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Souls of the Damned

Souls of the Damned

Many aeons ago, in a land filled with riches and abundance, where peace reigned unhindered by anything, lived a kind called A'Khina. The realm was painted with lush greenery, its meadows were filled with blooming colours, and its sun was just warm enough so everything could grow and thrive. Seasons changed, and a new ruler rose, determined to bring change into the realm and show her people that there was so much that they hadn't seen or experienced. She broke the sacred law that had kept her kind safe for such a long time and allowed for the very first entry into their realm to one other kind. One man from a realm filled with abundance brought with him sparkling stones and precious metals, which began to ornate the Queen's Palace and the homes of the A'khina. The man was a merchant, one of the lowest of his guild, and his name was N'gatarkan. Time passed, and the man was allowed entry once every season to bring in his precious stones in exchange for grains and food. He slowly began to earn their trust, and with each visit, he found out more about the realm, and the more found he began coveting the power that made that realm so special. Many seasons passed, and he began planning and scheming an uprise and taking the power that he wanted for himself, and with it, the demise of an entire kind began, and he became the first of his kind. Aeons passed once more, and peace reigned in the realm until one day, the power he had coveted for himself, others wanted it just like he did. And a silent war began between what they called the First One and the powerful entities that desired to wield that power. To save his people and himself, he returned to his roots and bargained his precious life and the power he held in exchange for the safety of his kind, the sithrians. Until one day, when a girl was born unlike any other of her kind, with her white hair and sparkling emerald green eyes that held the promise of change but also led to her kind's demise once more. And thus our story begins.....
Fantasy
475 Chs
Cursed Bride Of The Damned Vampire King

Cursed Bride Of The Damned Vampire King

"I can't be your meal..." Jacquelyn pleaded, trying to reason with the man who was supposedly her husband. His grin widened, curling into a mischievous smile, revealing his razor-sharp fangs. "And why is that?" he asked. Jacquelyn knew she had to use her brain with this one. "I am your wife... you can't eat me," she said, hoping to appeal to whatever humanity was left in him. "Makes it even better," was his cold response. Jacquelyn's legs trembled; she couldn't think of any culture or tradition where it was acceptable for a husband to eat his own wife. "And...." "And?" He prompted, with an encouraging sweet smile. "And I'm wet..." -------- Long, long ago, when Creatures of the Night ruled supreme and stood at the top of the food chain, a princess, Jacquelyn Avignon lived in the isolated part of the palace. Away from humans and even her own family. Cursed, they said. Queen killer, they called her. Bad omen, they crowned her. Until she was sent to be the bride of the Vampire King. A vampire king who enjoys his own peace and twisted sense of humor. Living life as the supreme sovereign, finds a princess who knows nothing about his supremacy at his doorstep, claiming to be his little wife. What happens when a cursed princess, afraid of blood, desperate to be with her family and to be loved back, crashes into the peaceful world of a vampire king? Her first target, turn her husband into a vegetarian. What about when Jacquelyn realizes that the world around her is more than just sunshine and good sleep but that hell is empty and the devils are here... in human form? She has to watch her back! For fans of; Forbidden love, dark fantasy, ancient curses and prophecy, strong willed and resilient female leads, grey men, dark humor, betrayals, marked mates, and star-crossed love, this book is for you. Other works by the same author: 1. Kitanna (Completed) 2. A Royal Mismatch: The Trouble With Prince Charming (Spin-off of Kitanna, Completed) 3. The Hitman's Sunshine (Completed)
Fantasy
340 Chs
The Dread of Damned

The Dread of Damned

After seventy years of an unremarkable, mortal existence, Ethan dies,. Only to awaken reborn as Caelan Aestherisin, the young master of House Aestherisin, the most secretive and feared of the Five Nocturnal Houses. From the shadows, these ancient bloodlines rule the world through vast vampire legions, unseen yet absolute. Thrust into a realm of aristocratic monsters and eternal conspiracies, Caelan must adapt to life as a Nocturnal, royal vampires gifted with bizarre powers, bound by ruthless traditions, and entangled in dangerous, seductive politics where loyalty is fragile and ambition is lethal. Power is currency, dominance is survival, and morality is a relic of mortal weakness. As Caelan embraces his new nature, he begins a ruthless ascent. Nobles, mortals, and immortals alike fall under his influence as he builds a growing harem of devote beauties, bound to him through obsession, pain, pleasure, and absolute authority. In this world, intimacy is not weakness but control, and indulgence is a declaration of supremacy. Freed from death, judgment, and human morality, Caelan sinks deeper into a life of excess and domination. Power corrupts, pleasure amplifies it, and restraint becomes meaningless when the world itself bends to his will. His rise will not merely avert the world’s impending damnation, it will bring upon a new ring of absolute order, where Nocturnals, vampires, and humans are united under a