To Ashley's grim misfortune, she grew up as an orphan in a town that hated orphans. For sixteen years, she lived under the hatred of the people around her without ever finding willing parents to love and care for her--and she is not surprised. Now casted away from the orphanage with nary a coin to spend, she walks the icy streets like the lost child she is, struggling to survive from one hungry day to the next. For her, the savory smell of food are no less the wildest fantasies, and the stars that hang above her head every night seem nothing more but twinkling audience to her miserable life. Now that Winter's Eve has arrived--the pinnacle of the year, where people dine and drink and give gifts--Ashley expects nothing but the frost. But when the watching heavens begin to decide, and a golden, shimmering ladder drops from the darkest clouds, she can only do so much as wonder: where in the world does it lead up to?

YOU WANNA FIGHT? FIGHT ME! Or we could have a cup of tea and a biscuit if you prefer. Ever found it hard to get to grips with how to put together a fight scene, or a battle sequence? This guide runs you through the basics, talks about different styles of fighting and weaponry, how to put together fight scenes, plan out battles, and talks about how you include Fantasy or Magical elements as well as the various Dos and Don'ts of writing Action. Now with added flamingos... are we sure that it's spelled like that? There's an aardvark with an Uzi somewhere too.

Once love is thrown into two simple misunderstood creatures, their completely normal lives turn into a series of unfortunate events. It's up to them if they want to take it as a Blessing or a Curse. Beauty or Catastrophe. Completeness or Madness. Dreams or Nightmares. When we were all little innocent individuals, we were taught that everything ends happily. We were taught that life is only a beautiful fantasy we should live to the fullest for this is all quick and temporary. But as we grow up, we learn that life is so much more than that. But not in the way we like or what we thought it was. Fate is horrible. Fate is crazy. Fate is... deadly. But then again... Fate and Destiny have never been alike ever since their meanings were created. Fate is what makes you meet each other, while Destiny keeps you together.

Have you ever experienced the feeling that everything around you is weird? Everything around you is peculiar, something not normal and very strange happening around you? A 16 year old College Student, Zeke Sunderland, has noticed something strange and experienced a fearsome situation one night in a dark alley. The following day, it turns out that an outbreak has occurred and Zeke has been asked to join a group called the "Invenir". The Main Objective of this small organization is to unravel the secrets and discover the truth that lies deep behind the reason for this outbreak. But, will he truly survive up until the very end?