In the shadow of a fractured world, where flesh-spiked rifts rend the night and wraiths prowl the skeletal ruins of a fallen civilization, Zane Buckler endures a solitary life behind a convenience store counter. That fragile peace crumbles when a vending machine's unearthly hum unleashes a monstrous rift, scarring him with a curse tied to the Riftveil-a ravenous, ancient force gnawing at reality's edges. Thrust into a ragged band of rebels battling to reclaim their home, Zane confronts treachery, loss, and a hunger burning in his veins. As the scars spread and the fight escalates, he teeters on the edge of a shadowy force beyond comprehension. The first chapter of The Rift Watchers begins here, where every scar hides a secret, drawing him toward an unseen .doom