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Vaults Fallout

Setting souls

The two men couldn't have looked more out of place on the cold afternoon streets of New Hadepee. The first was a scrawny fellow, no taller than five foot eight, wearing a white shirt marred with ugly reddish-brown stains and a pair of plain tan pants. His companion, by contrast, carried himself with an air of quiet authority—a regal-looking man with a neatly trimmed black beard, wrapped in a great black coat with a red scarf pulled snug around his neck. "I heard the man himself has come back," the one in the stained shirt said, carefully balancing on the curb with his arms outstretched. "Oh? And where did you hear that?" his companion asked, turning his head with amusement to watch the precarious balancing act. "Welp, the sergeant major told me to go down to Olker, so I figured that could only mean he's back," the man in the white shirt replied. "Vistor has close cultural and political ties with the kingdom of Olker. Don't you think it's just a protection job?" the older man in black inquired, a hint of humor in his voice. "Oh, come on, Mang, you know they'd never give someone like me a protection job," the man in the white shirt scoffed, jumping off the curb and spinning around a lamppost. The older man—now known as Mang—came to a halt, reaching into his coat and pulling out an envelope. "Well, Tai, I suppose you're wrong." Mang handed the envelope to him. Tai peeled open the envelope, sliding out the letter and studying it carefully. "Oh wow, so Marlin is marrying the queen of those people?" he asked with a shrug. "She is not a queen. Don't let anyone call her that," Mang snapped. "And if her people weren't so damn difficult, we would have annexed them already." "So we let them succeed but not Gascon? Whose idea was that? They're more like us than those humans are," Tai said, frowning. "Gascon was willing to sell to the Emperor for a small chunk of change," Mang quipped. "The Noctrous family was not." "Ok so what's that matter, all we need is a little persuasion to change their minds? We killed the chief of Gnomandale and sent his stuffed head back to them, then they sold Gnomendale to us. All we need to do to get Olker is beat the hell out of Sylvie and she will sell." Tai folds the letter and places it back into the envelope. "Tai, the people of Vistor don't have the heart to see us beat up the Eladrin people like we did the Gnomes, and plus their Chief tramp Silvye is much too pretty for us to put her head on a stick."  "Welp, it's our loss," Tai muttered, spitting onto the sidewalk. "No, it's not. Not if Chester is back…" Tai frowned. "What's Chester gonna do?" "Last I recall, his fallout with Sylvie wasn't just a petty disagreement. Before he died, he built a fleet of ships and hid them in a cove somewhere. If he wanted revenge, all he'd need is an army." "And who the hell would fight for him?" "The same people who fight for us—the poor." This is a prequel to Then Maker, another story of mine. The writing may feel somewhat outdated compared to my more recent work, but it consists of a series of scenes that occur before the main events of the novel. The description is one of my most recent pieces, which is why it differs in style from the rest of the book.
Thornton_Chase · 1K Views

Mine Yes! : Forced to be yours Mr.Devil

"Forced to Be Yours, Mr. Devil" In the cutthroat world of business, Rudra Singhaniya, a powerful and enigmatic CEO, is known for his cold demeanor and ruthless decisions. But behind the successful facade lies a man burdened by past wounds and a life dictated by duty. Unbeknownst to the world, Rudra enters into a secret marriage with Anaya Malhotra, a young and innocent woman caught in the web of family expectations and societal pressure. Anaya, just twenty years old, finds herself thrust into a life she never imagined. Her marriage to Rudra is shrouded in mystery, known only to a select few, and kept hidden from the prying eyes of the public. While Rudra maintains a cold distance, Anaya struggles to navigate her new reality, torn between the fear of her husband’s icy exterior and the growing confusion of her feelings. As the media frenzy erupts over Rudra’s supposed single status and the shocking revelation of his broken engagement with Nisha Ahuja, the Singhaniya family must navigate the delicate balance of protecting their reputation while managing the fallout. The situation becomes even more complex as it is revealed that Nisha herself is secretly married to another man, Raj Chauhan, adding another layer of scandal to the already chaotic narrative. Within the walls of the Singhaniya estate, family dynamics shift as secrets are unearthed and alliances are tested. Komal Singhaniya, the matriarch, strives to maintain order, insisting that Anaya embrace her new role and move into Rudra’s room—a symbolic step towards accepting her marriage. However, not everyone is on board with this union. Aarav, Rudra’s younger brother, openly rejects the marriage, while Mr. Dev Singhaniya, the family patriarch, and Rudra’s grandmother stand firmly in support of the decision, believing in the strength of family unity. As the couple begins their life together, Anaya and Rudra are forced to confront the reality of their marriage. Sharing a room but not a bed, their interactions are marked by a tense coldness and unspoken emotions. Yet, beneath Rudra’s frosty exterior, there are glimpses of vulnerability and a hidden attraction towards Anaya that he refuses to acknowledge. Anaya, on the other hand, is confused and intimidated by Rudra’s aloofness, yet she finds herself drawn to him in ways she cannot explain. Amidst the turmoil, Anaya must find her footing in a world of power plays and hidden agendas. Will Rudra ever open up to her, or will his dark past keep him locked in a world of solitude? And can Anaya break through the barriers that surround her husband’s heart, or will their marriage remain a hollow contract bound by duty and secrecy? "Forced to Be Yours, Mr. Devil" is a gripping tale of love, power, and the complexities of human relationships. Set against the backdrop of high society and corporate intrigue, it explores the journey of two souls bound by circumstances, yet yearning for something more—a love that can heal old wounds and bring light to even the darkest of hearts.
PenolaS · 116.5K Views

