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A Promise From Me To You

Talent and change, those two define humanity. But if you lack neither innate talent nor do you possess the ability to change, what are you? As a freshman at Laxus Flare Academy, Elliot Elanderin is surrounded by geniuses and talents you couldn’t find anywhere else. Compared to them, or anyone really, Elliot is pathetically ordinary, someone without a defining skill, role, or value. One day, after battling with his inner thoughts once more, he hears a sound that felt outside of this world. That sound leads him to a girl. A girl who embodies everything he wasn’t. Elliot begins to learn about not her talent, not her looks, but her. And along the way, she learns about him as well. As that friendship flourishes, he begins to learn more about the friends he was already surrounded by. New relations develop, both platonic and romantic. New struggles are revealed, both internal and external. With these new conflicts, Elliot’s life grows increasingly chaotic. After each one, more questions arise. Fortunately, he only had to answer one. Who do I want to become? ------------------------------------------------- What to expect: -Character Driven Drama - Internal monologues - Heavily psychological and philosophical narrative -Slow burn connections -A coming of age story set in New York More tags: Psychological, philosophical, daily life, school life, drama (This story is already posted on Tapas, Scribblehub, and Royal road by me. In the description of them my ownership is mentioned)
TheGreatOne6000 · 72.6k Views

Shadow Slave | Sleepless Dreamer

Set in the Shadow Slave world...a time before Sunny was born...this story follows a simple soldier who must survive in a dystopian, apocalyptic landscape where magic and gun warfare collide. In a far-off Quadrant known as North America, a young soldier named Hope is 16 years old when he gets infected by the Nightmare Spell. He passed! But...he feels a bit scammed...? A flaw that makes him fade from people's memories... A cursed attribute that makes him remember everything endlessly in eternal wakefulness... It's as if the Spell is twisting his future and existence into an almost improbable one. All he has ever known his purpose to be was to serve as a simple soldier. Not too powerful. But not so weak either. And maybe, just maybe like some others, become an Awakened. Although he never dreamt of being one. Now that his whole life is compromised after his First Nightmare, his first objective is to survive on his own. But as he tries to escape his fate, his actions seem to lead him further from his goal. He struggles against obstacles that slowly grow bigger and out of proportion. Maybe the Dream Realm and the Real World aren't so different than one may think. Hope's journey involves uncovering secrets and gaining knowledge about his true nature and his new role in the world. Is he fit to be a hero? Could he redefine it? *** Please read the READER DISCLAIMER in Volume 0. This is my spin-off novel of "Shadow Slave" by Guiltythree. But please don't expect the same writing style, setting, and characters, especially the main character. This story reveals more about how people/cities/governments operate after the Spell’s arrival. I always find it interesting how maybe one country handles it fairly, but how others handle it with desperation to the point that you question humanity. There will be easter eggs pointing to the original novel either intentional for the plot or unrelated to it, but all for fun. I am a new author so props to all who bear with me and helps me improve my writing. If it is not for you, please don't leave outright hate comments. Eat wassabi instead if you want pain. Critique and advice would be great too. Cover Art: @ellieaedon I will be posting on RoyalRoad.com and on AO3 for some people's preferences.
MonoSilence · 532.9k Views

Uncanny:The Garden Behind the Fence

DIE MENTALLY, RISE PHYSICALLY Rampage Eternally — A Thirst for Undying Combat The Year is 6077. Humanity had survived the end of the world. Unfortunately, the world had not survived humanity. Cities stretched across continents like metallic forests. Ancient ruins floated above the clouds. Monsters wandered through abandoned highways. Supernatural abilities had become an ordinary part of civilization—and the people powerful enough to control them had become something far more terrifying than monsters. They were called Wrathborn/Supernaturals/Extraordinaries. And among them existed something even rarer. Eons ago the Primordial Pillar, the living Mythical Core that held every law of reality in place, cracked and died in a scream of light so vast the gods still refuse to name it. From its corpse came the Glimmer Shards, radiant fragments that scattered across Earth and the black between stars, burying themselves in stone, blood, and forgotten places. Shards rained across the universe and ended up on earth which bonded with humans and animals these shards were called Glimmers/Glimmer Manifestation these would only bond when one went through near death, trauma or rare celestial alignments called seals but the codex existed a genetic engineering that changed the physical spiritual psychological attributes of the human/animal. ----- Kevin Leister was a fearful and paranoid fifteen-year-old who trusted almost nobody. But everything changed when the Mythical Matrix chose him. Its power flooded through his body, awakening something violent within him. The Supernatural Rampager. Kevin's best friend, Wyatt Freeman, stayed by his side despite the terrifying transformation. Watching from nearby was Nathan Moya, a cunning illusionist with secrets of his own, and Peter Shotstock, a foul-mouthed ex-military man with incredible durability. Kevin had always feared monsters. Now... he was becoming one. And the Mythical Matrix had only just begun. This story is kinda ensemble cast it will kinda focus on Kevin but alongside others aswell
NxthanThe95th · 61.4k Views