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A Thousand Burning Masks

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Reads 189,485
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Parts 36
Time 7h 10m

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CHINESE ARYA STARK meets THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. 

*A Wattpad Featured story*

When everyone wears a mask, who do you trust?
  
In the unforgiving empire of Erden where the Imperials reign supreme, Sarna is a slave. After escaping the brothel where a man burned half her face, she is determined to lead a new life by joining Zichuan Theater as a performer.

When an assassination attempt on the crown prince casts suspicion on Zichuan Theater, the fragile foundations of that new life begin to crumble. Incarcerated with a death sentence in line, she is offered a dangerous deal: the crown prince's head in exchange for Zichuan Theater's freedom. 

To save her theater, Sarna journeys to learn the dark art of Facechanging from a forgotten god, hides herself behind borrowed beauty, and uses her new identity to infiltrate the Jade Palace. But no godly transaction comes without a price. Not only does she find herself trapped not only in a web of court intrigue, but in a battle for control of her body and her life. 

As time ticks down for her theater, she must decide between her heart and her freedom, or risk losing everything she has ever loved and worked for - including her identity.

Highest ranking: #54 in Fantasy (14/2/18)
Cover trailer by @Abyss-of-CrazyAll Rights Reserved

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Fate, Strings and a Scissors | ✓ by atovedd

What if you knew who your soulmate was? What if he lost the right to have the title? What if you absolutely needed to get AWAY from your bond? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After three long years, Jinnx was finally leaving the hospital and another three years later, she should have been over everything. But she wasn't. She couldn't sleep without her pills, felt like she was being puppeteered for most of her days and was positive the yellow string she sees around everyone is the measurement of their luck. Luck that she didn't have. And although she tried to act fine, she knew she had little time left before he -her soulmate- found her. What if your fate was already fixed? What if you found out you're not the leading male? What if you WANT to be the lead? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fashion icon and designer Aksel was perfection personified... until he started looking and listening. Until he opened his eyes. As strange as it seemed, he was sure the dark blue thread he started seeing on people were their trials. Their misfortune. And he avoided it. Then he met Jinnx who was so wrapped up in misfortune that he could hardly even see her. Judging her was easy till a discovery makes him see that they were actually the same -pawns in a scheme of unavoidable events already set in place to happen-. And he wasn't destined to win. They had a mission. Find out WHO was bending their fates, WHY they could see the stings and most importantly, HOW to sever them.

The Wandering God by greydaygirl

*FEATURED* Ao is a wrathful, ravenous former god trapped in a human body and sentenced to roam the Inner Empire for all eternity. Eternity is rather dull, until she meets a green-eyed prince and his friends. The prince offers her a deal; help him and she can get revenge on the ones who stripped her of her godhood. Sounds like a good offer right? But with the prince's offer comes danger, deceit, and enough almond pudding to drown a dragon. Oh well, at least eternity isn't dull anymore. *~*~*~*~*~* Recommended for ages 16+. Contains some mature themes that may not be appropriate for younger readers (violence, language, suicide, non-explicit intimacy). Beautiful cover drawn and designed by @RiaNorton! Featured Aug 10, 2018. Thank you Wattpad ❤️ Wattys long list. Sept 1, 2018. 😱 Best Female Protagonist Sass Awards 2019 🏆 Best Action/Adventure Novel Black Cat Awards 2019 🥉 Best Fantasy Novel Fiction Awards, Shortlisted Best Fantasy Novel Pantheon Awards 2020🥇

Magika [Completed] by IntoTheTempest

[Watty's 2017 Shortlisted] Every cape needs a magician, and every magician a cape. That's what Aldeheid was told. A cape killer, an exiled Prince. That's what Aldeheid had become. After being banished from his home at the Etheria Bastion, Aldeheid finds himself homeless and hopeless. But a chance encounter with the mysterious Kitaya the Unwanted gives him the opportunity to set himself on a better path. However, determination alone isn't enough to prepare for the danger ahead, and a looming doom that threatens to change the very fabric of earth. As he and Kitaya fight their way through the realms, Aldeheid will find himself caught between a past the keeps haunting him, and an uncertain future. For earth was meant to be his new home. His new beginning. But earth is on the brink of destruction. *** Awesome cover was made Zuko @Ideologically

