Long Shadows - ONC 2026
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Alec Monroe has a gift, and Paul Barrington wants to profit by it. Neither understands the true cost of their arrangement.
The Great War casts a long shadow in 1926 Philadelphia. Prohibition is in effect, but largely ignored in the city dubbed "wet as the Atlantic." Séances remain popular, despite the efforts of men like Houdini to reveal mediums as frauds. Class, social, and racial boundaries are razor sharp.
Against this backdrop, Paul enlists Alec to help him defraud Henri Deschamps, a wealthy scholar of antiquities from France. Little does Paul know that Henri holds more power than money can buy, and Alec is the key to unlocking it.
ONC Prompt 72: A real necromancer sits in on a fake séance.
[Author's note/trigger warnings: This story uses period-appropriate language, including terms related to race and sexuality, and discussions of mental health, including suicide.]
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بووکی دایکم
پاش ئەوەی کوڕێک لەلایەن ئەو کەسەی کە وایزانی خۆشی دەوێت ڕەتکرایەوە بە خراپی دڵی دەشکێ بۆیە بڕیار دەدات دڵی بکاتە سەهۆڵ بەندێکی ئەستوور چاوێکی کوێر لەبینینی هەر کچێ تر وە بڕیار دەدات چیتر هیچ کچێکی لا گرنگ نەبێ چی ڕوودەدات کاتێک دایکی بڕیار دەدا کچێکی خزمی دوری خۆیانی بۆ بێنێ کە عەجیب نازدارە لەیل ~ دڵدار چیرۆکێکی کوردیە بەتەواوی بیرۆکەی خۆمە و دەست نوسی خۆمە و ئەگەر لێک چونیش هەبێ تەنها ڕێکەوتێک بووە
Swaran Raheel~ The Battle Of Blood Vs Crown
He was my love, but I was just his path towards the crown which he never owned. When my parents warned me he was a terrorist, I laughed. I didn't believe them. Not until he robbed his own love and left her to die in tiny deaths, moment by moment. We weren't just a few years apart in age, but miles apart in our thoughts as well. Our origins were different, our upbringings were different, we lived in different directions of the world, and yet I never let any of these cause a crack between us, until he decided to build one. REVENGE. His revenge. I was born with the title of Princess, and he was forced to become a knight. He was ready to destroy both of us in the flames of his revenge, lapping around our relationship's newly dug grave. And yet, I stood there firm, unshakable, unbreakable, indestructible, ready to see what his extent was. Because no matter what, at the edge where he ends... I begin. Our marriage didn't only gave a new direction to our relation, but it also sparked an unspoken hunger in him. I don't know why I was getting punished for something I never did. Not only did I betray the promise to my parents, but I also betrayed my every boundary for him. My love for him turned to my dedication when he gave me the only reason to hate him. He put his blade on the neck of the only one I loved the most. So, I put my blade on him, slicing off all the threads of our never budding relationship. He wanted to win it all for the Crown. So, I destroyed it all for the Blood. It was the battle of Blood vs Crown. And the winner was yet to be announced.
၁၉၇၀ ဆီသို့ ဝိညာဉ်ကူးပြောင်းခြင်း - ဘေးကနေ စောင့်ကြည့်သူတစ်ဦး၏ ကိုယ်ကျင့်တရား
ဒုတိယမြောက်ဘာသာပြန်လေးပါ။ ဇာတ်လမ်းကတော့အခုခေတ်က မိန်းကလေးတစ်ယောက်က ဝတ္တုထဲကိုကူးပြောင်းသွားတာမျိုးဖြစ်ပါတယ်။ ဇာတ်လမ်းက ၁၉၇၀ ခုနှစ်ကိုအခြေခံထားတာမို့လို့စိတ်ဝင်စားစရာကောင်းပါတယ်။
My Dear Lord
In the quiet land of Mahishmati, Princess Jaya lives a simple life, loved by her people and untouched by the desires of power or beauty. Her heart, however, belongs somewhere it never should - to Krishna. Not in hope. Not in expectation. Only in silent devotion. As her swayamvara approaches, Jaya prepares to choose a husband among strangers, forcing herself toward a life she understands... away from feelings she refuses to name. But something within her begins to change. A dream. A voice. A presence that feels too real to ignore. She never wished for him. She never imagined him. And yet... her world no longer feels her own. 💓My Dear Lord 💓 A story of devotion, fear, and a love that crosses a line it was never meant to.
