Instruments of Darkness

In the heart of the forsaken city of Curse lies a temple long shunned by sellswords, priests, and pilgrims alike. Amaria, a lone scholar driven by forbidden curiosity, defies every dire warning to uncover its ancient mysteries. Hounded by phantoms in the twisting ruins, she soon realizes she’s not the only watcher at the Temple of Two Faces—zealots of the Ephaldian faith have their own dark designs, and they’ll kill to keep the temple’s secrets buried.

When the temple itself awakens, unleashing illusions that blur the line between faith and terror, Amaria must decide whether to flee or embrace the profound revelation echoing in every stone. Torn between her thirst for forbidden knowledge and the horrors she might unleash on an unsuspecting world, she stands at the threshold of a lost god’s legacy—one that demands a voice, but may consume its herald in the telling. Will Amaria expose the dark truth behind Curse’s final downfall, or become another whispered name on its Wall of Sorrows?