Eons ago a devastating and apocalyptic battle took place that rocked every dark and loathsome corner of the multiverse. In the aftermath of the battle, deities, demon-lords, old ones, arch-devils, angel kings, and archon queens, not to mention other cosmically powerful entities were totally obliterated. Despite this history-changing occurrence, life found a way, and life went on in a godless multiverse for an unimaginable length of time. And in time, even the mightiest and most popular gods were nearly forgotten.

But one day, in a universe unlike our own, and altogether fantastic and magical universe, a deity is born. A new deity. A deity of a nebulous morality. Join the aforementioned morally unbound deity as he embarks on a quest to gain power, worshippers, and glory. 

This story features a deity as its protagonist, but it's a deity who starts off alone in a dark and harsh multiverse. He needs worshippers to grow in power and has to earn his victories intelligently. He seeks to gain worshippers, discover the truth behind his genesis, and become the deity he is meant to be. He is a protagonist who will hurt others, and he's unafraid to kill and destroy what he can't control. This is his story. 

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Midsummer, the asphalt roads were steaming hot, and scorching temperatures were almost climbing into each household through chinks in the windows. 
Yet, in the corner room on the second floor of the little townhouse, the floor-to-ceiling windows were shielded completely by thick curtains. 
The air-conditioner indoors was set at 24°C, making the messy-headed Ji Zhiyao sitting before the computer desk oblivious to the terrible conditions outside. He was drowsy and struggling to hit the key to turn on the computer. Thereafter, he casually pushed his hair back and opened the mini-refrigerator beneath the desk, grabbed a can of Coke, and gulped it down. 
Throwing away the can, he seemed slightly more awake and walked to the bathroom to wash up. 
About ten minutes later, an innocent youth reappeared. 
Ji Zhiyao ably opened a streaming software on his desktop, and in the few seconds of waiting to log on, he gently grabbed his hair again while posting a new status on his Weibo. 
IndefiniteFutureV[1]: live streaming for two hours.
Probably due to the fact that there had been no earlier reminders, there were not many people online in the streaming room. Only about a thousand people were there. Ji Zhiyao put on his ear-mic, made a 'tsk' sound, and mocked. "Such bleak popularity." 
Just as he finished speaking, the streaming room named IndefiniteNoHomo[2] began to fill with comments.
[What am I seeing? Shouldn't my MelonRind[3] be lying on his bed having wet dreams?]
[Red rain is falling from the sky, even Brother NoHomo has begun going early to bed and early to rise.] 
[A has-been broadcaster who doesn't even go on livestream for three consecutive days, shouldn't being described as bleak be normal?] 
"…"
Watching the number of people entering the stream room escalating rapidly, Ji Zhiyao smiled a little while pursing his lips, revealing a small half of pointed little canine teeth. 
Dark pupils beneath the single eyelids narrowed like a cat waiting to be stroked. "The reason for waking up early is because life is not easy. I somehow have to earn some school fees and all." 
He smiled at the camera, and as if it came with a soft light diffusion filter, evoked many calls of approval from more than half of his female fans in the streaming room, excitedly sending in diamonds and flowers[4]
[I will be responsible for your smile!]
[I want to have your children!!!]
[How gay…]
[Let me be responsible for the contentment of your lower body![5]]
Ji Zhiyao read the comments, narrowed his eyes, and spoke slowly. "Although I use quite a lot of obscenities while gaming and the development of my body has been rather mature, I am still a child who has just graduated from middle school." 
[Alright, alright, we will be gentler. LOL]
[Even if little MelonRind is a child, you would also be a king amongst children capable of causing chaos alone!!] 
[Using dirty tricks again? Is it not okay to simply peacefully be a gaming broadcaster?] 
The number of people in the streaming room had already exceeded six thousand, almost breaking the huge seven thousand mark. He stopped reading comments, minimized the window of the livestream room, and went straight to click on the Heroes interface on the desktop. "I'm gonna stop talking. It's gaming time." 
In next to no time, numbers in the room started to surge rapidly once more. 
If it was not for an older lady who had continuously sent him ten yachts once when he was gaming, he would not use such a gay username to go around everywhere. 
Can't help it, he's part of the scene after all. 
Ji Zhiyao knocked on the surface of the table with his index finger, and in the interval of waiting to be assigned opponents, he got up and grabbed a bottle of water from the mini refrigerator. 
As his lifted his head to drink, dark pupils beneath his thin lashes casually swept across the screen that was now loading a match, and he promptly spit out the mouthful of water. 
Opponent, Mix.Fi???
How is it that a leisure game in the morning led to meeting the publicly known local top ADC[6] in Heroes, Fi-god?
Ji Zhiyao licked his lips. Excitement could be seen in his eyes.
[1] Read as "yao yao wu qi," this is a Chinese idiom and a pun on the 'yao' character in his name
[2] Read as "yao yao wu ji"; again another pun as another character which means shaky is also pronounced as 'yao.' This is not a Chinese idiom
[3] Meant as a term of endearment
[4] These are examples of virtual gifts on livestreaming platforms which varies in monetary value.
[5] When read out, it could mean: I will give your happiness for the rest of your life.
[6] Attack Damage Carry, refers to heroes who carry by dealing lots of damage


The handsome, skilled newbie livestreamer, Ji Zhiyao, has a dream. 

"One day, I want to become the most famous crosstalk actor amongst the livestreamers."

Later on, this dream is forgotten by him and secretly becomes another.

"I want to overthrow Fi-god! I want to become Mix's new team dictator!"

The rich and aloof idol of the eSports scene, Mo Huaifeng, also has a dream. 

"Two years later, Mix will definitely make it into the International League."

Soon after, subtle changes happens to this dream.

"I want to make it into the International League with Ji Zhiyao and after winning, I will f**k him on livestream."

Livestreamer to eSports pro, Captain to boyfriend, will their dreams come true?

"Back then, I didn't know when I was happily distracted and childishly dancing around, dad actually filmed everything." She chuckled remembering this.

At breakfast the next morning, Hue asked her if she wanted to debut as a singer and/or song writer. Startled by the out of topic question she silently contemplated then half joking and half serious said yes.

Little did she know, her half hearted answer led to her becoming an international star today. 
"Good thing that time, I hadn't worn my glasses and usual clothes or my friend's would surely recognized me then." She said to herself in relief.

After finding a big enough overgrown root to sit down, she place her mini recorder which also functions as a sound box and played the newest song she created entitled "I hope" This was the song she wrote to surprise Sae filled with all her longing and anticipation. 

