Gary Ash

Caelen feels the pain of others and carries it as his own. In the quiet village of Hearthollow, he lives a life of sacrifice, healing wounds he never received and bearing grief he never caused. His is a curse of empathy beautiful, unbearable, and isolating. But when a bloodied, terrified girl stumbles from the woods and collapses in his arms, Caelen is thrust into a fate far greater than quiet suffering. Shadows are rising. Kingdoms are bleeding. And Caelen may be the only one who can mend a broken world not with a sword, but with sorrow.

Ash lives in the quiet space between attention and absence — a watcher, a listener, a boy most people overlook. In a world where secrets are currency and truth is never simple, he trades in glimpses and guesses, building a life out of things left unspoken. As he follows the threads of knowledge, strange talents, and quiet possibility, he begins to uncover something more personal than mystery: potential. Not quite a thief, not quite a spy, and not quite ordinary, Ash walks the line between what is and what might be. His journey isn't about saving the world — it's about discovering what he might be to it.

From the Shelves of Aeralith We have kept many stories. Some speak of light. Others, of silence. This one came in ash. It does not begin with a kingdom, a war, or a prophecy. It begins with absence—with a girl no longer allowed to belong. Rasha was born with barely a flicker. Branded lowborn and cast aside, she was never meant to shape her tribe’s future. Until the flame chose her. Bound to an ancient spirit her people have long forgotten, Rasha carries a truth they no longer wish to hear: Fire was never meant to conquer—but to connect, to heal, to guide. Banished for speaking it, she walks the desert with nothing but a flicker of hope, a silent boy beside her, and the fire in her chest. She doesn’t seek glory. Only memory. Meaning. What was lost. She is not a weapon. She is not a savior. She is the Eternal Flame. While her path winds through exile and ember, others stir—in shadow, in snow, in sacred ruins. They do not begin together. They do not yet know each other. But their stories move toward the same fracture. This is the first of her volumes. One breath in the great remembering. And Aeralith never forgets.

Ashes of the Black Blade Born under a cursed moon, Rai Tsuki was never given a chance at peace. Branded an "Ash spawn" by the very village he called home, Rai grew up beneath whispers, glares, and silence. But at the age of seven, silence turned to screams. When the villagers could no longer contain their hatred, they turned on the one person Rai loved most — his mother, Aria Tsuki — and made him watch as they tore her apart, piece by piece, across seven days of torment. They broke her body, but she never stopped smiling for him. They broke his heart, and with it, awakened something ancient. From the ashes of that horror, Rai Tsuki is reborn — not as a boy, but as a vessel of wrath. Marked by tragedy and driven by vengeance, Rai begins a journey across a god-forsaken world, haunted by the screams of the innocent and hunted by powers that fear what he might become. But Rai does not seek mercy. He seeks understanding — through pain, through fire, through blood. He will make the gods kneel. He will make the world remember. This is not a story of a hero. This is the tale of a weapon — forged in grief, sharpened by betrayal, and set loose upon a world that made him watch love die.

He was the kind of boy who gave stray cows roti for good luck. Who smiled through struggle, worked hard, and believed in karma. But life gave him nothing. Not mercy. Not miracles. Just a sudden death under the wheels of a speeding car. Now, reincarnated in a cruel world ruled by gods, monsters, and mercenaries, he wakes up with a strange power burning inside him—a curse, a gift, or both. As fate twists tighter, demons offer deals, and angels lie, he must fight not just for survival, but for the life he was never allowed to live. This is not a story of revenge. This is a story of a kind soul forced to become a hero— in a world where kindness dies first. This work is authored by Aash_Dhull ( Aash.0206 ), currently also being submitted to Royal Road.

Eric Harrison is a man of precision—a pastry chef with a cold edge, respected in every room he enters. Sarah is quiet, guarded, and never meant to be on his radar. But once he sees her, he can’t look away. Something about her silence unsettles him. Something about his attention terrifies her. But pasts have a way of catching up. And when buried truths surface, even the sweetest beginnings can end in ruin. What do you do when the truth can ruin everything? And what if love is the only thing you can’t protect?

