In the kingdom of Velyria, every family must adhere to a rigid law of childbearing. Women are required to have exactly three children: the eldest inherits the family business, the second is conscripted into the army, and the third becomes a scholar. Any deviation from this order leads to brutal punishment—execution, exile, or enslavement.

Merritt, an illegal fourth-born, should have been executed at birth, but his mother's defiance spared him—at the cost of her life. Raised as an outcast, Merritt fought his way into the prestigious Academy of War, where he became one of its top students, second only to Augustine, the second-born prince of Velyria who is destined for the front lines.

When an enemy kingdom strikes Velyria with a devastating attack, killing countless soldiers, the kingdom's rulers send every available recruit to the battlefield—including Augustine, Merritt, and two unlikely companions: Everest, a boy haunted by the death of his twin sister, and Kaito, a servant born from a forbidden love between a noble and a servant. Forced by the urgency of war, even those who were never meant to fight are swept up in the tide.

But everything changes when the four are captured by the enemy under the cover of night. Taken into enemy territory, they are subjected to the harsh ways of their captors and see the reality of war from a new perspective. As they train and form unexpected bonds with their captors—including a noble with secrets of their own—they begin to realize that the war is not the black-and-white conflict they were taught to believe in. Both Velyria and the enemy kingdom are steeped in corruption, using their people as pawns in a war fueled by lies and power.

As the four grow closer, they survive small battles, endure brutal challenges, and lean on each other through hardship. When a spy within their new camp offers them a chance to defect and fight for the enemy, they seize it—only to discover it's a test of loyalty designed to break them.

Back in Velyria, Augustine's father discovers their supposed betrayal and offers them a deadly ultimatum: betray the enemy kingdom by delivering vital information or face permanent exile. But Augustine, alongside his newfound allies, makes a bold choice. They reject both kingdoms, determined to escape the shackles of their birthrights and the lies that have shaped their world. United by friendship and driven by the desire for a better future, Merritt, Augustine, Everest, and Kaito spark a revolution—one that could break the chains of Velyria's ancient laws and change the kingdom forever.

The Silent Chainsis a gripping tale of rebellion, friendship, and the search for truth in a world that seeks to control every life.

This is a collection of songs I’ve written, on topics such as love, rebellion, hope, pain, oppression, solidarity, desire, and more.

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A year ago, the Orr'un Conquest thrived as an empire of a thousand worlds. But now, the Conquest is gone and the Orr'un people have become slaves of the indomitable Vorion Imperium...

Once a feared warrior of the Orr'un Conquest, Garrun now serves the Imperium as a slave in their mines on the Kela Minor moon. At night, he is haunted by visions from a mythical figure known only as the Whisper, who brings with him a great many questions, but few answers. The Whisper promises the restoration of the Orr'un Conquest - and newfound glory for Garrun, should he choose to walk the path...

This is the letter I wrote to the Canadian government to ask them to help the common people of Myanmar, who have come together to fight for their rights against the military dictatorship. Please write your own letter, either in your own words or using my letter as a template.

Hi there, this will be my first full-blown story so please be nice. This is set in the year 2298, humans have achieved spaceships that can traverse solar systems, but this came with political instability, follow Terek an asteroid miner, on his adventures through the end of an empire. Also, I posted a contest based on this idea except that it can be from any time period, so go check that out. I will be attempting to post every Saturday at 12 pm GST

https://www.penana.com/article/891917

Note: the cover picture is from NASA it's not mine.

These are the lyrics to songs that I've written. Mostly about the struggle for universal liberation.

Depur wants to destroy the Desert. But there it stands, as a hope to the slaves and a symbol of all that Depur cannot conquer.

---This work takes place in the Tatooine Slave Culture and religion that Fialleril created. Fialleril can be found on Archive Of Our Own and Tumblr.

Once there was a girl. And she had everything. Everything she didn't want Once here was a child. And they had nothing. But they were about to have the entirety of the future.

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This story is in the public domain and anyone can do whatever they want with it.

When I was four I was taken from my family. When Miri was thirteen she was an orphan and a mother. When we were fourteen we had no shoes and too much work but we had each other.

Miri kissed me three days ago. Before I set out onto this journey with the blocker of my light. She told me to be brave. Be confident. Be brutal. And I'm not brave. I'm broken. But when Miri kisses me hope runs down like molten gold over the broken, jagged edges of my heart. Pulls them together. So for her I am brave. For us both.

———This work is in the public domain and anyone can do whatever they want with it.

we are all born in this beautiful world for a purpose to fulfill. The restrictions that has been bounded by the society are the greedy means of those individuals. We are born to live and we serve our living.

What I do is what I am.

In the past the island country of Rhivera was plagued by famine. The government formed the Population Control Council to keep such a catastrophe from repeating itself. Those deemed weakest by Population Control are eliminated to keep the population at their desired level.

Like all children, Juaquin, Melissa, and Arturo were taught that Population Control is in the right. But when Population Control changes each of their lives irreversibly, their beliefs are shaken. They become part of a conflict which will profoundly change Rhivera forever.

Reader feedback is encouraged! I love hearing from readers.

This is the story of KING LOUIS XVII, the uncrowned king of France.

He is the child of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. The Royal family is kept prisoners when the French Revolution starts.

This is the story of the boy's harsh sufferings and ordeals as a prisoner. It is the story of an innocent child that suffers because he is a symbol of Royalty. It is about his courage and bravery as well as his will to hope for happiness.

(This story is based on real-life events, but it is not historical or factual. It may also be too sad and harsh for some readers)