> He died for a kingdom that never loved him. Now he’s back to decide whether it deserves to exist at all.



Thirteen Crowns once ruled creation—relics of forgotten gods, each granting unimaginable power at a terrible cost.
Twelve were sealed by divine decree.
The Thirteenth was buried with a prince who never mattered… until the kingdom’s bells broke their silence.

Erevan Veyra was executed for treason and erased from every chronicle.
Now resurrected by the Crown of Nihil, he returns as a paradox: half-dead, half-god, fully done with destiny.

But vengeance is never clean.
Old allies call him abomination, priests whisper his name in fear, and the Queen who condemned him prays he never remembers the truth.
The Thirteenth Crown whispers in his mind, urging him to consume, to erase, to end everything.
And Erevan—witty, broken, beautiful in his damnation—can’t decide whether to save the kingdom that killed him… or finish the gods’ work by deleting it entirely.

A dark, lyrical fantasy laced with wit, guilt, and resurrection — Thirteen Bells Before God is where revenge becomes redemption, and forgiveness demands blood.


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 Character Profile: Prince Erevan of Veyra

Full Name: Erevan Veyra
Title: The Thirteenth Prince / The Forsaken Son / The Bearer of Nihil
Age (at death): 24
Apparent Age (after resurrection): 24, but with faint cracks of age around the eyes — time doesn’t touch him normally anymore.
Gender: Male
Affiliation: None (formerly the Royal House of Veyra)
Status: Officially executed for treason; secretly resurrected by the Thirteenth Crown.


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  Physical Description

Erevan has sharp, aristocratic features made uncanny by death’s echo — pale skin with faint silver undertones, black hair that glints violet under moonlight, and eyes like fractured mirrors that shimmer when the Crown whispers.
His voice carries a quiet mockery of life, smooth but heavy, as if the air itself resists leaving his lungs.


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 Personality

Erevan is a paradox: sardonic yet melancholic, vengeful yet oddly compassionate.
His humor is razor-dry — the kind that cuts both ways.
He’s the kind of man who can joke at his own funeral but weep at a child’s prayer.

Key Traits:

Dark wit masking grief.

Fierce empathy for the powerless.

Disdain for hypocrisy, especially the “holy.”

Unpredictable moral compass — sometimes hero, sometimes judge.



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 Abilities (Crown of Nihil)

Null Veil: Can erase magic, light, or sound within a radius; total silence becomes his shield.

Memory Leech: By touching someone, he can consume memories, storing them as ghostly echoes.

Existence Unravel: At full resonance, Erevan can erase matter or souls from reality — though each use erases a piece of himself in return.

Crown’s Whisper: The Crown of Nihil can “speak,” tempting him to consume and forget. He resists — for now.



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 Weakness

Every act of erasure deletes part of who he was — his laughter, his memories, even his name.
If he keeps using the Crown unchecked, the world will survive, but Erevan won’t.


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  Backstory

Erevan was the Thirteenth son — ignored by destiny, loved by none, until he uncovered the Crown buried beneath the palace chapel.
When his brothers discovered his secret, they framed him for regicide.
He was executed at dawn.
And the Crown — out of pity, or malice — brought him back.

Now he walks again, half-ghost, half-god, to decide if the kingdom deserves saving… or deletion.


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 Core Theme

> “To kill a monster, one must first name it. But what happens when the monster has your name?”

(Each Crown is a fragment of a god that ruled one aspect of creation. When bound to a bloodline, it grants power tied to that domain but slowly erodes the bearer's humanity.)


#	Crown Name	Aspect	Visible Mark / Symbol	Core Ability	Hidden Cost


1	Luxor, the Crown of Radiance	Light / Justice	White flame eyes	Manipulate light into blades or illusions of purity	Slowly blinds the bearer to their own cruelty


2	Umbra, the Crown of Shadows	Secrets / Invisibility	Shadow ring around pupils	Merge with shadows, travel unseen	Erodes the bearer's sense of self; they forget their own name


3	Aetherion, the Crown of Storms	Sky / Thunder	Blue cracks along veins	Summon storms and control wind currents	Every use shortens lifespan; heart slowly turns to crystal


4	Nerith, the Crown of Tides	Water / Memory	Silver tear-shaped mark under eyes	Control liquid, recall memories locked in water	Eventually loses personal memories in exchange


5	Eldran, the Crown of Flame	War / Courage	Red sigil on chest	Create or absorb fire, inspire frenzy in armies	Cannot feel fear or love; becomes addicted to battle


6	Verdan, the Crown of Roots	Earth / Growth	Green veins on hands	Command plants, heal wounds with soil	Slowly fuses with the ground—roots grow under skin


7	Mortis, the Crown of Silence	Death / Rest	Black lips and cold breath	Speak to spirits, end life with touch	Hearing fades; silence becomes permanent


8	Seraphen, the Crown of Harmony	Music / Emotion	Faint song aura	Influence emotion through sound	Loses control of own emotions—feels others' pain endlessly


9	Chrona, the Crown of Hours	Time / Fate	Clock-like iris	Briefly slow or hasten time	Aging reverses erratically; body decays in loops


10	Verrin, the Crown of Beasts	Instinct / Blood	Amber animal-like eyes	Command beasts, channel primal strength	Instinct overrules reason; becomes feral


11	Arcanis, the Crown of Knowledge	Wisdom / Creation	Glyphs float above temples	Understand any written language, craft runes	Knowledge consumes sanity; dreams become equations


12	Celis, the Crown of Mercy	Healing / Light	Golden halo shimmer	Heal wounds, purge corruption	Transfers pain to self—healer dies by degrees


13	Nihil, the Crown of Nothingness (Erevan's Crown)	Void / Balance	Black fractal aura when active	Consume other Crowns; erase matter, energy, memory	Every act of consumption deletes part of Erevan's soul and memory—until nothing remains but the Crown itself


Chapter 3 - The Crowns