In a world where beasts and humans are locked in a fragile balance, the young Tharun—one of the last of a rare, powerful species—has grown up in solitude, forged by the wild and fueled by vengeance. After witnessing the brutal capture of her family by human beast tamers, she roams the ancient Forest of Stars, learning to survive, honing her instincts, and vowing to one day confront the ones who took everything from her.
But when her path crosses with Kael, a mysterious beast tamer with a gentle soul and a healer’s touch, the walls she’s built begin to crack. Kael is unlike any human she’s known—unarmed, compassionate, and unafraid to face the dangers of the wild to protect those in need, beast and human alike. Torn between the hatred that has driven her and a strange, reluctant trust, the Tharun finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about humans.
As dark tamers rise, wielding forbidden powers to control and corrupt, she and Kael are drawn together in an unlikely alliance, their survival—and the fate of their world—depending on a bond that defies nature itself. Through battles with shadowed foes, spiritual journeys into the mystical heart of the forest, and the quiet moments that reveal the depths of their shared pain, the Tharun and Kael must find a way to stand together.
In a world where loyalty can be both a weapon and a weakness, and where trust is harder won than power, can a lone creature of the wild and a compassionate tamer break the chains of the past and forge a new path for beasts and humans alike? Or will the darkness lurking in both their hearts destroy the only hope for peace?
Bound by Instinct is a sweeping fantasy of survival, redemption, and the enduring power of an unexpected bond—a tale of fierce creatures and fragile trust, where the fiercest battles are fought not just with claws and magic, but with the courage to trust and the instinct to protect.
In the dark, ruthless streets of Night City, mercenary Starr Layne is no stranger to bloodshed, betrayal, and survival at any cost. Trained to navigate the violent underworld where corporate greed and power plays dominate, Starr has earned her place as one of the city’s most skilled and dangerous mercs. But when a routine hit on a low-level gang leader turns into something far more deadly, Starr finds herself caught in the crossfire of a corporate war between two of the city’s most powerful megacorps: Militech and Arasaka.
In the heart of the desert, in a forgotten city teeming with whispers of the dead, Azra finds herself drawn into an ancient web of secrets, curses, and supernatural forces. What began as a search for answers to her family’s mysterious past soon spirals into a nightmarish journey through the shadowed realms of the unknown.
Haunted by tales of djinn, ghouls, and reapers, Azra learns that the line between myth and reality is far thinner than she imagined. The city, once a place of power, hides a terrible curse—its very foundations built upon a pact with dark forces long forgotten. As the spirits of the night awaken, Azra must navigate a world where creatures from legend come alive, feeding on fear and souls alike.
Burdened with an ancient artifact that holds both power and peril, Azra’s innocence begins to wane as she delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural. But the deeper she goes, the more she realizes that the veil between worlds is fragile, and some secrets should never be unearthed.
As ghouls stalk the sands, djinn whisper temptations, and the Grim Reaper watches from the shadows, Azra must make a choice: succumb to the forces of darkness, or harness them—if they don’t consume her first.
Xuán Lóng a young mysterious boy, who has bandages covering his body. And always wear a hoodie and sunglasses. No one knows where he came from, but one day he was there and stayed in the shadows while he worked. He works at the world renowned Liu Industries. He doesn't talk and he's too mysterious for anyone to talk to him. He’s background is unknown, because it was wiped clean. He doesn’t interact with anyone whether be it outside work or in work. But during the night his personality changes. As if he becomes someone else, but still remember everything. One fateful night he save a woman and before she can thank he’s gone. Nowhere to be seen. All she remembers is that he wore bandages. Will she see him again? Was this fate that these two met?