single, unchallenged dominion. The age of shadows is ending. An age of domination is over the horizon. Warning: This story contains explicit adult themes, including violence, gore, and disturbing content (incest, and more). Reader discretion is advised. Schedule: New chapter = Monday and Wednesday. New chapter everyday on Patreon with exclusive character and chapter arts and bonus chapters PATREON LINK: https://www.patreon.com/c/brekker/posts Only awaken as Caelan Aestherisin, the young master of the House Aestherisin. The most mysterious of five Nocturnal Houses that rule the world from shadow with their vampire armies. He has to come to terms with his new reality as a Nocturnal, who are royal vampires with strange abilities and even stranger interpersonal Relations. Follow him on his journey to dominate the royals and mundane alike, creates his Harem and tame beauties, corrupted by absolute power and dominion in his hands, unhinged from absolute power and pleasure, free from death, scrutiny and humane morals. For his arrival won't just save the world from its impending doom, it will give rise to the new absolute power for nocturnals, vampires and humans alike.
Fantasy
172 Chs
Photographs of lines
Lines were the key elements of visual images in photography and the basic elements of modeling in works of art. In architectural photography, photographer Nina PAPIOREK was sensitive to capturing the lines in urban buildings. She used lines such as horizontal lines, diagonal lines, perspective lines, guide lines, radiation lines, spiral lines, and S-shaped lines to guide the audience's attention to the visual focus. There were also photos with lines as the theme in issue 242 of " Excellent Works ". For example, the photos taken by the iPhone 13 Pro Max when driving out of the garage formed a pattern between the vertical and horizontal. The photography team of the micro-journal used "lines" as the theme of their work. The members of the team recorded the beauty of all kinds of lines, including simple, abstract, complicated and other different styles of lines, showing that lines were everywhere in life. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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2026-07-01 12:39
The Queen of Photographs
The Queen of Pictures In life, there were some people who had an unusual love and obsession for photography. They could be called the "Queen of Photographs" or "King of Photographs." My mother was such a photo-taking expert. I remember going to the beach once. It was a good opportunity for me to pick up shells and crabs on the beach. However, her mother was completely immersed in the passion of taking photos. When a crab crawled over, I was about to catch it when my mother shouted,"Li Jianan, come and take a photo!" I could only look at the crab reluctantly and rush over. Her mother was like a director." Come, let's jump up and let your uncle take a photo. It must be great!" I was worried that my clothes would get wet, but I did it under my mother's insistence. With a crack, my skirt was soaked by the sea water. While my mother was admiring the photos, I sneaked away to pick up the shells. However, after a while, my mother started her photo journey again. She pulled us along to act out the "mother-daughter happy" and take "family photos". When I was curious about why the sea was red in the distance, my mother only cared about taking pictures and impatiently asked me to ask Grandma. When it was time to eat, I was about to eat the seafood on the table when my mother stopped me." Don't move. Take a good photo before eating." " Mom, pretend to pick up some food with your chopsticks. Li Jianan, open your mouth wide in front of the food. You have to be surprised!" She kept taking photos and posting them on her Moments. It was endless, making me, who wanted to have a good time, feel a little helpless. My grandfather is also a complete photo enthusiast. Every time Grandma cooked a table of good food or ate at a restaurant, Grandpa would say,"Let's eat later. Let me take a photo first!" His obsession with photography was not only reflected in the food, but also in the flowers and plants, as well as his daily coffee. He had very high requirements for his photos. He paid attention to angle, lighting, composition, and other aspects. He often fiddled with them for a long time in order to take a satisfactory photo. For example, when the osmanthus flowers were in full bloom in the neighborhood, in order to take good pictures of the osmanthus flowers, he first felt that the light was strong and wanted to change the place. Then he carefully selected the angle and even guided me in my posture. Finally, in order to take a satisfactory photo, he kept trying. That serious and persistent look seemed to be the most important thing in his life. These people who loved to take pictures, whether it was traveling, daily life scenes or specific beautiful scenery, were fully committed to taking pictures. They used their cameras or mobile phones to record the beautiful moments in their eyes. They were like " Queen of Photographs " or " King of Photographs ", exuding a unique passion and light in their own world of photography. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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2026-07-02 06:13
The Rust of Photographs
