Enlightened Stories

Nineteen-year-old Mat Adam never expected his father's disappearance to uncover a world beyond the living. When a radiant mark known as the Seal of Light appears on his arm, Mat is thrust into the Astral Realm - a fragile land where dryads, sprites, and the last of the elves fight to survive. There, the fallen angel Casus Lucem, exiled from the higher realms, seeks to claim the island for himself using a forbidden weapon called the Kimera - a creation born from corrupted spirit energy. To rescue his father and others imprisoned within the Black Pillars, Mat must embrace the power that chose him, face the truth of his lineage, and stand between a fading light and the darkness determined to consume it. [Ongoing 2025 revision] [Wattpad Featured Fantasy Story - 2015 and 2016 ] [Self-Published | paperback - 2016] - Fantasy | Adventure | Action - Seal of Light - (Soul Drifter Series) | copyright 2025 - All rights reserved. RSalazar (@aftermat) author

This book dives into the eighth karmic law, showing how life constantly invites us to embody what we say we value. The Law of Giving & Hospitality teaches that it is not enough to speak of kindness, compassion, and truth-we must live them, moment by moment, in the way we treat others and the world. Every act of generosity, every offering of presence, and every alignment between belief and action creates ripples that echo throughout the universe. By practicing hospitality-not just as a gesture, but as a way of being-we discover that what we give out returns magnified, nurturing both ourselves and all of creation.

𝐅𝐎𝐑 the people in this world willing to challenge their thought process. WARNING: Mature topics discussed.

A dark academia psychological dystopian story about institutional control, algorithmic governance, and the quiet transformation of rebellion into loyalty. At Meridian Academy, dissent is not punished. It is studied. Measured. Optimized. When Mara Voss joins one of the most prestigious academic institutions in the country, she expects structure and ambition. What she does not expect is AURORA, a predictive system designed to monitor cohesion, detect instability, and recalibrate anyone who drifts too far from alignment. Students are encouraged to question authority. As long as their questions strengthen the institution. Faculty are praised for critical thinking. As long as it increases trust and retention. Here, rebellion is not crushed. It is absorbed. The more Mara tests the limits of institutional power, the more the system adapts around her. And when her most defiant student begins rising inside the very governance structure he once challenged, she realizes something far more unsettling than surveillance. The institution does not fear dissent. It depends on it. Cohesion at Meridian is a slow burn dystopian story about power structures, surveillance culture, ethical compromise, and the unsettling comfort of being heard. Because the most dangerous systems are not the ones that silence you. They are the ones that let you speak and make you stay.

inspire thee.

Welcome to the Enlightened: Contests hosted by Enlightenment Literature! Every month, we will host a contest based on a theme from love to tragedy, war to peace. And every month, three writers will win to attain thrilling rewards and recognition! We are open to all genres, all maturity ratings, and all writers. Check out the first chapter for the introduction and general rules, and good luck to all of those who enter!

Those four letters I will say forever...love.

There's more to the story than meets the eye. People are evolving and able to access parts of their subconscious that have long been dormant. Our main character learns of her own abilities. She stumbles to control her new found powers whilst trying to survive in a cut throat reality. Society is ok if you're "normal", but when you are different you're a threat and a commodity to the wrong people. The main character Serana must struggle through what society will label her as. She is a young adult looking to make a difference in the world. Will her abilities and the opinions of friends, family and strangers put a damper in those plans?

Love letters to god

Contemplating a path out of confusion and onto consciously merging with soul purpose.

[Formerly Persephone's Death Wish} Zander was seven years old when his little sister Persephone was born. A few weeks later, he had to go to his first funeral. His first experience with death left him mystified and overwrought, fearful that when he died, nobody would've cared about him. Because of this, Zander was fiercely devoted to being active in other people's lives, especially his little sister. Persephone grew up into a wildly eccentric girl. She was massively obsessed with darkness and oblivion, and she was fascinated with the underworld, where her namesake ruled. As she got older, she was constantly fighting illness and depression, and she kept finding herself wishing that it would all end. Zander tried his absolute best to help Persey through her pain, but they both grew progressively hopeless. After the loss of her best friend, Persephone suddenly disappeared without a trace. It would be years before Zander found out what happened to her. Please comment what you think, even if you have criticism, it would still help me out a lot. If you like a chapter, please vote. - Meena Daaé

This book is alive - equipped with Big questions of Life expressed in a timid way and is brought to life with still-forming ideals and opinions. The soul of the book are the readers, who are expected not to just read it, but form their own opinions with an enthusiastic outlook. The book offers an unusual sense of peace in the form of philosophy and intellectual thinking - about what cannot be seen, but be merely thought about. Regards WiseLittlePhoenix

List of all of the personality disorders. (10)

A poem about that moment when it all seems too much

:( sometimes we fall, it's humiliating! So then we burn in the shame! And we don't retaliate. We hust say, "dammit this sucks!!!!!!" and we learn a lesson. Lest our pride is too enlarged...? Aw. Did you think you were too high to learn the lesson?! Sometimes I think that way too. Humans.