She signed depressingly stopping herself from crying yet again remembering what happen a few hours ago. She placed her bag on her other side near the tree overgrown root. She started reading the book with the help of the moon's light while humming and eventually singing her new song.
The more she read the content of the book the more the emotions she poured on her singing intensified. She finally closed the book, ignoring the rustling and whispering voices from a nearby bush. The sky was starting to get cloudy hiding the moon and stars from sight.

She was staring at the field of flowers as she sang in melancholy not minding that her voice was becoming hoarse. After a few minutes she stood up taken off her eyeglasses and the tie on her messy bun then placed it on top of her bag. She had temporarily stopped singing however the melody continued playing.

A drizzle started pouring, she was consumed in pain and dread, the melody was reaching its chorus.
She started singing again, rather than singing it was more of her shouting now making her voice hoarser. Despite the pain she was feeling on her throat she ignored it and continued her singing-shouting.

Her voice was more powerful and emotional. She looked up at the sky which showered her with its 'tears'. 

As the song reached its end by the sound of the melody, she turned around face the peeping tom's hiding place.

She actually found them immediately because that was the exact same place Hue hid when he captured her singing and playing around.

She could vaguely see a familiar silhouette beside him but was too distracted by the pain in her heart and now her head started throbbing again to really think who the person was.

 "I'm sorry" mostly to Hue, moving her lips without using her voice as her eyes slowly turned into midnight black. Her pupils, cornea and even her eye lens within had turned completely the same shed. She then fainted sparkling the water left by the rain around her and dirtying her dress with mud and dead leaves.

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After experience a broken heart and a series of unfortunate events, Reen had remembered everything.  While all this were happening, he came into her life.  Should she forgive and forget everything and live the life she always wanted or should she stay and fulfill her need to be free from her past’s dark constraints? 

Need or want which should she choose...?

On the island ikari had naturally realized the seal had been lifted and he knew this was probably gonna be the only change he would get to escape he began preparing his things

 getting ready to depart before he was noticed  but just as he was about to take off into the skies his siblings appeared

 "Ikari where are you going" Apollo asked standing beside artemis  "like you have to ask I refuse to stay another godam year locked in this island I decided I am going to go explore the mortal world" ikari replied while straring at his siblings

"Ikari father  has ordered you to stay on the island because  you are not yet capable of controlling your powers he will be angered if

 he finds out you have refused to come with us and instead  left just so you can have some fun he will be beyond angered" Apollo said

 "What do you mean control my powers I've been training for the past years like
 crazy what do you mean I can't control my powers" ikari roared back at him feeling  insulted 

"Are you listening to yourself nearly 10 years ago you nearly swallowed up the entire world with your power of darkness if it wasn't for

 father interfering you would would have engulfed the entire world in darkness" Apollo replied 

ikari  couldn't help but think back to that day back then ikari  was curious as to just how powerful his power of darkness was so he realesed  a portion of his darkness but back then he couldn't control it

at first it was just like a small black orb like a small void out in the open but then it began expanding and expanding and in a few

 minutes it was the size of a mini sun once it  reached that size it became unstoppable and no matter

 how much ikari  tried to stop it it was all for naught within a few hours a good portion of the world was engulfed in darkness absorbing

 everything in it's path even the light couldn't  escape the darkness.

"Brother come on you are exaggerating that only happened once and it was an accident" ikari  said while scratching his head

" hahaha once are you kidding me Ikari their was also that incident three years ago when you nearly destroyed a few of the Greek

 kindoms" Ikari this time couldn't help but erupt in laughter that
 was probably one of his dumbest decision he had ever made 

back then ikari  was curious just how powerful his control over the elements was back then he had imagined for a few

 tornadoes to appear but he had underestimated his control over the elements 

the elements saw ikari  as their king their emperor he had imagined within his mind for a few small tornadoes to appear but what  actually appeared where tornadoes hundreds of feet high

 that stretched into the skies he then willed for dozens of small fireballs to appear but yet again what he got was not what he had

 imagined each fireball was at least ten feet high the fireballs then began to absorb each other till their was only six left but now they were the size of a small sun he then launched 

  those fireballs into the tornadoes but when he opened his eyes he saw four massive tornadoes and four mini suns rushing towards them and one would expect for the fire to be put out with the tornados intsense winds but instead

 they became flaming tornadoes ikari  didn't  know how to undo it so he just willed them to take off into the sea 

 thinking that they would just destroy each other or maybe just run out of gas in the middle of the sea but he had underestimated them even after a few weeks these tornado were creating havoc in 

 the seas and when they reach the land they destroyed a good portion of the Greek kindoms which had angered the great Zeus " Haha brother calm down it's not like I'm going to go around creating natural disasters here and their" ikari  said while laughing 

"Ikari that is enough we are leaving father and and the other gods await us" Artemis spoke while glaring at her two brothers

 "Sorry sister but I can't do that" ikari  replied as he then stretched out his palm and the small orb of light appeared and began expanding and expanding until it

 exploded blinding his siblings ikari  then used this chance while they were distracted and he willed for a pair of wings too appear then on his back too long wings of light appeared as he took

 off into the skies leaving behind an angered sister and a frustrated  brother " How Dare that brat go against me" Artemis roared as she saw ikari  already thousand of feet in the sky...

 ikari  was now flying over what seemed be the kindom of Sparta and when he was a few thousand miles from the kingdom he soon came to a stop over a cliff  their he saw

 Spartan troops fighting off against rebels and began contemplating on what you do after all he was now free 

Ikari thought he could have maybe just created his own empire and just watched from the sidelines but he was not here to become a live spectator 

ikari  knew it was only a few years before the Trojan war began but the thing was which side to choose which side to fight for the Trojans or the Achaeans he knew it was only a matter of time before prince Parris stole the wife of the

 Spartan king and the trojan war began but ikari   couldn't help but hesitate after all deciding to fight in the war meant angering the gods since he had

 remembered in his past life reading books of the Trojan war and how his father zeus and the other gods had played a major role in the

 Trojan war and if his father  found out he was interfering with his plans  he didn't know if he could survive the wrath of his father.

But ikari just shrugged his shoulders he had decided he would fight in the war and if he was lucky enough he would probably go down in history as a hero as a legend just like achilles and Hercules

 but all that was left now was to choose a side if he remembered correctly the city of troy or the Trojans already had the aid of his brother Apollo as well as few of the other gods.

Apollo had assisted the trojan heroes Hector, Aeneas, and Glaukos, saving their lives on more than one occasion with his divine intervention. 

He had also brought plague to the Achaeans, led the entire Trojan army holding Zeus' fearsome aegis in an attack which destroyed the Achaean defensive walls it was also said

 that he was responsible for guiding Paris' arrow to the heel of Achilles, killing the seemingly invincible Greek hero. 

