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The Desert Queen

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ancient arsinoe betrayal cleopatra egypt exile fiction historical love priestess queens rebellion revenge rivals rome siblings war wattys2017

It will take an army to rule them all. Lust, Betrayal, Loyalty, Power. Hidden behind the palace walls lies secrets and scandals that will quiver a nation and destroy an entire dynasty. If only these palace walls can speak, they'd whisper of a young woman who defied her a tyrant and escaped death itself. Arsinoe's decision to completely defy her older, more famous, sister Cleopatra proves to have a devastating effect on her life and her family. Arsinoe, the rebel queen - the betrayer of the pharaoh, feels the brewing of the storm as she lives out her days in exile.

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The Rats by msl000

After the Great War, Elia's world is forever changed. With no family and no love, there is no hope for a better tomorrow. Elia doesn't believe things can get any worse for her. Then she meets Nathan. A government official, called Rats by the common people, Nathan is the embodiment of everything Elia despises in the world. To her, Nathan is a walking nightmare. To him, she is everything. As Nathan's intentions are slowly uncovered, Elia and Nathan form a bond of grief and loss, fire and vengeance. Both of them are willing to fight for forces bigger than themselves for the only thing that matters. Putting an end to the Rats. #WATTYS2018

A Splatter of Other #Wattys2015 by Emmy_Herondale

Franceska lives in a world without colour. Black, white and grey is all she knows. Living in the town of Arrow, street five, house seventeen, her life is filled with the same routine. Wake up, eat breakfast with the family, school, Town Hall, then home again. Everyday. That is, until outsiders attack the Centre, and she sees the colour of the man's blood, who'd just collapsed dead in front of here. That means only one thing. The man who'd just murdered someone in cold blood was her soulmate. Franceska is kidnapped by Archer Coen, son of a bloodthirsty Tribe leader, and she is forced into their barbarous way of life. While planning her escape, she forges bonds, makes new friends and enemies. But when it comes time to make her getaway, will she want to?

Bloodlines & Betrayal by LaureenXIII

In the shadowed alleys of The Kingdom of Necrovia, rebellion festers, and secrets writhe like poison beneath the surface. Persephone Pantazis, the hidden daughter of one of the rebellion's most powerful families, steps into a fractured kingdom on the brink of collapse. Sheltered for years by her father's iron grip, she is desperate to prove herself and escape the chains of her family's suffocating legacy. But the rebel army offers no sanctuary. Among its ranks is Damian Diamandiz-mysterious, cocky, and the last person Persephone wants to trust. They are enemies, bound by hatred and rivalry, yet every encounter only seems to fuel the fire between them. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Sometimes," he murmured, his voice dark and taunting, "it's better to stay curious." A pause. Then, softer-hungrier. "But if you really want to know... I wanted you here. On my team. Close to me." His fingers barely grazed my side, a ghost of a touch. "To break you." Another pause, a smirk I could hear in his voice. "To touch you." His breath fanned against my skin, heat curling down my spine. "To fuck you." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRIGGER WARNING: (don't say that I didn't warn you) 1. Death and violence 2. Sexual assault (SA) 3. Physical and emotional abuse 4. Graphic depictions of blood and injuries 5. Torture 6. Mentions of trauma and past loss 7. Psychological manipulation 8. War and combat-related violence 9. Strong language and explicit content 10. Sexual content (18+) 11. Explicit adult themes and situations 12. Horror aspects 13. Mental health issues 14. Hearing voices/seeing things 15. Self-harm 16. Child abuse (physical/mental/SA) 17. Suicide thoughts/depression 18. OCD/anxiety aspects 19. Drugs

Project Cleopatra by TUT_Stories

ONC 2023 Shortlister & Nano Watt 2023 Shortlist Novella Inspired by the prompt: 28: Stumped on a history assignment, you stumble across a time machine that will bring you back to the time period you're studying. ↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹ It all began with an assignment... Why? Why did I pick Cleopatra?! All I wanted to do was to submit my History in English Literature assignment, so how is it I woke up in the time of Cleopatra VII? Not only that, I am Cleopatra. ↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹ After receiving a distressing text from her best friend, Thea finds herself in the location where he was meant to be working on a secret science project. However, upon arriving, she discovers that the project may have been more revolutionary than she realised. However, with great progress comes even greater betrayals and she finds herself stuck in a time she couldn't even formulate a simple essay on. ↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹↹ Started: 3 February 2023 Completed: 10 April 2023 Edited by: @TheRebeccaBlake NB: Word count excludes A/N and banners

