The Veneer of Injustice
AJStarshine53
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AJStarshine53
Complete, First published Jul 06, 2018
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Emerstones is ruled by a tyrant - a tyrant without mercy, love, or kindness - a tyrant that punishes even the faintest trace of dissent and the faintest hint of incompetence. There is nothing that he does not control, for his injustice is absolute. The people of Emerstones know only his iron fist and the darkness of his dungeons; they receive no share of their princedom's wealth and power.
But this is true only on the surface, for there is more to Emerstones than meets the eye... and more to the tyrant than his people see. And what remains hidden could become their hope... or their doom.

Is cruelty more powerful than kindness? Is it truly better to be feared than loved?
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23 parts Complete

Three personalities, two worlds, different goals but one fate, band to be bonded. ~•~•~•~ Deep in the oblivion of existence in the fairest and craziest realm man could ever imagine, deep behind the conspiracy theory a world exists. A world responsible for the existence of the humanoid beast, men knew today. They were well alive and real, not savage as they think but they walked among humans. And Oxias was one particular one among many. The kingdom was named after a warrior who had come about the hierarchy of the throne. MT Solasovia. Oxias was the cruelest king in the kingdoms, his rule was without end, blood was shed homes were destroyed yet the people got victory and fame, they were giants among their neighbors, he has made them, their wrath-filled king nothing but a kid. Oxias having been cast from his kingdom for his cruelty, his hands and legs binned with a silvery bracelet made from the river of tears in the heart of MT Solasovia. His incredible powers not only as a werewolf and alpha but also as a hybrid of the two other species were held within. He promised a return after the curse is broken and the punishment is well served. But he never promised to be any different rather he planned a vengeful return. Not until he came across the most pathetic humans he had ever seen on earth, different genders but similar in nature. and it occurred to him to use them and dispose of their remains. But things began to change after he confronts the humans he thought were pathetic but had hidden personalities much to his dismay.

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