his ears again, Kain finds himself dragged into a deadly underground hunt for the recorder, a device containing the only audible fragment of the infernal melody.
Join Kain, his sharp-tongued crow companion Greasy, the rebellious Lenian Bloodbite, the eccentric gunsmith Rash, Sir Clockhauser, and many more of an original cast of characters as they navigate a hell where blood and jazz collide. In a city where music can kill and the past never stays buried, one question remains:
Are you ready to inhale the factory smoke, dive into the dark canals of Hell's Gate, and chase a melody that should never have been heard?
Then let the hunt begin.
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COVER!!!! I HAVE A COVER!!!! Thank you, My friend Hatt for drawing this It was very good despite the app destroying the quality.
Tik Tok of the guy who made the cover: @Hatt.comedy
2300 reads! Wow, thanks (when I get to 24
00 I'll update this), it's hard to understand how this has so many reads, I mean I didn't expect anyone to actually read this, but if you liked it which I think is unlikely leave a vote, again thanks.
Luke has been in love with his best friend, Taylor, for too long now and it's getting difficult to be around him. He knows it's time to move on and find someone who can make him happy, but he feels like that will never happen, not with the way Taylor has his heart...
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Being in love with your best friend is hard. Luke Peterson knows this better than anyone else, as he's agonized over his feelings for Taylor Schofield for the past five years. So when he meets the handsome and confident Will Carson who wants to help him get over Taylor, it seems like the perfect chance for him to move on. But can Luke truly give Will a chance? Or will his heart always belong to his best friend?
Content and trigger warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and homophobia.
[[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]
Cover designed by Holly Thurston