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The Discarded Book 1

The Umbrae Lunae existed before man, beautiful abominations birthed in the nightmares of mad gods. They wait for humanity to misstep, for the angels to look away. For the moment when they can cloak the world in moon shadows once again. But even horrors have children. Even nightmares must feed. One child, unlike the others, finds his way to a school for young abominations. Will he be a sheep cast before the wolves, or a terror that wears the skin of wool to entice the wolf close? The flesh of his body was his only coin, strips cut to pay debts that never ended. Everyone has scars, stories in a life led, lessons learned, and licks taken. Luminous bodies touched by darkness. There are a cursed few that are the opposite, black shadows consumed by scars, twisted minds devoured by diseased hungers, bodies tortured misshapen works of gouged flesh, silver lines of blade thin cuts, ragged tears of teeth and glass. For them, the scars are marks of homecoming, the mangled wasteland the only place they feel at peace. Hell is a place. It's made of concrete, steel and glass. It's the sounds of starving kids crying themselves to sleep, huddling into small balls as creepers come and take their due of innocence and tender meat. It's eating rotten food and carrying ticks in your hair. It’s having no one and nothing while surrounded by everything. It's the life of a street kid. What abomination was birthed in the corrupt womb of man’s cast-off shit? Pretty people don't know the power of ugly. They can't see the strength in a broken soul or the power in a calloused heart. Those secrets are for the discarded alone. Only the broken understand the grace of darkness. The blessed folds that hide scars and tears, the protection of its concealing umbra.
UncleanSoul · 153.8K Views

all the things we lost

"Who are they?" I asked Sarah as the bikers got closer. "Bad news," she whispers, she looked at Tyler and James, who was already walking towards us in a hurry. "Get in the car," she warns. I almost did, but when I saw the look of fright in her eye I didn't move. I felt hands around my naked waist, I knew it was Tyler. He pulls me tightly against his chest, I could feel the heat coming from his body. "Get in your car and drive off. Don't say a word" he whispers into my ear. "Why?" why did they want me to leave? "Just fucking do it Bella!" he says angrily pushing me forward, I bumped into another hard chest. But this time I could smell cheap beer and sweat. I look up and saw a tattooed face with a nose ring. Taking a step back slowly when he showed me his yellow teeth. "Well, aren't you a pretty thing!" He laughs out, the others agreeing with him. "What's a pretty thing like you doing here?" I didn't reply, I didn't like the way they were watching me. I felt Tyler's hard hands on my shoulder, his grip was hard enough to make me wince. He pulled me up against his chest as if trying to shield me away. I look around the now deserted desert, everyone seems to have disappeared. It was just James, Jada, Sarah, Nelson and Tyler. They were all standing next to us. "Boy! We've been looking for you" they yelled at Tyler. He didn't look affected by them, in fact, I think they knew each other. Why would Tyler be hanging out with guys like this? "I see you got your self a new pretty bird" one chuckles pointing at Tyler's arm that was around my waist. "What are you doing here Stone" he growls at the guy that just spoke. "It seems you've forgotten you owe us money" the guy name Stone growls at Tyler. Does he owe their money? Why? "We made a deal, you said on the 7th" Tyler say, today was the 5th. "Well, you see our boss change his mind" Stone laughs casually. "I don't have that kind of money on me Stone" Tyler was breathing hard now. I knew something bad was about to happen, I just wasn't sure what. "Then we have a problem boy," Stone pulls out a gun and point it directly at me. I freeze tears forming in my eyes, I stare at the gun, not moving. I held Tyler's hands tighter, trying my best not to move. "She's got nothing to do with this" Tyler steps forward blocking me from the gun. I felt him reaching behind his back slowly. "Your gonna have to pay Son and that one looks like she's worth 50 grand" He owns them 50 thousand dollars! I wanted to yell. How did that happen? Doesn't he know people like this can kill you for that? "Come back on the 7th and you will have your money" James steps forward. Oh god, this boys looked like they did this daily. What the hell was I doing here, I should be with my friends getting wasted not stuck in the middle of what looked like a gang War. "Just give us the girl and will be on our merry way" "Not gonna happened," before I could blink Tyler pulled out a gun from his back making my eye wide. HE HAD A FUCKING GUN!! Oh my god, this is not going to be good. Does he carry that with him all the time? If he does how comes I've never felt it. "Be a smart boy, there are three of you and six of us. If you give us the girl will let you keep the other two" Stone says referring to Sarah and Jada. "We just want one!" another biker yells making me jump. "None of them are going with you" Tyler stood his ground, pointing his gun directly at Stone. "Fine," Stone spat on the floor and the other men behind him pulled out their guns some had long knives instead. "James gets Bella out of here," Tyler whispers deadly not taking his eyes off Stone. Bella Thomson, the queen bee. This was her senior year, she already planned everything-homecoming queen, Harvard. Tyler Carter isn't like every other typical 18 years old. Living in the wrong neighbourhood all his life and after losing his mother age of 15, never knowing who his dad was. He is known as the best fighter on the north side.
cluelessgixl · 209.9K Views

