blackstone

If life could repeat itself, what would you do? Would you repeat your first life and stay a normal average joe? Perhaps your gaze will betray the life you’ve already lived, but you remain insignificant and unknown, stretching your neck up high to watch the furling clouds roll by? Or will you make the world your stage, stir up every cloud and wind under all the heavens, making the entire world your captive audience as you dance, making people’s hearts pound with your every move? Composing my own laws, establishing the order I desire…a human life is a measly ten decades, so why don’t I light the candle that is my life and set this world ablaze!! for latest chapter discussion, you can join my discord: https://discord.gg/xgjKg7G

Masonry gargoyle Io is head over heels in love with the alpha Cinder, but it might take some convincing to get Cinder on board. What better way of catching Cinder's eye than gifting him Blackstone Manor? Cinder has a soft spot for the rundown mansion. And once he notices Io, sparks fly<br><br>Not everyone is happy about the idea of the two becoming a couple, however. Beta Ran'imy also has her sights set on Cinder, and she loathes Io. If she can just get him out of the picture ...<br><br>From the first kiss to building Christmas snowmen together, Cinder's about to learn that loving Io isn't always easy.<br><br>Contains the stories:<br><br><strong>Blackstone Manor</strong>: Masonry Gargoyle Io is determined to give his alpha and crush, Cinder, the greatest birthday gift he can imagine. Blackstone Manor. The old manor, slated for demolition, has captivated Cinder for years. Io will do whatever he has to, including crossing the line and potentially getting banished from the family.<br><br><strong>Heart's Triumph</strong>: The gargoyles Io and Cinder are still in the early stages of their relationship. Will their love be strong enough to withstand the Council and revenge?<br><br><strong>Promised</strong>: Io wants to throw a Halloween party in the newly renovated Blackstone. Cinder isn’t exactly on board, harboring a secret from his lover. But how can he deny the love of his life a little fun around the spookiest time of the year? And after all, what could possibly go wrong?<br><br><strong>A Gargoyle Christmas</strong>: t’s the most wonderful time of the year and all Io really wants is snow. And to find just the right gift for his husband, Cinder. Meanwhile, Cinder needs to appoint a new beta, find a gift for Io, and figure out what’s wrong with Daisy.

After the loss of her fiancé, Alex, psychiatrist Dr. Maya Taylor flees her old life for a temporary position at the reopened Blackstone Asylum—a crumbling institution where reality itself seems to bend. Blackstone’s corridors are alive with secrets: patients speak in riddles, staff walk shadows, and Maya’s grief finds uncanny echoes in the building’s hungry silence. Her patients include Sarah, haunted by visions of a mournful woman in white; John, tangled in paranoia; and Elijah, a soft-spoken young man whose abilities blur the line between madness and medium. As Maya's memories surface, she realizes Blackstone is not only haunted—it is sentient, feeding off the pain and secrets of those within. Disturbing phenomena escalate: voices whisper in the walls, rooms shift and breathe, and Maya’s own past—her missing brother, Alex’s murder—entangles with the institution’s sinister history. When a lockdown traps the staff and patients inside, Maya must face the truth: some darkness cannot be escaped, and some houses do not stay shut, even when the doors are locked. Blackstone Asylum becomes a mirror, forcing Maya to confront the shadows she’s carried since childhood. The line between sanity and surrender blurs as the true horror reveals itself: the darkness isn’t just in the asylum—it’s inside Maya, waiting for its homecoming. Atmospheric, psychological, and unsettling, this novel brings urban supernatural horror into the heart of a crumbling city and the fractured mind of a grieving doctor. In Blackstone, trauma is currency, grief is nourishment, and not all who leave are ever truly free.

Behind every haunted hallway and whispered rule, there’s a deeper story Blackstone Asylum refuses to surrender. This companion novel, BLACKSTONE ASYLUM: SIDE STORIES, brings together the hidden journals, lost memories, and confessions that never made it into the official record—a fragmented tapestry of obsession, fear, and human survival. From the chilling confessions of Marcus Thorne, the architect who designed Blackstone as both memorial and labyrinth, to the desperate first days of Nurse Reeves as she discovers the true cost of learning the rules, these stories illuminate the shadows that hover just beyond the main narrative. The walls themselves seem to breathe, rewriting blueprints and erasing the memories of anyone who comes too close to discovering Blackstone’s secrets. Each side story reveals the unseen tragedies behind the institution’s mythos: a patient who vanishes without explanation and the nurse forced to forget; an investigator whose reality is mangled by the asylum’s hunger for silence; and a soul who becomes part of the building itself, watching and welcoming new arrivals. But these tales are not self-contained. To truly grasp the darkness and meaning behind these confessions, readers must first experience the main novel: BLACKSTONE ASYLUM. Only then will you understand the threads connecting vanished children, staff complicity, and forbidden rules; only then will every motif—the lullaby, the toy house, the Mourner—reveal its true resonance. BLACKSTONE ASYLUM: SIDE STORIES is a doorway into the lost and forbidden corners of Blackstone. Step through, if you dare—but don’t say it out loud. Some rules exist for your own survival.