A ghost operative of special warfare, one of the best in existence, coming back after the last mission turned out to be a deathtrap. A quiet life might be his wish, but the dark world is not so easy to leave, blood is not so easy to wash off, and human's heart is never fathomable. But he can fight again, for the one he had been longing for, for those ashes he wants to set ablaze once again... for the future he wants. _ _ _ _ _ _ “I don't like judging people, but sometimes I can't help it. I don't like talking behind people's backs, but sometimes I do. I just want to live a good life, but sometimes I can't.” It is not easy to leave the darkness, just as it is painful to cradle the burning ashes of the love of yesteryear. He disappeared without a trace, coming back from the ever-present war years later, from the darkest depths where death was the unchangeable constant. As for her, she had suffered, she lost had everything, and she had raised her son alone. Two worlds set to meet again, like years ago, on a ground covered with the fiery ashes of the love they have left behind. Can a spark set the ashes afire again? Love, Betrayal, Blood, but not Hatred, only cold revenge, and a son to complete the family he never had, the family she did not have anymore. _ _ _ First draft of characters' images on my discord, a channel for fans to get together: https://discord.com/invite/C86EJvCJdd Comment and review, don't forget.

After tragedy strikes his remote village, nine-year-old Kieran sets out on a journey to the capital, carrying only his training, his father's legacy, and a fire burning in his chest. With his home in ruins and his family lost, Kieran’s dream of joining the magical academy becomes something more—a vow to rebuild his house and honor the man who raised him. As he travels through wild forests, corrupted lands, and cities on the edge of chaos, Kieran finds unexpected allies and uncovers growing signs of instability in the world. Twisted beasts, unraveling mana, and ancient threats stir beneath the surface—and Kieran realizes that his journey is not just one of ambition, but of survival, purpose, and forging something lasting from the ashes of loss.

Daniel Varga, died at 45, indebted and hunted, his body marked for harvest. But death was just the beginning for Daniel Varga. He awakens as Johann, a starving five-year-old orphan in 1715 Berlin, a city gripped by ruthless nobles and grinding poverty. With nothing but his memories and a fierce will to survive, Johann uses his modern understanding of economics to rise from the gutters. In a world where every coin is a fight and trust is a luxury, he'll rewrite the rules of power, one calculated move at a time.

In the realms above, supernatural beings of unfathomable magnificence exist, far beyond mortal comprehension. These divinities wield unimaginable power, capable of obliterating worlds with a mere breath. However, what unfolds when these gods meet their demise? Set in a remote corner of the vast universe, long after the apocalyptic Thousand Millennium War of the Heavenly Beasts and Deities, this tale delves into a forgotten world. Here, the ashes of fallen gods descend upon an insignificant pebble, adrift amidst the cosmic tapestry of space and time. Their impact alters the life of a proud young man, who embraces the abrupt changes thrust upon his world. Refusing to yield to the clutches of fate and karma, he dares to defy the heavens themselves. Will he triumph over an insurmountable destiny, or succumb to fate like gods of unimaginable might did before him? The dreams of a deceased deity and the fate of a dying world hang precariously, hinged upon the future of this young man. He treads upon an endless bridge, forged from the corpses of the fallen. Unlock this epic saga of death, sorrow, war, blood, love, vengeance, and triumph with your own eyes. *** You can also reach out to: Discord:https://discord.com/invite/QQ3vybav Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=9xjl0tq1cs3e&utm_content=qx5nrdu

I was bred to obey. Trained to smile. Married to the man who held the torch to my pyre. They called me traitor. My husband watched in silence. My cousin wept for the crowds, then smiled as the flames climbed my gown. No one knew I carried Alaric’s heir. That secret died with me in the fire. Or so they thought. I woke in a world untouched by betrayal. Months before the flames. Alone with the truth: They stole my child. My title. My life. Now, I wear my silks like armor. Smile like a blade being drawn. While in the shadows, I tear their world apart. Even him. Duke Caelan Vorenthal. My husband’s rival. The Wolf of the North. He watches me like he knows the fire didn’t take. Like he’s waiting to see whose blood I spill first. He should be my enemy. Maybe he is. But he’s the only one who sees the storm beneath my smile. They think I’m still the girl they burned. They’re wrong. I am Seraphina D’Lorien. Heir to ashes. Storm of the silent war. And I choose who burns next.

