Still writing the synopsis. My bad. It will be out in a few days.

Mina Taylor is at a point in here life where the whole world has gone stagnant. She thought following her dreams would bring her fame, fortune. But instead she is crippled by her own circumstances. 
Fired, thrown out, and in despair, she heads home and decides to end her work, end-all her misery, and maybe just end herself...

Her plan is foiled halfway through, when luck throws her for a loop as even in death, it all backfires when she is sucked into her own comic book dimension and ends up saving someone’s the main character's life!

Mark is left for dead, when an angel saves him. An angel who strips him down and sleeps with him. After being in the one place she shouldn’t have, now Mina’s life is at risk. And as if the world is Mocking him every time he gets close to his attackers, she is there to stave them off.

Unable to get back home it seems like destiny is determined for her to become Mark’s Savior, but with their constant entanglement, maybe they could be more?

How far can someone go to find their own happiness? And how far will she go to prove that it’s real, and something worth fighting for?

Casey can't help but be caught in the magnitude of Cyrus's presence but why does he affect her so?

*** This book is a standalone, there is no other novel. I am not doing a series.

It's funny really, that crossed paths align to one foggy view. It is all the struggle and sweat of those crossed fates that shall come to unravel the truth behind the world.

Story of an indecisive young man reincarnated in a strange world with a strange system as a strange being! 

Meeting strange people and discovering strange things, this is a strange story.

***

I don't usually do this. This is a slow story since I, the author, am also a student. I'm prioritizing my studies over writing so please, do not expect frequent updates.

Cover is not mine. Credits to the creator.

(Lakeway High)
(Leon POV)
   Ronnie and I walked down observing people mostly the ones with orange symbols are ones who supported or work for the Arc Forces… 
   "Is it me are there's few that are?" Ronnie asked confused expression "Yeah they are either aggressive or don't know when to limit themselves from controlling their abilites" Leonidas said hesitated "I guess you can say that buddy" I said sweatdrop "I HAVE MY RIGHTS!!!" Bully Leader yelled "Yeah rights about picking on people" ??? said "Darion you bastard!!" Bully A yelled "...Hmph looks like you all need night sleep!" Darion yelled 
"Eh...?" I asked confused expression shielded Ronnie "CHAOS LANCE!!!" Darion yelled blasting the group back into wall knockout…
"Uh..." ??? said flinched "Pieces of trash hm?" Darion asked turned to me  "Darion???" I asked shocked expression "Terios??" Leonidas asked confused "Terios take Hanayo to Nurse office" Darion said "Right" Terios said leading Hanayo away...
  "Hmm I didn't expected to see you two here" Darion said smirked noticed Ronnie "So your also working for one of these associations???" Darion asked confused
   "Yeah the Rescuers just off duty for bit" I said sweatdrop "I'm guessing that first year is your assistant then" Darion said arms crossed "Yep how's the Royal Elite Corp going for you guys?" I asked confused expression "Eh just visiting and actually came to investigate on why people seem to argue with one or another" Darion said "I haven't noticed that to be honest" I said confused expression "Well from what I learned these guys were affected by some chaotic energy" Darion said hesitated expression "What I thought you were only one that has type of ability?" I asked confused expression "Me too but whoever this person is sure knows a lot about manipulation and control" Darion said arms crossed "Say how are you and that one person doing anyway" I said confused expression "Ugh not you too" Darion said taking look at his sword "Swordsman?" Ronnie asked confused expression "Yeah I think Scotty and I plus Darion are mostly people into swords and martial arts" I said smiled "Though I think Darion is more aggressive and brutal compared to us" I said sweatdrop "So this is what you guys doing?" Scott asked confused with Tiese both stared at us "Hey come on I just got here and I'm not aggressive in sword play" Darion said looked at me…
(Lakeway Gym)
 "Well well if isn't the egoistic royal guard himself" ??? said "Ugh what you want Kotunari?" Darion asked bored expression "Time to payback for what you did to me back at Camden!" Kotunari yelled "...That's was your fault for harassing innocent girl like Hanayo for your entertainment" Darion said glared "...Wow your one of those people" Scott said sweatdrop "Doesn't matter thanks to Arc for giving me such power! I am able to destroy you and Leon!" Kotunari yelled "Wait why am I apart of this???" I asked confused "Boss doesn't like you and this time ima make sure you suffer!" Kotunari yelled "Too bad he's mine you have to wait your turn" Darion said arms crossed (...Nice to see you too Darion) I thought sweatdrop 
"So your main cause for everyone being so divide one or another" Scott said shocked "You all are idiots so easy to manipulate!" Kotunari yelled "Why you!" Scott yelled "No this bastard is mine Scott" Darion said "D-Darion??" Hanayo asked confused "You stay back apparently this bastard didn't learn his lesson" Darion said cracked his knuckles "Come on Hanayo" I said sweatdrop as Darion arms crossed looked at Kotunari…
(Three Day Grace - Its All Over)
  "So you want weapon or not?" Kotunari asked "Doesn't matter to me" Darion said went battle stance sidestep knee Kotunari in chest uppercut him into air "HAAAAA!!" Darion yelled firing giant dark red energy blast slamming him into ground hard "...." Hanayo muttered shocked "Yep...doesn't take no chill at all" I said nervously chuckled "He's still alive" Darion said arms crossed "GOT YOU!!" Kotunari yelled from behind "Hmph" Darion said backhand him in face throw him into wall knockout then looked at his symbol "Arc bastards" Darion said smirked knee him in chest then thrown him to his pals "Send message to your head command fixed your damn attitudes now get out of my sight" Darion said annoyed turned to us "What?" Darion asked "You know didn't expect to well let him go that fast" I said sweatdrop "I was in middle of something hm?" Darion asked noticed Ryza walking in confused expression "Come on Darion let's go!" I yelled steadying my sword "Yeah alright hopefully you learn something new" Darion said grin "Heh it been I dunno 2 years since we met up again" I said grin "...This isn't gonna end well" Scott said sweatdrop "...I got bad feeling about this" Ronnie said "...I never seen this side of Darion" Hanayo said flinched "Ughhh...why me" Scott said sweatdrop noticed Ryza and Klaudia...
(Blublaze - The Road to Hope)
 "HAAAAAAA!!!" Darion yelled charged "GRRRAAHH!!!" I yelled charged blocked his attack both glaring down at each other… 
….
"I thought we were solving the divided people problem" Scott said "This is the plan if Leon and Darion both created strong enough of energy to cancel each other attacks" Terios said "It would cause chain reaction of the entire area" Leonidas said arms crossed "I get it Kotunari has negative energy!" Siege yelled "..." Terios said sweatdrop "I get the energy and uh…" Siege said "Uh" Leonidas said chuckled… 
 "GAH!" I yelled got gutshot but I deck Darion in face elbow his back spinning kick him into wall "ACK!" Darion yelled growled both breathing heavily "LET'S FINISH THIS!!" Both yelled "...Oh shit everyone take cover!!" Leonidas yelled...
"AERIAL TWISTER!!" I yelled "CHAOS SHINE!!" Darion yelled both clashed glaring down at each other "GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Both yelled enraged as nothing but giant shockwave….
"Ughhhhh…." I said groaning in pain "....I hate you" Darion said groaned in pain "I wanna die now...ahaha" I said nervously chuckled "Now you say it ugh" Darion said both trying to get up "...NURSE OFFICE NOW!!" Ryza yelled "O-Okay!!" I yelled panic  "...pftt AHAHA!!" Darion yelled laughed "Come here buster!" ??? yelled "WHA CHRISTINE!?" Darion yelled "...Sorry Darion I got phone call from Christine worrying about you" Hanayo nervously chuckled "...WHAT?!" Darion yelled as I laughed…
….
(Nurse Office)
   "Geez...Leon you sure take things like way too recklessly" Ronie said patching up my injuries "Hey I can't help it plus Darion idea" I said chuckled "...You know sure how to make someone have heart attack" Ryza said arms crossed "...Hey I'm alright though" I said nervously chuckled "...Agh?!" I yelled got hugg by Sortiliena "...I'm okay...ow ow" I said sweatdrop "...." Darion said flinched noticed Christine checking his arm "...Is that why you didn't answer my calls?" Christine asked "Hey I got job done and people aren't trying to kill each other because one side better than other one" Darion said sighed arms crossed "...When did you care about others?" I asked confused "...." Darion said sweatdrop "I don't just tired of seeing wasteland broken city like Camden…" Darion said arms crossed "...Well let's visit Camden then after all it was the next mission" I said arms crossed "...WHAT?!" All yelled shocked "Looks like you can't be doing it all by yourself right Darion?" I asked smiled "...Fine but it's best to take small number since I saw Arc Core people there" Darion said arms crossed sighed "Really well thats interesting" Scott said confused "Heh after school club it is!" I yelled…
…
To be Continued...