Glass Heart Syndrome by skystar1011

[Content Warning: Dark themes, violence, psychological manipulation] ❝Being kind in a cruel world is like bringing a flower to a knife fight.❞ Eren Valen died on Earth believing in the good in people. Too bad his second chance at life didn't come with a warning label. Reborn into Ezura, a realm where magic flows like water and power corrupts like poison, Eren's pure heart makes him the perfect target. As an apprentice mage with stars in his eyes and trust in his soul, he dreams of becoming the hero in a world that has no use for them. But Ezura doesn't reward the pure-it devours them. When his faith in humanity is shattered by a betrayal that leaves him bleeding out in a ditch, something inside him breaks. Or maybe, something awakens. Gone is the boy who wanted to save everyone. In his place rises someone who understands the truth: if the world wants a villain, he'll give them a masterpiece. Armed with magic, fueled by spite, and backed by a brilliant mind he'd forgotten he had, Eren begins his metamorphosis. Those who took advantage of his kindness? They're about to learn why you shouldn't leave your victims breathing. But every time he stares into the abyss of his own making, echoes of his former self whisper from the depths. And in quiet moments, when the mask slips, one question burns: Is he becoming stronger, or is he just better at breaking? ✧ A tale of twisted redemption ✧ Morally grey protagonist ✧ Psychological warfare ✧ Complex magic system ✧ Strategic manipulation ✧ Found family (but toxic) [Updates every Monday, Wednesday and Friday] #MagicFantasy #DarkFantasy #Reincarnation #Revenge #MagicAcademy #PsychologicalThriller #Antihero Start the journey. Just remember-not all transformations are beautiful, but they're all permanent. ❝You either die a hero, or live long enough to perfect the art of villainy.❞

The Eternal War: The Dragon's Valkyrie by Eternalautumnfire

All her life, Saidy has only known two things: servitude to her slave master and the weight of a blade. Captured at a young age by a race of demons called oni, Saidy is forced to fight time and again against other slaves of the oni as their masters wager on who will win. Her desires of freedom were long abandoned until she meets a mysterious figure who inspires her to free herself from her master by any means possible. He promises her a new life, but never specifies freedom, and she finds herself trading one master for another. However, this new master holds a dark power that threatens the Northern Realm of Tallenhiem, and Saidy finds herself fetching a rare artifact for him to use in his lust for power. Too late does she realize the weight her actions carry in the Northern Realm's future. Which leads her to one burning question-what will she do with this revelation? *** This story is complete! This story is also rated Mature for the following: -Graphic depictions of violence -Strong language -Other mature themes #TheBawards2019

Forsaken: The Chosen Trilogy - Book One by RKSHobbs

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Because I Love You✔️ by Aaron__Ledgers

They say love conquers all. His shattered the fabric of reality and began a world-altering change that would eventually shift the concept of life and death forever. 🌺💛👑💛🌺 Phil wasn't exactly the best at being the boy-next-door. Shy, clumsy, and highly insecure with his life as a whole - he was the complete opposite of his girlfriend, a bubbly nerd named Ella. But like Yin and Yang, the two of them were inseparable... at least, until the night of Ella's sixteenth birthday, when she died in his arms after an unexpected shooting. Traumatized and blinded by grief, Phil took his own life only three months later on his seventeenth birthday, but instead of finding his much-expected peace in the afterlife, he somehow ended up on a parallel world called Atlas as an almost monstrous-looking version of himself. Trapped in the kingdom of Aerika, a bizarre place chock full of things like magic, elves, orcs, demons, faeries, squirrel-riding women, assassins, a tyrannical hierarchy, and everything else under the sun, he finds himself very confused and depressed. But before he can begin to make sense of anything, he's captured and caged like an animal by a ruthless girl who looks and sounds exactly like his late girlfriend. Is this his own, personal hell? Or is it a second chance? And if it is a second chance... does he even want to take it? (Highest Ranking - #8 in Fantasy!!!!! ❤) (TRAILER INSIDE) Copyright © by Aaron Ledgers. All rights reserved.

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Fate, Strings and a Scissors | ✓ cover

The Wandering God cover

Magika [Completed] cover

Glass Heart Syndrome cover

The Eternal War: The Dragon's Valkyrie cover

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Because I Love You✔️ cover

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A Thousand Life Times cover

Fate, Strings and a Scissors | ✓

What if you knew who your soulmate was? What if he lost the right to have the title? What if you absolutely needed to get AWAY from your bond? ~ After three long years, Jinnx was finally leaving the hospital and another three years later, she should have been over everything. But she wasn't. She couldn't sleep without her pills, felt like she was being puppeteered for most of her days and was positive the yellow string she sees around everyone is the measurement of their luck. Luck that she didn't have. And although she tried to act fine, she knew she had little time left before he -her soulmate- found her. What if your fate was already fixed? What if you found out you're not the leading male? What if you WANT to be the lead? ~ Fashion icon and designer Aksel was perfection personified... until he started looking and listening. Until he opened his eyes. As strange as it seemed, he was sure the dark blue thread he started seeing on people were their trials. Their misfortune. And he avoided it. Then he met Jinnx who was so wrapped up in misfortune that he could hardly even see her. Judging her was easy till a discovery makes him see that they were actually the same -pawns in a scheme of unavoidable events already set in place to happen-. And he wasn't destined to win. They had a mission. Find out WHO was bending their fates, WHY they could see the stings and most importantly, HOW to sever them.