In this story, Jake finds himself trapped in a nightmare after summoning a demon with his friends in an abandoned cabin in the woods. The demon, Ather, becomes obsessively infatuated with Jake and demands his soul in exchange for granting his deepest desires. But as things take a dark turn and Jake tries to break free from Ather's hold over him and their twisted relationship, he must confront both the demons within and without to find a way to survive.

As Jake struggles to break free from Ather's hold over him, he realizes that his own demons and fears play a significant role in his captivity. The nightmare that he is trapped in is not just about Ather but also about his innermost desires and fears. Jake has to confront the darkness within himself and come to terms with the choices he has made.

As his relationship with Ather becomes more complex and twisted, Jake is forced to question his own notions of love and its true meaning. He must navigate through the blurred lines of obsession, infatuation, and feelings of genuine affection. As his loyalty is tested and his very existence threatened, Jake must decide whether to succumb to Ather's hold or fight back for his freedom.

Throughout his journey, Jake also develops an understanding of the demons that haunt Ather and learns to see beyond the monster that he is perceived to be. In doing so, he discovers an unlikely ally in his fight against Ather's darkness. Their relationship changes from one of captivity to one of mutual respect, with Ather becoming an unexpected protector for a loved one.

The story delves into the complex relationships between good and evil, love and hate, and the fine line between the two. It explores the human psyche – the innermost desires and fears that drive our actions, bringing to the fore the fragile nature of the human mind. It is a story of redemption, growth, and transformation, as Jake finds the strength to come to terms with his demons and emerges stronger from the nightmare that he is trapped in.

The tale is a cautionary one, warning against dabbling in the unknown and delving into the darker sides of the human psyche. It is a reminder that, at times, our deepest desires can lead us down a path of no return, and that the demons we summon may be all too real. Ultimately, it is a tale of hope that brings light to even the darkest of nightmares, proving that love and redemption can conquer even the most formidable of demons.

The story explores themes of loveand hate, controland freedom, and the thin line between lightand darkness.

Trapped in the human world, the Demon King struggles to resist falling in love with a girl as he plots to overthrow the 'gods' and conquer all realms upon his return.

Meilin Matian is an 18-year-old girl with a passion for gaming and a very well-known figure in the Esports community. One day, her life takes a turn when a handsome tyrant, Feng Deming, the ruler of the Astaran realm, enters her world. Initially assuming him to be another Prince Charming, Meilin quickly realizes that Deming is anything but charming and the last person she wants to be acquainted with. "Silly Little Human, as much as I despise it, I'm stuck with you," Deming sneers. Meilin fires back, "Stuck with me? I'M stuck with you!"

As they face various obstacles, Deming finds himself drawn to Meilin, ultimately falling deeply in love with her, despite being aware of the potential separation that comes with the mission of fulfilling his destiny.

However, Meilin's heart already belongs to another man with an equally intriguing background. Ningshun, the attractive leader of her Esports team, has a charming personality and flirty humor that easily sway her, making her yearn for something more between them. But he's a man of many mysteries, and his hidden side carries a risky secret.

Why do Deming and Meilin need each other? Is this truly Meilin's first encounter with something otherworldly? And what secrets does Ningshun have about his connection to Meilin?

"Demon King's Love" is updated every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

GENRE: Fantasy (Xianxia), Romance (soulmates, forbidden love), Comedy, Drama, Action, Adventure.

Dear Heir,

Due to your heritage, you have been granted the honour of spending the next seven years at the prestigious Lux Academy. Your training will begin in six months, for now you will need to gather the materials below;

-Three black robes, embroidered with your Bloodline's colors and emblems.

-Two formal dress robes/outfits for events.

-A familiar, of animal origins.

-A weapon of your choosing, as long as it is appropriate.

-Full set of Mage Nguyen's "Prodigy and Heir Subjects".

-Dr. Bruen's "All Creatures of Bloodline Territories and Where to Find Them".

-Gilding's "Everything Known About Bloodlines".

We look forward to seeing you on Midsummer's Eve, until then;

May Your Blood Remain Pure and Your Blade Sharp.

Sincerely,

Headmaster Evans.

Atania, Humanity's newest home. Deep in the far reaches of another galaxy, Humans have become part of a galactic alliance that learned to harness the power of an incredible ability: the Kanushin, a physical embodiment of spiritual energy.

Diah Nollak, a rebellious Chyl noble, is caught in a whirlwind of political intrigue when she is kidnapped and taken to a massive metropolitan space station far from her home. After learning of plans by the vicious Kunar Regime to destroy the alliance's headquarters, Diah and a ragtag group of adventurers must embark on a planet-hopping journey to prevent the galaxy from breaking into all-out war.

Kanushin is Book #1 in the Starweaver's Tapestry, a Sci-Fantasy saga that spans 15 key stories across 4 distinct eras.

