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2026-05-22
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2026-06-15
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The Past We Shared

Summary:

Took me bloody forever to finish this but I did it! My first long term project and first ever fanfic to publish here. The story is complete and I'll update as soon as I get to reread each chapter. Until then enjoy the ride!

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Alone and with no memory you woke in the beauty of Eden. There a long forgotten deity awaited and raised you as their own. As the princess of this realm it was your duty to watch and protect the garden with all its creatures. And one day you'd fulfil your destiny and help reclaim the gods lost power.

But as the poets say, nobody can outrun their shadow, not even an ancient being. And the past is catching up fast.

You left the gates open, little one.

Notes:

This story was not beta read. English is not the author's first language. This story might get changes, depending on plot holes and/or grammatical errors found. Depiction of graphical violence, mention and depiction of self harm, death, domestic abuse, spice, etc. so read with caution.

This story is inspired by the music of Sleep Token and the characters have nothing to do with the actual members of the band.

Chapter 1: Author's Note

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Author's Note

Well first and foremost thank you for reading my fanfic!

Before we get into it let me just clarify a few things. This is my very first post on AO3, after years of reading silently, so please bear with me as I try to figure everything out. Also this is my very first long term completed story I ever wrote which took me more than half a year of battling my mental health lol. Yet I won and usually I would let somebody beta read it but because I'm inpatient and couldn't really find anyone I decided to post anyway and see how far I can get by myself. If you find something I overlooked feel free to mention it somewhere so I can get back to it. This story includes bonus chapters which technically means there are more than 60 chapters but I don't really know how to handle the numbering system over here. For the sake of simplicity tho, there are 60 chapters including the bonus ones in total. I guess I'll figure it out as I go.

With that out of the way I wanted to mention my inspiration behind the story. Of course most of it comes from Sleep Token but I also read a few fanfics along the way which inspired me to finally write my own. I highly recommend to check out An Offering by Paige_1722
and 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩𝐬 by betweenstorms.

I listened to Sleep Token's music almost exclusively while I wrote this so the plot vaguely follows their lyrics and themes which means we're talking about some heavy stuff by times. You can find the trigger warnings in the tags and notes. I'll also put them at the beginning of the relevant chapters so please read with caution and only when in a good head space.

Now enough with the talking. I'll post whenever I get to reread the next chapters but be assured the story is completed!

Enjoy!!