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[Ongoing] Highest Rank: #32 in Historical Fiction Everyone has their own way to cope with pain. Some says, time heals all wounds. But what if the wound is so deep that the time you have left is not enough to heal you. Would you take an anesthesia to forget the pain? Meet Red Marasigan. Isang aroganteng tagapagmana ng pinakamalaking Entertainment Company sa bansa. Isang araw bago sumapit ang ika-27 karaawan ni Red ay naimbitahan siya ng kanyang kaibigan na si Mark na dumalo sa unang araw ng artifact show sa isang kilalang museo. Sa lahat ng bagay na nasilayan niya, tanging isang bagay ang nakapukaw sa kanyang atensyon. Tulala lamang siya habang pinagmamasdan ito sa loob ng makintab na salamin. *DUG* DUG* DUG* DUG* pagtalon ng kanyang puso habang pinagmamasdan ang bagay na iyon. Maya-maya ay namalayan ni Red ang pagngilid ng kanyang mga luha sa kanyang mga pisnge. Sa di niya malamang dahilan ay nakaramdam siya ng matinding kalungkutan at pangungulila. Dahan-dahan siyang lumapit dito. Sa labas ng salamin ay mga katagang, "Ang kampilan ni Lapu-Lapu, 15th Century" Pagkabasa niya rito ay malakas na dumagungdong ng kanyang dibdib. Kasabay nito ay unti- unti siyang nakarinig ng mga yabag ng kabayo na papalapit sa kanya. Pabilis ng pabilis ang kabog ng kanyang dibdib. Palakas ng palakas ang yabag ng mga kabayo. Unti-unting lumalabo ang kanyang paningin. Umiikot ang kanyang paligid. Iniiling niya ang kanyang ulo na animo'y gustong magising subalit unti-unti siyang nilalamon ng mga imaheng kanyang nakikita. Dahan- dahan siyang napaupo habang nakasabunot sa kanyang ulo. Bago magsara ang talukap ng kanyang mga mata ay nasilayan niya ang malabong imahe ng isang babaeng nakabihis pangtribo. Sino ang babaeng iyon at ano ang kaugnayan ni Red sa Kampilan ni Lapu- Lapu? Can oblivion be the cure to heal the wounds of the past? ABANGANNNN! ----------------------------------------------------- Date started: March 1, 2018 Date finished:

(COMPLETED/ BOYXBOY STORY!) Si AQUANO ay isang sireno na nabibilang sa Unda-e o mga dugong bughaw sa Aquatika-- isang kaharian sa ilalim ng karagatan. Habang si ANDRU naman ay isang pasaway na lalaki kaya ipinadala siya sa probinsiya ng kanyang mommy. Hanggang sa mag-krus ang kanilang landas at isang pag-ibig ang namuo sa pagitan nila. Ngunit kakayanin ba nila ang lahat kung maging ang lupa at dagat ay tutol sa kanilang pagmamahalan?

[BoyXBoy|Yaoi|Historical Fiction] ~The Queen's Secret~ Sa panahon na ang bawat kontinente, bansa, at bahagi ng mundo ay napapsailalim sa pamamaraan ng pagsakop at pamumuno ng iba't ibang imperyo at kaharian. Isang bahagi ng kasaysayan ang hindi naitala sa anumang libro. Isang kasaysayan ng isang kaharian na itinago ng panahon ang siyang hindi napabilang sa mga libro na nagsasabi tungkol sa kasaysayan ng mga bansa, tao, kaharian o mundo. Ito ang isang bahagi ng kasaysayan ng mundo na siyang magpapakita ng anyo ng tunay na pagmamahal sa noong mga nagdaang panahon. Isang bahagi ng kasaysayan na gigising sa tunay na kahulugan ng pagmamahal. Isang bahagi ng kasaysayan na babaliin ang mga maling paniniwala ng mapanghusgang mundo. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2015 ©Adamant

Everyone knew his name but no one had ever called him by it for close to two decades. In that time, he had been no one else but the Lakhan, Supreme Guardian of Lawig, Protector of the Peoples, Lord of the Lake, Light of Danumlawa. But last night…last night… He sat up in bed, still hearing “Joven” echoing in his head. It was his bride calling for him in his dream. The bride he had buried fifty years ago. [Audition piece for Catharsis 2015]

