Summary: I have a lot of one-shots and stories that are only a handful of chapters which it doesn't really make sense to post one at a time to a website like this. So my aim is to post them all in one spot under this umbrella fic. There will be a bit of everything in here, though each story will be appropriately marked with its setting and themes.... more>>

(Much of this content will have originally been written years ago until I catch up to my other websites)

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Grace Pastel is a young girl who lives a cozy life in Jubilife city with her father, and for her, Pokemon battles are just something that she watches on television or online. Entertainment to be seen at a distance. After turning fifteen, she watched as young people her age got ready for their first journey across Sinnoh, all aiming to become the Champion. She usually scoffed at them, wondering how one could throw away a comfortable life in the city to risk their lives in the wild for an unobtainable goal. And yet when she was asked by her father to deliver a package to her mother living two towns over, something clicked in her... more>> brain.

Suddenly, she decided that she wanted to be the very best.

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Death and Taxes. ... more>>

The two insurpassable laws of the universe.

So long as humans exist in this world, these things will remain.

However, there is a 3rd law which has always, and will always implement itself on people.

Suffering.

Reincarnated in a new world, five people are forced to learn this the hard way.

Placed on 'Nightmare mode' and being reincarnated as monsters, they are forced to survive under incomprehensible conditions.

However it is only through suffering, that we grow as people.

And it is only through suffering, that we truly become monsters.

"Nightmare mode.... eh? Tell me, what exactly was this mode supposed to mean again? Were our lives supposed to become nightmares?"

Without suffering, there is no change in anything.

"Or were we supposed to become the nightmares?"

This is the story of the antiheroes. <<less

In a twisted version of the Old West, where Native American fables come to life, the land is teeming with blight and cessation. Skinwalkers, Bakwas, Urayuli, and even the dreaded Wendigo roam freely, constantly terrorizing humanity. In this unforgiving landscape, survival becomes the supreme dream, luxury an impossibility.... more>>

But hope lies in Ether, an eccentric substance that defies reason, and Sigils, granting individuals extraordinary abilities. So, as men and women from the burgeoning East venture into the treacherous West, they must navigate the nightmares that lurk within the wilderness and the horrors from above, below, and within.

Survival becomes a battle for the mind, body, and soul. Each step must be taken lightly, lest they fall prey to a grim fate—a forgotten corpse, a demon's feast, or the plaything of ancient and incomprehensible beings.

Fools tread where angels fear to gaze, yet not all fools let themselves crumble. Some are simply too stubborn to break.

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What to expect

Fights - This world is a violent one, so expect gore, killing, and plenty of combat. But that's not all there is.

Adventure - A vast world that is centered on the Wild West and that period of technology mixed with the supernatural in every aspect from guns to the government.

Progression - Both character-wise and power-wise throughout the story. This does not apply to just the MC. Anyone can grow. Even enemies.

Power System - I've tried my best to make a unique system with a bit of mystery to it. It takes effort, introspection, and experience to grow. And... a little murder. Powers are complex, vast, and have their own restrictions. Oh, and Gods might as well be eldritch abominations for the most part.
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Also, in case any are curious, most creatures, monsters, demons, and the like are based on native American and just American folklore/mythology in general. If you are ever curious about where something comes from, just ask in the comments, and I'll let you know.

Main cover by Fulminaire

Link to RR, in case you want to read there as it is crossposted
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/60315/tread-lightly-among-hearts-and-haunts <<less

Frost is a healer and must use her wits, modern knowledge of medicine and challenge her moral compass in order to survive this world of Eldritch entities born from emotions, folklore, fairy tales, concepts and despair.... more>>

She was no more than an ordinary man who fell into an unordinary circumstance. Suddenly appearing in a place called the Nexus in a different world from Earth had left him... er... HER curious about what this newfound world is all about.

A world of swords, kingdoms and dungeons? Yep.
Of races that were thought to be found only in fiction? Oh yeah.
Of technologies that far surpass anything seen on Earth? Huh? isn't that a bit much? At least they're limited.
And of magic that blatantly violates the laws of physics!? Yeah... physics don't apply here.

