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Lucas was an orphan, abandoned in a forgotten village—until it was overrun by monsters. Torn from the only home he’d ever known, he was thrust into a brutal world where those who wield magic reign like gods and treat lives like tools. The world offered him no kindness, only misfortune. But when magic awakened within him, Lucas made a choice: he would no longer accept the fate handed to him. No matter the cost, he would defy destiny itself. Even if the world stands against him, he will rise—and overturn it.

Bloodbound Umbra is a dark fantasy series set after the merger of multiple universes into a single world. The narrative centers on Aruno Kurogane, whose struggle against rising cosmic threats forces him to confront his former ruthless self, The Ghost. As gods, knights, and overseers move in secret, the story examines identity, power, and survival in a reality shaped by loss and convergence.

*"Cursed by a betrayed elf, the land of Umbra of Calamyr has spawned monsters that have terrorized the world for centuries. Young apprentice Ryn never expected the Harvest Festival to turn into a blood-soaked nightmare. When a horde of Calami attacks his village, he risks everything to save his friends—and the girl he holds dear. Death, however, is not the end. Awakened through the Rite of Tyra, a ritual that grants forbidden power at the cost of eternal youth, Ryn must now navigate a world of monsters, curses, and power that could save—or destroy—everything he loves. Dark fantasy, blood, magic, and peril await."*

This is part of my old book; The Arks. This story tells of the Mission of the Umbras within the Arks. The Umbras were a race of hostile Dark Mages that had sought refuge on earth. After waiting for their time to strike, the Umbras decided to target the Five Domains on earth. Due to people going missing and Magecraft being involved, Mavislin decided to investigate. Mavislin is a Valkyrie, a Mage that could use various different Elements. But as she investigates further, things get complicated as an old foe comes into the fray...

Lía creía que su mayor talento era convertir el espacio vacío en algo habitable. Que el mundo tenía geometría, lógica, proporciones que podían entenderse si uno las estudiaba con suficiente dedicación. Hasta que las sombras comenzaron a obedecerla. Kael —guardián alfa del clan Umbra Corp, frío como el mármol y letal como el silencio— irrumpe en su vida con una verdad que lo cambia todo: Lía no es una arquitecta que descubrió el mundo sobrenatural. Es el origen de una profecía que dos clanes llevan generaciones intentando controlar. Y Dylan, su mejor amigo desde la infancia, el hombre más luminoso que ha conocido, lleva años mirándola con los ojos del alfa rival que siempre fue. Atrapada entre quien la protege y quien la conoce, entre el clan que la reclama y el que la codicia, Lía deberá elegir qué hace con un poder que no pidió —antes de que alguien más decida por ella. En una ciudad donde la luz y la oscuridad negocian en silencio, no hay inocentes. Solo sobrevivientes.

An eight year old comes face to face with a world wide apocalypse, watch how he survives after being forced to kill his own mother who was turned into a monster, and looking at his only true friend die in front of his eyes, the journey of an eight year old to survive the apocalypse

I placed myself into my own novel, and now the world I once wrote is trying to erase me. I walk through the Human Realm as Kaeru, crossing roads I designed, entering kingdoms I once imagined, and standing before ruins, towers, and people that were never supposed to feel this real. What should have been a story has become lived reality, and every step I take drags me deeper into a world that no longer obeys me simply because I created it. Because creation was never the same as belonging. The Human Realm stretches before me as both invitation and warning. My journey through it is filled with things I cannot yet explain without saying too much—meetings that will matter later, places that should have been ordinary but are not, and scattered pieces I keep gathering for a future even I know will demand them. None of it is random. None of it is meaningless. Somewhere down the line, every fragment will become necessary. And yet, the more I move forward, the more the world itself begins to turn. The Law of Aion is not a rule, nor some distant force of morality or justice. It is the weight of continuity. The pressure of meaning. The truth that existence, no matter how much it changes, must still be able to trace itself. And around me, that truth is shifting. Quietly. Relentlessly. Reality bends in small ways first—through timing, through people, through events that feel almost right until I notice the shape of what is being altered. It is trying to make sense of me by leaving less room for me to exist. Something in this world knows that I do not align with the path that led everything here. My presence strains against the shape of what should be. So the Law moves—not to destroy me outright, but to rearrange the story around me until I can no longer remain inside it as I am. But I keep moving. I keep gathering what I need. I keep walking toward answers I may not want. And behind all of it, beyond every silence and every shift in the world, there is Kaediel. Close enough to haunt my thoughts. Distant enough to remain unclear. Whether he is another self, a witness, or something far beyond either, his presence lingers like a shadow cast by a truth I have not yet reached. This world remembers its own meaning. And if I cannot prove mine before the story closes around me, then one day the path that created everything will continue on— as if I was never part of it at all.

In the heart of Benin City, Zara Voss has spent her entire life running—from a past she cannot remember and a fear she cannot explain. But when shadows begin to hunt her in the dead of night, she discovers a terrifying truth: she is the last heir of a forbidden bloodline with the power to command darkness. As her abilities awaken, Zara is thrown into a hidden world known as the Veil—a realm where ancient forces, secret orders, and deadly creatures exist beyond human sight. Hunted by a ruthless organization sworn to eliminate her kind, she finds herself face-to-face with Kai Draven, a cold and dangerous hunter sent to kill her. But something goes wrong. Instead of ending her life, he hesitates. As enemies turn into uneasy allies, buried secrets begin to surface, revealing that Zara is more than just a survivor—she is the key to awakening a long-forgotten entity known as the Night Sovereign. And the deeper she dives into her power, the more she begins to lose herself to it. In a world where shadows obey her… one question remains: Is Zara Voss the savior of her world—or its destruction?

En una ciudad donde la luz se volvió poder y la sombra es condena, existe un límite invisible que nadie debería cruzar. Pero alguien debe vigilarlo. Los Guardianes del Umbral no son héroes tradicionales. Son fragmentos rotos que aprendieron a resistir, portadores de habilidades que nacen del sacrificio, de vínculos forjados en el peligro y de decisiones que nunca son blancas o negras. Cuando fuerzas antiguas comienzan a moverse y el equilibrio amenaza con romperse, cada elección tendrá un precio. Porque proteger el umbral significa estar dispuesto a perderlo todo.

Bai Su, who transmigrated into a book set in the interstellar Beast World, has only one interest: making delicious food at the orphanage, raising children, and enjoying her hard-won new life. Future's great villains? The cubs are all super well-behaved in front of her! The Federation Leader comes to freeload a meal, and his disability is cured! The business emperor comes to freeload a meal, and his infertility is solved! The obese little female gets thinner the more she eats, gradually growing into the number one beauty of the Beast World. She also attracts the number one genius doctor of the interstellar era and the interstellar great captain. The villainous cubs, driving warships and controlling ten thousand beasts: "If you want to get close to our Mom, you'll have to withstand our cannon fire first!" The Federation Leader laughs in anger: "You dare to bomb my armory? Courting death!" The gloomy and bloodthirsty emperor: "A bunch of little trash! You think I'm afraid of you?" The doctor's face turns ashen: "Either give back my research results, or die!" The interstellar great captain dangerously shoulders a Barrett: "I see you're all dying to get locked up." Bai Su smiles and peeks her head out, holding a gleaming kitchen knife: "Time to eat! What are you all doing?" The big shots and the little villains, harmoniously putting their arms around each other's shoulders in a picture of fatherly love and filial piety: "Coming~~"