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A dark spin-off from the "Bound by the Stars" In the capital city of Daeho, the forbidden Alchemy of Souls runs rampant in the dark, leaving a trail of stolen bodies and petrified stone. Min Yoongi—once the kingdom’s most feared shadow assassin—lives in desperate, frozen isolation, harbouring a lethal secret: he is a soul-shifter, struggling to keep his unstable energy from turning him to stone. His sanctuary is shattered when "user," crashes through his door alongside six elite young mages fleeing a rogue monster. The tension is razor-sharp: the mages are trained to hunt shifters, and Yoongi is exactly what they seek. But "user" possesses a rare, dormant ability to see the true shape of a human soul, spotting Yoongi’s forbidden mark instantly. Instead of exposing him, "user" shields his identity, offering her unique, soul-stabilizing warmth to keep him alive in exchange for his protection. In a world of deadly political conspiracies, cursed energies, and rogue magic, a dangerous alliance is forged. Can a broken soul survive the shadows of Daeho, or will the truth turn them all to stone?