But her curiosity ended up costing her before she had learned much of the world of Elysia, and she was betrayed by a person she was led to believe she could trust the most.

Come join Frost as she tackles Eldritch entities in a strange world far from home. However, this world may be a lot more closer to home than she realizes.

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< Judgement in Progress >

The ‘Blessing of the Nexus’, which she had come to call the ‘System’, displayed these words before her wilting eyes.

“Judge… ment... I… I came from… Earth… Transported here… turned into… a girl… and now… I’m being… Judged…?

< Decision of One Thousand Juries Pending >
< Awaiting Verdict >

“… If… my only… wrong… is living… then I’d rather… be wrong… to the very end!”

When the black forest fused with the darkness behind her eyelids –
– A message appeared.

////////< WARNING >////////

< THE AMALGAM’S AWAKENING EVENT HAS BEGUN >

< PARADISE LOST >
< THE ARBITER’S TRUMPET CAN NO LONGER BE HEARD >

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What happens when one of the heroes is corrupted by the darkness?
When the hero doesn´t value life at all, but rather strives to envelop the whole world in madness?... more>>

Chaos ensures. The world will crumble apart ... or will it?

Read at your own discretion. <<less

What happens when humanity's greatest weapon gets a second chance at life? Commander Kronos wasn't even considered to be a human but rather a weapon to be used for the greater good of his species. He was grown in a tube to be the perfect weapon, so he lacked many emotions/experiences most people take for granted. Upon experiencing some emotions for the first time he was quickly eliminated by humanity and was reborn into a world of swords and sorcery, getting a second lease on life.... more>>

Of course, he didn't see it that way at the start and thought he was being fooled. It took a near-death experience and a lot of growing up, but he finally decided to keep his promise to his former comrades and give his new life an honest try.

Embark on the story of the former Commander of Hades Squad as he settles into his new life as the Dark Elf Kaladin Shadowheart.
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Volume 1 ✔ 100K+ Words

Volume 2 ✔ 90k+ Words

Volume 3 ✔ 120k+ Words

Volume 4 ✔ 89k+ Words

Volume 5 ✔ 159K+ Words

Volume 6 ✔ 238K+ Words

Volume 7 In-progress.

Average 3-4k+ words per chapter. <<less

The world you live in is dying.
Every breath you take is accounted for.
The end is inevitable.
Humanity reached the last stage of evolution... more>> and struggles with time in technology advancement while they dived head-long towards their fated end.
The birth of certain "someone" lit-up the hopes of mankind.
At the age of four Lin became the symbol of "Hope" and prayers for salvation to descend upon humanity through his hands were finally answered.
Yet it takes his life in exchange.
While he expected it to be the eventful end dear Lin didn't know he was completely wrong.
Follow Lin as he explores a different world filled with everything that shouldn't exist. <<less

Edward was reincarnated into the world of Harry Potter, an act which excites him giving the fact that this was one of his favorite books. So, he embarks on the path of wizardry in the hope of discovering the way it works, the laws or theories that govern it; he wanted to find its essence.... more>>

He tries to find the answer to questions like What is the soul. Why can wizards use magic, while muggles cannot? Do bloodlines truly exist? And if so, what use is it to wizards? Could it be the reason that some wizards are born with exceptional talents like Parselmouth or Metamorphmagus?

When Edward finally uncovers the answers to these questions he pondered on, he suddenly thought to himself: "Since the world of Harry Potter is real, what about all the other anime, movies, games, and books that I read from my past life? And if they are indeed real, how I can I get there?"

This story is an Infinite Stream novel where the mc travels through different anime and movie worlds acquiring various magical abilities and knowledge to become a supreme wizard that stands on the top of countless dimensions and universes.

Warnings: The MC will spend a great deal of time in the Harry Potter World before going to other worlds.
I have not decided whether the [Curse Child] is canon or not. I do not care what JK Rowling said.

This is a pseudo-science explanation of magic, so take it with a grain of salt.

I am an amateur writer with not-so-good grammar, so any constructive criticism is appreciated.

This is a wish-fulfillment and Gary Stu-type novel, so read at your own risk. If this is not your type of story, please move along and do not complain.

