Finally, after searching for two years a man named Mason Sierra and his crew, find the notorious Copper Cave. Treasurer of Casper Venturi. But 1st they must "Tie-up-loose-ends." To keep the treasure for themselves. 

Callea was trying to get the feels of their visitor while cooking at the kitchen. They were with Deive at the living room. According to Deive, he has been friends with those men since they were kids. They were also Deive's business partners. They didn't say much but she knew that they don't like her for Deive. Even when she changed her church dress to one the nice dresses that Deive bought for her, the tension was still there. They were still uncomfortable with her.

She was not the Callea they were expecting. She was not the normal beautiful woman that her grandfather was selling.

"I think that is done, señorita," Marina said then tapped her arm. She was cooking chicken adobo with coconut milk. (Adobo is a popular Filipino dish where fish, pork, beef, chicken or vegetable would be cooked with soy sauce and vinegar and other spices. Callea's recipe was special because it has coconut milk in it.)

 She was zoning out. She didn't notice that Marina was back in the kitchen after she fixed the table at the dining area for dinner. She didn't want Marina to see the guests a while ago. She was protective of her because of her past experiences with strangers. But Deive insisted that Marina must meet his friends, too.

"They are kind and handsome, too." Marina was grinning from ear-to-ear. "Sir Averill even asked me if I am that hunchback in the story that you created. The one where people thought that she was a jinx but became the hero in the end." It was a particular favorite of Callea because she showed that not all beautiful creatures are kind and some who were considered ugly could have a good heart and even save a lot of people.

"Averill know about that? He reads my novels?" she asked in awe. Averill was a businessman. She never thought he had it in him to read graphic novels. And how did he know about her identity as an artist? Her works were popular, sure. But aside from her publisher, nobody knew the real identity of the artist behind her works. She hated attending book signings and meet and greet because she valued her privacy so much.

"Yes. Even the grumpy one is a fan of yours." Marina stopped for a bit to think. "Ah! That's Sir Lucian. Señorito Deive is so proud of you. He boasted you to his friends. You are not just a great artist but you are good in history as well. Now they are interested to visit the underground cemetery with you as their guide."

"Hmmm… Deive is now the ambassador of tourism."

"I also want to thank you."

"Why?" Callea asked and took the Pyrex container where she would put the adobo.

"Because some people looked at me differently now. I used to be treated as a jinx like I couldn't do anything good in this world. "This is the first time that some strangers treated me like a heroine because of the story you created. That I am not some devil's minion or a person with a communicable disease."

She put the Pyrex down and held her hand. "Marina, you are a good person. In God's eyes, we are all the same. We are all beautiful. It is only humans who put a standard on things. Even those who are beautiful experience human's cruelty." And she felt sad when she remembered who had to pay for her beauty.

"Go to the visitors now. I will put the food on the table," said Marina and shooed her away.

Callea removed her apron and left the kitchen. At the living room, Keiran was playing the piano. Deive and his friends were laughing with Sydney's antics about her graphic novel that he read. It was a piece of happy jazz music and was fit for jovial mood.

They stopped talking when Lucian saw her. "Your bride is here," he said to Deive.

Sydney stopped talking and moving entirely and his jaw was slack. He looked like he was afraid to move. He was still afraid of her. He apologized for screaming a while ago when she took off her veil. She couldn't laugh much afterward because he looked like he was about to have a heart attack. Deive had to give him his water canister and made her drink water to calm him down. She promised not to scare him anymore. Well, not that much.

She forced a smile. "Dinner will be ready in a bit."

"I could smell the ginataang adobo. It makes me hungrier," said Lucian and stood up.

While Averill walked towards her. She noticed that he was holding a copy of her graphic novel and a pentel pen. "Could you please sign an autograph for me?"

She stepped back and shook her head. "I don't sign autographs. I mean, not in person." She didn't even want to face her fans. It was weird that someone asked her to personally sign her book.

Lucian crossed his arms over his chest. Drat! The man looked intimidating when his attention was focused on her. "As Deive's future, you can't refuse us. In return, we will guard Deive so he won't stray to other women."

"Don't be like that, man," Deive complained. "I am a good boy. I am faithful." Then Deive smiled at her. "Please sign it for my friends."

He couldn't say no to Deive at that point. His friends would find it more it weirder if she would refuse them furthermore. She took the pentel pen from Averill. She was a bit shaking as she signed her book that had just been released at the market last month. She smiled when she got a hang of it. It also felt great to sign her own book. "Just make sure that my identity will be anonymous to others. I just gave in because you would make sure that Deive won't go back to his womanizing ways."

Deive scratched his own head. "I am a good boy," he insisted.

"Can I make a request?" asked Sydney and raise his hand. "Deive said you like cosplaying the characters you created. Can you cosplay the red vampire Zapira for me? I got a crush on her."

"What?!" exclaimed Deive and hooked his arm on Sidney's neck and tried to choke him.

The rest of them laughed. It was crazy. They were so adorable. And she realized that she hadn't laughed for a long time in the company of strangers. Before it comes easily. That was the old her. She never thought she would experience it again. It was liberating. Deive made him laugh again. With that laugh, Deive also opened the door to her heart. And she would let him inside her heart even if he won't ask for it.

An arranged marriage to a perfect bride.

To keep him in line, playboy Deive Hontiveros needs to marry Callea Lopez so he could start his own business. He thought he got lucky when he sees how beautiful and caring Callea is.

She lives in a haunted mansion though and he got plagued by a mysterious ghost of a woman and her cat from hell.

He must protect his bride at all cost. 

But what if Callea is one with the darkness?


Original cover design by Runa Lee 
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Lena was not mad at Kris. She guessed that this was karma for her highly intense sexual desires. Luckily though, in the end, she didn't spend a lot of time horse riding. The men did their own races, everyone losing to Kris, obviously, while the woman just drank some tea and watched the men ride around.

"I had a dream." Grandma Shen spoke first. "In my dream, we were fishing. My young self with my husband. And in that dream, we caught a big fish. But we let it go. But the fish didn't go when we release it, instead, it stayed and swam around our boat in circles."

Lena continued to drink her tea but then she realized that her grandmother and mother was looking at her. She quietly placed down her cup of tea and looked at them.

"What?" She asked.

"Fish dreams usually mean that you're pregnant or someone close to you is."

"I am not pregnant!" Lena claimed.

