Zemsta: Forgive What Happens Next is a historical Gothic short story of vengeance, folklore, and the terrible cost of a blood debt.
When young Cossack Petro discovers his uncle Yarema murdered, he takes the dead man's saber, binds his severed head to his side, and swears to avenge him within three days. Ignoring warnings that carrying an unclean soul may damn them both, Petro rides across the Steppe in pursuit of the men responsible.
But as whispers begin to follow him through the wind and vengeance consumes what remains of his humanity, Petro's blood debt becomes something far darker than revenge. By journey's end, the Steppe may claim more than the men he hunts.
Blending historical fiction, Gothic horror, and Eastern European folklore, Zemsta is a complete standalone story in the Pocket-Sized Tragedies series, designed to be read in a single sitting.
Pocket-Sized Tragedies Pocket-Sized Tragedies is a collection of brief, standalone works of literary fiction exploring history, humanity, and the darker turns of the human experience. Designed to be read in a single sitting, each story delivers a complete tale in a compact form-small books with lasting consequences.