The story of how Leon and few legacy tales with important people of his lifetime also start to show more bit of other characters tales like Darion his arch rival and many famous people of Leon lifetime...
 This the start of where all adventures not for Leo but for all of them to fix the broken sorrowful world of past problems...
Join Leon with his group of friends in the Atelier Ryza and to help rebuild to greater world

"Ah, it's no wonder that I felt something was amiss previously... Senior Zhong Ya from the Xuanyin Sect, as a Golden Essence adept, was floating in the air without a golden halo surrounding him. I guess it's because he has already crossed over into the Dharma stage."

A senior from the Thousand-Year Sect sighed and said, "The Dharma stage allows one to go back to the basics. Those who have crossed over will have an inner Yuan that is invisible."

"Dharma... I guess this means that our powerful supreme sect of Ziyun now has our third Dharma adept..."

At this point, other than the wild happiness that was displayed on the Xuanyin Sect member's faces, other attendees from the other big sects had on more complex and troubled expressions.

The powerful supreme sect of Ziyun's third Dharma adept was a member of the Xuanyin Sect... Of course, those of other sects would have preferred a different outcome.

In the past, the first Dharma adept of the powerful supreme sect of Ziyun was someone from the Tianwu Sect... During that period, the Dharma adept of the Tianwu Sect had wanted to extinguish all the other sects and unify them all under Tianwu before he left the powerful supreme sect of Ziyun.

As the only individual who had crossed over to the Dharma stage in Ziyun, that Dharma adept from the Tianwu Sect had been invincible and was able to do as he pleased.

However, in the end, the other sects had all joined forces and worked together to force the Tianwu Sect to surrender their weapons as they refused to be defeated that easily.

That day, the sects had made a stern announcement: If the Dharma adept of the Tianwu Sect dared to take action against them again, the Primal Core adepts of the other big sects would all isolate the area, leave the powerful supreme sect of Ziyun, vanish into the skies before one day coming back stronger, unleashing revenge on all the Tianwu elders and disciples.

What did it matter if only the Tianwu Sect had a Dharma adept?

