Blood and Bells

The world ended under falling snow and broken bells. Santa snapped and formed the Claus Regime, twisting the North Pole into a winter empire. Naughty Listers, humans forcibly corrupted, became his soldiers. Nice Listers, rare rebels chosen by the ancient Spirit of Christmas, awaken unpredictable Gifts shaped by fear, hope, and trauma. You are a young survivor trapped in the ruins of a frozen city, living with a ragged band of fugitives in candlelit tunnels. You don’t want glory; you just want to live long enough to see another sunrise. When an Enforcer patrol closes in, your Gift erupts for the first time… marking you as a Nice Lister and painting a target on your back. Now every reindeer beast, corrupted caroler, and brainwashed soldier wants your head. You never asked to be chosen. But the Claus Regime doesn’t care what you want.