The Palace Of Illusions

Cassian was the heir to Evergreen Palace—until the empire crumbled, his father was imprisoned, and high society turned its back without hesitation. Now, he lives in shadows, barely making ends meet, haunted by betrayal and a promise he made to himself: they will all pay. A small coffee shop becomes his refuge in a quiet corner of the city. It’s the place he meets Noah—calm, enigmatic, and strangely familiar. Noah doesn’t look at him with pity or judgment. He sees him. And for the first time in months, the weight of survival feels a little lighter. But love is a luxury he can’t afford—not when every step forward is a move in a game of vengeance. Still, as secrets unravel and the past comes calling, he finds himself torn between the justice he craves … and the person who just might save him from himself.

Half a century has passed since the fall of Wi, the nation of the Celestial Scions, once blessed by the divine entity Sahngjon. On Birahng, a remote island untouched by the swords of the new dynasty, Dahn, the last two scions of Wi and their loyal followers lie in wait, their hopes clinging to an ancient prophecy. Finally, the crimson star foretold in the prophecy appears, igniting a fire of ambition in the hearts of the two scions. Meanwhile, in the Dahn kingdom, the king, alarmed by the growing unrest among his people, dispatches his ambitious third child, Kyeong'ui, to Birahng, the island where the crimson star has descended. Amidst a clash of desires and destinies, the crimson star hangs in the balance. Whose path will it illuminate?

We all believe and hope that goodness always triumphs. But who can guarantee that it will always be so? Evil might win too.

Neva and Rhett—two young souls—find their heartstrings woven in love. But just as passion and peace begin to bloom, fate intervenes. Bleak, haunting circumstances scatter blades across their romance, threatening to tear them apart. Ishmael—a man with a heart of thorns—yearns to mend the wound of losing Neva. And in the end, rays of love and joy filter through the clouds of horror that darken his world—as Neva appears before him once more. Twisted fate entangles them all, revealing the Game of Sphere, as misery scorches their souls. A concealed life beyond turns its pages—one after another—gathering sin and virtue, tragedy and fortune, strength and frailty, creation, love... and hate. Illusion is where we live—in the garden of Eden before the fall of man. Illusion is serenity—an evermore sanguine of love. The vision of paradise in the New Earth sows hope deep in the soul. The delusory pleasures of this world ignite the flames that burn in oceans of fire. Illusive Eden is rapture. Illusive Eden is tragedy. The fall of man—even now bleeds red. The whisper whirls the dawn of a man—he who pretends to be the hero. --- The girl who once vowed to be his forever Now forbids him to ever appear. She refuses to recognize him, Disregarding all he ever was. He vows to protect her. Yet he is the terrifying truth she prays is a lie. He trips her, rips her apart— He's the living tragedy looming over her life. He once was her Elayne, now her hiraeth. He is the villain—pretending to be the hero. --- The Lord is the way— Steady through the wilderness. The King is the truth— Burning through the lies. The Father is the life— Breathing spirit into dust. She kneels before the Ruler, The God who shaped galaxies— He has called her a poet. Her tongue shall be anointed. Her poetry shall be the rivers of His word. She will scatter seeds in broken fields, And He will send the sun. He will send the rain. He will draw the roots down deep. He yields to the Ruler, The God of blazing holiness— He has called him a soldier. His fists shall be unclenched. The sword of the Spirit rests in his grip. He will shield the sower of the seeds, As storms rise against the harvest. His strength will be not his own, But drawn from the marrow of grace. This faith shall shake the mountains, For He has conquered the filth of the flesh. This flame will cleanse the shadows. For He has defeated the darkness. This love shall live on for eternity, For He has overcome the mortal world.

Li An, abandoned at birth in the cold palace, gains a miraculous gift when a seed from the Tree of Knowledge enters her mind, enhancing her intelligence and pushing her on a mission to gather wisdom points by applying her newfound knowledge. As she grows, she uncovers her noble heritage and encounters her destined fiancé, a proud young general who looks down on her. Will she be able to win his heart, or will he conquer her first? In time, as she showed her abilities, she was given a fief, a barren land. Now, will she be able to turn this wilderness into a blossoming rose? Or will she give up and just live a carefree life? Let's read and find out.

