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Black Paradise: Lady in the Mist

Drya is breaking. The ancient balance between Light and Darkness is collapsing, and the world begins to shift—paths move, echoes awaken, and forgotten forces rise from centuries of silence. In the midst of this unraveling stand two young travelers: Cabe, marked by the Night Roots of Darkness, haunted by a name whispered only to him—Nayo. Sibefer, marked by the Night Roots of Light, carrying a Lifefire she cannot yet control. Their marks are not opposites, but fragments of a single power split when Drya first shattered. What begins as a simple journey with a passing caravan turns into the world’s first awakening. Signs of imbalance follow them everywhere—glimpses of Light and Darkness taking form in Ashuzusht, Homasan, the Blue Dragon, Djinn, Mirror-Faces, Breath-Reapers, Al, Renis, … reflections of a fracture deeper than anyone realizes. As their bond strengthens, they are drawn toward Mount Qaf, the place where the first break began. There, the Simurgh reveals the truth: Light and Darkness were never meant to stand apart. The marks on their wrists are two halves of one ancient symbol. When Sibefer’s awakening Lifefire meets Cabe’s rising identity as Nayo, their powers merge into a single force—the Dual Phoenix, born not to conquer, but to heal. Their journey is not one of war, but of unity— a path where Light and Darkness complete each other, and where Drya’s fate depends on two souls becoming whole.
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The Gem War: The Infernal Conviction

In a world where gems are more than power—they are law, humanity has risen to dominance by mastering socketed gemcraft, shaping civilization through the Gem Security Agency (GSA). But when the refugee alien race known as the Luminia arrives seeking access to Earth's gem reserves to restore their dying homeworld, a fragile alliance is born—one that could unify or shatter the planet. As Earth prepares to sign a historic treaty granting the Luminia limited gem access, tragedy strikes. A terrorist attack decimates the summit, kills the human representative, and steals Earth’s most prized gem collection. The peace deal collapses in a single blaze of invisible light. GSA field agent Elias Vasselheim, wielder of the legendary Oathgem, Saber of Conviction, is assigned to investigate the attack—alongside his younger sister Naia, a gifted gemcrafter haunted by past trauma. Forced to partner with the serene but secretive Luminian envoy Elira, tensions rise as Elias wrestles with his vow to protect Naia—especially from the very race that cost her an arm. But as the trio follows a trail of stolen gems, falsified resonances, and black-market socket rings, they uncover a conspiracy far deeper than terrorism. Human syndicates and militant Luminia have joined forces in secret, planning to rewrite the balance of power across the entire planet. When tension sparks, old wounds bleed, and the more they dig into the past, the more it becomes very obvious how fragile the treaty between both races is, and the closer they get to the spark that could lead to the very war Elias, Naia, and Elira are trying to avoid. Hey, Guys, if you're enjoying the story, please consider supporting through Powerstones or commenting if you have any questions. You can connect with me here on my Discord server: https://discord.gg/8ZnTtK9d or my Instagram account dan_c.j._orion.
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