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The Death is not death

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Death is not death This is what came to my mind when I woke up at that moment to this new life. In a fragile world, values crumble before a curse with no name… except “Nothing.” An unknown sin born within certain humans, devouring them in silence, announcing their end before they ever begin. Maithen, a boy from the depths of poverty, is one of the marked… known only as “the Phantoms.” His life was a margin in an unwritten book, until the signs began to burn through him: Cold bleeding, dark dreams, and screams no one else could hear. Then… death. But death was not the end. He awoke in a land without time, without sun, without meaning… known only as The Black Land. A realm torn between reality and illusion, inhabited by broken souls and beasts called “Chaos”— creatures born of human sins… reborn in flesh and ruin. In this world, there is no law but survival, and no survival without power. And in the midst of the dark, Maithen’s true phantom awakened— the very force that once consumed him… now became his weapon. A power beyond understanding, shattering logic and dissolving weakness… but it comes at a price. Along his path, he will meet those who were once human, now something else. Some flee. Some rule. Some seek an exit that may not exist. And the question that haunts him like a shadow: Is the curse within him… or is he the curse?
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Chapter 1 - The being who was not

This chapter is just a general introduction to the story before publishing other chapters. :

The Origin of Existence: The Being That Was Not

In the beginning... there was nothing.

Who was he and how did he make everything and is there a reason for that?

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No time to count,

No space to occupy,

No light to see,

Not even darkness to perceive.

There was no beginning to begin, no end to end.

The utter emptiness was...more intense than silence, colder than nothingness, purer than madness.

And deep within this nothingness, at a point unknown to expansion,

there existed an entity... or something resembling an entity.

It was not a soul, not energy, not an atom.

But a possibility... an incomplete idea... the specter of an existence yet to be given a name.

It was spinning.

A spinning without direction.

Without cause.

Without purpose.

Like a spiral twisting in on itself, it doesn't even know if it's moving... or if it's the stillness that's moving inside it.

It wasn't conscious, but it felt.

A feeling unlike pain, unlike consciousness... but rather the trembling that precedes birth... or death.

For countless ages, it remained still...

still until silence thought it was the only truth, and that this entity, this "nothing," was the truth that precedes truths.

But nothing remains the same...

Even nothingness betrayed itself.

Something indescribable happened, because language hadn't been invented yet.

It wasn't a sound, but a silent rupture.

It wasn't an action, but a break in the nature of non-action.

It was the first spark, but it wasn't a fire.

It was an error in the original structure... like a hole in a page that hadn't yet been written.

And the entity felt it...

A slight tremor first, as if an unknown meaning had pierced its fabric, and it cracked.

Then it choked, then shuddered, then exploded... but not with a fiery explosion.

Rather, with a metaphysical split... as if existence had decided to split into two parts, in order to begin.

The entity was separated:

— One part of it shattered and scattered, becoming the foundation: time, space, sound, thought, chaos, will, fear.

—And the other part... did not shatter. Rather, it remained, pure, dark, imperfect, an eternal error. And it became what would later be known as: "The Spot."

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The first creation was not light, as claimed,

but a rift.

A rift between an imperfect being and the absurd beginning of what would become reality.

A rift that left an eternal mark on everything.

Even light, when it was born, carried within its heart an inseparable shadow.

Time emerged from chaos,

but before time... there was that tremor.

It echoes in the dreams of creatures,

when no one understands why we fear the dark,

and why certain sounds remind us of things we've never experienced.

The Corner

The Spot

"The Corner" – The Part That Gave Life

The Corner was like a shard of divine glass. From it sprang all aspects of existence:

Time

Death and Life

The Universe Itself

Species and Races:

Humans

Spectres

Chaos

The First Masters

The Corner was the Giver, making everything we know possible.

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The Creatures of Chaos – The Greatest Danger

The most terrifying and bloodthirsty creatures also emerged from the Corner: the Creatures of Chaos. These beings rank in danger as follows:

1. Chaos (first rank – blurry, unformed)

2. The Metamorphosis (deformed beings)

3. The Savages (primitive monsters)

4. The Rebels (Titans with intellect and strength)

5. The Assassin (possessed of superhuman intelligence and killing power)

6. The Chieftain (Leaders of the Black Armies)

7. The Breaker (Supreme, Destroyer of Worlds)

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"The Spot" – The First Sin

The Spot was like a black drop that fell upon the earth of existence. It wasn't life... it was error.

It created a distorted entity called "The Nothing Sin."

This sin left behind a curse called the Damned, a curse that affects young people between the ages of 16 and 18. The four marks that appear on their bodies are called the Mark of Nothing, and they bring with them:

Strange, meaningless whispers

Physical and mental fatigue

Sudden knowledge of something mysterious

A catastrophic event (death, illness, accident, or suicide)

The Inter-Realm Transition System

There is a Black Arena, an outer world filled with time and dimensional vortices. This dark space is used to transport beings:

Species move from one world to another using the Talking Point.

Chaos beings use the Line of Sharing, but they only enter when a specific specter dies accidentally or prematurely, which are very rare events.

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building Realms:

1. Homeworld: The home of humanity, consisting of:

Central Island (home to the Governing Council)

Sun Continent (bright and prosperous)

South Continent (full of conflict)

Cold Continent (isolated and harsh)

2. Dark Arena: After death or departure from the natural order

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Phantom Ranks

A phantom is a special being, a combination of spirit and ability. It has seven ranks:

1. Disciple

2. Hearer

3. Knower

4. Speaker

5. Able

6. Superior Traveler

7. Conscious

The higher the rank of a phantom, the closer it is to the original truth.

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Historical Eras

1. The Era of the Gods: The age of the First Masters, who ruled with wisdom and order.

2. The Era of Riot: Wars broke out between races and chaos reigned.

3. The Era of Renaissance: A new world devoid of higher beings, only humans and phantoms in the Black Square.

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Power Systems

1. The Originator: A rare stone that grants superior abilities for a limited time, by combining:

Animal/Plant Organs

Spells

Rituals in caves and temples

2. Dark Origins: Metals from Hell, used to craft demonic weapons in exchange for blood or sacrifice.

Whosoever uses them risks losing their soul or becoming a monster.

3. Legacy: A rare ability granted only to certain Specters by the First Masters.

Its development makes the Specter a godlike being.

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Words from Forgotten Beings

> "All who live... and die...

shall know the truth...

shall know the origin of existence...

of the being...

that was not."

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