The Evernight Archive

He awakens a corpse, a hollow shell animated by a whispering, parasitic god. Thrust into a hidden world where reality is a fragile veil over cosmic madness, he discovers that power is not a gift, but a curse. Every new ability is bought with pieces of his soul—sacrifices of sanity and memory to the entity sharing his flesh. His only anchor in the encroaching insanity is a found family of fellow outcasts, all bound to a sanctuary that is both shelter and cage. To protect them, he must master the madness within and battle relentless cults and merciless enforcers. But as he unravels the shocking truth of his own creation, he faces the ultimate choice: embrace his monstrous destiny or defy the gods in one final, impossible act of humanity.