a council divided

Across the Border: United by Truth Divided by Fate For years, the nations of Ardinia and Ravaryn have lived with distrust between them. A history of conflict has created a border not only between lands, but between the hearts of the people who live within them. Eliana Hart has always dreamed of a future beyond the limits of her small town. When she earns a scholarship to the prestigious International Academy, she believes she has finally taken the first step toward changing her life and helping her family. But the academy introduces her to a world far more complicated than she imagined. Among the students she meets is Adrian Vale, a talented young man from Ravaryn — the very nation she was taught to distrust. Their first meeting is filled with hesitation and prejudice, but a shared assignment forces them to work together. As they uncover secrets hidden beneath years of rivalry, Eliana and Adrian begin to question the stories they were taught to believe. What started as a simple partnership becomes a journey that will challenge their loyalties, reshape their friendships, and reveal truths powerful enough to change the fate of nations. Beyond the borders that separate them lies a forgotten history, a world of lost knowledge, and a mystery waiting to be uncovered. Can two people from opposing sides unite a world divided by fear? Or will the secrets of the past destroy the future they are fighting to build? One truth. One choice. One destiny.

Steffi Zoe Rodriguez never expected to catch her lover cheating with her best friend. After discovering their betrayal, Steffi is suddenly proposed to by a handsome billionaire, Bill Davin Miller. Despite her doubts about Bill's sincerity, Steffi accepts the proposal to avoid being left in grief. After they are married, Steffi learns to love Bill, but soon finds out that he still has feelings for his ex-girlfriend, Abbie Kathleen. Steffi realizes that Bill only married her as a means of escape. Feeling angry and betrayed, Steffi demands a divorce and walks away from the marriage. "If you never really loved me, you should never have married me!" she tells Bill. Although he cares about Abbie, Bill begins to realize that he loves Steffi more and regrets losing her. However, when Steffi leaves him, he can't just abandon Abbie. Steffi, unaware that she is pregnant, closes herself off from Bill and moves on with her life. Will Bill fight for Steffi once he finds out she's pregnant with his child? Or will he choose to stay with Abbie? Only time will tell. #story by me Art by pinterest

Crown Prince Rain Vale an heir only by title—never by heart. In the kingdom of Silverreach, omegas are meant to serve, not rule. Yet I was born the son of the consort and declared heir at birth, shattering centuries of tradition and igniting hatred in the hearts of my seven alpha brothers. To them, I am not a prince… but the moon's greatest mistake waiting to be corrected. My coming-of-age Howling Ceremony was meant to fix that mistake. A political spectacle designed to bind me to a powerful alpha and quietly strip me of power, ensuring Silverreach returns to its “proper” order. But the Moon has always loved cruel jokes. Instead of a conquering warlord, noble king, or domineering alpha, the bond binds to Caelan Moonfang—the fallen alpha of the Moonfang pack, a crippled Enigma. To my father, the match is an insult. To Caelan’s brother, it is humiliation. To the world, it is proof the Moon has lost its mind. But I knelt anyway and claimed him. Because I, Rain Vale, have never been obedient. And if the kingdoms see a mistake… I will become their worst.

In a world shattered by an ancient disaster, humans rule, and beasts are enslaved. Humanity dominates through mana and matrices, refined into rigid systems that determine status, survival, and worth. Beasts exist beneath them, bound by collars and chains, their strength reduced to mere raw Instinct and obedience. Two races. Two paths. One order that was forcefully imposed. Until something began to change. A hundred years ago, a meteor tore through the sky, carrying a dragon’s roar and a destiny that did not belong to this world. What fell from the skies that day wasn’t whole, and what survived was never meant to remain divided. A human child was born in one of the most oppressed corners of the world. But something inside him was wrong. His instincts pushed him to act when others hesitated. Power around him faltered in unfamiliar ways. Neither the human Matrix nor the beast Instinct fully accepted him, as if something essential within him had been displaced rather than lost. As he grew, he was drawn toward Scars, places where the world itself has been wounded, and to the echoes that feel distant, yet intimately his own. Each step forward brought more fragments of understanding, never enough on their own, always pointing elsewhere. Every advance forced a choice: to submit, to break, or to become something the world couldn’t classify. This is a story of survival in a world built on hierarchy. Of power born from failure rather than perfection. And of an identity that was shaped by absence as much as presence. In a world that enslaves beasts and controls humans, something divided has begun to move. And when what was scattered starts to return, this world will no longer be enough. ================================== Discord: https://discord.gg/3q2GJdk27D

