KATABASIS
A mythic fantasy novel
May 15, 2025
Once, the Gods used as instruments.
Then they broke the strings.
Now it is seven days to the end of the world.
No blaze, no deluge— only the sudden unthreading of the mind until nothing remains to name the dark.
Reconstructed from fragments and echoes, Katabasis reveals the true story of the collapse of consciousness at the end of the Bronze Age.
Journey to Olympia, a decaying Empire ruled by masks and mirrors, as the Ancient Games are set to begin.
Three heroes drawn together by fate must master their blossoming powers to defy annihilation—and preserve the last flame of the human soul.
Characters
The orphan thief Eramys, clever enough to unlock forbidden doors, reckless enough to walk through them, would gamble his sanity for the keys to resurrection.
The crown prince Hipparchus, war-hero, leader of men, has that which all rulers fear and despise—a moral compass and the courage to wield it.
The exiled champion Kleos, sees patterns no one else can, walks paths no one else will. Now he returns to the Empire that took everything from him, not for revenge, but ascension.
Art of Katabasis
Explore the visual and symbolic world of Katabasis—from sacred glyphs to forgotten temples, dream-maps, and artifacts that echo with divine memory. The Games were never just a contest of strength; they were a ritual of mind, myth, and meaning.
The Olympia Games
Where body, mind, and myth converge in sacred combat.
Stade
100 yard sprint — a lightning burst of breath and fury.
Diaulos
200 yard sprint — circle the earth like the wind.
Dolichos
5k mountain run — an endurance rite, where ghosts run beside you and time bends.
Skyla & Kharybdis
A one-on-two combat dance of speed, reflex, and spatial intelligence.
Kinesion
Obstacle-course trial through terrain and terror. Leap, duck, sprint — the path shifts as you do.
Phthinoterpxi
The Pleasure of a Thousand Autumns. Ritual wrestling — power and grace of sublime destruction.
Pankration
Strike, grapple, survive. No rules. Only rage and will made flesh.
Discus Ekebolon
Launch the sun. Throw the perfect arc. Distance is devotion.
Discus Polemos
Combat-discus: dodge, throw, defend. A ritualized team war where orbit becomes offense.