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Nihilium 7th
Sage
From what I've seen here I might have to tone some things down or find a way to rework some of the scenes. The overlying theme of the novel is the malleable nature of morality and the curse of free will and accountability. I try to use various characters to display those themes. One example is a prince who is honestly trying to help his country but is unknowingly cursed with an addiction to human flesh. He is unaware of his addiction because he suffers from severe delusions and hallucinations. In order to ensure his countries stability he does all the despicable things one expects a morally grey politician/noble to do when they believe that they are their countries last hope (order assassinations, back-stab, steal, etc). When he does find out about his cannibalism and the fact that his servants have been feeding his addiction discretely so that he wouldn't realize his sickness, he hates himself and nearly commits suicide only stopping because he thinks he is the only thing thwarting his countries destruction (which seems to actually be true.).