She looked down on her stomach and touched it. She couldn't be... she just had her first intercourse a little over a week ago. And she's still on her birth controls... she couldn't be..., right? How early does one know if they are pregnant or not?

"Mother must have had a dream about me." Aunt Ma spoke.

Everyone's eye widened and looked at her.

"I am 5 weeks pregnant. We weren't going to tell everyone yet until we find out the gender."

"Aiya! Is that why you were not drinking yesterday. Sister, congratulations!" Shen Milli smiled.

"That's great news! I hope it is a girl." Grandma Shen replied.

"When are you going to find out about the gender?" Lena asked.

"Well, it has been a busy week and with the family gathering too, we didn't find the right time yet. We were going to visit the hospital after we go back home."

"That's good!" Grandma Shen was happy.

Shen Milli was also happy. She was not able to have a big family, but she was glad that Shen Yue (Aunt Ma) was able to have a big family. She was still young to have one or two more children.

"Don't tell Shen Ma yet, he wanted it to be a surprise for everyone." Aunt Ma smiled.

"The kids will be very happy to have a younger sibling." Lena added.

"I hope the triplets will be better behaved knowing that they will be older brothers."

Everyone laughed.

"Lena... when are you going to get married and start your own family. I married your uncle when I was around your age and only got lucky with two pregnancies. The triplets just made it a big number."

"I... maybe when I find what I want to do first."

"You're stepping down from LUX after the partnership release, are you not?"

"Yes. I was only helping my mother manage it for a while. There are better candidates to be president of the company."

"You're marrying Kris Li, anyways. You can follow your dreams instead of following your man's dream this time." Aunt Ma said, referring to how Lena chased Andy to business school instead of following her passion.

"Yeah."

The women talked more about clothes and fashion before it was time for dinner.

Lena had considered following her passion after leaving LUX. The original Lena had just really dreamed of being an amazing wife and stay at home mother. However, Lena... Shen Qian, pursued her major in graphic designs and arts.

Shen Qian was stuck doing web and project designs because it was a good-paying job. Well, at least before Erik fired her.... But her young self really wanted to pursue a career in graphic novels.

After dinner, everyone went to the springs. The area not only has a large natural grass field for the horses but a good part of the area had natural springs. The men went to their own area while the women stayed separated from them.

Although Lena and Kris did not spend much time together, they both enjoyed the nice little vacation. Kris had a good time with the Shen family. Of course, grandpa made sure to remember his name correctly this time and never stopped to remind Kris when the wedding date will be.

Shen Mao was saying he wanted a small wedding but Shen Ma suggested a big wedding. Shen Mo, on the other hand, was mostly silent.

Kris felt that he got along well with almost everyone... but there was just something about Shen Mo.

Everyone had left the water early. Kris left too but he came back after seeing that Shen Mo was still there.

"I thought you would be gone already. We've had stole you for the whole day, you must be missing Lena." Shen Mo spoke as Kris got back into the water.

"I miss her every second I am away from her, but it's not every day that I get to spend time with the other people she cherishes."

"Hmmm..." Shen Mo nodded. A good reply indeed.

There was a long silence as both of them sat in the water.

"I feel that you don't like me." Kris bluntly asked.

Shen Mo opened his eyes and looked at Kris. He smiled. "I don't like your family."

"I don't too."

"Good. It should stay that way."

"Why do you not like my family?"

"Some things are best if you just don't know. Like everyone else here... they can look at you and be happy with you. Every time I look at you... I see your father and your grandfather. But I don't know you. Are you your father? or your grandfather? I should not let a parent's sin be their child's."

Shen Mo got up from the water. "So I am not exactly disliking you but I am just not as accepting as the others. But don't worry, if Lena truly loves you, then there is no need for me to worry. I only hope you truly love her back."

Shen Mo started walking out but he stopped. He looked back at Kris. "There is one thing though..."

Kris looked at him.

"Be wary of the Zhao family. A Li can never trust a Zhao." And with that, Shen Mo left Kris alone in the water.

'Zhao...?' Kris try to process the words that Shen Mo spoke. There had always been tension between the Zhao and Li family... each family had always been wary of each other. 

'Hugh....' Kris looked up to the night sky. But, He can always trust Hugh.

Shen Mo said that it was better for Kris not to know... but Kris felt like he needed to know. What is his parent's sin? His family had done many horrible things... he included.... does any of them have to do with the Shen family?

Kris got up from the water and walked out. He put on his robe and walked to his room. Everyone mostly had separated room. When he opened his door, he immediately spot Lena lying on his bed, texting on her phone.

"Oh, you're finally back."

"How did you get in?" Kris asked as he closed and locked the door.

"Through the window."

"...." This was the fifth floor. And there is no balcony.... did Lena really come through the window?

"Naw... I picked the lock on the door."

"You've been watching too many movies." Kris took off his robe and put on his sleeping clothes. He crawled into bed with Lena. "You're not sleeping here right?"

"No... my mom will probably come to check on me later." Lena smiled and gave Kris a kiss. "I just wanted to see you before I sleep tonight."

Why didn't you choose the second male lead instead?! He treats you better?!

They are called the second male leads because they don't get the main female lead. 

But wait... I just got transmigrated as the villainess?! I am bullying the female lead... and everyone hates me?! 

Well, screw you female lead and male lead.. I don't need both of you!

*Looks around* Where is my second male lead? Is it you, you or you? AHH.. just choose the cutest one! 

This is a story about a Lena who has transmigrated to a new body and a parallel like world. 

Her fate is bounded to be the villainess of the story. How can she make herself loveable and find her second male lead when every move she makes, she is fated to cause trouble? 

The world is a different place when everything is not made to go correctly. Will she defy her fate or follow it? Will there be love awaiting her in the end? 

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Sneak Peek but edited to hide the guy's name for no spoiling.

She hiccuped. "It's f**ken ugly!" He stared down her head. Lena raised her arm and put her hand in front of it. "Can I touch?"

Without even approving, Lena touched it. First, she poked on it like it was some exotic species, then she gently placed her entire hand on it. He could feel her warm hand on his cold body. It sent a warm tingle throughout his body. 

"Does it hurt?" Lena asked.

"No. Pain is just an emotion in the brain. I might feel it at first, but I already learned how to avoid the pain, hiding it away."

Lena stood up, standing in front of him. "Sorry I was rude. You can see mine too."

