The Path of None — Book I
The Curse I
A Dark Spiritual Fantasy Graphic Ballad
Drakko sought only a quiet hearth. He left it behind in flames.
The Path of None — Book I
A Dark Spiritual Fantasy Graphic Ballad
Drakko sought only a quiet hearth. He left it behind in flames.
The Story
They burned his world to silence — and from that silence, something rose.
Once a farmer's son and humble apprentice of the long-forgotten spiritual arts, Drakko carried only the quiet hopes of an ordinary life. With his wife Lavanya expecting their long-dreamed child, he vows to lay down the sword after one last job. But the man he is sent to kill — the man he was always destined to meet — breaks that vow before it can ever be kept.
The Dark One whispers of a fate only the free, the liberated, the awakened can comprehend. A gift is given. The last is never the last.
Driven again by the merciless necessity of a cruel world, Drakko must act — act and watch as the life he built turns betrayed and broken, leaving nothing of the man who began the journey. Out of betrayal. Out of loss. Out of unquenchable rage — something other awakens; someone other is born.
Because after all is stripped away — after all is but mere ashes, what is it that remains? Who is it, that remains?
The Curse is neither a simple graphic novel nor an ordinary comic. Told in poetic, hallucinatory verse and dark prose, wrapped in gothic imagery that breathes like midnight scripture, it fuses what should never meet — spiritual transformation with the brutality of a ruthless world; despair with wisdom; betrayal with otherworldly rage.
For those who have walked the well-trodden paths of Berserk, The Sandman, Monstress, or The Crow, this dark fantasy graphic novel opens a different gate — inviting you to bleed with its pages and uncover the hidden wisdom buried in shadow.
Series
The Path of None
Order
Book I — Start Here
Format
Graphic Ballad
Editions
Kindle · PB · HC
Peek Inside
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Souls in the Shadow
The Wanderer
A farmer's son turned reluctant blade — a soul who wanted only a quiet life and was given fire instead.
The Hearth
His wife. Razor-sharp in love and pragmatism alike — the heart he vowed to protect, and the wound he could not foresee.
The Guide
Neither saviour nor demon. The whispering presence that gives the blessing — or the curse — and never explains which.
From Readers
★ 4.3 / 5 — 263 ratings on Amazon
"Like reading a graphic novel and a dark fantasy poem at the same time — unique, atmospheric, and super immersive."
"A grim symphony of art and verse. Dark, demanding, and beautifully crafted."
"At times, like reading someone's nightmare. Very affecting. Haunting — its visuals, its prose, its atmosphere."
Inside the Pages
The Curse asks the oldest question dressed in new shadows: when everything is stripped away, who is it that remains? Drakko's descent is not punishment — it is initiation. Every loss is a layer of the false self burning away.
The Curse does not end here. It opens a door that leads through The Spiral and The Ascent and beyond. This is where the architecture of The Path of None is seeded — in darkness, in fire, in a single soul's refusal to stop.
A graphic ballad is neither comic nor novel. It is dark scripture — poetic, rhythmic, half-sung. Each panel a stained-glass window. Each page a meditation on shadow.
If you love stories where grief carves the protagonist into something other — where myth and brutality and tenderness coexist on the same page — The Curse opens a different gate to the same darkness.
Continue the Path
Questions
Yes. The Curse I is Book One of The Path of None and the recommended starting point. It introduces Drakko, the Dark One, and the spiritual themes that run through every book in the saga.
A graphic ballad fuses poetic, hallucinatory verse with full-page illustrated artwork. It is neither a comic nor a graphic novel. Each page reads like dark scripture set against gothic imagery.
The Amazon paperback and hardcover editions are in black and white. Exclusive full-colour collector hardcovers on premium 150 gsm art paper are available only via the author's Payhip store.
It is highly recommended. The Curse I and II open The Path of None. The Spiral and The Ascent continue the saga in new territory — they can be read on their own, but reading in order reveals the full architecture of what ZoderoT is building.
No. The Curse contains dark themes, violence, grief, and adult spiritual content. It is intended for mature readers — fans of Berserk, The Sandman, Monstress, or The Crow.
About the Author
Author of dark spiritual fantasy, graphic ballads, grimdark fiction, and mythic stories of transformation. His work explores the place where the sacred meets the abyss — where suffering becomes initiation, and the soul is forced to confront both its darkness and its hidden light.
Drawing from years of spiritual practice, sacred texts, mythology, martial sciences, and the guidance of his teacher Vladimir Vojen Kocurek, ZoderoT writes worlds of demons, seekers, warriors, cursed bloodlines, reincarnation, and broken souls searching for wholeness.
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