the Veil Under the Halo

A deceiver draped in radiance. A boy who can see the truth beneath the glow. A world on the brink of forgetting itself. Across a kingdom blinded by a beloved saint’s shimmering light, something monstrous stirs beneath the illusion. Gabriel Lightborn—healer, miracle worker, adored figure—is not what he seems. Wrapped in a halo that warms the air and softens the mind, he hides a towering creature of shadow that feeds on trust, reshapes memory, and bends reality with effortless charm. But one boy sees through him. Seventeen-year-old Eli Thorn, raised in a quiet mountain village, carries a rare gift he never asked for: the ability to pierce illusions that fool an entire nation. When Gabriel arrives in Maple Ridge, Eli becomes the only witness to the horrifying shape coiled behind the saint’s gentle smile—and the only mind the creature cannot quietly unravel. As Gabriel’s influence spreads, villages grow strangely quiet, people forget themselves, and fear disguises itself as devotion. With a fading grandmother who knows more than she admits, a sharp-eyed scholar apprentice who senses hidden truths, and an exiled soldier haunted by a similar encounter years before, Eli must uncover the origins of his gift and confront the hungry radiance stalking him. But power that ancient doesn’t merely watch. It listens. And once it notices someone who can resist, it never loses interest. The Veil Under the Halo series is a dark, atmospheric fantasy told with intimate tension, psychological depth, and slow-burning mystery. Perfect for fans of illusion magic, morally complex villains, and heroes who grow not from prophecy—but from hard-won resilience. As Eli’s abilities awaken, he’ll learn that the greatest danger isn’t the creature hiding under the halo… but what it sees when it looks back at him.

Disclaimer: This show may contain expletives, strong language, and mature content for adult listeners, including sexually explicit content and themes of violence. This is a work of fiction and any resemblance to real persons, businesses, places or events is coincidental. This show is not intended to offend or defame any individual, entity, caste, community, race, religion or to denigrate any institution or person, living or dead. Listener's discretion is advised.Less