ARISTA DOES NOT like monsters or dragons, but sometimes to slay a monster, you have to embrace your inner monster. In this modern day retelling of A Thousand and One Nights, sometimes, you just have to survive one night in order to survive a thousand more. ▂ ▂ ▂ ▂ ▂ ▂ ▂ ▂ ▂ [#574SS]

*WATTPAD FEATURED STORY 16/03/2018* ☁ ☁ ☁ Where else will a girl be able to find a boy with a giant heart other than in the fortress in the clouds? ☁ ☁ ☁ Inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk. Highest Rank Short Story: #16 ***

He had always believed in science until one day, a meteorite smashed into his yard, forcing him to bind to a heroic world saving script. The worst thing was that the script didn't even follow common sense. Others become a superhero while he becomes a super-nanny. So in his left hand is a "Cub Encyclopedia" and in the right, is a small milk bottle to feed the small cub clinging on to his leg. Today, he is trying his best to save the world. _________________

Chapter One of a story I started. I'm only posting chapter one to get some feedback so I can see what works and what doesn't. It was a normal assignment: "parent" an egg for two weeks to learn about responsibility. For Kyle, however, the end of the assignment brings about a whole new beginning.

Wang Li Xun, the Crown Prince, goes out hunting for the Celestial Flower to save his mother from a terminal illness. When he nearly dies from the attack of a mythical beast, he is saved by a mysterious boy who lives in the mountains. To repay his kindness, Li Xun offers the boy a place to stay in his royal palace and employs him to be his personal bodyguard. But little does he know that he has brought home a girl instead. Completed: 4/2/2020 (Word count: 60,000 - 70,000) Highest rankings: #1 in Historical Fiction #1 in Romance #5 in Diverse Lit Featured on Wattpad || Community Curator: @KateLorraine - May 2022 Featured on Wattpad || Lunar New Year - February 2022 Featured on WattpadAsianFantasy || Asian Fantasy Recommendations - September 2021 Featured on Wattpad || Stories of Trailblazing Asian Characters - May 2021 ========================================== Copyright © 2019-2023 by Kim_Knights

"Why are you doing this? Why did she put me up with some slut?" he snarled getting in my face. "You are no fit to be a Luna. I should just reject you right now." My face was blank as I looked at him. "You have no idea how wrong you are," I replied. "And go ahead and reject me. It'll not phase me one bit. I had not planned on joining a pack or having a mate." With that, I started to walk away, before I turned back and glaring at him. "Also, get to know me first. You might be surprise as to what I can offer." And with that, I walked out of Starbucks, upset that I didn't get pa- I mean... laid. At least... I smirked pulling out my mate's wallet from the back of my skirt and looking at it. I did get his money. ______________________________________________________________ Skylar Ross, mainly known as Sky, hasn't had the best of pasts. To begin with, she is half human and half wolf. Her father, the Alpha of her old "pack" was mated to a human and had her. "A mistake" as her father puts it. "Not worthy to be the Luna of her pack". So what'd he do? Abuse her, torture her, rape her, etc. and made her watch him kill her mother, his mate. At the age of five, she ran away with her best friend, not wanting to stay there anymore after her mother had been killed. With the help of some rogues, the two females had mastered fighting at a young age. And by the time they were 8, Sky started a group of rescuing those that were abused, just as she was. She thought it'd be better to have a life as a rogue than have a life of slavery. Now, at the age of 18 and 8 people later, Sky is about to get the time of her life as she enters the Dark Shadow Pack and the Alpha Drake Shade, the youngest running Alpha. With him and her group, her whole life changes as she fights to be the Luna as her father had thought was not possible for the half-breed. A/N: I suck at descriptions. -.-

Hell was the worst place to be after death. The torture is inevitable and the conditions are miserable. There is no remorse for those who have committed a crime and they got everything they deserved: Eternal Punishment. And who better to lead the torture party than the son of the Devil himself? However, Lucifer is not who everyone thinks he is. And when friendly little Sally gets sent to Hell she is furious. Sally refuses to sit back and take some unjust punishment; and when the Angels of Heaven ignore her pleas for help, she takes matters into her own hands. But something sinister is brewing between the forces of Heaven and Hell... And this something might just lead to the destruction of all humanity... unless it can be stopped...

Christine doesn't like people. She lives alone, has a pet cockroach to defend herself with, and has her route home timed specifically so she doesn't have to talk to people. All this changes however when she is stolen from her dorm room and forced to play host to a vampire named Damien. Christine has never met anyone crueler in her life, and worse, he wants to drink her blood. Can Christine escape before its too late? Or will she be forced to live as a vampire slave forever? Find out in Diary of a Non-Conformist Vampire Victim!

Ailith has had a secret crush on popular girl Holly since high school. When vampires kill everyone they ever knew, will Ailith finally get a chance to tell Holly how she feels? Who is the little boy who keeps appearing in Ailith's dreams? More importantly, will Ailith survive the rainstorm that is turning the entire world into blood-drinking monsters? *** Editor's Choice November 2020, August 2021 | Watty Paranormal Winner 2020 *** Ailith Ying is a college student whose family is turned into vampires during a toxic rainstorm. Her only hope of saving them is to find an elusive and rare medicine known as a Lumin pill. Unfortunately, she is kidnapped and taken to Miami by two of her friends who are on the run from the vampire horde. Soon, as the infection spreads across America, Ailith must find her way back to her family and save the world. **** Our world is dying. We thought the end of times would come from the plague, from disease, from war - it came from beneath the Black Waters. Cover designed by Frances Louise De Ramos

Toma is only nine when he is taken from his family to become a soldier for the Duro Empire. His childhood friend, Silvia, is left behind, dreaming of escape from her punishing life in the desert. Years later, after risking his life for the Empire, Toma hopes to return home and marry Silvia. But Toma's commander has other plans: a mysterious island, rumoured to be the home of magical beings, has been rediscovered and the Empire is preparing for conquest. Will Toma get home fast enough to reunite with Silvia? Will Silvia still be there when he returns? Journey to the Forgotten Island is a novel about the fight for survival and justice against empire and oppression. With a diverse cast of characters, inspired by colonial and revolutionary history, this novel delves into a dark and amoral fantasy world. Fans of George RR Martin, Amitav Ghosh and Ursula Le Guin will love this series about the long battle of love and justice against the odds. Read this story if you like: LGBTQ+, diverse and complex characters; expansive worlds; social justice themes; adventures and thrills; secrets and plot twists; gritty, dark fantasy.