Description
When reclusive linguist Eliza Marr discovers a sealed manuscript hidden in the ruins of an abbey, she unearths far more than forgotten history. The book-known only as the Codex-is bound in flesh, written in ink that moves, and sealed by seven ancient words that were never meant to be spoken. Each word, when uttered aloud, peels away the boundaries between reality and something much older-and far more intelligent. Partnering with Arun Vale, a haunted AI ethicist whose research may have unknowingly replicated the Codex's logic, Eliza descends into a surreal labyrinth of memory, guilt, and unspeakable knowledge. But the Codex is not merely a relic. It's a test-and a weapon. With every word revealed, Eliza and Arun are drawn deeper into a horror that reconfigures time, reality, and their own minds. The final word does more than unlock the book. It rewrites the world.
Chapter 1: Prologue
