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My Second story, isn't tied to X: Reforge. Ok i officially stop this story :p

Serena Serenity, heiress of the luxurious Serenity Hotel, is forced into a loveless marriage with the cold and powerful Eiser Grayon to save her family's crumbling empire. But when her loyal bodyguard, Frederick, stirs feelings she shouldn't have, Serena finds herself trapped between duty, desire, and deception. A tale of power, passion, and forbidden love-where every choice comes with a price. Title: Serena (Korean: 세레나) Author/Artist: Ina Genre: Drama / Romance with historical & power-struggle elements Setting: Fictional kingdom of Meuracevia (capital city: Wellenberg) around the turn of the 19th century. Premise: The heir of a once-powerful hotel empire must marry for business to save her legacy, and complications (emotional, political, personal) follow.

Gems, spices, gold! Adventure, battles, freedom! The Age of Exploration has arrived! Rob the Pope's throne, engage in PvP with the invincible Spanish fleet, treasure, power, abilities, fame... everything belongs to Barbarossa Halledeen, the man truly worthy of the title of "Pirate King" in history. This is the best of times: the Age of Exploration, the New World, technology, art, gold, maritime supremacy. This is also the worst of times: pirates, the Papal States, witches, the Black Death, inquisitorial trials. A romantic saga of blood and fire, a concerto of light and darkness, this is—the Age of Exploration. A mysterious young man wielding a giant scythe brings forth a storm of blood and chaos, and the Pirate Emperor's black flag and curved blade dominate the Mediterranean. From the moment Nick and Halledeen meet, a legendary era of a pirate ruling the world unfolds. Born in the wilderness, an emperor among blue-blooded nobles, a twisted ship's doctor, a loyal knight... the dark flowers that bloom in the foul soil gather on the Sea Serpent. A magnificent canvas of the 16th-century Age of Exploration unfolds before your eyes. What are you waiting for? Sea Serpent is about to set sail, so quickly buy your tickets and board—no waiting after the deadline!

Three boys live in an apartment and finds supernatural things happening with them selves and trap into it.

The witchy world is full of secrets, blood, and curses. Anna Black-Saintwood is a killer, the heiress of a great family, a warrior whose blades leave only death behind. The bloody oath she took to her dying father requires her to do one thing - kill Vladislav Coldwane. But what if the hunt for him turns out to be more than just a duty, but something more? Conspiracies, clans, vampires, werewolves - in a world ruled by witches, death is on their heels, and the past hides secrets that can turn destinies upside down. Will Anna remain faithful to her oath, or... is fate preparing a different path?

In a cold, tense night marked by desperation and danger, Chris finds himself caught in a harrowing escape alongside his parents, Jake, and his mother, who is carrying a secret pregnancy. As police sirens close in, a violent confrontation ensues, culminating in Chris taking a fall to protect his mother and unborn sibling. Severely wounded and fading, he faces the painful sacrifice of potentially never witnessing his sibling’s birth. In the liminal space between life and death, Chris is confronted by a majestic winged being who judges his soul and reveals unsettling truths that challenge everything Chris believed about his family. Defying fate, Chris plunges back to the mortal realm but awakens not as himself, but reborn in a strange, infantile form under the care of unfamiliar yet strangely comforting figures speaking a foreign tongue. Struggling with loss, identity, and the mysteries surrounding his existence, Chris embarks on a surreal journey of rediscovery and hope amidst the unknown.