"What? I don't want --" 

Lena lifted her shirt up a bit but he grabbed her hands to stop and pulled the shirt back down. "I don't need to see it."

"But, mine's pretty. You need to see it!"

"I really don't want to see it."

"Are you calling it ugly too?! No it's pretty, I promise!"

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A college student is reborn in a fantasy world that is fused with Magic and Cultivation. Myths, Legends, and Mythical Creatures all exist in the world of Zareth. Clans and Kingdoms filled with Harem Lords roam these lands which are inhabited by the most radiant Maidens and Goddesses of all races. But this world is a brutal and unforgiving one, in which only the strong thrive. Dragons, Spirit Beasts, and an ancient darkness lurk in the shadows. 

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After a good show, transaction is finally completed. Graphic Groups was sold for $7 million and Al has promised to inject more $5 million more and move the company from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

George Lucas and Spielberg congratulate him for a success transaction.

"Al, come with me everytime I have some business transaction, maybe they will afraid of your bargaining skill." Spielberg joking.

"Okay but I want comission 20%." Al said with smile.

"You are ripping me brat." He just smiled and shake his head. Then he saying farewell to him and continue to discuss the <Indiana Jones> post-production results with Lucas.

He already call Ari Emanuel to find a good office in LA and found them in Playa Vista for $70,000 a year.

The new President will be Alvy Ray Smith, and Al will meet some of the rest 40 employee to discuss the Graphic Group problems.

The next day, they arrive at Graphic Group office in Richmond, California. He meets with some of the co-founder of Graphic Group.

All of the Graphic Group employee knew that Edwin is quitting and some of them resign and follow him, so now the company only have 25 people left, most of them are young people.

"Okay, I want to ask what this Graphic Group has made before?"

Alvy said, "Well we have this program called REYES, a 3D converter computer program, and also an Image Computer, we called it Pixar Image Computer, used for working on CGI and we also trying to work on animation department, John Lasseter here have made animated the short film The Adventures of André & Wally B."

He tell his new boss what they have planned with Edwin before, to sell Image Computer and make an animated film.

He was afraid that his new boss would disregard the their 3D animation dream and focusing on making CGI effects.

Al smile and nod, and said, "Okay, I won't cancel any of your work before, but the opposite. Firstly I plan to rename this company name, its too old fashioned, I will rename it to Alfheim Studios."

"Alfheim?" Alvy ask, "It means realm of light elves." Answered Al.

Alvy ask again "Weird name, is it greek?" Al just shrugged and said, "No, its from norse mythology."

"A good name." Everyone else also nod.

"Then this company will be focused on 3 things, as you said before I will continue the animation department, not only 3D but also 2D."

Everyone feel happy about it, especially Alvy and John, Edwin is not here to see this day come. Too bad he is underestimating this boy, sometimes he is too arrogant and felt humiliated to work under a boy.

"Second is to continue the CGI works, but I need improvement and new technology. So this department will be combined with research department. I want to make the effects as good as possible and all of you here going to help me to realize it."

Everyone agrees to this idea. Al really plan to bring a 2020s CGI, VFX, and motion capture technology to 90s. He will make many aqcuisition to some special effects company and bring it under banner Alfheim Studio.

"Third is to make a game developer department, but this won't be realize until 3 to 5 years. Current game console is only have 8-bit processor, I plan to make 16 ... no, 32-bit and make this best game company, but due to lack of graphic expanssion slot in some computers and console, we plan to delay this first, just make some foundation."

Now everyone see Al in different light, he really understand about computer and graphic technologies, not only that, he aim it higher .... no, highest.

After some discussion, they agree to make Malcolm Blanchard as Vice President, John Lasseter as Alfheim Animation Leader, Ralph Gugenheim as Special Effects Leader. For game, he will do some outsourcing.

The Alfheim employees also surprised by their boss knowledge of programming and made many suggestion to improve the software capabilities of REYES.

The only problem is how the hardware could not cope up with their software. The current technologies is suck, no graphic slot enchancement in regular computer, how the hell he supposed to do any rendering.

So they just improve slowly, wait the right time for hardware develops, and they are focusing in improving Pixar Image Computer first.

The Alfheim Studios will move to Playa Vista next month after New Year 1984 and no one in Alfheim Studios has problem with it.

Well, 3 of the 9 realm has completed, Muspelheim Film, Nidavellir Finance, and Alfheim Studios.

The next thing is he really need to go back to orphanage before Christmas or Mrs K and Mary will be very mad at him.

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Today is a Christmas Eve, so the 7 of them are decorating the Christmas tree, now they are glaring at Mary who relaxing and drinking her cofee.

"Oh come on Mary, really?" Al said, complaining to Mary, while the 7 other kids are also repeating his words.

"Oh come on Al, its my first day of my vacation, yesterday was really tiring! Let me relax a little." She complained.

"Mrs K!! Mary won't help us!" He call Mrs K, "Solve it on your own Al, I'm too old for this." Mrs K said and made Al have a black line.

Then Al sneak behind Mary and pull her into the Christmas tree, with the help of other kids of course.

Now Al's height has reach 168 cm or 5'6" and now bit taller than Mary. So he easily carry her to be sacrificed under the christmas tree.

He now has a lean and strong muscle due to exercise program and food diet he plan. He also force the boys to join his training programs. The girls also joined too, well only Annie but she is a singularity that can't be corrected even when the Counter Guardian came.

After they made Mary to help them, Mrs K bring them a hot chocolate and few cookies. They gather at living room and Mary had a little talk with Al.

"Please Mary, be CEO of Yggdrasil! You have promised that if I made a company, you'll be the CEO! Even Toby and Jon also want to join my company!" Al begging her.

"Yeah Mary, we can be co worker." Toby also encourage her.

"Oh really Toby? I'll make sure you become my errand boy for 10 years Toby." She smiled evilly

Toby's face become pale and immidiately said to Al "For another thought Al, I disagree to let Mary join Yggdrasil."

"Marrryyyyy." Al whinned. She smiled and said, "Okay okay, I can't believe I made that promise years ago. Guess I will babysit you again until you're an adult."

"Woohoooo, Mary finally join!" Al and others are cheered, except Toby.

"But I won't join now, wait at least 1 year, I need to finish some business in my current work first."

"I will wait but not long, or I'll find another person to become CEO of multibillions media company!"

After some debacle created by this munckin, they have another relaxing night, the time is showing 9 o'clock and they are watching some tv series together.

