ASHBORN The world ended in fire, and the ashes learned to breathe. Two centuries after the Cataclysm, humanity hides inside fortress-cities called Wards, surrounded by wastelands where storms twist flesh and memory into monsters. Those who step outside rarely come back. Those who do aren't quite human anymore. Kael Thorne is one of them. Once a soldier, now a Reclaimer-a man cursed to survive the very storm that killed his wife. His veins glow with crimson light, his memories fading with every battle. When he finds a fragment of her voice echoing from the ruins, he ventures into the Ashlands to find the truth-or die trying. With him travels a crew of broken souls: a sniper who lost her faith, an engineer haunted by the machines he builds, and a girl born of the storm itself. Together they cross cities turned to glass and rivers that burn black, hunted by the zealots of a scientist-turned-goddess whose experiments shattered the world. At the heart of the storm lies the Crown of Ash, where the final war waits-a battle between memory and evolution, love and oblivion. Kael must choose whether to save the world that destroyed him... or become the god who remakes it. Ashborn is a dark action-adventure of survival, identity, and rebirth-where every fight burns away a little more of the soul, and even monsters remember what it means to be human

✺ Dark Fantasy ✺ When you have an eternity of time, there is little room for surprises. But for Ahzrael, things are about to shake his everlasting life. In a universe filled with a multitude of planes, realms, and worlds, resides a group of powerful beings that examine it all. The Diuxals. They wait, century after century, for the evils that threaten worlds across galaxies, hungry for innocent life. Among Ahzrael's time in the stars, an unexpected opportunity falls in his lap. He finds himself in the presence of a weakened yet powerful rival. His people want her dead. She's an abomination. But he sees this as a once in an eternity chance, and keeps her alive. It's a chance for his people to finally rest, to quench the flames of war. A chance for him to redeem himself. Some opportunities, however, have unforeseen, unforgiving consequences. And this ancient enemy, turned ally, has many surprises. In Ahzrael's long life, the cords of the universe have never been this uncertain.

Intro: When the heavy door creaked open the small girl gasped at the cold air that hit her bare legs. The air that now filled her lungs, was quick to leave in a small laugh as she saw the view ahead of her. A thick blanket of fluffy snow covered every branch, rock, and building in sight. It sparkled under the bright sun. The girl didn't know how lucky she was to see the outdoors under these weather circumstances. The sky was usually painted in a sea of gray clouds that snowed endless white powder onto the kingdom 11 months out of the year. The brunette couldn't contain her smile as she peered out of the doors. It didn't matter that she could see her breath, or that goosebumps littered her skin, her feet stinging against the cold stone. She hadn't been outside- ever. ~~~~~~~~ A Knight saves her and then he leaves her. A broken hearted Nymph in a brand new world. Will he come back for her? ~~~~~ All pictures are from Pinterest! Not mine. #2 Nymph 2/16/2024 #1 Nymphette 6/18/2023 #3 agegap 8/27/23 #3 fantasy romance 8/28/2023 #1 mythical creatures 8/29/23

In a world covered by mysterious clouds that prevent all flight, and allows only very little light through, the world slowly dies. Here countries begin to blame eachother, and war insues. One soldier is thrust into this war, as a man who has given up on life, and finds himself caught up in much more than he thought he would.

As a former believer of myths that roam the world, Hai (ASEAN) had thought all hope was lost, as his life was turned miserable in just moments notice. This would've all changed when one day, he had decided to ditch his own kingdom recognition ceremony, he had decided to roam around a cave where it was forbidden for him to go. There he had discovered a dragon he thought was, one he thought was beautiful with its gorgeous scales and features. Entranced by it, he had formed a kinship that would've lasted. After knowing the dragon was sought for however, he had a reason to protect it. ---- Whilst on travel in uncovering the secrets of the dragon, Sea finds himself in a predicament, in a situation involving a certain crystal. The Lure -- a white stone-like crystal that glows under the submission of a linked mythical creature. Knowing this stone alone made ASEAN realize how this specific item can be misused really badly. Trying to find for it however, ASEAN would have found himself stuck inside a narrative between siblings, and childhood friends that can be broken due to trying to be perfect, and perfect alone. ----- !! Miracular Beliefs is part 1 of 2 of the actual full story. The story is split into two parts (because its too LONG i will cry with you). Tackles only Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia's stories in depth as well as the beginning of the entire narrative. Check below for part 2 once available. :) !! Adventure / Historical Fiction / Slice of Life / Magical Realism / Action Cross-posted in AO3 [ENG]

Most of us long to "Be" but when the path gets too costly, or steep, we take solace in what we "Have." Remove the trappings of what we own and then what is the sum of us? They were the survivors, abandoned by the allies who swore to protect, in the ultimate gesture of greed and betrayal. Their world plunged into annihilation and chaos. With the passage of years in this blighted landscape order was established anew. Those who had been anonymous before the war found their will to rule, those who had experienced the comforts and ease of western life, thrust into darkness and despair. This brutal conflict had awoken those long sleeping, those who had ceased to care, those of immense power, the ones entrusted with the safe keeping of the often volatile mankind. Although their parallel world too was at risk, lethargy and arrogance ruled them. Against the backdrop of this savage landscape the saga of three such tribes of survivors unfold, and the unwitting chosen among them. One tribe sought to prosper via savagery, one by organized military might, and the other who ruled with no more than fairness and love. Three tribes thrown together, competing for the limited resources to survive, in a world teetering on the brink of total decimation. Driven by human avarice.

A ruler who conquered his world through fear. A man who believed redemption was a lie. A dreamer who watched his own kingdom turn to ashes. When power becomes his god, he sacrifices everything - his family, his love, his soul - to hold it. But when he returns from exile, he finds the empire he built slowly destroying itself, piece by piece. The land that once bowed before him now bleeds from the very fear he planted. As old wars awaken and ghosts from the past rise again, he must face the truth he buried: that power does not protect - it consumes. 🔥 A dark fantasy about ambition, guilt, and the curse of victory. 🔥 For fans of epic tragedies, moral conflict, and fallen kings.