Shadow of the Goshin

Keno has never held a blade, wielded a spell, or owned real leverage in his life. He survives on cold reads and desperate bluffs, dealing in words where others deal in blood. His latest contract requires him to slip inside the Keida Monastery and extract a captive named Chiyo. It should have been a suicide run; it is rapidly becoming something far worse.

Keida was not built as a sanctuary. It is a living tomb constructed around the Goshin—a submerged anomaly that is finally waking. As the relic stirs beneath the stone floors, the physical rules of the monastery begin to warp. Corridors stretch into endless shadow, the walls breathe with malice, and the zealous monks who hold the wards are losing their minds to paranoia. Trapped in a labyrinth that alters space, sound, and sanity, Keno must navigate a descending nightmare. When clever words fail against an entity that bends reality, he must discover what unbearable leverage he is willing to wager in a trap that will consume them all.