astarion graveyard scene

This world has always been ordinary. Ancient myths and whispers through campfire tales, was never real. Only a reflection of longing, fear, and wonder passed down through generations. In truth, the world moved forward untouched by the supernatural, devoid of mystery. Belief, however, lingers. It settles quietly in forgotten corners of the mind, dormant in fiction and ritual, waiting for a spark. Stories may press against the edges of reality, but they are never capable of crossing it. For generations, the boundary has held firm—until now. As inexplicable events ripple across society—subtle at first, then undeniable—the world begins to bend. Old stories reemerge with new weight. Monsters once trapped in myth are glimpsed in alleyways. Symbols gain power. And every lie told with conviction becomes harder to distinguish from truth. The world is changing. And no one—not the skeptics, not the authorities, not even those who set it in motion—can stop it.

Leslie began her writing career as a stay-at-home-mom. Her life-long love for reading lead to reviewing books for Goodreads, Amazon and Jillian Dodd's Author Blog. Leslie is also the cofounder of The Indie Bookshelf, which hosts yearly author signings, primarily in the Dallas/FT Worth area. When she is not writing, you will find her lunching with friends, sipping a cup of joe, binging on Netflix or working on a home DIY project. Leslie lives in Texas with her husband, teenage son and daughter, and two very silly pugs. He lifted his eyes to me. I was instantly captivated. He was sheer beauty in his black, hooded cloak. Was he real or just my imagination? It didn't matter. I had to know the mysterious man shrouded in darkness...

At Grimsley Town... A new part-timer who doesn't believe in ghosts and three long-term part-time employees who are used to seeing paranormal events team up to unravel the mysteries of the convenience store they're working at.

After going to a graveyard John picks a fight that causes him to fight simply to survive as the Legendary Broly takes on the challenge but can anyone stop the brute? Or will everyone die at the hands of the legendary Broly?

Synopsis: The Graveyard Gatekeeper By Night Devil. Elias Vance, a cynical 28-year-old former graduate student seeking anonymity, inherits the sprawling, perpetually fog-shrouded Whispering Pines Cemetery in Oakhaven, Maine. He soon discovers this is no ordinary burial ground: it is a high-stakes Anchor Point, a naturally occurring weak spot in reality called The Veil that separates the living world from The Gloom, a terrifying shadow dimension of malicious entities known as Echoes. Elias isn't just a manager; he is the last in a line of supernatural guardians known as the Gatekeepers. His grandfather left him the tools of the trade: * The Ledger of Lost Souls: A mysterious spellbook containing the bindings and rituals required to keep the dead quiet and prevent Echoes from possessing fresh bodies. * The Silver-Inlaid Watch: An ancient artifact that allows Elias to hear the structural cracks in The Veil, alerting him to impending breaches. * Lila: The silent, watchful ghost of a child bound to the grounds, who acts as his unsettling guide. When the binding on a recently buried grave is deliberately broken, allowing a powerful Echo to escape, Elias realizes the threat isn't just supernatural—it's coordinated. Someone knows the cemetery's secrets and is actively helping the horrors of The Gloom break free. Now, caught between maintaining his dangerous post, deciphering his grandfather's perilous secrets, and evading the clandestine organization sworn to control the Veil (even if it means destroying the cemetery), Elias must fight to contain an interdimensional war. If he fails to maintain the balance, the Veil will collapse, and the existential dread of The Gloom will consume the world of the living. His quiet life is over. The war for the boundary has just begun.

They say houses can hold a lot of secrets, the only way those secrets get revealed is if you're brave enough to open the door. Paige and her group of friends decide to buy a house together, they settle on an older looking home that would need a lot of work. They were living the dream, until that dream turned into a nightmare. Enter to the stage, John Rickman. A huge drug lord who had been hiding his money in the older looking home, who doesn't take too kindly to discover all his money missing. The group have to go on the run to save their lives, but trouble somehow always follows. They settle down in an off the grid type of village, where they were about to learn why it was so off the grid. Lies, murder and pain consume the village they thought would be safe. Forcing the friends to make decisions they would regret for the rest of their lives. They wanted a fresh start, but it was far from the start they were expecting.

What happens to heroes after they die. For a few days, people weep for there fallen heros. But after a short time, everyone collectively shaking it off and moves on with their lives, dropping any feeling towards them. But someone has to care, right? Someone needs to fight against what's killing these adventuring heros. How are so many dying and so fast? What has happened? Join in and watch as a lowly old gravedigger take up the fallen heros weapons on a quest to find vengeance for the poor young heros, and fight for revenge for their poor souls. But is our old gravedigger ready for the dark world that surrounds him, who knows? As the legends of the past fill him with strength to fight into the unknown! (I am doing a rewriting it while writing it... I will a publish the rewrite hopefully after finishing the first arc...)

Qin Feng was transmigrated to a parallel world and became a cop. He had activated the Super Detective System and could replicate any scene in his head down to the minor detail. His first case was the murder and decapitation of a wife. He slowly piled up an impressive resume, and whenever he solved a case, he would be rewarded by the system. God-tier: Close Quarter Combat God-tier: Gun Mastery God-tier: Hermes Feet “I’m the crime’s kryptonite, the natural enemy of murderers, and the protector of people!” announced Qin Feng.

As a struggling, broke, orphaned college student, Lilly needed all the funds she could get to survive. Lilly jumped at the chance when she found an offer online to work as a grave cleaner and companion for the dead at the local cemetery that paid enough to cover one month's rent just for one night of work. However, on her first night there, she realized she might have bitten off more than she could chew. So much for being a 'companion for the dead'. The man who sat on top of the tombstone looked very much alive! And he looked very much like the person who should be buried six feet under!

George Dickman is a perfectly normal person. Well, he would be perfectly normal if he didn't turn any living to dust with a mere touch. He decided to run away when he got beef with his father who seemed to hate him since birth. Four days later, he became homeless and that’s when he crossed paths with Diego—a graveyard resident. Danger lurks on the adventure he was gonna take with his newly found companion: pirates; warlocks and witches; undeads and assassins; and so much more. The first step to doing all these is to acquire a graveyard residency which is by no means an easy task. And in the process of doing so, he found himself tied to an altar made of disgusting stuff, about to be sacrificed to the dark powers by a cult of the ancient tomb. A first work of Riley_23.