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Paper Masks

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Parts 16
Time 2h 5m

When Essa sees their villainous future, they use the prophecy as a ploy to defeat their three brothers and force each one into a better work-life balance.

Their first so-called battle restarts an old tradition for family dinner, leading Essa to bond with their brothers, all while struggling to balance their guilt and their alter-ego, Muse, whose name comes with a reputation of its own.

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Written for the Open Novella Contest 2024 (ONC), using prompt 87.

Cover by @Nicoismysenpai !!All Rights Reserved

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Almost Got Away With It (COMPLETED) by iamnenee

Her hands shook violently as she dialed the 7 digits to call her big brother. Her heart was beating so loud, and fast in her mind. She was shaking nervously as she put the phone to her ear. She did a silent prayer hoping he would pick up. She was lucky he even picked up at 2 in the morning. "Hello?" his deep voice flowed through the phone. "Kianna?" he asked a little worried. "I-I killed him." she forced out as she cried out loud. "I killed him, Leon. I-I d-didn't mean t-to!" she cried louder. That night changed her life forever. BOOK 1. Written when I was 16 BOOK 2 IS COMING SOON.. (in work) ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️: Might trigger some. If you don't like it please STOP reading!!!! DAMN Published: February. 13. 2020 Finished: November. 2. 2020 1k reads 5/3/20 5k reads 5/6/20 10k reads 5/19/20 15k reads 5/30/20 20k reads 6/9/20 30k reads 6/27/20 40k reads 7/17/20 50k reads 8/10/20 60k reads 9/22/20 70k reads 10/20/20 80k reads 11/6/20 90k reads 12/9/20 100k reads 01/12/21 130k reads 06/29/21 140k reads 09/16/21 150k reads 12/10/21 160k reads 2/2/22 170k reads 06/1/22 180k reads 10/12/22 190k reads 06/20/23 200k reads 03/12/24

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[This will be rewritten under a whole new book, all from scratch and hopefully adds more to what I've started and ended in these two books. To give it more life as this has missed potentials here and there. Only chapters before the Vintage Voltage chapter have been rewritten here. The rest will be untouched.] [A sequel exists! Completely optional to read as it takes place after af3 vr, making it mostly head canon/my own concept] Two saviours, fated to save the world from conflict, unaware of the real truth of their adventure, only for their lives to turn upside down in the hands of a so-called deity. But when things got better and those affected from the conflict slowly piece together their broken lives, a new problem arises- in need of a third saviour to save their reality from shattering into nothing. The good and bad of this story is unclear, but one thing is sure: this is a tale of their lives, adventures and their struggles. [Previously known as "Adventure Forward: The Story" around when it was first written for fun and "Adventure Forward: The Fanfic" when I was getting serious in writing this] [Reached #1 on adventureforward a few times]

ONE: Epilogue of Hermesh by IndianYorker

How do you defeat an enemy you cannot reason with, you cannot hide from, you cannot escape, you cannot kill? For they are not truly alive. *They are coming. They keep coming. They keep coming.* (No they are not zombies. They were never truly alive.) ********************** Epilogue of Hermesh ********************** In a galaxy called Hermesh, Commodore Reemon Erra, an Amarthian by birth, is a decorated war hero. He is the best Hermesh has! But when the Kaya, a life devouring alien species attacks Hermesh, shattering 100 years of hard-won peace, Reemon Erra has to unite the four sentient, space-faring species of the galaxy, if he has any hope of saving Hermesh. But all is not as it seemed. When faced with extinction, secrets come to light, that alters the very history of the galaxy, and threatens to unravel its future. Caught in the crossfires of a fight between the most evolved beings in all of Creation, only Reemon Erra has what it takes to save his galaxy. But in this genre-bending military space opera, soaked in philosophy and existential horror, victory is not what it seems. **************** A new chapter or two will be added every alternate day. This story is complete. It is only being uploaded in parts.

Angels & Devils: The Prophecy of Chaos by bottocor000

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A Silent Breath by KaitoFirippusu

A broken promise. A wish unfulfilled. In a cruel world where power is everything, a boy with an unknown magic sets out in search of his missing sister... An impossible desire. An unwanted pain. In a life worth nothing, a young girl sets out to find her older brother... Two siblings in search of one another. With countless encounters along their blood filled paths, will these two forgotten siblings be able to find each other? |This book cover is temporary until I create an official one. Please bare with it for now. Thank you.|

The Guardians of Celesk by RobLockett

It came during the most desperate of times, after a reign of bloodshed. It thundered on in spite of terror, hopelessness and the great chain of inequity. It shattered shackles and in its momentum gathered all in its wake. It was hope. In the new era, it rewrote the narrative and finally set the world free. Yet in the new era, order will be disrupted and an old enemy of the Guardians, the exile, will destroy their sanctum and wreak hell upon their lands. Their only hope lies in the form of a child from an advanced race of beings, and she will need to be trained.

Tied to My Fate by newplayer

Alora was supposed to die, so when she ended up in a place in the middle of heaven and hell with an old classmate who should have lived, the universe knew something had gone wrong. Due to the glitch, she is given a chance at life again as long as she stays bound to the man who futilely gave his life for her. My ONC 2024 submission :) I will update as I have time between other projects. AI Transparency: All words in this work are my own and have NOT been generated or improved by AI. The cover was generated via AI provided through Canva, but I hope to create my own original cover when I get time.

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The New Generation by EriAeternum

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Her hands shook violently as she dialed the 7 digits to call her big brother. Her heart was beating so loud, and fast in her mind. She was shaking nervously as she put the phone to her ear. She did a silent prayer hoping he would pick up. She was lucky he even picked up at 2 in the morning. "Hello?" his deep voice flowed through the phone. "Kianna?" he asked a little worried. "I-I killed him." she forced out as she cried out loud. "I killed him, Leon. I-I d-didn't mean t-to!" she cried louder. That night changed her life forever. BOOK 1. Written when I was 16 BOOK 2 IS COMING SOON.. (in work) ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️: Might trigger some. If you don't like it please STOP reading!!!! DAMN Published: February. 13. 2020 Finished: November. 2. 2020 1k reads 5/3/20 5k reads 5/6/20 10k reads 5/19/20 15k reads 5/30/20 20k reads 6/9/20 30k reads 6/27/20 40k reads 7/17/20 50k reads 8/10/20 60k reads 9/22/20 70k reads 10/20/20 80k reads 11/6/20 90k reads 12/9/20 100k reads 01/12/21 130k reads 06/29/21 140k reads 09/16/21 150k reads 12/10/21 160k reads 2/2/22 170k reads 06/1/22 180k reads 10/12/22 190k reads 06/20/23 200k reads 03/12/24