Bloodoaths Stories

In a city where the living and the dead share secrets, the Grævz family survives by breaking every rule. August "Gus" Grævz is haunted by the violent loss of his father, a curse in his blood, and a power that could save or destroy his family. With his older brother Troy-part shield, part storm-and Arissa, the empathic twin whose pain is never just her own, Gus is dragged into a war that's been brewing beneath Bleak City for generations. When a near-fatal encounter leaves Gus changed in ways he can't explain, he's forced to strike a bargain with something older and more dangerous than death. Hunted by syndicate monsters, haunted by a girl with eyes like spilled wine, and tethered to powers that burn as much as they heal, Gus must decide how much of himself he's willing to lose to protect the people he loves. Every battle is a test. Every secret comes at a cost. In Bleak City, family is the only thing stronger than fate-but when blood oaths break, who will pay the price?

HEAVEN'S MANDATE: FALLEN STAR An Epic of Celestial Treachery and Unbreakable Dao THE JADE THRONE IS CRACKED. THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN BLEEDS. In the **Azure Dragon Dynasty**, the cosmic balance shatters when the noble **Fallen Star Clan**-five exiled princes bearing divine blood-is betrayed by their kin, the **Black Tortoise Dynasty**. Their crime? Claiming their birthright as heirs to the Jade Throne. **Zhen Yan**, master of the *Truth-Sealing Dao*, walks a razor's edge between honor and compromise. **Liè Yún**, the thunder-arrow prodigy, hunts a destiny written in storm clouds. **Huǒ Lián**, the Phoenix Spirit Vessel, burns with an oath to reclaim her dignity in fire and blood. But their enemies wield poison beyond mere steel: > **Xuán Jī**, the demon-prince, hungers to drown the realm in **Shadow-Serpent Qi**. > **Jīn Jiǎ**, the cursed sun-child, battles loyalty and a golden armor fused to his soul. > **Shā Gǔ**, the Sand Viper Demon, spins webs of illusion that rot empires from within. Guiding them all is the enigmatic **Daoist Gu Lin**, keeper of the *Scroll of Liberation*, who whispers: > *"To win this war, you must lose everything. To keep the Dao, you must break it."* As the **Battle of Shattered Heavens** looms-where flying swords clash with divine beasts, ancestral oaths strangle the living, and love curdles into vengeance-one truth echoes: **In a world where kindness masks evil and destruction births life... only those who defy Heaven itself can rewrite their fate. "The stars are falling. So is the blood of gods."* "Before Karma's wheel turns, it crushes."* "Five exiled princes. One broken throne. A war to remake the Dao."*

In the underworld, you don't think, you shoot. With less than six months training, Maria is on the hunt to avenge the death of her family, so she joined the underworld. Alizeh is not your "girl-next-door", she's the "girl-next-door-with-everything-you-would-call-lethal". Girlfriend of Maria and the mother of weapons. Aurelius, is the son of the Mafia gang leader Jenpa. Jenpa previously was an average serial killer, who killed Maria's family.