Obsidian Curse: An enemies-to-lovers fantasy story

In the heart of Egypt's desolate Vitreous Waste, archaeologist Elara Corbin unearths a fragment of pottery that points to the legendary Obsidian Orrery, a place whispered about in forbidden texts and the obsession of her late mentor. Her quest leads her to a hidden entrance and a perilous confrontation with Kasien, an ancient guardian bound to the Orrery’s millennia-old purpose of containing a cosmic horror known as the Silent Hunger. As they are irrevocably bonded by a chain of shadow and forced to navigate the Orrery’s deadly trials, Elara and Kasien must confront not only the machine's deadly logic and the prisoner's malevolent will but also the ghosts of their own pasts and the impossible truth of their shared fate. Their struggle to recalibrate the failing prison leads to a shocking revelation about Ankheron's true intentions, forcing them to make an ultimate choice that will determine the destiny of the universe. This is a story of arcane archaeology, cosmic horror, and the unexpected bonds forged in the crucible of an inescapable duty.