Tis Time For Torture

The realm of Lusara is a land of splendor and strife, where towering kingdoms rise above fertile lands, and shadowed secrets dwell within the hearts of the powerful. The empire is upheld by a delicate balance: a sovereign monarch presiding over lesser lords, and beneath them, the two dominant Houses—House Avernal and House Crimsonvale. These Houses are the empire’s shield and dagger, bound by duty yet divided by enmity. Known as the "Houses of the Devil," their reputations stem from the lords who rule them—individuals whose power, ambition, and ruthlessness have made them both revered and feared. Each House serves the empire in its own way: House Avernal safeguards the northern frontiers, a land of unyielding mountains and winter's breath, while House Crimsonvale governs the southern expanses, a place of blazing sands and endless sunsets. Though their territories form the empire’s spine, their hostility toward each other threatens to tear it apart. In a time of rising tensions, their paths converge not on the battlefield but at the edge of the empire, where an abandoned orphanage crumbles in solitude. There, among overgrown flowers and whispered memories, lives a girl who calls herself a flower. This meeting will set the threads of destiny spinning, entwining love, hatred, and the bittersweet fragility of life.

"I, who was once the King of the Seven Kingdoms, hailed as the strongest of all men, now find myself trapped in the body of a loser—and, to add insult to injury, a rapist. The fact that I can't just buff up this pathetic body with a bit of exercise and become strong again is another cruel twist of fate. Why, you ask? Because I can't use the very magic that people in this world rely on. Tsk, how on earth am I supposed to regain my former glory now? Guess I'll have to get creative with this 'loser' body of mine."

In his previous life, he lived selflessly, finding solace in the happiness of others. But in his new life, all he desired was peace. A quiet existence with his family, far removed from the world’s cruelty. Yet, even that was torn from him. His family and village were massacred, not by war or famine, but by the bored whims of a pampered and spoiled daughter from one of the wealthiest families. Broken and enraged, he realizes that kindness and passivity cannot shield him from the world's malice. He laughs bitterly at his own naivety for believing that living away from the world would bring him peace. Determined never to lose what he holds dear again, he resolves to take control of his fate. Vengeance ignites within him as he embarks on a journey to rise above all. He will crush those who stand in his way, bend the world to his will, and build a future where no one can take from him again. No kings, no gods, and not even fate will decide his path. This time, he will not live for others. This time, he will conquer everything. This time, he will live for himself.

Syaratnya cuma 1, yaitu, namamu tidak boleh tertulis dalam sejarah." Nareswara hidup di Era manusia berkelainan akhirnya menjadi makhluk yang melampaui manusia itu sendiri. Setelah bertahan hidup sebagai yatim piatu bersama pamannya dalam suatu organisasi yang menentang Orde Baru, Reswa akhirnya mati oleh bom gas beracun dari pihak musuh. Akan tetapi, yang di depannya saat ini bukan lah malaikat pencabut nyawa melainkan satu Entitas bernama Konstelasi yang memperkenalkan diri sebagai 'The Storytelling Prince', dan mengaku bisa mengembalikan Reswa sampai ke masa dimana ia belum lahir. Lewat dunia yang di setting sebagai novel, laki laki itu ditantang untuk membantu tokoh utama melawan penjahat sambil mencari sosok orang tua kandung yang tidak pernah ia jumpai, dengan syarat namanya tidak boleh tertulis dalam sejarah. Ini adalah kisah tentang Reswa, si anak yang ditinggalkan oleh dunia kemudian menyelamatkannya.

Serena is a sunny girl who grew up in an orphanage. She got dumped by her first boyfriend on her birthday. She meets Jaehyun who was also going through something similar.She’s an artist and he’s a CEO. She agreed to his marriage proposal with the mindset of - If not for love then for money.But she had a secret she didn’t want Jaehyun to know about her.