Ikari then went on and made a decision he would fight alongside the young Achilles so what if he angered his father or the other

 gods the Trojans already have the aid of my elder brother Apollo as well as the other gods while the achaeans only had young Achilles 


"Hahaha I can't wait to see the look on their faces when they realise I'm fighting alongside the Achaeans" what ikari didn't know was that the twelve Olympian gods were watching him from their thrones on Olympus....

I was made to apologize but I refused to do so because I did nothing wrong. Screw her, I have nothing to apologize for and I am not bowing my head to someone else who is weaker than myself. 

= "I will not lower my head to someone who is in the wrong. Such a foolish act is something should only be done by buffoons who have no spine." =

I refused to apologize and Solstice insisted on making me apologize, we were now stuck in a loop that will not be resolved until one of us bends. The person who will bend over will not be me. 

Solstice was angered by my actions and punished me by staying in the orphanage's library where the books and knowledge book was kept. I was ecstatic by this punishment.

Solstice wanted to have the three boys I punished follow me in the library, I think she is hoping to see if we can work things out. I think that would be an impossible task. Or something on that line. 

= "You boys will be spending the night together in the library and reflect on what you did. Try to escape and you will get no breakfast." =

I was led in a library and the three boys followed me. Solstice asked us to get along before leaving us alone. I threatened the three to not make a ruckus else I will make them shut their mouths. 

Someone shouted back and asked me threateningly, = "Or what? You dirty half-breed!" =

I punched him and knocked him out cold, but he dared cold me dirt and I added a kick on the abdomen. 

He resembled a cooked prawn after that and the other two dragged the other one's body away in fear of receiving my fist. 

It was on the day that I learned of what a library is that I found something that truly interested me. 

Although there were things I have already learned in both the hospital and through the World Cube. 

I began to read anyway, the books I read consists of stories about people who called themselves as [Seekers]. 

Seekers were people who gathered in a place called a [Seeker Union] or [Seeker Guild]. 

Many famous Seekers had their stories written on books, it was enjoyable to read and imaging their adventures.

People who called themselves mages interested me even more.

Beings who can control the four fundamental elements of the world to cast a spell and inflict injuries to their enemies with space in between them.

The complicated and elegant way of using one's mind to plan ahead before using a spell. The delicate way of implementing spells in different situations.

It was wondrous and I was drawn to these stories, and before long, the night became day and I had to do my task before continuing my reading session. 

After learning of storybooks, I yearned for them more and more. 

And with dozens of books and not one child wanting to read them, I found myself reading a book all by myself, only moving away when I need to eat, take a bath, poop, piss, and do finish my tasks. 

I will also be forced to go to my room and sleep at night which displeased me. 

I wanted to read these storybooks, the orphanage had what you call a light bulb that could light up a whole room.

Back when I used to live with Von, the only light we had was a lamp so it made it hard for me to read. But with the bright and wondrous light bulb, I could read like it was daytime.

But because of my curfew, it was almost impossible for me to read at night as much as I would want. So, I device a plan that could let me read as much as I wanted. 

That plan was simple, I beat up the three boys and I would be sent to the library to reflect. I nodded my head and implemented the plan and beat the three boys for two days straight and gained access to the library at night by using this method. 

But after I beat the three boys a third time, the plan did not work and I was busted. 

I gained no entry to the library that night and the boys were beaten up by me for nothing. What could have they done to suffer such injustice? 

For their sacrifice to be in vain, it was such a sad sight. 

But Solstice did have enough of me acting like so and she learned of my intentions. So, she gave me the right to enter the library whenever I wanted to. 

But not that night because that night, I was punished to go to sleep early and forget about books. 

Coming back to the present time. I now gain access to the library and I now finish every storybook inside the library. I moved into reading books about spells and mages rather than stories about them.

Now, I want to become a mage myself. So, I opened a book about mages and read through the fundamentals of becoming a mage. 

In the seventh month of the year 982 N.E, a full year after I arrived in the orphanage, I finished all the books yet gained useless information about mages. 

In the past year I spent in the Shining Sun Orphanage, I became recluse and my distance towards the other children increased. Which was both a shame and something good?

It was a shame because I think I finally downed my smile and my attitude towards socialization. And good because I could focus on my study of magic and spells. 

But even after a year of researching and trying different methods. I failed to make a connection with any of the four elements, [Fire], [Water], [Wind], and [Earth].

It was tough for me to make a connection with them because of something peculiar. 

A child that awakens as a mage will already make a connection with an element once they create their Mana Core. The instant a Mana Core was created, they will automatically be connected to the element they have the highest affinity.

It is at this time where one of the more old ways of measuring one's talents comes to light. 

Any child that awakens will connect to at least one of the four fundamental elements, but because I already have a Mana Core when I awaken, it seems like I am a rare case. 

I had not said anything about having mana to Solstice, I do not want to attract attention to myself. I had learned many things on stories I have read and many of their stupid mistakes was showing off when they had no strength or backing to protect themselves. 

Bottom line is, I am in a tough position where I have to figure out a way how I can make a connection.

A month passed and I am still left with no solution, at this point of time, a young man came into the orphanage. 

The young man had black hair opposite of my white hair. He had black eyes when I have red, I am comparing his features to mine because I fail to distinguish what is a handsome and a beautiful face to what is not.

They say I am handsome, so my basis was my own face. 

Going back, the young man that came in was seven years old and is weird as he chose to be alone and was somewhat similar to me other than the fact he has no ability to do any chores. 
But he was oddly more likable and had many children flock around him. 

In the first three months, I ignored his existence and focused on my own things. But as time went on, and a month passed, other children became jealous of the attention the child was getting and he was harassed and ignored by other boys. 

At some point, I managed to witness five people surrounding him. 

They were ganging up on him and I found it entertaining that someone was getting hurt so I stayed and watched to see what would happen. 

Everything was happening on the back of the library and I was watching in a barely noticeable window. 

The five boys pushed him around and after one bad push and the boy fell down. 

He finally had enough and stood his ground. He fought back, but not with his fist. Instead, he held a red pendant that was dangling over his neck. A red flash of light escaped his body. 

The boy opened his mouth and uttered, = "Igni!" =

A small ball of flames flew out of his hands and hit a nearby rock, a mini-explosion occurred. 

Boom.

It did not heat any of the boys, but it scared the living out of them and they fell onto their asses. 

The boy who cast the spell looked down upon them and I heart him said coldly, = "Mess with me and that will land on any of you five." =

I was clueless about the ways of the world, but I can supplement that with my ardent desire for knowledge.

I was powerless, but I now wield powers no mortal can hope to comprehend.

