Before history was well-recorded in the world of Ulakam, primordial animal spirits adopted humans, provided protection and developed deep spiritual connections with them. Millennia later, humans now host animal spirits and are split into tribes named for the species they host. Ulakam is slowly being consumed by a decades-long war pitting the main tribes against the smaller tribes and a group of bandits calling themselves "the Resistance".

Callida Animo was born into this world. Coming from a mixed family of generational soldiers, Callida joined the family business at a young age. In her words, she was bred, born, and raised to be a soldier. And she's good at what she does which inevitably attracts attention that makes her unambitious self extremely uncomfortable. Love, loss, influence and growth. This is her story.

Release schedule: every other day.

Written episodically, this slow-burn story focuses on relationships and character development through a series of 50 mini-arcs that connect to make a greater whole. Honestly, the story would lend itself well to a TV series. I HAVE THE ENTIRE SAGA WRITTEN! (I just need to post it all.)

Please be advised that this story contains a wide variety of traumatizing content and dark/adult themes. I avoid disturbingly graphic details, but the content is there. Reader discretion is strongly recommended. If you would like more specifics, feel free to PM me.

Author's note: I'm always thrilled to receive your feedback in all forms. However, I have no interest in begging readers for more engagement to get better visibility. I tried that with my last story and found playing "the game" soul-sucking. So! This constitutes my only self-promotion request. If you are enjoying this story, make my day! I love engaging with my readers (and you guys have such wonderful thoughts and ideas that help me see beyond my own myopic view). We'll see if growing the readership organically is even possible. Thank you! 😘