Megan, a struggling student, has to navigate the magically-induced pitfalls bringing a genie to high school causes in order to keep her life from spiraling completely out of control.
Sitting at the bus stop late one night, Megan comes across an old bottle. When she opens it, a kid her own age appears, ready to grant her whatever she wants. So, she wishes to be popular – what could go wrong?
As Megan's life takes a drastic turn for the better, she gets a little cocky, agreeing to let the genie come to school. Before she knows it, he's worming his way into every part of her life: he's in all her classes, friends with her brother, and getting invites to hang out with her friends. But once she starts spending time with him, Megan finds she has a new problem. Despite her best efforts, she's starting to see him as almost a friend. But can she really trust him?
Not a villain. Not a brooding love-interest. Just a normal, high school vampire. As a vampire, Anna knows about hunting. She knows how to find isolated prey, how to put people at ease, how to leave no trace behind. What she doesn't know about is high school. Students don't pay attention, her English teacher repeats the same lesson for days on end, and why does she seem to be the only one not bolting for the door when the bell rings? With one friend who's obsessed with vampires and another who's not quite what she seems to be, Anna has to learn the rules of high school fast if she wants to remain undetected. As attacks throughout the city increase, suspicions mount. Anna tries to go unnoticed, but when her newfound friend sets out to prove the attacks are being caused by a vampire, Anna is left to wonder if her dark secret will be discovered. And what will happen to her if it is?
❝𝐀𝐡, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧, 𝐂𝐲𝐫𝐚. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐭, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲. 𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞?❞ 𝖧𝖾 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽, 𝖼𝗁𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀.
𝖲𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝗈𝗌𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗋𝗆𝗌, 𝗉𝗈𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀. ❝𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈'𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨'𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.❞
❝𝐎𝐡, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞,❞ 𝖧𝖾 𝗌𝖺𝗂𝖽, 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖾𝗒𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗄𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺𝗆𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍. ❝𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧, 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬... 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞.❞
𝖧𝖾𝗋 𝗀𝗅𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖽𝖾𝖾𝗉𝖾𝗇𝖾𝖽, 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗁𝖾 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗅𝖺𝗎𝗀𝗁𝖾𝖽. ⊱ ━━━━.⋅°•⁀➷
𝘊𝘺𝘳𝘢, 𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘕𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘮, 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦. 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯, 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭'𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘳?
The illusion of life and the desire for power often cloud us. They change our views, bias our hearts, justify our wars. But even though power demands payment, will that stop you from fighting for your dreams?
In a universe where gods run rampant, mages decide the flow of history, and eldritch horrors hide in the darkest crevices of creation. Power and the right to command it and its consequences is earned, bled for, died for. Does the fire of hope shine bright, or does it burn black?
Where evil boasts its name aloud and good slinks away wretchedly in the shadows, will you bend your knee? Or will you ascend and join the mighty legends?
What is a king to a god?
What is a god, to a non-believer?
Three years after the dissaperence of Rose's father and the loss of her voice and memories she had stapled together something resembling her old life until she was introduced to a world of actual magic existing between the cracks of her city. Forced to come to terms quickly with her new reality or risk losing the only lead she may have to find her father she joins the Devil's Advocates a team of young adults fumbling through life. All led by an ambiguous old man who goes by the moniker Joker. Follow Rose, Kairo, Lonan, Benni, Lobo, and Ermellia as they survive the twisted games the city has in store playing their roles as the Devil's Advocates.
*Blurb*
I felt myself begin to sway the thirst grew stronger matching the intensity of the music. When I couldn't take much more a set of drums joined the symphony. I felt each bang vibrate through my skull I knew I had to drink. Greedily I tip the cup back swallowing what I thought would be warm but to my surprise, the thick liquid was chilled. I shut my eyes tight it seemed the music stopped the moment the last drop passed my lips. The thirst was gone and my head felt steady if anything I had a light buzz.
A prolific director from the 90s took his life after his wife died. Moments before his death, he doubted his decision and wondered if it was the right thing to do. After he was reincarnated as a teenage actor in New York, he struggled to find the answer to his reincarnation as he rose into stardom the second time around in the year 2018.
In a world hidden just beyond our reach, an enigmatic species called the "Wardoks" dwell, secretly observing every detail of human life. Possessing the uncanny ability to seamlessly traverse between their realm and ours, they remain unnoticed and hidden among us. However, any human who dares to uncover their existence faces a swift and merciless end.
When a cataclysmic war erupts within the wardok world, the triumphant faction devises a sinister plan to conquer humanity, launching a devastating surprise invasion that will forever change the course of history.
Dive into this heart-pounding saga, where intense battles, ingenious strategies, and personal evolution intertwine with the forging of unbreakable friendships and the blossoming of unexpected love. Unravel the secrets of the wardoks and experience the raw emotions that surface in a high-stakes game of survival and intrigue.
Be captivated by this unforgettable journey into the hidden world of the wardoks, where the veil between our reality and theirs is thinner than ever, and the consequences of discovery could be deadly. Don't miss the chance to immerse yourself in a thrilling story that will leave you questioning the very nature of the world around you.
I initially started this story to redo a plotline of Modern Warfare 2 when task force 141 was straight up executed. Wanting to keep that, I wrote a story of about 50 thousands words, and then stopped. I rewatched some anime, like Violet Evergarden and Fate series, and scrapped the old project and rewrote it to fit a more literary feel towards it, and reading much more, I wrote this story for veterans in need, to bring to light the conditions they sometimes face. Many readers have told me this story feels real, and those who lived through the horrors of war said the descriptions are completely accurate.Note: This is not for the faint of heart, and it is dark for many reasons, reasons you'll fine wherein. I hope you enjoy!
✨ EPIGRAPH ✨"It began one Halloween night..."
✨ SYNOPSIS ✨B, V, Jug, and Arch all take turns telling thrilling, short horror-filled stories around a campfire one Halloween night. If you're bold enough to take a journey down the road these dark minds will lead you on, you might earn yourself a place among them. You may even meet some new people along the way. Would you like to take a peek at what they said?-The Contract Series 0.35-