Seraphina D’Lorien was raised to lead with grace, bound by duty, and destined to carry on her noble house’s legacy. As the Duchess of House D’Lorien and wife to the ambitious Alaric Vessant, she was meant to be a symbol of stability in a crumbling empire. Instead, she was accused of treason, chained at the pyre, and sentenced to burn. The empire turned its back. Her husband watched in silence. Her cousin Evelyne wept in public, but behind her tears was a smile no one else noticed. And only Evelyne knew that Seraphina was carrying a child. That secret died in the fire. Or so they thought. But Seraphina did not stay dead. She awakens in her chambers, unburned, unbound, and alive. Everything around her is exactly as it was, except now, she remembers everything. The lies. The betrayal. The flame. And the child she never got to protect. With no one aware of what truly happened, Seraphina pretends to resume her former life. But she no longer trusts, no longer hopes, and no longer believes justice will come on its own. By day, she smiles at her husband’s side. By night, she stalks the empire’s shadows, gathering secrets, unraveling documents, and finding cracks in the system that tried to erase her. Her quest leads her to Caelan Vorenthal, the Warden General, an enigmatic, masked warrior with no tolerance for corruption and a past as shadowed as her own. What begins as cautious cooperation becomes something deeper, as Seraphina uncovers a conspiracy stretching back years. Her marriage had been arranged not for love, but as a calculated maneuver. Her family’s fall was no accident. It was orchestrated. Her life, her title, even her pain were all used as leverage in a political game she never agreed to play. And now, she is rewriting the rules. Just as she prepares to move against the court, assassins strike. Seraphina survives, but the message is clear. Someone knows she is no longer a pawn. War brews in the corridors of power, and every ally she gains makes her more of a threat. Through ink, blade, and bloodless subterfuge, Seraphina prepares to dismantle the empire that once watched her burn. One forged document, one ruined house, one false oath at a time. The court believes she has been tamed. But Seraphina D’Lorien is no longer theirs to control. She is the flame reborn, and this time she decides who burns.

The flames enveloped his heart, and his blood became a pattern of eternal pain.

“You took my crown, now I’ll burn your throne.” Once a favored noble lady destined to be queen, Aurelia Vaelthorn is betrayed, cast aside, and left to rot in the ashes of a crumbling legacy. But Aurelia is not the kind to weep. She rises—sharper, colder, and ready to reclaim what was stolen. Beneath the silken veils and jeweled smiles of the imperial court lies a battlefield of lies, blood, and power. Torn between a manipulative Crown Prince who once used her... and a silent knight whose loyalty might shatter kingdoms, Aurelia weaves her vengeance like a deadly waltz. In a realm where beauty kills and loyalty burns, will Aurelia take back her crown—or lose herself in the game of thrones?

In a world where power defines fate, one mark can change everything. Li Feng, a brilliant yet feared cultivator obsessed with rising above all, walks a blood-soaked path to supremacy. But destiny turns when he finds a boy among the ruins of a slaughtered sect—silent, wounded, and bearing the mythical Phoenix Mark. The very key to unlocking a vessel of ancient power. Shen Yun, unaware of the mark on his wrist or the fate it holds, only remembers fragments of warmth and smoke. Taken in by Li Feng, he begins a life shadowed by unspoken truths, loyalty, and a slowly blooming bond that neither understands—until betrayal cracks the surface. When war brews and secrets unravel, the two are torn apart. But with the world chasing the Phoenix Vessel, and empires rising to control it, their paths are destined to collide once more. Not as strangers. Not as enemies. But as something much more complicated. Will they burn together, or rise from the ashes?

Ash Woodhart was just another soul crushed under the grind of modern life—until the day he died. But death wasn’t the end. It was the ignition. Reforged in realms unseen, Ash awakens in his old life—but with a burning presence in his core, and visions of a higher path calling him. This time, he’s not here to survive. He’s here to ascend.

On an isolated continent ruled by nine great clans—each bound to a god-dragon—peace is but a fragile illusion. Deep within the scarred earth, a tenth dragon stirs. Renzoku, a nameless warrior born of death and forged in battle, awakens into this world with no past, no allies, and a hunger for strength that borders on madness. With each foe he defeats, he grows... Absorbing their power and unlocking Dragon Points that bring him closer to his true nature. Guided only by instinct, a blade, and the loyalty of his fierce companion Yumi, Renzoku battles through cursed lands, forbidden trials, and the deadly politics of the Nine Immortal Clan’s military elite. But the world is shifting. Monsters crawl from the void. Ancient dragons whisper. War brews between the clans, and at its center stands Renzoku—dragon-born, unbound, and relentlessly rising. As he trains, faces off against monstrous foes, and wrestles with his growing bond to the slumbering dragon-god Rekuga, Renzoku must choose: remain a weapon of destruction, or become a leader worthy of a clan. But rule one still applies: kill or be killed. In a world of clans and dragons, only the relentless survive.

