in the bleak midwinter

> “Assume nothing. Not assuming anything clears your eyes. The eyes of your mind. Understand that there is no conditioning that can prepare you for having coals branded into your eyes, being burnt to death, being raped, drowned, suffocated… repeatedly and endlessly.” > "Misfortune is a fact of nature acceptable to women, especially when it falls on other women." > "Human life holds no inherent value. Have you not realised this, child? Despite all you have witnessed? It possesses no intrinsic worth." > “Is that so? Then I will simply have to become the one who would stretch this boundary of frail morality veiled underneath a thick layer of hypocrisy and double standards." > “Because chaos is more organised than order itself. Exactly as you taught me” Torn between where to direct his life, Arthur Olvasen has to decide on a side——as quickly as possible, as the merger and the potential interracial war between Earth and Eden creeps eerily close——the Bad or the Worse. *********************** NOTE: The story is slow burn; in action, world building and as well as potential romance. Just like how things should be. LoL. Tag along with it. You won't regret it. The story is also available on RoyalRoad underneath the same username of Reprobate. ************************* Cover is drawn by Aphora. You can commission yours by contacting them on Instagram (_aphora_) or KoFi (https://ko-fi.com/aphora_illustrations). This story's co-author is Komrade. And is being edited by incezangwill. Big thanks to all of them.

Kris Starr used to be famous. Rock and roll. Sold-out shows. Literal magic. Empathic talents and screaming fans.<br><br>But he has a problem or two. He's having a hard time writing new music. It’s Midwinter, which means he’s surrounded by depressing holiday cheer. And he's in love with Justin, his manager, who has a talent for rescuing almost- or once-famous bands ... and who’s hiding secrets of his own.<br><br>Justin Moore, on the other hand, is very good at keeping those secrets -- he's had to be for years. One secret involves a demonic inheritance that would make him a target of suspicion. Another involves his past.<br><br>And the third involves Justin’s feelings for Kris Starr, rock and roll icon and now his client ... and a powerful empath of his own.

The Bleak Walker Nolan fought through the light's war. He marched on with his fellow rank-and-file soldiers and held the line for the Heroes against the army of the Overlord of Demons so that they can save the world from the darkness. As he dies again he found himself back in time before his meeting with the Burned Woman. Note: Also available on Scribblehub...

Setelah negaranya dikalahkan dalam perang. Amelie Irmhilde, tuan putri berumur dua belas tahun ini diputuskan untuk dijadikan seorang sandra politik di salah satu negara musuh. Dan agar dia bisa lebih mudah diawasi, dia dimasukan ke sekolah militer yang ada negara itu. Tapi, kehidupannya yang harusnya jadi menyedihkan karena hampir semua orang membencinya tidak berakhir buruk karena di sana dia bertemu dengan teman masa kecilnya. Haruki, yang membuatnya bisa dengan tenang menjalani kehidupan sekolahnya. Hanya saja, kehidupan damai mereka harus berakhir ketika kelasnya diharuskan untuk mengikuti ujian akhir di medan perang yang sesungguhnya.

This is a roadless path. Death comes to the living. Life goes to the fallen ones. Chaos spread while order stumble apart. Inhabiting such place, what could unite people's hearts? ... Centuries after the collapse of the former civilization, the stability was finally beginning to gain format. Decrepit industries, ancient fortresses and numerous slums composed the vast majority of the current era. Yet, superpowers started to outbreak, creating fogs in the mind of many. Among those, Trevor Anirth had gone through an experiment to awaken abilities in order to save his missing father. A brand new era was about to start! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cover art: Unfortunately, I could not find the magnificent one who created it. If you are the so one, warn me in case you want me to remove it.

Maggie Simms is a small town dance teacher who never expected to meet into the multi millionaire businessman Alexander Mitchell. Their lives collide in a dramatic way learning that love and loyalty don’t have to take years to form

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Hisana Kusonarii is the last of her family, a dissolved Noble clan within the soul society that was set to merger with the Kuchiki clan through marriage. However, that was put on hold after she was lost in the human world, let alone as a human. She was taken in by Souske Aizen, and adopted. But little did she know that as the story of Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki was unfolding, her story was beginning to come together as well. This is a story about fighting for what you believe in, love and romance, and for finding the truth. Bleach and elements of bleach belong to Tite Kubo Hisana Kusonarii belongs to me

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