After being betrayed, a young man gets sent to a special type of prison. He can get out whenever he wishes, but he chooses to stay. There's something he has to do first.

Five hundred years ago, creatures known as Lotarians invaded the Four Kingdoms and began to tear the Realm apart. With the combined might of the Shaitae and the Masters, the Lotarians were driven from the Realm. Centuries have passed, and the events of the Shadow War have been lost to the pages of history.The Shaitae have disappeared and memories of that time have been forgotten by all but the Masters and the Ma’Tradoms, who inherited the knowledge and skills of the Shaitae. However, away in the North, the shadows are stirring. The Lotarians have returned. The fate of the Realms now rest in the hands of a girl with no faith and a boy with a vengeful heart.

Feeling. A blizzard stroke the village of District Twelve. A drop of melted snow had suffered a life and killed in a day. Were there any survivors? Emotion. A broken man, Friz Eiker, had lived with his life in a world so cold and left his daughter, Jane, detached after his sister, Snow, a scarred and dominant woman, killed him. Prophecy. A fate from an enchanted letter, described as COLD, that Kieran Granberg, Jane’s lover and Benji’s best friend, had deciphered and found out that the one who would fulfill it was Joel, his only son. Would Kieran, the overprotective father, risk his son? More importantly, what was the prophecy? These three things defined one word that provoked a big change in their ordinary lives.

In 2235, the one nation world of Axis is a stunning example of near perfection. Helmed by The Honorable Chase Vaughn, and solidified after a devastating clash that has been written down in history as The War of the 9th, Axis's economy is thriving, the low class is all but nonexistent, and technology has leaped forward several decades in less than one. Spirit, the energy of life, present in all living beings has been employed effectively in two practices- Techsmithing and Cyphering, attributing to advancements in science in the arcane, respectively. However, to those determined enough, the Spirit can offer so much more. Legend has it that when a man or woman reaches self actualization, a unique Awakening occurs, and they gain access to special abilities that epitomizes the power of their spirit. While some people view them as blessed, others regard them as self righteous offenders of the gift of life, as granted by their spirits. Among those of this school of thought is the The Honorable himself. In his resentment of their kind, Chase Vaughn has begun to rally the hearts and minds of the world against these gifted individuals with the help of a dark congregation, known as "The Order." A young Awakened named Melik Cloud, under the tutelage of his Aunt Kyomi, is taught of the plight against his people and must prepare for a fast brewing war while striving to understand a deeper war raging within himself.

In a future dystopian world where children under the age of sixteen live with no real identity, the government forces these children to have an all white appearance and to be referred to as 'blanks'. With no real name or power the future of these children are in the hands of The Vote. The Vote is a brutal, almost ritual like, annual ceremony to figure out what each person will look like, what their name will be and most of all, what power they will receive. In a world where boundaries have been set up only to allow certain citizens to enter--according to their appearance, skill and power--is a key factor for low crime rates and a sense of function in the world. With the government tightening their security and making more harsh decisions can only cause disruption... Alex has now turned sixteen along with her older brother, Chris, and eagerly wait for the day they are ripped from their families to face The Vote. With competitions, fights, death and love ahead; Alex can only hope to figure out her rare Arcane powers, for they may just save her life.

[Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Romance ] Aurora Rosa is bonded—but not by choice, her existence is tied to a man she has yet to meet. Forced into submission because of her origin, her fate is sealed. Why? Because she is the property of Zachary Thomson. The man who owns her contract. As an Immortalia, she is nothing but a product with no expiration date. With extraordinary powers, she’s useful to many. Useful in the sense that she can benefit several businesses—that is until they tamper with her nature, and transforms her into a weapon instead of a tool. Cover Model: Miss Mosh http://miss-mosh.deviantart.com/ Cover art: Prisim