The Ashen Realm
- Reads 27
- Votes 0
- Parts 7
MatureOngoing50m
Last published Mon, Jul 7, 2025
In a world divided between the Shadowlands and the Mortal Realm, a boy named Lucien is born with a soul marked by darkness and light. After losing his parents to the corrupted spirits of addiction, he is cast into the Mortal Realm's harsh underbelly, where he grows up unloved and hunted by the same shadows that claimed his family.
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
I Named The Monster Myself
Asher was five years old when his world shattered-and the only one who held it together was a man he was never supposed to love. Raised in near isolation by a charismatic, enigmatic father figure named Lucien, Asher grows up believing Lucien saved him. But Lucien isn't his real father. He's a man with secrets, a man who raised Asher with unconditional control rather than unconditional love. Now seventeen, Asher can't tell where admiration ends and obsession begins. His trauma, once buried, begins to surface-manifesting as nightmares, hallucinations, and increasingly erratic behavior. He sees Lucien not just as a protector, but as the only person who matters. The only person who's real. As Lucien begins to drift away-distracted by a new relationship, or perhaps burdened by guilt-Asher unravels. His devotion sharpens into something possessive. Violent. And as the line between protector and predator blurs, both Asher and Lucien must confront a terrifying truth: What happens when love becomes a cage-and obsession becomes the key?
Love Between A Fairy And Devil
Lucien is the powerful ruler of Urania, once a vibrant land but has now fallen into a bad state after his mother's passing. As he Inherits the throne, he becomes even more distant and unfeeling. His little brothers are the only ones there for him. However, everything changes when he encounters a young fairy who brings out unexpected emotions within him. A war Is coming, but will their love blossom? Or fall into dark hands?. *This Story has nothing to do with the show, or novel* *I DO NOT OWN PICTURE EDITS I ONLY OWN THE STORY LINE * CREDITS ARE GIVEN TO IT"S RIGHTFUL OWNERSComplete
Midnight Between Worlds: Season 3 - "The Dawn Within Shadows"
One year after the fall of the Lost Realm, peace feels like a fragile dream. Elena and Kael have built a quiet life between worlds-until a pulse of energy from the Shard awakens something ancient within her. When Elena discovers she's carrying a child whose heartbeat echoes through both realms, joy turns to fear. The child's aura stirs dormant magic, calling forth shadows long thought destroyed. Whispers of a prophecy spread: "When light bears shadow, the worlds shall converge again." Now hunted by remnants of darkness and haunted by celestial visions, Elena must protect the life growing inside her-a child destined to either heal or shatter creation itself. As realms tremble and alliances strain, Kael stands by her side, torn between love and the knowledge that their unborn child could be the key to both salvation and ruin. In a story where hope and destiny intertwine, Midnight Between Worlds: The Dawn Within Shadows explores motherhood, sacrifice, and the miracle of life born from darkness. Because sometimes, the end of night is only the beginning of dawn.Complete
Shadow Slave : Stormbound Destiny
The old gods are dead, their divine realms have shattered. The forgotten one stirs from their long dream, and the daemons plan begins wavering. A race that should have died eons ago, rears its head once again. And a new variable enters the fray, altering the sequence of events carefully put into place. Lucien was a mundane human born in the forgotten shores, a place where even powerful awakened beings would struggle to survive. Nevertheless he persevered, learning from his peers and surviving in that hellscape. But the nightmare spell is absolute, and even someone in the dream realm isn't free of its infection. And so he begins his ascent towards divinity, one step at a time.
The Crimson Claim
In a city drowned in fog and shadows, Lucien has walked the centuries in silence, feeding without care, leaving no ties behind. Immortality has made him cold, careful, untouchable-until the night he meets her. She is a mortal girl with haunted eyes and a sketchbook full of secrets. One look is enough to unravel his restraint. Drawn to her in a way he cannot explain-or resist-Lucien begins to linger, to claim, to protect. His hunger is no longer for blood alone, but for the girl herself. Yet fascination is a dangerous thing. As she finds herself pulled into his world, her fear begins to blur into desire. Against her better judgment, she craves his presence, even as she feels the shadow of his possession tightening around her. Their bond is intoxicating, impossible, and inevitable. But in the dark, love and danger are indistinguishable-and surrendering to him might mean giving up more than her heart. The Crimson Claim is a gothic romance of hunger, obsession, and the terrifying beauty of belonging to a creature who will never let you go.
Shadow of the Returned
When the endless Nightmare finally collapsed, Ashen believed he had won. He had slain the last of the dream gods, torn himself free of a realm that fed on fear, and wished only for one thing: to go home. But the world he returns to is nothing like the one he left behind. Centuries have passed, the cities have fallen into ruin, and the land itself is being consumed by a spreading mist that carries living shadows. Humanity survives behind broken walls, haunted by the creatures that once belonged only to dreams. They speak in whispers about the Returned, warriors who came back from the Nightmare changed, powerful, and cursed. Ashen is one of them. To the people he is a weapon, to the Dominion he is a threat, and to the growing darkness that infects the waking world he is something even worse - a seed. With Mira, a healer who still believes in light even when surrounded by ruin, Ashen begins to face what he has become: a man caught between saving what remains of humanity and destroying it. As the line between dream and reality fades, he must decide whether he will fight the darkness within him or finally surrender to it.
Into Darkness
Long ago, in a small town called Asteaia, a baby- different from any other - was born. Discarded by his mother and shunned by the town he lived in, the boy grew up in misery, darkness and pain. One day, the boy runs into the dark and mysterious forest which surrounds one side of his town and life as he knows it changes, forever.Complete
He Bleeds Flame ✔️
(bxb) After a year of surviving an all boys boarding school, William Brown thought he had finally navigated the ups and downs that the rich, private school had to offer. He'd even managed to make a few friends, as well as a rightful enemy. Lucien Harding. The two young boys were about as friendly as oil and water-that is, not very much. A dark haired boy deemed for destruction and a golden prince promised greatness weren't the likely pair. They knew as much, yet somehow, it had become inevitable. Their relationship would either go down in flames or a blaze of glory. Both boys bleed flame either way. Whichever path, they'll learn more than they bargained for.Complete
Asher was five years old when his world shattered-and the only one who held it together was a man he was never supposed to love. Raised in near isolation by a charismatic, enigmatic father figure named Lucien, Asher grows up believing Lucien saved him. But Lucien isn't his real father. He's a man with secrets, a man who raised Asher with unconditional control rather than unconditional love. Now seventeen, Asher can't tell where admiration ends and obsession begins. His trauma, once buried, begins to surface-manifesting as nightmares, hallucinations, and increasingly erratic behavior. He sees Lucien not just as a protector, but as the only person who matters. The only person who's real. As Lucien begins to drift away-distracted by a new relationship, or perhaps burdened by guilt-Asher unravels. His devotion sharpens into something possessive. Violent. And as the line between protector and predator blurs, both Asher and Lucien must confront a terrifying truth: What happens when love becomes a cage-and obsession becomes the key?
More detailsContent Guidelines