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The Curse Heir

The Curse Heir

Author: S.A Akinola
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Chapter 1 The Call That Shattered My World

Word Count: 1178    |    Released on: 08/09/2025

r, teacher, warrior. He was the kind of man people respected without question. His presence alone demanded silence, and his words carried weight even when spoken softly. He never had ri

if frozen mid-work. But it was the stains on the ground near the barn the dark patches the earth hadn't yet swallowed, that tore into me. My knees hit the soil. My fists dug into the dirt. And for the first time since I was a boy, I wept. That night, the elders came to speak. Their faces were lined with sorrow, but beneath it, I caught glimpses of unease. They called my father "disciplined." "Respected." "A man of honor." But none of them dared explain why he had been killed. It didn't add up. My father wasn't wealthy. He wasn't involved in politics. Why send armed men to kill him? Unless... Unless he wasn't the man I thought he was. The Relic On the third night, I entered the barn where my father once kept his tools. Dust clung to every corner, yet something pulsed beneath the silence. My instincts as a soldier screamed at me: I was not alone. I pulled aside a stack of wooden crates. Beneath them, buried in the earth, was a box,old, reinforced with strange markings I had never seen before. The moment I touched it, the air grew heavy. My chest tightened as if invisible hands pressed against my lungs. When I forced the lid open, I found it. A shard of black stone, veins of crimson light snaking across its surface, pulsing like a living heart. And the instant my skin brushed it- Voices. Whispers. Thousands of them, crashing into my skull. My vision blurred, my blood boiled, and then. "So... you are the son." A voice, deep and ancient, echoed through me. My body trembled, every nerve set on fire. "Your father tried to seal me. But his time is done. And now... you will carry me." The shard seared into my hand. Pain unlike anything I had ever known consumed me. I screamed, clawing at my skin, but the stone melted into my flesh, leaving behind only a glowing mark-an ancient sigil burning on my palm. When I collapsed to the ground, gasping for air, I realized the truth. My father hadn't been killed at random. He had been the Guardian of this relic. And I-his son-had just become i

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Contents

Chapter 1 The Call That Shattered My World Chapter 2 The First Kill Chapter 3 Shadows of the Past Chapter 4 Edge of the Abyss Chapter 5 The Stranger in Shadows Chapter 6 The Hunt Resumes
Chapter 7 Shadows Between Allies
Chapter 8 Shadows in the Trees
Chapter 9 The Beast Within
Chapter 10 Ashes of the Night
Chapter 11 The Hunt
Chapter 12 The Gathering of Knives
Chapter 13 Shadows in the Mist
Chapter 14 Ashes of the Curse
Chapter 15 Whispers in the Dark
Chapter 16 Nets of Shadow
Chapter 17 Chains of Fire
Chapter 18 Shattered Bonds
Chapter 19 Shadows Between Us
Chapter 20 The Last Hunt
Chapter 21 Ashes of Oath
Chapter 22 The Lord's Chains
Chapter 23 Whispers in the Dark
Chapter 24 The Mask Cracks
Chapter 25 Whispers in the Dark
Chapter 26 Seraphine's Gamble
Chapter 27 Shackles of Blood
Chapter 28 The Lord's Offer
Chapter 29 The Pit of Shadows
Chapter 30 The Heir's Weight
Chapter 31 The Silent Oath
Chapter 32 The Chains Bite
Chapter 33 The Edge of Chains
Chapter 34 Whispers of Rebellion
Chapter 35 The First Spark
Chapter 36 The Clash in the Pit
Chapter 37 The Beast Stirs
Chapter 38 Chains in the Shadows
Chapter 39 The Fall into the Underworld Caverns
Chapter 40 Beneath the Ash Veil
Chapter 41 The Abyss Awakens
Chapter 42 Blood Price
Chapter 43 Whispers Beneath the Stone
Chapter 44 Ashes and Blood
Chapter 45 The Weight of Silence
Chapter 46 Echoes of the Fallen
Chapter 47 The Shadow That Knows Your Name
Chapter 48 Into the Hollow Path
Chapter 49 The Veil of Heirs
Chapter 50 Ember and Shadow
Chapter 51 The Edge of Shadows
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