Historias de Subterfuge

While on a diplomatic mission to Marnovar, Ensign Trellian Schreiber is arrested for violating a sacred custom-unwittingly becoming the catalyst in a cultural revolution. As the Poseidon crew races to uncover the truth, they must navigate political unrest, ancient legal traditions, and betrayals that run deeper than anyone imagined. The trial becomes a turning point not just for Tre-but for Marnovar itself. 🖖 Note to Readers: Each chapter is structured like a full Star Trek episode-rich, emotional, and immersive. Not a quick read, but worth the journey. New Star Trek: Poseidon content releases every Friday at 7:30 PM EDT.

This is a tale of two countries finding peace; a tale of an emperor blinded by desperation, of how a team was put together to save these two countries from their doom. The Queendom of Oshara seeks peace with its Athalian neighbor, but the tyrannic Emperor Sewale refuses to let Oshara flourish while his turns to sand. It will take more than usurping the emperor of a nation to return these countries to peace. Highest Rankings: #31 in EpicFantasy | #17 in Espionage | #22 in DragonRiders | #96 in Peace | #79 in HighFantasy

And if a girl with the dream of being an actress encounters an actor already affirmed what would happen? Will he adopt subterfuge to get something out of him? And will their feelings be involved in this whole story?

When the Poseidon's quantum slipstream upgrades are nearly complete, the crew is sent to assist a classified research station-but their arrival sets off a chain of deception, sabotage, and deadly confrontation. 🖖 Note to Readers: Each chapter is structured like a full Star Trek episode-rich, emotional, and immersive. Not a quick read, but worth the journey. New Star Trek: Poseidon content releases every Friday at 7:30 pm EDT.

The world as we know it is rather drib and drab. Not much happens these days, your average Joe just needs to wake up, go to work, keep his trap shut and hold that which he calls dear in bed at night. God the world is clueless. Hex has been conscripted into the 'Hunters', an organisation established to fight the influence of 'Rayless', Demons who refuse to toe the line. With Angels and Demons combining forces with the mortal mages, you can tell already that the world, is not as it seems.

The fire was burning her hands but the girl didn't care. She lowered the wood to the bed and she savored the look in the man's eyes as it caught beneath him. He deserved more, but she was out of time. The smoke made her eyes water, but that did not stop her from spreading it to every available surface. People were screaming now. There was a rustle as men entered the tent. They glanced at their leader and then the girl. She smiled at them. One turned and ran. The other drew his sword. She had expected as much. Her smile did not waver as she danced around him, as she plunged her dagger in his neck. He had been one of the worst at camp, but there were more who needed to pay. The world seemed to shudder as she exited the tent. It happened again. They looked to her and then the destruction behind her. The smart ones, the good ones ran. She had no qualms about cutting down those who did not. Fire trailed in her wake as she touched to wood to the tents. She wanted all of it to burn. Her mind returned to her only seconds before the smoke would have taken her. She realized what she had done and she ran for her life.

Merrick is his name - it has to be, because if anyone knew he was in contact with her, it would become a media circus. Between serving missions with the Georges Warrior Squad and for the secretive and manipulative Intel, can Lynne discover the identity of the man who is writing her love letters? Cover image by Jessica Nin

In the one of the largest crime capitals in the country, lies the most powerful and intelligent mobster in the world, The Subterfuge. After setting his sights on the wealthy twin brothers John and Jacob Keaton, John is killed and Jacob is left for dead. Along with the loss of his brother and his own memory, Jacob is deemed a suspect of his brother's murder. Before he's taken in Jacob sets out to regain his memory and find out who really committed the crime. After an encounter with a mugger and being saved by his brother's Pastor, Sam, Jacob decides to learn under his guidance in the day while fighting crime as a vigilante in the dead of night. He then realizes that in order to redeem himself and find his brother's killer he must take on the responsibilities as a hero of the city. As we dip into Jacob's dark past he tries to change his life in the present, but he must soon choose between his vigilante life and a girl who claims to understand him. What Jacob doesn't know is that he has just been targeted by a Russian bounty hunter, and his ongoing odyssey to avenge his brother is only the beginning to something much greater a threat than he could imagine. To face the evil in his wake he must become something more than a vigilante. He must become The Crimson Spirit.

Suddenly forced to leave behind his life and waking up as the young emperor of a corrupt empire, can he handle the intrigue, subterfuge, and deception? With his reputation already slandered, his position unstable, and his unknowing of who he can and can't trust, can he stabilise everything and finally be happy? "In a world where not all people are born equal, you're the one in power. Would you benefit yourself or help others? How much would you do for yourself, and how much would you do for others?"