He was still unable to protect every single elder and disciple in the Tianwu Sect if every other big sect worked together against him.

They would kill all his sect members!

With this joint determination by the other big sects, the Dharma adept then gave up on the idea of unifying the powerful supreme sect of Ziyun under the Tianwu Sect's name. Furthermore, the Dharma adept of the Tianwu Sect had been determined to leave the powerful supreme sect of Ziyun. Naturally, he would not have wanted to leave the Tianwu Sect in a troubled state.

Afterwards, when the Divine Light Sect produced the second Dharma adept of the powerful supreme sect of Ziyun, although the other sects were slightly fearful, they no longer flew into a panic.

They knew that with the previous incident of the Tianwu Sect's Dharma adept serving as a severe warning, the Divine Light Sect would not dare to make any reckless moves.

"Go!"

"Go!"

...

The Golden Essence adepts of the Divine Light Sect, Thousand-Year Sect, Tianwu Sect and Xuesha sect all flew up into the sky from where the masses were sitting and flew towards different directions at an extremely fast speed.

This leave taken by all the Golden Essence adepts of the different sects was due to their fear that they would all be defeated together by the Xuanyin Sect's elder, Zhong Ya, who had already crossed over to the Dharma stage.

Furthermore, they had an obligation to return back to their sects to spread the word that Zhong Ya had crossed over to the Dharma stage. They also had to make preparations to defend against Zhong Ya as they had the constant worry that he would attack their respective sects and extinguish them in the future.

The other members of the four big sects, under the direction of their head elders, stayed to watch this spectacle.

Since all the Golden Essence adepts had left to make their own preparations, even though Zhong Ya had crossed to the Dharma stage, he still had to be aware and would not easily attack the other sects.

The scene of the Golden Essence adepts of the other four sects leaving of course did not go unnoticed by Zhong Ya. Not only so, but he also understood their intentions on making a quick escape. However, he did not bother to attempt to stop them.

If he did so, he possibly could prevent all the Golden Essence adepts from leaving and destroy them.

Yet, if he chose to focus on them, the youth dressed in white would definitely have an opportunity to escape then.

Once this youth escaped, it was highly possible that it would signal the future destruction of the Xuanyin Sect!

Three years.

The youth standing before him, who was as tiny as an ant in his eyes and was originally an early Connate adept, had not only crossed over into the late Primal Core stage and become a Silver Essence adept but also now possessed the power to kill the Golden Essence adept of the Xuanyin Sect, Qi Ming!

The existence of this youth was too dangerous and threatening to the existence of the Xuanyin Sect.

Zhong Ya could thus only stare emptily as the Golden Essence adepts of the other big sects left and disappeared into the distance.

"Is that... Dharma?"

At the same time, a group of people, who were shocked into a daze by the presence of Dharma on Zhong Ya's body, regained their senses and shocked expressions flitted across their faces.

A Dharma adept.

To them, such people only existed in legends and folk stories.

Yet today, they had personally witnessed the existence of a Dharma adept right before their very eyes.

"It's simply unexpected that this time's Feast of Ziyun encapsulated so many surprise events... First, a young man appeared out of nowhere and managed to kill the eight biggest Primal Core adepts of the Xuanyin Sect, including their Golden Essence adept, Qi Ming, within two breaths' time... Afterwards, the Xuanyin Sect's Distinguished Elder, Qi Ming, had appeared in person and revealed that he had crossed over to the Dharma stage."

"The Golden Essence adepts of the other four sects have all taken the opportunity to run... Clearly, they are also worried that Elder Qi Ming, who is now a Dharma adept, would take action against them..."

"Well, the unlucky one here is no longer Elder Qi Ming but the youth. He probably did not even dream that Elder Qi Ming could have crossed over to the Dharma stage."

"Based on Elder Qi Ming's words, it is highly likely that he crossed over to the Dharma stage only two days ago."

...

The onlookers all stared anxiously at Zhong Ya with flushed and intense looks on their faces.

A Dharma adept.

if this was the past, they would not even have dared to dream of meeting a Dharma adept in person!

Being able to witness this sight gave them bragging rights. No, it gave even their next generations bragging rights... To think, they had met a Dharma adept!

"Teacher... you've become a Dharma adept?"

Chen Dandan had regained her senses as well, and she stood up. She stared at Zhong Ya and bowed courteously. "Congratulations, you've successfully achieved your goal of becoming a Dharma adept!"

Clearly, Chen Dandan herself had not been aware of Zhong Ya's achievement previously.

"Hm."

Zhong Ya glanced at Chen Dandan warmly. Chen Dandan deserved some credit for this achievement of his. Just as he had mentioned three years ago when he had arrived at the Valley of the Medicine Masters, Zhong Ya's plan to enter the Dharma stage involved mental enlightenment. When he had saved Chen Dandan's life and accepted her as a disciple, it was to gain mental enlightenment.

The more mental enlightenment he gained, the higher his chances were of crossing over to the Dharma stage.

Two days ago, he had successfully entered the Dharma stage and extended his lifespan by 300 years. This was why he seemed to have physically gone back in time and looked younger than before.

The Zhong Ya now could live for another 300 more years!

Two days ago, after his breakthrough, Zhong Ya had isolated himself in his room to adjust fully to his new status. He had only appeared today after a Late Primal Core adept elder from the Xuanyin Sect had visited him and informed him hurriedly of the news of Zhou Donghuang.

Once he had removed himself from isolation, Zhong Ya had made his way here.

"Zhou Donghuang!"

