In 17th century Italy, Nico Paolo was a child prodigy—a singer whose haunting voice captivated all who heard him. Yet, beneath the surface, he was burdened by a broken family, suppressed rage, and a world that demanded perfection at the cost of his humanity. When a powerful goddess cursed him for his hubris and vengeance, Nico’s body was transformed into wood, his voice silenced forever. As Pinocchio, a living puppet, he became a weapon of terror and divine balance. Trained by Geppetto, a retired assassin with his own haunted past, Pinocchio honed his unnatural powers to manipulate silence, nightmares, and wood itself. Together, they carved a path of calculated destruction through Italy’s corrupt elite, each strike raising questions of morality and revenge.But even Pinocchio’s monstrous actions could not prepare him for loss and the horrors he would unleash. As the puppet’s powers grew, so did his body count, leaving entire towns in ruin and his soul splintered beyond repair. Pinocchio’s silence became his deadliest weapon—and the harbinger of his own undoing.