Carnal Heart

Carnal Heart

Author: Emmy LaRoux Listening Length: 2h 40m
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Cor Night is upon us. Zaiah Ruca: Tonight is the one night a year when even the school encourages the Black Harts to act out on their vices, but I’m not here to participate in some primal ritual or be some rich boy’s plaything. That’s until I feel someone watching from the shadows, taunting me. Tempting me. Devyn Sh...

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Devyn Shio

Some people believe traditions possess a certain type of magic. They have this ability to bring people together. As individuals and as a culture, they shape us. Take this planet, Usurn, for example. Unlike certain planets in the Seastea galaxy, Usurn values and preserves ancestral traditions and rituals.

Fuck traditions. For all I care, traditions can all burn in a raging fire somewhere until there’s nothing left but ember and ash.

A sharp slap stings my cheeks, its echo ringing in my ears as my gaze meets my father’s. Dark crimson pupils stare back, not an ounce of fear in them. Demon eyes that mirror my own. A Shio family trait that has been passed down through generations.