The Thirteenth Threshold

By Flying Piglet

To return from the dead, the only price is stepping through The 13 Nightmare Doors. Each Door conceals a corrupted dark fairytale—a realm where snow swallows souls, mirror mazes reflect brutal fears, and ancient lullabies hide blood-written Taboo rules. A single misstep means permanent death in the real world. Dragged into this lethal survival game while trying to save her dying sister, Isolde—a brilliant decoder armed only with sharp logic and ancient lore—must navigate a landscape of nightmare mechanics. Amidst the chaos, she encounters Valerian: the enigmatic, ruthless Door Overseer, who observes the horror with icy detachment, as if he has watched thousands perish before. A survival pact is struck in blood and intellect: She solves the riddles; he becomes her deadliest shield. Yet as the line between survival and desire blurs with every realm they cross, Isolde slowly uncovers a terrifying truth: the greatest danger isn't the monsters lurking behind the Doors—it is the man walking beside her. Why is he immune to the rules of the curse? What horrifying secret lies buried behind the erased Thirteenth Threshold? And when the ultimate price of freedom demands an impossible choice... can a decoder’s intellect rewrite a cruel destiny? Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. All characters, places, and events in this story are products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual events or places is purely coincidental. Genre: Dark Fairytale Romantasy / Survival Game Fantasy