Cinderfella and His Sleeping Beauty

Following Cecil Wright, a teenage boy overwhelmed with the decision to ask out one of the most popular girls in school (and previously best friend, though can you have best friends in high school? Can you have friends?), Ellen Prince, to homecoming, he struggles to fend himself against insanely possessive jock, Doug Watterson, and a constantly running time limit. It’s okay though, because he has his friend, Anthony Sanderson, on his side to encourage him when things are looking overwhelming for Cecil, even if he has some interesting homecoming proposals in mind. The question remains though: who will Cecil end up attending the dance with? Will he manage to muster up the courage and defy Doug’s threats to ask Ellen out in time? Or will he fail and need to find a different girl as a date? Or a boy? Nah, a girl… or is she? With a diverse cast of: a nerd, a high school sweetheart, a supposed stoner, a popular jock, and a school myth (with a minor role of a jealous, failed saboteur), this story entails LGBT+ themes and crossdressing in both forms. This isn’t your regular high school drama, this is a twist on a fairytale, a modern-day Cinderella as Cinderfella running late to beat a time limit and Sleeping Beauty sleeping through yet another important event. Their story includes both finding one another in the midst of hidden themes, incognito kings and queens, sabotage plans gone wrong, the pursuit of justice, and a purple polaroid.
IPR_firstandbest · 3.2K Views

I'm a Pastor, what the hell is an Acute Gastroenteritis Outbreak Spell?!

I found myself in a parallel universe, awakening as a male priest. Everything seemed perfect; after all, as a healer, specializing in aiding women should pose no issue, right? However, I couldn't help but wonder about some peculiar spells in my repertoire. Firstly, what in the world is the "Instantaneous Outbreak of Acute Gastroenteritis" spell? And don't even get me started on the "Osteoporosis" spell. What purpose could these serve in my healing endeavors? The confusion only deepened with spells like "Blood Burn," "Gradual Freeze," and "Mental Chaos." Can I still peacefully focus on healing women with such ominous abilities? Comparing my spells to those of other professions, I couldn't help but notice the stark contrast. Mages wield "Doomstorm" and "Ice Age," swordsmen boast "Sword Rain: Homecoming" and "Wind-Cutter Slash," while archers showcase "Arrow Rain: Shooting Stars" and "Storm Arrow." Yet, my ultimate spells are disturbingly named "Cancer Cell Proliferation," "T-Virus Infection," and "Rabies Outbreak." In the midst of it all, a certain character, some crying girl, laments, "Noooo, I just took a bath, who would have thought that I would become infected!" Meanwhile, a villain chillingly asks, "Do any of you know what it feels like to burst apart while spouting blood? No! You don't know!" Even a boss character confesses, "Dear family, who can understand? I just took a nap, and when I woke up, I suddenly found that I have no kidneys!"
Yiqian Qingdai · 1.6M Views

