{"id":1716,"date":"2026-01-07T23:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/?page_id=1716"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T15:39:50","slug":"the-black-oath","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/en\/eva-lucas\/the-black-oath\/","title":{"rendered":"The Black Oath"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-zone\"><div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\"  >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div id=\"tdi_3\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_4  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4,\r\n                .tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_4,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_4:before,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_4:after{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: table;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n\/* inline tdc_css att - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n.tdi_4{\nmargin-bottom:50px !important;\n}\n\n.tdi_4 .td_block_wrap{ text-align:left }\n\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_6  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_6{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_6 > .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n\/* inline tdc_css att - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n.tdi_6{\nmargin-top:50px !important;\n}\n\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" ><div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_8  vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_8{\r\n                    position: relative !important;\r\n                    top: 0;\r\n                    transform: none;\r\n                    -webkit-transform: none;\r\n                }.tdi_8,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_8 .tdc-inner-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_8 .tdc-inner-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_10  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span8\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_10{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_10 .vc_column-inner > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_10 .vc_column-inner > .wpb_wrapper .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_10 .vc_column-inner > .wpb_wrapper .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" ><h3 class=\"td_block_wrap tdm_block_column_title_simplified_2 tdi_11 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_11\" >\n<style>\n\n\/* inline tdc_css att - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n.tdi_11{\nmargin-bottom:30px !important;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n<style>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdm_block_column_title_simplified_2{\r\n                    display: flex;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tflex-direction: column;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\r\n\t\t\t\t\ttransform: translateZ(0);\r\n\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 28px;\r\n                    line-height: 1.3;\r\n                    font-weight: 400;\r\n                    color: #111;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdm_block_column_title_simplified_2 > .td-element-style{\r\n\t\t\t\t\tz-index: -1;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdm_block_column_title_simplified_2 .tdm-title-s-text{\r\n                    text-align: left;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdm_block_column_title_simplified_2 .tdm-title-s-subtitle{\r\n\t\t\t\t    order: 3;\r\n\t\t\t\t    margin: 12px 0 0;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tfont-family: var(--td_default_google_font_2, 'Roboto', sans-serif);\r\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-transform: uppercase;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tfont-size: 15px;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tfont-weight: 500;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tcolor: #666;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_11:after{\r\n\t\t\t\t    content: '';\r\n\t\t\t\t\torder: 2;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tposition: relative;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdisplay: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: 14px auto 0 0;\r\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 180px;\r\n\t\t\t\t\theight: 1px;\r\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: var(--td_theme_color, #4db2ec);\r\n\t\t\t\t\ttransition: all 0.2s ease;\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\theight: 2px;\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px; 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In this peripheral space of power and faith emerges Martin Vellovi\u0107 \u2014 a charismatic parish priest who gathers people through knowledge, belief, and the promise of truth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">His power does not rely on violence, but on conviction \u2014 and that is precisely what makes him dangerous. As belief in him grows, institutional authority weakens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Venice dispatches cavaliere Marco Antonio Mattei to investigate alleged miracles. What begins as a routine inquiry gradually turns into a confrontation with fanatic conviction, enforced silence, and loyalties that operate beyond the law. Within a closed system where faith becomes a mechanism of power, the boundary between sanctity and threat slowly dissolves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Based on documented events and archival traces from the late 18th century, The Black Oath is historically grounded fiction examining authority, guilt, and responsibility \u2014 in a world where truth does not liberate, but destabilizes power.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"td_block_wrap tdm_block_inline_image_simplified tdi_14 td-animation-stack td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_14\" >\n<style>\n\n\/* inline tdc_css att - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n.tdi_14{\nmargin-bottom:50px !important;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n<style>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_14{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: flex;\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t    align-items: center;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_14 .tdm-ii-wrap{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 50%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_14 .tdm-ii-caption{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: @caption_width !important;\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n                    text-align: center;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"tdm-ii-wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"td-lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/the-black-oath-book.jpeg\" data-type=\"image_tag\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/the-black-oath-book.jpeg\" title=\"the black oath book\" width=\"640\" height=\"844\" \/><\/div><div class=\"tdm-ii-caption\" style=\"width:640px\">Preliminary cover concept \u2013 in development<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_wrapper wpb_text_column td_block_wrap td_block_wrap vc_column_text tdi_15  tagdiv-type td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_15\" >\n<style>\n\n\/* inline tdc_css att - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n.tdi_15{\npadding-top:20px !important;\npadding-bottom:5px !important;\npadding-left:20px !important;\nborder-color:#5eb0ec !important;\nborder-style:solid !important;\nborder-width: 0px 0px 0px 2px !important;\nposition:relative;\n}\n\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"tdi_15_rand_style td-element-style\"><style>\n.tdi_15_rand_style{\nbackground-color:#f7f7f7 !important;\n}\n <\/style><\/div><div class=\"td-fix-index\"><p><em>\u201cA complex story, a dynamic writing style, and a rich vocabulary enhance the sense of originality when combined with a universally accessible plot.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 Bo\u0161ko Picula, film critic<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"td_block_wrap td_block_title tdi_16 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1 td-fix-index\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_16\" ><div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\"><h4 class=\"block-title td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">Rights<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_wrapper wpb_text_column td_block_wrap td_block_wrap vc_column_text tdi_17  tagdiv-type td-pb-border-top td_block_template_1\"  data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_17\" ><div class=\"td-fix-index\"><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Publishing and distribution rights for the Croatian market, including print, digital, and audio editions, are governed by an existing agreement with the Croatian publisher Mediabar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">All international translation, publishing, and audiovisual adaptation rights are available.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_19  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span4\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - 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