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Crown of Shadow and God  by darlingofflames
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Death, immortality, and most of all, balance; Dearil thought he was conquering those. Little did he know, it was hatred that was slowly consuming him whole. *** Dearil Burrough is born with the symbol of death. But he is afraid of death. And so death followed him around. As a member of a clan blessed with a god's ichor, he's been taught over and over how he should die for the sake of the balance long distorted by the war between the god of light and the god of night. However, after witnessing his father kill himself in front of cheering people, the battle is no longer about saving the world. His battlefield now lies underneath his deep-seated hatred against the predetermined fate programmed in his system. He is meant to be victorious. But only on one battlefield. With the fate of the world hanging on his shoulder, would he follow his fate and save it or step on it to avenge the people stolen from him?
The God Of Stygians (Stygians Duology #2) by ailous_vain
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You'll never know what kind of secrets everyone's shadow has witnessed. The people in Valteroz who was scared of their own shadow was now in peace because of the disappearance of Stygians, a monster who's devouring infants in exchanged for the tameable shadows each people can have. But the one who witnessed everything is coming back to ask for the payment. The God Of Stygians is back. (YOU SHOULD READ FIRST THE CHILD OF STYGIANS TO AVOID CONFUSIONS AND SPOILERS!) The God Of Stygians| Dark Fantasy | Filipino & English| AilousVain
The Child Of Stygians (Stygians Duology #1) by ailous_vain
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People in Valteroz were no longer afraid of war, but to the darkness they owned. For there's a monster residing in their shadow. The more powerful it is, the more strength you need to tame it, well the compensation was pricey: infants who wield death symbols must be a sacrifice. Not until a girl named Xaria Lin Menoa who finally acquired the power of Stygians came. As she unravels the mystery of the prejudice their family was facing, she's starting to understand that the Stygians that everybody feared were now becoming her shadows. "So, what will you do if your rival is your own shadow?" The Child of Stygians Book 1 of Stygians Duology COMPLETED Fantasy| Filipino & English| 2021 #1 darkfantasy 03/13/21
The Only Hope for Me is You by HannahRedspring
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[A TAGLISH ROMANCE NOVEL - 2021 VERSION] [2025 VERSION PUBLISHED UNDER KPUB] 'One can't unlove someone that the soul cannot forget.' A living doll in a cage. That's how Maxene Angela Campbell describes her life. Under her mother's wing, she is restricted to explore the world around her. All her life, what her mother says, she is expected to comply. Perfection, reputation, dignity, influence, and honor; those were the chains that kept her feet flying away from the responsibilities that her mother tasks her to do. To please her mother, a good daughter will listen and will do nothing but do as her told. Living in a life with her soul dying, death what she thought her escape from all of her pain and uncertainties overflowing in her life. However, is it wrong for her to hope for a miracle after meeting the inconspicuous Travis Joseph Hayes? Book 1 : Slightly Edited Book 2 : Unedited Book 3 : Unedited Book 4 : Unedited 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 This is a standalone side story from the book 'The Spectrum of LIFE' and is inspired by the song of My Chemical Romance with the same title. PUBLISHED : 8.01.20 COMPLETED : 09.30.21 Cover by YenYen Typography by Guardianlovers [PUBLISHED IN WATTPAD, FINOVEL, NOVELAH and STORYON ONLY]
As We Are by polarisine
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When Zeno Madrigal's father asked him to settle down, marriage was the last thing on his mind. But after a chance encounter with the intriguing Charlotte Costales, he thought maybe he could make it work. Charlotte had her own reasons for saying yes, hoping their unusual match might be exactly what she needed. But the reality of a rushed marriage catches up fast, and their whirlwind arrangement soon reveals how complicated love, trust, and commitment can be. Join Zeno and Charlotte as they battle personal doubts, unexpected bonds, and all the people rooting for their relationship to fail. Will they discover a real connection-or decide they were never meant to be more than strangers?
