Kindred 108

Kindred 108

Glory Worlds

Glory Words 9-11

A serialized story-text from a future Shambhavi

Shambhavi Sarasvati's avatar
Shambhavi Sarasvati
Sep 02, 2025
∙ Paid
3
Share

Nine - Hardened things get broken apart

You are ever-exhausted workers. You have to earn everything—both punishment and reward. You are continually measuring.

And there’s always an outside. A place of ex-communication. An “us” and a “them.” You even ex-communicate yourselves out of shame.

Some of your gods are also punishing and rewarding. They scare you into submission, keeping you running, and offering you only revocable safety.

This solidified living eventually turns into the gateway to the arc of destruction.

Psst! All paid subscribers can read Glory Words in full as I write it!

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Kindred 108 to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Shambhavi Sarsavati
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture