𝐈𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞? Liao Mengzhang is the second son of the Crimson General. He has always thought of war as his only path, one he is destined to conquer. He has never lost a battle. Until he does. When Mengzhang is captured by Ba'yen soldiers, his first plan is murder. But his physician Junmo has other ideas. Sometimes, the distinction between right and wrong might not be so clear after all. 𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐅 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. Note: The events of 'Another Path' happen before the start of ASOF. Liao Mengzhang is first mentioned in 'A Sliver Of Frost' Chapter 25: Disciples of Kuang. He also appears in Chapter 27: From Silver Moon Peak to Jin'guan Town. (I) (4950 words) -- 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭, 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘙.𝘍 𝘒𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘨'𝘴 "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘞𝘢𝘳", 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤. - @𝘔𝘪𝘺𝘢𝘏𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘪 𝘈 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘴 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱. - @𝘈𝘻𝘪𝘢𝘌𝘭𝘨𝘢 #1 in lifechoices (Feb 2022) Featured on @WattpadShortStory *EXCLUSIVE TO WATTPAD

"Just remember, William. . . you shall not fall. You shall not fear, there's no time to fear. This world is on the brink of change, leylines are fragile and the natural energies flow is changing." In the tale of "The Pursuit of Genesis," lies a world where the sacred process of creation has been disrupted, leaving a trail of chaos in its wake. As centuries pass, William, a resident of a humble town on the outskirts of the nation, becomes plagued by haunting dreams that reveal the horrifying initiation process of Genesis. Driven by an insatiable curiosity and an unyielding spirit, William embarks on an investigation, determined to uncover the truth behind his unsettling dreams. Along the way, he faces relentless dangers and formidable obstacles, thrown his way by fate. As William's journey unfolds, he discovers an astonishing revelation- his profound connection to the sacred cycle of Genesis. Guided by the events, he learns about survivors who witnessed the cataclysmic calamity that shattered their reality. Desperate to restore their people's freedom and offer them a chance at a life unhindered, these survivors seek to terraform the world anew. Their unwavering determination propels them on the relentless Pursuit of Genesis, stopping at nothing to achieve their lofty goal.

In a land as ancient as time itself, something stirs in the darkness, waiting to be awoken... There is a strangeness to the land. Nathaniel is a guardsman of the city of Ollorath, the capital of the Great Republic. His life is changed forever when he is exposed to the evil lurking near the forest outside the city. It becomes his quest to prepare the city for the approach of a doom never seen before in the land. When his friends and fellows do not believe what he has seen and abandon him, he must venture alone to seek help from places further afield and ensure the future of his people. His quest will take him far beyond the borders of his homeland and to places unfathomable to the likes of men, to keep evil at bay and restore peace and prosperity to a stricken land *** For a Map of Ilandri please see the website link on my profile *** Cover by the wonderful @cheribabycreative

This is just a short horror story based on one of my old DnD plays. I might continue the story, but don't count on it.

| x4 ꜰᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ | ❝ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍꜱ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ? ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴏᴏꜱᴇ? ❞ Ever since she was sold to the Kingdom of Racaea as a young child, Sabre has grown up on the castle grounds as a blacksmith's apprentice for the royal family. Through the heat and metal that she learnt to love, the sorrowful longing for her homelands still persisted in her heart. Now a war looms in the near future between the two kingdoms and her childhood friend, Prince Kayne, asks Sabre to pretend to be his queen so he can become the High Fae King. She's torn between the love that coils in her chest and the instinct that tells her what's right. Which side will she choose to fight for when everything she has come to know and cherish is on the line? Will she betray her friends? Or will she return to the kingdom she was born in? BOOK ONE - COMPLETE NEEDS HEAVY EDITING COVER GRAPHIC BY @8hhh03 | (@graphics8hhh03 on Fiverr) 2022 © -DeeIsDead-