The Breaking Series continues with Breaking Out, a dark tale of survival under Zudaeshi’s reign. Mulsae, Master of the Water Sanctum, has endured nearly fifty years as her confidant and captive, sustained only by his bond with Damion. But when Garrick’s reckless love affair draws the Harmonarch’s attention, an innocent human woman is swept into the court’s cruelty.

In the first five chapters, masks crack, loyalties tangle, and the fragile beginnings of trust emerge between Mulsae, Damion, and Hanna. These opening episodes reveal a world where survival demands deception, where compassion becomes rebellion, and where even the smallest choices carry unbearable cost.

Content Warning, Political Horror: Sexual violence (including rape and coercion), strangulation, captivity, humiliation, torture, psychological abuse, emotional manipulation, power imbalance, political intrigue, obsession, trauma, panic attacks, alcohol abuse, grief, suicide attempt, emotional breakdown, loss of family, and references to forced psychological breaking.

Read the original chapters on the Harmura website:

• The Role He Plays
• Too Close to the Fire
• Make Him Hurt Like I Hurt
• Keep Trying
• The Cost of a Lie

Hanna’s fragile trust begins to unfold as she joins Mulsae and Damion in their fight to survive Zudaeshi’s cruelty. From the first steps of training to a dazzling public debut, her resilience reshapes their bond into something new: a team of three bound by secrecy, sacrifice, and the determination to endure together.

Content Warning, Political Horror: Captivity, humiliation, forced restraint, manipulative grooming, performance under duress, jealousy, coercion, power imbalance, psychological abuse, psychological manipulation, trauma, grief, guilt, emotional breakdown, fear of harm, physical abuse, sexual violence (graphic and threatened), references to execution, and invasive bodily control.

Read the chapters on the Harmura website:

• The Soft Unfolding of Will
• Together, We Endure
• Gift-Wrapped Threat
• Terror, Tenderness, Trust
• Team of Three