The Princess of Gandhara
𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗻𝗮 𝘅 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗶 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 🪷 "𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗻𝗮 : 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘄, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲." In the age of Sati Yug, there lived an Asura princess whose heart was captivated by the unmatched power and glory of Lord Vishnu. Believing it to be love, she desired to make him her husband. To win him, she performed severe penance and sacrificed comfort, yet Vishnu never accepted her. Heartbroken, the princess refused to let go of her dream. Seeing her stubborn devotion, the royal sages advised her to worship Lord Shiva, the one even Vishnu revered. Pleased by her tapasya, Mahadev appeared before her. But he spoke the truth-Vishnu would never accept her until she abandoned the darkness within her heart: pride, greed, desire, and selfish longing. But the princess would not surrender. She began an impossible vow-to chant one hundred billion mantras while standing upon a tree. She gave away her youth, beauty, and entire life to devotion. Even Mahadev was moved by her determination and decided that when her final chant was complete, her wish would be granted. Yet fate had other plans. When only one final name remained, old age claimed her life. She was reborn in Kaliyug, unaware of her past and disconnected from faith. But destiny drew her back to a Shiva temple. There, in a tragic accident, she took her final breath before the idol of Mahadev. From her lips escaped one forgotten word-Shiv. This time, Lord Shiva fulfilled his promise. She was reborn in Dwapar Yug as the daughter of Prince Shakuni of Gandhara. Bound by an ancient vow, Vishnu was now destined to marry her. But the question remains... Will Vishnu truly accept her? Will he marry her only as a duty? Or will a marriage born from vows and fate blossom into real love?
Reborn as a Mother of Five in an Ancient Village
After dying in the modern world, Lin Yue awakens in ancient China as the wife of four poor farmer husbands and the mother of five children, four sons and one daughter. Living in a small, rundown cottage with barely enough food to feed the family, she quickly realizes that despite their poverty, her husbands are honest, hardworking men who love their children deeply. Armed with the agricultural knowledge and business skills from her previous life, Lin Yue refuses to let her family continue living in hardship. She introduces improved farming techniques, starts profitable businesses, and gradually leads her family from poverty to prosperity. As the family grows stronger, her four husbands become successful in their own ways, while their children blossom into talented and capable individuals. Together, they overcome countless challenges, proving that with love, determination, and wisdom, even the poorest family can build a life of happiness and wealth. A heartwarming historical romance about family, second chances, and rising from nothing to create a legendary legacy.
ပဏာမ ဇနီးသည်ဖွား သမီးပျို (၂)
Description ကို Book-1 အထဲမှာ ပြန်ရေးပေးထားပါတယ် ၊ ကော်ပီရိုက်ငြိမှာစိုးလို့ ဖျက်ထားတာပါ ~
My Sin
Liu Quiaqio, the Empress of the Jin Dynasty has given his heart, soul, and body to the emperor, he loved him to the point it exhausted him, but the cold emperor only had eyes for one person, and that person wasn't him, the warmth in his eyes when he looked at that person would never belong to him, the gentleness when he spoke to that person would never be heard by him until his death. "What wrongs have I committed, for you hate me this much? Did I do anything wrong for you to look at me with such contempt in your eyes? Was loving you such a sin?" I asked weakly "Your sin was that you loved somebody you weren't supposed to love," He responded coldly. 'He's right I squandered so much love on him that I did not have any left for my sons and my daughter, for the ones who truly cared about me. If I had one chance to make it up to them I would spend my whole life doing so' I thought as I closed my eyes and welcomed death or so I thought. *Not yet edited* My story! This is not translated nor does it belong to another author. #1 in male pregnancy- 2/5/22 #1 in children-2/25/22 #1 in regret- 4/18/22
The Crown Prince's Destined Bride
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Vihika - "An Eternal Flame of Love"
"I will break you beyond repair".... Vihaansh growled. "But I will cherish you and heal you till my last breath," Ishika replied, her voice unwavering. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Rose, I beg of you... If you want you can kill me, but please don't leave me Jaan, Take me along, please...?" Vihaansh pleaded, tears streaming down his face and his sobs wrenching from the depths of his soul. But no reply... ‐‐-----------‐------------------------------------------------- Here Starts a tale of a ruthless man's guilt-driven story, who is left all alone in the World and has no one to wipe his tears, give him a shoulder to sob, be a reason to smile. But he can't end his life because ......... Because she left behind their cherished symbol of love, a testament to their once-shared bond, with every breath he takes, he relives the moment she departed, a silent witness to the pain that now defines his existence. She left their Symbol of love with him. But he only breathes he left living the moment she left him. He behaves like a happy daddy before their bacha. He is a perfect Dad. But he remains haunted by the absence of a motherly presence for his daughter. He can't even share his sorrow, his dismay. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- What will happen to him as he carries the weight of his guilt? Can he ever find a way to make up for his mistakes and find happiness again? All rights are reserved by your author @Rashi_Jha🌼(by me ofc) #65 Wattpad #95 wattpad #1 in the Eternal Series .......UNDER EDIT............
پاش ئەوەی کوڕێک لەلایەن ئەو کەسەی کە وایزانی خۆشی دەوێت ڕەتکرایەوە بە خراپی دڵی دەشکێ بۆیە بڕیار دەدات دڵی بکاتە سەهۆڵ بەندێکی ئەستوور چاوێکی کوێر لەبینینی هەر کچێ تر وە بڕیار دەدات چیتر هیچ کچێکی لا گرنگ نەبێ چی ڕوودەدات کاتێک دایکی بڕیار دەدا کچێکی خزمی دوری خۆیانی بۆ بێنێ کە عەجیب نازدارە لەیل ~ دڵدار چیرۆکێکی کوردیە بەتەواوی بیرۆکەی خۆمە و دەست نوسی خۆمە و ئەگەر لێک چونیش هەبێ تەنها ڕێکەوتێک بووە
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