Chapter 7: The Trials of the Corax

This chapter marks the point of no return.

Deep inside the Mithras cult, Mark faces the brutal trial reserved for a Corax—the lowest rank, and the most expendable. In a blood-stained room where mercy is weakness and hesitation means death, Mark is ordered to prove his loyalty in the most unforgivable way imaginable.

His task is simple: break another recruit.

As a terrified boy named Aaron is bound before him, Mark must choose between exposure and cruelty, knowing the cult is watching for even the smallest sign of doubt. Every blow he delivers keeps his cover intact… and tears another piece of his soul away.

By the time the trial ends, Mark has passed.

But what remains of him is forever changed.

This is a chapter about survival at any cost—and the horrifying truth that sometimes, to fight monsters, you must let them believe you are one of them.

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