𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝖿𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗒𝖾𝗍 𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗇 𝖻𝗒 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗒, 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗂𝗋 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗄𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗐𝖾𝗉𝗍 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝖺𝗅, 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗇𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾. Klaus Mikaelson / OC The Vampire Diaries © -ripperstxfan cover and banner: @swafflxs ( will not follow the show's storyline ) ( i do not own the vampire diaries universe, it belong to it's rightful owners: julie plec, kevin williamson, cw and warner bros. ( also lj smith as the characters are loosely based on her books ) but evelyn and the other original characters are created by me. )

When the war brings a young enemy soldier to the ruined palace Tabeya calls home, the truth about her past emerges, chasing her into the desert, where she must elude her vengeful guardian for the sake of her freedom and her forbidden love. ***** In her lonely tower, Tabeya dreams of the world beyond it. That world becomes real when she meets Humban, a young general from a rival kingdom who isn't afraid to ask the questions Tabeya can't face about herself. Those questions bring answers that lead them into the desert, away from the goddess who imprisoned Tabeya. Enraged at her escape, Tabeya's guardian hunts her and Humban relentlessly across the war-torn land, where the elements are vicious and survival isn't guaranteed. In the treacherous world where Tabeya finds herself, she must fight for her happy ending or let her past destroy her future with the man she was never meant to love. [[Word count: 150,000 - 200,000 words]] Content warning: this story contains themes of violence.

Li Xiang is the Priestess of the Moon, she can see read the stars and fortune as well as misfortune to her people. However, the life of a Priestess consists of nothing but loneliness: she can neither leave the palace nor meet with anyone but the Emperor and his advisors. One day a mysterious servant boy named Rui sneaks into her room, daring her to go outside if he wins against her in a game. Upon meeting him, she also befriends a female warrior and a scholar, and realizes life is much more than the palace. When the day comes she can either choose to go down the road her heart truly desires but bring ruin to the kingdom, or ignore the one chance she will ever have to leave this life? *** "My fate has been decided for me." "There's no such thing as that," he said. "We all make our own fate." "But the stars tell me--" I stopped talking when he holds my face in his hands, warm hands cupping my cheeks, brown eyes looking into my eyes. "Then stop looking at the stars. Look at me." A love story about fate, finding one's identity, stepping out of your comfort zone, and, most of all, choosing between your happiness or the happiness of others... [[Word Count: 80,000-90,000]] Wattys Fantasy Winner 2021