He was born without magic, raised without mercy, and broken without apology. In a world where power defines worth, Cael Dren is an “Ashborn”, a magicless disgrace at the bottom of society. Mocked, beaten, and thrown into the Drifts to rot, he has nothing... until he discovers a forbidden power sealed in ancient chains: Umbra Genesis—the lost magic erased from history, feared by gods, and said to consume the soul of its wielder. As Cael bonds with the most powerful force ever known, he is hunted by kings, haunted by timelines that shouldn’t exist, and torn between salvation and destruction. Each use of his power rewrites reality—but at a horrifying cost. Allies with broken pasts. Enemies with divine blood. A world built to keep him weak. If Cael rises… the system falls. The weak shall burn the thrones of the mighty. From the ashes of the forsaken... a god will rise.

She was the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy family—abandoned by her father, oppressed by his legal wife, and humiliated by the so-called sister. She watched her mother perish in a raging fire and was thrown into the flames herself. Her name was Janice. And she died in that fire. Ten years later, under a new identity and the name “Janet,” she survives in silence. Forced by her stepmother to marry a wealthy heir rumored to be "paralyzed and disabled," she becomes entangled in a vicious struggle of family betrayal and ruthless power games. With cold eyes, she watches the hypocrites who once trampled her into the mud—one by one, they will become prey on her road to revenge. Her wheelchair-bound "husband" Philip, the feuding brothers Charles and August… But what she didn't expect was that the boy who once quietly handed her a handkerchief all those years ago would become the most unpredictable piece in her game of fate. She has returned—not for hatred, but to personally end the past that was once crushed beneath their feet.

In a world where ancient cultivation arts are fading into legend, a quiet teenage boy named Kael lives in the forgotten village of Ashborne—once a sanctuary of peace, now reduced to smoke and silence. When disaster strikes and shadows descend upon his home, Kael is forced to awaken a strength buried deep within him. Armed with only a chipped training blade and a resolve forged in loss, he steps into a path meant for warriors far older than he. As flames consume the past and whispers of power stir in the air, Kael unleashes his first true slash—not in anger, but in unshakable purpose. What begins as survival becomes a journey of transformation. Haunted by echoes of an ancient legacy and pursued by forces who fear what he might become, Kael must rise—one battle, one breath, one step at a time. He doesn’t seek revenge. He seeks to protect. And in doing so, he may become the storm that reshapes the world.

This story is a rebirth. Some characters may feel familiar, but the world around them has shifted. The setting, the names, and the path they walk have changed — but the soul of the story remains. For those who remember — welcome to a new beginning. For those who are new — let the ashes lead you into mysteries.

In a world scarred by the fall of gods and the blood of heroes, the story of Ash and Betrayal continues. Kael and Lyra, reborn as Dren and Seris, awaken to a land ruled by warlords, god cults, and an ancient darkness stirring beneath the earth. Their forgotten past haunts them, drawing them into a war older than memory. As the ruthless Pale Court rises, led by a mysterious Nameless King and Kael’s treacherous brother Darren Veyne, the scattered realms teeter on the brink of ruin. Shadows of old gods whisper in lost temples, cursed bloodlines awaken, and a long-dead prophecy stirs. Bound by fate and shattered love, Dren and Seris must gather the forsaken, unravel ancient betrayals, and face the brutal truth of their past lives. But every choice comes with a price and the world they seek to save may be beyond redemption. Old enemies return, new horrors rise, and a final reckoning approaches. In this war of gods, monsters, and cursed hearts, love is a weapon and betrayal the deadliest blade.

She was hidden as a baby when her kingdom fall. Now twenty -two years later, Aeris is thrown into a world of magic, war and prophecy after her peaceful life is destroyed. She doesn't know she's the heir of the fae throne or that an elven prince with secrets of his own is about to change everything. A slow - burn fantasy romance, with fate, betrayal and a crown to be claimed.