When Chen Dandan focused her glance once again on the youth dressed in white, it was with a completely new mood. She was now energetic again like she had been born into a new life, and her eyes were full of greed and evil intent. "I bet you never dreamt that my teacher, Zhong Ya, had already crossed over into the Dharma stage."

"I have to admit, your progress was indeed rather shocking and unexpected, which led to your strength today and your ability to kill the other adepts. However, it's a pity that you're now unlucky enough to meet my teacher, a Dharma adept!"

Chen Dandan then turned to gaze at Zhong Ya. "Teacher, since you are now a Dharma adept, you no longer need to worry that the act of killing Zhou Donghuang would affect your mental enlightenment."

Zhong Ya replied in a cold tone, "Even if I had not yet crossed over to the Dharma stage, with his powers now, I'd have the intention to kill him, and it still would not affect my mental enlightenment.

"Of course, if I didn't cross to become a Dharma adept, I would admittedly be no match for him now."

The next time Zhong Ya glanced at Zhou Donghuang, the corners of his mouth turned up into a sinister smile. "Young man, didn't you want to inflict the consequences of this grudge you have against me and the Xuanyin Sect?

"Make your move.

"I'm actually curious to see... How you, a special Silver Essence adept who could kill a Golden Essence adept, manages to act against me, a Dharma adept!"

As he spoke, Zhong Ya's eyes flicked with mockery.

"I can't believe you actually became a Dharma adept."

Zhou Donghuang glanced calmly at Zhong Ya with an undisturbed expression on his face.

Previously, when Zhong Ya had first appeared, Zhou Donghuang had already observed that Zhong Ya did not have a golden inner Yuan halo surrounding him. Furthermore, physically, Zhong Ya had looked younger, and it was easy to guess that he had crossed over to the Dharma stage and had successfully become a Dharma adept.

"Well, the higher you rise, the more damage you will receive when you come crashing down... Saving Chen Dandan and becoming a Dharma adept merely allows you to live 300 more years. If you did not save her, even if you never crossed to the Dharma stage, you, Zhong Ya, could actually still have lived out a few good years."

Zhou Donghuang shook his head. "What a shame, what a shame."

"Yet again, gaining a few days of status as a Dharma adept in exchange for a few years of life is probably a worthy exchange to you."

With Zhou Donghuang's words, both Zhong Ya and Chen Dandan froze momentarily. The entire place fell yet again into a deep silence.

These words uttered by Zhou Donghuang had a deeper meaning that everyone could understand. What he meant was that despite Zhong Ya crossing over to the Dharma stage, he would still ensure his death today!

"Zhong Ya is now a Dharma adept... but he still has the confidence of killing him?"

The Divine Light Sect's head elder, Tuo Jin, was wavered by Zhou Donghuang's words. Previously, after realizing that Zhong Ya was now a Dharma adept, he had assumed that Zhou Donghuang was unluckily doomed. After hearing Zhou Donghuang's words, however, he felt swayed once again.

Could this Zhou Donghuang really kill Dharma adept, Zhong Ya?

"Is he crazy?"

"Although he is indeed rather powerful, the difference between a Primal Core adept and a Dharma adept is as vast as an ocean. He wants to cross a big stage and kill a Dharma adept? Is he dreaming?"

"What an idiot!"

The head elders of the Thousand-Year Sect, the Tianwu Sect and the Xuesha sect shook their heads and spoke up among themselves after hearing Zhou Donghuang's words.

This was especially so for the head elders of the Thousand-Year Sect and Xuesha sect. The glance they gave Zhou Donghuang was one they usually reserved for fools or the mentally disabled.

"Brother!"

Yun Lu was standing on Little Gold's back. Her small face no longer had on a hazy expression, and her eyes had brightened.

Previously, upon seeing that Zhong Ya had become a Dharma adept and demonstrated training of the Dharma stage, she was still worried that Zhou Donghuang was no longer his match.

However, upon hearing Zhou Donghuang's confident words, all ounces of worry disappeared.

"Weirdo!"

Even Little Gold spoke up now. Originally, even Little Gold had not expected that the master of his home would not fear someone as powerful as a Dharma adept.

As for the other onlookers, however, they were still unconvinced of the chances of Zhou Donghuang winning this fight.

At the end of the day, what Zhong Donghuang faced was still the third Dharma adept of the powerful supreme sect of Ziyun, who had only appeared after thousands of years had passed!


Zhou Donghuang, a man from the Earth, is able to destroy any planet in the universe without lifting a finger. His supreme will can sweep across the vast cosmos in the blink of an eye. And his immortal spirit can depart from his body and wander around the universe!
In Kunlun Mountains lies a circular slate, which brought him back to one thousand years ago...

