In ages past, humans were sacrificed to dragons, but somewhere in this dark history a miracle occurred. A dragon was tamed by its intended victim and its human heart triumphed over the beast within. No longer victims, these tamers became Divas, experts in taming their Dragon oppressors. Sacrifice evolved into marriage between the Dragonborn and humans. Many of the Dragonborn willingly entered into alliances with humans and others not of dragon blood, grateful that their bloodline survived extinction and that their painful savagery could be quelled. Many, but not all. Among the Dragon Lords were those who still favoured their beast over their humanity, equating it with power, wilfully ignoring the pain and mental instability that came with it. So, when the Chief Dragon Lord, Pen Draig Selwyn, chose to sign a treaty with Tweldor formally aligning the Dragonborn with the Angelic Guardianship of humanity, his grandson, Ninian with help from the Demonic Realm leads a rebellion against him. But all is not as it seems...

TEGSA2026 Fleeing her abusive boyfriend, Merinda searches for her dead mother's best friend, hoping to start a new life and free herself from a past filled with pain. When she meets Cree Boland, another man with issues, Merinda's resolution to stay away from men weakens, and she can't decide whether to give him a chance. Just as things look like they could work between them, Merinda's ex, Jeff, resurfaces, threatening her newfound peace. Will Cree save her from her past or let her be dragged back into darkness?

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On an utterly ruined earth, a strange humanoid creature roams alongside a bird with a mangled beak in search of answers to how things turned out the way they did.

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She wakes with missing hours, a burning imprint carved into her shoulder, and no memory of who put it there. Nyxara Blackvein is an assassin who survives by control. Control over her body. Her blades. Her choices. But the mark beneath her skin has a will of its own, pulling her toward Stillreach-a city protected by an impossible shield and a power no one dares to name. Torin Cross was never part of the plan. A half-elf bard with a charming smile and secrets of his own, he's headed in the same direction for reasons that don't quite add up. When violence forces them to fight side by side, trust forms before either of them is ready for it. Whatever waits in Stillreach is already watching. ONC 2026 Prompts used. 32. Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same secret mission, only to realize the assignment holds a much bigger truth. 86. A wasteland hides pockets of thriving communities protected by mysterious shields. 99. You wake up with a strange mark on your skin after a late-night encounter you can barely remember, and its meaning grows more unsettling by the hour. If this is posted on any other site, please let me know. I have not given anyone the right to use it.

ONC 2026 In a world woven with secrets, silence can be deafening. Eighteen-year-old Luca Kant has never known the sound of her own voice; born deaf and raised under the suffocating grip of her controlling father, she is haunted by the shadow of her mother's mysterious disappearance. Did she flee from the clutches of a man who could be a monster, or did something more sinister happen? Nineteen-year-old Boy Harrison lives at the wrecking yard. He can speak, but hasn't spoken since he was four. He is haunted by nightmares that echo a woman's voice warning him that to remain safe, he must remain silent. Fate draws Luca and Boy together. Long-buried memories and cryptic connections between their lives begin to unravel. As they delve deeper into their entwined pasts, eerie parallels unfold-did Luca's father play a role in the dark mystery surrounding her mother's fate? Does he hold the key to both their truths? How is Boy connected, and who is the woman he dreams of? In a gripping tale of identity, resilience, and the haunting weight of silence, Luca and Boy must confront their monsters and uncover the chilling revelations that bind them on a riveting journey where silence speaks volumes and whispers could change the course of their lives. PROMPT 80 - Monsters don't live under our beds. They live in the recesses of our minds. (Variation of Edgar Allen Poe's famous quote.) My interpretation - Monsters didn't live under your bed. They sat at your table.

Seventeen-year-old Aemilia, an orphan raised at a secretive Scottish academy, becomes obsessed with an ancient arch hidden in the nearby woods. When she deciphers its forgotten inscription, it opens a portal to a magical medieval kingdom. There she meets Brian, a young prince she cannot forget. Back home, the young man she had been enamoured of for years, Francis, finally returns her affection-but Aemilia's heart is divided between two worlds. As she continues crossing the portal, Brian's hidden destiny awakens: he is a dragon shifter whose power threatens both realms. When he is declared an enemy, Aemilia must choose-destroy the dragon to save her world, or protect the boy she loves. My entry for the ONC 2026.

A journey to discovering who we truly are.