In africa, getting married in your thirties is considered late, nearly all mothers with daughters in that circle of age, find themselves fasting consecutively, going to churches, traditional homes, mosque, rolling on the floor, praying for a miracle to come down from heaven.

How do i know this? Because i used to belong in that age circle but, here i am now, watching my mother-in-law, aunt, and uncle preach to me on forgiveness.

Naimah, my daughter, you seen ehn, men are polygamous in nature, you'll have to forgive your husband oh, one more thing, this lady is two months pregnant with a bouncing baby boy on the way, my husband aunt added.

Yes she is, they all mumbled together & its a sin to opt for an abortion his aunt finalized.

[NAIMAH HAD A FLASH BACK TO THE TIME AT THE HOSPITAL]

The doctor interlocked his hands and sighed deeply, i recognize that look, its one of despair and bad news. Have been married to my husband for Two years now and every attempt to get pregnant turned out to be futile so my friend Rachel convinced me to see a doctor she claims is a miracle worker. Have been to different hospitals and, the last hospital i visited heals their patients with herbs so i was fortunate to eat this bitter concoction that got me sick for two weeks, it could have been avoided but i did nothing to stop it from happening unlike this time around, i decided to strike a deal with her promising this will be the last time she will force me to see a doctor. I know whatever she is doing, is at my own best interest but i have literally lost faith in any treatment repairing whatever damage my body is struggling with and, i secretly hope that maybe this time, a miracle will definitely happen.

Doctor, i paused, noticing how his face wasn't hinting me about what the results say. Can you please tell me what the results say i asked politely. Meanwhile i was shrieking at the probability of it been a good news or a bad news but, whatever the case may be, the results is right in front of me.

Mrs Naimah, are you not married?

I scrunched my eyebrows together, what kind of a stupid question is he asking & how does that explain my inability to conceive? I cleared my throat, and respectfully asked, what do you mean Doctor, of cause am a married woman.

He looked unconvinced and disappointed with my answer, why should he, am slowly starting to get angry with this man in front of me. Who is he to judge, couldn't he see the  golden wedding ring on my finger? I re-adjusted myself and folded my hands on his table , his eyes for a second went to my ring and he slightly smacked his palm on his face in guilt i suppose.

Mam, i do not mean to doubt you he said sounding genuinely but, the test results in my hands, shows that you have been overdosed on contraceptives.

What?

Did i hear you right doctor?

Doctor, contrac- what?

How....?

[END OF FLASHBACK]

Won't you say something, my mother in-law asked, nudging my shoulders to speak up, I never knew this day will come, I can't even believe this is the woman i took like my mother.

I looked at my husband and immediately, he looked elsewhere, scratching his hair and wiping his hands on his lap, guilt was written all over his face.

We understand no woman in her right frame of mind will accept or wish this on her daughter but i guarantee you, we had a family meeting, we have all spoken to your husband and he has promised us it won't happen again. So my daughter please forgive him and let's move on.

Besides, you know, she's here to assist you since, you cannot get pregnant, uncle dele, said. I instantly snapped my head to his direction in bewilderment.

The others tried to caution him but he nudged them back saying, what? Are we not here to tell her the truth, see ehn, let's call a spade a spade, please.

I held back the tears threatening to come out, & out of no where, i asked, where is the woman my husband impregnated & the argument between my in-laws stopped.

My mother in-law quickly signaled to Aunt Kemi to bring her in but, uncle dele beat her to it  while we all waited patiently.

Seconds turned into minutes, and like keys jingling in my ear, i suddenly hear an unexpected familiar voice say, good afternoon my in-laws.

Looking up, i see my best friend Lola, staring back at me.

Scarlet is a child of heroes. She has been surrounded by them her entire life. After being wronged by them for so long she realised something. The term "heroes" is simply a fancy way of saying "villain." Heroes are villains who have perfected the art of wrapping themselves in gold, binding you people of the city from their true intentions. These 'Heroes' must be eliminated. Someone must do it. But will Scarlett be the one to do it?  Will she stand up when faced against those so called “Heroes”? Or will she cower, to afraid to fight? Her fate is still unknown. But what is certain? Things will shift. Whether they know it or not….

"You," he sighed, "I think you are the one, the incarnation of Divine Ladyship the Courteous Maiden."

"What?"

Siya was just a simple girl. Her life revolved around homework, parents, school, and friends. That was until she started having strange nightmares about a man. It couldn't be so important. It was just her dream. However, her life takes a whole new turn after she meets the man she saw in her dreams. She discovers she isn't what she thinks she is at all. She is a werewolf. At least, that's what they told her.

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Bruce: "Okay, Wong,

I have given you a chance to back down from your foolish challenge and save face. But now, you have aroused my deepest anger and offended my honor.

"So, you must die!"