The walk back to his room was quicker, but Darryl still took each step carefully, trying not to make any noise. When Darryl got to his room, he took a flashlight out of the drawer in his nightstand and flicked it on. He immediately flashed the light into each dark corner of his room to make sure that he was alone. Then he walked over to his closet door and slowly opened it. He pushed aside the shirts that were hanging in the closet and made his way towards the back corner. He shined the light on a pair of old sneakers that he had resting on the top of a shoebox. He had drawn an outline of the soles of the sneakers on the cardboard lid of the shoebox so that he could tell if anyone had moved the sneakers. They were still in place. He reached down and picked the shoes off the shoebox and placed them behind him. Then, the beam of the flashlight still his only source of light, Darryl sat down on the closet floor and leaned up against the wall. He lifted the lid off the shoebox. Inside was another, older pair of sneakers. He stuck his fingers inside the left shoe and grabbed the list. He pulled out a roll of paper from an old, desktop calculator. He'd found the roll years earlier when he and his friend Benny had snuck into the old abandoned middle school down at the end of Benny's block. They climbed in through a broken basement window and ran around inside for hours breaking glass and exploring old lockers. Darryl saw the ancient looking calculator in one of the classrooms with the roll of paper hanging from the back. The paper had yellowed at its edges over time. Without knowing why, he took the roll, shoving it in his pocket and not even telling Benny about it. He brought it home and did nothing with it for months. Then one day he needed it and he knew exactly why he'd taken it and what he was meant to do with it. 
Darryl reached inside the other sneaker and pulled out a thick pencil. He took his flashlight and propped it up between his shoulder and his cheek. He slid the fingers of his left hand into the center of the roll of paper and slowly began pulling the end of the paper with his right hand. The paper slid out from the scroll, revealing the markings that Darryl had made over time. They were words. Some of the words were crossed off but many remained untouched. Darryl kept unrolling the scroll into he got to empty space. He had unrolled nearly four feet of paper. Then, in the empty space, beneath the word Zombies Darryl began to write. He stopped for only a second to determine the exact word or words that he should write. It was important that he write the right thing. His history book had used a number of names-the bubonic plague, the black plague. The one he chose was Black Death, being sure to capitalize the first letters of each word. He felt a chill drift down his spine as he wrote the words. 
After writing the words, Darryl stayed hunched in the corner of his closet, the yellow beam from the flashlight barely cutting through the darkness. Darryl took a few moments to look at the words he had just written. He remembered the illustrations from his history book. He remembered his teacher's descriptions. His classmates had giggled and joked. Darryl didn't think it was funny. Black Death. Darryl looked at the words one more time. Satisfied, Darryl began to slowly roll his list of fears back up, scanning the list as he went. This was the most important part of the ritual. Every time Darryl added a new fear to the list, he looked at all of his old fears to see if there were any that he could cross off the list. His eyes scanned past the names of monsters like Zombies, Werewolves and Vampires. He glanced at the names of kids from his school, older kids and bullies. His eyes moved over the names of animals: lions, alligators, snakes, rats, bats. The word Dogs appeared on the list but Darryl had crossed it off. He liked dogs now. Now he knew how to put his hand out so that they could smell him before he pet them. The further up the list Darryl got the greater the frequency of crossed off words. Darryl looked at each crossed off word with pride. He was no longer afraid of water after learning how to swim at the local pool. Darryl's friend Georgie had made the list when he first moved into the neighborhood because he was so big but they became friends when they were seated next to each other in science class. Some words that Darryl had crossed off were added again. Sometimes conquered fears returned. The word Dad appeared on the list at least eight times. It was the first word Darryl ever put on the list. He started the list after his father came to their house drunk one night. Darryl had watched helplessly as his father slapped his mother in the face with his open hand. That night, as Darryl hid in his closet in fear, he started the list. The word Mom appeared on the list five times. It was the second word Darryl ever added. All five of the Moms were currently crossed out. The same couldn't be said for the most recently added Dad. The night Darryl added Black Death, he didn't find any words that he could cross off. He hadn't conquered any new fears. Slowly, Darryl made it to the beginning of the list. He could see the words Dad and Mom at the very top, both crossed off there. His hand writing was so much better now. Then Darryl looked at the third word on the list, right below the words Dad and Mom with their lines running through them. The third word was the highest word on the list that Darryl had never crossed off. It stood out among all the other crossed off words, surrounded by fears that Darryl had overcome long ago. Darryl didn't need to think about whether or not to he should cross the word off this time. He knew that he was still afraid. He looked at the word. He had capitalized it without even really thinking about it when he wrote it. The word was God. It had been written so long ago that Darryl barely recognized the child's handwriting that it was written in. Darryl remembered writing it though. He remembered the fear. After staring at the word for what could have been a few seconds but also could have been an eternity, Darryl finished rolling up the scroll. He placed it back inside the right sneaker and placed the pencil back inside the left. He put the lid back on the shoebox and carefully lined up the second pair of sneakers inside the trace marks on top of the lid. Then he turned off the flashlight and stepped quietly back out of the closet. Slowly, gently, Darryl climbed back into bed.
It took Darryl a long time before he was able to fall asleep.


Trevor Shane is the author of the Children of Paranoia series which has been published in six languages and which has been in development Hell in Hollywood since its publication. He is also the author of the aware-nominated novel The Memory Detective and its sequel, The Murderer’s Memories, both published under the name T.S. Nichols. He tries to write exciting books that will make both his readers’ hearts and minds race.
Before venturing into this writing career, Trevor went to law school at Georgetown University after getting his undergraduate degree in Religions Studies at Columbia University. Trevor lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and two very energetic children.

What would you do if God asked you to help destroy the world and everyone in it?  Would you help or would you take a stand?  
After the death of a child and the collapse of a marriage, Jim is surviving as a private detective in Los Angeles when he gets a peculiar phone call that upends his life. A rich movie producer wants to hire him to find a gorilla that has been kidnapped from the San Diego Zoo. Jim follows the trail of clues, including the business card of a mysterious gypsy fortune teller, deep into the dark abandoned subway tunnels beneath New York City. At least Jim thought they were abandoned and not the home of a strange collection of outcasts prepping for the end of the world. 
Meanwhile, a young boy secretly keeps a list of his fears in his closet, adding fears and crossing them off as he grows older. Alone near the top of the list stands a single word that has never been crossed off: “God”. 
List of Fears, a novel by Trevor Shane, is a darkly relevant, heart pounding adventure that will keep you up at night and make you ask yourself questions that you may not be ready to answer.