This year's winter is colder than before. A small rain occurs this morning and now only drizzle can be seen from evening.

There is no snow in LA, even in winter, the last time snow appeared in LA was on late January 1962.

Suddenly, the front door bell is ringing and everyone is confused. Who would have come this late night in Christmas's Eve.

Al came to the front door, open it and see the image that will haunt him forever.

To Be Continued.....

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Talin hesitated outside his bedroom door, his gaze on the breakfast tray he'd made.  He'd burned the toast a bit, but it was edible.  Pushing the door open, he entered the bedroom to find Dimitri sitting up.  Ignoring his heart's little skip, Talin took the tray to Dimitri's side of the bed.
"I brought coffee," he said banging the tray slightly on the bedside table.
Dimitri helped him steady the tray.  Once it was safe, Dimitri took his left hand.
"I hope you're not leaving me to disappear downstairs," Dimitri said.
Talin laughed.
"No, I called Lori; she'll handle opening the club."
"Good," Dimitri tugged on his hand until he sat on the side of the bed.
"You took my rose," Talin said, shifting until he sat legs crossed on the bed facing Dimitri.
Reaching for the tray, he placed it on the space between them.  He took Dimitri's cup of coffee and held it out.
Dimitri took the cup with a small shrug.
"You don't need black roses, Talin.  I'll get you vibrant red ones if that's what you want."
"But, the black one was unique.  I don't even know where it came from."
Dimitri pressed a finger on his lips.
"Don't worry about a dead rose, my dear.  I'll get you a whole plant."
"And where will I put a rose plant?" Talin asked putting jam on Dimitri's toast.  "I don't have a garden out there."
Dimitri nodded to the windows and the little balcony built in there.
"We'll put a flower pot there."
"What about when it snows?"
"We'll wrap it up." Dimitri grinned.
Talin shook his head.
"You have a solution for everything."
Dimitri nodded.
"That's right."
Talin scoffed.
"It gives you a big ego."
Dimitri bit into the toast with a small happy sigh.
"I want to eat breakfast with you everyday."
"I doubt that," Talin said applying marmalade on his toast.  "You have Kat cooking for you."
"I'm a third-wheel in that house."  Dimitri grinned.  "She and Lukas have eyes for each other in the morning."
Talin laughed at that picture.  He doubted Dimitri would ever be a third-wheel in any situation.  His personality brought him up front and center.
"You don't believe me," Dimitri said.
"I think they both love you too much to make you feel like a third-wheel.  You're whining," Talin said.
"Jeez, there's no joking with you."  Dimitri sipped his coffee.  "Still, I prefer having toast with you to any fancy breakfast."
Talin felt warmth burst inside him and he took a bite of toast to hide it.  They ate in silence for a few minutes.
Talin reached out to wipe away toast crumbs caught on the corner of Dimitri's mouth.  Dimitri took his hand and pressed a kiss on his fingers.
"What are you doing today?" Talin asked.
Dimitri sighed.
"I have to go to the marina.  Lukas needs help with one of our charter boats.  Something's wrong with the engine."
"You like working with engines.  The day I went to your place, I found you working on a pump engine.  Is that what you do all day?"
"I do a lot of things in a day," Dimitri answered.
"Things like what?" Talin asked, wanting to know all he could about Dimitri.
So far, all he knew was that the man had insomnia, and liked to sleep in Talin's bed.
Dimitri put his coffee cup on the bedside table.
"Lukas and I own the marina together, but he does the administrative work and dealing with customers.  Kat helps but she has her restaurant to deal with.  I work behind the scenes.  I check the charter boats, do maintenance and if anyone needs help with their boat, I handle that.  We offer warehouse space, so I make sure shipments are in order.  My job gives me a flexible schedule and I get to work with my hands."
"And your men, those guys you hang with, what do they do?" Talin asked.
"Sean and Tomas help me," Dimitri said.  "They handle all the warehouse problems which can be trying."
Talin met amused blue eyes.
"Satisfied?" Dimitri asked.
"Nope," Talin shook his head.  "Where did you go last night?  I saw your car in the parking lot before I fell asleep.  You weren't in the club, I called Lori to ask."
"A friend picked me up," Dimitri said with a slight shrug.
"What friend?"
"Business friend," Dimitri said.  "He had an emergency to do with a shipment and needed my help."
"Is that why you didn't sleep?" Talin asked with a frown.  "Dimitri, you have to take better care of yourself.  I know how it is to overwork."
"Don't worry about me," Dimitri said.  "I don't sleep that much anyway.  Besides, I slept the whole day yesterday."
"Still," Talin moved the tray to the bedside table.
Dimitri pushed the sheets away and moved closer, reminding Talin that he was still in his boxer shorts.  They hadn't done anything beyond a few kisses and holding each other.  Dimitri sunk his fingers into Talin's hair, tilting Talin's head back so that they could kiss.
All thoughts of what Dimitri did or didn't do disappeared.  Dimitri tasted like coffee, strawberry jam and toast.  Dimitri's tongue stroked his, Talin pressed closer, his arms moving up Dimitri's strong upper arms to his shoulders.  He could kiss Dimitri all day.  Their kisses were drugging, heated...he sighed when Dimitri broke away to trail kisses along his jaw to his neck.
His fingers sunk into Dimitri's mink black hair, and a moan escaped when Dimitri bit at the curve of his neck and shoulder.
"I've dreamt of holding you like this," Dimitri said sucking on the sensitive spot.  "I can't believe it's finally happening."
"Why do you keep saying that?  Am I really so unapproachable?" Talin asked leaning back to meet Dimitri's gaze.
"I—," Dimitri pressed a kiss on his jaw and let him go.  "It seemed better to look at you from a far."
Talin sighed and got off the bed.  "Well, seems you're still looking from afar."
"Why do you say that?" Dimitri asked in surprise.
"Nothing," Talin said, picking a knitted sweater he'd thrown over an armchair beside his bed.  "I have no clue what we're doing, so—, it doesn't matter what I say."
Talin wore the grey sweater and tugged it over his t-shirt.
"Talin."
Talin tried…he tried…to fight that sexy voice, alas he was mortal and weak.  Dimitri's low voice was tempting; it felt like expensive silk stroking his cock, arousal slammed him hard.  He wanted…meeting pale blue eyes, he sighed, berating his body for wanting a man with secrets like Dimitri.
