Dreamforger

Every dream has a price. For Silas, it is his humanity. In a city of soot and grinding gears, Silas is a master of the impossible. As a Dreamforger, he can weave physical reality out of thin air, crafting beautiful worlds for those who can pay. But the "Forge" is a parasite, and every masterpiece Silas creates costs him a piece of his soul. Haunted by the relentless "Hunters"—sterile, cold entities that seek to erase him—and a creeping golden corruption on his skin, Silas is a man living on borrowed time. When a mysterious commission and a cracked golden coin lead him toward the "Source" of his power, he must embark on a journey through the Archive of Fractured Realities to the very edge of existence. As the boundaries of his world begin to fray and the shadows of his past close in, Silas discovers a truth far more terrifying than any nightmare. He isn't just fighting for his life; he is fighting for the definition of reality itself. Is he the architect of his own destiny, or a ghost in a machine he never realized he was trapped in? Dreamforger is a mind-bending science fantasy novelette that blends the dark atmosphere of urban fantasy with the high-concept stakes of simulation theory. It is a story of sacrifice, the weight of memories, and the final, desperate hope of a man who would give everything to save one honest dream.