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Synopsis The story is about Reydem, an organization that seeks to free the Earth from negative cosmic entities that, by means of curses, make humanity suffer. While they are pursued by kingdoms that consider them rebels and heretics, Reydem must find the way to survive the hunts of powers like Rousth, a powerful, corrupt and decadent empire, where the elite gives itself to all types of whims and excesses. ​To avoid the eradication of her organization, agent Amarantha infiltrates as a "cloth maid" in the palace of the main Masters with the objective of filtering information and sabotaging their plans. She must survive the depravity and the whims of the court, sacrificing her integrity to help Reydem prevail against the persecution of its enemies. WARNINGS: This work belongs to the dark fantasy genre and contains scenes of explicit violence, physical and psychological torture, dehumanization and themes of abuse. Absolute reader discretion is recommended. Only for adult audiences (+18). GENRES: Dark Fantasy, Grimdark, Cosmic Fantasy, Political/Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Slow burn. AUTHOR''''S NOTES : Path of Darkness and Light is a work of dark fantasy centered on survival, espionage and moral degradation within corrupt systems. The story does not seek to glorify abuse or violence, but to portray a cruel world where the characters must make difficult decisions to survive. If you are looking for light or heroic fantasy, this is not that type of story. ​In some passages I use visual references or expressions like “the scene focuses…”, “the camera moves…” or “the framing closes”. This is intentional and seeks to transmit a cinematic narration, as if the events were observed or recorded, not read in a traditional way. Introduction to the story ​The world lives under the shadow of an imperial era, a mixture of Roman architecture and medieval steel where order is only a facade. In reality, humanity is being devoured by cosmic entities that feed on suffering through curses. To combat this horror exists Reydem, an ancient organization that operates from clandestinity. However, for the great kingdoms like Rousth, Reydem are not heroes, but rebels and anarchists who must be exterminated by their armies and mercenaries. ​The story follows Amarantha, an assassin from the Sapphire Division. To save her organization from destruction, she must fulfill the toughest mission of her career: infiltrate the Palace of Rousth, where the Sovereigns who rule the kingdom reside. Her objective is to leak information and sabotage their plans from within. ​To achieve it, she enters under the facade of a "cloth maid". In the society of Rousth, these women are not considered human beings, but decorative objects or furniture that are present in the rooms without voice or vote. Amarantha must take advantage of this dehumanization to listen to state secrets and war plans while the Sovereigns speak in front of her as if she did not exist. ​Throughout the story, she will have to use all her intelligence to survive an environment of abuses and whims, fighting to obtain valuable information without allowing the palace to destroy her integrity and her mind. ​This is a chronicle of espionage and survival, where the horror of the cosmic entities mixes with the political cruelty of men.