chamber of detachment

A renowned history professor makes an impossible discovery: a coded manuscript, hidden for centuries in the shadows of medieval Spain. But, in deciphering its contents, he crosses a line that should never have been touched… and is presumed dead in a macabre ritual conducted by a secret society spanning generations. Before disappearing, he sends the manuscript to two people. One of them is Gregory Evans. Unbeknownst to him, Evans is thrust into the center of an ancient conspiracy—a silent war waged in the shadows of humanity. Now, he is not just a mere investigator… he is one of the chosen. Chosen to protect—or destroy—the greatest secret ever hidden by humanity: The Ark of the Covenant. Pursued by unseen enemies and surrounded by allies who may not be who they claim to be, Gregory Evans embarks on a race against time that will take him through ancient codes, forbidden truths, and revelations capable of shaking the foundations of faith, power, and history itself. But there is something even more disturbing… Nothing is as it seems. And in the end, he will discover that the greatest mystery of all... was always a perfectly constructed lie.

I've been published in such publications as Suspense Magazine, Lycan Valley Press, The Fictional Cafe, Drunk Monkeys, Red Fez and others. I've currently self published three novels. I plan to release more shorts and novels. Honestly, I'm just a wisp of smoke gliding across the astral plane, purposely creating thoughtful stories to keep you up at night. All of humanity resides on Saturn’s rings known as Lustrous Utopia I, ruled by the diplomatic High Priestess. The top quadrant of the planet is reserved for prisons, where Titan reigns as the most dangerous of all. After being betrayed by his partner Darius, Lex finds himself sentenced to life on Titan for a crime he didn’t commit. His family life destroyed, never to see his wife or his daughter Halo again. Once you enter the Red Chamber...you will never escape.

For the sake of her family's dying company, Lin Wanmeng was forced to marry Ye Lingxiao, a man in a vegetative state. It was a solo wedding, after which she found that her boyfriend, Shen Yusong, was sleeping with her best friend. She gritted her teeth and decided to use her new status as Mrs. Ye to punish those scum! Throwing herself in front of Ye Lingxiao's, she bawled, "Oh, my husband... Don't worry. I will take care of you so that you recover soon! Sob..." The Ye family sighed. "We've picked the right girl. She just might be Lingxiao's lucky star!" "What a fine child! You will have played the most important role if he recovers!" "Yes, this is the right wife for my son. Shame he's so unfortunate in life!" Although Lin Wanmeng lay motionlessly in bed, he thought then that she was quite the actress, so he pinned her underneath himself and went for it. Later, rumors swirled everywhere that the persistently praised daughter-in-law of the Ye Family was pregnant with a bastard soon after her belly started to bulge. When the Ye family came with a bone to pick, Ye Lingxiao descended upon them, tenderly caressing her belly as he spoke words that left everyone shaking in their boots: "Call my son a bastard again, and I will tear your tongue out." As Shen Yusong saw Lin Wanmeng becoming more reliant on Ye Lingxiao by the day, he broke down and slapped himself across the face. "Oh, Wanmeng! I was wrong! The one I love has always been you! Let's elope! "Really? You're getting gutsier by the day, teasing your aunt now too!" Ye Lingxiao strode towards them and kicked Shen Yusong away before grabbing Lin Wanmeng by the chin and kissing her. She was sobbing as she wrapped her hands around his neck, complaining, "Oh, darling... If you were a second later, you would have lost your wife and son..."

An elderly monk that has spent his entire life in pursuit of enlightenment in modern society is reincarnated into a cultivation world, yet is shocked to find out that he has no spiritual roots. Watch him on his journey of detachment despite all odds. ------------------------------------------- Authors notes: I have always wanted to see a Buddhist cultivation system in a novel but I have never seen one done right, it is always a Taoist system pretending to be Buddhist so I have taken it upon myself to create a completely original and exclusively Buddhist cultivation system Read if this sounds interesting

She was an heiress to an empire that she never wanted to govern. He was a coldhearted man, nursing a broken heart. Both lived their own worlds in darkness. Fate picked up the pen and started scribbling on a piece of paper. It's highly time to make their path cross once again.

"Chen Hua" was forced into marriage with her childhood rival. It couldn't be avoided... her father had ended up in gambling debt to the emperor, and Chen Hua became the payment! Prince "Zhao Yicheng," who is handsome and perfect in every way but has a razor-sharp tongue, was always at odds with Chen Hua. They were like... sworn enemies! Every time they met, they would argue. But it was he who "chose" Chen Hua to marry! On their wedding night, Chen Hua protested, not wanting to share a bed with "Mr. Outie Belly Button." He then challenged her, suggesting they touch each other... if she didn't let out a sound, she would win! And the loser would have to obey the winner's commands! Hmph, she's not scared at all... "For you, if 'it' puffs up, you lose!" The chaos doesn't end there—obstacles in the palace continue to arise. In the end... will the two of them find love and live happily ever after?

Dream of the Red Chamber follows the life of Jia Baoyu, a young man born into a wealthy, declining aristocratic family. Caught between two cousins, Lin Daiyu, a delicate and passionate woman, and Xue Baochai, a composed and practical beauty, Baoyu navigates the complexities of love, family, and fate. Set against a backdrop of decadence and decay, the novel explores themes of destiny, the impermanence of wealth, and the nature of reality, blending romantic drama with philosophical insights and supernatural visions.

The energy. The light. The darkness. The void. From this genesis, the universe unfurled, seemingly endless expanse of stars and planets. That's sound beautiful? Such a white lie, an endless war between the heaven, the red authority, and the monster. Peace was a desperate, fading hope. And the one tasked with restarting it? It's Garret Spencer.

A code meant to vanish with an empire is being quietly executed in the modern world. In 1453, on the eve of Constantinople's fall, Byzantium's last scholars sealed the empire's most dangerous legacy amidst the Sultan's cannon fire—the "Twin Testament." This was no treasure map, but the ultimate formula for forging civilizational symbols into psychic weapons. Five centuries later, the testament's first line was written in blood in the Basilica Cistern of Istanbul. A symbologist was found dead, next to a single heretical symbol drawn in blood—one that fused and simultaneously tore apart the emblems of three great faiths. The sole person of interest, the scholar Aleksandr, found his mind flooded with historical flashes he had never lived: the rustle of purple robes, the sound of lead tubes being sealed, dying breath in a secret chamber. His illness was perfectly reconstructing every detail of the murder scene. As the investigation deepened, a shadow organization calling itself "The Purple Chamber" emerged. Their goal was not to find the testament, but to activate it. In the scorched ruins of a Sarajevo library and the resonance chambers beneath the Danube in Budapest, the clues pieced together a chilling truth: the testament's final chapter was a grand "historical correction." Through algorithms and a global broadcast, The Purple Chamber would, at a precise moment, implant a fabricated 'collective memory' into the screened subconscious of millions—a seed of primal hatred potent enough to redraw the world's civilizational borders. Now, the only key to stopping it is locked within Aleksandr's uncontrollable visions. And the countdown is set to expire during a live, global spectacle. When two competing versions of history are forced to confront each other in front of a watching world— How much of the past you cling to was carefully written for you? Memory is the final battlefield. And history is now approaching its pre-programmed conclusion. --- Who dares to turn the page and verify what is real?

One day Luo Jian woke up from his sleep and found himself in a secret room with the door and windows sealed. A note nailed with a tack on the wall read: "From the secret room within one hour. Escape, otherwise you will be obliterated."