Zarien Shumyl is a Pakistani-born author, dreamweaver, and storyteller of the uncommon. Drawing from fevered nighttime visions, he crafts tales that blend military grit, spiritual symbolism, and the haunting beauty of ancient legends. He writes not just to entertain, but to illuminate the silent lines between myth and memory, between stone and soul. His debut novelette Zulmat‑e‑Surkh: The Crimson Darkness springs from those dream-born echoes, in which a lone soldier and celestial guardians collide under a blood‑moon sky. When Zarien isn't conjuring surreal battlefields or whispering mythical lore, he spends his time: Listening to Sufi poetry while hiking with a flask of tea Rocking and buzzing over pop & rock music Dreaming of the next place where myth and memory will cross paths again Today, he invites readers on a journey beyond the edges of the known—into the sacred silences that hide thunder.