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[updates may be a bit slow- I upload as often as I'm able. sorry!!] Teaser: A defeated leader is turned into a tool for his enemy, struggling to find acceptance in this new world. But soon, his memories begin to return, and the war may not be over after all... Full of plot twists, character development, and mystery. Complete summary: In a world where magic is viewed like a curse, and those who possess it are discriminated against coldly by the government, war burns. In this world, one final battle leads to a spiral of unexpected growth, change, and friendship. The shadow king wakes up in an imperial headquarters without any memories. Given a new identity, the once all mighty sorcerer king is turned into a tool for the kingdom. But soon, fragmented memories of his past begin to haunt him and he finds himself questioning his identity. Meanwhile, the shadow king has filled a spot that was not always empty. Leo, young imperial officer wakes up after defeating the Shadow King to find himself in sorcerer captivity, forced to work for the enemy. As time passes, he begins to question the country he once served loyally. Follow the story of these misplaced individuals and those around them as they struggle with past and present, good and evil, and finding their own true place between both worlds that the legacy of the shadow king has so entangled them in.

Going through my pictures, I went to the one that I had just taken, and the phone slowly slipped out of my grasp. What had escaped my notice before is that the couch I had taken the picture on was against a window, which showed the backyard of the house. But in this picture, it wasn't an empty backyard. No, behind my smiling face was another one, outside the window. It was his face. Covered with a black ski mask, watching me. *** All 19-year-old Layna wanted to do was forget about the guy that broke her heart, and move on with her new boyfriend Brian. But instead, she unwittingly attracted the attention of a stalker. Someone who had been watching her every move for a month, plotting and planning for the perfect moment when he could take her. What Layna never would have expected was that when he finally kidnaps her, she would have to undergo "The Test". The Test that the girls before her had gone through. The one they failed, and payed heavily for. Will she pass The Test or will she die like the others?