Powers weren't rare, in fact most everyone had powers these days, whether it was as mundane as minor telekinesis or as impressive as bending time. What set powers apart however, was their level, which changes only once during puberty and then remains static until their bodies begin to deteriorate with age. Sophra didn't have an impressive power, how impressive could [Perfect Balance] be after all, but with a mastery level of 100 there's no telling what she could do with it. Kylan on the other hand, got stuck with the phenomenal comic power of [Probability Manipulation], but with a mastery level of 0 it almost wasn't worth having any power. Stuck on a path neither of them would have signed up for alone, can they figure out a way to navigate their new, dangerous, reality or will their powers end up not being enough?

Hadrian had come to accept his relatively comfortable life as the favored slave managing a large roman estate. But as he becomes entranced with the curious mechanical devices of a natural philosopher while caught in the aftermath of a murderous scheme, his world changes forever.

Sasha, a writer at a weekly magazine, is a simple but smart girl. She is the sister of an international money launderer but she has no clue about it. Or does she? Ayan Nashe is an agent of the CBI. Setting off on his first solo operation he messes up causing him to befriend Sasha in pursuit of her brother. However during that time, their friendship grows into something more. What will happen when Sasha finds out the truth about everything: her brother, Nashe's job.... Will this turn into a pursuit for Sasha's brother or for Sasha? *** This is a work of fiction. No characters or names of persons are real. The story is based in Bombay (India) . All the names of places are real but the names of various institutions and establishments may be fictional.

The story takes place within a city run by the Architect, they believe they own the city because they built it; but many disagree. The one of many faces: Shadow Walker works from the darkness to bring the Architect's wrong doings to light. [This is one of my short stories that I entered into the Hive Young Writers competition in 2018, it was short listed within the competition.]

A mysterious shapeshifter sneaks into the royal palace, for reasons only known to him. But even for someone with his rare ability, such a feat is unlikely to go smoothly.

The nine kingdoms of Celadmore are at war. The people suffer under tyrants that strive to gain land and power in the struggle for superiority. Queen Kasnata is trapped in a loveless, political marriage to King Mercia Nosfa VI. Her children are held hostage by her husband to force her armies to march on his whim. The people of Grashindorph, capital city of Nosfa, are oppressed by their king and beneath the surface of the city a revolution stirs. As war threatens to tear Celadmore to pieces, Kasnata struggles to bring peace back to the realm. She fights against venality to bring hope to all those that are oppressed, as well as those that have been caught in the savagery of warring kings. Can the legendary queen, Empress of the Order find the strength to fight knowing the fate of her people rests on her shoulders?

In the futuristic city of Twilight, life isn't easy for those who aren't rich. Those who aren't able to pull themselves out of poverty sometimes turn to the life of Night Hunters, who will do any job, even those that toe the line of illegality. Four Night Hunters with wildly different backgrounds cross paths on a job to steal a necklace from one of the strongest families in Twilight. However, the deeper ramifications behind this job are greater than they ever could have imagined. New chapters come out every Monday.

On the verge of old age and entering an old aged home Jason's 80-year-old wife suicides after she is diagnosed with dementia and he faces murder charges. He is asked to travel to the Empire which is 65000 years ahead to help his sick great grandfather run his Duchy. He begins his travels on a battleship; enjoys new lovers fights new enemies but finally has to decide if he can face his nemesis.

Adulthood is great they said, everything will make sense they said. Well either they said a bunch of lies or I didn't catch the memo explaining how to function properly.

No one knows exactly how The Crimson Hood came to be. Some say that the very cloth of the legendary covering was woven by God herself and placed within the Garden of Eden. Others claim that when magic was summoned to this realm by the first mages, its essence arrived within a crimson sack, repurposed by the most powerful of sorcerers to be adorned by their Chosen One. Some say it began with a man. This story is not about the first, but one of the many that took up the mantle of The Crimson Hood, contributing to its legend. A lone Rider is sent to the castle with one very important objective: to obtain the Lord's surrender. The Crimson Hood approaches with his vast army, and no one wants a bloodbath.

Teuila Arihi is the Chieftess of a tropical island. Her paradise has a dark side. It has an even darker price. Teuila had watched that dark price eat away at her Father. Having paid that price, Teuila has begun to slide into the darkness herself. As the thing she had to do as Chieftess begins to eat away at her as it did her Father. As her enemies begin to plot against her, Teuila must try to escape the darkness that threatens to consume her. (This story contains euthanasia and depression. If you are sensitive to either of these subjects you may not want to read this story.)