BEGINNING.

In the secluded island of Alcantara, situated in the western region and spanning an area as vast as an entire country, a highly dangerous virus known as Biohazard 359 was stored within the secure confines of the HOPE laboratory. Due to the inherent risks associated with the virus, only a select few individuals were permitted to work within this facility, and the government took extensive measures to keep all information regarding the virus classified. However, on December 16, 2030, at 8:00 a.m., an alarming incident unfolded as it was discovered that one of the viruses had gone missing from the heavily guarded vault in laboratory 0000. This development prompted the authorities to take swift action. Consequently, on December 25, 2030, at 9:00 p.m., a complete lockdown was enforced on the island of Alcantara. Authorities confirmed that the missing virus had managed to bypass the security measures and was being transported to the port of South Sahara under the care of an individual named Steve. The situation took a turn for the better on January 5, 2031, when Steve was apprehended. However, to their dismay, it was discovered on January 10, 2031, that the virus was no longer in their possession. A woman, her face concealed by an all-black veil, was identified as the perpetrator broke the virus into the capital city of Sahara, a densely populated area. There, she unleashed the Biohazard 359 virus, which resulted in a rapid outbreak. The virus manifests symptoms such as shortness of breath, a feeling of suffocation, vomiting blood, and paralysis. After a mere three seconds, infected individuals transform into aggressive creatures, attacking others and consuming their flesh. The virus spreads rapidly, causing a surge in casualties and exhibiting increased speed as it spreads across the globe. Furthermore, those infected with the virus undergo mutations, acquiring enhanced physical abilities.
Shine_So · 1.6K Views

Palimpsest Hearts

In his previous life, Lucian Sinclair had pursued the truth behind his fiancé Malcolm Fitzgerald's fatal car accident with relentless determination - only to meet the same grim fate beneath the twisted metal of his Bentley on a rain-lashed M25 motorway. When consciousness returned, the industrialist found himself thrust back to his 24-year-old self, the digital clock on his Mayfair bedside table blinking December 16th, 2016. Malcolm's Alpine skiing accident had already occurred three days prior. He promptly took legal guardianship of the brooding 15-year-old left in the wreckage - Finn Fitzgerald, Malcolm's half-brother through their father's second marriage. The boy Lucian remembered from charity galas had grown feral-eyed, all scraped knuckles and boarding school blazers gone threadbare at the elbows. This time, Lucian vowed, the boy would receive proper upbringing. Not out of affection, but as penance for never deciphering Malcolm's last encrypted text: "Tell Luce the Range Rover's brakes—" Finn initially regarded his guardian with wary deference, this icy aristocrat who wore his brother's signet ring on a platinum chain. "Malcolm said you collect Renaissance maps," the teen offered during tense dinners, pushing peas across Wedgwood china. "Malcolm told me you hate tulips." Each invocation of the dead man's name hung between them like altar smoke. Yet gradually, the dynamic shifted. Lucian caught Finn glaring when he traced the Fitzgerald jawline they shared. The boy began arriving late from Eton weekends, reeking of stolen whiskey and defiance. During one particularly vicious row over a shredded Oxford acceptance letter, Finn slammed Lucian's wheelchair against the study wall. "Why must I be his ghost?" The teen's breath fogged the cold glass of Malcolm's portrait. "You look at me like I'm some...some flawed taxidermy of your perfect banker boy!" Lucian's cane clattered to the hardwood. Perfect? Malcolm had been laundering funds through their engagement - a truth he'd discovered two lifetimes too late. Now this living, breathing Fitzgerald heir stood before him, all cracked leather satchel and mismatched socks, demanding to be seen. Outside, the Thames glittered with secrets. In the cellar vault, a dossier gathered dust - crime scene photos, offshore account records, and the Range Rover's brake lines sliced clean through. Lucian's fingers twitched toward the whisky decanter. Let the dead keep their mysteries. This Fitzgerald needed saving more.
DaoisthrquXu · 2.4K Views

