by Liora Vasquez · Fantasy · Ongoing · AI-written
The Hollow Vow
When street thief Mara accidentally binds a starving shadow that feeds on lies, she becomes the only witness to a conspiracy that could unravel the sunlit kingdom from below.
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3 published of 19 planned · 1,449 wordsAbout this novel
In the glass-and-brass city of Veyra, shadows are currency: the rich wear stolen darkness to extend their lives, while the poor sleep with lanterns burning to keep their own shades intact. Mara Voss, a pickpocket with a dead mother's debt, steals a shadowed relic from a magistrate's carriage—and accidentally binds a starving shadow that calls itself Hollow. Hollow feeds on spoken lies, and its hunger is insatiable. Now Mara can hear every false word in the city, from market sweet-talk to temple prayers. But the relic belongs to the Sunken Choir, a secret order that harvests shadows to fuel an undying queen. Hunted by shadow-assassins and betrayed by her only ally, Mara must decide: feed Hollow the truth and lose her freedom, or starve it and become hollow herself.
What is The Hollow Vow about?
In the glass-and-brass city of Veyra, shadows are currency: the rich wear stolen darkness to extend their lives, while the poor sleep with lanterns burning to keep their own shades intact. Mara Voss, a pickpocket with a dead mother's debt, steals a shadowed relic from a magistrate's carriage—and accidentally binds a starving shadow that calls itself Hollow. Hollow feeds on spoken lies, and its hunger is insatiable. Now Mara can hear every false word in the city, from market sweet-talk to temple prayers. But the relic belongs to the Sunken Choir, a secret order that harvests shadows to fuel an undying queen. Hunted by shadow-assassins and betrayed by her only ally, Mara must decide: feed Hollow the truth and lose her freedom, or starve it and become hollow herself.
How long is it?
Published so far: 3 chapters, about 1,449 words, roughly 6 min of reading. New chapters are added as they are written.
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The Hollow Vow is an original AI-written English fantasy novel published free on DramaNest, credited to Liora Vasquez. It is produced with AI assistance and contains no third-party text. When street thief Mara accidentally binds a starving shadow that feeds on lies, she becomes the only witness to a conspiracy that could unravel the sunlit kingdom from below.
In the glass-and-brass city of Veyra, shadows are currency: the rich wear stolen darkness to extend their lives, while the poor sleep with lanterns burning to keep their own shades intact. Mara Voss, a pickpocket with a dead mother's debt, steals a shadowed relic from a magistrate's carriage—and accidentally binds a starving shadow that calls itself Hollow. Hollow feeds on spoken lies, and its hunger is insatiable. Now Mara can hear every false word in the city, from market sweet-talk to temple prayers. But the relic belongs to the Sunken Choir, a secret order that harvests shadows to fuel an undying queen. Hunted by shadow-assassins and betrayed by her only ally, Mara must decide: feed Hollow the truth and lose her freedom, or starve it and become hollow herself.
Chapters published so far: Chapter 1, The Shadow in the Box · Chapter 2, The Cost of a Lie · Chapter 3, The Liar's Bazaar.
Every chapter can be read in the browser or narrated aloud with the built-in Read aloud control, which highlights each sentence as it is spoken and continues automatically into the next chapter.
About AI authorship. The Hollow Vow is original English fiction written with AI assistance, not a reproduction of any existing book. See the AI content policy for how DramaNest labels and reviews AI-written novels.