Wong: "Ah... Hah!" You are no match for me little grasshopper! And powerfully kicks Bruce upside the head with a Crouching Tiger martial arts blow. This sends him slamming to the ground.

In a normal society, routine is essential.  Not everyone is a competent surgeon that faces terrific, yet exciting cases every day. If you look around, there are only so many people that are detectives, solving murder mysteries and such. The exciting jobs, the joy of life, is reserved for others, not for me. Those are some of the things that a young businessman called Christian is thinking of everyday after work.

As he steps into the world of the adults, he has to face with the hardships of what it means to become self reliant. Grueling, long hours of work, unsteady schedule and an annoying boss, make it rough for Christian to have any control or excitement in his life.

As he couldn't start any hobbies, due to his work, and couldn't even get a girlfriend to spend time with, he had to rely on the most basic sanity check a human can have: routine. His routine is as simple and basic as he is. Everyday, instead of taking the shorter road to work, he takes a road which leads to a busy crosswalk in the middle of the city.

But, things start to change in his daily routine. News of murders happening on crosswalks appear all over. People become scared of traversing them at night. Christian's routine is thus disrupted. Until one fateful night, as his crosswalk is marked off as a crime scene. He crosses it. He wanted to feel it once more. His sense of control, his beloved crosswalk. As he does...another figure appears on the other end.

She was just eight years old when her entire world came crashing down. The night her own mother showed her true colors, revealed her true hand. The night that Verona was almost taken from her home, from her father, and would have met her momma and sister. That was five years ago, and while good has come, she can never allow herself to forget the darkness. Never let it go, never forgive, never forget, not allow one scar to heal on her body, now allow one person to go unpunished. Katherine Blackthorn took everything from her, and the only payment that could fix that mistake. Is one made of blood. After so long, Verona was starting to think that maybe she would never have the chance to get this debt repaid. Katherine hasn’t shown her face in nearly five years.

“She is dead, she is dead now, and forevermore” That was what a small 13-year-old told herself for so long. A way to soothe her mind just a bit. To deal with the past, create a headcanon that is fact.

However, one day that canon was destroyed.

After learning that Katherine Bloodthorn is still alive, and seems to be working in the criminal network of New York City. Verona hatches a plan to leave her home on Tarun’s Island. An island home to nearly 750,000 people that can tap into a special type of energy known as jepei. She joins her father Jonan Whisperwind, and his partner Joshua, in bringing in Katherine either alive or dead, as well as taking down the kingpin Hezekiah Wallace, who is more than meets the eye. She goes undercover to gain the trust of his daughter, a young girl who is being trained much how her mo- How Katherine used to train her.

This was the moment that Verona had been waiting for her entire life.

A chance to give her mother the ultimate punishment for her sins, repay it with death… yet talking about it was the easy part. Actually going through with it is the hard part.

I hate her.

I want to kill her.

I will destroy her.

I miss her….

I’m still scared of her.

Sarah remembers being reborn with amazing gifts. She knows why people were gifted their fantastic powers. She knows why women with powers were fewer and why their abilities were stronger. Sarah remembers how it all started. But she doesn’t know why she has other people’s memories.

Reality had cracked. With her found family, Sarah tried to stop an enemy unbound by time and save a girl from becoming something dark and sinister. All the while she was keeping darkness from taking over her own body.

Fate was against them and failure meant the end of the world and possibly the unraveling of reality itself. Were these things destined to happen or was there a plan even their enemy could not see? Sarah didn’t know if this was the end of her life or just the beginning of the next one.

This is a finished novel. For now, a new chapter will be posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Comments are welcome, just please be constructive. This is the first work I've posted and it's still very much in the still needs work phase.

The background cover image is an edited version of a photo by Maksim Romashkin, found on Pexels.com. The logo is my creation.

On a young planet named Zanthora in the year 3000 human augmentation has been commercialized, humans are living longer and because of it the shape of society has changed, morality has slipped when there's virtually nothing in this world that can kill you, except for other people.

A specialized group made for assassinations rises when death now becomes a commodity. Come follow the story of a young assassin on their way to the number one spot while changing the course of society itself.

Blurb:

"Clever Red, I'll give you that." Delta scoops up the tiny reaper into his arms and starts down the sidewalk away from the sirens and automated fire prevention drones. The rain fell and clutched to Red's cloak rolling down and off the fabric to the ground or through Delta as he walked.

"Delta?" He looked down at the sound of his name to show that his attention was given.

"Why can AI touch me?" Delta's grip tightened slightly at the question.

"I'm not sure Red, maybe..." He paused briefly to look up at the heavily clouded sky.

"Maybe it isn't so much AI can touch you Red, more..." Looking down the indicator for his partners' vital signs read unconscious, he smiled and kept pace in the rain changing his appearance to seem wet as he carried Zeto back to the safe house.