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Manila Nocturne

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Reads 490
Votes 53
Parts 37
Time 2h 48m

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Set in late 1970s Manila, during the so-called "Golden Age of the Philippines," the story unfolds against the backdrop of a nation under martial law-where fear, power, and silence dictate the streets.
  
Detective Torres is no stranger to the darkness that lurks beneath the city's neon glow. But when a routine missing persons case unravels into something far more sinister, he finds himself entangled in a web of political conspiracies, underground resistance, and buried secrets that those in power would kill to keep hidden.
  
 As Torres follows the trail of a disappeared family, he crosses paths with ruthless government agents, ex-rebels, and shadowy informants-each with their own agenda. With time running out and danger closing in, he must navigate a city where loyalty is fleeting, truth is dangerous, and justice is a luxury few can afford.
  
 But in a world where the law serves only those who wield it, how far is he willing to go for the truth? And what price will he pay to uncover it?All Rights Reserved

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SHORT STORIES VI: LIRA by RainbowSupremacy

"may mga bagay na mas mainam nang ibaon sa limot, at manatili na lang nakabaon." ******0o0****** in the darkness of the night, a scream shattered the silence of the quiet town of San Isidro. a blood curling scream that seemed to rise from the depths of a grave. No one heard it. No one saw anything. only the moon and stars bore witness to an incident that seemed destined to be buried and forgotten---and would soon unearth secrets long kept hidden. Mara, a city girl, is forced to live in her late grandmother's ancestral mansion as punishment for her rebellious behavior and lack of interest in school. her parents had reached their limit and sent her away---against her will. for what the hell could she possibly do in a house that's more a hundred years old? but one day, a corpse is discovered near the old poison ivy wall of the Perez mansion. a missing girl, a cold case that the authorities failed to explain. and just like that, Mara's already chaotic life spirals further into mystery. with every step she takes toward the truth, she is drawn deeper into a dark secret of the past: one she can no longer escape. the visions in her mind, the strange sounds, a cold lullaby only she can hear, and emotions that no longer feel like her own---are they leading her somewhere... or trapping her? the town of San Isidro is not ready for the truth that's about to surface. and while they desperately curse and hide their secrets, the darkness they left buried in the shadows is returning. but the darkest secrets are not found among the dead---they are hidden among the living. A SHORT STORY.

Hollow Republic by Lumoneko

MANILA, 2035. A yawn in the shape of a city. The air tastes like burnt plastic and broken promises. A cracked karaoke machine wails in the distance, it's singing the national anthem backwards. Somewhere, a three-star general sells sovereignty for cigarettes. The masses chant election jingles like hymns, dancing to the rhythm of their own decay. A girl is found dead in a slum, somewhere she should never have been, and nowhere anyone was supposed to look. The case does not unfold so much as it seeps: into the hands of a weary agent, into the obsessions of the dead girl's best friend, into the guilt-choked silence of a laborer who saw too much. And far from it all, in a decaying ancestral home that refuses to fall, a desperate heir seeks grace in whispered miracles. Answers are not found at the end of this story. It is a story of what is buried, and who keeps digging. ********* Book 1: Ghosts of the Living Book 2: The Feast of Knives Book 2 chapters releasing every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Content Warning: Death, suicide, sexual content, substance abuse. Language: Primarily in English, with occasional dialogue in Tagalog and Chinese. Context is always provided, no need to be multilingual to follow what's happening. Setting: Near-future Manila. Genre: Political Thriller/Literary Fiction

🖤 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓉𝒾𝒸 𝐻𝑜𝓊𝓇 🖤 by M1TUSK0

Verity City is drowning in neon and smoke. Theaters rot, radios whisper lies, and every alley hides a face you almost recognize. Reese Calder thought he'd left detective work behind-until a cassette lands on his doorstep. On it: a murder told in his own voice. By morning, the body is real. Each new tape drags Reese deeper into a nightmare: streets that shift, faces that vanish, a city editing itself like film. His reflection flickers in old projectors. His voice bleeds through dead air. And someone is scripting his life-one that always ends in blood. The question isn't who's guilty. It's who's real. A razor-edged noir mystery, where déjà vu kills and every broadcast could be the last. ( Thank you for reading! This story is part of a completed series I've written, so you can enjoy it from start to finish. I hope you get lost in it as much as I did while writing. Enjoy! :)

What We Have Lost by ChrisPenaArrieta

In a world where true terror lurks in plain sight, three intertwined fates collide in a frantic hunt for a demon that preys upon innocent girls. 🔪 A man trapped inside his niece's body, forced to protect her from sinister forces closing in. 🔮 A witch gifted with the power to find the lost, facing an evil far darker than she ever imagined. 🚨 A police force hunting a serial killer, only to discover that their worst nightmare is not of this world. When nightmares bleed into reality, how far would you go to reclaim what you love? Dare to cross the line.

MAKATI: The City of Horrors by AbsRivera

Year 2099. Makati has become a city split in two - the glittering Uppercity, where the elites live above the clouds, and the decaying Undercity, where the forgotten struggle to survive. When a series of brutal murders rocks the unfortunate Undercity, a weary investigator finds himself caught between corruption, power, and something far more sinister than crime. Every lead bleeds, spreading from local gossip to international headlines. Every secret is peeled open - exposed for the world to see. And in a city built on lies and false hopes, the real horror looms beneath the neon lights and synthetic rain.