"What?" he asked.
Their gazes locked.
"I want in," Dimitri said, "all the way."
Talin forced himself to look away from Dimitri.
"Ah…well, if it was sex you wanted, you could have asked that first day," Talin said, trying to joke through the intensity of Dimitri's words.
He had no idea what to say.  He didn't know if he could handle someone getting to know him.
Isn't that what Dimitri was implying here?
It had to be…he frowned.
"Sex is easy, I want more than that.  I need it, Talin," Dimitri stated.
Dimitri got off the bed in a fluid motion and closed the distance between them with a few steps.
Talin couldn't help the gasp when Dimitri held his shoulders, turning him, so they faced each other.  Unable to resist, Talin touched Dimitri's stomach, his fingers tracing soft hair dusting down to the waistband of black boxer shorts.
Dimitri ran his fingers through Talin's hair, stroking the long messy strands.  Talin leaned into the touch.  It was so new, yet so familiar: comforting, he let out a shaky breath and looked up to meet Dimitri's gaze.
"Can we take it slow?" Talin asked
His chest felt tight, fear creeping in at the thought of allowing someone in…again.
Dimitri's smile was slow, roguish…sexy…jeez, everything the man did linked back to sex.
Talin's cock hardened, pressing against his jeans.
"Whatever you want, Talin," Dimitri said leaning to touch his lips to Talin's, "as long as you let me have breakfast with you."
Talin chuckled.
"And have my bed for sleeping?" he asked.
"Yep," Dimitri said his fingers bunching in Talin's hair gently.  Using the hold on his hair, Dimitri tilted Talin's head back, "for sleeping…and other pleasurable activities, hopefully soon."
Talin closed his eyes when Dimitri finally kissed him, this time leaving no doubt what type of pleasurable activities Dimitri wanted.
***
The trash pick-up truck showed up at around one o'clock.  They were two days late.  Talin stood at the back door watching them clear the trash area.  He'd been worried the health officers would show up and find the trash area messy.  Health officers were a pain…not to mention the fines…he sighed and stepped back into the building.  He needed to call the removal company and straighten the schedule.
Instead of going to the main club floor where Lori was dealing with late deliveries, Talin went to his office.  He'd spent the past thirty minutes compiling a list of potential waiters for hire.  Settling behind his desk, his gaze fell on the card Detective James left him.  He'd brought it down here by mistake.
Picking it up, he touched the number with a frown.  Dimitri thought it was a good idea for him to keep the card.  When he'd asked why, Dimitri had smiled and told him to let the detective know if Ken Luther showed up at the club.
Dimitri.
Now there was a man with secrets.
Talin opened the top drawer of his desk and dropped the card inside, his thoughts firmly on Dimitri as they had been through the week.  They'd only spoken for four days, and it felt like he'd always known Dimitri.
It had to be the epic kisses, Talin thought with a smile, though the secrets intrigued him too.
Like last night, he'd glanced out the living room windows to see Dimitri's car in the parking lot.  Talin wondered why Dimitri would leave his car in the parking lot when he'd need it to get to the marina.  Then there was the Caleb Barnes saga, and the two men who followed Dimitri around.  Then there was this morning…why had Dimitri looked so stressed when he'd shown up?
The questions were many, but then the kisses filled his thoughts and the questions rather took a backseat.
He was in lust with Dimitri's kisses.
Talin touched his lips and couldn't help smiling at the memory of Dimitri pressing him against the front door before he left two hours ago.  He hadn't wanted that kiss to end.  He'd instead wanted them to go back to his bed.
Dimitri, however, had broken the kiss, patiently held him until they both could breath easier, and then he'd left with a devastating smile.
Damn Dimitri, he frowned, the man had insane self-control.
"Talin," an amused deep voice broke into his thoughts.
He glanced up to find a tall thin black man smiling at him.
"Carl," Talin said, pleasantly surprised.
Getting up, Talin walked around the desk to meet Carl and give him a tight hug.  He laughed when Carl patted his back and tugged on his ponytail.  Carl Brown was his oldest friend.
"I knocked twice, but you seem preoccupied," Carl said stepping back to study him.  "I see smiles, visiting the land of the living again, Talin?"
Talin chuckled and playfully punched Carl's arm.
"It's great to see you, Carl.  Did Terry kick you out of the house today?  I haven't seen you in a while."
Carl laughed and moved to take a seat on the armchairs set before Talin's desk.  Talin joined him, moving his chair so that it faced Carl.
"She's driving me crazy," Carl said, his voice soft, dripping with fondness.
Terry was Carl's wife.  Talin had been Carl's best man at their wedding six years ago.  They had one two-year-old boy they both doted on.  Carl was madly in love with his little family.  Happiness radiated from deep within.  It brightened Carl's dark brown eyes as nothing else could.
Talin was jealous.
"You haven't come to visit the Turnip," Carl said studying him.  "We worried.  Terry asked me to come here and drag you out to lunch."
Talin smiled at the mention of Carl and Terry's eclectic bookshop.  He missed that place; the couple had a knack of stocking the bookshop with the best of books.  They'd let Talin name bookshop when they first opened it.  Talin still couldn't believe Terry had agreed to call the bookstore the Turnip.
"That woman," Talin smiled.  "She's so bossy."
"She worries about you," Carl said leaning forward, elbows on his knees.  "Although, I have to say, you're not as depressing as you usually are.  What's changed?"
Talin scoffed.  "What are you talking about?"
"Secret smiles, happy eyes, hmm…" Carl grinned.  "Anyone I know?"
Talin shrugged.
"Not really," he said not ready to mention Dimitri's name.
Carl gave him a knowing look and stood.
"Guess you're not ready to share.  Come on then, I'm not taking no for an answer.  We're going to the steakhouse down the street.  We need to get some meat on them bones."
Talin gave the list of names on his desk a wistful glance.
Carl took his arm before he could launch any protest and led him out of his office.  Talin barely grabbed his jacket on the way out before Carl closed the door.
