The Weight of Unseen Chains (eBook, ePUB)
A Veridia Chronicle
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Beneath a perpetually twilit sky, the obsidian spires of Veridia pierce the metallic air - a suffocating breath of conformity. Nineteen-year-old Arathai has always tasted the iron on her tongue, a constant reminder of the city's control. Her dreams of becoming an architect are a whispered rebellion, shared only with her friend, Kivoro, a gifted poet. But their hushed world shatters when Kivoro is dragged away by the Enforcers for the crime of unscripted verse, a vibrant echo of Arathai's own yearning for freedom. In Veridia, destiny is dictated by the Pathing Ceremony, an anc...
Beneath a perpetually twilit sky, the obsidian spires of Veridia pierce the metallic air - a suffocating breath of conformity. Nineteen-year-old Arathai has always tasted the iron on her tongue, a constant reminder of the city's control. Her dreams of becoming an architect are a whispered rebellion, shared only with her friend, Kivoro, a gifted poet. But their hushed world shatters when Kivoro is dragged away by the Enforcers for the crime of unscripted verse, a vibrant echo of Arathai's own yearning for freedom. In Veridia, destiny is dictated by the Pathing Ceremony, an ancient ritual binding every citizen to a predetermined life. Assigned to a mundane bureaucratic role, Arathai refuses to accept her fate. Fueled by Kivoro's disappearance, she plunges into the city's labyrinthine archives, seeking answers in the whispers of forgotten history. There, she meets Marissa, a sharp-tongued archivist haunted by the erasure of her dissident brother. Together, they uncover a chilling truth: the Pathing Ceremony is not divine, but a sophisticated technology designed to enforce obedience, subtly manipulating citizens through the very air they breathe. Their forbidden knowledge draws the attention of the Silent Eyes, the Council's omnipresent surveillance. As the walls close in, Arathai builds her rebellion, brick by forbidden brick. She unites a network of silenced voices - a stifled artist, a censored historian, a musician forbidden to play her own melodies - each whispered conversation a thread in the growing web of resistance. Veridia's architecture, once a cage, becomes her canvas, its hidden passageways and forgotten tunnels the pathways of their defiance. But their fight is not without risk. Ronan, the historian, is captured, forcing Arathai to confront the potential cost of her actions. Will she risk everything to expose the Council's deception, or will she retreat to protect those she loves? In a climactic showdown during the annual Pathing Ceremony, Arathai, armed with the truth and amplified by the forbidden melodies of her allies, ignites a revolution. The metallic air crackles with defiance as the city erupts into chaos. The fight for Veridia's future has begun, a battle waged not with weapons, but with truth, art, and the unwavering courage of those who dare to dream of a different sky.
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