When gods wage war, it is mankind that bleeds. Long ago, the heavens were torn apart by a rebellion led by one of the Supreme Gods. His army-the Dragon Gods-nearly conquered creation before the All Father sealed them away. But from that war rose a survivor: Pluto, the God of Wealth turned betrayer of heaven, who vowed to create his own Dragon Gods and destroy the divine order. Centuries later, Pluto descends to Earth and corrupts the hearts of men, igniting a war among the Three Great Powers. Amid the ashes, the Dynasty of Menssai falls-its king and heir slain in a tragedy that shatters the world. The surviving prince, Jace von Menssai, accepts Pluto's offer of revenge and is reborn as a Demi-God, destined to rule humanity in his master's name. But the gods will not sit idle. They bring back Jace's fallen brother, Jericho, as a Sub-God, carrying the blesses of all six gods, he is the very first of any god class to have more than 2 blesses - humanity's last hope against Pluto's rising dominion. Now, two brothers stand on opposite sides of fate: one born of wrath, the other of redemption. The world trembles as heaven and hell prepare for their final reckoning.

The world was torn apart by a war nobody even remembers. Gods versus mortals. Henry is all that's left of two sides that hated each other, and he carries their curse. In the sunlight, he's a young man with white hair, trying to do the right thing, wrestling with a power that feels alien to him. But when the sun sets, he becomes something else entirely: a violent, black-haired entity that revels in destruction. The real kicker? He's immortal. He was raised by Joseph, a veteran who gave up his own soul to guard the prison inside Henry's mind. Now, Henry is on a quest to find his purpose. That path takes a sharp turn when, after a brutal encounter, he mistakenly unleashes Tsukuyomi—the gorgeous, moody, and lethal Moon Goddess. The very same deity who doomed him from the start.

When Sanaya Johnson joined ReefWood Inc. as the CEO, Lancelin Eustein’s Personal Secretary, little did she know that her life was about to change forever. As a Scribt, a human with knowledge of the immortal world, she had to constantly balance her two worlds while keeping the immortal world a secret from her near and dear ones. But trouble arises when Lancelin himself takes an interest in Sanaya, a liking that threatens to shatter her hold on reality. Lancelin has lived for centuries amongst humans but no one has ever tempted him as his little Secretary does without even trying. He is determined to win her over at any cost, just to get a taste of the forbidden fruit. But Sanaya has had her heart broken once and she finds it near impossible to trust another man, especially an Incubus who is to be the future Incubus King. But just when the two of them start to fall for each other, the past comes to haunt them in the most unexpected of ways. And with Lancelin’s coronation on the way, will he be able to keep Sanaya by his side when the entire world wants to tear them apart?

The Emperor is death. The Empire broken. The seven children of the emperor have a long and perilous task, if they wish to revive the empire. There are many who do not wish to see the Empire rise again, and would do anything in their power to ensure it, and by any means necessary. I'm also publishing this story at Royal Road

[Dropped ] Haruto Hasegawa is a completely ordinary second-year transfer student at Seimei Academy whose only goal is to fly under the radar and pass algebra. He doesn’t have a magical cheat code, an overpowered fantasy system, or a grand destiny. But his quiet school life shatters into a million pieces on his very first week when he tries to open a jammed door to the student council room. The door gives way, Haruto trips, and he accidentally crashes flat on top of Miyu Shizukuishi—the academy’s notoriously strict, untouchable, and flawlessly perfect Student Council President. Worse yet, his hands land exactly where they shouldn’t, causing a legendary wardrobe malfunction that leaves the icy president completely radioactive with embarrassment. To protect her pristine disciplinary reputation from a campus scandal, Miyu forces Haruto into absolute secrecy and drafts him as her personal, forced student council assistant. Haruto expects a brutal punishment from a tyrant. Instead, he begins to find himself constantly locked in tight spaces with her—from hiding cramped under a desk to tumbling between isolated library bookshelves. With every hilarious, skin-ship accident that occurs, Haruto discovers a shocking truth: beneath her terrifying, icy exterior, the perfect president is actually an incredibly flustered, vulnerable, and deeply caring total softie who cooks him cute lunches and gets clumsy when nervous. Can Haruto’s heart survive the absolute minefield of daily assistant duties? Or will his clumsy hands accidentally trigger a full-blown campus romance before the school festival arrives?

After concluding her college education, Leona Nightshade returns to her hometown, West Grove, in time for her rigorous training to become Alpha of the Moonshadows. Her path crosses with Lucas Bloodclaw—the heir of a rival pack and a sworn enemy to her people. Sparks ignite between the two, throwing their beliefs into disarray as they try to grasp onto their separate realities while struggling with emerging emotions. When a new enemy born of ancient evil surfaces from the heart of the town, threatening to destroy everything they know and love, Leona and Lucas must find a way to make their respective clans overlook generations of conflict and work together, or risk losing everything.