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Pawns : Rise Against the Strings

What if the thoughts in your head aren't actually yours? Picture this: someone's losing their mind trying to save the person they love most. There's a voice on the phone—cold, synthetic, playing games. Riddles with impossible answers. A countdown ticking toward something unthinkable. They're racing through traffic, heart pounding, memories surfacing like shrapnel. Every decision feels urgent. Every emotion feels real. But here's the thing that'll keep you up at night: None of it was supposed to work. The riddles? Designed to have no right answer. The call? Never meant to save anyone. The choices? An illusion wrapped in desperation. And that voice on the other end—the one pulling strings with such cruel precision? They have no idea someone's pulling theirs too. See, while our victim is breaking down, convinced their panic is their own, and while the tormentor is getting off on their power, drunk on control... There's someone else. Sitting in a dark office. Watching both of them on different screens. Smiling at how perfectly the pieces are moving. The victim can't see their strings. The tormentor can't feel the hand moving them. And that's the whole point. This is a story about control so deep it controls the controllers. About how every emotion you think is genuine—love, fear, guilt, even the sick thrill of having power over someone—might just be responses someone programmed into you before you even knew you existed. About the possibility that free will is just a story we tell ourselves while we follow invisible scripts. One person thinks they're fighting for survival. Another thinks they're the puppet master. But both are dancing. And neither of them chose the music. Because real control doesn't look like chains. It looks like freedom. It feels like choice. It sounds like your own voice in your head. Until you realize it was never yours at all.
Anvata_Fableseed · 2k Views

Naruto - Azure Awakening

#NO_HAREM "In this world, wherever there is light, there are always shadows." Kaoru Takime is reborn into the brutal world of Naruto, not in Konoha or any of the great nations, but in the Land of Water - a place where violence decides everything. He remembers watching Naruto series in his previous life, but in this one, he’s inherited something far greater than mere memories: the lost Kekkei Genkai of the Takime Clan. With war and betrayal everywhere, Takime clan has a goal - to create a new village, a place where everyone can live in peace. But Kirigakure won’t let them build without a fight. If Kaoru wants to protect his clan and new family, he’ll have to cut down anyone who stands in his way. What to expect: * 5 new chapters releasing weekly (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat)! Each 2000+ words. * Slow Progression. * Lots of Fights, Drama, and Bloody Scenes. * MC isn’t heroic but forms deep bonds. * Romance may develop naturally over time, but there will be no harem. * The starting universe will already have slight differences from the original. For example, the Senju clan isn’t wiped out in my story. These changes make Azure Awakening a slightly AU version of Naruto. * There will be politics, intrigues, schemes and also clan building elements * I’ll respect canon characters and their personalities, but as the story progresses, I’ll introduce original elements and may alter or remove key events. The MC won’t be focused on preserving the original timeline. * I’ll involve readers through polls, letting you vote on key details. This is my first novel, so I hope to grow as a writer together with it xD --------------------------------------------------------------- DISCORD SERVER: https://discord.gg/RWNrMSp8nC --------------------------------------------------------------- PATREON LINK: https://www.patreon.com/azureawakening --------------------------------------------------------------- DECLARATION: This story is also present on: RoyalRoad, Ao3 and ScribbleHub --------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: I don't own any character other than my OCs.
GodWithWings · 1.5m Views