Amy, a typical New Yorker, has a life like a tightly - wound clock because of her busy job at the United Nations - precise yet exhausting. She is a person who is rational to the core. Superstitions about ghosts and gods, in her opinion, are like fairy tales for coaxing children, and sweet - talking is like cheap perfume, pungent and hypocritical. On that day, the heavy pressure of work made Amy feel breathless. She returned to her apartment where she lived alone, like a robot with its battery drained. Her only thought was to throw herself onto the bed and isolate herself from the whole world with the quilt. However, midnight, like a mysterious incantation, disrupted her plan. The old radio in the room cabinet made a strange beeping sound, and then a faint cry for help came: "Help... " Amy's heart suddenly tightened. Despite the mixture of fatigue and fear within her, her curiosity still made her ask the radio, "Who are you?" "I'm Tom. I'm being chased by a serial killer. I'm hiding in an abandoned warehouse. He'll find me soon... " The boy's voice was full of fear. Without the slightest hesitation, Amy immediately called the police. A rescue across time, of love and redemption, thus began.

"Left" "No right" "Is it that hard to position this in the centre?!!!!" I scream at the workers in my house but they all ignored me. The ignored me like the ones before them and probably the ones after them will ignore me. "Such insolence!" But who can I blame? It's not their fault they can't HEAR me. It's also not their fault they can't SEE me. But... IT'S ALSO NOT MY FAULT THAT I'M A GHOST!!!! Halit Garner is the illegitimate son of the wealthy business tycoon, Alexis Garner. Unfortunately for Halit, this isn't the story where he gets all the money from a wealthy estranged father by luck. All Halit got was tons of death threats from the legitimate children and a house. A very huge house that it shouldn't be called a house but a mini hotel. Little did little Halit know of how this newly discovered money making residence will change his life and the life he lived before that.

Dream are special. They set you up for your goals, don’t they? Or do they just turn out like Issac’s dreams? Join Issac and his friends on their journey through the adventures, trails, and struggles they have in the new world they have created by their mistake. will they follow the path of light or will they fall to the darkness that try’s to devour them. “HEY! Author don’t you think that’s a little too dark, I mean I’m the main character after all” “You will do fine Issac just trust me”

In the coastal town of **Sarween**, where the waves of the sea collide with the curse of suspended time, a legend unfolds about a man imprisoned in an endless loop of guilt and oblivion. Adham, the writer who turned his heart into a ledger of lies and ghosts, battles the demons of his memory through **stone towers** that rise from the belly of the sea like divine punishment. Here, where events are born from the womb of pain, **Yara** transforms from a lost daughter into a cosmic enigma: a child who vanishes on a crimson night, only to return as mathematical ciphers that pierce the fabric of reality. Her letters are not cries for help, but calls from parallel worlds mocking humanity’s attempts to grasp time. The **twenty towers**, numbered with the blood of victims, are not mere stone—they are open books bleeding with the wounds of a past rewriting itself. Each tower is a mirror reflecting Adham’s fractured selves: a terrified child, a guilty youth, a weary old man. The **scar above the heart** is but a fiery seal reminding him that the truth is a beast fiercer than any fiction. In this world, time is a poisoned loop: the sea spits out corpses bearing identical DNA, the **white shark** devours the dreams of the past, and shattered mirrors forge parallel universes where Yara does not die… but morphs into an idea haunting her creator. This tale is not a narrative, but a morbid dance between creator and creation. Adham, who believed writing would redeem him, discovers he authored his own prison with his hands: every sentence carved a scar, every chapter lit a candle in the darkness of his conscience. This novel is not about lost time, but about a being who builds his cage from falsified memories and battles mirrors reflecting his image as a crownless executioner. Here, in Sarween, the truth is not a victim… but a killer cloaked in martyrdom. Thus unfolds the legend of **Shards of Time**: like Narcissus gazing at his reflection in the river of memory, drinking from it until death. But here, the river is a sea that regurgitates the names of victims every night, and the mirrors do not reflect faces… they devour them.