What you want to ask might be "the confusion of photography". There were many problems in photography. For example, novices often had the problem of being too greedy for perfection. They did not think about the composition when shooting, the picture did not highlight the theme, and the elements were messy. In terms of exposure, novices were prone to inaccurate or too stable exposure. To judge whether the exposure was good or bad, it was not only based on whether it was accurate, but also based on the desired tone.(high key, middle key, dark key) to determine the degree of exposure; in composition, many novices like to compose in the middle and lack ideas, and their composition ability needs long-term training to improve; in terms of white balance, even if the camera's white balance is usually accurate, special weather (cloudy, rainy, night) also needs to be adjusted. In photography, there were still some puzzles related to the art of photography itself. For example, photography artists who pursued creativity faced the risk of their works being plagiarized. Their carefully created works might be plagiarized by unscrupulous merchants. Even if they succeeded in defending their rights, it might not be meaningful. Moreover, if they could not give intellectual property protection, economic income security, or respect, they would be in trouble. In terms of improving their photography skills, some photographers were prone to misconceptions, such as thinking that buying a high-quality camera would allow them to take high-quality photos, relying too much on post-processing, and neglecting the core elements of portrait photography in pursuit of good-looking models. Photographers needed to have the ability to find order in disorder, including perception, discernment, and organization. These abilities needed to be cultivated. Many photographers would also be confused in this area, such as how to accurately grasp the timing of shooting, how to find elements worth shooting in ordinary pictures, and how to better organize pictures. In addition, the photography industry also made it easy for photographers to fall into internal friction. They did not know if they had made progress, and they felt anxious in the face of rapid changes in the industry and the need to display more talents. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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2026-07-02 23:39
The Best of Photographs
The following are some of the "best" in photography: - ** The most expensive camera **: In 2017, a 1923 Leica-series 0 camera (no.122) was sold in Vienna for a sky-high price of 2.4 million euros, including a hammer price of 2 million euros and a tax of 400,000 euros. This was the most expensive camera to date. - Annie Leibovitz was famous for her unique portrait photography style. She was known as the "Zola of photographers." She had created countless classic works in her 40-year career. - ** The earliest selfie photo **: A photo taken by Bayer on February 24th, 1840, pretending to be a drowning person. In fact, on May 20th, 1839, Bayer reported to Aragon of the French Academy of Sciences on the "direct positive film technology." However, the title of inventor of photography was won by Daguerre, and Bayer took this photo in anger. - ** The person with the most camera collections **: Dilish Pareh of Mumbai, India. In 2013, his antique camera collection record reached 4425 units, breaking the Guinness World Record he created. There were many peerless pieces in his collection. - ** Most viewed photo **: This is a photo taken by the former photographer of National Geo magazine, Chuckle O'Lear. About 1.8 billion people have seen it. The photo is of a grass-covered hillside (now a grape garden) under a blue sky and white clouds. - ** Most expensive photo **: A black-and-white photo taken in 2014 in Antelope Canyon, Western America, by the photographer Peter Riker from Melbourne, named "Ghost." It was sold to a private collector for $6.5 million, breaking the previous record. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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2026-07-03 11:40
A series of photographs
The photography series could cover a variety of photography categories, such as documentary photography, landscape photography, commercial photography, portrait photography, art photography, and so on. In the field of documentary photography, there were works like "Second Brother Ba Shanbei (Series 5)", which focused on recording daily life. The portrait photography series would include content related to the beauty of portrait photography, such as close-up, half-body beauty, and kneeling posture. In commercial photography, for example, Sandrine Dulermo and Michael Labica, two fashion and beauty photographers in London, created advertising fashion photography in the studio. They tried to reach a certain perspective in the creative process to express their deep appreciation and concern for beauty, constantly challenging the usual perspective and experimenting with new techniques and skills. There were also photographers like Tika Jabanashvili, whose works followed the theme of concept and documentary. Her photography series conveyed artistic feelings through moving photography. Her works were self-portrait style and involved the characteristics of taking photos in soft colors in everyday environments. In addition, on April 8, 2015, the Canada Post issued a series of stamps, the "Canada Photographic Series." There were also photography organizations that would hold a series of photography courses to integrate the basic knowledge of photography, artistic skills, and creative ideas. They would refer to the latest photography courses at home and abroad to help students improve their photography observation, artistic ideas, and creative abilities. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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2026-07-03 23:03
Are the photographs printed?
