"All these years, I feel like I've been hiding a secret. I feel like I am unnatural"
Seventeen‑year‑old Gatira has spent her life in hiding. Feared by others for the dark magik that lives inside her.
But when a single act of rebellion sends her to live with the grandmother she never knew, Gatira discovers a truth her parents tried to bury: her power is not a curse. Rather, it’s a legacy.
Drawn into a world of forbidden magik, portal travel, and formidable friendships, Gatira finally begins to understand who she is meant to become. But the Colourful Citadel has its own plans for her. When a powerful Oskura wielder, a surprise family member, claims Gatira as her protégé, she is thrust into a gilded prison where freedom comes at a devastating cost.
As a need for knowledge, and destiny collide, Gatira must decide what she is willing to sacrifice, and who she is willing to become, to break the cycle of confinement and carve out a future for affinities like her.
And when she finally seizes her chance, she sets out to build something society fears most: a place where herself and similar affinities like her can live unbound.
This is a tale of hidden power, rewriting your fate, and most importantly, embracing the dark within.
Characters from Darkness in the Flesh, The story of Gatira
Gatira, a character from Darkness in the Flesh. Illustration by Ismonia.
Freyis, a character from Darkness in the Flesh. Illustration by Ismonia.
Hestio, a character from Darkness in the Flesh. Illustration by Ismonia.