I was kind, but I learned ruthlessness is the only way to live in a world that wants my head. 

Generals, Kings, Emperors, and Gods are just some being who gained recognition but all of them like everyone else.

I am a being no one wanted to exist, I am a scourge, but I will rise and be revered by all.

And if they do not bend their knees? Their fates will be sealed underneath my feet.  

Kneel before the one who treads the Monstrous Path.


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Also, this is not Harem and will have a lot of gore and violence more so than Celestial Peak 

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~ Washington State, Undisclosed location ~
Wednesday 
11:21 AM
Sarah and Aiden are in a dense evergreen forest, nearby Mount Rainier. 
The thick snow is covering the ground and light flurries are speckling the air, making it look like a winter wonderland. But neither of them is enjoying the scenery.
"Is this why you wanted to know the location of the cabin ahead of time?", Aiden grumbled a question to which he knows the answer.
His head is moving between an isolated warehouse and Sarah.
They know that the warehouse is just a facade for an underground base owned by the one of Lebedev's branch families. 
Sarah is squatting in the snow while arranging drones in front of her. She has ten of them. It will be enough for this mission.
"If you help me, we can finish faster and head to the cabin.", she reminded him while ignoring his protests.
He squatted by her side and took a drone out of the backpack to confirm connection. He might as well help out so that they finish faster.
"Is it wise to do this during the day?", Aiden asked with some hope that she will change her mind. They came for a vacation, and this is NOT what he had on his mind.
Now he knows why she asked for their stuff to be delivered to the cabin ahead of time. She wanted a free backpack so that she can carry drones.
Sarah shrugged. "Day or night, they are not expecting us to hit here because it's way outside our current influence."
The drones flew up in the air and disappeared.
Sarah used Eve-vision to see what the drones are doing. 
"We are on.", Sarah said with a smile while handing a white mask to Aiden.
Both of them are wearing completely white clothes, even their backpacks are white, and it's difficult to spot them.
The door is closed tightly, but the drones are small and flat, and they used air vents to get inside the underground facility.
Six unsuspecting people were knocked out by the invisible drones silently and Eve put the video surveillance on the loop before Sarah and Aiden walked in leisurely. They didn't remove their masks, just in case if they missed something. You can never be too careful.
The storage room had number of boxes filled with machine guns and pistols. It was too heavy to carry for the two of them, so they blew them up. The rule is that if they can't use it, they will destroy it.
Aiden copied several terabytes of data which was not connected to the network and deleted the local storage. Eve will help them analyze it later.
Sarah was curious about an old-fashioned safe. It has a big dial with numbers and a handle which looks like a steering wheel on a sailboat. 
"Why do they need a safe in a secret underground facility?", Sarah mused.
Aiden saw that the safe sparked her interest, and he was curious about its contents as well. But it's heavy so they can't carry it with them, which left him with a question: "Do you know how to break into one?"
"Not yet.", Sarah mumbled while instructing Eve to identify the type of the safe and to send the instructions on how to break into one.
Aiden propped his chin with his fist and enjoyed watching Sarah while her eyes were lit up like a kid who got a new toy. Ah, she loves solving puzzles… and this looks like a puzzle. It was a while since he saw Sarah this excited about something.
More than half an hour later, the safe popped open. 
Both Sarah and Aiden craned their necks to see what is inside… a large piece of paper rolled up and held with a rubber band. It is a map. 
Sarah and Aiden understood that it's important if it's held in a safe but didn't think much about it. After confirming that it's only a paper without any trackers, they kept it in the backpack and headed out.
On the way out, Sarah took a white spray paint and made a symbol on the main entry door: a circle with eight arrows coming out of the circle. That is the symbol of Chaos. They do that when they hit targets which are not destroyed, to leave their mark behind.
They want Lebedevs to find out that they were here. It will send them a message that they are not safe because Chaos is coming. 
Sarah smiled while looking at her handiwork and imagining King and his men scratching their heads as they try to figure out who these Chaos-people are. 
They are intercepting King's communication and they are enjoying the fact that King does not know it's them. Less than four months ago he had them, and he let them go… a foolish move. He made a mistake by capturing them, hurting them… and his biggest mistake is that he let them go. And right now, he is paying for that mistake.
Sarah was thinking if they should kill the unconscious six people who were guarding the place, but Aiden persuaded her not to because they are on a vacation. He also added that Lebedevs will punish them anyway and there is no need for them to dirty their hands.
After packing the drones, Sarah and Aiden left the facility on their skis, slightly deviating from their destination course.
About five minutes later, Sarah and Aiden placed small explosives with timers set for one minute and rushed down the mountain. The explosives created a mini-avalanche. It is necessary to hide their tracks in case someone decides to follow them. 
They came here by departing from a popular ski resort track. It will be impossible for Lebedevs to find out who of many skiers came to attack them. But tracks leaving the warehouse are a different thing.
Sarah and Aiden had fun descending toward the cabin. Aiden led the way. Somehow, he always knows where he is and which way to go. Sarah is happy that he is by her side because she can focus on not missing that next hill which will allow her to jump and twist in a way that will make Aiden look at her in admiration… just how she looks at him. His backflips are amazing.
Other than acrobatics, they both get an adrenaline buzz from speed. Even without an open challenge there was a competition who will go faster. They always motivate each other to go faster, to be better. 
Aiden slowed down and gestured with his hand slightly to the right.
Sarah understood that they are getting close to their destination.
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This is a story of three Hill sisters who are navigating through challenges while they uncover the complicated story behind their maternal side of the family. And their father is not a simple man either.

Sarah is an introvert who does not want to attract attention. Other than mad coding skills, Sarah knows how to throw a punch. She believes that her biggest problem is the existence of a hacker Omega and her world flips when the most popular guy on campus approaches her. What does he want? Why her? (Ah, Sarah, that is only the beginning.) 

JoAnna easily makes friends with her bubbly personality. Some call her a mad scientist, but she prefers ‘Dr. Hill’, because that is what she is. JoAnna is an excellent markswoman who can snipe out any target and she is wondering if her prince charming will ever come.

Sophia is the voice of reason, their pillar of support. She is a confident CEO who knows how to get what she wants. Sophia’s degree in law combined with amazing capabilities to analyze situation and plan ahead make her the perfect strategist (to achieve a goal without ending up in jail). 

Every sister is different, and so are their relationships. 

They all have in common: trust and belief that if they work together, anything is possible.