Photographs could be printed out. Print photography was one of the best ways to feel and improve your work. Looking at photos on the screen was different from looking at real photos. When looking at electronic photos (especially photos on mobile phones), it was easy to quickly slide to the next page. When flipping through a photo album, you could flip through it repeatedly and concentrate on it, thus discovering more details of the photos. Moreover, printing photos would cost a certain amount of money, which would encourage creators to be more serious in the selection and processing of their works. For example, they could find problems such as stains or color differences in the photos faster, so that they could pay more attention to these details when shooting and editing, which would help create better works. In addition, although the photos could be seen by more people on the Internet, the online works often had low resolution and high signal-to-noise ratio. The quantity increased but the quality might decline. However, everyone had a different purpose for taking photos, and not all photographs needed to be printed. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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2026-09-28 20:18
Photographs of classes
The reference material contained information about college girls taking pictures of the road that they had to pass through during the spring, summer, autumn, and winter. However, they did not obtain the specific content of the pictures. They only knew that it was taken by a college girl. The reason for the shooting was that she thought that there was only one year left until the end of her university life in her third year and wanted to record the good things. Sorry, according to the information I retrieved, I don't know how to provide pictures of the classes. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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2026-09-09 09:18
Xuankong Temple Photographs
The photographs of Xuankong Temple can be found on the steep cliff of Cuiping Peak in Jinlong Gorge, Hengshan Mountain, Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province. The temple was suspended in the air and was composed of three floors. The height of the halls was well-arranged, and there were boardwalks connecting them. Xuan Kong Temple had been hanging in the air above the cliff for more than 1500 years, and it was still safe and sound. The photographs of the temple showcased its breathtaking architectural structure and China's splendid culture and art.
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2024-12-17 15:58
Foshan Porcelain Photographs
There were photography works related to the ceramic industry, such as the flat photography works of the ceramic exhibition hall in the exhibition hall. They were shot with Canon's Eos 5D Mark IV camera. The shooting parameters were f/13.0 aperture, 1/10 exposure time, 100 °, 27.0 focal length, and other different combinations. There were also related works shot with the Sony-ILCE7-RM4 camera, such as the lens model ZEiss Batis 2.8/135, f/2.8 aperture, and other different parameters. These photographs may be used to display the layout of the exhibition hall of the ceramic industry, ceramic products, etc. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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2026-06-28 21:19
Photographs of European Villages
There was only a record of the camera parameters of a European rural photography work in the reference materials (camera brand: Sony; camera model: ILCE7M3; aperture: f/8.0 ; exposure time: 1/160 ; USB: 2000 ; focal length: 148.0; shooting time: 2018 - 07 - 12 20:31:57). There was no more information such as the image content description of the photography work, so it was impossible to provide more detailed information about European rural photography works. <a href="/?from=ask_words" style="color:red" target="_blank">Read more exciting novels for free</a>
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2026-07-01 16:39
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