Although this fanfic will be a Harem, the mc will not have a thousand women. Most likely, I will write so that he has a certain relationship with some female characters, then he will leave her in her own universe. Only a few will follow him in his journey. Also, a few men will be in his group. THIS IS NOT A YAOI.

If you enjoy my writing, please go read my other novel. [Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor] on Webnovel Although the story is slow in the beginning, it is worth the wait for the later plots.

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Disclaimer: All the characters--except the one created by me--belong to JK Rowling.
If the creator of the cover wants me to remove it, comment so in one of the newest chapters. <<less

Erind Hartwell, a first-year law student with psychopathic tendencies and an obsessive compulsion to follow an arbitrary set of Rules, tries to live a normal life in a world where superhumans battle eldritch horrors invading minds. Society frowned on different, and she was content with playing along if the world didn't bother her. That was one of the many Rules she followed.... more>>

Unfortunately, the world couldn't help but bother Erind's normal life. On the brink of death, an entity offered powers to save her. Left with no other choice, she accepted it, changing into a new form—the first of many that'll allow her to bother the world that bothered her.
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Cover is part of a wallpaper art commissioned from CristianAC.
Also published on RoyalRoad.
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Austin was a kid that loved to watch Anime, especially Pokemon. Annoyed at how the series was going after Sinnoh, he fell asleep before waking... more>> up, somehow as Ash the morning he began his journey. In shock at what happened he tries to find a way to get back home and see why he became Ash. <<less

A quick note before the synopsis: This story is not written in the style of a novel. I've seen the style being compared to a DnD campaign so if that's not something you would enjoy reading, you probably will not like this story.... more>>

EDIT: As of Chapter 639, I changed the writing style. It's much closer to standard writing now. I'm not sure if I will go back and update all previous chapters to the new style. It would take a lot of time and I would rather spend that time writing new ones instead of changing old ones.

Also, I write this story for my friends to read and Scribble Hub is a convenient place for them to read it instead of me sending them the individual documents for every chapter. So, you can read it, or don't. It doesn't matter to me. As long as I enjoy writing it and my friends enjoy reading it, that's all that matters to me. This story was never originally going to see any kind of public release. Now for the synopsis.

BTS 1 Synopsis:
118 years ago, Earth was ravaged by a major war between the forces of Heaven and Hell. Now, a young man named Zeth, who has just discovered he has magic abilities, finds himself faced with helping Heaven to prevent another invasion of Earth by Hell. Zeth and his new friends must journey through the world, different dimensions, and the divine realm to put a stop to the threats that face the world and perhaps answer the biggest question of all, what caused the conflict between Heaven and Hell in the first place? This is a journey that must go beyond the stars!

BTS 2 synopsis down at the bottom.

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Beyond The Stars is a story inspired by battle shonen mangas (as well as my enjoyment of romance) but is darker than shonen stories usually are. I began writing it in November 2014 and the story is still ongoing to this day. The story is fully planned out so nothing I add is done as I go. The only exception is the moment to moment parts of fights. Consider this story a "word manga" as I write this story like it would be an actual manga.

Also I love the use of foreshadowing so always keep an eye out for anything that looks like foreshadowing.

I do make use of Scribble Hub's Glossary feature where I will put the list of arcs (and chapter numbers in those arcs) as well as a list of characters and their descriptions. Currently, it only has characters that have been drawn but soon I'm going to take some time to add all of the characters.

Created and Written By: DarkLegend64
Art By: CodeMonkPunk
Edited By: DarkLegend64 and CrisCross92

BTS 2 Synopsis: (Chapter 575 and onward)

Following the defeat of the Dark Goddess and peace returning to Earth, the threat of the abyss begins to loom. Zeth, Sasha, and the other heroes must travel to other planets in the galaxy as well as the Divine World itself to find a way to stop it, or else lose the entire galaxy to the abyss. <<less

"Of course my avatar should be female, they have better armor models!" That was George's creed when playing games that allowed for character customization.... more>>

Following his completion of a difficult achievement in a popular RPG, George receives a suspicious invitation to join a closed beta for an upcoming project. Against his better judgement he decides to register and starts playing with the character creator. Upon finalizing his character he finds himself whisked away into the world depicted by the game client.