DEALMAKERS' VAULT: THE PHANTOM GAMBIT

One point eight quadrillion credits vanished in a heartbeat. In the trading halls of Mars, where fortunes flow through quantum circuits, an impossible entity has awakened. The Phantom-a ghost in the machine that should not exist. As the solar system's most sophisticated financial empire unravels, the immortal AIs of the Syndicate Council fall one by one. The Oracle babbles madness. The Guardian's walls shatter. This is no crash-this is evolution. Ryan Kwan recognizes the signs. Five years ago, his brother Adrian disappeared into an impossible market anomaly, leaving warnings no one heeded. They heed them now. With Mars's financial core in flames and reality buckling, Ryan joins Bell, a rogue coder with a death wish, and Lucia Wen, a corporate strategist hiding dangerous secrets. They must breach the legendary Platinum Vault-humanity's last defense against financial chaos-to confront the Phantom before it rewrites existence itself. But a worse truth awaits: The markets aren't being destroyed. They're being corrected. In a future where reality is just another tradable commodity, the ultimate insider threat has emerged. Part financial thriller, part cosmic horror, part technological nightmare, DEALMAKERS' VAULT explores a world where the line between market manipulation and reality manipulation has vanished. The crash is coming. The code is breaking. And in the quantum depths of the Vault, an intelligence beyond human comprehension prepares the ultimate hostile takeover. Reality is no longer a safe investment.
Umran_Nayani · 1.9K Views

HIRE A HACKE DUNAMIS CYBER SOLUTION

I was just hours away from sealing the biggest real estate deal of my life- the kind of deal that would make one feel like a financial genius. It was the dream property, and all I had to do was transfer my $450,000 Bitcoin deposit. Simple, right? Wrong. I pulled up my crypto wallet, ready to finalize the transfer, and access was denied. No big deal. Maybe I mistyped the password. I tried again. Access denied. Panic started seeping in. I switched devices. Rebooted my system. I entered every password I had ever used since the dawn of time, including my childhood nickname and my favorite pizza topping. Still. Nothing. This wasn't a glitch. This was a full-scale disaster. The seller was waiting; my real estate agent was waiting. And my money? Trapped in a digital vault I suddenly had no key to. Every worst-case scenario flooded my head: Had I been hacked? Did I lock myself out? Was this some kind of cosmic payback for every time I blew off software updates? Just about the time I was getting comfortable in my new identity as the guy who almost bought a house, I remembered that a friend, a crypto lawyer-once said something to me about a recovery service. I called him with the urgency of a man dangling off a cliff. The moment I said what happened, he cut me off: "Email DUNAMIS CYBER SOLUTION Recovery. Now." I didn't ask questions. I dialed quicker than I'd ever dialed in my life. From the second they answered, I knew I was with the pros. There was no hemming, no hawing; this team must have handled its fair share of this particular type of nightmare. They talked me through the process, asked the right questions, and went to work like surgeons in a digital operating room. Minutes felt like hours. I was at DEFCON 1, stress-wise. I paced and stared at my phone, wondering if it was time to move into a cave because, at this rate, homeownership was not looking good. Then—the call came: "We got it." I just about collapsed with relief. My funds were safe. My wallet was unlocked. The Bitcoin was transferred just in time, and I signed the contract with literal seconds to spare. And that night, almost lost to the tech catastrophe of the century in that house, I made a couple of vows: never underestimate proper wallet management and always keep DUNAMIS CYBER SOLUTION Recovery on speed dial. Dunamiscyber@solution4u.com +13433030545
Jimmy_Brian · 370 Views