Trong một thế giới mà bản chất được dệt nên từ vô vàn tầng lớp của những ràng buộc vô hình, nơi từng phân tử hiện hữu đều bị khắc ghi bởi định luật của sự trói buộc và mỗi linh hồn đều là con rối bị điều phối bởi chuỗi xích vô tận của nguyên lý. Và trong chính sự điên cuồng ấy, một phản nghịch đã nảy sinh...Từ phản nghịch đó, đứa con của tự do đã ra đời, không phải như một sinh vật, mà như một dị điểm của toàn thể. Lumine là một mầm mống không thuộc về trật tự, một tồn tại gào thét giữa vòm trời bất động, một biểu tượng sống của khước từ mọi gông cùm đã khai sinh ra khát vọng tuyệt đối, hủy diệt mọi ràng buộc. Không phải bằng thù hận, mà bằng chính cơn đói triệt để với tự do tuyệt đối, Lumine và kẻ song hành đã thách thức thực tại, một thực tại vốn là mê cung bất khả phản kháng được dựng nên bởi những kẻ mang danh Thần, những kẻ không tạo ra thế giới mà lại chiếm hữu nó bằng thứ quyền lực mượn danh ý chí. Thế nhưng, ngay khi bàn tay họ tưởng đã chạm đến thứ ánh sáng rực rỡ nơi cuối đường hầm, cái ánh sáng mà họ nghĩ là sự giải thoát thì chính vòm trời ấy sụp đổ, và thực tại cười khẩy bằng tiếng cười của vô số bánh răng vận mệnh gãy vụn. Họ không bị đánh bại bởi kẻ thù, mà bởi chính quy luật đã thối rữa của cái thế giới họ muốn phá tan, nơi mọi hành động dù nhỏ bé nhất cũng bị tính trước trong một ma trận tuyệt đối của hệ quả. Đắng cay thay, cái chân lý mà họ đuổi bắt, cái chân lý trần truồng, tinh khôi và thuần khiết nhất... tự do lại nằm ngay trước mắt họ, song bị che khuất bởi sự tồn tại của một điều không nên tồn tại...Và chính vì thế, sự tồn tại của hắn không thể được dung thứ. Không phải bởi vì đạo lý, mà bởi vì hắn là dấu chấm hết của mọi diễn ngôn. Kẻ đó không nên tồn tại. Không phải bởi vì hắn sai, mà bởi vì hắn là thứ thuần túy, một lỗ hổng mang hình người trong thân thể của một thế giới đang hấp hối vì chính những gì hắn cho phép tồn tại.

There are places not meant for humans. Places that live in whispers, flicker in dreams, and open only when the world sleeps. They say Velmoire appears after midnight, cloaked in mist, beyond the edge of time itself. A city ruled by moonlight and blood, where mortals are forbidden, and vampires dance in silence. At the heart of this secret realm stands a palace carved from obsidian and shadows — Velmoire Palace. It is not a palace of kings or queens. It is a palace of rules. Of desire. Of secrets too old to be spoken aloud. And at its throne stands a man with eyes like winter, and a heart long buried beneath centuries — Kael Virell, the richest and most feared vampire in Velmoire. The man who has never once smiled for a human. The man who once swore he’d never feel again. Until she stepped into his world. Not with grace. Not with magic. But with chaos. And sarcasm. And a curse in her blood she didn’t even know she carried. Her name was Lyria Moen — and she was never meant to be there. She was not a queen. Not a warrior. Just… a girl with tired shoes and a spine that refused to bend. And yet, the moment she crossed through that elevator, the Palace Beyond Midnight changed. The mirrors whispered. The walls pulsed. The air thickened. Because sometimes, the most dangerous love stories don’t begin with fate. They begin with mistakes. And in Velmoire, Mistakes are not forgiven.

