In the radiant city of Aurelia, the Lumins could grow gardens without rain, heal wounds with song, and craft machines that floated on sunlight. Their gifts were boundless-until Vera Mortis decided they belonged to her.

Consumed by envy, Vera and her followers-the Hollowed-plundered everything the Lumins cherished. But the more they stole, the emptier they became. Shadows slithered under their skin. Reflections whispered lies. A sickness called Morbis Animus ate them alive.

Now, as the Hollowed empire crumbles, a young Lumin inventor named Caelis and a child with a miraculous voice, Liora, must decide: Will they reclaim their world with vengeance-or with the very light the Hollowed tried to extinguish?

A haunting fable of creation, corruption, and the unbreakable spark of hope.

"Everything I'm Not" is a lyrical, darkly beautiful novel about the cost of envy, and the resilience of light.

This story explores:

• The poison of comparison: Vera's descent into Morbis Animus mirrors our modern obsession with stolen worth.
• The power of creation: The Lumins' gifts thrive in exile, proving innovation can't be replicated by force.
• A child's defiance: Liora's bond with the Dawnseed becomes the key to salvation.

Blending dystopian allegory with mythic prose, this is a tale for anyone who's ever feared they weren't enough-and a reminder that true brilliance is found in what we build, not what we take.