Characters Reading The Mark Of Athena

"Marked by a Dragon" is a dark fantasy romance that delves into the shattered trust, raw trauma, and magnetic pull between Princess Azalea and Zaydon Icarus, a powerful dragon-shifter bound to her by fate—and a dangerous bond. After a devastating ambush leaves Azalea wounded, bitten by a vampire prince, and teetering on the edge of transformation, she’s forced to make a desperate choice: surrender her will or bind herself to Zaydon, the very man she once loved—and now resents. Their journey through political betrayal, ancient rituals, and intimate entanglements is haunted by pain, power, and unresolved passion. As Azalea fights to reclaim her agency in a world that has taken so much from her, Zaydon is torn between his primal instincts and the desperate need to protect the woman he’s marked. Shadowed by court conspiracies, violent creatures, and a bond neither can break, they must navigate their past—and the explosive desires threatening to consume them both. With rich emotional depth, fierce chemistry, and a world brimming with myth, blood, and fire, "Marked by a Dragon" is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers epic that explores the cost of love, the weight of destiny, and the fight to reclaim one’s soul when fate has already chosen.

Orphaned by a shadow attack, Mireya has spent her life fighting against the darkness that stole everything from her. But when she crosses paths with Uhrin—a former witch who now walks among the shadows—Mireya is drawn into a battle far greater than she imagined. An ancient riddle speaks of a lost blade, one that could tip the balance of power. Determined to find it, Mireya embarks on a dangerous quest, uncovering hidden truths about herself along the way. As she struggles to control a power she never knew she had, the weight of destiny looms over her. But when the lines between enemy and ally blur, she’s faced with a choice. And as fate tightens its grip, a forbidden bond begins to form, one that could change everything.

[ Milestone Reached: Unlocking Chaos Dragon ] [ … Unlocking Dracula] [ … Unlocking Zeus ] [ … Unlocking Demon King of Shadows ] ---- It was a normal day on Earth. Suddenly, the sky turned dark, and massive tower-like structures descended from above. A loud, robotic voice announced the beginning of a chaotic apocalypse. With less than two minutes on the clock, everyone was given a chance to select from a list of mystery newbie packages designed to assist them in the impending apocalypse—each package containing classes, abilities, special boosts, and powerful relics. In the midst of the chaos, Dorian, an avid reader of 'Ethereal Descent', an unpopular apocalypse novel, was stunned to discover that everything was unfolding exactly according to the novel’s kick-off plot. THE NOVEL HAS MERGED WITH REALITY! WHO IS THE PROTAGONIST? Like the others, Dorian was presented with a list of special rewards to choose from. [ You have been chosen to partake in the VIP Newbie Package ] [ Select one ] DING! [ You have awakened special ability: CHARACTER BIND ] [ You can bind with gods, devils, monsters, mythical creatures, favored sons of heaven, etc. ] [ You've unlocked: Reader's Viewpoint ] [ You've unlocked: Copycat ] [ You've unlocked: Energy Parasite ] [ You've unlocked Index Of Myth ] With his special ability, Dorian vows to dominate the novel’s world and its protagonist, while also unraveling the mysteries of the apocalypse.

Gabriel, a dominant omega, is caught up in a complex web of intrigue and danger at the royal court. After uncovering the truth about Olivier, a member of the royal family, and inciting a rebellion, he is marked by an unknown alpha. As the rebellion overthrows the old order, a new empire emerges, driven by a ruthless ruler whose rise Gabriel inadvertently enabled.Haunted by the weight of his actions, he flees from his family, his past, and the dangerous ties of the court. On the run, Gabriel must deal with shifting alliances, hidden enemies, and the growing power of the mysterious alpha whose mark he carries. As the empire's grip tightens and ghosts from his past resurface, he must decide whether to confront the forces threatening to engulf him—or risk losing himself completely in a world that regards him as either a pawn or a weapon.

