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A Place Called Te Awamutu

A War for a Place to call Home: First blood

Sarus Fortress is a titanic bastion of stone, steel, and sorrow—an ever-expanding bulwark built by the Bullard Empire to encircle the accursed island at the world's end. Beneath that island’s ashen skies lie the shattered hearts and skulls of three dead gods, whose corpses still fester with divine malice. From them crawl endless horrors—monstrosities birthed from madness and spite—that claw relentlessly at the walls of reality, seeking to unmake all mortal life. To sustain the fortress and fund the eternal war, the empire long ago enacted the Tithe: a grim tradition that claims lives in lieu of taxes, conscripting men, women, and children alike into the grinding teeth of its war machine. Here, survival depends not only on strength, but on adaptation. Soldiers wield heirlooms that are passed through blood , channel blessings from careless gods, command alien spirits, and harness Mori—the lingering essence of the dead. Through the Bonding ritual that is performed by the followers of the great unison the graft the flesh of the enemy onto their own in desperate bids for power is common place . And yet, despite all this, the dead gods’ corruption spreads. This is the tale of five conscripts claimed by the Tithe—five souls bound not by blood or banner, but by the absence of home. A salt miner who murdered his kin to claim their mori-born magic. A disgraced noblewoman clawing her way back from exile with charm, spite, and ambition. A glass-winged pixie the size of a thimble, who named herself after her favorite animal and chose to follow humans out of love. A disillusioned blessed Apothecary who seeks a purpose as he lost his. A Veteran soldier born into the Fortress who has undergone the Bonding more times than she can remember, all to live up to the memories of her parents. Together, they are thrown into the gullet of war not as saviors, but as offerings. Whether they will survive—or change the shape of the world in their struggle—is a story still unfolding beneath the an unending sky.
Duckspuck · 4K Views

A Dream called You

What would you do if you got a second chance at life... but only in your dreams? Yuuma Kisaragi is invisible. At nineteen, he's already a college dropout, a disappointment to his mother, and a ghost in his own life. No friends, no future, no hope—just endless days of watching other people live the life he'll never have. Until he dreams. In that dream, he wakes up in a parallel Japan where everything feels familiar yet impossible. Cherry blossoms bloom out of season, the sky holds mysteries he can't explain, and most importantly—**people can see him.** A mysterious silver bracelet appears on his wrist, pulsing with an energy he doesn't understand. It seems to respond to his emotions, but what does it want? And why does it feel like it's... counting something? --- Enter Airi Minazuki—the girl everyone loves to hate. She's stunning, brilliant, and completely unpredictable. One moment she's laughing like sunshine, the next she's cold as winter rain. Her classmates call her fake, unstable, attention-seeking. But Yuuma sees something else in her eyes—a longing he recognizes all too well. Their connection is instant. Electric. Impossible to ignore. For the first time in his life, Yuuma matters to someone. He makes friends who feel like family. He discovers laughter, purpose, and something he never dared hope for. But in a world born from dreams, nothing is ever as simple as it seems. --- As Yuuma builds the life he's always wanted, questions begin to haunt him: Why does this world feel so real when he knows it's not? What happens when the bracelet stops glowing? And why does Airi sometimes look at him like she's seeing a ghost? Some dreams are too beautiful to be just fantasy. Some connections are too deep to be coincidence. And some love stories... transcend reality itself. --- This isn't just another isekai romance. This is about second chances that come with hidden costs. About love that defies explanation. About discovering who you really are in a world that might not exist—and fighting to keep that person when everything falls apart. It's about the magic of human connection, the power of hope, and the question that will haunt you long after you finish reading: If you could live your perfect life in a dream, would you ever want to wake up? --- Join Yuuma as he discovers that the line between dreams and reality isn't as clear as he thought—and that some chances only come once, even if they come twice. A story that will make you question everything you know about love, dreams, and the courage it takes to truly live. When reality gives you nothing, dreams give you everything. But what price are you willing to pay to keep them? [Also Coming soon on Royal Road! https://www.royalroad.com/profile/752633]
Samuel_Rivers · 7.5K Views
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