Same New World: Homecoming

A misunderstanding between his childhood friend and crush Danielle led to Cooper walking away from Texas three years ago. Now he's back and trying to get over the past. But it's not easy when the past lives next door; smiling at him with warm green eyes and light brown hair. Meanwhile there is another world on a collision course with his. It threatens to pull him away from everything, and everyone, he loves. He wanted a new normal, and he's getting it. ---------------------------------------------- Author's note: This story is one I've been working on for years. It never felt right to me until I got injured and was bedridden for a fair bit of time. After binging on k-dramas and anime I realized I was trying to shove a square peg through a round hole. I was trying to write a straight up urban fantasy story when what I needed was a romance that gets interrupted by an urban fantasy story. I'm a fan of the Isekai premise but I think the stories coming out nowadays are stale and and just cut and paste OP wish fulfillment. I wanted to do one that did something fresh with the premise. I've self-published on Amazon but it's hard to sell books without having fans. So I'm hoping to find readers by making the book available. WARNING: This story is intended for a mature audience. While a majority of it is about romance/drama/fluffy childhood friend tomboy flirting the story also features horror elements. There are depictions of graphic violence/attempted rape/gore. As well as characters using derogatory language involving sexual preference.
Ran_Braden · 13.3K Views

Lovely Complications

Stella Jackson, the only daughter of an ordinary family moves to New York in her last year of high school because of her dad work exchange she met new friends in her new school who helped and contributed to her difficulties as the harsh reality didn't let her to enjoy her childhood and decide to come back to hunt her and unwillingly got mixed up in the fight for revenge ----------------------- ''Cuz you're dating alex doesn't mean you can tease me'' Mike said ''Well it does for being the only single person'' ''No he's not, Gemma is still single and there's now stella'' Jake said ''So you're going to homecoming alone so sad' Gracy sighed ''Why don't we help this sad children'' Xander said as he look at them like as if they are on their deathbed on their last breath ''who do you have in mind'' Jake asked ''There's Sarah and Emma in the cheer squad they're still single, There's Max, Tyler and Collins'' Gracy said ''But how to choose they are all handsome and beautiful, how to choose'' A troubled expression on her face ''Sarah and Emma will never agree to go the homecoming with mike, They are out of his league'' Jake said ''HEY!!!!!!'' ''Am i lying'' Jake raised his eyebrow and mike kept quiet ''Collins is a playboy, Stella wouldn't be able to handle him and Gemma will destroy his dick, Tyler is cold, Stella will end up crying, Gemma will end up dead'' Xander said leaving everyone speechless, he cleared his throat and said with a serious look like as if his about to sign a contract that will give him a trillions of dollars ''And Max.......mmh......Max is arrogant, mysterious, Stella wouldn't be able to handle him and Gemma.....should be ok.......Yes Gemma now has a date for homecoming'' Xander said ''How are you sure max wouldn't end up disable'' Mike asked the question everyone is thinking about in their head ''All we can do is hope'' Xander shrugged his shoulder
Favvy_loves · 16.8K Views

YILDIZ MY AFRICAN QUEEN

a very handsome yet arrogant prince meets a woman whom he thought will be his servant and a messenger to the woman he loves, little did he know that what he's seeking from from the woman he loves is only available from the one he never saw as the woman suitable to be his wife. the princes' parents are the typical royal rich people, standards are everything before ethics, it's not even rocket science to know that the poor lady will not be accepted by them, but what they did to separate the two love birds is very evil. whilst in search of his lover, a man looses his sanity, depression hits hard and the only option left for those that separated him from his heart desire is to come clean about what really happened, to set themselves and him free, the question is, will they be free after telling the truth? guilt haunts a man down, his family is falling apart, his wife’s inability to give birth lays in his hands, he either expose the royal secret and risk his wife and unborn child or tell the truth and have them killed, either way he won't survive, which heartache will he rather deal with? the forest that many have known to be the evil forest proves to be very kind, all this while a poor family have been living in there and have not even once encountered any problems, hunger? no, there were plenty of food, boredom, no they had each other, but what choice did they have really, it was either the forest or death, they magically survived according to them, so if anyone knew that they were still alive, it wasn't a guarantee that they will live to tell the tale a very heartwarming reconnection between two love birds, a very huge homecoming party, a yard full of believers and non believers, who cares what others think, it's a royal after all, your opinions don't really matter, what matters is love, love that survived all weather, love that conquered death, love that still existed after all the doom and gloom, or trials and tribulations, whichever it is, love survived and finally as it was aught to happen, the two tight the knot.
Claudia_Ntebaleng · 31.4K Views
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