It was wonderful to walk down the street with Carl.  He listened to Carl talk about his son, and watching him grow.  Carl talked about Terry, love in his every word.  He'd forgotten what this was like, just listening…Carl could talk for hours…somehow it had always seemed like the best thing about Carl.  He'd never needed to talk, Carl did it all…Talin just listened.
"How's your store, Carl?" Talin asked as they settled in their seats at the Steakhouse.
Carl picked up his napkin giving him a surprised look.
"Doing great, Terry ordered new graphic novels, you could come over and check them out."
"That sounds like a plan," Talin said studying the menu.
"Really?" Carl asked sitting back.  "She's kept stuff for you for months."
"I'll drive to the bookshop later."  Talin looked up to find Carl staring at him.  "What?"
Carl took the menu away from him.
"Okay, what have you done with the real Talin?"
Talin laughed.
"I'm the same old Talin."
"No you're not," Carl shook his head.  "You're definitely not the same Talin I've seen the past four years."
Talin held Carl's gaze for a moment, before he looked away.
The past filled the silence between them…too close…too hard…yet now; Talin took in a deep breath and let it out slow.
"I'm sorry," Carl said his tone regretful, "I've ruined it."
"No," Talin shook his head.  "There's nothing to be sorry about.  I-I checked out…"
Carl studied him, and then reached out to squeeze his hand.
"Don't think about it.  I'm insanely happy to see the icicles melting.  Please, let's go to the bookshop after this.  It will be like old times."
Talin watched Carl pick up the menu, a small grin on his lips.  He wondered why he'd never seen how much his self-imposed exile worried Carl.
"I feel like having barbecue short ribs," Carl said grinning at him.  "What do you say?"
Talin laughed.
"Sure, definitely feel like getting sauce all over my face.  Why not?"
Carl nodded and called their waiter.
****
Hours later, Talin drove back to the Talon from Carl and Terry's bookshop feeling happy.  He'd strapped in a box full of new copies of fantasy graphic novels on the passenger seat.  Terry knew his tastes well, and she'd kept the best titles for him.  Glancing at the box, memories came back, happy memories.  He'd always loved graphic art, the more conceptual the better.  Carl and Terry had helped fuel that love through the years, encouraged him when he'd created it too.  Thinking about his art skills brought back memories.
Memories…the vault in his head clicked open.
Gabriel.
Talin remembered afternoons in the sun, seated under a huge oak tree, the grass so green…gorgeous green, but not as gorgeous as Gabriel's green eyes.  He remembered sketching those eyes, trying to put them on paper, and capture the light just right…but never quite getting it.  Kisses under that tree, giggles of delight…followed by…emptiness.
On coming headlights blinded him, and Talin jerked his car to the side of the road, his foot heavy on the brakes.  He came to a stop with a jerk as the driver behind him honked his irritation.
Glancing at the box on the passenger seat, Talin wondered when the past would stop hurting.
His cell phone buzzed.  Glancing at the caller ID, he let out a soft sigh when he saw Dimitri's number.
"Where are you?" Dimitri asked when he answered.
"On the way back to the club," Talin said adjusting his seatbelt.  "I went to see old friends.  Are you at the Talon?"
"I stopped by to drop something off, you weren't there," Dimitri said.  "Are you alright?"
Talin glanced at the box of graphic novels.
"Yeah, I'm fine.  Are you coming over tonight?"
"Later," Dimitri said, his voice filled with promise.
Talin smiled.  "I'll wait."
"Drive safe," Dimitri said then.
Ending the call, Talin placed the phone on its holder on the dash.  Holding the steering wheel with both hands, he let out a steadying breath and eased back into traffic.
"Steady, steady…," he whispered.
***
Back at the club, Talin helped Lori clear tables for the night.  It was almost three o'clock in the morning, Dimitri still hadn't shown up.  Picking up the last stool, he overturned it on the table and stretched his arms above his head.  His shoulder muscles complained and he dropped his arms.
"Did you have fun with Carl?" Lori asked as she filled out the daily forms.  "I saw him drag you out of here earlier."
"Yeah," Talin said taking the rag he held to the counter.  "I didn't realize I was neglecting them until I saw him today.  Their son is walking and everything.  It was surreal, I remember a small tiny baby who had to be carried with care."
Lori chuckled.
"Boss, you haven't noticed much these last few months.  Working, working," she shook her head.  "I guess you've turned on a switch in there.  I can't wait for the new employees you're hiring.  It will mean day offs."
Talin frowned.  "You get day offs."
Lori scoffed.
"From where?" she asked looking around the empty club.  "I'm pretty sure the bulk of the work has been between you and me."
Talin picked up the dirty rags and went around the counter to dump them in the washing machine.  He put in the right amount of soap and started it.
"Dimitri came over earlier," Lori said as she put away the daily forms.
She went back to his office and brought back a package wrapped with delicate green netting.  She placed the package before him with a wide smile.
"Unwrap it, I've been dying to see what's inside all night."
Talin undid the green string holding it all together, and the netting fell away.  He grinned when he saw the small potted plant, the thorns unmistakable.
"A plant?" Lori asked.
She touched the earthenware pot with intricate designs on its surface.
"The pot is expensive.  I don't get it."
Talin touched the leaves carefully.
"It's a rose plant."
"A rose plant?" Lori frowned.
Talin ignored her confusion and instead reached for the card tucked into the plant.  He opened it and found Dimitri had written a note.
>>>For your balcony, water it everyday. D
Talin placed the card on the counter and went to the sink.  He picked up a beer mug and filled it with cold water.  Lori gave him an amused look when he returned to water the plant carefully.
Twenty minutes later, he carried the box of graphic novels, with the rose plant carefully balanced on top, upstairs.  Stopping at his door, he got his keys and unlocked the door.  Ignoring the lights, Talin went into the living room to place the box on the coffee table.
He went back to close the door and turn on the lights.  That's when he saw the white envelope on front door rug.  Frowning, he picked it up, as he locked the door.  Opening the envelope, he pulled out a picture with a note on the back.
'Dimitri Sedlackov is dangerous.  He's not what he seems.'
"Well, that's ominous," he said under his breath turning the picture.
There was Dimitri holding a bundle of…money?
Talin frowned.
***