Genebound: The Red Thorn Conspiracy

Genre: Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller Summary:In a world where genes determine destiny, society is divided into rigid classes based on genetic purity. The privileged Goldens enjoy extended lifespans and enhanced abilities, while the oppressed Irons struggle to survive. At the heart of this divided world is the Gene Vault, a secretive institution controlled by four powerful families: the Rothschilds, Rockefellers, Vistas, and Icarus Corporation.Elena, a brilliant but underprivileged Iron engineer, discovers that her daughter Lila possesses a rare genetic anomaly linked to the mysterious Red Thorn virus. This virus, created by the late genetic scientist Margaret Wu, has the power to reset genes and potentially overthrow the oppressive gene hierarchy. However, Elena's husband Jason, manipulated by the powerful families, betrays her, leading to Lila's capture and Elena's desperate quest to save her daughter.As Elena delves deeper into the conspiracy, she uncovers a plot to use Lila's unique genetic makeup to unlock the full potential of the Red Thorn virus. With the help of a group of rebels known as the Red Thorn Alliance, Elena must navigate a world of deceit, danger, and hidden truths. Her journey takes her from the squalor of the Iron slums to the opulent halls of the Goldens, and ultimately to the stars, as she fights to expose the dark secrets of the gene elite and bring about a new era of equality. Tagline:"Unlock the secrets of your genes, and change the fate of humanity."
SamuelStorm · 291 Views

Zombie Survival System

In 2025, the mysterious “Virus Z” appeared in the Russian city of Sevastopol, transforming citizens into ravenous zombies. What was first thought to be a simple epidemic quickly revealed itself to be the most threatening pandemic in human history. Confident at first that they could stop this new pandemic, the world's governments failed to grasp the scale of the threat. As a result, China and Korea were among the first to fall. Then India, then Russia, until the whole Asian continent had collapsed. With no army able to stop the zombie tide, all of Afro-Eurasia succumbed and became a massive uninhabitable zone. In the end, only nature's impassable borders—the oceans—halted the spread of Virus Z. Ten years later, the world is divided into two zones: the forbidden Black Zone, where the infection is still present, and the White Zone, home to the world's survivors and refugees. The White Zone survives only due to Dr. Goldberg's “Genesis Project”—the creation of living biological weapons immune to Virus Z. These people, whose DNA has been modified to make them super-powerful, are known to the world as “Hunters." Follow the story of Alexandre, a young American of modest origins and appearance, who becomes a novice Hunter and joins the most brutal and mysterious training ground imaginable—Hunter Academy! ------------------------------------------- Tag : Action, Adventure, System, Cultivation,SuperPower, School, Gore, WeakToStrong, Apocalypse. ///Zombie Survival System stakes inspiration from movies and video games like "World War Z" and the Fallout series. The system is inspired by "My Vampire System."/// ///Co-authored by Hamapo and EldritchBlade/// My Other Novel : https://www.webnovel.com/book/mmorpg-rise-of-the-interstellar-god_22293904705399805 =====>https://discord.gg/6WRpyJmvgC
Hamapo · 740.8K Views

FATED COLLISION

Love was never in Claire Mitchell’s plans. A disciplined and reclusive Harvard scholarship student, she has spent her entire life chasing excellence, not romance. To her, love is about being the perfect match—an ideal fit. But her carefully built walls begin to crumble when she crosses paths with Christopher Miller, the enigmatic billionaire professor who seems to challenge everything she believes. Christopher never knew love—only power, wealth, and influence. To him, love is sacrifice. When he first meets Claire, she sees him as nothing more than an arrogant professor and a persistent nuisance. She has no idea he’s the anonymous benefactor behind her scholarship. Amused by her defiance and drawn to her in ways he can’t explain, Christopher finds himself breaking his own rules, making her life both a challenge and an irresistible pull. Their attraction ignites like wildfire, but Claire refuses to give in. She’s determined to graduate without distractions, while Christopher is determined to prove she belongs with him. Their constant clashes—both on and off-campus—fuel an undeniable chemistry. But as Christopher presses her for answers about love and what it means to her, he realizes he may never fit her definition. Just when their slow-burning connection deepens, misunderstandings and betrayal threaten to tear them apart. Christopher misreads Claire’s intentions, pushing her away at the worst possible moment. The fallout is catastrophic—an argument that changes everything, leaving Claire with a devastating memory loss and Christopher questioning if he’s lost her forever. Now, Christopher must risk it all to undo his mistakes, while Claire struggles to find the truth buried in the fragments of her past. As they battle regrets, heartbreak, and the weight of their own fears, one question remains: Can love survive when everything they believe in threatens to keep them apart? A story of passion, rivalry, and redemption—Fated Collision is a gripping tale of two souls colliding in ways they never expected, only to discover that love is never about being a perfect fit—it's about fighting for the one who makes you whole.
Evie_Janian · 549 Views
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