On nine floating ring-platforms, the poor choke in fog while the wealthy soar above. Photographer Matt climbs illegally, joined by Felt, who abandons privilege to follow him, uncovering mysteries, the people of each tier, and evading relentless law enforcement. SCHEDULE: Cloud9 is on break as of now and will return in around 1 week from the last update! Chapter 6 releases before the 21st of September. DISCLAIMER : This is a beta test! Chapters may be revised or reworked as the story develops. Follow along if you want to see where it goes. I'd really appreciate any feedback or comments. Hope you enjoy the story!

DEMONS ARE STIRRING AWAKE AND GODS ARE FALTERING. But when the Fire God's decree of gathering a motley crew of four to eradicate the waking demons is forged, fate is thrown off course, and the balance of the realm relies on whether or not they reach their ultimate goal. A prodigious Prince of Prophesies destined for the throne of a doomed empire, an ill-omened Princess whose curse lingers above her head, a loyal Escort with a shady upbringing, and a devout Cleric of the Bleeding God. Casting aside their differences, they band together and walk down a path filled with uncertainty, danger, and misfortune. * * * (16+) Sporadic but quite frequent updates. No spice scenes. Trigger warnings: violence, gore, blood, body horror. #2 in Indonesia - 27/08/2025

A scar from the past. A name buried in silence. When Mira is taken by Elias, a man as dangerous as he is familiar, she begins to uncover a truth that could shatter everything she thought she knew-about him, about herself, and about love.

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲," Yn hissed, "𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐢 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞." "𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧," Taehyung whispered, his voice sharp. "𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐦𝐞, 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐢 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞...𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ➳What if your so-called protector is something else entirely? ➳What will happen when you realize that everything you thought, everything you lived, was just an illusion? that your life was nothing but lies, created by the person you're in love with? [🔞|| 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞|| 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞|| 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 || 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 || 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥 || 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 || 𝐊𝐈𝐌 𝐓𝐀𝐄𝐇𝐘𝐔𝐍𝐆] A story where everyone is a villain!

Ellie's life was decided the moment she was born. Diagnosed with impaired hearing, she's bullied at her school. With not many friends by her side, she finds Oliver, a boy she once knew, on the edge of ending his life. Ellie and Oliver would soon realize that their encounter would unravel a string of murderous violence and deception. Pulling them together to face their past once more.

After 15-year-old George Kingston dies unexpectedly, he awakens in a hidden kingdom of the gargoyles. Instead of becoming a gargoyle, like others who died unnaturally, George is chosen to be the first mage in their history, destined to help fight an ancient evil: the Dark Ones. With the guidance of Azrael Lenore, the prince of the gargoyles, George must learn powerful magic to defend the kingdom. As the Dark Ones grow stronger, George must confront his new identity and face a battle that could determine the fate of the gargoyles and the world.

Seo Jun-Hwan is a barista with a deep love for books, especially the works of an author known only as Lost. Han Areum is that very author, hiding behind a pen name, watching from pages to the corners of cafés and bus windows. Neither knows the other's truth. But when a small, seemingly random conversation over coffee sparks something unfamiliar, their lives begin to quietly thread onto one another.

Six friends. One night in the woods. What could possibly go wrong? When Amiee and her friends head into the forest for a weekend escape and celebrations, they're expecting campfire jokes, bad decisions, and memories that might blur in the morning. But as night falls, the forest starts to feel... off. The air gets colder. The silence grows heavier. And something about the clearing they chose doesn't feel as empty as it should. No one can shake the feeling that they're being watched. By the time they realize something's wrong, it's already too late to leave.

Erika is an 18 year old girl who has left the safety of her hidden village to save her endangered mate. She encounters many struggles in doing so, and the truth of her fate awaits her as she ventures into the world she has been raised to hide from.

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔. After her bargain, Cara is thrust into the Fae Realm with nothing but her wit to guide her. As her journey unfolds, secrets are unearthed. It quickly becomes a delicate balance of life and death, and she must adapt. Her life isn't the only one she's responsible for anymore. Kiran spent his life in court aiding humans, so it comes too easily to assist the human who indebted herself to him. Except, she isn't who she claims, and loyalties get tested as the stakes get higher. *Note: This is a mature, dark fantasy, with depictions of violence. The faeries within these words aren't sweet. Cover image credit to libee-lune on DeviantArt Ranked: #1 in Celtic, March 25, 2025 #1 in Firstborn, June 17, 2025 Final Word Count: 108,675 Started: September 8, 2024 Finished: November 5, 2025