In the perpetually rain-drenched city of Alverath, Elian Vance leads a quiet, monotonous existence as a restorer of old books. His life is irrevocably altered when he stumbles upon "The Library of Endings"-a secret place beyond time and space, run by a mysterious and ancient Librarian. Here, stories are not read but lived, and every new ending comes at a terrible cost.
Elian is forced to read the final chapter of his own life, a bleak tale of obscurity and a lonely death. The Librarian offers him an impossible choice: a new, prosperous ending in exchange for his most precious possession-a single, warm, sunlit memory of his beloved sister, Lyra.
After making a desperate bargain, Elian is thrust into a new reality of literary fame and respect, but discovers the price was not just a memory, but his very soul. He is haunted by a profound, unexplainable grief and a hollowness that no success can fill. Driven by this phantom pain, Elian begins a secret investigation into the origins of the manuscript, "The Sunlit Garden," that made his name. His journey reveals a shocking truth about his sister's sacrifice, the nature of his deal with the Library, and the role he himself played in creating the tragic loop of his own fate.
"The Library of Endings" is a dark fantasy mystery that explores the depths of familial love and ultimate sacrifice. It asks: what is the value of a happy life if it's built on a forgotten sorrow? And what true price might one pay, not for a happy ending, but for a single, perfect moment of pure love?