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The Hunt

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Time 4h 25m

Reads 56,541
Votes 2,977
Parts 43
Time 4h 25m

Mature

⚠️ update 2/7/2026: under editing ⚠️

Wren was never supposed to survive the hunt.

Thrown into a deadly maze with no way out, she was meant to be just another sacrifice. But when she walks away changed-marked by something she doesn't understand-survival comes with a price.  

The people who sent her to die now see her as a threat. The man who swore to protect her is the only one she can trust. And the monsters lurking in the dark... may not have been the true enemy after all.  

With danger closing in on all sides, Wren must decide: fight for a place in a world that doesn't want her, or embrace the power rising within.  

Even if it means becoming something unrecognizable.All Rights Reserved

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Through the portal (#1) by greencaterpillarew_

In a world torn by war, Lieutenant Hope Teal of Indigo is caught between duty and forbidden love. Indigo has been in a long-standing conflict with Rune, a rival world. In this universe, everyone has a soulmate, but Hope's mate is Lane, from Rune, her sworn enemy, who betrayed her in childhood. When he returns, seeking to make amends, Hope is tasked with finding a key figure in Rune's military and uncovering her enemy's weak points. She pretends to rekindle feelings for Lane to gain access to vital information, but as she delves deeper into the enemy's realm, she struggles with her growing emotions and the dark secrets she uncovers. Hope must navigate a web of deceit, love, and duty, where the stakes are life and death, and the truth could change everything, reveling hidden agendas that threaten to bring down her world. One of us has to die.

When the world slept by RiriRaccoon2003

One second, the world was full. The next, she was the only one left. Nineteen-year-old Wren lives a quiet life-introverted, soft-spoken, and rarely seen outside her small home. But when the entire population of Earth disappears in the blink of an eye, Wren is forced into a silence deeper than she ever imagined. Alone in a world that no longer breathes, she must learn how to survive without power, without people, without a plan. From forgotten libraries to overgrown cities, she pieces together a life in the ruins of the old one. But as the seasons change, Wren begins to realize that survival is only half the story-and loneliness is its own kind of danger. What do you do when the world falls asleep... and you're the only one still awake? A haunting, tender exploration of grief, isolation, and the quiet courage it takes to rebuild, When the World Slept is a story of endings, beginnings, and the strange, beautiful places we find hope.

Bird Wings by LauraTiffany11312

Wren's life is about to change forever - but not how she expects it to. Kidnapped on her wedding day, she finds herself trapped in a mountain cave, unable to return home with no company outside of the inhuman creature that took her. *** "Wait, Wren! Not that way!" It was darker here and panic limited her vision, but she could see it reaching for her; its wings like two huge looming shadows behind it. "Get away! Don't touch me! No, let me go!" She shrieked. She screamed in earnest as a hand took hold of her arm, and then even more when her own hand reached for something to hang onto and grasped at empty air. She had been scrambling towards a sudden drop! The hands hauled her back, but she still struggled. She didn't want to look at it, and she still wasn't sure she wouldn't rather take her chances with the open air instead. "Stop it, I'm not going to hurt you! You'll hit your head on the rock or something. Wren, please!" It knew her name. Somehow it knew her. She was going to die! "Let me go! Stop touching me!" She was sitting on the rocky floor now with her back against an uneven wall, and it was trying to pin her down and hold her still. She kept her eyes turned away and struggled helplessly, but it was no use. It was strong like a human man too, and she couldn't keep it off of her. The wings had moved until they curved around them both and shut out a lot of the light. Its face was so near hers that she could feel its breath brushing against her skin. "Please just look at me for a second. Just look. I'm not going to hurt you." One of the hands grabbed her chin and forced her head to turn, and then she was looking straight into a pair of dark brown eyes. It had a human face too. She had been expecting something monstrous or ghastly, and the surprise made her falter for a moment. He looked young, with a bad haircut and an earnest expression on his face. "I'll let go of you, okay? Just don't lunge around like that anymore, you'll get hurt." He whispered.

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Through the portal (#1)

In a world torn by war, Lieutenant Hope Teal of Indigo is caught between duty and forbidden love. Indigo has been in a long-standing conflict with Rune, a rival world. In this universe, everyone has a soulmate, but Hope's mate is Lane, from Rune, her sworn enemy, who betrayed her in childhood. When he returns, seeking to make amends, Hope is tasked with finding a key figure in Rune's military and uncovering her enemy's weak points. She pretends to rekindle feelings for Lane to gain access to vital information, but as she delves deeper into the enemy's realm, she struggles with her growing emotions and the dark secrets she uncovers. Hope must navigate a web of deceit, love, and duty, where the stakes are life and death, and the truth could change everything, reveling hidden agendas that threaten to bring down her world. One of us has to die.