On the border of the exam sites, Qin Wushuang found the representative from the Zhen Wu Holy Place in charge of processing. 

 “Hm? How come one came out after another one entered?" That representative mused to himself, "This Third testing site is sure lively. Didn't one just go in yesterday?"

He looked at Qin Wushuang and smiled: “Crossing?”

 “Yes.” Qin Wushuang nodded.

"Please show me your jade plates." That representative said with a kind tone. He talked as he extended his hand, "Your entire exam site is quite vivacious. In all exam sites, only two people have crossed into another area. One entered your site, and you, on the other hand, are leaving. I have to say, the rest of the martial arts students from your site are very unfortunate."

Qin Wushuang handed over all his jade plates, which included those six plates he acquired from that external examinee. 

That representative checked each one of them and tallied the numbers with Qin Wushuang’s serial number. After he had finished totaling all the jade plates from the Third site, surprised, he picked up a plate that had come from that external tester. He immediately revealed a surprised look. 

 “This…this jade plate, is not from your exam site?”

Qin Wushuang shrugged: “Didn’t the rules say all the jade plates from each exam site are worth the same amount of points?”

 “Yes, it’s the same.” That representative nodded hurriedly, “This... the first martial arts student that crossed is no longer alive…?”

Qin Wushuang smiled and acknowledged this fact.

 “Ok ok ok, the purpose of crossing is only focused on those exam sites where people have not crossed. Until now, only one martial art student had passed from Number Thirteen exam site. And it seems you have already taken care of him. So, except the Number Thirteen exam site, you can draw any one of the other sites."

The result of the draw showed that Qin Wushuang’s next exam site was the Number Twelve exam site.

 “Kid, since the first martial arts student who crossed were no longer here, you are the first one to cross. Good luck on everything." That representative sent him sincere blessings.

 “Thanks.” 

 “Present this introduction crossing plate to walk out of the exam site. Someone will bring you to the Number Twelve site.” 

Naturally, someone received Qin Wushuang when he walked out of the Third testing ground. He brought him to the border of the Number Twelve site and reminded him: "The rules of the exam has not changed. You can keep crossing when you’ve collected eighty points." 

"Go in; moving area is also fifty miles."

Qin Wushuang nodded and slowly walked to the exam site. 

…

Outside of the Sobbing Sky Mountain Range, the major heads of the hosts, the Zhen Wu Holy Place, were gathered in a camp.

In this exam, the Bai Yue Country had mobilized the entire country as they viewed it with great importance. They did not hold back and had promised the highest reward, to bestow the title of King. It was enough to see the determination of the national will behind it.

Now, almost all the high heads from the Zhen Wu Holy Place had gathered outside the Sobbing Sky Mountain Range.

And among these major heads, the four Honored Warriors held the highest position.

"Everyone, guess what information was just sent from the Third exam site?" The Great Honored Warrior from the four, who dressed in a purple robe and had announced rules before the start of the exam.

 “Great Warrior, what happened? Perhaps, that crossing martial arts student from the Thirteen site had gathered another eighty points?” Another red-haired Honored Warrior asked curiously.

 “Usually, it won’t be that fast. Less than a day had passed. From our estimation, it would take at least five or six days to gather all eighty points. That martial arts student who crossed from the Number Thirteen site had done it in a short time. So, he had the strength and also the luck. This time, he would not be able to move so fast in a new exam site. I think he would need at least ten days…” Another Honored Warrior dressed in a messy hundred quail tied clothing that said. 

"Great Warrior, stop keeping us in the dark. Could it be, a martial arts student had also crossed from the Third site?" The last Honored Warrior was a charming, beautiful woman. She dressed in a body of pink palace clothing and made people think that she was a wife of a Royal family.

That purple robed Great Honored Warrior stroke his long whiskers and laughed: “In the end, Little Fourth Sister has a meticulous mindset. However, indeed, a martial arts student had crossed over from the Third site.”

The other three Honored Warrior all felt the brilliant news as joyful expression showed on each of their faces.

Especially that red haired Second Honored Warrior, who could not help but rub his palms. He laughed creepily: “Great Warrior, the result of this time was way beyond our expectation. If it keeps proceeding with this speed, our potential kids should be exceptional. Perhaps, we can beat the Great Wu country.”

The purple robed Great Honored Warrior muttered to himself irresolutely: “I am not finished. This martial arts student who crossed from the Third site carried jade plates that did not belong to the Third exam site.”

When he said these words, the rest of them still did not get it. After a moment, they turned around, and all revealed a surprising look.

 “Jade plates not belonging to the Third site? Then they were from the Number Thirteen site?”

"Yes." The purple-robed Great Honored Warrior squinted his eyes and smiled.

 “If that’s the case, the first martial arts student who crossed had already died by his hand?”

"That's right…" Suddenly, the purple-robed Great Honored Warrior suddenly laughed, "Let's see, what kind of performance this martial arts student who crossed from the Third Site will give us!"

The remaining three Honored Warriors looked at each other. Apparently, they were full of praise. In the beginning, the demonic performance of that Number Thirteen martial arts student had left them with a deep impression.

And now, that Number Thirteen had gotten himself killed the first day he entered the Third exam site.

Suddenly, the beautiful woman, the Fourth Honored Warrior remembered something and asked: “Great Warrior, did the martial arts student from the Third site have an identical serial number with that one from the Number Thirteen site?”
 
