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Ashes Of The Singularity Escalation

SMALL BULLIES: ASHES OF REDEMPTION

In a war-torn empire where power corrupts absolutely, seven broken warlords branded as monsters must defy their past to forge a future worth redeeming. Once feared as "The Ghost Tigers"—Zhang Wei’s brutal enforcers—Kalima Chileshe (Hellfire Incarnate), John Mwanabeti (The Golden Fist), and their brothers-in-arms unleashed devastation across the Jade Expanse. Kalima’s flames razed villages. Chisangalalo Zulu’s breath poisoned rivers. Vincent Kabonde twisted flesh into abominations. But when the warlord they served turns their affinities against their own families, they shatter their chains, becoming hunted outcasts with blood on their hands and empires on their trail. Haunted by the ashes of Frost Moon Province—a genocide Kalima can never undo—the Ghost Tigers are consumed by a desperate chase: to escape their sins, control their cursed gifts, and find a peace that feels forever out of reach. Their only anchors are the love of spouses they were forced to abandon: - Kalima’s healer wife, Mei Lin, whose faith in his humanity is fading. - John’s fierce swordsmith wife, **Hana, imprisoned for defying Zhang Wei. - Zulu’s herbalist wife, **Lihua**, dying from the toxins he once weaponized. Their quest leads them to the **"Breath of Heaven"**—an ancient philosophy teaching control over their destructive affinities. With this fragile hope, they unite with rebels and clans to build **"The Sanctuary"** in the poisoned Mourning Moss Swamp, transforming their powers into tools of healing: - Kalima’s fire now warms forges. - Zulu’s breath purifies blighted land. - Vincent’s bone-warping mends wounds. But Zhang Wei’s vengeance is relentless. He creates monstrous Serpent’s Teeth" soldiers and poisons the empire’s wells, blaming the Ghost Tigers. Facing annihilation, they make a final stand—not with fire and fury, but with irrefutable truth. Risking everything, they expose Zhang Wei’s atrocities to the Imperial Court, culminating in a celestial aurora over the capital—a beacon of their restraint and redemption. In the aftermath, the Ghost Tigers achieve the impossible: Reunite with their spouses against all odds. Cleanse the land they once poisoned. Build a sanctuary where affinity-bearers and refugees find hope. Force the empire to acknowledge their humanity. Years later, the Ghost Tigers stand not as warlords or monsters, but as guardians of the Sanctuary—a thriving city born from ashes. Kalima and Mei Lin heal beneath blossom trees where infernos once roared. John and Hana teach children to forge swords into plowshares. Vincent and Jia mend broken bones and broken pasts. Their scars remain, but their measure is finally taken in lives saved, not lives erased. We chased shadows... and found our light not in hiding, but in building this." — Kalima Chileshe, Sanctuary Dawn
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Ashes of Gunpowder: Rebirth of the forgotten soldier

"50 km marching into nothing. Do this thing— does it always bring humanity to something? They forced us to say goodbye to our mother. They said it was for something greater. This is war." On 2054 Europe on the spark of war again, but for 4 years later the war is ended because the countries basically already tired of it, even though on the papper the war still ongoing. Follow a mysterious veteran, scarred by the cost of survival, having lost an arm and an eye in the brutal struggle. Yet, this ordeal was far from over. After a mundane trip to the market, the veteran perishes from an unknown phenomenon, only to awaken in another world. This new reality, strikingly similar to Earth's 1920s-1930s era. The once-mighty monarchy of Felsburg has been overthrown by a coup, replaced by the iron rule of Erzregen, the self-proclaimed Supreme Regent. With past memories intact, the protagonist begins to unravel the dark reality beneath the kingdom’s grand facade—widespread propaganda, growing militarization, and a populace coerced into unwavering loyalty. The new given family for the protagonist finds is fractured in belief. The father, Paul, is a fervent supporter of the new regime as an loyal paramilitary officer for the new government, while the mother, Inge, remains quietly skeptical. With tensions escalating among the neighbor countries and a nation poised on the brink of something far more sinister, how will this new world's grim destiny shape a veteran soul now bound to a vulnerable new beginning?
Rzzy · 43.7K Views
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