The Second Renaissance
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Last published Sat, Oct 17, 2015
The year is 2019. The United States of America has won World War III... at great cost. No longer the land of opportunity, America has turned into a police state.
Buy and sell your neighbor's secrets. Be home by 8 or face arrest. Speak freely but remember, the President is watching.
Meanwhile, Europe is the world's newest hedonist capital, attracting many immigrants and taking away their nationalities.
Explore the nightlife of Neo London but be wary of the gangs that infest her. Find love in Amsterdam for €50 a night. Get high on blow in Antwerp. Get wasted in this year's Oktoberfest. If you really want to spend money, Nick Harames' Olympus Floating Resort is open to only the rich and prosperous. Then gamble away whatever soul you have left in Glasgow.
Meet the new world, same as the old world.
Welcome to the Second Renaissance.
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I AM A LIAR
.｡*ﾟ+.*.｡ 𝙸 𝙰𝙼 𝙰 𝙻𝙸𝙰𝚁 +..｡*ﾟ+ ┌ ❝ 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚐𝚘𝚍𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚒 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚕 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚕. 𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚙, 𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍, 𝚍𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍𝚎𝚍 . ❞ ┘ ─𝚜𝚞𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚢 ─────────── ↳ 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚢, 𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚊 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚢𝚘𝚛𝚔 𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚢. 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚊 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍, 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚊 𝚓𝚘𝚋 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚊𝚝 𝚊 𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚋, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚋𝚎, 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚒 - 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚋𝚘𝚜𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚏𝚒𝚊. #𝟷 𝚒𝚗 𝚜𝚊𝚍 (𝟶𝟷/𝟶𝟾/𝟸𝟷) #𝟷 𝚒𝚗 𝚐𝚕𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜 (𝟶𝟷/𝟶𝟾/𝟸𝟷) #𝟸 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚍𝚢 (𝟶𝟷/𝟷𝟶/𝟸𝟷) #𝟹 𝚒𝚗 𝙸𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚢 (𝟶𝟼/𝟷𝟽/𝟸𝟶) #𝟹 𝚒𝚗 𝙻𝚞𝚡𝚞𝚛𝚢 (𝟶𝟽/𝟶𝟽/𝟸𝟶) ....Complete
His claim
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Caged By Him
"WHY CAN'T YOU GET IT INSIDE YOUR HEAD?" He trapped my trembling body between his arms and slammed his fist into the wall. I flinch at the sound as I feel tears forming in my eyes. "I'M SICK AND TIRED OF YOUR CRYING. JUST ACCEPT THE FACT THAT YOU'RE NEVER LEAVING. THIS IS YOUR LIFE NOW, WITH ME" He spits, anger consuming his voice as I push myself further against the wall. Shutting my eyes closed and turning my face to the side as I do. Moments later, I feel his rough hand on my waist and his finger grazing my cheek. "Look at me, love." His hand grips onto my jaw, his thumb playing across my lower lip. He turns my face to meet his as I lower my gaze to the floor. He lowers himself to my level and I feel his breath fanning my cheek causing my breathing to become unsteady. "I love you so much, darling. But you need to learn. You need to learn that you won't be going anywhere. You're mine." With that being said, his other hand slides down to my waist "Your entire body, your mind, your soul. All mine." All I could do was tremble at his touch. How can someone so beautiful be so heartless? ~~~~~~~~~~ All a 19 year old Aurora Shaw wanted to do was work to make a living and volunteer at the orphanage. Unfortunately for her, ruthless and cunning 26 year old Mafia leader and billionaire Tristan Black had other plans for her. He's been waiting for the perfect moment to kidnap her and finally make her his queen after 2 years of watching and stalking her every move. He'd kill anyone who gets in the way of getting what he wants. What will happen when he ruins everything she wanted and forces her to marry him? Will she escape and resist him? Or will she submit and accept her fate?Complete
Static
{COMPLETED} "now that you've had your fun electrocuting me, would you care to hop in the backseat?" ---------------------------------------------------------- Freak DNA. That's what I like to call it. The fault to my genetic code. More often than not, it's a curse. The static running through my blood gave me a name. A cruel, daunting label of a measly bug. A roach. That's what I am to them, to the government. Roach; the nameless monster with electricity for a sense and lightening as a second nature. It ruined my life, the sparking currents playing tag in my mind, running around and bumping into everything, shaking me loose. The government, actually. They ruined my life. My curse just gave them a reason. You see, the normal population with ordinary DNA, they don't know about the people like me. The roaches of the world. We don't get that kind of recognition at the camps. There, we are only one thing in the military's eyes. We are weapons and we will act like it. Everyone else out there, bathing in the goodness they don't know they've got, they don't know about the roaches their stepping on. As long as their getting closer to the sky, they don't care what they stand on to reach it. They don't know about the sparkling dreamer that's killed 7 people before her 17th birthday. They don't about the ghost of a girl peaking around corners for her entire life because even home wasn't safe. They don't know about the fighter of steel and iron sucking on his bloody lip courtesy of the wars he battles in as nothing but a shadow. They don't know about the masked villain who would do anything to see the army they lead claim the throne They don't know about us. But they will, because we will rise. And when we arrive, we will arrive violently. ___________________________________________ Started: 10.06.15 Finished: 3.17.16Complete
