Chosen in Death
Arin was an unremarkable villager until a skeletal hand appeared on his palm, marking him as Death’s chosen guide. Pulled from the comfort of home into a realm where life....
Arin was an unremarkable villager until a skeletal hand appeared on his palm, marking him as Death’s chosen guide. Pulled from the comfort of home into a realm where life and oblivion merge, he must navigate shadowed courts, cryptic prophecies, and the very essence of mortality itself. With every soul he shepherds, the burden grows heavier—and the ledger of the departed seems poised to collapse into chaos. Armed with three ancient relics—the Ember of Memory, the Tear of the Forsaken, and the Thorn of Hope—Arin journeys across haunted plains, storm-lashed cities, and forests of silver sorrow. Alongside Selene, a conflicted Herald of Dreams, he confronts rogue Reapers, the hidden corruption bleeding through Death’s heart, and the seductive voices of the relics themselves. Betrayals and bargains test his compassion, forcing him to redefine the covenant between mercy and cosmic law. When the cosmos trembles and ghosts spill into the living world, Arin must embrace his destiny or witness reality unravel. As the black star crosses the void and Death itself falters, only the new Reaper can mend the balance—and decide what it truly means to guide souls beyond the final threshold.
