temple of scorn

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A forgotten temple hidden beneath the heart of modern India was never meant to be opened. For years, Aarav Varman lived as a failure — buried in debt, haunted by his father’s mysterious death, and struggling to survive as a disgraced archaeologist. But everything changes the night he discovers an ancient underground shrine sealed for centuries beneath a collapsing temple site. The moment his blood touches the forbidden door, the temple awakens. Symbols begin appearing on his skin. Shadows move where none should exist. Powerful secret organizations start hunting him. And deep beneath the city, something ancient stirs once more. As Aarav uncovers terrifying truths linked to forgotten mantras, hidden relics, and a lost order sworn to guard the Ninth Temple, he realizes the legends were real. The temple was not built to protect humanity. It was built to imprison something. And now… the seal is breaking.

I am posting this novel on RoyalRoad.com as well. Alternative title: 'I Sell Ghosts for a Living in Thailand'. Science can’t explain everything. I didn’t believe in ghosts—until I started selling them for a living. From the shadowed counters of Thailand’s black-market amulet trade, a veteran dealer breaks his silence. This is the uncensored truth behind Thai amulets and Kuman Thong—the forbidden rituals of powerful Arjans, the deadly art of Gong Tau curses, ancient witch gu, and the restless spirits bound into sacred powder and oil. What the temples won’t tell you. What most dealer.

Bored in class, Ivaim suddenly transmigrates into a world plagued with Fractured Realities. A century ago, Reality Masters suddenly arrived— bringing a wave of terror over the planet. Just as the people despaired, they began to discover "Threshold Items" which allowed them to enter the domains of these Reality Masters. They had two options starting from there : One, to become a Reality Walker— a person marked and blessed by a Reality Master, fighting by their side in order to defend against other Reality Masters. Or to become a Reality Ruiner— A person who kills Reality Masters, directly consuming and taking over the powers that they posses! However, to Ivaim, he seemed to have taken on a different path. As he looked towards his own body, he sighed as he realized that he was neither a Reality Walker, nor a Reality Ruiner. —He had somehow become a Reality Master. ... [Volume 1 : The First Fall] (Completed) [Volume 2 : The Temptation] (Ongoing) 10 Golden tickets = Extra Chapter

A remote island on Taihu Lake, with only a few dilapidated rooms in a Daoist temple. A great practitioner travels through time and space, only to find that they lack even the qualification to offer incense.

He offered her revenge. She never expected to fall in love with the enemy. Fresh off a bitter divorce, Edwina Findlay is done being the good wife. Her husband cheated. His family scorned her. Now, she’s done playing nice. Enter Liam Copeland her ex’s dangerously seductive, estranged brother, who offers her a wicked deal: marry him for 12 months and make her ex regret ever letting her go. He promises to transform her into a vixen no man could resist. She just has to say yes. What starts as a game of revenge ignites into something far more dangerous. Their fake marriage blurs into real desire. Liam unlocks Edwina’s wildest cravings and her fiercest strength. He makes her feel wanted. Desired. Powerful. As lust turns into loyalty and hearts get tangled, Edwina must decide: can she let go of her past to fight for a future with a man who was never supposed to be hers?

The Sun has gone mad, scorching the surface and rendering it uninhabitable. Humanity was forced into the guts of the Earth, carving out their little island of light to keep Scorn and Entropy at bay. Elion was one of those humans, living in the city of Mirth—a history student infatuated with the Third Age. Unfortunately, his destiny was never to live a peaceful life among old books and ancient scriptures. Since birth, he was sentenced to become Unlocked: a being capable of transcending what ordinary humans could achieve. But, as my good buddy Uncle Ben once said: “With great power comes great responsibility.” That quote lingers in the divine conflict between the Gods and their primordial enemy—a conflict that, whether he wanted it or not, Elion was thrust into. Spoiler: he didn’t want it. Either way, gods rarely ask for permission. There will be tears. There will be love. And there will be everything in between. So with that, I welcome thee into the dark reality of Scorn—and bid you the greatest of reads.

In my city, the rich don’t go to court. They go to temples. I was a nobody—drowning in debt, watching my mother’s hospital bills pile up like a death sentence—when a man from the Rathore family offered me a “miracle.” One night. One ritual. One marriage. Marry their cold, untouchable heiress in an ancient temple, accept a silent contract, and my family would be saved. I should’ve run. But the moment the priest smeared vermilion on my forehead, the oil lamps went out… and something ancient woke up. [TEMPLE CONTRACT SYSTEM ACTIVATED.] [GROOM OF THE CURSED HEIRESS — CONTRACT SEALED.] [COUNTDOWN: 30 DAYS.] That marriage wasn’t a celebration. It was a funeral waiting to happen. Her uncles wanted her dead so they could split the empire. Her “holy” priest wanted her blood to feed the temple. And the family elders smiled as they pushed me forward like a disposable husband. They thought I was a poor boy they could buy, use, and bury. They were wrong. Because the system doesn’t grant blessings—it grants contracts. Every contract demands a price… and pays back in power: leverage, money, influence, fear. If they want a scapegoat groom, I’ll play the role. I’ll take their dowry. I’ll take their secrets. I’ll take their throne. And when the last bell rings in that temple, the Rathores won’t be deciding my fate anymore—

A new college student, who recently moved to the small town of Yuvakaya, gets caught in a heavy rain and seeks shelter next a book store. Located at the base of a mountain, an interesting set of events there lead him to discover a hidden world larger than he could ever imagine! However, this grand revelation comes at a heavy cost... The misery of loss awaits him as he prepares to face unimaginable dangers to solve an eons-old mystery. Training himself on a long-forgotten mystical art; will he give in to the fear and darkness, or survive the trial by fire to light up his own path?