"Shall I tell you a little secret? But I have to warn you, you won't like it." No one likes spoilers, therefore, I present this to you. "Is it a book filled with spoilers or a book specifically about spoilers?" Read between the lines, that is what you do when you are eager to find out. To figure out a secret, to interpret and keep note of what there is to come. "It is kind of like that, but I would rather refer to it as a compilation or a series." "Or an outline, a note, reminder for what'll end up happening, whatever sounds right to you." A story that has only one plot, universe, and meaning is not how you would describe this one. Spoiler though, you'll never be satisfied. /Extra/ "One more thing... None of this is real. Unless you know what exactly is going on."

For centuries,the kingdom of Joseon has hunted down sorcerers and shift shapers branding them as demon and erasing them from history.Moon Sihyun,the last known surviving demon sorcerer,has spent his life in hiding,concealing the dark tattoos that mark him as a threat.But when he and his twin brother are captured,he's thrown into the heart of the palace,straight into the hands of Jin Muwon,the crown prince cursed to die before his 30th birthday. The only cure?The young blood of a demon sorcerer.Bound by an ancient ritual,Sihyun is force into a dangerous ritual,one that demands he stay close to the very man whose family slaughtered his kind.Muwon drains Sihyun's magic,inching closer to survival.But the longer they're together,the more their fates tangle in ways neither of them expect. Yet Sihyun has a plan.He doesn't intend to simply be used and discarded.He plans to burn the kingdom to the ground,and when another demon sorcerer,Ryu Vanyul, appears in the shadows whispering of revenge,the choice becomes clear,Sihyun must choose:revenge or love? Will he break the curse or destroy the man bound to it? #BL #HistoricalFantasy #EnemiesToLovers #CursedPrince #DarkRomance #SlowBurn #ForbiddenMagic #SorceryAndRevenge #FatedLove #KoreanMythology

Icarus had become the Sovereign God after destroying Olympus and stealing the powers of the gods. After becoming human again and dying, he is sent by the deity of death, Charon, to a new world. Reincarnated as Nathan Evenhart, he decides to live as a simple human but discovers that this world has real magic. Caught in a noble dispute because of his family's name, he is once again drawn into a conflict he didn't want. Now, having learned to love someone, he decides to start from scratch and master magic. Magic Academy, Magical Beasts, Elemental Powers, Enchanted Relics, Elves... this is the world he now lives in. There's only one small problem with his reincarnation... he is haunted by his arch-nemesis, the Goddess Athena. Experience the journey of the young General as he enjoys his new life in a world of magic. ----------- What to expect: -  An MC who was once an Olympian God in another life, now starting from scratch to master magic. - Legendary creatures that will appear in the story as companions (You and the protagonist will witness their evolution together). - A storyline of impending war being orchestrated, where YOU will follow both sides and learn information unknown to the protagonist. - Secrets and mysteries involving Athena's Ghost (TRUST ME, you'll want to uncover why she's haunting the MC). - Follow the protagonist's journey until the moment when War arrives for our young General.

When up-and-coming rock band decides to get matching tattoos before a gig, they choose a design inspired by a set of strange, symmetrical symbols one of them saw on their guitarist’s arms—markings that he could not explain and was desperately trying to hide. Then when one of the band members shares a photo of their new tats online, to celebrate their bond The image spreads further than expected, catching the attention of a shadowy figure who has been scouring the globe for anyone bearing those exact markings. Because if the symbols are real—not just copies—then one of them is special. As the band members begin suffering violent, unexplainable accidents one by one, paranoia sets in. Someone is hunting them. Someone who believes that one of them, because of the markings, possesses impenetrable skin—a gift worth killing for. Now, the band must uncover the truth behind the symbols, their drummer’s mysterious past, and the deadly secret they never meant to share with the world. Friendship forged in music. Markings bound by fate.
And a predator who won't stop until he bleeds the truth from them.

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In that moment, Arata Kuragane understood he was not meant to escape the darkness. He was meant to become it.

