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Ash and Silence

In a world scarred by endless war, Xieren is an ashborn, a member of a forgotten caste bound to the grim labor of the Burn Field. This vast, desolate arena, forever shrouded under a sky the color of old iron , is where the five great Factions wage their perpetual skirmishes , leaving the ashborn to tend to the dead and "silence the past." Xieren’s existence is a weary cycle of survival, his only solace found in the quiet companionship of his grizzled father-figure, Fen, and the fragile hope he shares with Elia. Elia is the defiant light in Xieren's world of gray. Where he sees only the grim reality of their cage, she sees the promise of a life beyond the ash. Their shared dream of escaping seems impossible until Elia reveals a dangerous secret: she can wield Oryn, a rare and mysterious power. This newfound power is their only chance. Their path to freedom lies through the brutal Writemark Trials, a deadly competition that promises citizenship to the victor. But Elia’s gift is also a death sentence. Unregistered Oryn-users are considered glitches to be deleted. As they begin to train in secret, they find that the power is a heavy burden, a force that physically drains Elia and pushes her closer to collapse with each use. Caught between the lethal pragmatism of Fen, who warns that hope is the most dangerous thing one can possess in the Burn Field, and the burning intensity of Elia’s ambition, Xieren must make a choice. To win their freedom, he must embrace a dream that could lead them to glory or to the pyre. In a world built on death and decay, can a single spark of hope light a path to a new dawn, or will it merely be the flash before they are extinguished forever?
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Ashes of Amaedukwu

Odogwu Orie, a bright, observant boy born and raised in the quiet farming village of Amaedukwu, grows up under the influence of his father—a wise farmer and thinker who teaches him the art of listening, observing, and planting not just crops, but ideas. Gifted with wisdom beyond his years and grounded in cultural proverbs, Odogwu sets out to the capital, Obodo Ike, to build a future that no one in his village could have imagined. He begins humbly—an intern at a powerful conglomerate called Omeuzu Group, where he is seen as just another rural boy trying to make it in the big city. But Odogwu’s quiet diligence, analytical mind, and deep understanding of people soon draw attention. From file rooms to boardrooms, he rises through the cracks by turning overlooked opportunities into visible impact. Yet in the very company he gave everything to, he eventually faces betrayal. After fifteen years of steady work—leading projects in research, social impact, and innovation—he is abruptly retrenched following the COVID-19 pandemic, cast aside like a tool no longer needed. But that is not the end. It is the beginning of a second life. Determined not to be defined by abandonment, Odogwu sets out to build something of his own: the first indigenous hotel chain in his country, with branches across the continent. Drawing on the lessons of his father, the wounds of betrayal, and the wisdom of survival, Odogwu rises—this time not as a servant of someone else's dream, but as the architect of his own
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Author's Interference: The Children of Time

“You know, I’ve met death. Rather polite, actually. But it doesn’t knock, just lets himself in.” Life. That fleeting flicker between two eternities of silence. People spend it chasing things—money, love, validation, a good seat on the train. They build empires of paper, relationships of glass, and sleep each night under the illusion that tomorrow has been promised. But it hasn’t. It never was. Death doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t care if you’re a king or a child. It arrives like an old friend, or a thief, or worse—like something you invited in. And yet… every now and then, the universe hiccups. A soul slips through. A crack opens. A second life is born—not as a reward, no, but as a test. Because what could be more dangerous than a man who's seen how the story ends—and comes back knowing exactly what not to do? But here’s the rub: a second chance is not a reset. It’s a curse with velvet gloves. You remember the pain, the loss, the betrayal—and worst of all, the choices you didn’t make. So when someone tells you this is just a story about life and death, smile politely. In many cases—in most cases—you’ll hear stories of heroes rising from the ashes, grateful for their second breath. However… in my case? I wanted to be the villain. To see a different end to this story. People say a person’s nature is hard to change. That deep down, we are who we are. But I changed... simply because I was curious. --------------- Join the discord server. https://discord.gg/BaP4c8b8Vq
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