PUBLISHED UNDER CLOAK POP FICTION I am Aramis Rayne. Immortal. Full-time familiar. Short-term goal: Rescue my boss from total annihilation. And how to do that? I'm going to need a miracle.

The Conspirations of the Universe is a story about Luke Monasterio, a book hugger and a fan boy, who had recently had his heart broken by his girlfriend. He thought that the Universe hated him and so he took refuge to his all-time favorite book, A Starless Night. One night, he dreamt about the book's protagonist and when he woke up, he finds himself at his bed with a beautiful stranger who she claims to be Eureka Cortez, the protagonist of A Starless Night. Follow Luke's endeavor of unraveling the mystery of the paradox of the complicated girl that came out from his very book! And let's see his choices that would change him forever.

A collection of short works written about love and tragedy.

[PUBLISHED UNDER LIB] #3. "If I won't have you then might as well kill me, attorney."

(Yours Series # 3) Kelsey Fuentes thought that after her failed experience in marriage, she would never dare try again. She was contented with her work and with her daughter. All she ever really wanted was for the people around her to let her be and to stop asking her to find someone to marry and 'complete' her. She tried that. It did not work. It was quite traumatizing. Never again. End of discussion. But apparently, it is true... that when you are not looking and least expecting, that is when you will find 'the one.'

Hellary Angeles was head over heels for her long-time crush, Neo. And her obsession with him reached the point where she moved to the school where he transferred. But that new school had a myth - if a student talked to the mysterious guy who was wearing a gray hoodie, he or she would become ominous with love. She never believed that, but her curiosity led her to that one cold night when she mistook someone else for that hoodie guy! And that someone else, Nazareth Sarmiego, stole a kiss from her! Para makabawi sa ginawa, sinabi ni Nazareth na tutulungan niyang mapalapit siya kay Neo. However, as they kept on trying and trying to attain her goal, she unexpectedly fell for Nazareth. But no matter how much warmth and solace his hoodie could give her amidst this chaotic world, she just couldn't be with him because it would only hurt her more.

Hindi ito tipikal na kuwentong may masayang pagtatapos. Isa itong kuwento ng "matamis" na trahedya. Karamihan sa atin farsighted, nakikita lamang ang mga bagay na malapit kapag inilayo na ito sa atin. Ang pinakainiibig ni Fernan ay si Cynthia--na kung tawagin niya ay Cita dahil nagkakilala sila noong hindi pa siya matatas magsalita)--ngunit si Lia ang pinili niya dahil sa pagkasilaw sa karangyaan. Nakakatawa na nakapanlulumong isipin na nagsikap si Fernan para sa hinaharap nila ni Cynthia (dahil kapwa sila lumaki sa iskwater) ngunit sa paglaon ay salapi na ang iniibig niya. Maitatama pa kaya niya ang mga maling desisyon? May puwang pa ba para sa isang pagkakataon? May magagawa ka pa ba kung naubos na ang mga tsansa? (Bukod sa kuwento nina Fernan ay Cynthia ay tampok din ang kuwento ng buhay at pag-ibig ng mga kababata nila. Sapagkat oo, isa rin paraiso - may buhay at may eksistensya ng pag-ibig -ang masikip at mabahong lugar na kinalakihan nila.) --- Ang nobelang ito ay nailathala sa pahayagang Balita mula Disyembre 2013 hanggang Pebrero 2014. Ang pagkopya ng anumang bahagi ng nobelang ito nang walang credit sa manunulat ay labag sa batas. --- Cover's photo is from Pixabay, a site for royalty-free pictures, but I love it so much-'cause I see Cynthia's pain in the eyes of this woman-kaya isi-share ko username niya which is Karen_Nadine. :)

O N G O I N G TRIGGER WARNING: anxiety attack, rape content, self-harm, depressive episodes, traumatic flashback. Please read at your own risk. ***** "Maganda at matalino talaga 'yang si Jayla, kaya lang may scandal 'yan." These are the words that are usually thrown at Janica Leila Montejermoso, an aspiring lawyer who dreams of giving justice to the abused and neglected children like her. Due to her childhood trauma, Jayla grew up strong, determined, and indestructible. She wanted to prove to everyone that there are still more to life than being a victim of her childhood past. Not until her sex video with her long-term boyfriend leaked, which gradually break her already broken soul. Being with his girlfriend since they are born in the same delivery room, Niccolo John Cadiente is branded as "buntot ni Jayla"; and he's proud of that. He's a dreamer, he dreams of becoming a successful and competent doctor someday, a pediatrician specifically, while building his own family with Jayla. But what if he became the reason of the gradual downfall of his only love? Can they still guarantee that a victim's aftermath is still worth living after all? Or they will just let their hellish past swallow them whole?

When tuning in to the parallel world seems to be the only way to explain Liz's sudden disappearance, high school students Maxx, Zero and Axes try everything they could to bring her back. But the more they try to make things work, the more they realize that things aren't as simple as they seem. *** Maxx, Zero and Axes are three typical seventeen-year-old high school students who discovered a way to get into the parallel world. Wanting to find their friend Liz who suddenly disappeared two years ago, they attempt to tune in to the parallel world to try and get her back. Just when they thought they are getting everything under control, their situation becomes more complicated than they have ever imagined. Scientists trap and use them to open up the portal to the other world while secrets and lies continue to muddle their already problematic relationship. Unsure of whom and what to believe in anymore, will the three of them be able to achieve their goals and tune out in time? DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish. COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela

UNIVERSITY SERIES #5. Ever since they were kids, Avianna Diaz from UST Architecture and Larkin Sanchez from UP Film were inseparable, not until Larkin's fame grew over time, and they suddenly found themselves taking different roads at the same time.