The Gathering is christened on the eve of the Falling stars. Where those who have been chosen for this path, this destiny, will congregate. The souls who have passed the trials left behind may pass forth to find... Immortality. Those who have failed may the gods show mercy upon you and your soul. Two years ago five unknowing people set out on a journey, one that tested their ability to survive and adapt. Each one had their own reason for this journey, each one had a reason to give up. The Race is now over but immortality is still lost, the five have new dangers to face. But the lure of the gods star holds a bigger destiny, one that places the fate of an entire world on the shoulders of seven. Seven souls marching the line between Damnation or immortality. The clues will lead them farther, draw them deeper, and uncover a legend that will alter their lives forever. As the pawns move into their final position, the Gathering commences once more. 'Do not be fooled, Your lives this quest has ruled. Yet the treasure is sweet, There will be more pawns for you to meet. The Race is at an end and your fates can no longer unbend.'

Something has gone wrong, The worlds future has gone dark. The Four Horsemen, in charge of the apocolypse fall into panic. The world is not supposed to end yet, but the current road leads to nothing. Death and his brothers must resort to a Prophecy that was never meant to be, one foretelling the New-Blood's. Humans born with the mark of the Horsemen, who have been shaped for the roles. Each horsemen is equipped with their Heir and Retainer (Protector) except for Death... 13 years... 13 years she spent inside of a four foot by six foot grey cement cell. She could have gone mad, she could have just killed herself. But instead she waited and then it happened, her dream came to reality. Her cell door opened and her dark angel came to Save her. Morrigan is released from her confinment only to be placed in another. Death has chosen her to be his Heir, and she is less than thrilled about it. The Other horsemen hate her, her Retainer is a pushy 4000 year old Demon, and Death is oddly optimistic. Now she must train her mind and soul to prepare to ride the Pale horse of Death. But the price she must pay in order to gain the Title of Death may be to steep, even for a child that was raised on death row.

Imagine the second you're born, a consultant removes you from your mother's grasp and runs a battery of genetic and physiological tests on you. Thirty minutes later they give you a score out of one hundred which denotes your level of perfection. If your score is above eighty and you work hard to maintain that score you will have a charmed life; well fed, well-rewarded, spoiled. But fall below eighty and you're labelled Flawed, and life will not be so kind. Hannah is adopted by a Flawed family when her birth parents choose their social standing over their daughter and endures a life of struggle, hunger and service. One day Hannah is escorted to the regional government office and told that the Consultant who delivered her, who labelled her Flawed got it wrong! Now, she is being relocated back to her birth parents, to live as one of the Ninety-Five- all medically and legally judged as perfect. Entering this new life Hannah has an impossible decision to make which puts not only hers, but the lives of everyone she cares about at great risk. "The Numbered- where no one wants to be number one". Authors notes: -This is a first draft of my story and will be edited soon. -2013 Began writing Flawed -2015 Watty Winner/ Named changed to The Numbered -2016 Completed The Numbered -2019 Optioned by eOne for development into a TV show.

What would you do for Immortality? Would you kill? Sell your soul? What would you give? The rumors have spread, the tales have been told. The lives have been lost, the race for immortality still rages on. Since man could first walk, could think, could talk. They have searched for a way to become immortal, to sustain beauty for all of time. The reasons may change and vary over time but the objective remains the same. Natalia The Princess, Mhercee The Weapon, Aierah The Memory, Jaeson The Marksman, and Paz The Angel each person different from the next. Each path that leads them twisting, and each purpose for searching varying. Some have been hired, Some want it for selfish reasons, Others have no other path to choose. In the end only one can walk away with immortality.The path to Immortality is pathed in blood, and when They stand before it, will any of them be able to say with honesty that they are pure of heart.

The Wolf is wearing Red, and the Hood is Big and Bad. The roles have been twisted and torn. This is a new spin on an old tale, Meet the Families, The Mafia's. With a couple new additions, only to include those that were left out. The Red Huntsmen, bent on destroying the Wulfs. The Vipers Nest, and The Asian Dynastys, Ruled by Nyoka Vypir and Dezarae Ang Ikatlong. The Snake and The Spider, controlled by the Hunter. The oldest Family that had lived when the forest was still green, The Hells Hounds. Controlled By a man known only as King. Stryker, Web, Fate are all men who have lost everything to these Mafia's that have complete control over City. Their only ally is their new director, Helios Orion Aka The Grand-Daddy. A man who has collected this small group of dangerous, deadly men who have only one goal in life. To bring down these Mafias. Enter Lil'Red. Her secrets slowly begin to rise, pushing these men far past their limits. But her knowledge on the Mafia leaders, and her disturbing connection to both of the powerful men running them, prove to be invaluable. How Far can Lil'Red push the men until they find out? And when they do she is the only one that can save them. The Forest is a Dangerous Place to be when the Wolves are out, But nothing can compare to this new age forest.