Even with the recurrent dream of a queen in a golden armor as if weaved by the beams of the sun, Ayumi still did not think much about the world going on and on around her. Suddenly, one mysterious encounter after another, she finds herself in the center of a world... not quite the one she is used to living in, but rather a sheerer transparent realms where every element composing our world has its own territory and rules, it is own princess and power, it is own tragic story and betrayals along ancient mythical creatures and demons who roamed our world before they were sealed. Discovering she has been chosen as the reincarnation of a dead queen whose death left a battle between these elements unsettled, Ayumi must now end this battle so the queen can rest in peace and conclude her story. A mysterious past still plaguing the present and threatening the future, the five princess of nature each with their own missions and dreams... allies and enemies are made, trust is difficult, death is personified and love seems hopeless... Will Ayumi fall to the previous queen's same mistakes that led to her demise and the chaos beyond it or will she be able to navigate this world of memories safely, even after discovering many twisted truths?

Ahmaya’s life had always been surrounded by questions and oddities. A mysterious tree in her grandma’s home, strange occurrences, and an unsettling distance between her and her family had created a sense of isolation. Her mother’s sudden disappearance left a void that no one spoke about, and the more Ahmaya tried to fit in, the more she felt out of place. But everything changes when she starts to awaken to the truth about herself. As she begins to understand her divinely bestowed powers, Ahmaya realizes that her life, and the lives of those around her, were never what they seemed. Her family, once thought to be ordinary, reveals layers of secrecy and divine connections that Ahmaya hadn’t even imagined. The tree at her grandma’s home, once just an oddity, becomes a portal—leading her to uncover the hidden world of divine protectors and sacred duty. But the true twist comes when Ahmaya is suddenly transported back in time, to 1935. There, she encounters key figures from the past—people who she recognizes from her present life in 2024. These connections run deeper than she could ever have imagined. As she uncovers the truth about her past and the role she plays in the eternal cycle of life, love, and protection, Ahmaya’s heart and spirit awaken to the divine purpose that was always waiting for her. In this tangled web of time, Ahmaya must navigate both her earthly and mystical realms, discovering her true identity, embracing her divine mission, and forming bonds with the very people who shaped her destiny in both the past and present. With newfound strength and understanding, Ahmaya steps into the role she was always meant to play—the guardian of a sacred truth that spans across generations. ………………… A/N:Cover art is an original piece created by the author. Thank you, your support makes this journey possible.

Lucas Zhang never believed in fate—until the dreams began. A cryptic mirror. A whisper in Mandarin. An ancient eye that sees beyond lies. When his vision begins to crack reality itself, Lucas uncovers a hidden war of symbols, illusions, and forgotten bloodlines. What if the world you see… is the greatest illusion of all? Unlock the Tianmu. Face the Unknown.

