"You are under arrest by The Congregation of Creatures... may the Gods have mercy on your soul." We worked for The Congregation of Creatures. We were the head of the Band of Hunters: the White-Collars. We were legends. People looked up to us in awe. On a routine arrest for an illegal trade of creatures, Xenia breaks protocol, and is dumped in the middle of nowhere, forced to teach at a school she has no business being at, put on probation until she can prove herself. The enchanting school holds many chilling secrets that will push Xenia to do things she's never had to deal with. Jake meanwhile finds himself in sticky situations hunting down more law breakers without his partner in crime, and discoveries that would send a shiver down the spines of the fearless. In a compelling tale of creatures, tainted education, and warriors, the two find themselves fighting for what deserves a fight, tangled in a web of secrets, and immersed in an enchanting world of history.

Not a happy ending. Nor novel structured. Neither predictable, not quite relatable. Let your mind wander, and your imagination run away with you. Because baby, we are at the end of the world.

"I've died thousands of times and I can promise you that I will die a thousand times more," he breathed. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Structured society had been demolished nearly a decade before this time when the War Heads, as well as hundreds of other aliens, made their settlement in our world. There are no policemen, swat teams, protective services, or Robotic Armed Militia to defend us anymore. They had been wiped out as soon as the civilized system was corrupted. Only two million remain from what was once seven billion... now it is only us who can protect ourselves, the ones that are young and able to adapt the easiest to these situations, but there is only so much adaptation we can do. We have to get to New York and find somebody. Things are about to get much worse unless we ally, but loose ends will destroy us and our system will be torn down again. God, if you are there, what do you expect us to do?

BOOK ONE OF THE PROGRAM SERIES *** The Program has three rules. One: no Transfers. Once a soldier has been inducted into one of the Nine Units of the Program, he is bound to that Unit for the rest of his fifteen year service. Two: the Program is trusted to protect the final civilization of earth, the nation of Creatan, and all those within it, at all costs. Three: all those inducted into the Program must serve a sentence of fifteen years. Once he has completed the minimum service of fifteen years, a soldier of the Program may re-enter Creatan as an honored member of society. In a post-apocalyptic and ever-changing world, Aiden Lycroft has dedicated his whole life to the Program and the people of Creatan, of whom he is sworn to defend from any dangers that may threaten the very existence of mankind. Aiden has never questioned the military and government system he has served for virtually all his life, until the very first Transfer in the history of the Program appears in his Unit, shattering everything that Aiden has ever known about the Program he has served and respected for so long. In a series of horrifying revelations and unexpected twists, Aiden's life is turned upside down as he looks beyond the lies that have been fed to him since birth, and begins to learn the ugly truth behind the perfect Program he so strongly believed in. In a world forever torn by war and human affliction, Aiden realizes just how terrifying the world can be when the earth's only hope becomes its worst nightmare.

A year after the bombing of Nagasaki, Yumi Akiyama grieves for her brother Hiro, who supposedly goes missing after fighting in the war. As she struggles to find an answer, she stumbles upon a shop whose owner claims she knows the reason behind her brother's disappearance. In the year 2013, Aiko Kimura discovers a paper sailboat by the bridge and questions its existence. After encountering a strange woman, and getting the same dreams as Yumi in the past, Aiko writes her story. Will these two girls discover their relationship amid the unusual images, and find the person they have always longed for?

18 year old Saige Collins appears to be a regular, middle class, suburban teenaged girl. A clone of every girl her age; lively, perky and consumed by media. On the inside, she's the exact opposite. Exhausted of everyday routine, hungry for a taste of the real world, Saige craves adventure. Shielded by her gated neighborhood, protective parents and busy schedule, Saige is far from the life she wants to be living. October 16th/2:34am; Saige makes a life changing decision that defines everything she stands for. Dropping everything, she doesn't just disappear. She runs.

Erika Jeon loves no one but her late father and the birds she attracts with her magic. She confides in her feathered friends as she lives her otherwise lonesome life of studying dark magic and managing her small home grocery store. However, Erika soon discovers that her bird familiars are mysteriously dying by the masses day by day, and must find out what force is killing her closest friends.

Life hasn't been easy for Bailey Flynn, a constant contender in getting in trouble for bad mouthing his teachers and skipping classes but what do you expect when teachers treat you as if you're stupid? His parents finally took it to consideration that he needed to be sent to a school where his attitude wouldn't be tolerated and hopefully change his attitude towards his school. They decided to sent him somewhere where they knew it'd be best for him, prestiege school called Campbelle Academy. As he arrived, the massive structure of the century old building hid many secrets to which will be unraveled around bailey's life, filling it with hardships and the pressure of being expected to do what his parents wished. Will his new life be a world of mystery or a world of unknown threats?

A collection of original poems, essays, letters and literary works that are very close to my heart.

Name one thing that kept us from doing bad things. The law? What if we don't care about the law? Our conscious? What if we didn't have one? Then you'd get the Suits. Hearts, Spades, Clubs and Diamonds. Each faction was gifted a King, a Queen, a Jack, an Ace and a Joker. High ranking members of each gang were numbered, 2 to 10. Just like a deck of cards. My name is Melissa Lark. Joker of Diamonds. This is the story of my partners, Ethan Denna and James Lark, and Myself. I can't guarantee this will be a pretty story.