Amen: The Quiet Exodus

In a godforsaken realm where every infant enters the world shrouded in an impenetrable darkness—born without a soul, rendered "Empty" from first breath—humanity has devised a troubling solution to their spiritual depletion. As souls have dwindled beyond recovery, scientists have turned to artificial creation, manufacturing them within sterile laboratory walls to sustain their civilization. Yet this transgressive achievement carries a hidden cost that few dare acknowledge, and fewer still understand the catastrophic consequences that such a fundamental violation of the natural order may inevitably unleash.