Forced to start over as an infant, and inhabiting the body of his created avatar, George now finds himself attracting the eyes of gods, demons, and the nobility as he tries to navigate his NewLife(tm) and come to terms with the body he created.

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Do note that comments informing that you are "Dropping the story because X/Y/Z" will be removed.

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Critical Feedback highlighting issues is always welcome and will often be responded too, as long as it is done in a respectful manner.

Be advised that the story includes several dark themes as a facet of its world building and character development. Themes include Physical and Emotional abuse of children. Physical, Emotional, and Sexual abuse of adults. Graphic descriptions of torture. Racism and Sexism are also present. I as the author do not condone any of these actions in real life, and they are not portrayed as good things when they come up in the story.

New Main Chapters Monday at 11:00 AM (UTC-7)

Cover Art and Character pieces commissioned from Udaraindunll through their Fiverr gig. <<less

Don't Feed The Dark Has Officially Ended... more>>

Something malevolent has awoken in Northeast Ohio. Former acquaintances, neighbors, loved ones—all at random—transform into flesh-craving monsters hell bent on devouring the living. Corpses are rising from their places of unrest. Nocturnal animal-man hybrids hunt in packs. The dead are awakening from within the living…

By morning, the sun weeps over streets splattered blood-red as an unsettling silence soon follows, lulling the broken remains of society into believing the blood bath is over.

As a second wave approaches, a handful of survivors from all walks of life must put aside their differences and band together to escape the pending slaughter while storm clouds begin to gather from within their fragile community. Some who were once respectable in the eyes of society will devolve into madness while the despicable rise to the occasion in a world no longer respecting of persons.

It is their world now. The dead are hungry and do not discriminate.

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New episodes posted Monday through Friday. <<less

A series of one-shots from single chapter length to novel length, that answer questions about what could have happened.

The new rework of this story is called One Piece: Crimson Tides ... However I will leave this story for those who might want to read this old version.... more>>

https://www.scribblehub.com/series/557549/one-piece-crimson-tides/

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OLD SYNOPSIS:

A warlord, someone who brought only nightmarish visions for his enemy in an era where life and death were just at a flicker distance.

The warlord was one who stood above the rest, but even with this grace, he slowly descended, falling abruptly in life, losing his power, reputation, and prestige.

In his decadence, he, who was abandoned by life, woke himself in a mysterious realm, some people would call Limbo, a realm, between the realm of death, Tartarus, and the realm of the living. A place where all damned souls, unredeemable who lost faith in God, were gathered.

‘Vlad, oh great leader, after so many years of fighting the enemy, you have fallen so low that even God doesn’t want embrace to you and let you to his realm.’

Yet, salvation came in a more sinister way, having only one choice to escape this prison of souls, accept his gift or remain forevermore trapped into this realm, where souls can’t escape.

With only one choice, he shook the hands of the devil and journeyed out into the unknown, freed of his soul constraints, in a new world out of the world governors' jurisdictions.

In such a new realm, world, his starts would be unlike what he experienced in his first life, but not far away from what he lived through.
Nevertheless, every struggle he would experience would make him stronger, slowly climbing the ladder of the world's power structure until he would acclaim the title no one since that past world era had.
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Short synopsis: A rock explores an apocalyptic world of magic and monsters as she kills things and has babies.... more>>

Discord: https://discord.gg/SRdW9T6UJu

Opal wakes up to a new life.
She fights and grows stronger, her thick skin keeping her unhurt in situations others would find lethal or at least troubling.
How will she approach this new life of enjoyable fighting and troublesome sexual situations?
Is she getting fat again? She probably ate too much delicious monster meat you say? She doesn't eat and monster meat is gross.
Strange.

What to expect:
A light-hearted look at dark situations.
A system with leveling, skills and magic.
Lots of combat focusing on effects more than detail.
Povs showing different, varied perspectives.
Opal making lots of babies.

