Her hand caressed the flowers,
Fingertips stroking each petals,
Gesture as soft as a mother’s touch.

His brush danced against the canvas,
Covering it up with beautiful,
Hundreds shades of red.

To her
He was her rose,
Decorated with baby’s breath,
And thorns.

To him
She was a scenery,
A twilight,
Its colour blended with the sky.

Her. rose. 
His. twilight. 
Their. forbidden love.

Éclair Denise Grace, the only daughter of the infamous aristocrat – Lord Viktor William Grace. A loyal daughter who is willing to do anything to make her beloved mother happy. She did ballet, played the piano and violin. Despite being the daughter of an infamous noble, her life was trapped in a cage. Only allowed to go out with her mother’s permission, not too often. She seeks happiness through flowers and books. 

One day, she met a man; hair as dark as a raven and his orbs piercing blue. A painter who sees the world with colours, a commoner.

Are they destined to be together or could fate have other plans for them?

Cha Cha is very much in love with her Sora. A otome game in her computer. Dahil sa pinagdaanan niya noong highschool pa siya, kinulong na niya ang kanyang sarili at ayaw ng lumabas. Ni ayaw niyang makipaghalubilo o kahit pumunta kahit saan dahil ayaw niyang makakita ng mga taong hindi niya kilala.

Ng malapit na kasal ng kanyang Kuya Andrew, siya sana ang gagawing maid of honor pero dahil sa takot niya ay tinanggihan niya ito pero tutulong siya sa mga gagawin para sa kasal.

Naiintindihan siya nito pero na-dissapointed siya sa kanyabng sarili dahil hindi man niya makikitang ikakasal ang kanyang kuya kaya naman humingi siya ng tulong rito para baguhin ang kanyang sarili para hindi maging takot at haraping ang buhay sa totoong mundo.

Pero, mayroon siyang isa malaking problema, dahil ang binigay sa kanya na tulong ng kanyang kuya, ay isang strikto at demonyo na ihahatak siya papuntang impyerno.

Ngayon nagsisisi na siya.

When Luna Jiang found herself homeless and pregnant from a drunken night she spent with a handsome stranger, she was forced to sign an agreement with the mysterious and sadistic businessman, Hero Li.

Can love bloom from a one night stand?

"Hey! hey! baby Bloom how's your first night?!" with teasing smile Ellen ask Bloom in a loud voice. "you know what? It's good that the flesh Is not very active in the sea! You should try not to shout next time!"

"Sis Bloom is not shouting! Actually, I hear a creepy howl in the middle of the night!! Is it possible for wolves to get into the sea!? wuwuwuw, I'm nervous!" With an innocent look of cherry make it even worse, the way she tells the story triggered Bloom embarrassment.

"You two! how can you be like this, I hope you become an old virgin for the rest your life!!" with the tinge of red on her face she tries to rebut, glaring with the girls, she pulls her gun guns out.

"Hey! No violence please, and what do you mean by virgin for life? you mean someone takes yours already?!!" Cherry kneel on the floor seems can't believe what happened."It can't be! who did it?! Did that ugly flesh take it?? Let's hurry we have to take it back!!." with an innocent and worried face she shouted and she runs inside the cabin and started to prepare.

"Pff ahahaha xD I really like Cherry!? she already knows the situation!!" Ellen laugh out loud, making those who are listening laugh too.

"you--!"

"Okay, okay, let's get serious, go back to your work! Baby Bloom, let's meet the prisoners! they should already have a proper rest." He said seriously. "We need their help! Because of God, everyone already knows the location ofon3 pi3ce!"

"Yes, we need to find it, as soon as possible!!" Bloom pout and try to run away. (fucking chuni! why do I have to say those embarrassing lines!?)

"Okay, no flirting around! Do your work properly!^~^" teasing the two of them, Ellen to Josei. "Dad, where's mom?"

"hmm.? oh Phina is still sleeping. She remains on the deck, guarding us, while we're sleeping" With a dark circle on his eyes Josei tell her the reason she's not up until now.

"Oh, dad should also need to rest we will guard until dawn," She said affectionately " We might encounter an accident if you and Uncle Kong is overworking yourself!!"

"haha! okay! okay! please hold yourself together until tonight, don't let Rance shoulder everything." With that said, He went to Kong and tell him the situation. Kong nodded to Ellen then walk inside the cabin.
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Inside of a separated cabin, Rasp, Reen, and others woke up after they hear a footstep outside the room.

cling! eeeeeeehhhh! The door open, a young man and gorgeous late came in.
Bloom with her violet vest and black leather boots, a knife on her shoulder, and a pistol on her waist, an aura of a lady captain radiating within her, Rance with his model-like psyche, tall and wide, with a bug ax on his back.
(who's this Girl? so young yet so fierce) Reen asks herself and look at the guy on her side. Her face distorted and shout. "Rance!! what the, where have you gone after our graduation?!"

"hmm, wow guys, you manage to survive! but you can't shout on me like that!" He said the pose like a General he looks down and said with a deep tone. "You are currently being detained in this ship by us. You are our prisoners! We are the well-known Pirates in this sea! We are.. we... We are the Black Ax Pirates!" After thinking of a name, with a red neck, he proudly announces their group.

"Arhh, I forgot that you're a chuni, haist!" Reen said while holding his forehead, feeling frustrated.

"You! I'm not a chuni! You see?! Everything is real! That flesh! and God, and now believe it or not I'm the captain of Black Ax Pirate!!" Rance rebutted and held his Ax.

"Hahaha! Don't embarrass yourself dude, you just make up that name!" Edrick said with a mocking tone. "If I ever hear those words, I will f*cking kill you--"

Zwing! a big ax stop on Edrick's neck, making him stop. His eyes were wide, his mouth opens wide, and he started to sweat coldly.