Rebellion by Scottish_writer

Picked for the WattVamps February Showcase & now a Wattpad Dark Fantasy featured story! The Risen Series - Book 1 Rebellion I've been a cardholding member of the undead for centuries, torn away from the sun by a vampire with no care for human life. From the moment I opened my eyes to the night and had my first craving for blood, my Maker twisted and moulded me into exactly what he wanted; trapping me in his hold. Until one day he let me go. Content to live out eternity as no more than a shadow, I do my best to stay out of trouble. But trouble always had a way of finding me. During a hunt, I run into another vampire doing his best to go unnoticed; one so ancient the air around him reeks of power, and he claims he's just escaped imprisonment from the very council that used me to their own ends. Atanas demands I help him until he regains his strength so he can finish what he started a century ago, but I'm not sure that's all he wants from me. And while I'm no supporter of the council he seeks vengeance against, there are secrets that bind my life to theirs, and I know better than most that disloyalty means death. But in the shadows, a rebellion has been brewing, and I might be more important to both sides than I could ever have imagined.

Empire of Ashes by Aellix

Lyra learns the cost of war in a single, life-altering afternoon. Her homeland has been invaded by an ambitious new king, and she has lost everything -- her farm, her family and her will to live. Enslaved and shackled, she is marched off to serve Temris Ragnyrsbane, a ruthless warlord in the pay of the enemy. But Temris is not all he seems to be, and with him Lyra finds a chance in a million of overthrowing the tyrant who destroyed her entire life.

The Lost Princess by misery_and_magic

Princess Evelyn is gone. She died the night Lord Caine attacked her home, when he killed her father and overthrew her kingdom. To survive, she became Lady Ivy Donovan- a noble girl living off a miracle and her dead cousin's identity. Desperate to escape a marriage arranged by her overbearing aunt, Evelyn plans an escape with little thought of consequence and the intention of finding out what really happened to her mother. But in order to do so, she has to face her past and ends up finding much more than she bargained for. •Highest Rankings• #2 - runawayprincess #78 - rebellion #20 - fantasyadventure

Fighting for a Crown by Little_Songbirdx

Prince Gavrila is, to put it lightly, rather unhappy about having been dragged home from the war. However he is tasked with the petty tradition every king must honour; choosing his bride. Whilst there are six months avaliable with which to get to know his ten possible fiancees, Gavrila is determined spend as little time as possible away from the front lines, eager to return to the fight and win the war. Yet it seems the front lines may be harder and harder to return to, with the threat of rebellion and a much bigger fight call him to his father's side, whilst a girl who barely deserves a place in his season is tugging at the strings of his heart. For a cover like mine, please go talk to @subconscious_bitch. She made this one and that of the sequel with incredible accuracy and real professionalism. She seems like a really nice human as well :)

The House of the Rising Sun by artemis95

Selene Arsinoe is living in the most volatile time in Egyptian history. Her queen, Cleopatra, is having a love affair with the Roman dictator Julius Caesar. Many Romans and Egyptians alike frown upon the affair. The Romans and Egyptians are tense, most unwilling to associate themselves with the other. But when Selene meets Alexander Helios, apprentice to Mark Antony, the lines between Roman and Egyptian blur, along with those of being loyal and being a traitor. Selene and Alexander form a bond so strong it's almost unbreakable...but will they last, like the pyramids, or will they be torn apart by the nations they love dearly?

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The Rats

After the Great War, Elia's world is forever changed. With no family and no love, there is no hope for a better tomorrow. Elia doesn't believe things can get any worse for her. Then she meets Nathan. A government official, called Rats by the common people, Nathan is the embodiment of everything Elia despises in the world. To her, Nathan is a walking nightmare. To him, she is everything. As Nathan's intentions are slowly uncovered, Elia and Nathan form a bond of grief and loss, fire and vengeance. Both of them are willing to fight for forces bigger than themselves for the only thing that matters. Putting an end to the Rats. #WATTYS2018