***SPOILER? - START *** 
Story starts with a focus on the youngest sister (Sarah). 
After about 100 chapters, the oldest sister (Sophia) gets in the romantic spotlight. 
JoAnna finds herself pulled into romance last, at about 200 chapter mark. 
***SPOILER? - END ***



"Do you believe in destiny?", Sarah broke the silence. 
"Destiny?" Aiden didn't expect such a question. 
"Yes. The thing that is meant to happen, and there is nothing you can do to prevent it. And when it does happen, everything feels right." 
"Why would you ask me such a thing?" 
"Until few weeks ago I would say that there is no such thing as destiny. That we are all masters of our lives and that everything depends on our actions, or lack of it. But I can't help but wonder: why did I not push you away? ... Why does it feel like everything will be OK as long as we are together? ... You are a piece of me that I never knew was missing. Is this destiny?" 
"Mmm... if that is destiny, then I approve it.", Aiden lightly kissed Sarah's shoulder and rested his chin on it. 

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We were literally in a pit of darkness. We couldn't see our surroundings and we had no idea where we were dropped.
"Ugh..are you alright Julia.." Jace asks.
"Yea-Ahhh!!" I yelp.
"Julia! What's wrong?" Jace worrily asks.
"N-nothing, something cold wet my neck..probably water," I reassure him.
"You may now take off your folds." says the female host.
We were in a dark cold room, like a tunnel with icy walls. The only light we had were LED lights hung on the walls.
"Okay, the props and decorations are amazing, but I think they went a little too far this year," I said.

"This is part of the puzzle I guess," Jace says.

"Ligers, as you go through the maze, you will find mini chests with riddles on how to leave the maze. Look out for prizes, especially SURPRIZES. Whoever finishes first wins!" the female host finishes.

We found the mini chest hanging on the LED cable. Jace opens the chest and unfolds a piece of paper and reads out loud,
 "When light 0peN5 a path, it must beG1n to Descend." 
"When light opens a path, it must begin to descend. Hm.. I've seen this type of puzzle before. The numbers replace letters and act as some code," I say," If you focus on the patterns that the riddle has, there are capital letters and numbers. But if you change the numbers into letters and rearrange them, it can form words: W0N5G1D to WONSGID. You read it backwards as DIG SNOW,"I say.
"Impressive detective," Jace praises me.
"But where would we dig..? When light opens a path, it must begin to descend..." I mumble to myself.
"Maybe there'll be more clues along the way," Jace says and we continue. 
As we walked further, the path began to dimm into darkness. 
"Ah, the staff must've missed this part," I pointed out the disconnected LED cable on the floor that trailed the rest of the unlit path. There was a small dome of snow next to the lights.
"I was thinking, maybe the riddle meant that the light that descends is the LED lights on the floor and the place we must dig is where the unconnected LED plug is at," Jace pops in.
He starts digging through icy slush and finds a small box and opens it, a key.
"This must be the key for one of the mini chests. But before we go, we should reconnect the LED cables so we can see the path better," says Jace.
The path began to split into two different directions, right side lit, left side unlit.
"Which way should we go?," Jace asks.
"Um, right?" I reply.
"Okay, right it is, but if it doesn't work out we can connect the cables to the left side," Jace replies.

It was a dead end so we turned back and went to the left path. There was another split path with a small box sitting on the floor between them. It had a mini lock.
"Wait, there were letters on the key, maybe it's a code?" wonders Jace.
"Bike"
"Hey, if we were to replace the letters to numbers like the first puzzle, maybe that would be the code!"
The chest unlocked and inside was a cube stone.
"What is this..?" Jace wondered.
"A goodluck charm?" I laughed nervously.

There was a huge icy gate with a mailbox next to it. The gravings on the gate said, " Taking is rewarded, but giving is the key."

"I think we have to put our cube in the mailbox and take what is inside then leave out the gate," I said.
"Huh?! Really?" pyzzled Jace.
"Yeah, the pictures on the mailbox make it seem that way," I look back.
"Oh. I thought you figured out the riddle," he replied.
"Well, it sounds like the key to the riddle? I think." I said.

The icy floor grumbled as the host announced, "Ligers, we've been notified that there is an incoming landslide on the east side that may affect us. It'll pass like small earthquakes, do not panic and slowly move to the exit. You're almost there guys! Keep pushing! Staff members will come lead you back to the campsite. For now, just come back safely!"
The grumbling begain to grow louder and rumble the icy walls and floors. 

Jace looks to me, "Let's hurry back to the others-"

The path behind us was flooding with snow and parts of the icy walls were crumbling away.
"Come on!" Jace beckoned me to the gate, but the snow pushed its way toward our exit and caught us in its blanket of white. 

It was cold. My leg was hurting again. I could hear Jace's muffled voice and scraping of ice.
"Julia!" He pulled me into his little tunnel of ice.
We were stuck burried in the snow.

"Julia, can you hear me! Julia, staff are still coming, but I need you to stay awake with me!"

"-hurts.."
"What is it?"
"It hurts..."
"What hurts?!"
He pats me down.
"My leg..."
"Your leg? It's bleeding-" he lifts my leg.
"AGHHH!" I gasped and winced of the pain.
Jace takes off his jacket and sweater and wraps my leg with his sweater.
"Leo..Layla..Lian.. They're gonna worry.." I started to tear up. I was panicking from the darkness, the cold, that we might not be rescued, and the pain in my leg.
"Hey, it's okay, come here." Jace gently helps me sit up next to him. "Everything is going to be alright. You've got me. I'm not going anywhere. Help will come by. They know where our exits are." He wipes my tears with his sleeve.
"Are you cold?"
I nod. He hugs me close and pulls his jacket around us. It was quite big for a middle schooler.
"How's your leg?"
"Like pins and needles with a giant elaphant on top," I laugh a little.
"Are you hungry?"
"A little." He reaches into his jackets pocket and pulls out a cookie and hands it to me.
"I'm not really hungry so you eat it. Instead of falling asleep in this cold, let's just talk. They'll find us eventually. Look, my phone still works so I'm going to call Nate then we can keep talking okay?" I nod.
He told Nate about the situation then handed me the phone.
"Julia! Are you okay?" It was the triplets.
"Yeah, I'm okay" I  sniffled and choked down tears.
"The teachers are going to go help you. So-so hang in there," they cried.
"Don't worry, Jace is here so don't cry. I'll be back soon before you know it." I reassure them.
"Julia, the medical staff will come as soon as possible. Help is on the way. We have Jace's location so they'll definitely find you guys, So don't worry, okay? Everyone is safe, so focus on being safe."
"Okay," I wipe my tears," Thanks Nate." then I handed the phone to Jace.

"Yeah. Okay. 
Yes, I got it. Kay. Ninety percent. Call me if anything changes. Kay bye."

