MidnightSweet

With a snap of his fingers, they dance to his tune. With the quirk of his lips, they turn numb. With the tap of his toe, they kneel to him. He can control their every thought, emotion, and movement. Manipulate their very lives. None can escape his grasp. *** Ian woke up one day confused to see the unfamiliar yet familiar surroundings. Once this was his home, when it was no more he got lost. He lost everything. Now everything is back. A burning starlight lit in his cold eyes, promising to burn all his enemies. He would never allow his home to be destroyed again. Not this time. He was back. And this time, he would control their lives just like they controlled his.

Abner Aarush was born in the slums. To be accurate, he was dumped by his good-for-nothing parents in the slums when he was 6 months old. Hard to imagine how a 6 month old infant can survive all by himself in such a dangerous and disgusting place. But Abner somehow managed to survive and live in such a dark place, and even managed to go even deeper into the darkest place of all. The Underworld. The place where the sun doesn’t shine, somewhere light doesn’t reach. He ruled over the dark, and all the people in the dark like him. Yet he tried to bring them light. He saw everyday how people suffered there, even some who said they were alright, alright doing such awful, sinful things yet were crying on the inside. He tried to give them even a tiny bit of light but, he died. And came to in someone else’s body. What will become of him? What will become of his gang? What will become of all his efforts? There’s no way Abner will just let all his hard work go to waste. Definitely not on his watch. So read on as Abner takes back what was rightfully his and bring the whole sun shining down on the slums and the Underworld. ———————————————————————— I was inspired by one of the scenes in the novel “I Am the Monarch” to write this story. WARNING: All fantasy, not true. Especially the ending.

Xing Liyun was an abandoned baby left in a cardboard box. He grew up to be a talented assassin. Unfortunately, he died by the hands of his haters at the young age of 16. When he woke up, he found himself in a whole new world. Nothing was the same as his last life, especially when his new life had something that didn't exist in his last life---mana. Given a new life, Xing Liyun was determined to survive in this new world he knew nothing about. He didn't care for fame or wealth, nor would he chase it unless it was directly handed to him, he was only determined to live his life to the fullest in a world where no one knew him---and, of course, survive. While at it, he might as well build up his own forces. This story is all about Xing Liyun and how he....oh well, you’ll know if you read on ;)

The man is a gentle fellow The woman was ice cold The man was stunningly handsome but crippled The woman was stunningly beautiful but disfigured He has an elegant, calm, and gentle demeanor which makes others feel serene when in his presence or near him. No matter what others do or say, he always remains calm and gentle, patient and polite. But because of these traits, he makes others feel distant from him; as if no one can ever grasp him, like a dream that fades after one wakes. She was always described by others as ruthless, cold, and fierce. These qualities made others admire yet fearful of her. No matter what challenges she face, she never backs down nor show mercy, but that doesn’t imply that she’s reckless. Quite the opposite actually, she is a very cautious person that can never relax no matter where she was or who she was with. One day, the cold and ruthless woman met the calm and gentle man. Her heart was moved by how serene he always was, no matter the situation he was in he never once shows panic. As if worldly problems are none of his concern. Always staying serene even when insulted about his crippled legs. Slowly but surely, her cold and distrustful heart starts to melt and lean on the man who made her feel warm and secure. Slowly but surely, his heart started to get disturbed by this fierce woman’s gentle and vulnerable side and his wrath which has long been in a deep sleep stirred. Slowly but surely, they fell in love. Warning: I might make mistakes in this type of story, not just grammatical mistakes, but info mistakes like their names and who they are suppose to take after. For example: the princes are supposed to take after the Emperor’s surname but I didn’t do that. So instead, the princes are going to be taking after their mother’s surname.