In the ancient city of Qingzhen, Shi Yi, a determined witch hunter, dedicates his life to eradicating the Wuyi witches. Just as he is on the verge of defeating their powerful leader, she curses him with immortality, forcing him to endure the heart-wrenching loss of his loved ones as they age and die around him. Initially viewing the curse as a cruel joke, Shi Yi soon comes to understand the tragic reality of his eternal existence. Desperate to escape his unending suffering, Shi Yi embarks on a quest to find the legendary Wuyi clan sword, the only weapon capable of ending his life. His journey leads him to an old man who reveals that he must locate the descendant of the Wuyi clan to wield the sword's power. A century later, Shi Yi encounters a young girl on the brink of suicide, whom he saves, suspecting she may be the descendant he seeks. To draw her closer, he rescues her from an abusive family, offering her protection and a safe haven. In return, he asks her to learn the sword's power and ultimately take his life. This sets the stage for a complex relationship intertwined with fate, sacrifice, and the quest for freedom, as both characters navigate their intertwined destinies and the heavy burden of their choices.

**Summary:** Elena, a beautiful and ambitious woman dreaming of becoming a model, finds her life forever changed when she saves two men from a car crash on the night of a modeling competition. Her heroic act garners widespread attention and introduces her to Nathan, a billionaire and one of the men she rescued. As their bond deepens, love blossoms, but their happiness is threatened when Nathan's presumed-dead ex-fiancée, Katrina, reappears, complicating their relationship. Amid revelations, betrayals, and struggles for truth, Elena rises above the chaos to become a successful model and businesswoman. what will be of Nathan and Elena? let find out in the story!

Johnson was just another guy going trough life, but what would happen if he gained the the power to see and to go the future and what does it take for him to accept such a responsibility

Julius didn’t know what to expect when he stood in front of the grandiose gates, luscious fields, and beautiful students dressed in their pristine uniforms looking like a million bucks. He told himself that he wouldn’t get involved with anyone and that he’d keep his head down since the chances of him moving again were quite high. He didn’t expect to find himself to be so entranced with the dorm leader Agares Montgomery, the most handsome boy he’d ever seen. “So what’s Agares really like?” Julius asked. Silas grinned mischievously. “That’s a tough one.” Julius noticed the sly smile on Silas’s face and realized he’d been teased. “Just kidding~” Silas said, chuckling. “Well, Agares is a bit of a mystery. He’s strict but has a laid-back side too. He’s cold most of the time but can be surprisingly kind in rare moments?” Julius couldn’t help but laugh at the contradictory description. “Why do you make it sound like you’re unsure?” “Because he really is a puzzle. He’s not a bad guy, though. He keeps to himself and mainly communicates through the vice leader, Epaphras. He’s insanely popular, not just here but at Saint Ambracia Academy too. There have been incidents where girls from the academy tried to sneak into East Laurence just to see him. It’s crazy.” “Anyway,” Silas said, “you probably won’t interact with him much unless absolutely necessary, so don’t stress too much about it.” That should’ve been the case, and yet, he found himself interacting with the dark haired boy more and more, his admiration slowly started to change into something more. “Do I like him?” He couldn’t help but ask himself. ………………….. Avondale, a city of privilege and prestige, high school junior Julius Loriana steps through the grand gates of East Laurence Preparatory School, a renowned institution for the elite. Having spent years moving from city to city due to his father's job, he’s determined to keep his distance and stay under the radar in this new chapter of his life. But everything changes when he crosses paths with Agares Montgomery, the enegmatic dorm leader of House Ares. With his striking looks and effortless charm, Agares captivates Julius in ways he never expected. As Julius grapples with his resolve to remain detached, he finds himself drawn into a whirlwind of emotions that transforms his mundane existence into something exhilarating. Follow the love story between a shy boy and his socially inept senior as they navigate through the pains of love, friendship and the hell that is known as high school. …………………………… A little extra note: This is a sweet love story, a bit of a slow burn but definitely worth getting into.. Each chapter includes a song and I would definitely recommend you listen to the song (on low volume of course) while reading. You get to feel the full Julius Loriana experience by listening to the music he’s also listening to with each chapter. If this story happens to curry your fancy, then please give it a try, I promise it won’t disappoint (≧∀≦) ! Upload schedule: Everyday! *Some images are originally from Pinterest, but the cover belongs to me.

