Origins of Suffering

When Samuel's village is ravaged and his family lost, survival becomes his only goal. Captured by cruel deserters and thrust into a brutal world, he must endure relentless torment while confronting the mysteries of his own origins. The werinate stones-hauntingly beautiful and ominously cursed-hold answers he cannot yet fathom. As he battles through pain, betrayal, and despair, Samuel begins to uncover fragments of a prophecy that entwines his fate with a kingdom on the brink of ruin. Each step forward reveals darker truths, forcing him to face the question: How much of himself is he willing to lose to survive? But the price of survival is steep. With every scar and betrayal, the line between resilience and cruelty blurs. In the shadows of his pain, Samuel is forged into something unrecognizable-not a hero rising from the ashes, but a monster shaped by them.



The first chapter in the Awakened Shadow of Darkness series, Origins of Suffering weaves a harrowing tale of resilience, sacrifice, and the flicker of hope in a world consumed by shadows.