Sanctified Sins

Sixteen bodies. One cult. And no fucking escape.

They call it Eldrins's Hollow-a sanctum of devotion, drenched in ritual and rot. Where two groups called Stray Kids were and ATEEZ built the altar and camps.

The eight who rule Eden are beautiful, brutal, and bound by blood. Each one-Yeosang with his soft-spoken cruelty, drenched with soft spoken lies and deceit , San with a siren look and smile, and Hongjoong with his god complex-carves devotion from the flesh, claiming obedience through a thousand tender torments.. The rest? You'll learn about them later

But not all chains are physical. Some bind from the inside made of grief, guilt, impurity, hate and the illusion of this thing we call love.

Bodies are broken with reverence. Minds are twisted with scripture. And deep beneath the wax-drenched halls and smoke-choked hymns, something older waits-something hungry, something corrupt .

Obedience is worship. Pain is purity. Love is a weapon. And trust is shattered

And the deeper they fall into Eldrins's grip, the harder it is to remember who was the victim... and who became the one