The kingdom does not care who they kill—only that they kill. Saphira Valcrow has spent her life as a weapon, trained to take lives without hesitation. Each kill lowers the inked number on her wrist, bringing her one step closer to freedom. Now, she has only one name left. Killian Veyne. The warrior whispered about in war camps. The Phantom Blade. The kingdom’s deadliest ghost. But when the moment arrives, something goes terribly wrong. A hesitation. A choice. And suddenly, Saphira and Killian are forced into an uneasy alliance, hunted by those who once commanded them. In a world where warriors are either predators or prey, Saphira must decide: does she finish the mission that will set her free—or risk everything for the one man who could be her ruin?

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【WSA Newbie 2025 Entry】 I'll eat dog shit... Don't kill me... The above lines were solely for drawing attention. I'm sorry if it ruined your time. In a world plagued by unleashed horrors from the depths of hell, Earth stands on the brink of annihilation. The devil himself has swung wide the gates of hell for the reclamation of the throne of heaven, allowing monsters and demons to roam freely, spreading chaos and destruction. But hope flickers in the horror of darkness as God's unleashed the hidden powers within people of the world and marked worthy chosen few with supreme power to rise against the encroaching evil who are known to the world as: Avernus Slayer. Among them is our protagonist, who, along with a fraction of humanity, was granted extraordinary abilities, divided into four categories based on their unique powers, which are classified as • Miraculars • Berserkbleeders • Whisperers • Antitheusars However, amidst this struggle of power, a secret remains buried. There is a hidden demigod among the chosen few, blessed by all four categories yet he or she stays neutral avoiding conflict as a supporter but to whom? Read to know the fate of humanity unfolding through letters.

The story "Ember's Mark - [Wolf Man]" revolves around Amelia Winters, a young woman who discovers she is part of an ancient bloodline with the power to protect the magical forest surrounding her town. On a fateful night, she meets Kaelen, a mysterious man with wolf-like traits, who reveals that she has dormant magic inside her.

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After a life of loneliness and poverty, Livik was brutally murdered by his own people, who believed he was cursed and would bring disaster to the kingdom. But death was not the end. Given a second chance at life, he was reborn in another world as Flynn Galdord, the third prince of the mighty kingdom of Blumund. However, he was not just any prince—the goddess of reincarnation had bestowed upon him the power of the God of Dreams, the weakest among the gods. Even in this new life, misfortune followed him. Despised by his own people, he was forced to flee the kingdom, accompanied by Athena, a she-werewolf struggling to control her beast form, and Miriamelody, a demi-human girl who served him as a loyal servant. Yet, Flynn's destiny was far greater than he imagined. He had to protect people's dreams from Nyldra, a notorious witch who killed in their sleep through nightmares and sleep paralysis demons. And beyond that, he would face an even greater threat—a rogue god who had evolved into a demon. Now, as he builds a kingdom of his own, he must fight to protect his newfound friends and fulfill the purpose he never knew he had. Get comfortable and dive into Flynn’s journey in this epic fantasy adventure!

“ Tell me girl, how do you possess my mate mark?,what sorcery did you use?” His voice dull yet husky’s queries out, his marble eyes scan through her eyes that grants not a glance at him. “Listen, I’ve said this earlier, I don’t know who you’re or what you speak off. “ She said in rest of a sigh, exhausted her mind is at the triples questions being sent at her. More than anyone she’s in dubious , one moment she was caught on a mission to steal a gem stone and the next she’s being interrogated after an hour of torture. For all she knows she’s just a human girl with ill luck to have cross paths with lunatics like them. Ella is a human girl who gets entangle in the supernatural world due to a mark she possess , that just happens to be the mate mark of a royal alpha. In the depth of figuring the mystery of her possession of the mark, secrets are dig out ,curses are revoke and forgotten prophecy is reborn.

