On October 26, 1988, Ellis Cattivo loses everything. He finds his mother dead. Two days later, he watches his father's execution. Before grief can turn into answers, Ellis is forced to vow his life to Involuntarius, a secret society feared by its rival faith, Congregatio. Inside the order, loyalty is a mask and allies look like enemies. Then Ellis begins to experience visions and intuitions he cannot explain, and each step forward pulls him deeper into a war he never chose. When Spadices appears, fierce and impossible to read, she saves Ellis from a death meant to look accidental. Together they follow a trail of violence, relics, buried history, and uncover a truth no one wants spoken aloud. Both sides are corrupted from within. The origin of the conflict could reshape the world. Sometimes the truth hurts more than a lie.
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