He turns to me. "Uh, so. Um, we don't have to talk if you don't want to. I just thought it'd be nice to pass the time."
"We can talk. I don't mind."
He smiles, "So what do you want to do when we get out?"
"Eat haha, it's passed lunch time."
"I heard there's going to be leftovers and cake. What else do you want to do?"
"I still want to go to the cave with everyone. The cave just seems so, so mysterious and adventurous. But my leg..."
"Don't worry, I'll just carry you there!" He laughed.
"Thanks, but it's okay. I'm a little heavy so that would probably be hard on you."
"Nah, I can just carry you there and then if you want to walk, I'll help you. I'm sure they might have some crutches. Some students get into accidents at the skii lodge, so they might have it. Alright! Sounds like a plan!"

And we heard shoveling and scraping of snow and ice.
"Jace! Are you there?!" says a staff member.
"Yeah!"
"Okay, we'll get you guys out and then we'll head back to the camp!"
"Kay! See, help came. Is your leg okay?"
"Yeah, still hurts though."

The medics team carried me to the car and we drove back to the camp. Jace sat next to me through the drive.

-Nurse's office-

"We have crutches but you're still going to have to rest and be gentle on your leg. Luckily you didn't fracture any bones but your leg has a small  crack. I'm assuming it must've been one of the broken walls that slammed onto your leg during the tremors. Try to avoid walking on your leg, other than that, enjoy your youth. Okay, you can get out of here. Go, go have fun," the nurse laughed.

"Lia! We missed you! Are you okay?" The triplets hugged me and cried.
"Yeah, I'm okay" I hugged them back and cried.

"Let's go guys. We'll head to the cave and then have some dinner," Jace says.

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Have you ever fallen in love? Met the right guy? Or fantasize abour your future wedding? Julia, a highschool sophmore, goes to her parents' bestfriends' house party, the Celios. Uh oh, empty cookie jar. Mom and Dad are cooking up something fishy. Worrying about her parents' scheme, not knowing the full situation, she confesses an undying proposal to the Celios's son in front of the whole world. Shockingly, his answer begins a whole new life for Julia. She'll have to fulfill her role for what she has gotten into and maybe, she'll learn more family secrets along the way.