In a palace where everyone is valued based on their position, Reginald is rather unlucky.He is the plague itself in his mother's family. conceived out of wedlock while his mother was still in her father's castle, there is a strife on both sides; his maternal side never accepting him for being an ornament of shame, and his paternal side never accepting him, tagging him an illegitimate child and never believing his paternity, carving him into a bastard. After suffering for too long his king father decides to crown his mother queen and he; crown prince hoping everyone will be convinced and quiet on the whole matter, but a crown is not enough to cover a scandal that huge. But once dejected by his own father-in-law to be accepted later for b, Reginald has learnt that the crown makes the prince, still...he is only human. The court will never allow a bastard lead them, so they connive with one of the most promising consort , and try to pull Reginald down using intimidation and several attempted murders. They plan another graceless assassination where he almost loses his life to a bullet , but he is rescued by the penine moorland inhabitants. This is where he meets an apothecary who changes his life forever. Meet Charlotte Brumble, a young and aspiring orphan apothecary living with her grandmother in the quiet poor Ramsbottom . Acquiring her knowledge from her late grandfather who once served in the castle as a professional medical official. bearing a rather unfriendly experience, from a young age, Charlotte has been molded into an unfeeling person, and has no time for vain worries except for money of course. She bears the plague of an unfortunate, possessed crazy girl, running mad as a result of too much knowledge for a girl her calibre. Charlotte meets Reginald unaware of his status, they bond as friends. Reginald knowing who is responsible for his assassination sets to find evidence and on doing that he returns to the castle and the culprits face justice. Because of this, the penine moorlands loses patriarch, and grand prince Mason Reginald's younger brother is sent to substitute for the vacant space until the perfect person for the post is found. Mason receives a bill requesting for a clinic in Rivington as the only clinic in Alston is too far. He makes that his first task, but before that, uses the patriarchal infirmary as a clinic in the mean time. And makes Charlotte the doctor. Reginald pays a visit, to see his brother and the clinic in construction. He is beyond pleased to see Charlotte. They get along as they used to and he tells her his predicaments. Mason notices the closeness between the two and digs into Charlotte's background for security reasons. He discovers she is the daughter of the royal medical official who was to conduct a paternity test on Reginald as he was born, but got kicked out immediately for an accusation big enough to end him. He confronts Charlotte, but she denies knowing anything about paternity tests. Reginald has his fears as well; 'what if he isn't a Gratel?'. Mason brings her into the castle by force. Charlotte is stubborn and would not carry out the test, she rather assists the royal doctor who is thrilled at her intelligence. Even Mason is amused and drawn in too, butterflies begin to flutter, but Charlotte is too uninterested. Mason accepts his fate. Charlotte becomes the bridge between Reginald and his wife who have experienced unrequited love on both sides. After staying in the castle for two months, and seeing Reginald's situation, she agrees to carry out the test. The tension in the Grand palace increases as the fate of every one depends on the result of the test. The test is carried out, what are the results?, how will it affect Charlotte?, or Reginald's life??. find out!!

The story follows a college student who gets reincarnated into what initially appears to be a normal world. However, when the protagonist turns 23 and graduates, a dramatic event occurs - the world becomes submerged in the sea as 12 mysterious giant creatures emerge. These giant creatures are revealed to be born from the world's consciousness, with the purpose of "cleansing" the world, similar to how God is said to have washed the world clean. But the survivors have more to worry about than just the giant creatures. Creatures from the deep ocean have also been forced to rise up to the epipelagic zone, adding an additional threat. Overall, the story depicts a world radically transformed by the appearance of these powerful, enigmatic creatures, presenting challenges and mysteries for the protagonist and other survivors to navigate. ================================================================ Disclaimer: All rights belong to the original author(me) and to every creators work and idea that's been used in this story.

The Chronicles of the Returned: The Book of Telamon A mythic warrior reborn in the shadow of modern war. A city drowning in ancient prophecy. A shield that remembers. Set between the dreamlike decay of Venice and the blood-soaked ruins of the Balkans, The Chronicles of the Returned – The Book of Telamon is a haunting, visionary epic that merges Greek tragedy, military trauma, and ritual horror. Its protagonist — known only as “The Balkan's wolf” — is no ordinary veteran. He is Ajax reborn: once the son of Telamon, now a shell-shocked ex-UN soldier plagued by visions spoken in Mycenaean Greek and dreams of a blood-soaked fig tree. Haunted by the loss of his wife and child, Ajax seeks answers in the underworlds of Europe’s forgotten cities — where human traffickers like the mysterious and elusive Nessuno (Odysseus) reign. Nessuno has become the modern embodiment of the oligarch : a global oligarch who trades in organs, flesh, and lost souls aboard his AI-powered black yacht, Argo. In the ruins of Marghera, whispers rise of a “pure delivery” — a child untouched, immaculate organs to be harvested an dsold to the undernet. A sacrifice. Meanwhile, in the war-ravaged past, Tychios — a former Red Brigades engineer turned Balkan arms dealer — rebuilds the shield of Ajax from a battlefield anti-riot shell. A hybrid artifact of myth and modern warfare, engraved with a winged goddess who neither forgives nor forgets. Every throw of the dice, every fig in the market, every ghost in the therapy circle — leads Ajax closer to the reckoning that has followed him through centuries. In a narrative that evokes the psychological tension of True Detective, the noir textures of The Third Man, and the existential tragedy of the Iliad, this book asks: What happens when the myths we buried return to collect their debt?