Sin and Obsession
"Why do you provoke me Rose," he said "Do I need to bury myself deep in your cunt to remind you who you belong to" His voice laced with lust his hands trailing to my inner thigh slowly ________________🦋________________ 𝓢𝓲𝓷 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓸𝓫𝓼𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷 ( 𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓰𝓮𝓽𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓵𝓸𝓰𝔂) Suffering from amnesia Rose William is trying to find herself, her past, looking for answers nobody knows, but Rose won't stop untill she finds the truth. While someone from the past is watching her in the dark , yearning for her, to hold her, to make her his forever He did a mistake of letting her go .He won't do it again He will make her his either willingly or Unwillingly Highest rankings- #1 in maniac (14/12/21) #1 in mine (17/1/22) #3 in sexscenes (14/1/22) #5 in terror (13/11/21) #12 in psycho(12/12/21) ************************************** The following book is a standalone It contains mature content ,dark theme, dubious consent, violence. [18+] Avoid if u r looking for a lovey dovey story I don't own any gifs, photos that may be used in this book.Complete
Family Comes First
Being alone? Check. Being afraid? Check. Being abused? Check times 3. Honestly, my life wasn't this bad before, not until I ended in foster care... SIKE! My life was always bad. From the moment I was born, I lived with an abusive father who blamed me for my mother's death, and even I couldn't disagree with him. Here are a few questions I am constantly asked: 'Do I do well in school?' No, are you kidding me? The only subject I'm good at is Visual Arts. 'Do I have a kind and caring family?' No, I don't think I do. 'Do I have anyone who cares about me?' No, I'm a loner and socially awkward. 'Do I have privileges?' No, if you haven't understood the message yet, I live in an abusive household. Now, you might ask if there are any questions the answer is yes. I'll give you some. 'Do I want to die?' Yes, I sometimes do. 'Do I feel alone in this world?' Yes, always. 'Do I get a beating every day?' Yes. *** This is Amara Williams, a 13 year-old with average grades and no friends. What happens when her only guardian, her dad, is dead? What happens when she finds out that she has five older brothers who are not only strict and demanding, but also protective assholes? More importantly, what happens when she finds out that she was taught lies from the moment she was born? Follow Amara as she digs deeper into her family history, uncovering the secrets and discovering the lies. ___ ⚠️ Trigger Warning ⚠️ There will be mentions of abuse, r@pe, self harm, death, and many other dark themes. I have given a warning now, and I will give a TW in each chapter when reading for safety reasons. However, I want all of my readers to know what to expect so that they can decided for themselves if they want to read. Read at your own discretion! ____ Highest Rankings: #1 in Rules: Oct. 18. 2020 #1 in Truth: Jan. 16. 2021 #1 in Alcohol: Jun. 18. 2021Complete
My Boys
Joey didn't mean to catch them killing someone. He was just going for a walk in the park. He didn't know he'd get caught. He was just going to turn around and leave. He didn't know they'd heard him until he felt something go into his leg. - Joey Walker is 19, quiet, a little awkward, and seriously afraid of his parents. Every day was the same process of waking up only to be hit and screamed at until he left just to get away. During one of his walks at the park he frequently visited, two men caught his attention and what happened next... Joey couldn't believe it. - ⚠️ Trigger Warning⚠️ This book is 18+ and handles mature themes. I can't tell you not to read it but if you do, that is on you. This story has the following: Abuse Torture Assault Pregnancy from Sexual Assault Sexual Activities Harsh Language If there is anything here that triggers you, please don't read. Anyways, have a fun day and enjoy your reading:) *My Boys is currently going through minor editing so if something seems a little off like headings and stuff, that is why* - #1 in #MentalHealth from April 2023 - February 2025Complete
They said that "Changing is part of LIFE.", at least that's what the CSD (Change and Save Department) used to say. They thought they created a "cure". A cure to save many people's lives from sickness, cancer, and all. Unfortunately... They were wrong. It was fine at first... However, their first test subject? It was for no good. Instead of a cure, they made a "virus". The virus is incurable for now. Many people protested against the CSD and the government. It changed.. but it was never saved... They said that once they bit you, in an hour the virus will spread throughout your body and kill you, then you'll be alive but not like you used to be. There are many survivors, but there are also many who have been turned into monsters. They call these monsters, "zombies". The CSD promised that they'll find a cure, but much-lost hope, lost hope for being alive, lost hope for survival. A 17 yrs. the old girl was in between that. Everything might sound and look horrible but she never lost hope for survival. "I'm running out of food.." she kept on talking to herself since there was no one but her. She saw a grocery store nearby so she checked it out if there were food, and fortunately, there was. She stuffed the food in her bag until she heard something. "Is someone there?" She asked, she hoped it wasn't what she thought about but there it was. The zombie's legs were twisted so it will have a hard time catching her. However, she never encountered that close. She stuffed the last food in her bag and ran. She ran to the girl's restroom. When she opened the door there were zombies! It almost caught her but fortunately, nothing happened to her. She ran back but there were more! "Please don't say this is how I'm going to die!" She said to herself. Is she going to die? Who will she meet? Will they survive this cruel world?? First published: May 30, 2019
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