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Emirates Literature Festival Poetry Competition

Between the Bridges of Istanbul

Synopsis – Between the Bridges of Istanbul Istanbul—a city of dreams, history, and heartbreak. For Aylin, it is a place that holds both the ghosts of her past and the possibilities of her future. Four months ago, she believed in love. She believed in Murat, a boy who whispered sweet promises while hiding a different life behind his phone screen. When betrayal shattered her heart, Aylin swore never to fall again. She rebuilt herself—stronger, colder, untouchable. Love was no longer a fairytale, but a beautifully told lie. Then came Emir. Mysterious, guarded, and effortlessly charming, Emir is everything Aylin should avoid. He lives behind walls of secrets, keeping his past locked away. Yet, with every shared glance and unspoken conversation, he pulls her in—challenging her to feel again. But love in Istanbul is never simple. As Aylin and Emir navigate the bridges of their past and present, fate tests them with truths too painful to ignore. Her mother, desperate to protect her daughter from another heartbreak, severs their connection. Aylin’s hidden wounds—her father’s cruelty, her mother’s silent suffering, and the scars Murat left behind—threaten to consume her. And when it all becomes too much, Aylin faces her final choice: Stay and risk losing herself in the city that has taken so much from her, or walk away—leaving behind the boy who might have been her greatest love. Set against the backdrop of Istanbul’s breathtaking skyline, Between the Bridges of Istanbul is a tale of love, loss, and the impossible choices that shape us. Some hearts mend, some hearts break, and some love stories are destined to be written in the space between.
DaoistpQE1An · 285 Views

Cultivating by picking up attributes, I accumulate my strength!

Han Ye crossed into the world of a fantasy cultivation epoch, transmigrating into a tenant farmer in Langlang Village. Believing he was doomed to live his life in toil and hardship, he accidentally awakened a destiny called "Accumulated Attributes Released at Once". "Accumulated Attributes Released at Once": Not unlike how constant dripping wears away a stone, or how hard frost forms at three feet not overnight, it allows one to accumulate the attributes of others. Remaining quiet until the moment you choose to release it, one can then shock everyone with their power. In Langlang Village, he worked alongside farmers, and secretly listened to lectures in private schools. "Strength of an Ox +1" "Slightly Versed in Literature and Ink +1" In the Sect's Grand Competition, disciples compete and are selected through observation. "Fire Spiritual Root +1" "Sword Heart Clarity +1" With such assistance, hope ignited within Han Ye. He steadily developed, diligently accumulated attributes and improved his strength to allow himself to transform, growing stronger in silence. That year, the gears of fate began to turn. No one expected that the tranquil world of immortal cultivators, which had remained peaceful for ten thousand years, would begin to descend into chaos! As the Heavens collapsed, the great powers emerged; immortals descended, sparking a war between the righteous and the demonic. No one could have imagined that a humble tenant farmer from those years past could rise to become Han the Respected One, feared by the world.
Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty · 1.4M Views

OLD-WORLD EXTRA

{Check out my new novel, Misunderstood Villain: Heroines Mourn My Death} 'Born In Ruins' was a forgettable read. That was the only way Emir could describe the pages of the novel he had found himself reincarnated into. The young man barely knew anything, but the snippets he had recalled only caused him unending sorrow... As what awaited him was only tragedy and an early death. It was a depressing story, one that he had planned to flip on its head—all for his salvation. — In this post-apocalyptic world, monsters fought humans and cyborgs in a battle for survival on a scale greater than ever before. A world where innocence and death were a luxury, where the line between heroes and villains was razor-thin. Within its expanse, 'Ancient Clans,' 'Galactic Federations,' 'Factions', and 'Corporations' presided over colossal 'Ruins' that dwarfed the concept of life itself. Survivors of the 'Third World War' continuously dove into the 'Old World,' 'Hunting' for 'Relics' in any ruin that they could find on Earth, desperate to reclaim 'Lost' technology, to stand a fighting chance against the inevitable. But it appeared that 'Earthkind' had met their match. …However, Emir would never allow that fate to take its course. — Emir unraveled layers of the tale and realized the truth of the world. He acquainted himself with the rules of this game before it fully consumed him. And now... no longer content with mere survival, he sought to dominate over the very fabric of this unforgiving universe. Emir shall rise from the pawn he once was, seeking to unravel the mysteries that hounded him. The boundaries of 'Aether,' his father’s disappearance, the noose hanging above his family’s head, and of course… his starless destiny, a fate he longed to control. This pursuit would earn him the epithet: "Prince Of The Fallen." ---------------------------------------------- *Tags: Reincarnation ;), Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Academy (Volume 3), Romance, Apocalypse, {Anti-Hero. Villain.} *Expect this novel to start slowly; it begins ramping up at the halfway point of volume 1. *The Magic System is introduced at the end of volume 1, read my review and Auxiliary chapter for more on that. *Warning: The main characters have emotions like proper humans. So don't expect your usual emo kid as the MC and come complaining later.
GoldenStache · 1.2M Views
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