Now back on Wattpad! ---- In a land covered in eternal night, a young girl's light is all that stands between Mankind and the Forces of Darkness. When the Sun Goddess vanished under mysterious circumstances a thousand years ago, she left the land of Kuro blanketed in eternal night. Over time, the people learn to harness what remains of the Goddess: the precious and finite resource known as the Goddess Essence. Kurokyuu Orbs, miracles of modern technology, harvest the Goddess Essence and provide light and power to all. But there is a problem: the Goddess Essence is running out. And it couldn't have come at a worse time. Whispers abound of a growing evil in the North; stories of shadows that can only be harmed by the light of the sun. From out of the darkness rises the City of the Sun. Light Spires shine through all twenty-four hours, providing artificial sunlight for all. Everyone that is, but the residents of the Utter Darkness. In this forsaken place, Mina, a young orphan, is forced to beg and steal on the streets to sustain herself in the hardscrabble way of life. In the darkest corners, Marauders lurk, hunting little girls, searching for the one known only as "The Maiden". When Mina falls captive to a roving band of Marauders, she is faced with a life-altering decision: reveal the secret she has been hiding her entire life or stay silent and risk losing her already meager existence? When people die as a result of her inaction, Mina realizes her secret is no longer hers to keep. A secret that lies in a most unusual ability: The power to manifest sunlight... Copyright © 2013 - 2014 Michael Limjoco

My English teacher has us write 750-1000 words per two weeks or so, and this is the story. The plot is a bit nebulous at the moment, but I hope you'll enjoy it anyway. Thanks! Updates Saturdays, this may change to Fridays. 11/2 note: Budha II needs to be re-revised 11/15 note: Budha IV will be undergoing some dramatic changes in the very near future. 1/1 note: The update is twice as long, sorry it was so late. Happy New Year everyone! 1/18 note: I realize the style/quality is extremely inconsistent. I wrote most of this during NaNoWriMo, and sometimes I just had to get through a scene, so I apologize if it's wonky. I'm trying to edit as much as I can, but I'm not spending too much time on it. Thanks for keeping up with this! 2/15 Note: Updating Tuesday this week, I'm super busy. Double update, though! 2/25 Note: Sorry! Time kind of got away from me. Double update again, since it's late, and I'll post it as soon as I can. 3/1 Note: And the Budha section is finished! There are 8 sections total, some shorter than others. Since the end of the Budha section was only another 1.7k words, I'll wrap up with the start of the next section. 3/29 Note: Sorry about the lack of updates! March kind of decided to kill me. Not entirely sure how I'm going to deal with the next update, but it will be dealt with by the end of today. Sorry for the holdup! 4/13 Note: Well, I figured out how to deal with it, but this is officially going on hiatus until, oh, late May, possibly even June. I'm really sorry! Getting to be the end of the school year, though, and it's just one long push to the end. Again, sorry about this! 8/13 Note: And summer has come and gone. Unfortunately, this is on hiatus indefinitely, as I'm busy applying to college -- too busy to give this the editing and attention it deserves. Thank you very much for following this, I hope to pick it back up once I get a chance!

On her seventeenth birthday, Kami receives a mysterious artifact and a ticket to visit her estranged grandparents in Egypt. When she arrives, no one is there to meet her. Alone in an unfamiliar country, she discovers their disappearance is only part of a greater threat. Whispers of strange creatures made of a shadowy substance can be heard among the nomads of the desert. A new queen has quietly come to power, given strength by a powerful evil unleashed when she opens an ancient jar. Kami must rely on a band of misfit friends she makes along the way to save her grandparents and stop the queen. But does the handsome boy she just met have the answers, or is he part of the reason for her grandparents' disappearance? Born of Shadow is the first book in the Shadow Wars Series and is a featured story on Wattpad. It has hit top 10 rankings in adventure, fantasy and paranormal hotlists. It was chosen by the hit TV show ONCE UPON A TIME for Best Heroes & Villains and is now available to buy on Amazon! © Copyright 2014, All rights reserved

Ellany was raised in a shielded place; fed lies since before she could walk. When beasts that should have only existed in her nightmares rip her from everything she holds dear, her will to continue is shattered. She tells herself she is prepared to die there on the forest floor. Yet, in her deepest state of darkness, she is saved by someone who deems her worthy of something she doesn't quite understand. Something so much bigger than her own misfortunes that she begins to fear it. Taken from the one person she trusts, she is forced to decipher friend from foe, and face her inner monster, alone. The darkness continues to advance and more are falling victim to their own demons. The line between humanity and beast is thinning. There is a war to wage against an overpowering evil. She must prevail or all is lost.