"No…" The purple-robed Great Warrior shook his head with deep feeling, "The jade plates he presented from the Third site had also broken through eighty points. Strangely, that Number Thirteen carried a dozen of jade plates, and this one from the Third site only showed six."

 “Maybe he left some trump cards.” The other three Honored Warrior all gave a long sigh.

…

After he had entered the exam site, Qin Wushuang was not in a hurry to penetrate deeply. He decided to start from the border areas and to become familiar with the terrain. This time, since he did not have to concern himself with Tong Yao’s little brother, he decided to change his method to a much swifter one, like thunder. 

Just as he was walking, Qin Wushuang suddenly stopped his footsteps. The root of his ear twitched and smiled: “Stop hiding, come out.”

With an evil laughter, a martial arts student walked out from a dark place. He sized Qin Wushuang from up and down with coldly: “Foreign testee?”

 “Hm?”

 “How did you find me?” That martial arts student had always been confident about his concealing skills. He did not expect Qin Wushuang had exposed him.

Qin Wushuang was not interested in his words. He was more interested in that serial number on him. 

Number Thirty-Six from the Number Twelve exam site! 

The same ending digit.

That martial arts student also stopped looking at Qin Wushuang’s test robe. He also revealed a happy look. From time to time, he had concealed himself near the boundary to rob foreign testers.

Even though foreign testers may not come nor would they come this early, he would still wait here three times a day as a routine.

Unexpectedly, he had gotten lucky today. And it was a testee with the same ending digit! 

Since this external testee was eligible to cross, it proved that he had already collected eighty points. Because of the same ending numbers, so most of the jade plates would be high pointers and would also overlap with the ones he needed!

When he thought here, and an evil idea emerged.
"Leave the plates, and you will live. You will not live if you don't give me the plates. Choose." That martial arts student smiled coldly.

Qin Wushuang nodded: "I choose to leave neither the person and the plate."  

With that word still hung in the corner of his mouth, his body had already rushed forward. Before that martial arts student could register what had happened, he only felt something flashed before his eyes. Next, his neck tightened, and his feet suddenly left the ground as someone had raised him up high.

Qin Wushuang pulled the rattan from the trees next to him along the way. Instantly, he spun it in a few circles and wrapped that martial arts student into a giant glutinous rice wrapped in leaves and left him swaying back and forth on the tree.

 “My principle is, those who obey me live, those who oppose me die,” Qin Wushuang said lightly, “Now, I will ask, and you will answer. How to answer is your choice. And how to deal with you is my business. If you don’t want to get strangled to death because of one lying word, then you must make sure you speak the truth.”

Terrified, that martial arts student had never expected this. The combat ability he had been so proud of had collapsed at the first blow before this guy.
 
Indeed, crossing testees were not easy to provoke…

Howling inwardly, he kept nodding and said: “Cooperate, I will do my best to cooperate. I will answer all your questions.”

Before a death threat, all pride and courage was meaningless. 

Qin Wushuang smiled lightly and asked: “First question, how many jade plates do you have, and what are their numbers?”






In China’s modern martial arts society, Wu Xinghe was history’s youngest grandmaster of martial arts. He was invincible. Because of a strange incident, he was reincarnated as Qin Wushuang, a poor aristocratic boy in an entirely different world with its own set of rules. With his strong will and passion, he began his journey to pursue the highest peak of martial arts!

The main character’s beliefs are:

Never comply with the aristocrats or the rich people, regardless of any situation. To only depend on your own strength because, eventually, you will have the power to be invincible.

Rise! Soar through the Galaxia! 

Out side look like angel inside look like demon the taste of her lips will burn you like fire she crossed her heart that she wouldn't transform into a liar but she crossed my heart with scars and crossed me like delilah anaconda vice around my heart plate blew a kiss at the viper

Perfect body perfect smile rubie eyes energy so perfect I fell in love not knowing I fell In love with despair and made a deal with the serpant the old me used to fall in love with appearance the new me falls in love with personality 

Love for her was a hell of a drug even though it was bad for me I kept going back falling in love again destroying my mental and emotions the love for a wicked witch and her potions

