In "Chapter Eight," Sheriff and Veritas crash-land in the eternal realm and it is everything and nothing like either of them imagined. For Sheriff, a boy from a fishing town who once recorded songs on a phone, the sight of gods walking streets paved in gold beside creatures he has no name for is almost too much to take in. For Veritas, it is coming home. He reconnects with an old acquaintance, steps in on a bar performance, and ends up sharing a stage with none other than Lorelei, newly arrived as the Phoenix King's wife and newly made immortal. Their duet stuns the crowd. But the night takes a dark and unexpected turn when a quiet, unremarkable young man walks in, orders a drink, asks a question no one in the room can answer and then kills Ryan in the underground arena without breaking a sweat before vanishing entirely. The chapter closes on Lorelei sitting with Ryan's mother, learning that this is his third death, that he will reincarnate in five hundred years, and deciding quietly that she will wait. This final chapter is a stunning, layered ending full of wonder, loss, and the particular kind of love that chooses to stay even when everything changes.

If you prefer to immerse yourself in the story audio-style, you can listen to the audiobook episode through the links below:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ztBOHrsgj7RImfZ4xUnBY
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blanks-library/id1896568043

For those who can't wait to read the full story and want to purchase the book, you can find it at the links below:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Blank-A.-Bello/author/B0BY9MZVWH?ccs_id=bf0bf1bc-2ca8-428f-84eb-bb6b2c5cfe8c
Selar: https://selar.com/m/blankabello