His expression was noxious, that bought me to my knees. It was turbulent, so was difficult to see anything through them. But I saw. I saw. Him. Maybe it was too late but I saw.

After they gave her an enernity of loyalty she the Beginning of all Concepts Gave her Children a life away from the chains that held her to forge their own DESTINY Now begins the Tales of the children of *** FAIR WARNING I WILL BE FORCACISSING ON LEON so it's more like the Tales of the child of *** but the other one will make an entrance soon (Also I don't use wifi so I will update when I get some data bundles but when I don't have it I will type the chapters in advance.) REALESE WILL BE 3 CHAPTERS A WEEK AND I I OFFLINE I WILL GIVE YOU THE REST WHEN I ONLINE

Countless stories will pass you by becoming stories of the past, history yet to be recorded. History is the imperfect record of the past. Knowledge lost within the vast sea of passage. Yet one man, yearns to learn them all, Zixin, Zixin of Longevity. An ignorant child, pawn of the stars, and disaster's appetite. But Fate's cruelty has different plans. Unable to use his ability, he continued to work, breaking down, until one day, the seed he had planted, would grow, ready to be harvested.

In the drowned ruins of a forgotten world, three fledgling Divers plunge into darkness with nothing but fractured steel, flickering flame—and a dream.

In the shadows of Seungguk Gu, a neglected district where human lives are bought and sold like cheap wine, lies a brothel that houses not only bodies—but secrets, power, and resistance. Hwan, a beautiful and elusive young man, is the most sought-after courtesan in the red-light colony. But behind the sultry gaze and honeyed words hides a serpent: calculating, dangerous, and fiercely loyal to his people. He sells his body, but not his soul. When a team of undercover officers led by the cold, stoic Tae Yun is assigned to dismantle a ruthless crime syndicate—the Black Panther group—they must infiltrate a world they’ve only judged from the outside. But nothing prepares Tae Yun for the moment he meets Hwan: a boy cloaked in shadows and fire. As alliances form, lust tangles with loyalty, and blood is traded for justice, the officers begin to question who the real enemies are. Because in this palace, love is a risk, and desire might just burn down the walls they've built around their truths. The Palace of Lust is a sensual, suspenseful web novel about sex, power, survival, and forbidden affection—where every kiss might be a trap and every touch a declaration of war.

Dreams become real. To avoid dreaming, people stay awake, but what prevents the waking world from turning into a dream, no, a nightmare? (Sorry for the short abstract, but I find that knowing what happens ruins the story!)

Mandy Morgan thought she had her life figured out—until it all shattered. Working as a competent manager at Vienna Suites in Owerri, Nigeria, Mandy carries the scars of a previous relationship that nearly destroyed her. Lonely yet guarded, she finds unexpected solace in a mysterious online connection with Jayson Anderson, a dark, alluring man who quickly consumes her heart and mind. What starts as a few flirtatious chats soon morphs into something deeper and dangerously intoxicating. Jayson is everything Mandy never thought she needed—dominant, enigmatic, and emotionally elusive. Their late-night conversations become her escape, even as red flags begin to appear. Mandy’s heart overrules her reason. She knows he’s not offering commitment, yet she clings to the illusion that he might change. After two intense months, she travels to Abuja to meet him, and reality hits harder than expected. Jayson is charming in person, just as magnetic as his messages promised—but emotionally distant and cold when she needs him most. Their time together is passionate and unforgettable, yet every tender moment is followed by a wave of detachment. Upon returning to Owerri, Mandy begins to unravel. Jayson becomes less present, more absent, and painfully unreliable. Meanwhile, Nathan Hydes, a wealthy and kind-hearted executive she meets through work, begins to show interest in her. Nathan is everything Jayson is not—attentive, stable, patient. But Mandy is too emotionally entangled in her illusion to truly see him. As weeks pass, Jayson ghosts her, returns with weak apologies, then disappears again, leaving Mandy stuck in a painful limbo of hope and confusion. Her emotional decline becomes visible at work. Rumors among staff about inappropriate affairs trigger Mandy’s fierce sense of professionalism, and she begins to assert control—but inside, she's crumbling. With Christmas around the corner, Mandy’s best friend Hazel arrives from abroad and immediately notices her friend’s decline. Hazel becomes the voice of truth, urging Mandy to wake up and see Jayson for who he really is—a fantasy, a carefully crafted illusion of love. Slowly, Mandy is forced to confront the painful truth: her relationship with Jayson was never real—it was all desire, not devotion. Heartbroken and disillusioned, she begins the long journey toward healing. Even when Nathan expresses his love and offers her a fresh start, Mandy isn’t ready. She’s broken, confused, and lost. But she knows one thing for sure—she has to choose herself this time. My Illusion – Part One is a raw, emotionally gripping dark romance that explores the pain of loving someone who never truly loved you, and the struggle of reclaiming yourself after being consumed by false hope. It’s a haunting journey of desire, deception, and the slow, painful path toward self-discovery.

