Before the Gods Were Kind: A Chronicle of Ancient Nightmares by Ophelia Edmund Before laws, before empires, before mercy-there was fear. In a world ruled by silent gods and unforgiving forces, humanity learned to survive through ritual, sacrifice, and obedience. Plagues were messages. Wars were offerings. Temples were built to feed unseen hunger. Before the Gods Were Kind is a dark, immersive chronicle that reimagines the ancient world through horror-infused history, where belief was shaped by terror and civilization rose from suffering. Blurring the line between myth and memory, this book explores humanity's earliest fears and the brutal lessons that shaped faith, power, and survival. This is not fantasy. This is not history as you know it. This is the nightmare beneath civilization.