#BLNovel #boymeetsboyworld
Talin focuses on work, barely giving anything else attention. One encounter in his club's parking lot drags him out of his dull life. 
Dimitri has watched Talin for so long, when Talin storms into his workshop, Dimitri decides he won't stay in the sidelines any longer. Dimitri decides he wants Talin for life.

Xuan Kim Li had a lot to do with more researchers on the task of understanding the many things that were about Crystals, they were also tasked to Metallurgy.  The periodic table of this world did not match the one found on Earth.  Luckily, Wu Hai was smart enough to buy out a bunch of science books otherwise it would have been a long time before they could compare. Just how many people would have memorized the details of the periodic table in its entirety.
"Qu, Don't we have some sort of way to interface your knowledge into a crystal that we can read or analyze.. What pretense does your core undergo? Is it something like a mass of electrons or is it a mass of fluid, or .. what?  There are few things we can do other than ask you, but you don't quite grasp our production methods or knowledge of science." Thinking that Xuan Kim Li opened up with another question.
He asked. "Hey, how long would it take you to read the books that Wu Hai brought back from Earth?"
Qu had already started reading one or two of the graphic novels in passing in front of Xuan Kim Li. The stories from Earth were quite interesting to him, they had lots of action and vivid tales of love.  They reminded him of poetry in his spirit's past life.  One of his favorites had been 'Best-in-Slot', the Main Character built a kingdom and brought devastation in his wake.  Nothing stood in the protagonists way.  Qu was only slightly irritated that the story hadn't ended, but that was not the point for him.
"Don't trance out, How long would it take you to read all the books in science? Excluding Mathematics, how long would it take you to read all? ...How many books are in the science section?" Xuan Kim Li interrupted Qu's stupor with a question.
"I see the assimilation of knowledge doesn't take too long since its in paper format. If I were to read all these books on science just to remember them, it would take about 2 years 4 months." Qu came up with a very direct number.
His timetable wasn't unreasonable, but what else could he do but guess.
"What about if you just read all the geology and chemistry books." Kim Li came up with a compromise.
"Seven Days." Kim Li was stupefied by Qu's answer, just how many books were there in the library on science..
If it only took seven days to learn geology and chemistry.. what about the rest?  The Library in the Tower had a lot of subject matters that didn't even touch the subjects of science in this world.
Grabbing a crystal from a shelf, Qu walked up to Kim Li and handed it to him. "this crystal can hold about as many pages and words as you would find in one of your graphic novels. The problem is that its a one time use crystal and they are quite rare.  Perhaps you can figure out a way to … enter fate with them."
Kim Li corrected Qu "that's Interface, look, what I need to do is connect to your consciousness, and feed its data... somehow, to my laptop. I know that Wu Hai didn't choose to just buy laptops, but honestly.. some extra processors would have been fantastic."
"If I'm not storing information on the crystal, and I'm just holding the crystal... my mind is accessed. If you can read the crystal, you can read me... right?" Qu had a stroke of genius.
Kim Li ran up and tried to give Qu a big hug, but realized that his avatar was mostly ethereal. He had never touched Qu.
"Hey.. I see you drinking." Qu looked back at Kim Li.
"I get tackled by children playing in the hallways and students crammed the library. Being incorporeal when I feel like it is a lot easier." …. Qu explained.
"Anyway. The corpses of the fallen monsters feed recyclers that produce tiny and trace amounts of energy in their excrement.  In a decomposition room designated for consumption the droppings are cleared of Undead properties, the leftover corpses that aren't infectious are slowly digested. If we can potentially gather this energy.. that would be a boon, right now the only use we've found for the leftover energy is to power the tower's shield and boost your projected Mana pool.. so to speak."  Qu had a lot on his mind, but he was getting annoyed quickly with questions he couldn't answer.
"Wu Hai and now You, you both keep talking about Mana Pool this, and Experience point that. Show me some knowledge on that, give me the mathematics books. Then start bringing books you want me to read.. IN ORDER." Qu was starting to get depressed, he was very knowledgeable about this world, at least.. he felt like it but the more that Wu Hai or Kim Li spoke the smaller he felt until he felt like a frog in a well.
"Emotions.. interesting." Kim Li wrote in his notebook and started pulling copper wiring from one of the laptops that hadn't survived a previous test.
Pulling tape leads and separating the end joiners with a pair of scissors, Kim Li adapted the leads to a USB device he found from the convention that had a picture of Sailor Jupiter on the outside. "This better work." Kim Li pulled the memory crystal over from the other side of the desk and stood it in a wired frame, keeping it suspended in the air.
Using a probing device he started putting the leads to glowing portions of the crystal, if there was something there.. it would be there, he was sure of it.
The crystals had to operate by something, their varying properties had been recorded to some degree. Some qualities made crystals more potent, while others made the crystals more enduring, able to hold a lot more magic than just holding a quick burst of strong magic.  Fire crystals were a great example to go by, their dusted particles still held microscopic portions of the element. Looking at the under traditional microscopes was a problem until Wu Hai gave them a crystalline pad that wouldn't melt.
"I have some things to look through, call Wu Hai over when he has time.. Oh right, I have to go see him in the morning. What a bother. Okay. Qu, I want to know.. how many of these crystals do we have." Kim Li needed to know how many tries he had.
"We are running very low, I only have around 200 remaining. If Wu Hai were here, he might have some in his weapon, although I cannot see inside of it, its contents seem endless." Qu dropped another bombshell.
"Endless? What's so special about Wu Hai's weapon?" Kim Li started asking questions.
"That's Classified." Qu used a term he had seen in one of his favorite Graphic novels.
"eh? Seriously? Aw, Come on.. Seriously now? What the shit Qu." Kim Li was pretty angry, he really didn't understand what Qu was doing by rejecting his question.
"Yes, its classified. Let us not talk of this further. What else do you want to know about, we'll talk when you go bring back those books." Qu looked at Kim Li and laughed a little.
"Terrifying" Kim Li sneered and ran to the library. It was a long way to and from the 2nd floor.
Qu looked at the setup of for the crystal and laughed. "This is completely beyond me. I better learn this computer stuff too." Pulling out the graphic novel from the storage space instantly, Qu laughed..
He didn't need for Kim Li to get the books for him.. Qu could just pull them into his possession, but it was nice to make Kim Li sweat a little.
About half an hour later, Kim Li came back with the books and a very annoyed look on his face.
"This place needs Elevators." It was quickly dismissed by Qu by reason of architecture and merit.
"What have you found out since I've been gone?" Kim Li asked.
"I found out that Donna is pregnant with Demetrius's brothers baby, and unless they find the sword of conception to cut the death-god baby from its womb when its time to give birth, Donna will die." Kim Li tried to knock the drama novel out of Qu's hands but Qu dodged.
"What?" Its my time and you didn't have what I needed selected." Qu grinned in victory.
"You've gotta find better taste in novels.. what the shit bruh?" Kim Li had a unique look on his face.
Whatever the reason, Qu still put the drama novel down and picked up the mathematics book marked 'Beginners Mathematics and an introduction to Calculus.'  He wouldn't just flip through the book, the subjects were not boring.  Mathematics was particularly useful when calculating or adjusting exacting amounts of magic.  That reason alone had mad it extremely important to bring the majority of his focus into his absorption of the content.  Kim Li had come back with a stack of books.
"When you're done with that one, I suggest moving directly to 'Algebra 8' then 'Chemistry for Beginners'. If you're half as smart as you claim to be, basic math will open up a whole new world of information for you to process." Kim Li coached Qu a bit and then went back to trying to interface with the crystal.
'Maybe there is an on/off'
... ... ...
Darkwing was spending his time drinking his sadness away. Hao Hao was a good subordinate, quick and agile. Darkwing had trained him so roughly that even Darkwing couldn't have moved faster. When Hao Hao vanished in the puff of corrosive gas.. Darkwing wished he could have had the time to pull him out, but it was all over in an instant.
"I guess not everyone is fated to see a new beginning." Darkwing guzzled another bottle of wine from his stash.

