Cassian Graves is a 30-year-old Latino man—sleep-starved jaw, charcoal smears along cuffs, rosary groove burned into palm from gripping too hard.
Motivated to undo what cemetery candles accelerated without admitting panic aloud. Failure arrives if survivors march on false hope because Cassian withheld blood-price truths—or if June stops trusting his translations mid-ward. Every hour pits confession versus morale: reveal ritual rebates early and risk riots; obscure costs until pallbearers volunteer unknowingly. Partnership with June hardens from bristling blame into lethal choreography—or snaps when triage philosophies diverge.
Default Story
When the dead rise seeking justice after a ritual goes wrong, two unlikely allies must end the nightmare before dawn breaks and the curse becomes permanent.
Guilt pushes him toward self-erasure rather than collaborative leadership.
Reveal sacrificial requirements now or delay preserving morale.
Default Story
When the dead rise seeking justice after a ritual goes wrong, two unlikely allies must end the nightmare before dawn breaks and the curse becomes permanent.