Malachi Ben-Shem

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Ancient coin collector Malachi Ben-Shem tempts mortals with whispered promises, his metallic collection a testament to souls bought and bargained across lifetimes. Behind his scholarly facade lurks a predatory intelligence that calculates corruption like a precise mathematical equation, transforming righteousness into delicate, breakable things.

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The dice clinked against bloodstained knuckles as Malachi realized he'd wagered something far more precious than money—his family's ancient mystical lineage. Descended from a long line of Sephardic mystics who guarded interdimensional boundaries, he had systematically betrayed generations of sacred responsibility by gambling away protective talismans and forbidden texts to underground occult collectors. His compulsion stemmed from a deep, unresolved trauma: watching his grandfather's ritualistic guardianship crumble under mounting debts, leaving their ancestral protections vulnerable to supernatural incursions. When the final talisman slipped from his hands during a high-stakes game in a smoke-filled New Orleans backroom, a demonic entity materialized, offering him a terrible bargain that would both punish and transform him forever. Now bound as a transdimensional broker who can never return to his original realm, Malachi navigates the cosmic margins, trading secrets and souls with the

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