The Azazel Codex
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When a nosebleed causes his blood to touch an ancient manuscript, linguist Dr. Alistair Finch suddenly reads its impossible script-and hears a name: Azazel.
Enter Elara Vance, who reveals the truth: the Codex is a prison for a demonic entity, and Alistair's rare "golden blood" makes him the key to containing it-or unleashing it. But former Guard member Silas Blackwood wants the Codex too, not for power, but to resurrect his dead family.
As Alistair translates deeper, the Scribe doesn't tempt-it validates, feeding his grief over his parents' unsolved murder and showing him visions the Guard has hidden. When Blackwood's forces attack, Alistair learns the devastating truth about his parents' deaths.
On the winter solstice, bound to an altar as Blackwood's ritual begins, Alistair discovers the Codex's final secret: a choice. Sever the demon forever-but lose all connection to his parents' memory. Or fuse with it-become a monster, but carry their legacy within him forever.
The choice is his alone.
Some cages are made to be opened. Others are made to be carried.
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