If no one remembers you, did you ever live? by weakdreamer
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Raya thrived on chaos and cruelty; even her own death was a weapon. She believed ending her life would be her ultimate victory⏤the moment Carlo broke, proof she is more than just a shadow. To hurt was to matter; to shatter others was to leave a mark. But the afterlife wasn't what she expected. The grave gave her no crown, no peace⏤only silence, only absence. From the void, she watches her body rise again with the soul of her murdered twin sister. Lira moves where Raya cannot and loves where Raya would only burn. Carlo mistakes that tenderness for hers, and Raya's final act unravels into mockery. She had thought herself unforgettable. Yet as she confronted her fading existence, struggling to escape a death no one knows, one question haunted her: if no one remembers you, did you ever live? *** Genre: Dark Fantasy/Psychological Horror/Supernatural Realism Language: English Status: Sealed in the Archive (Completed) Book Cover Illustrated by Chiko Lapengu
somewhere the sun still waits by sixromances
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Novella Oriel lives by the rules⏤her family's, her faith's, her own. In a quiet town where appearances matter more than truth, she's always been the good daughter. But when Laleia Luelle drifts back into town on a borrowed bike, sunlight in her hair and nowhere left to go, Novella's carefully ordered life begins to tremble. Laleia is everything Novella isn't: wild-hearted, untethered, and unafraid to say the wrong thing. But beneath the easy charm is a girl with ghosts⏤wounds she hides behind soft defiance and a fear of being seen too clearly. As the summer stretches on, the two girls find themselves drawn to each other. But love, no matter how gentle, can't exist in a vacuum. Not when shame lingers like smoke, and the people you love expect you to stay small. Book Cover: moonmade
KAMPO MORTE #1: Iustitia Mortem (PUBLISHED UNDER IMMAC PPH) by xKaiMorix
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| COMPLETE | "In a world where justice has been forgotten, will the traces of death be remembered? Will the verdict of the vile prevail? Or this is a wonted version of justice denied?" A student named Alakin Serverse is in woe with his mind after he suffer from memory loss. When he came back to school, he was invited by the institution to be part of a camping program, at first he's not interested but later on found himself in the camp-after a mysterious invitation came across his door every midnight. On the campsite known as-Kampo Morte-he met students from different universities. They found out that it was not just a normal camp, they then started to wonder. Find out how Alakin and his four newly mate unravel the lurking mystery and horror on the camp. Clues after clues, fear over death and mysteries beyond discoveries-all for a crime; forgotten in the past. What truth awaits them? Five mysteries with five different stories. Five people from different universities, each with different purpose and characters but one goal is to answer the question, "Why are you here?" What will they found out? A justice for the dead or a justice taken away from the dead? GENRE: MYSTERY | THRILLER | HORROR HIGHEST RANKINGS ACHIEVED 🏅1st in Codes 🏅3rd Harassment 🏅4th in Camp 🏅6th Case 🏅7th Killings 🏅8th in Ciphers 🏅34th Brutal DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Filipino-English.
The Progeny by heartpluma
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Clairtangency is a psychic ability that involves receiving intuitive information through the sense of touch⏤and it's something that Zylith Zulueta has had since the moment she was born. But her birth was shrouded in tragedy. Delivered in the midst of an exorcism, she grew up marked as the progeny of evil, feared and condemned by those around her... not until Eclipse came into her life. Nakahanap si Zylith ng bagong pananaw tungkol sa kaniyang kakayahan, nang mapabilang siya sa grupong ito ng mga paranormal investigators. Ngayon, gamit ang kaniyang mga pangitain, lalabanan nila ang mga elementong gumagambala sa sinumang lalapit at hihingi ng tulong sa kanilang grupo... *** "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘆" © 2025 by 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗮
Underworld University: The Mystic Quest by mireillawesson
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[ 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃 ] 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃: 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐒 & 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝟏 Si Aika ay kilala bilang isang popular girl sa kanyang school. Mayroon siyang marangya at masayang buhay kasama ang kanyang mga magulang, kaibigan, at kasintahan, kaya't para sa kanya, wala na siyang mahihiling pa. Ngunit pagkatapos ng unang insidente niya sa isang Unholy, doon na rin nag-umpisang maging miserable ang buhay ni Aika dahil lahat ng magagandang bagay sa kanyang buhay ay unti-unting nawala at halos mapalitan ng sakit at paghihirap. Sa gitna naman ng kanyang pagluluksa sa masalimuot niyang buhay ay nakilala niya ang isang grim reaper at dinala siya nito sa lugar na tinatawag na Underworld at isa pala itong guro sa isang paaralan doon. Kinumbinsi siya nito na mag-enroll at pumasok sa paaralan na tinatawag na Underworld University, kung saan nagsasanay ang mga night-crawler na maging Unholy Spirit Hunters. --- Featuring: Ryo Yoshizawa & Honoka Yahagi [ Fantasy | Romance | Action | Adventure ] Started: November 2016 Ended: September 2022 Former title: Underworld University: School of Beasts © All Rights Reserved 2016, 2022