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son of Gaia

In the heart of Los Angeles, a quiet family of three lives an ordinary life—until their teenage son brings home a mysterious girl. From the moment she enters their home, strange and unexplainable events begin to unfold. Shadows move on their own, ancient symbols appear, and unseen forces seem to watch their every step. It soon becomes clear that the girl is not who she appears to be—and that her life is in grave danger. When dark entities begin to hunt her, the boy and the girl are forced to flee, embarking on a perilous journey across the world in search of the truth behind her identity. Along the way, they encounter powerful allies and deadly enemies, forming bonds with warriors, scholars, and outcasts who know more about the hidden world than they should. Their path leads them into forgotten temples, cursed cities, and sacred realms where gods walk among mortals and monsters lurk in the shadows. As they fight for survival and unravel ancient mysteries tied to the gods and the balance of the worlds, the boy’s understanding of reality is forever changed. However, nothing prepares him for the moment he finally meets the girl’s parents—an encounter that reveals a truth so profound it turns his life upside down and reshapes everything he thought he knew about fate, power, and himself. note this is heavily inspired by Greek mythology but many thing will be different from the Greek myth such as monsters who are not in the myth gods heros and more
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Echoes of Seoul:A Billionaire's Gentle Pursuit

In the glittering heart of Seoul, where skyscrapers kiss the clouds and dreams often drown in the Han River's current, two worlds collide in the quietest, most unexpected way. Ji-eun scrapes by in the shadow of the city's wealth, pouring coffee by day and sketching impossible futures by night. Her life is stitched together with sacrifice — supporting a sick father, a hopeful younger brother, and a mother who never complains. Romance is a luxury she cannot afford; survival is her only priority. Min-ho is the untouchable heir to the Han Group empire, a man who commands boardrooms and headlines alike. Handsome, brilliant, and achingly lonely, he has everything money can buy — except someone who sees past the fortune to the man beneath. Jaded by shallow affection and the weight of legacy, he has long stopped believing in genuine connection. One twilight evening by the river, fate draws them together: a near-accident, a shared glance, a simple conversation under the city lights. What begins as chance becomes habit — stolen moments on the same bench, quiet talks about art and ambition, laughter that feels dangerously real. But love between a chaebol prince and a barista with calloused hands is anything but simple. Family expectations, societal divides, hidden secrets, and the relentless pace of Seoul threaten to pull them apart before they can truly come together. In a city that never sleeps, will their gentle, slow-burning connection echo loud enough to rewrite their futures? Or will the distance between their worlds prove too vast to bridge?
Obsidian01 · 338 Views

Manipulating THE GODS

Imagine a world ruled by Ascendents—where power is determined by Resonance, Flux, and access to resources that accelerate ascension. Now imagine that boy has none of it. Varik Verilion possesses no power worth acknowledging. What he has instead is far more dangerous: the ability to understand people, dismantle belief systems, and turn human weakness into leverage. In a world obsessed with power and flux ascension, he introduces something known but alien—manipulation, deception, and control of masses. Varik does not believe in morality, love or loyalty. Parents, lovers, clan, sects, even gods—everything is a system to be exploited. If killing his own parents secures authority, he will do it. If destroying a lover advances his position, he will not hesitate. If creating a consumer economy destabilizes a flux-based world and places power in his hands, he will engineer it piece by piece. While others seek power through training and faith, Varik builds it through cunning, prediction, and psychological warfare. His greatest weapon is not strength, it is deception. His closest companion is not a sword or technique—but the certainty that everyone can be used. Manipulating the Gods is a dark ascent fantasy about a protagonist who does not rise by becoming stronger, but by making everyone else weaker—until even gods are nothing more than variables waiting to be controlled. --- Rather than treating fantasy as aesthetic escapism, this world is constructed as a coherent model — one governed by internal logic, biological constraints, physical trade-offs, and evolutionary pressure. Every culture, power structure, and ability exists because it had to, not because it looked cool. At the foundation of this world lies a single axiom: Flux. Flux is not magic in the ornamental sense. It is an energy principle — a universal driver of transformation, adaptation, decay, and emergence. Matter, biology, cognition, and civilization all evolve in response to Flux gradients, just as real organisms evolve under environmental stress and resource scarcity. So it's not your normal book where anything could happen just because the author wants. And let me tell you in advance, this book is one of a kind. --- Author’s Note: This story is also officially published by me on Royal Road under the same author identity. Any identical uploads elsewhere are authorized reposts by the original author. Royal Road version: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/899826/fictions ---
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