“You should have been executed,” Cassian said, his shadow falling over her as the chains bit into her wrists. His voice was calm, too calm, the kind of calm that hides a knife. “Instead, you sit in my father’s hall as if you belong here.” Lysandra tilted her chin, refusing to look away from the fire in his eyes. “And yet… here I am.” His jaw tightened, his breath brushing against her cheek as he leaned closer. “Defy me again, bastard, and I’ll…” “What?” she cut in, her voice sharp enough to make the guards flinch. “Sneer me to death? Or are you afraid you’ll enjoy the fight?” For a heartbeat, silence. Then the crown prince’s lips curved not with kindness, but with something far more dangerous. “You’ll regret standing tall,” he whispered. Lysandra’s answering smile was pure defiance. “Then I look forward to disappointing you.” —————————————————— Born a bastard. Raised a nobody. Dragged into a palace where every smile hides a knife. Lysandra never asked for the Emperor’s blood in her veins. But when rebellion tears through the empire, her secret heritage is exposed and the throne that should have killed her now hungers for her instead. Caught between a crown prince who would rather see her dead than on his throne, and a rebel general who swore to burn her bloodline to ash, Lysandra must play a deadly game of survival. Every alliance is a trap. Every kiss is a weapon. And the cursed throne that destroyed her family might be the only thing keeping her alive. Will she seize it? Or will it consume her like all who came before?
Jacob died? Or so he thought. One moment, his chest was gripped by searing pain. The next he opened his eyes to a world not his own, in a body shaped by a life he never lived. A chief. A protector. A man named Ikena. Memories flooded his mind some his, some not. Echoes of firelit councils, the weight of decisions, the cries of those left behind. The tribe was on the edge of ruin, abandoned by their own, left only with the weak, the injured, the old and hope that flickered like dying embers. They looked to him. Not Jacob. Ikena. But he remembered Earth. He remembered lessons half-listened to in history class. Glimpses of civilizations rising from dirt and stone. The Neolithic age. Settlements. Society. Words with no magic, but power all the same. He has no system, no prophecy guiding his hand only the burden of borrowed memory and the pressure of desperate eyes. And so he begins to dream. Not of surviving, but of something greater. Of building. Of permanence. Of changing the course of these people’s lives forever. He does not yet know how. But he knows this: They will not wander forever. A world long forgotten may yet be reborn in the hands of a man who doesn’t belong But who now has nowhere else to go.
5
In the quiet hills of Whispering valley‚ where time moves slow and nights hum with the sound of crickets, a seventeen-year-old boy named Imkong ,stumbles upon a name that will forever change his life — Iris. What began as a random friend request on Line, soon became a story written in late-night messages, laughter, and the kind of love that only youth can understand — raw, pure, and terrifyingly real. But love, like seasons, never promises to stay. Life drew them apart — he stayed in Ungma Village, she in Brent knoll— two hearts caught between distance and destiny. And when five long years passed, their worlds had changed, yet one truth remained untouched: he never forgot her. Now, fate gives them one more chance to meet again — not as the boy and girl they once were, but as two souls shaped by heartbreak, growth, and time. In the echoes of the past, Imkong learns that love doesn’t always fade — sometimes it waits, quietly, until you’re ready to face it again. “Some people aren’t just memories… they’re timelines you keep living in, over and over, until you find peace.”
Amaka Eze never planned to look back. As a respected journalist living in Brussels, she built a life far from the shadows of her childhood in Nigeria. But when a mysterious letter arrives—mentioning a secret she thought was buried with her father—everything changes. Her father wasn’t just a historian. He was a man who knew things people wanted forgotten. His death was sudden, suspicious, and left behind questions no one dared to ask. Until now. As Amaka begins to dig into the past, she uncovers a trail of hidden truths, political corruption, and dangerous secrets that stretch across continents. With the help of Dimeji, a trusted friend and investigator, she must decide how far she’s willing to go to uncover the truth—and what she’s willing to lose. This is a story about legacy, love, betrayal, and the cost of lifting the veil on history. If you enjoy mystery, romance, and powerful storytelling rooted in both Nigerian and European culture, The Archivist’s Veil will pull you in and never let go.
In a universe where every choice can alter existence, the paths of heroes, villains, and anti-heroes intertwine in a silent war that spans across galaxies. Kiro, a young man marked by an unexpected sacrifice, becomes the center of a fate not even the gods can fully understand. Beside him, powerful figures battle against bosses whose mere presence destabilizes reality. What truth lies behind the thousand enemies? Who pulls the strings of chaos? In this story, there are no straight paths. Only choices, power… and consequences.
A historian is reincarnated into a mythical Philippines during the Spanish invasion, where magic is real and mythical creatures fight for survival. Cursed with immortality, he must wage a 300-year shadow war from the beaches of Mactan to the mountains of the North, uncovering a conspiracy that goes far beyond conquistadors and friars. He is the nameless sage, the eternal guardian, and he will rewrite history itself.
July 2001. On a dark, stormy night, chaos erupts in the city, but the Aryan family’s mansion remains a haven of joy—until attackers strike. Aryan fights valiantly to protect his wife Aishwarya and their young son Ram, but he falls to a bullet. With her last strength, Aishwarya entrusts Ram to the loyal Vinay, revealing that her son carries a great secret—the legacy of the Kaalachakram. Vinay risks everything to save Ram, leaving behind a trail of danger and sacrifice. Alone and frightened, Ram’s life begins a new, uncertain chapter, shrouded in mystery and destiny. Who will find him? Is Vinay still alive? And what dark fate awaits the last heir of the Kaalachakram?
