Ouchen

Publishing Company:
MEHDI ANNASSI
Imprint:
ANNASSI MEHDI
Format:
ONE SHOT
Creator(s):

MEHDI ANNASSI (ALL)
Number of Pages:

176
Publication Date:
Age:
YOUNG ADULT, ADULT
Fiction/Non-Fiction
FICTION
Key words:
MYTHOLOGY,
Summary:

synopsis

Falsely accused of murdering the village chief, young OUCHEN is forced to flee, leaving behind the only home he has ever known. Pursued by his peers and the ruthless AMGHAR, whose family has commanded the village’s army for generations, OUCHEN seeks refuge in the Forest of Mists, a forbidden and treacherous place shrouded in mystery, from which no one is said to return alive. Amid its shadows, he encounters ERRADI, an enigmatic old man whose story mirrors his own. ERRADI guides him to a hidden village beneath the sea, a fragile sanctuary where exiled villagers, cast out or fleeing tyranny, have found an uneasy survival.
To these outcasts, OUCHEN is more than a fugitive; he is a beacon of hope. His mark of purity—a rare emblem of virtue on his forehead—and his baraka, a small, radiant flame bestowed by the mystical Lallate, beings who govern every village’s prosperity and appoint its leaders, remain untainted. These symbols, lost to the exiles along with their lands and dignity, make OUCHENnot only their savior but also a legitimate contender for the title of village Saint, standing against the iron rule of AMGHAR’s lineage.
Determined to bring justice without bloodshed, OUCHEN agrees to ERRADI’s plan: to lead the exiles back to reclaim their place before the ceremony of succession, where AMGHAR’s corrupt influence threatens to secure his hold over the village. In a world where shadows conceal the darkest truths, Ouchen tells the epic tale of a boy guided by justice and hope, whose purity becomes a weapon in the battle for power.