In his drunkenness, Darkwing got surly.  

"Don't say that. A lot of people really could have died if not for the sacrifices of others." Genba looked like he was in a hurry.

Genba was readying himself to accompany his wife to dinner at one of the shops.  The Owners had started building a kiln with Genba's assistance.

"GO THEN!" Darkwing threw his gourd at the wall. 

"We all give, sometimes we have to give what matters the most. I never thought I'd find a place where I could find happiness again.  It was you that pulled me from that sinkhole.  Allow me to do the same." Extending his arm, Genba pulled Darkwing up and embraced him.
"Brother, we all lose sometimes.. its what we do after that makes us or tears us apart." …pushing Darkwing back out and patting his shoulders, Genba led Darkwing to a bed and walked off with his wife.

Darkwing watched them leave and sat at the foot of his bed wondering why he stuck around.   There was little joy in his life for the past few years.  Darkwing was a wild creature, domesticated and evolved.  

It weighed on him like bricks of uncertainty and misery.

Darkwing grabbed another gourd from one of the Cheng Brother's lost cache's and drink himself to sleep.

... ... ...
Trying to recreate Pizza was hit or miss, sometimes the cooks would try different methods, but getting the dough right was a big deal. Toppings would vary anywhere you went anyway, many of the people who transmigrated would try a slice every now and then.. some liked the new combinations but all voiced their opinions of the dough, it just wasn't good enough.
They had already solved brick oven without wood, the taste improved dramatically, but the dough always rose way too much or not at all.
"BAKING SODA" someone called it out.
"We don't have any" ...
"QU! Oh, love of mine." The Royal Chef insisted on coaxing Qu out with pleasantness, it did work but never drew his interest.
Qu answered quite annoyed. "What do you want?  I'm reading for the clan so we can do our research. What is it?"
"We need Baking Soda. Let us know when you figure that out." Everyone lounged around and Qu returned to the 14th floor annoyed, he was tasked to do something like a tool.  

It didn't sit well with him, Qu wanted to lash out and scold the cook but just smiled and went back to what he was doing.  

Responding to his request, Qu could only send him in the right direction, "Chemistry is Harris's Department, take it to him.   I have been given other duties."
He would not leave his post until he had completed the task.
Sitting on his Lotus Pad on the 5th floor Qu sat in his lotus position and pulled out a light novel drama. "Sucker."
Qu could make as many avatars as he needed, his brainpower was way beyond that of a humans. But, if he did take in too much knowledge at one time.. his information would get mixed up. That didn't help things. So, sitting and reading a mindless novel, didn't make him worried.  He could just have a second him reading in his stead. It was just a shame that he couldn't use his clones to do anything outside the tower. They might be able to multitask to some degree, but ultimately all the brainpower came from one place.
... ... ...
It was morning, and Kim Li had spent the entire evening and part of the night studying the memory crystal fragments.  Grabbing one, he went to find Wu Hai before he could leave.
"Prince Wu Hai, I have a request." Huffing like he was out of breath, it was obvious that Kim Li needed more exercise.
"Kim Li, what is it?  and what did you find out?" Wu Hai anticipated that Kim Li would find something, there was no way that this world and science didn't translate.
They took two whole years to develop that explosive chaos bombs.  But information translation and transmission was Kim Li's forte.  Kim Li was a programmer and cryptographer, his skills were great and if it had not been for Professor Quanli's untimely death perhaps Xuan Kim Li would be rich and famous on Earth. 

Life was comically disproportionate to some.  The Irony of his situation only took a few weeks to dissipate, Kim Li had adapted well to his new surroundings.   
"Its sort of as you expected, slow going. But, I don't' know how long you're going to be gone, so.. I need things from you."  Pulling out the crystal from his pocket he showed it to Wu Hai.

Explaining the functionality of the Crystal didn't take too much time but Kim Li knew he didn't have the best words and just blurted it all out. 

"This is a memory crystal. I need more of them, a lot more.. and anything remotely close to it.  Qu said you might have some in your weapon, they are incredibly rare so even just one would be great. But .. please, more than one if you have them."  Kim Li had a desperate look on his face.
"You're not asking for much now, Are you?" Wu Hai laughed a little bit and grabbed the handle of the weapon to search its contents.
He did find a few things that looked like the one in Kim Li's hands, but his were much bigger.
"All I have are these." Passing three head size orbs over to Kim Li, the eyes of the crafty little bugger started to loosen up.
Kim Li took the orbs gratefully. "With these, I'm sure I can figure it out.. holy shit.. they're big."
"I have this feeling... I can't elaborate.   Just do what you can and Here, take this as well." Passing a potion to Kim Li, Wu Hai laughed.
"You look like Shit. Kim Li.. Take better care of yourself." Wu Hai left to join his group.
Jiao Jiao and Khan Ni were waiting outside patiently for his arrival.   When Khan Ni explained how they were getting there the Prince hung his head a bit.

"?!%$%#$"  A loud distorted echo rang through the streets as they prepared to leave.

Re:Birth as the Hero

It's said a Soul can bind the Wheels of Fate, changing one's direction.

The Story of Zao Wu Hai, the lives he changed and the legacies he created.  His exploits were carved into the history of two worlds on his path to power.

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