In a world where vampires have to share the same territory with humans, forcing them to hide their true nature beneath their skin, Cara’s life takes an unexpected turn when her impending marriage to a wealthy suitor is disrupted by the enigmatic and alluring hybrid-vampire, Lothanna. She finds herself married to him instead, and her life is forever changed. Cara had always thought the stories she heard about vampires were mere tales and bedtime stories until she was thrust into the world where Lothanna belongs. There, she met his uncle, Kiel, a full-blooded vampire. Kiel was one who believed the concept of a mate bond was nearly impossible, and falling in love wasn't his thing—especially not with humans. His sister had made the same mistake, and it had cost her dearly. But Kiel begins to question his beliefs when he meets Cara and discovers she is his mate—not just any human, but his nephew's newly wedded bride. Now, Kiel is faced with an impossible choice: follow his heart and claim his mate or protect his family and the fragile balance between humans and vampires, risking his own chance at love and happiness.

The story alternates between Sera’s current life as a budding herbalist in a peaceful village and flashbacks to her past life as a warrior princess. As Sera begins to recover her memories, she reunites with Kael, who has spent centuries waiting for her return. Together, they must unravel the mystery of her death, uncover the truth behind Eryndor’s betrayal, and prevent history from repeating itself.

What will Summers do when her past , she ran away from finally chatchs up with her. In the from of a man she is dating. Wil she ran away from him or will she stay with him and solve her problems for once. Summer is convinced by her friends to go on a blind date they set up. when the blind date doesn't go ass planed summer meets Marcos who is waiting for his brother and a restaurant. How will Marcos react when he finally meets the woman that changed his life and the woman he is promised her hand in marriage.

Following a painful breakup with her ex, Winston Alexander, Monique 'Nicky' Brentford is determined to move on with her life. She throws herself into her work and focuses on rebuilding her self-esteem. But when her ex's uncle, the cold, reserved wealthy and charming Cameron Hamilton, offers her a job as his dad's personal assistant, Nicky is torn. Despite her initial reservations, Nicky finds herself drawn to Cameron's kind and gentle nature, and the two begin to form a close bond. As they spend more time together, Nicky starts to see Cameron in a different light, and their friendship blossoms into something more. But their love is forbidden, and the consequences of their relationship could be devastating. Nicky's ex, Cameron's nephew, is furious when he finds out about their romance, and he'll stop at nothing to destroy their happiness. As Nicky and Cameron navigate the complexities of their relationship, they must confront the secrets and lies that have haunted their families for years. Will their love be strong enough to overcome the obstacles in their path, or will the weight of their family's expectations tear them apart?

In the dim light of the Musuem, Ethan stumbled upon an old, dust-covered pocket watch, its brass surface tarnished with age. As he turned it over in his hands, a strange energy pulsed through him, and the air shimmered like a mirage. Little did he know, this was no ordinary timepiece; it was a gateway to the past, a relic of a forgotten age.