The Ancient King Series Dungeon in Normal Mode may be easy, but the difficulty would multiply in Heroic Mode. This was due to a crucial element and that was the strength of players' equipment. 
Fighting an Ancient King when fully equipped with Holy equipment could be a breeze while conversely, it may be a difficult feat. 
There were five bosses in the Eternal Light dungeon. The first four bosses shared a similar design, they were all Light Cavaliers adorned in golden armor. 
The four Light Cavaliers were armed with spears and proficient in blitz attacks. Extreme speed would not be the correct term to describe them as their speed was equivalent to lightning. 
Li Yi cleared the path of monsterlings but spared the Light Cavaliers, kiting these four Light Cavaliers until the end to encounter the Light Emperor. 
Killing the four Light Cavaliers before the Light Emperor would earn an achievement, Courtesy Call on His Imperial Majesty. 
The Light Emperor had a similar appearance to a Light Cavalier, but its body was much larger. It also held a different weapon, a sparkling two-handed greatsword. 
The Eternal Light's scene was set in a golden palace. The Light Emperor stood within the palace, waiting for players to come forth. 
Li Yi pulled four the Light Cavaliers, kiting them towards the Light Emperor before unleashing his Territory Barrier to its fullest, to kill them in one go. 
With a golden Achievement Panel popping out, Courtesy Call on His Imperial Majesty had been achieved. 
"I was born from the light. In my world, there's only endless battle..."
Reciting the prologue, the Light Emperor's body transformed into countless mini light balls, swooshing towards Li Yi... 
This was a powerful move as even the slightest contact with these mini light balls would create a chain shock reaction that would end in death.
Tst —
Li Yi teleported within his Territory Barrier, dodging the Arcane Missiles-like mini light balls with ease. 
Szh szh szh... 
The mini light balls continued to pursue Li Yi, prompting him to teleport repeatedly to evade. This phenomenon went on five times before the mini light balls halted their pursuit and reformed the Light Emperor. 
The Light Emperor, whose body was flickering in golden light, started using Lighting Speed Blitz to strike at Li Yi with its two-handed greatsword. 
Tst tst tst — 
With Li Yi as the locked-on target, it struck with Lightning Speed Blitz continuously. 
A main tank, during this period, would need to activate their life-preserving skills to persevere through. A healer would need to dispel the Shocked status as getting hit twice by the Light Emperor's Lightning Speed Blitz would trigger a shock that could kill a main tank, even with a million HP. 
Li Yi was no main tank and his DEF was nothing out of the ordinary. The enhancement from his 812 Holy attribute points could only defend against a single one of the Light Emperor's Lightning Speed Blitzes. 
Out of the three continuous blitzes, he had to dodge two of them!
Li Yi teleported to dodge in advance, effortlessly evading the first two Lightning Speed Blitzes. He remained still for the last strike, taking it head-on. 
His HP immediately dropped by half. 
Tzh tzh. Li Yi's body was flashing with lightning. The Shocked status had been applied to him. If he were to endure any more attacks, the Shocked status would activate, multiplying the damage taken by 5 - 10 times. 
The Light Emperor's body turned into countless mini light balls, but they did not go after Li Yi. Instead, they fluttered around, filling the entire palace. 
If Li Yi did not take the Lightning Speed Blitz, these tiny light balls would continue to pursue him, and Light Emperor would use Lightning Speed Blitz again. This cycle would continue endlessly. 
To prevent this mad cycle from happening, it was imperative to take a Lightning Speed Blitz. It was only when someone in the party has the Shocked status applied that the cycle would discontinue. 
Li Yi raised his arm to fire an Overlord Arrow. A Flaming Phoenix soared and bombarded all targets up ahead. 
The floating mini light balls, upon contact, started sizzling and producing electricity amongst themselves, encaging the palace in a net of electricity. 
Li Yi remained still and was unscathed. 
After the electrical cage, the mini light balls started to build up. It was then, that the HP bar above the Light Emperor's head was displayed. It was 300 million! 
Water Clone, God Mode, harnessed Powered-up Arrow. 
Li Yi raced against time as he drew his Orange Quality Bow back to fire a Powered-up Arrow and Shooting Star Arrow Hail before the Light Emperor made its move. 
The Light Emperor's 300 million HP was knocked down to 160 million right away. A radiant shield surfaced over its body, gaining immunity towards Li Yi's subsequent attack. 
The 9-layer Light Radiant Shield had 2 million HP per layer. Before the Radiant Shield was penetrated, the Light Emperor could not be harmed. 
Li Yi switched to Stinger Arrows and normal attacks, firing at Light Emperor while on the move. 
As he was at Territory Rank 1, Li Yi could teleport 12 times within his Territory Barrier. He would not be able to avoid the Light Emperor's lightning speed in with regular bodily movements, so he teleported to evade the attacks. 
This was a dangerous phase. Any attack from the Light Emperor could trigger shock and with him already in Shocked status, any contact with the Light Emperor would bring him down. 
Fortunately, Li Yi's Territory was powerful enough and his 12 teleportations did not go to waste. Once he had reached the teleportation limit, the Light Emperor's Radiant Shield layers had been stripped off. 
The 12 consecutive teleportations had exhausted his Territory Power. With that, his Territory Barrier shattered and disappeared. 
"Come out, girl!"
Chancing on a brief interval, Li Yi summoned Alleria. 
He did not call upon Alleria sooner to prevent her from triggering the Shocked status and putting him in a compromising position. This was no longer a problem because Light Emperor had run towards the center of the palace. Raising its two-handed greatsword to harness its power, it was ready to initiate Wipeout Light.
The Light Emperor had a signature move called Light Energy Burst. It would first build up its power, prompting a 20-seconds channeling bar above its head that could not be disrupted. However, this channeling period would lengthen when the Light Emperor is attacked. Hence, players needed to give their all and open fire during this phase. 
Once the power charging ends, the Light Emperor will unleash a full-screen killer move, Light Energy Burst, also known as Wipeout Light. 
The light would last for 3 seconds and any contact with its radiance results in death. 
"Shooting Star Arrow Hail!"
Li Yi hid behind Alleria, releasing a second round of Shooting Star Arrow Hail.
There was only one reason for summoning Alleria and that was to act as his human shield... 
It could not be helped. The pets Li Yi owned were not that big. It would be risky to use them to block Wipeout Light. At first glimpse, the tall white elf Alleria was the best candidate. 
"Human, beware. I sense danger."
Adding a bunch of buffs on Li Yi, Alleria held her shield and fastened her gaze on the Light Emperor. 
Li Yi who was attacking with full force paid no attention to her. 
With his Territory Power exhausted, his ATK plummeted. The key to taking care of the Light Emperor now rest on his firepower. 
The Light Emperor's HP was swiftly dropping, and so was the countdown on the channeling bar. Right when the channeling period ended, Li Yi managed to empty its HP. 
"Quiver under my brilliance, mortal!"
The Light Emperor may have died but its Light Energy Burst would still be unleashed. 
A golden light interspersed with lightning exploded like a heatwave to its surroundings. 
Poor human shield, Alleria was killed instantly but Li Yi behind her was without a scratch. 
"This... This is impossible..." the Light Emperor collapsed onto the ground. 
A shimmery yellow Achievement Panel popped out. Li Yi obtained the achievement, The Man Who Surpassed Lightning Speed, for clearing the dungeon. 
[Publish information on dungeon's first kill?]
Li Yi selected to publish under his real name. 
With the screen flooding in red, Li Yi obtained another Hall of Fame achievement for taking down the Eternal Light's first kill. He also obtained +2 Skill Points as a reward. 
Aragon's Emperor Sword flew over and hung above the Light Emperor's corpse, rotating in slow motion. 
This time, the Light Emperor's corpse did not go through the same changes as the Frost Emperor. About 30 seconds later, the Emperor Sword flew back into his backpack. 
Li Yi frowned after taking a look.
There was no Light Imprint on the blade. This meant that the Light Emperor had yet to pledge its allegiance... 
It was not as easy as defeating it once. Whether an emperor in the dungeon would submit depended on luck. 
If it did not submit, then the dungeon had to be tackled a second time. If it still did not submit, the dungeon would need to be tackled a third time... 
Li Yi went up to loot the corpse. A Virtual Inventory Pane popped up, displaying a pile of fragments. 
"Not even one Light Core, what a Trash Hand..."
Li Yi helplessly shook his head, refusing all fragments. He then left the dungeon and headed to the nearest temple. 
Alleria was dead and in order to revive her, she needed to be taken to the temple to have the legendary Sister Angel resurrect her... 
"The Holy Light will save you..."
Sister Angel graciously asked for 1,000 Gold Coins from Li Yi and revived Alleria. 
Having died once, Alleria's Affinity towards Li Yi fell 2,000 points. It was on the verge of dropping below Worship. 
Alleria chided, "Human, I am displeased with your recklessness."
"You'll soon be pleased."
With a gentle wave of Li Yi's arm, Alleria returned to the summoning stone. Rubbing on his Reusable Teleportation Stone, he returned to the continent. 
He had already cleared the two shortest dungeons of Ancient King Series Dungeon. The rest of the dungeons were considerably longer. Taking account of the time, even if he were to try his hand at one now, he would only be able to clear the Normal Mode. 
He would not have enough time to handle a Heroic Mode, so he decided to pursue that the next day. 
Li Yi returned to Celestial Capital and teleported to White Elves' homeland, Silvermoon City. 
He did nothing but took a stroll with Alleria around Silvermoon City, raising her Affinity to more than 3,000 points. 
It had been several thousand years since Alleria's return to her homeland, so her emotions were swelling as Li Yi led her around. 
Suddenly, another first kill appeared, following in Li Yi's footsteps to clear an Ancient King Series Dungeon's Heroic Mode!
[The party led by player, ?? has achieved the first kill of Disappearing Wind's boss, the Wind Emperor. System reward of 2,000 Gold Coins obtained! System reward of 5,000 points Reputation Value with various major cities obtained! System reward of 5,000,000 EXP and +2 Skill Points obtained!]
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Li Yi once lived the dream of every pro gamer. He was at the top of his game with the best equipment, the highest stats, and everything a gamer could ever hope for. However, he soon realized that none of his ill-gotten gains for his to keep when he was branded Public Enemy Number One and killed in the biggest battle of the ages. 

Now, he has the chance to turn back the clock and return to a time before his first mistake put him on the path of no return. This time, Li Yi will make different choices. With that, comes many interesting encounters — like saving a woman in distress then making love to her seven times in a row while her child slept in the next room. However, will he get back to what truly matters?

One thing is for sure, with the memories retained from his past, he will become King of this game. 

Days continued to pass as the maidens were trained. For a normal woman who lived in modern days, the training was rather boring as it mostly involved things that medieval women in human's history would be taught off - reading and writing - in Magi's language of course, history, culture, proper etiquettes, singing, dancing, playing the instruments, and many more. But most of them were topics revolving on how to be a good wife, how to be a good wife, and another how to be a good wife lessons. They even included topics about sexuality and ways of pleasing men in bed.


Until one day, news arrived at each palace. 