The world was vast, yet Ashura knew it was only a fragment of something greater. The universe, the multiverse, the very concept of reality he refused to believe they were untouchable. Power. Knowledge. Influence. These were not just words to him; they were the foundation of his ambition, the tools that would carve his name into existence itself. The weak accepted their place, but Asura? He would tear through the fabric of destiny with his own hands. But fate was cruel. Born into the gutters of a crumbling city, surrounded by filth and forgotten dreams, he had nothing. No wealth, no status, no legacy to inherit. Only hunger. A hunger so deep it burned in his veins, gnawed at his bones, and whispered in his mind. Will he make it? Yes? No But power had a price. And Ashura had no intention of paying He wanted to claw his way out of the dirt, rise above kings and deities, and reshape reality itself. The strong ruled, the weak perished he would be neither. He would be more. And this was only the beginning.

Io is a Masonry Gargoyle tasked with looking after old buildings to help maintain a balance, and he’s hopelessly in love with his alpha, Cinder. If only he wasn’t such a screw up. With Cinder’s birthday right around the corner, Io is convinced he has found the perfect gift -- Blackstone Manor, an estate that has captivated Cinder for years. He just needs to find the deed before the house is demolished.<br><br>Of course, keeping the gift a secret from the bitter beta Ran’imy may prove easier said than done. She has her sights set on Cinder, too. But Io is willing to do whatever he has to, including crossing a line that could get him banished from the clan.<br><br>He’s about to make a stand for love.

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In modern day Japan, the warriors of the past still exist! Tokyo Heights Academy is not just your ordinary private school--it's where young samurai and shinobi go to learn their way and eventually fight against the rebel clans that have defied the government. Enter Ikkei Kagemori, a baseball star turned promising young samurai with a goal to make his father and family proud. When Fujiko Shimazu, a descendent of a legendary noble clan, meets Ikkei, the two realize their fates are bound by a red hot rivalry that could change the entire country--and possibly the entire world. Follow, Ikkei, Fujiko and friends through a action packed high school shonen adventure where rivals and dangerous enemies await around every corner!

Qin Yao opens her eyes and finds herself transmigrated from a post-apocalyptic world into the body of an ancient peasant woman. Her family consists of four stepchildren needing care. A good-for-nothing husband, who has nothing but looks, is causing a ruckus. They live in a thatched hut, without a grain of rice, the family is emaciated like refugees. If that wasn't enough, someone even comes to collect debts! Anger rises in Qin Yao's heart, and she kicks the wretched husband out, "Debt collector, feel free to just beat him to death!" The four stepchildren: !!! With the world quieted, Qin Yao rolls up her sleeves to revive the family. Hunting, carrying bags, fighting bandits, she's an expert in all. But facing the fields, with her back to the sky, and her face to the earth, even a top-tier fighter from the post-apocalyptic world waves her hand: Can't take it! Really can't take it! Qin Yao scratches her head: In the ancient times where agricultural taxes are extremely high, how can I avoid farming? At this moment, the lazy husband who was sent away to die (twisting and crawling) (struggling to stand up) (screaming and roaring): My dear! I think I can be saved!

Shocking! The rough husband is the hidden master in the time-travel novel. She is the sacrificial victim for the male lead's pursuit of true love, the pitiful person who transforms grief and indignation into motivation, the obsessive person who constantly wants to slap the male lead's face with money, the lemon essence contrasting the female lead’s gentleness and generosity. Xu Qinghuan: Emma, is this talking about me? Xu Qinghuan transmigrated into a book, into a time-travel novel written by her best friend, where her father died early, her mother remarried, and she was raised in her second uncle's home since childhood. Her cousin and fiancé are entangled? "Break off the engagement, whoever wants the central air conditioner can take it!" Her biological mother manipulates her with work? Isn't it just going to the countryside? The Great Northeast's black land is fertile, where every year you can lie on the heated kang and eat for half the year. Which corporate slave wouldn’t love it? Most importantly, there is a big shot she wants to cling to. Jiang Xingye is someone that even the male lead admires, the future global richest man, the hidden master in the book. After going to the countryside, Xu Qinghuan goes straight to Jiang Xingye. Her original plan was to be a little follower for the big shot and never thought of developing an inappropriate relationship with him. When the man gruffly raises his eyebrows and coaxingly tells her to hold on a little longer, she only wants to ask: What about being wealthy and detached? What about having a strong career ambition and no time for romance? What about being a 007 workaholic who doesn’t even return home?