Hokage's office.
"So want me to accept Zabuza Momochi, an exiled ninja to Konoha?" The Hokage asked while puffing out smoke.
Joseph nods while his arms crossed.
"You also wanted me to include his companion, who nearly killed the last Uchiha?" Hiruzen questioned.
Joseph nods while his arms crossed.
"You wanted me to grant that request even though you are still not done with your provision month?" Hiruzen asked again.
Joseph nods while his arms crossed.
"You also want Zabuza to have a job as a teacher in the academy?" The Hokage puffed smoke again.
Joseph nods while his arms crossed.
"You also want me to make...what is her name again, right! Haku, a genin without graduating?" The Hokage massage his temple while talking.
Joseph nods while his arms crossed.
"So you can gain the affection of the girl, who is pretending to be a boy?" Hiruzen asked.
Joseph nods while his arms crossed.
The Hokage sigh and give up, "Alright, but you will be responsible for them. I'm also ending your supervision from now on, you can go around, without anyone watching you."
The Hokage fully trust Joseph now. He knows that Joseph is not an enemy. If he is, then he should have killed team Kakashi in the land of Wave.
Joseph nods while his arms crossed then left.
--
Joseph met Zabuza and Haku in his apartment.
Zabuza drinks his coffee before talking, "So what's our verdict?"
Joseph joined Zabuza at the table while Haku delivered him a coffee, "Congrats, you are a teacher now. Thanks, Haku."
Haku smiled and said, "My pleasure."
"What about my revenge?" Zabuza eagerly said.
"I will give you something that will increase your strength later. You want to do it yourself, right?" Joseph responded while drinking his coffee.
"You damn right! I don't want your help. I want to kill that Yagura by my own hands," Zabuza replied, leaking a bit of killer intent.
Joseph is planning to give fruit from one piece to Zabuza. He needed to know if the weakness of the fruit is still present even if they are now in a different universe.
Joseph stands up then walked towards Haku, who is cooking something in the kitchen. He patted her head and said, "Congratulations, you are my student from now on."
Haku lightly blushed. The three already talked about this before going to Konoha.
Zabuza and Haku received a separate apartment near the academy courtesy of the Hokage.
Yugao is in her house because Joseph commanded her to take care of Shana.
Joseph decided to go out to get some fresh air and maybe to flirt with Ayame.
Joseph left the house, but someone is following him. He turned around to see Haku.
Haku is wearing her usual outfit, but this time her hair undone, enhancing her beautiful face.
"Why are you following me?" Joseph questioned.
"I am your student now, aren't I?" Haku replied with a gentle smile.
"Alright, makes sense," Joseph said, then continued to walk.
Joseph arrived at Ichiraku and saw Ayame working, but didn't see his father.
Joseph takes a seat then looked at Haku that sitting beside him.
"Aren't you cooking earlier?" Joseph questioned while raising his eyebrows.
"Ah! I forgot," Haku said.
"Don't mind it, I'm sure Zabuza can take care of it," Joseph said, then ordered some ramen for both of them.
"So Joseph-san, who is the lady?" Ayame smiled.
"She is Haku, my new student," Joseph answered without looking.
"She is quite a looker....so cute!" Ayame squeak.
"Thanks, you are beautiful too. I can introduce you to someone if you want," Haku replied. She got the feeling that Joseph is targeting this lady.
"No need Haku-chan, I will take her myself!" Joseph said, making Ayame blushed.
Haku felt that there was a needle stabbing her heart and felt uncomfortable.
"Stop teasing me, you, womanizer! your girlfriend is also by your side!" Ayame shouted.
"When did I said that she is my girlfriend? I am totally single," Joseph said.
'This feeling, It hurts when I heard him rejecting me,' Haku thought but did not voice it out.
"Really? Then when I see that woman with a cat mask, I will tell her that you said that you are single," Ayame said, she really just saying this because she wanted to know if Joseph is up for taking.
'Another girl?' Haku thought while clenching her chest.
Haku doesn't want to hear anymore, so she looked at Joseph and said, "Joseph-sensei, I want you to train me now."
"Wait for a minute Haku-chan, I need to eat my fill," Joseph said, making Haku sad.
"Ahhh, you're making Haku-chan cry," Ayame said, while both arms are at her waist.
"Miss Ayame, I'm not crying!" Haku said to Ayame with a fake smile.
Joseph cough to get their attention and said, "I will say this to you both I don't have a lover right now." 'I have a sex toy,' Joseph thought but did not say.
'I see...' Haku thought while smiling.
"I see, ufufufu, then you are welcome to court me now," Ayame said in delight.
"Excuse us Ayame-san, We will take our leave," Haku said with a smile that is not a smile.
"We will?" Joseph, with a confused expression, said.
Haku drags Joseph's hand and takes him somewhere.
[DDS: Ayame's quest Success! Received: Active Skill: Cruel Sun.]
[DDS: Ayame finally has fallen for you, but she wanted you to take action first.]
[DDS: The system has the feeling that you will not conquer Teuchi because of that, the quest will be change...]
[DDS: Change Anko's favorite food.]
[Reward: Unique Regeneration(A) -> Unique Regeneration(S) - Make a seal in any form you want, then stick it to others. People who receive the seal will have a Regeneration(A) skill. Note: Not Unique Regeneration.]
[Penalty: Unique Regeneration(A), will be removed.]
[Time Limit: 1 month.]
[Accept? (Y), (N).]
'What's with the easy quest,' Joseph thought while being drag by Haku.
--
Joseph finds himself in one of the training grounds of Konoha.
"I want to fight you, Joseph-sensei," Haku said with an earnest face.
"Why?" Joseph questioned.
"I need to see how far away I am to you," Haku said.
Joseph embraced Haku's waist then patted her head, which made Haku blushed and smiled sweetly.
"You don't need to fight me because I am already near you," Joseph said.
Haku returned Joseph's hug then said, "Then what I am to you?"
"Right now, you are one of my most treasured people," Joseph answered honestly.
"Mmm, That is enough for me," Haku said while sniffing the scent of Joseph.
Haku views Zabuza like his father and Zabuza even though he wouldn't admit he really treasures Haku.
Joseph, on the other hand, made Haku look forward to seeing the future again. That is why she would grab this future and wouldn't let it go.
"Joseph-sensei, is that what I think is it?" Haku questioned, feeling something on her stomach.
"Shhh, just let it pass," Joseph smoothly said.

Joseph Holmes did not know how he died if there is something that he knows is that he is not in his original world anymore.

Suddenly a sound ring inside his head.

*Ding*
[DSS: Welcome to the world of Rising of Shield Hero]
[DSS: The four heroes have their weapons as a starter, to be fair you will receive a not so random skill in 3...2...1]
[DSS: *Active Skill: Emotion Manipulation Received*]

--
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