ARCHANGELUS: Asterias by m1tskn3

In a realm fueled by ambition, tradition, and the remnants of forgotten gods, the balance is fracturing. The system was never built to last-but it was built to control. Now, as rebellion stirs beneath polished stone and ancient power resurfaces in shadows, two dangerously ambitious souls find themselves at the center of it all. Neither wants to be a hero. Neither was meant to save anyone. But if they don't change, the entire realm will fall. Can two power-hungry disasters become something more-before it all burns?

TIME TESTAMENT by night-writer2073

William Testament is a mild mannered insurance man until his life becomes a series of unfortunate events, beginning with a horrific car accident. A visit to a meditation retreat changes his whole mindset and a mysterious and beautiful nightclub owner who moonlights as a sorceress seems to understand his mind better than he does. The city they live in is a dynamic place in the near future, but built up from the past, layers of millenia holding up its foundations, and dark energies working deep beneath its basements. The histories lurking there aren't the ones we read about in history books and some of them are infected with the future. The underworld is full of high-tech gangsters, artificial super-intelligences, and witchcraft wielding criminals spreading rumors and illusions. Rumors of a time-machine underground where the past and future collide. William is determined to bring order to this dark chaos growing beneath the city. With the help of Samantha, a young citizen journalist, and a mysterious spiritual teacher somehow linked with his own personal past, he hopes to try and control whatever this unseen thing is before it is too late.

The Bright Wound by AlecBurquez66

On November 28th, 1980, the Nordhoff Ranger football and cheer teams disappeared on their way to a game near Bakersfield. For eight weeks, a nationwide search was underway. For eight weeks, there were no suspects, no evidence, and no motives. They simply vanished without a trace. Detectives Marcus Reyes and Hank Lopez awaken one morning to a call coming in from Frazier Park, one hundred miles away, of hikers making a disturbing discovery along a trail. What they will find there will send them down a hole darker than they could ever dream of. One that will lead them to a revelation that will uproot their understanding of the world and the universe at large.

DREAMETTE 2 The Perfect Date Is Dead by AxelOfGalloway

Cinematic Thriller Saga • Horror Mystery • Cyber-Noir Themes: Exploitation, identity, found family, rebellion, the creation of monsters, the corruption of systems. Behind the neon glow of Southeast Asia lies a secret empire built on beauty, obedience, and silence. Dreamette, the world's most mysterious idol brand, hides its darkest truths behind masks, myth making, and vanished girls. Across seven books, the Dreamette Saga follows the people who refuse to look away, a dying man chasing redemption, a woman determined to rewrite her fate, a group of teens dragged into a nightmare through the glowing screen of the internet, and the survivors who rise to become rebels, mothers, fugitives, and warriors. From alleyways in Manila to the deepest corners of the web, from hidden backrooms to full-scale uprisings, their stories collide in a battle between humanity and the machinery that feeds on it. As Dreamette rises and falls, one truth remains: The scariest monsters are not the ones who wear masks, but the ones who pay to keep them on.

Lobo Ng Gabi by ReaperPH

((This is apparently gon be my first Tagalog story. My main oc Gabriel is filipino just like me IRL so ye here yall go ig:p Just use google translate if ya want.)) Tangina. 'Di ko alam kung bakit ko sinusulat 'to. Baka para lang may record ng lahat. Baka gusto ko lang mailabas 'to sa utak ko bago ako mabaliw. Nagsimula ang lahat nung 13 ako. Isa lang akong normal (?) na estudyante sa UST. Mainit, mabaho gym, tapos puro project at exam. Pero nung may isang gago na humawak sa kwelyo ko para sa baon? Ayun, mali siya ng pinili. Kasi 'di niya alam... 'di ako normal. Wala akong pamilya. Pero may lakas ako na kahit bala parang garapata lang-kumikiliti. Mula sa simpleng pagdugo ng kaniyang kamay, naging trabaho kong pumatay. Assassin, daw. Lakas maka-cool no? Pero hindi 'to kwento ng bida. Kwento 'to ng batang nilamon ng mundo, nilapastangan ng mga mayaman, at tinuruan kung paano lumaban gamit ang dugo at galit. Hindi ako bayani. Pero kung may masamang masama pa sa demonyo? Ako 'yon. Welcome to my story. Bawal ang mahina rito. Bawal ang mabait.

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SHORT STORIES VI: LIRA

"may mga bagay na mas mainam nang ibaon sa limot, at manatili na lang nakabaon." 0o0 in the darkness of the night, a scream shattered the silence of the quiet town of San Isidro. a blood curling scream that seemed to rise from the depths of a grave. No one heard it. No one saw anything. only the moon and stars bore witness to an incident that seemed destined to be buried and forgotten---and would soon unearth secrets long kept hidden. Mara, a city girl, is forced to live in her late grandmother's ancestral mansion as punishment for her rebellious behavior and lack of interest in school. her parents had reached their limit and sent her away---against her will. for what the hell could she possibly do in a house that's more a hundred years old? but one day, a corpse is discovered near the old poison ivy wall of the Perez mansion. a missing girl, a cold case that the authorities failed to explain. and just like that, Mara's already chaotic life spirals further into mystery. with every step she takes toward the truth, she is drawn deeper into a dark secret of the past: one she can no longer escape. the visions in her mind, the strange sounds, a cold lullaby only she can hear, and emotions that no longer feel like her own---are they leading her somewhere... or trapping her? the town of San Isidro is not ready for the truth that's about to surface. and while they desperately curse and hide their secrets, the darkness they left buried in the shadows is returning. but the darkest secrets are not found among the dead---they are hidden among the living. A SHORT STORY.