Ang taon ay 1896. Ang mapagpalang taon ng katuparan ng matagal nang paghahangad ng kasarinlan ng mga Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng armadong pakikibaka laban sa merkantilistang Kastila sa luob ng tatlong siglo, tatlong dekada at tatlong taon. Isang dating lakas-pandaigdig na lubos na pinahina ng mga kaguluhan sa Europa bago, habang at pagkaraan ng Himagsikang Pranses; ang lumang emperyo ng Espanya'y unti-unting nahati ng mga karibal nito't mga bagong sibol na lakas-pandaigdig : Alemanya, Ingglatera, Pransya, Amerika at Hapon. Mananaig kaya ang mga rebolusyonaryo laban sa mga dayuhang nakasakop, at sa iba pang dayuhang mananakop, na nagtataglay ng mga bagong gawa at sanay na sandata? Tunay nga kayang magkakaruon ng "kalayaan, pagkakapantay-pantay at pagkakapatiran" pagkatapos ng lahat? Tunghayan ang akdang ito na idinulot ng puot, tinigmak ng luha, hinamig ng pag-ibig at sumasaklaw sa magulong yugto ng kasaysayan ng bansa nati't ng buong daigdig... ________________________________ Karampatang pag-aari © 2014 ni Siniphayo

Highest Rank Achieved: #8 Historical Fiction Genres: Historical Fiction || Romance || Fantasy The glass slipper was her only chance to change her fate, forever. Ella Tremaine's love for the Prince of Trefles Kingdom is undeniable. Prince Adrien Capulet, soon to be Roi of his kingdom is now engaged to Princesse Aurora of Coeurs Kingdom. Ella might never see him again but their fates had changed. On Princesse Juliets' 18th birthday, a ball was held and it was her only chance to confess her feelings. Will Ella ever confess her true feelings towards Prince Adrien before the clock strikes twelve?

The kingdom Dulcia has fallen. Dark creatures have invaded the palace, inslaving all those who work there. The royal family--the only ones able to stop the creatures--have vanished into oblivion. No one has seen or heard from them since the fall. There are rumors. Rumors that they escaped the castle, rumors that they are assembling an army to fight the creatures known as Muraes. Only one thing is for certain. No one knows where they went, nor do they know if they will come back. ________________________________________ Every year, Clair's family goes to the king of Arium's palace for of the most lavish Christmas party imaginable. They meet family, old friends, new acquaininces--anyone they possibly can. Clair never enjoys the huge parties. She prefers to be by herself, drawing or dancing. Until, one year, everything changes. Presented with the most beautiful gift she could possibly imagine, Clair is filled with joy. She clings to her wooden doll with her life, never letting go. When she wakes up one night and it is gone, she panics, searching for it. Only to find a hideous creature. When she is rescued by the same doll she loved, Clair is suddenly swept up into a world of magic, lost kingdoms, and lost royalty. But she is also in the world ruled by darkness. ________________________________________ "When snow falls, the kingdom dies. Light will leave, Dark will rise. It can only be stopped by treasure as pure as gold, as light as air, but strong and bold. Only then will the leader rise, out from ashes and hidden from prying eyes." ***** 2018 Wattys Shortlist 2018 Wattys Longlist Featured story Awesome cover by @elphadora ***** Loosely based on The Nutcracker (both book and ballet)

"As soon as you believe you are a monster is when you become one." After many years of war, the kingdom of Edria is finally in an era of peace--peace obtained by one thing and one thing only. A deal. King Regol has made a deal with the devil, or rather, a beast. A monster. Or so he claims. When he uses the deal for his own advantage, he threatens a girl named Zara, who has had everything but her family taken away. Zara is ordered to kill the beast Regol made a deal with, unbenownst to her that the deal even exists. When her attempt fails, she is left with two choices: to never go back home, or to learn from the beast so she can take back what is hers. She faces dangers on the castle grounds she thought were only stories; magic, creatures that kill a person in a single puff of air, and lastly, the beast, who can barely control the darkness that has buried itself in him for years. The longer she is on the castle grounds, however, the more she realizes everything is more than it seems... ...and that she has a power she could only dream about. **** A retelling of Beauty and the Beast Wonderful cover by @nicegirlsreadbooks Highest rank: #1 in Fantasy #4 in Adventure