Black ash clouded the night sky as my lungs burned. The gnawing fear licked my mind as we ran from our towards the village gates. Our only exit from the once safe haven. Flames gnawed mercilessly at the homes and markets that made our village home, now destined to ruin and ash. Shrieks of terror were heard, from those lost to the flames and those that ran in hopes of saving what little they now had. Adrenaline pumped through my veins as my father ran before me, trying his best to ensure our safety and that we remained close together. We ran to the overtowering village exit. Towards the gates. Towards the gates... The Gates, that wooden structure, that brought a sense of hope that now turned to dread. They were sealed closed, locking everyone within... With the betrayal of those he thought he could trust, Ame is forced to continue onward. With a shared loss of their once safe haven, now laid to blood and ashes, Ame travels with his new companions, Tarrah and Rion, in hopes to move forward. But fate does everything for a reason. Now they will learn untold secrets that have always been hidden underneath the surface and find aid in beings they didn't know exist. Learning many powerful things will continue to aid them in getting closer to the truth that was unforeseeable. Among these truths will lie the power of the name. Names hold power in this world, that even He, chooses to keep hidden from his beloved... Ame will learn many secrets and with them what it truly means to be mated to the Demonic King. (Process of being edited)

THE YEAR IS 2050. Human-like androids have become integrated into society and every household, becoming part of our daily lives. They look exactly like us from the pigment of their artificial skin to every follicle of their hair. They protect. They serve. They obey. They learn. Tyler North is a struggling young photographer in New York. When he wins a voucher for a personalized android, Tyler reluctantly purchases one and names it Aiden. Instead of a dull subservient Android, he was blown away by Aiden's adaptiveness, and is not like the regular androids Tyler had met before. However, Tyler can't hide Aiden's free-willed gift against the corporation that built him who planned to use Aiden for a more sinister purpose. Whoever controls Aiden can change Earth for the better...or worse. Mechanical Gods is a near-future Science Fiction Epic by D. Alec Lyle, infused with stylized heart-pounding action, sleek thriller, and provocative intrigue. Picked as part of Wattpad's Up and Coming List (2018), and Editor's Choice List (2020). STATS: 132,385 words [ 511 pages in a paperback ] [Highest -- #1 in Science Fiction] [ #1 in Philosophical ] [ #1 in Android ] [ #1 in LGBT ] [ #1 in artificialintelligence]

Like any other teenager, I wanted a damn break from school. Well, a murder on campus gave me that break. Sadly (for me, mostly) the murder had to do with my new... "friend": a homicidal, obsessive, cunning, and possessive stalker with an irritating sense of humor. How did I stumble onto the stalker of all stalkers? no. damn. clue. What I do know is that they text me obsessively, kill people around me, and threaten my friends and family if I throw away my phone or tell the cops. Well, they cover the categories of insane, murderous, and annoying, so I'm already screwed. But that doesn't mean I'm going down without a fight.

What if the world of spirits is closer than you'd think? What if they lived alongside us day-to-day. It's been almost 15 years since these two worlds were combined fully. An insane necromancer used a ritual to arise King Maxwell the IV from the dead to be his servant, but things go horribly wrong when the king comes back with his entire army and goes to war with the living. How can they fight something that is already dead? Now that the old king is at rule it's normal to see a headless man strolling the streets on his way to work. Donovan along with thousands of people who are still alive and haven't commit suicide are trying to get along in their harsh world, but living with the undead can cause more problems than it's worth when the king declares that one of his son's is to be engaged and he wants a human. Cover by: xenomorphius