Am I going insane? The thought slithers into my mind the moment I wake up, cold and disoriented, in a place that feels more like a nightmare than reality. My head is empty, my memories wiped clean, leaving behind only a suffocating void where my identity should be. The walls around me are smeared with something dark—blood, maybe. Symbols, jagged and unfamiliar, carve into the surfaces as if someone tried to leave a message… or a warning. But none of it makes sense. Nothing here makes sense.  I try to grasp at something—anything—but the harder I reach, the faster it slips through my fingers, like smoke dissolving in the air. My pulse pounds as I force myself to move, each step foreign, like I’m controlling a body that doesn’t belong to me. A name. A purpose. Something to tell me who I am. But there’s nothing. Only fragments, pieces that refuse to fit together. Then the games begin. Survival. That’s all it’s supposed to be. Do what you’re told, follow the rules, and maybe—just maybe—you’ll make it out alive. But I learn quickly that this isn’t just about survival. It’s about control. It’s about twisting reality until I don’t know what’s real and what’s a lie. The other players are just as lost, just as desperate, but I can see it— But they aren’t like me. Some of them know more than they’re letting on. Some of them… aren’t afraid. The more I search for answers, the more the world unravels. Reality bends. Faces blur. Voices whisper from places they shouldn’t. Every time I think I’m close to the truth, it twists away from me, leaving me drowning in questions I can’t answer. The line between what’s real and what’s in my head has thinned to nothing, and I don’t know if I can trust my own mind anymore. Who am I? Maybe it’s better that I don’t know. Maybe knowing would break me beyond repair. Or maybe… maybe I was never meant to leave this place at all. I used to think I was just confused, just lost in the chaos. But now? I was definitely insane.

What would you do if you only had three years to live? 1.Travel the world and experience everything life has to offer? 2.Desperately cling to the hope of a cure? 3.Spend your numbered days with family and go out peacefully? For Noah Kralier—who has spent his whole life on the sidelines, constantly ignored by his family—he isn’t sure what to feel or do. But when he discovers that the world he lives in is actually a novel—and he’s just a mere extra mentioned in a single chapter to highlight the main character’s coolness—what path will he choose? "Should I collect all the SSS-tier skills and become powerful?" "Use my knowledge of the novel to become a playboy?" "Embrace the cold, emo sigma lifestyle?" Well… all he’s ever really wanted is a quiet life in a small town.

In a world where every soul is marked by the gods, Aris was born without one. Hidden away since birth, she has spent her life as a ghost, never meant to exist. But when she is discovered, the world turns against her, branding her a curse, a danger, a mistake that must be erased. Hunted and alone, Aris must journey beyond the borders of everything she has ever known, searching for the truth behind her existence. But the more she uncovers, the more she realizes that the gods did not abandon the world—they were betrayed. And the key to their return… is hidden within her.

In the year 874 N.E., the world is shaped by the power of Essence Marks — mystical symbols that grant unique abilities to those who awaken them. Sixteen-year-old Kairo lives a quiet life in a small village, unaware of his hidden potential. But when his village is attacked by a group of rogue Marked wielding dark and twisted powers, Kairo’s life is shattered. After discovering his parents dead and his home in flames, a mysterious surge of power awakens within him — a rare and dangerous white-and-black Essence Mark resembling yin and yang. Now marked by destiny, Kairo must uncover the truth behind his powers and face the dark forces hunting him. As he’s drawn into a conflict that threatens to unravel the world, Kairo must decide: will he become a savior — or a weapon of destruction?

I WILL BE UPLOADING THIS STORY ON RoyalRoad.com Thomas, a football player after achieving his goals in life the spark inside of him had died down so he decided to retire from football and live rest of his life with his beautiful family. One day, one morning he was out of home with his family on a morning walk and he was walking on morning walk when he sees a ball. he ran toward the ball to kick the ball. but he missed the ball and fall on the road near the ball, died near the ball. but he couldn't kick the ball. "where am I? did I missed the ball?" [welcome hero] "who is this mother fucker?, where are you talking from"

Once, a man unexpectedly arrived in the land of runes—a world filled with both untold opportunities and lurking dangers. Homeless and adrift, he survived by following the fleeting whispers in his mind, making a living as a bounty hunter, slaying monsters and capturing fugitives. But one fateful day, he uncovered a shocking secret… and with it, the truth of his destiny.