Download or read book The Weight of Forgotten Promises written by Victoria Sandoval and published by Palabre. This book was released on 2025-01-07 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the kingdom of Veritania, nestled between whispering peaks and shrouded in perpetual twilight, words hold a power unlike anywhere else. Every vow, every whisper, every plea manifests as shimmering, spectral script, binding contracts enforced by the Pactkeeper, a sentient entity born from a war fought with lies. Once benevolent, the Pactkeeper now feeds on the anguish of broken oaths, tightening its spectral web around Veritania. Niven Gallagher, a young healer, carries the weight of a broken promise that led to his sister's death. Haunted by guilt and spectral chains, he alone sees the Pactkeeper's suffocating net of shimmering vows. Driven by a desperate hope for redemption, he seeks out Carolyn Williams, a disgraced historian exiled for daring to unearth Veritania's forbidden past. Carolyn, obsessed with outlawed semantics – a forgotten language capable of rewriting the Pact itself – sees in Niven a chance to reclaim her honor. Their alliance pits them against Magistrate Sara Wheeler, a woman whose unwavering faith in the Pact masks a deep personal tragedy. For Sara, the Pact is solace, a shield against the chaotic world that claimed her son. She hunts Niven relentlessly, unknowingly playing into the Pactkeeper’s insidious game. As Niven and Carolyn delve into Veritania's hidden history, they uncover the Pactkeeper's true nature: a manipulative force thriving on the kingdom's rigid social hierarchy. Their journey leads them to the desolate Shattered Realms, a metaphysical prison where broken vows manifest as physical torments, a chilling reflection of Niven’s potential fate. Carolyn’s research reveals a forgotten language of metaphor and ambiguity, a key to rewriting the Pact. But wielding such power risks unleashing a force even more dangerous than the Pactkeeper. Niven, haunted by visions of his sister trapped within the Shattered Realms, faces a devastating choice: shatter the Pactkeeper and risk plunging Veritania back into chaos, or rewrite the very fabric of language, potentially unleashing an unknown power. With the spectral script of his own broken promise burning brighter, Niven must confront not only the Pactkeeper but also his deepest fears. As Sara closes in, their fates intertwine in a desperate race against time. In the heart of Veritania's capital, within a shimmering citadel of spectral script, Niven must choose between silence and salvation, between the fragile order of Veritania and the terrifying potential of the unknown. His choice will determine not only his own fate but the destiny of an entire kingdom held captive by the weight of forgotten promises.