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When The Stars Are Shining

The Cube That Swallowed Stars

Ha-eun, a jaded physics student drowning in debt and familial guilt, stumbles upon an antique shop that shouldn’t exist. There, she buys a mysterious cube—a relic that hums with the resonance of dead stars. Ignoring the owner’s cryptic warning (“Some truths dissolve the soul”), she touches it… and is torn into a liminal hell between dimensions. Trapped in a realm where time fractures, Ha-eun witnesses agonizing echoes of her life: her mother pleading with police, her father weeping at a makeshift shrine, and versions of herself thriving in happier timelines. But this purgatory is no passive prison. Hostile entities, born from swallowed civilizations and lost travelers, hunt her. To survive, she fights, adapts… and mutates. Millennia pass. Her skin hardens into a galaxy-veined carapace. Her hair bleaches white as forgotten constellations. The cube’s power sustains her, but each transformation erases another memory—her childhood, her name, the sound of her brother’s laugh. When she discovers other trapped souls, including a charming, half-mad alien warrior and a spectral version of the antique dealer himself, Ha-eun faces an impossible choice: Escape by damning another to take her place. Or ascend as the cube’s eternal guardian—a cosmic deity stripped of everything human. But as she uncovers the cube’s true purpose—a device forged to devour dying universes—Ha-eun realizes her survival could doom countless realities. Including her own.
Righteous_Daoist · 3.8K Views

When the secrets bloom.

Elara Taylor was living a happy and comfortable life with her only living family member, Kaelion Taylor, her brother and anchor. But the fate was never fair to begin with, how can it let her be? On her 18th birthday, instead of a grand birthday cake and gift that her brother had promised her, she found something that toppled her world upside down, a letter left by her brother, telling her he will be going on a secret mission, as he disappeared in thin air. But that was not enough, fate played another game with her when she was given the news of her brother's death, even his body was not found. Unable to accept her brother's death, Elara took it upon herself to find Kaelion, even if he was dead, she must find his body at the very least. Accompany Elara as she, driven by her unyielding resolve to find her missing brother, ventures into a world that defiles all reason. Surrounded by a treacherous web of secrets, betrayal, and forgotten truths, with fragments of memory as her only guide, she is haunted by visions of a life she can't explain. As the lines between reality and illusion blur, she must unravel the mysteries surrounding her brother's disappearance, confront the shadows of a past she doesn't belong to, and navigate a path fraught with danger. But with every step closer to truth, the question remains-- will she find him, or lose herself entirely? The cover image isn't mine. I took it from Pinterest, so tell me if it belongs to someone, and I'll change it.
Yasmeen_S · 2.9K Views

When The Sun Bleeds

The sky wept in crimson. A deep, unnatural red bled across the heavens, drowning Velmoria’s golden sunrise in an eerie, suffocating glow. The air was thick with an unshakable stillness, as if the world itself held its breath. Crowds gathered in the city streets, heads tilted upward in fearful awe at the sight of the blood-red eclipse—a celestial event unseen in Velmoria’s long history. In the heart of the empire, within the grand halls of the Imperial Palace, the echoes of a woman’s anguished cries shattered the silence. The Empress was in labor. Nobles and servants alike stood frozen in the corridors, their hands clenched in prayer, their faces pale with worry. For hours, her screams had filled the palace, each one weaker than the last. The royal physicians worked desperately, but the Empress—Velmoria’s radiant star, beloved by all—was fading. And then, silence. The heavy stillness that followed was more terrifying than her screams. A single cry pierced the air—the wail of a newborn. The moment the child took his first breath, the doors to the birthing chamber burst open, and a cloaked figure stumbled forward—an old seer, his eyes wide with horror. He raised a trembling hand toward the heavens, his voice cracking like brittle parchment. "The sun has bled to mark his birth!" he cried. "He will be the harbinger of ruin—the flames that will consume Velmoria!" His voice carried through the halls, past the nobles, past the gathered guards—out into the city, where the terrified people turned their eyes away from the red eclipse and toward the palace. A prince had been born. A cursed prince.
Aurelius_Vesper · 2.9K Views

BENEATH THE BROKEN STARS

MORE CHPS COMING IN MAY DELAY DUE TO EXAMS Layla Forbes is a fierce, sassy CEO who seems to have it all—power, wealth, and a sharp mind. But beneath her polished exterior lies a secret so dark that it could shatter everything she’s worked for. A secret she’s determined to keep buried. Marco August is a driven FBI agent, consumed by his career and with no room for distractions. His dedication to justice is unwavering, but when Layla enters his world, everything he thought he knew about right and wrong begins to unravel. How will Layla and Marco meet? What happens when Marco discovers the hidden truth about her past—about the man who controls her life and the secrets she’s spent years concealing? What is Layla hiding about her mother’s disappearance? Is her mother in hiding, in danger, or something far worse? But Layla’s past isn’t the only mystery. Marco’s own history is clouded with unanswered questions. What made him join the FBI in the first place? And is he truly working for the greater good, or has he unknowingly become part of something darker? Are their pasts connected in ways neither of them can remember—childhood rivals, long-forgotten names, or something even more dangerous? With hidden alliances, betrayals, and a web of lies, Layla and Marco are forced to confront not only each other, but also the shadowy figures who control their lives. will they fight to protect what matters most? What happens when fate intertwines their paths? Is it love, revenge, or something much darker that’s pulling them together? Secrets, lies, and untold truths threaten to tear them apart. Will they uncover the truth about each other before it’s too late? Or will their hidden enemies win, leaving them both broken?
SarahPotdar · 917 Views
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