In this short story, every soul is recorded by the Archivist. Except his own.In a library beyond time, carved from shadow and silence, the immortal Archivist records the final truths of every human life. With a bone quill and a lantern fueled by memory, he captures the last breath, the final thought - the essence of what remains when the body fails.For eternity, he has served without question. Until one day, he discovers his own scroll missing.As the Archive begins to unravel and a mysterious figure emerges to write his fate, the Archivist must confront the impossible: that his story is being written by another hand. To reclaim his identity, he must defy the laws of eternity, risking the collapse of the Archive and the loss of every soul it holds.Haunting, lyrical and steeped in metaphysical mystery, The Archivist of Souls is a tale of memory, rebellion and the terrifying power of self-authorship. For readers who crave stories that linger like echoes in the dark.