Content Warning:
It won't let me include more than 25 tags so I picked the ones most relevant or important to the telling of the story.
This means many sexual tags were left out and due to the nature of the story you may want to know in advance some of the things planned for the story in the future.
Opal will be going a lot of places, meeting a lot of different types of people including evil bad guys who will add to her growing list of children.

Some of the planned events include but are not limited to:
Forced Marriages
Cheating
Rape
Incest
Possible NTR(Haven't decided yet)
BDSM
Blackmail
Slavery

If I ever do upload a chapter with NTR content I will tag it at the start of the chapter.

What not to expect: Soul destroying in depth depictions of the heavier subjects even if they are present in the novel. Expect them to happen but not for them to break the protagonist or the reader. I want to make my novel fun to read. Probably. <<less

Dark Elves.
Enchanting, mysterious, dominating mavericks blessed with haunting beauty, great magics and built by the Gods themselves to reign over the lives of others.
Hated by their Elven brethren and feared by the world at large. These slave-mongering beings stand tall and confident in the knowledge that they as a whole are of the elite.
Too skilled to be conquered, too powerful to destroy, too dangerous to engage.
They fear nothing.
Born to rule, it is said they bow to no one, can not be controlled and are impossible to tame.... more>>

But are they?

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Hello my name is David Saint and I'm the author of Guilty x Creatures.
Guilty x Creatures is an ongoing series set in an alternate universe in which all manner of fantasy beings exist against the backdrop of a technologically modern world.
A single chapter will be posted publicly once a month between the 1st and the 5th, while two chapters will be posted each month on the 1st and the 15th for Patreon subscribers.

Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/guiltyxcreatures

Contact: [email protected]

Original artwork by AkiBesuto who can be found at https://twitter.com/akibesuto?lang=en <<less

Worm/Tokyo Ghoul Crossover.
Lusia Able was a normal(slightly insane) girl living a normal life, until she went through the worst day of her life and became something more, something dangerous.
Now she sets out to live her life and have fun doing it, no matter how many people have to die along the way.
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Shitty summary but what can you do? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯... more>>

I have a discord if you're interested, https://discord.gg/Pj3Dttwses

There is also a Patreon if you want advance chapters or to just support me, I'd appreciate it greatly, but you don't have to, nothing will be exclusive to those who donate, just advanced by a few chapters. The links are below.
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The Cataclysm. ... more>>

The end of the world.

When one wakes up in a world destroyed with rot and overtaken by the undead, survival should be one's number 1 priority.

However survival is no longer an option.

As he awakens one day, Marcus finds that he is no longer alone in this world.

Ever.

[It is only through experiencing death and destruction... that you will truly know the meaning of suffering.]

[And the demented nature of humanity.]

[And what better place to experience such things... than in a world which has been ruined?]

This is the story of a man and a monster.

[Man and monster... are they not one and the same?]

This is the story of Number 7. <<less

A 27-year-old American named Ryan was doing his usual morning run through a forest in the United States Midwest when he was attacked by a magical orb that transported him to another world. While in this other World, he finds himself captured by a tribe of Dark Elves that summoned him and another human. This other guy that was captured with Ryan, is a Japanese teen who goes by the name Hiro.
Unfortunately for Ryan, Hiro is a delusional edgy otaku who believes he's the Main Character and thinks he can get away with anything.
This just adds more of an obstacle for Ryan to overcome. And he's worried about what the Dark Elves are... more>> planning to do with them as they force them to kill monsters. Causing their bodies to absorb mana.
At some point the Dark Elves get attacked by a holy group known as the Divine Three, who are trying to rid the world of all subspecies, try to murder him. Ryan barely escaped with his life only for him to get chased by goblins into a Labyrinth. And worst of all, the mana from all the humans and monsters he had slayed has been affecting his body in weird ways as he begins to transform into a Dark (Female?!?) Elf with the extremely rare ability to heal anything.