Drawn into a world of kingdoms, magic, and ancient secrets, Yelena discovers that her voice carries a power far greater than she imagined—and that her father’s past could change the fate of all five kingdoms. Caught between danger, duty, and forbidden romance, Yelena must navigate secrets that could destroy everything she loves… and embrace a destiny she never asked for.
She died a billionaire workaholic in 2025. She was reborn into the gilded cage of 1887 Manila. Ines Alvaro has the perfect cover: the beautiful, idle daughter of a powerful Filipino-Spanish family, destined for a life of parties and polite obedience. But behind the elegant facade lies the cunning mind of a modern CEO and a devastating secret: a magical locket that opens to a warehouse of 21st-century technology and medicine, replenishing itself every day. For years, Ines has played a dangerous double game. By day, she is the refined debutante. In disguise, she is "Iñigo," the brilliant strategist whispering in the ears of powerful men, shaping politics from the shadows. And by night, she is a ghost, a rumored patron of the revolution, using her future resources to aid the fight for freedom. But her carefully built world explodes when a boy she secretly helped is arrested at her own coming-out ball, his life—and her secret— moments from being executed by a Spanish firing squad. Ines must make a choice: stay silent and safe in her gilded world, or step into the light and reveal the power she holds. To save him, she’ll have to betray her identity, becoming a target for the colonial regime she’s been undermining and a beacon of hope for the rebels she’s been supplying. Now, every shipment of antibiotics, every stolen document, every whispered piece of strategy could save a nation—or get her and everyone she loves killed. She has the power to change history, but altering the past might just unravel her future.
Aruna, a young chef with an extraordinary talent for crafting ramen, yearns for a peaceful life. But her world is turned upside down after she accidentally makes a foolish pact with a lazy demon named Zael, all for the sake of a legendary soup recipe. Now, Zael, disguised as a handsome but perpetually complaining waiter, must "help" Aruna run her ramen shop. Every day is an absurd slice-of-life episode, where Aruna must balance customer demands, the chaotic comedy of Zael's antics, and an unexpected romance with a mysterious regular. Yet, each new ingredient they seek triggers a thrilling adventure to the borders of other worlds, forcing them to confront more powerful demons and unravel the secrets behind their contract. This anthology is a tale of ramen, love, and adventure, all stirred up by an absurd pact between a human and a demon.
ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ ᜂᜇᜐ᜔ ᜈ ᜊᜒᜎᜓ A young Filipino archaeologist discovers an ancient yet futuristic artifact hidden in the ruins of a pre-colonial kingdom. The artifact grants her the ability to travel through different timelines - from the early days of the Philippines to dystopian futures - but with a grave rule: she cannot interfere or alter history. One mistake causes ripples that threaten her own existence, and she must find a way to restore balance before her timeline collapses.
She only wanted to survive—fleeing betrayal, hunted by those who once called her family. He never expected to fall in love—a ruler burdened with duty, hiding his heart behind the weight of a crown. When their paths cross by fate, secrets will be tested, loyalties shattered, and love will bloom in the unlikeliest of places. But in a world where betrayal lurks in shadows… will survival be enough?
reincarnated in a parallel earth? what will our resident historian do to succeed in a field where behemoths have failed. John, a history lover from the future finds himself reincarnated into a parallel earth in the 1870's, right as the major European powers are about to begin the scramble of Africa. can his budding company succed in controlling the wealthy but volatile east African lands or is he in way over his head??
kai,is a reclusive archivist tending to his family’s weathered estate, stumbles upon a locked journal buried in his great-great-grandfather’s abandoned house—a clockmaker who vanished in 1897, leaving only a rusted pocket watch frozen at 3:17 AM. The pages brim with the same questions that have haunted kai since childhood: What is life? What is death? What is God? As kai repairs the watch, its hands jolt to life, syncing not with the present, but with the journal’s entries. Each chime unspools a memory: his ancestor kneeling at a dying stranger’s bedside, debating mortality; staring at a storm-battered church steeple, questioning faith; carving gears into wood as if trying to “catch” time itself. kai begins mirroring the clockmaker’s quest—visiting the same graveyard, tracing the same coastal cliffs—only to find his own answers don’t lie in grand epiphanies. Instead, they bloom in small, unscripted moments: the warmth of a stranger’s smile, the creak of the estate’s clock tower aligning with his heartbeat, the way the watch’s hands skip a second when he holds it to his chest. By the end, kai realizes the questions themselves are the thread linking generations. The watch never reveals a single truth—but it teaches him that life’s mysteries aren’t meant to be solved. They’re meant to be carried, one tick at a time, as time itself unfolds the answers.
Today what you are about to experience is not just another story—it is your story. Mine. Ours. A story woven through every breath we take, every star that burns above us, every moment that has ever existed. This is a story about a past so magnificent it defies imagination, a present charged with meaning, and a future that stretches beyond the boundaries of what we dare to dream. Where does such a story begin? At the very beginning. When there was nothing. And where does it end? When there will be nothing once more. From the vast expanse of the heavens to the solid earth beneath our feet, from the blazing stars scattered across infinity to the planets circling in silence, from the relentless march of time to every atom of creation—this is the story of what we call "The Universe." Together, we will embark on a journey. A journey to explore this cosmic masterpiece. Who created it? What secrets lie hidden within its depths? And what of that small, spinning world we call home—what has unfolded upon it? What is yet to come? Our journey begins fourteen billion years ago. But why fourteen billion?