En un mundo devastado por monstruos y gobernado por el caos, **Sarani**, una joven marcada por la tragedia, ha perdido todo lo que amaba. Su aldea fue arrasada por criaturas grotescas, y sus padres fueron devorados frente a sus ojos. Con el corazón lleno de odio y una sed de venganza que la consume, Sarani es rescatada por **Darius**, un maestro espadachín legendario cuyo pasado está tan lleno de cicatrices como el suyo. Darius, un hombre frío y severo, ve en Sarani algo más que una víctima: ve a una guerrera en ciernes. Acepta entrenarla, pero no será un camino fácil. El entrenamiento de un espadachín es brutal, tanto física como mentalmente, y Sarani deberá enfrentar no solo a los monstruos que acechan en las sombras, sino también a los demonios que lleva dentro. Juntos, maestro y aprendiz, emprenderán un viaje a través de un mundo lleno de peligros, donde las Bestias del Fin, seres de poder inimaginable, amenazan con destruir todo a su paso. En su camino, descubrirán secretos antiguos, se enfrentarán a enemigos mortales y forjarán un vínculo que los unirá más allá de la sangre y el honor. Pero el camino del espadachín no es solo un camino de espadas y batallas. Es un camino de sacrificio, redención y equilibrio. Sarani deberá decidir si su sed de venganza la consumirá o si encontrará una razón más profunda para blandir su espada. Y Darius, un hombre que ha perdido tanto como ella, deberá enfrentar su propio pasado para guiar a su aprendiz hacia un futuro incierto. **"Saren"** es una historia épica de supervivencia, traición y redención, donde el filo de la espada es tan afilado como las decisiones que separan la luz de la oscuridad. ¿Podrán Sarani y Darius encontrar el equilibrio en un mundo al borde del abismo, o serán consumidos por las sombras que los persiguen?

The first time Ji Huan was to be married, the groom died just as her bridal sedan chair arrived at his door. The second time Ji Huan was to be married, the groom was struck by lightning just as the auspicious hour arrived. Having been 'returned' twice, her ominous reputation spread throughout the surrounding villages, and it seemed she would be left on her family's hands. Her grandmother, who favored boys over girls, slapped her thighs and wailed, "What sins did I commit in my past life, that you can't even be sold for a single tael of silver!" Ji Huan: "...You might not believe this, but I'm destined for great fortune in the future." Yikes! There's a rule that "those who are unmarried by the age of seventeen will be assigned a husband by an official"? Not to worry, not to worry, I'll just find a fake husband to deal with it. That vagrant at the village entrance... if he cleans up, he's actually quite presentable. It'll be him!

Stella Sterling, born into wealth, had always followed the rules. Jaded by the hypocrisy of high society, she suddenly had a whim one day to have an ordinary romance. Thus, a fabricated rumor that Stella Sterling had spent a fortune to hire a Matchmaker from a dating site to find her a partner quickly spread through her circles. Those on good terms with her teased and watched the fun. Those on bad terms with her waited to see her become a joke. Later, an employee from the dating website revealed, "The company was acquired with an investment from a Vicenzan tycoon, and the profile of a certain female member with the surname Sterling was hidden overnight." The public speculated wildly about the identities of the Vicenzan tycoon and the female member with the surname Sterling. - Later on, a candid street photo that was accidentally captured went viral. In the dense night of The Spire on Vesper Island— Beside a Benz, a handsome, composed, and dignified man lifted a striking beauty in a red dress with one arm, pressing her against the car door and lowering his head for a deep kiss. In the faint light and shadow, the woman's flowing hair was swept by the wind, wrapping around the man's finger, which wore a pinky ring. Like a footnote to a romance, and even more like a vintage film frame etched into the axis of time. Someone immediately dug up the man's identity based on clues from the photo. The eldest son of Vicenza's Rhodes Family—low-profile and inscrutable, cold and untamable, and also the powerful contemporary authority of The Vesper Circle. And the alluring, glamorous belle by his side was none other than Stella Sterling. When the street photo spread to the mainland, everyone excitedly exclaimed: "The case is solved, the case is solved—"

"You should get up from where you fell down. Wifey, don't you want to hold your head high and show off in front of them in this life?" the man whispered close to the woman's ear, his tone full of temptation. "Are you really that kind?" The woman took a wary step back, completely unwilling to fall for it: "Those people aren't just anybody. Aren't they your dearest parents and siblings?" "Wifey, I am clear on who is close to me and who is distant. From now on, you and the children are the ones dearest to me." A pained look flashed in the man's eyes; it took him a lifetime and a painful price to finally understand—if he himself doesn't know how to fiercely protect his own wife and children, how can he expect others to hold them in any regard? This is actually a story where both the male and female leads are reborn, one after the other, and the male lead, after learning from his painful experience, ultimately undergoes a Cultivation to become a "loyal dog." With a spatial dimension and a superpower, see how Gu Nuan Nuan brings her mother along for a magnificent reversal in this life!