Ashes of The Gods
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Last published Tue, Aug 5, 2025
In a world reduced to ruins, love might be the last divine miracle.
The world has long since fallen silent. Cities crumble beneath ash and wind, and time no longer moves as it should. Amon has wandered this dead earth for centuries-alone, uncertain, immortal. He remembers nothing of how he came to be, only the endless solitude and the cat that never leaves his side.
Until her.
Aramena awakens in the heart of a ruined cathedral, with no memories of her past but an unshakable pull toward a stranger she's never met. The bond between them is undeniable-ancient, electric, and dangerous.
As they navigate the shattered remnants of a once-great world, haunted by questions, by secrets, and by a rising darkness older than either of them, they begin to uncover a truth more devastating than either could have imagined: their connection could be the key to rebirth... or total destruction.
But in the ashes of gods, what future can love truly build?
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