"Everyone listen up," the Elite magus, also known as "Malum", who led the group of evil women, started. He had dark green hair, light brown eyes, and pale skin tone. His face looked like he's around mid 30's in age, with handsome looks as well - at a human's perspective at least - since the magi race would often describe this as an average-looking face, and a forever listless expression. Like a warlock of some sort, he wore a black suit and pants with dark boots extending to his knees, covered by a big dark green cloak that extended to his ankles.
The girls who were just bickering and smirking at each other, now gathered in front of Malum. They were in the social room inside the Pémptos palace.
"Tomorrow night, a banquet will be held at the king's palace," he spoke with his slow, condescending voice. "This is your first time attending our banquet since you needed to be trained prior to properly meeting and socializing with the king. I do certainly hope that all the things I taught you remained in that little brain of yours."
At this remark, some girls rolled their eyes.
"Also, be ready to entertain the king and of course, gain his favor if you don't want to be given away to some old, stinking noble or experts. As I mentioned before, the king only needs at least 20 concubines or less and a puppet queen to serve him in bed. Since you humans are not that beautiful, it may as well be 10 or less concubines, and a queen, instead. So be sure to do your best in seducing him."
Everyone murmured and started thinking.
"...Oh! Right.. Before I forgot," he continued. "I prepared a little present for each of you. I've placed it in your room, be sure to use it if you want to be ahead amongst the others. And pleeeease, do something about that cunning Aza~lea? Or whoever she is. She definitely used her wits to gain herself the favor of the king last time," and after a pause, "Again, if they can't be your pawn ~..."
" - get rid of them." everyone chorused.
"And if they block your paths.."
" - get rid of them."
"And if they - "
"Yeah, yeah, we get it, old fart," someone interrupted. It was none other than a long-legged, alluring girl in her 20's with long and smooth purple hair and captivating pink eyes. Her voice, soft yet commanding and very sexy. And her name was "Selena Fidelis".
Malum smirked and raised his right eyebrow.
"Instead of you spouting nonsense over and over again, why don't you just do something about this dress we're wearing? It's like, duh! My hair is purple and I'm wearing dark green? How eggplanty~ can I be? I definitely won't be able to seduce the king at this rate," she babbled nonstop.
"Your straightforwardness always amuses me, Selena." Malum said, smiling. "But of course, I also prepared beautiful gowns for each of you, and don't worry, it's not a pandora dress so it won't change color and design once you wear it. You can also find it in your rooms."
"But aren't we not allowed to dress differently aside from the pandora's dress?" asked the curious one amongst them.
"Oh darling, you're not new here. We never follow orders anyway, so why bother?" Selena answered.
"Yeah, let's just use this to our advantage." answered the other.
"Alrighty~, juuusst asking."
"And what of our very own Odile?" Selena turned to Rania who was staring at the large window, watching the falling leaves outside.
She then turned around to Selena for us to welcome a Rania who lost her glow and brilliance. She now reflected a face of a lifeless yet bewitching doll.
 After a moment of silence, she only said two words. "Not interested".
With that remark, Malum was enthralled and got excited about what's to come of tomorrow's banquet.

And so, tomorrow came. 
Early in the morning, each palace did their best in preparing for the banquet. Everyone prepared their own gifts for the king since this banquet was to celebrate humanity's utter failure in subduing their kind. Trítos and Tétartos palaces were preparing rather reluctantly knowing the reason for the banquet. Défteros and Próta palaces were also reluctant at the beginning but their will to survive was greater, and so they did their best in preparing their gifts. But woe to those in Pémptos who were taking delight in this event. With no kindness in their hearts, they care not of what happened to their own planet - completely accustomed themselves in the world of Magi.
With all the preparations, it didn't take that long for evening to come and for the banquet to commence. 
The palace of the king was decorated so extravagantly that night. The whole "Grand Palace" was filled with red and gold all over. The floor was covered with clear white marble tiles and golden carpet embroidered with white gold roses and other flowers. The middle part of the hall was topped with bright red velvet carpet. Large victorian-looking windows that could be seen at all sides were covered with golden velvet drapes with white gold designs at the seams and ends of each curtain. And what are we to say about the chandeliers? They were simply magnificent and blindingly luminous. They were made of golden gems and crystals supported by white gold metal, very large in appearance, but the distance from the floor to the ceiling made them look a little smaller in size. The marble tables and soft upholstered chairs that looked like mini couches were of very high quality as well. The table was set formally with all the human cutlery, plates, and goblets. There were also musicians prepared at the top right corner of the hall. 
The king's throne was set at the farthest center, elevated amongst the rest. Behind the throne was a very large, translucent white crystal - too big that it reached the ceiling of the hall. It was the most extravagant area in the whole banquet hall and the red carpet led to him. 
One level below him were 4 smaller thrones, 2 on each of his sides, for his "Judges". Another level below them were 12 other magnificent seats, six in each of his sides reserved for the "Generals".

Judging on human standards, the whole palace decoration seems like how a normal human would decorate the royal palace if it weren't for those small floating orbs of light orbiting the white crystal behind the king's throne. There were 12 of them and each radiated a different color - red, blue, green, yellow, white, black, turquoise, purple, pink, brown, light brown, and orange. 
After a little while, everyone gathered. They arrived in different manners. Some arrived via magic portals, some via carriages-looking vehicles, some by flying, and some, just suddenly popping out of nowhere. Most of them wore cloaks of varying colors to protect them from the chilly atmosphere of the night.
The judges and generals sat on their assigned seats. The mythics and legends were in the front row near the king, the nobles on the next, and the others, scattered about. The music began to play as they awaited for the king. None started a thing without him.
Dun-dun-dun-dun!
The mellow music suddenly changed to an upbeat one. In this signal, everyone rose up to welcome the arrival of the king. 

"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny"

Rania just lost her fiance. And now, she's captured by an unknown race called "Magi" to be a consort to their king. The world turned to chaos. How will she survive in this world full of enemies? Where is hope? Where is freedom? Where is salvation? The king, the dragon, and the masked man awaits ...
Come and join her as she unfolds history ...
And uncover the secrets within …
Even if everything is not what it seems …

[WARNING: Some chapters of this book contain mature R-18 content]

Excerpts:

"I can still clearly remember the day it all started.
The memory of it ... still so vivid.
With all my might I tried to forget ... I want to forget! ... but I just can't.
How did it become like this? What did we do to deserve this?"
- Rania
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"When the chosen one
Who is not one of us
Unveils the hidden Truth
The barrier shall be broken
And the path to the unknown shall open

But take heed and be weary
For in the unknown lies trials untold
The pits may be fiery
But take heart!
For history is about to unfold!"
- the Prophecy
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