RATH: Ledger of the Living

Rath enters the world during collapse. Born into flight, silence becomes his first defense and survival his only inheritance. Volume 1 follows Rath’s earliest moments—from birth through abandonment—without explanation or mercy. Violence is present, but never glorified. Systems move, people disappear, and survival happens by accident rather than choice. There are no heroes here. Only a child who lives because he stays quiet. This volume lays the foundation of a life shaped by absence, restraint, and the cost of remaining alive.Rath enters the world during collapse. Born into flight, silence becomes his first defense and survival his only inheritance. Volume 1 follows Rath’s earliest moments—from birth through abandonment—without explanation or mercy. Violence is present, but never glorified. Systems move, people disappear, and survival happens by accident rather than choice. There are no heroes here. Only a child who lives because he stays quiet. This volume lays the foundation of a life shaped by absence, restraint, and the cost of remaining alive.Rath enters the world during collapse. Born into flight, silence becomes his first defense and survival his only inheritance. Volume 1 follows Rath’s earliest moments—from birth through abandonment—without explanation or mercy. Violence is present, but never glorified. Systems move, people disappear, and survival happens by accident rather than choice. There are no heroes here. Only a child who lives because he stays quiet. This volume lays the foundation of a life shaped by absence, restraint, and the cost of remaining alive.

Status: Alive

Réuga awakens bound in darkness beneath a flickering light, aware only that he is still alive. As his senses fracture, memories surface—of a hospital room, failing machines, and a life that ended quietly, without heroism or farewell. Death comes not with meaning, but with emptiness. From that void, warmth returns. Réuga is reborn into a peaceful village, cradled by loving parents and watched over by a gentle sister. His early life is simple and kind: a first birthday celebrated by the village, small hands learning to walk, nights filled with calm stars and soft wind. For the first time, he experiences belonging. Yet the chapter closes on unease. The night is too gentle. Shadows linger beyond the forest. Unseen, something watches. This was the first night of Réuga’s second life— and the beginning of everything that would be taken from him.Réuga awakens bound in darkness beneath a flickering light, aware only that he is still alive. As his senses fracture, memories surface—of a hospital room, failing machines, and a life that ended quietly, without heroism or farewell. Death comes not with meaning, but with emptiness. From that void, warmth returns. Réuga is reborn into a peaceful village, cradled by loving parents and watched over by a gentle sister. His early life is simple and kind: a first birthday celebrated by the village, small hands learning to walk, nights filled with calm stars and soft wind. For the first time, he experiences belonging. Yet the chapter closes on unease. The night is too gentle. Shadows linger beyond the forest. Unseen, something watches. This was the first night of Réuga’s second life— and the beginning of everything that would be taken from him.Réuga awakens bound in darkness beneath a flickering light, aware only that he is still alive. As his senses fracture, memories surface—of a hospital room, failing machines, and a life that ended quietly, without heroism or farewell. Death comes not with meaning, but with emptiness. From that void, warmth returns. Réuga is reborn into a peaceful village, cradled by loving parents and watched over by a gentle sister. His early life is simple and kind: a first birthday celebrated by the village, small hands learning to walk, nights filled with calm stars and soft wind. For the first time, he experiences belonging. Yet the chapter closes on unease. The night is too gentle. Shadows linger beyond the forest. Unseen, something watches. This was the first night of Réuga’s second life— and the beginning of everything that would be taken from him.