In a world where gods rule through divine energy and ancient technology whispers from the ruins, two fugitives stand at the edge of history. Chizoba, the son of a forbidden union between an Ase-born priestess and a powerful Chi warrior, hides a power that could tear the world open—a divine paradox hunted by both pantheons. Suppressing his might to avoid becoming a harbinger of destruction, he wanders the realms seeking meaning beyond destiny. Omole “Omo” Kehinde, an Ase-lost technomancer, scours the deserts and ruins of the Iron Kings in search of forgotten relics. Her body is wrapped in the remnants of lost ages—a suit of archaic tech now powered by her ingenuity and vengeance. Armed with weaponized artifacts and tactical brilliance, Omo wants answers—and freedom from gods who would cage her.

Epic fantasy presence: Ashes Of The First Tyrant [AOTFT] Prologue – The Law of Aura They say every soul burns. Some flare brightly and fade. Others smolder quietly for a lifetime. But a rare few, rare beyond reason ignite with such intensity that the world bends to them. These are not gods. Not yet. These are the Tyrants. And their aura is not a gift. It is a weight a burden. In this world, aura is everything. It is the breath behind a sword strike, the pressure behind a command, the silent will that can crush or inspire. Most are born with it. Few master it. But only one… only one in an age awakens the Tyrant’s Spirit …the aura that dominates not by force, but by presence alone.

Eleanor once lived in a home filled with warmth, laughter, and love. But everything shattered the night her family was brutally murdered leaving her alone at fifteen, scarred, and haunted. The killer? A ghost in the dark. A nightmare she could never outrun. Years later, she’s hardened by foster care, shaped by secrets, and tethered to a past that won’t let go. She’s learned how to survive, how to shut the world out until a face from the shadows walks into her life. Beautiful. Dangerous. Familiar in a way that sends ice down her spine. Lucien is everything she should run from. But fate, cruel and twisted, pulls her in closer. Love, the one thing that once gave her hope, becomes her most dangerous undoing. And when the truth finally comes on the eve of vows she was never meant to make, Eleanor will discover that some flames don’t just burn… They devour.

When a mysterious stranger arrives, speaking the exact phrase her father taught her to wait for, Jenny escapes. But freedom comes with a cost. She lands into an arranged marriage with Ramon, the Earl of Cavenhan, a striking nobleman who agrees to marry her out of duty to his powerful family. To Ramon, Jenny is a burden, an obligation forced upon him by politics and bloodlines. His heart, he believes, belongs to Evelyne, a beautiful, enchanting woman with hidden claws and poisonous ambition. As Jenny tries to find her footing in a house that does not welcome her, she soon learns that surviving Ramon’s cold indifference is the least of her struggles. Lies, betrayal, and manipulation run deeper than she imagined, and Evelyne’s sweet smile hides a ruthless plan to destroy Jenny from within. Trapped in a loveless, abusive marriage, surrounded by power games and haunted by her past, Jenny must decide whether she will quietly endure or rise to reclaim the voice and fire that once defined her family.

Ash-Forged Sovereign delves into the harrowing journey of Lysander, an ordinary individual from our world who unexpectedly finds himself reborn as a minor, inconsequential noble within the brutal fantasy novel, The Crimson Blade. His new identity, Lysander Thorne, comes with a terrifying caveat: he is merely an 'extra,' destined to die a pathetic, ignoble death during the climactic Siege of Oakhaven, a mere plot device to fuel the true hero's rise. Refusing to accept his preordained demise, Lysander leverages his unique meta-knowledge of the novel's intricate plot, characters, and forgotten lore. Driven by the relentless ambition of an "exiled noble plotting their return," he transforms from a terrified pawn into a cunning mastermind. His first audacious move comes amidst the chaos of the siege, where he strategically manipulates forgotten defenses to orchestrate the catastrophic collapse of the West Gate, obliterating the enemy's main assault and defying his fated end. Having escaped certain death and caused an undeniable ripple in the narrative, Lysander must now navigate the treacherous politics of his new world. He faces the formidable High Commander Valerius, where his sharp intellect and calculated rhetoric are his only weapons. Through sheer cunning, he justifies his insubordinate, yet effective, actions, earning not punishment, but a new, "unconventional" assignment directly under the High Commander's watchful eye. Ash-Forged Sovereign is the tale of a man who was supposed to be a footnote, now forging his own path through fire and strategy. It explores Lysander's relentless drive to reshape his destiny, acquiring both the wits of a true strategist and the tangible powers necessary to become not just a survivor, but a formidable force capable of writing his own legendary tale.