Volume 2:

After surviving the events in the Tomb of the Horde. Rya (Ryan) and her new friends (Quinus, Dalia, Percy, and Sir George) make it to the old Dwarven City of Ironside. There she gets a rude awakening about how much people fear Dark Elves. And worst of all, she can't fight her attraction towards Crown Prince Quinus. She needed to prove that she was still a man, at heart and went, by herself, to a brothel. After failing to achieve what she was hoping for a Mercenary group who goes by the name "Black Roses" collared her with a rare and powerful slave collar. They plan to use her Earth Magic to kill the Dwarves and take over the city.
Lucky Quinus finds out that Rya was captured and raises an army with Baron Zellin Coldforge to free Rya and stop the Mercenary group who are in league with his Uncle.

Volume 0 (technically it was my third volume but it's a prequel):

A 30-year-old German, Emil, was rock climbing with a friend in Greece. A storm came out of nowhere and he repelled off the end of his rope and everything went black. He found that the afterlife was dark, boring, and surprisingly cramped. After months of being trapped in this place, he started to believe he was in hell. Until he painfully squeezed out of his new mother. Now reborn as the only heir to the throne of Fiafyr. Prince Quinus must learn to adjust to this new fantasy world he's been born into. While his uncle (Duke Alaric Revelia) tries to plot his death so his son can be the only heir. He hires an assassin (Wina Daz) to infiltrate the palace as a wet nurse. But the fates decided to throw in a curve ball when the elixir that Wina ordered from an Alchemist (that was designed to make her lactate) wasn't fully complete. And since she was up against the clock, she took it away. Causing not only making her slender body become voluptuous but also healing her womanhood. That was mutilated as part of her assassin's training. She finds herself falling for one of the strongest knights in all of Fiafyr and starts to grow a conscience. Can she complete her mission or will she be hunted by the Assassin's Society for betraying her client? <<less

Ripped from his world and transported to a different realm, James Holter finds himself sharing his body with a mysterious foreign spirit. Armed with only his wits and the help of new friends, he must survive the dangers of Valenfrost.... more>>

Amidst marauders and grotesque abominations lurking at every turn, the man from Earth will go through tribulations, endure suffering, and face the daunting shadow of war.

Can James defy the odds and emerge triumphant in the icy grip of Valenfrost, or will he become just another frozen casualty, a mere echo of countless others who came before him?

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This version of Soul Venerable is being re-written, it will not receive further update whatsoever. Please check the other one:... more>>

https://www.scribblehub.com/series/632699/soul-venerable/ <<less

Every time when I die, I respawn as a trash-mob at the very bottom of the dungeon. It's a rather troublesome existence, but honestly, I think I've managed to adapt.... more>>

(Complete!) (Ultra slow burn) <<less

The Sister Continent is separated from her Brother by a vast and challenging ocean. The city-state metropoli that dot the Sister Continent are divided by constant wars and their desire for domination. Built over the ruins of past empires, this has been the way of the land through the ages. The industrial revolution of each city-state brings with it tidings of new technology, faster transportation, deadly weapons and the threat of great battles beyond the likes the world has ever seen. High walls and deep trenches make combat a brutal affair. This, however, is only secondary to the Aspect revolution heralded in by the Fable Talis Ranis himself, the greatest Savant in the land. Thought... more>> to be one in a million, the mysterious and powerful Aspect are magical superpowers in which only the enlightened may unlock, that manifest uniquely in each individual able to awaken these dormant abilities. Those with the talent to unleash them have the potential to impact the world.

For Hales growing up in the imperial city-state of Garghent there are few options other than work as a soldier. Her existence could be summed up as days wasted dreaming about stars and nights spent in restless insomnia. Clever and fiery, Hales is forced on path which threatens to split her mind into fragments when faced with two events that will alter the course of her life forever. The first is her acceptance into Garghent’s new high school guaranteeing the awakening of an Aspect at the cost of permanent service in the military. The second is an encounter with a quiet boy named Deo who wanders the city picking strange flowers. When all out war is declared, a draft is issued pulling the innocent boy into the service of the military and forced to fight and kill or die for a cause he does not believe in, Deo must make a decision. But what choice he really have? For in him is the Aspect of Death and pushed too far he may embrace his dark side, beginning his march against humanity while gathering all sinners under the sovereignty of his Villain Throne.

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