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Seven Mandates of Silence

The world of Atherion is held together by oaths older than kingdoms and stronger than blood. For centuries, these oaths have been renewed in silence, not because rulers believed in them, but because the world itself demanded obedience. Power did not belong to kings or armies, but to mandates, roles bound by ancient agreements that kept balance intact. Until one of those oaths was broken. In full view of the world, a governor refuses to renew the Pact of Continuance. His death is immediate, violent, and unmistakable. The sky recoils. The land responds. And something long buried beneath ice and history begins to stir. What follows is not a simple struggle for power. As legitimacy collapses, the Crownbearers lose their authority. The Gilded Compact tightens its grip, starving cities without drawing a blade. The Veiled Synod fractures under the weight of truths it was never meant to reveal. Along the frozen frontier, the Frostwardens face signs that the world’s oldest silence is awakening. There is no chosen hero. Only witnesses, decision makers, and survivors. Each faction acts according to its role, not its morality. Every choice carries consequence. Every truth uncovered demands a price. And as the past resurfaces, it becomes clear that humanity never ruled this world by right, only by permission. Now that permission is being questioned. Seven Mandates of Silence is a dark political fantasy about power without righteousness, order without mercy, and a world that remembers every broken promise. It is a story where authority is fragile, truth is dangerous, and survival depends not on strength, but on what one is willing to sacrifice when the oaths that shaped reality begin to fail.
Anuman · 2.5k Views

I have Void Running in my Veins

Some debts are paid in blood. Riven Kain was eleven years old when he learned that hiding doesn't save you—it just means you survive to remember. The night the blood moon rose, he counted seconds in a way no child should have to. Thirty-seven. That's how long it took for his world to end. Twenty years later, he's something else. Something with black eyes and darker purpose. The Void Marches took what was left of the boy and gave back a weapon. They call him Eclipse now. Six months to live. A list of names. And nothing left to lose. In Valthor, power belongs to those willing to spill the most blood. The Covenant rules from shadows and obsidian, their Ten Pillars untouchable, their empire built on screaming. They think they're gods. They think they've won. They left one survivor. One mistake. Now Eclipse is coming home. And he's not alone. A curse-weaver who's spent a century selling her soul is trying to buy it back. A hunter who served monsters for fifteen years finally broke his leash. A child learning that revenge is a skill, not an emotion. Allies who might be enemies. Enemies who might be salvation. And a ghost with ice-blue eyes who taught him that some things are worth dying for. Every kill brings him closer to the truth. Every fight costs him something he can't replace. The corruption spreads. The hunters close in. And the empire that destroyed him is about to learn what happens when you forge a weapon and forget to break it. This is Valthor. Where legends bleed. Where love is dangerous and mercy is weakness. Where a dying man with a wooden horse in his pocket is going to remind the gods what monsters really look like. The blood moon rose once. It's about to rise again. And this time, everyone bleeds.
DoRk · 0 Views

Triumph of A Bus Stop Boy

A newborn baby is left at a bus stop in Fulham at dawn — not because he is unwanted, but because leaving him is the only way to save his life. Simon Clark grows up without parents, raised in the British foster care system, carrying the quiet wound of abandonment. Brilliant yet painfully alone, he endures neglect, cruelty, and isolation, never knowing why his life began in silence. Unbeknownst to him, his mother Phoebe Mukasa made an impossible choice. Once a hopeful university student in Uganda, Phoebe’s life was shattered by loss, betrayal, and violence. After being assaulted by a powerful man and forced to flee her country, she is trafficked to London and trapped in a dangerous household run by criminals. When she gives birth in secret, she is faced with a horrifying truth — if she keeps her child, he will be taken or destroyed. So she leaves him where someone kind will find him. Years later, Simon re‑emerges as a successful businessman in London, his past colliding with those who once tormented him. But success cannot answer the question that has followed him all his life: why was he left behind? When a long‑hidden letter finally reveals the truth, Simon must confront a reality that changes everything he believes about love, sacrifice, and survival. The Triumph of a Bus Stop Boy is a powerful story of immigration, resilience, and the unseen love that saves a life — even when it looks like abandonment. Some beginnings are acts of courage. Some triumphs begin at a bus stop.
Wilson_Semitti · 2.7k Views

Sin Behind Closed Doors

‘No, Authur, please don’t do this to me’ Arielle sobbed, fingers clenched around his, tears spilling freely as her body shook beneath the weight of him ‘You’ve always wanted me’ he murmured, voice thick and merciless, his body pressing into hers until she cried out ‘Now you have me’ Fear and desire blur, breath tangles with heat, and surrender comes wrapped in shame and craving. Arielle Winters loved him long before she understood the cost. Arthur’s heart belonged to another, a girl named Nerissa, bright and untouchable, whose sudden death left him cold, bitter, and impossible to reach. When fate forced Arielle into his life as a wife, it was not out of love, but duty. Five years of silence, resentment, and quiet cruelty have left her heart raw, her nights haunted, her life a cage built from his grief and her obsession. She lives in the shadow of a love that will never be hers, trapped beside a man who still mourns someone else, a man whose gaze and words cut deeper than any blade. Every memory of Nerissa, every moment of Arthur’s absence, reminds her that loving too much can destroy a person, and surviving alongside a man who cannot forgive may demand more than she has to give. But the past has a way of returning, and the night that stole Nerissa will not remain buried. Arielle must confront what she has endured, what she has hidden, and what she is willing to sacrifice to remain standing in a world where love is cruel, obsession is deadly, and survival is the ultimate test. A story of longing, betrayal, and unrelenting desire, where every heartbeat carries the weight of a secret, and every breath reminds her that she may never belong to the one she loves.
Vesper115324 · 2.8k Views