Loud music is playing, some students are dancing and other are chatting. The few one who are alone are dispersed observing the others. My eyes scan the room for Liam. Fortunately, I see him standing at the entrance with Lucas, Mateo, Levi and Mason. My legs drag me to their direction and he smiles as he sees me. His friends pushed him to me and he looks like he hesitates for a while before walking up to me. Without a word, he grabs my hand and pulled me away from the noise. Now we’re standing in the boys changing room. Before I speak, he gently cups my face. His forehead is touching mine as his eyes flash in the evening light. My heart races and I look away shyly but he lifts my chin up with his finger. I admire his beauty,drowning in the rush of love and awaiting a toe-curling kiss. I hear his words; “Don’t be silly. You’ll never be my type.” Followed by a chuckle. My blood runs cold as my brain draws a blank *************** Liam Hunter, the name that could make your knees turn jelly. He had it all the looks, money and everyone’s dream girl, Beatrice. He was the school’s basketball team captain. Every girl was dying to spend even a second with him, well except her. His charms didn’t work on her and she seemed oblivious to his existence. Everything changes for Liam when he is dared to date Zara for a month and then dump her. It all starts as game, a mind game for Liam. But what happens when the heart gets involved? What will Zara do after learning the truth? Will she get over her love for Liam and go back to herself?

This is a story about love and family relationships build on deceitful and secretive foundation but when the secrets and the truth start to get revealed, the family and love ties get broken. The story evolves around a young woman who was sheltered by an overbearing and protective mother but falls in love with her boss. She had thought she found the right man for her but as soon as their worlds collide, dark secrets start to get unraveled leading to the breaking of ties. Join Amya as she travels through the trail of love and betrayal and see how she will triumph in the end.

Clara Lennox is an ordinary courier in the bustling metropolis of Lumora, a city where ancient secrets hide beneath neon lights. Her life takes a sharp turn when a routine delivery lands her in the middle of a centuries-old war between vampires, werewolves, and a shadowy order known as the Crimson Pact. Unbeknownst to Clara, she carries a dormant power tied to an ancient artifact that could tip the scales of this war. When Ryker, a rogue werewolf with a haunted past, saves her from a vampire ambush, Clara learns that her very existence has painted a target on her back. The vampires want her blood, the werewolves want her trust, and the Crimson Pact wants her dead. As Clara unravels the mystery of her connection to these supernatural factions, she must navigate dangerous alliances and face her own hidden truths. But there’s a deeper shadow rising—something older and deadlier than either faction can control. And Clara might just be the key to unleashing it… or stopping it. In a world where trust is a luxury and power comes at a cost, Clara must decide who she truly is and whether she’s willing to embrace the darkness to save the light.

Simple lang naman ang gusto ni Stephanie sa buhay, ang maka-graduate nang may highest honor, maging isang magaling na Doktor at matalo ang karibal niya sa academics na si Diane. Galing sa isang magulong pamilya si Stephanie, halos dumating siya sa point na gusto na niyang tapusin ang kaniyang buhay dahil sa sobrang gulo na ng isip niya. Ngunit nagbago ang takbo ng buhay niya nang makilala niya si Leo, na galing sa sikat at mayamang pamilya ngunit lapitin ito ng gulo. Dahil sa mga karibal niya sa academics, pati na rin dahil siya ang magmamana ng pinakamalaki at pinakasikat na companya ng kaniyang ama. Maraming hadlang sa buhay nila, maraming naninira sa kanila upang hindi sila magkatuluyan. Kailangang may sumugal sa isa sa kanila upang makuha nila ang kanilang gusto.

At Crestwood Academy, twin sisters Elena and Claire Bennett share a bond that’s deeper than most siblings. Known for their inseparable closeness, they’re content living in their own little world until Naomi Walker, a mysterious transfer student, enters their lives. When Elena begins spending time with Naomi, Claire’s jealousy spirals out of control, leading her to distance herself from her sister. Misunderstandings and unspoken feelings threaten to shatter their relationship, but Naomi’s unexpected confession changes everything. Caught in a web of emotions and a budding love triangle, the sisters must navigate their insecurities, confront their true feelings, and find a way to preserve their special connection while embracing the possibility of change. Bonds Unbroken is a heartfelt story of love, jealousy, and the unyielding strength of family ties.