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Language: English & Filipino
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Magic and curses.
Loyalty and treachery.
Benevolence and evil.
Lines are blurred between those contradicting things. In the world of Chantelia, balance lies on the tip of a blade.
Every eight hundred years, Chantelia chooses a ruler in the form of a battle royale. Candidates for the throne fight to the death.
Strength, fortitude, equanimity. Only the one who possesses the three can be granted power. Only the one who wins the wars can be crowned.
Peace is attained by spilling a sea of blood.
But something is about to come.
Something far greater than the wars for the throne. Something that the seers have predicted but can never be evaded.
The battle of the light and the dark. A mage and a half-demon. A battle not only to decide who the next ruler will be, but also whether the world could be saved by the glorious light, or be swallowed by the eternal darkness.
Magic. Power. Possibilities.
And in their paradoxical world, there is one other thing that is not impossible.
The blooming of the rose of love amidst the garden of pure, blazing hatred.
When the light falls for the dark, or the other way around, things could happen--unimaginable, unexpected, bewitching things.
"The good falling for the evil is treachery, and the evil reciprocating the love spells a tragedy."
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Megan Dior. A human. Or at least she thought she was.
Ashton Crowbane. A candidate for the throne. A dark mage.
When their paths crossed, their fates were sealed.
To hate and to love.
To be faithful and to betray.
To be good and to be evil.
To live or to die.
Fates: The Tale of the Villains
WARNING⚠
MAY CONTAIN:
- mature scenes
- violence
- profanities
Lavender is in love with Yuan, the perfect guy--kind, sweet, charming, and a musician like her. The problem? He's not real. He only exists in her dreams.
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Lavender Laxamana can't sing or play the guitar in front of anyone anymore. She hides in her dreams where she can perform and play music to her heart's desire with Yuan. Lavender has already accepted that the man she loves is just a figment of her imagination, but when she crosses paths with Aki, a starting artist who goes by the name of Musikero and looks and sounds like Yuan, Lavender is hopeful they can finally be together in real life. But reality slaps her in the face when she finds out Aki is the exact opposite of Yuan, and he loathes her.
While Lavender struggles to find the connection between Yuan and Aki, can she finally find the courage to stop escaping from reality--no matter that Aki may be in love with another woman? And can she finally face the rhythm and beats of her heart and pursue her passion again? How far will she go--or not go--for her dreams?
DISCLAIMER: This story is written in Taglish.
COVER DESIGN: Regina Dionela