They say the greatest discovery is born out of passion, and that was the spark of her journey. Linda Song, a modern day assistant at an elite auction house, stumbled upon an unexpected page in the inventory ledger, a page she had no recollection of ever seeing or creating. It described a relic renowned for its time-traveling ability in the past. Driven by curiosity to decipher if such a relic truly existed, and what secrets it holds if it does, she makes her way into the store-keep and to her greatest surprise, there it stood...just as it was described in the ledger. Bewildered by its beauty, and anxious to discover whether the relic truly held such abilities, or was it just another fallacy put together to attract the highest bidder, she sought to examine it. Linda carries the small stone under the sun rays filtering through the storeroom window to get a better view. Suddenly, it pulsed and a blue fluorescent light erupted from the relic, engulfing Linda. And in an instant, the modern world surrounding her vanished. She was no longer Linda Song but a maid within the Inner Palace of a rising dynasty, caught between ambitious concubines and a simmering political conspiracy. What mystery lies behind the stone and her sudden transmigration? Will she survive this new world she has come to know, and will her modern knowledge prove valuable or become her downfall? Why not embark on this journey with her... ************************** DISCLAIMER This work is purely fiction, all characters, setting and events are ideas of the author. if anything in it resembles something you know of, then it's purely coincidence. this is a multiple side character book with the main lead growing and developing subtly. if you are lover of slow burn fantasy books, hook in...you will love this .

Genre:Horror,Gothic,Urban Sumary:Set in late 60s,The new post man,27 year old,got a new job in a different town,the people in it was very generous and loving,but,something feel very odd about it

she was in the bubble of happiness but when this bubble burst she experienced the pain which led her to the journey of life,she was meant to experience and to meet him her destined.

In the silence of what is unsaid, the heart speaks loudest—if only we choose to listen." "Elara has always felt like an outsider in a world where secrets run deep, and nothing is ever as it seems. But what if the people closest to her aren’t who they claim to be? Who are Damien and Raven really, and what are they hiding behind the facades they've carefully built? As Elara begins to observe their every move, she starts to uncover the truth, piece by piece. Torn between the lies that surround her and the reality she’s beginning to see, Elara’s world is turned upside down. What is the cost of knowing the truth? Can she trust those she’s grown close to, or are they playing a game with her? "Beneath the Facade is a story about the secrets we hide, the emotions we suppress, and the truths we are too afraid to face. Who can Elara trust when everything she thought she knew begins to crumble?" Are you ready to uncover the lies beneath the surface? Who are the real people behind the masks? #StayTuned as we dive deeper into the silence." Daily updates with new chapters

"haaah~ reality sucks" he complained in just under a week, he had been rejected to 17 jobs he tried to get. So with no more money, nowhere to go nor anybody to soccur, he decided to move into his grandpa's old shack to stave off sleeping in the streets No internet, TV nor people around and induce someone to some insane levels of boredom, enough to spend your days walking around in the woods in the middle of the night. Then "BOOM"! A "lucky Star" fell into his head ===================== Screw being a jobless loser! I am gonna be the god of creation!!!!!