"Say another world and you will be beheaded! You don't have the qualification to speak or to say you will kill me!!" Rance glare at him.

Bloom makes Rance step back and said:" we're no pirates but, you should not let mouth run wildly!" She glares at them and said "We live outside, slaying those flesh, even a four-legged and winged flesh can't deal with us! In what way an arrogant person like who always stay on the wing of others to keep on living do with us!!!" Bloom is naturally angered when she heard that this arrogant guy say those words.

The atmosphere inside the room started to become heavy, they all sweated and look at the floor out of shame.

"nahh! let's forget it already! We need you people to maintain everything in this ship!" he looks at them and started to give orders. " five girls will be staying in the kitchen! They will be the one providing food on the fighters, You guys, the eight of you will hold a long pipe, you will guard the deck!" he observes them and said. "When a gill type or a swimming type flesh try to climb the ship, use your pipe to push them down. Inform the others to stay alert! We still don't know their capabilities!!!"

Rasp raised his hand and said " Sir, I'm a doctor, I study how to cure those flesh" He said hoping that he doesn't have to fight those zombies.

"Stop searching for a cure! Start writing books on how to cure poison, on how to deal with that disease take some time to find a solution, like white death disease!" Rance said emotionless.

"B-but why?" Rasp ask puzzled.

"We just need to think of the future! The ancient disease might be simple, but they're the hardest kind of disease to cure. That flesh has no hope, they can't be rescued," Rance said as if he already knows the future.

Everyone Gasp, future, single word but it's enough for them to tremble. Edrick who is feeling down after being scolded and threatened brighten up. "We- we will follow you to the end!!"

"Shut up you chuni! What with those words? I only accept eunuch as my follower!" Rance rebutted and cracked a joke.

"pff ha ha! hey, I'm a doctor I know how to castrate xD ahahaha" Rasp Added and said.

"W-why do we need to be castrated!?"

"Shut it! what if you guys stole the king's harem!?" Edrick shout and kneel " I'm willing to be a eunuch!!"

"pfft! Go away! I'm not gay!" Rance shout and look at him with disdain.

"hahahahahahaha"

With that conversation, the atmosphere lightens and everyone laughs except Bloom who is pouting on the side when she hears the word Harem.
-------------------------------
Time passed by, after lunch and rest, everyone gets into his or her position. When Phina steps out of the cabin, she looks around and went to the control center."The forces seem to become tighter." she looks at the screen, she squinted her eyes and went outside.


"Josei!!" her voice vibrated on the air, and get everyone's attention.

Josei went out of the cabin only wearing boxers while holding the pipe's tip which is full of thorns, he begone to panic and shouted, "Where! where! Honey are you okay!!"

Everyone looks at him, the boys look puzzled, while the girls look down, face reddened, embarrassed to look at Josei appearance.

"Shut your trap! go inside wake Kong up and prepare! the radar detects a something approaching us 50km per hour!" She looked at everyone then nodded.

Everyone started to tense up, he or she tighten his or her grip on his or her weapons.

"Briant, you and Edrick get on the speedboat!!" Rance commanded without stop. make sure you keep distance on the ship! If they are hostile towards us, launch Grenades on them!! Sister and law, take Zeke inside the cabin with the other non-combatant!!" He runs in the cabin and wears his Bulletproof vest, a gun's on his waste, he also wears his neck brace.

"Hey!? what is that neck brace?! how about dog tag instead?" Cherry tease him once she discovers him wearing the metal braces.

"....." Rance stares at her for seconds and decides to ignore her. (what the actual fuck!? why this dumb girl becomes so smart when teasing me!?) Irritated, he pulls his has and swing it. -swoosh ooooohhhhh~~ (fvck you all! Oooooh your ugly face) embarrass being center of attention he went out of the cabin went to the front line. "Mom, what is the situation?"

Phina look at his son, "Why do you wear those dog tags? don't tell me you use that thing to played 'S and M' last night?" She stared at him, confuse. (What with my son? what kind of miracle those things can do?!)

"///////////" Rance is too embarrassed to speak and focus his view on his front command. Everyone guard every side of the ship!" he looks on the sea to find out a metal pipe like telescope attract his attention. there a flesh hangs on the pipe, looking on his direction. He suddenly pulls his pistol and shot its head. Bang! the pipe speed slows down until it's only 20 meters away from the ship.
"Where's the megaphone?" Rance took them and said in serious tone. "We are the Black Ax Pirate!!! don't try to get near or you will become a pile of trash in this wide ocean!!!"

pfff.

hikk!

His composition of word shaken everyone on the deck, they want to laugh but they and shouted in unison "We are the Black Ax Gang!!"

(this is a empire building novel) Year 2040 the world sent into chaos! The CDC or which also dubbed as Zombie Deer Disease evolve and turn humans and other living being turn into zombie's (flesh) Rance a child who learned Spear since he's 5, fight in order to survive. One day the God descend and said "The portal to a new world is open! a portal to a new life do exist. My children, the south pole is your hope".
Rance : " a new world? is there magic? i hope so."
what await him is better than what he thinks. Not only magic, but also Gene Merging?!.??
*Summary Updating

Ram pressing button, a nude picture of Bloom appears on the screen , (Bloom in shock),
Ram pressing button, changing the nude pictures Bloom took, the chat screen shots proves sending those pictures to men.
Bloom looking pale like she saw a ghost

Ram: here comes the best part.( video of her playing dirty with men).

Bloom: STOP IT! , PLEASE, I know I've done bad things but I've repented.

Ram( smirks): it's not something new hearing from you.

(Bloom trying to run out but the door is locked,)

Ram: I was so stupid back then, eventhough I knew you're a dirty slut I kept our relationship, but even with so much effort  I paid, you left me just because I wasn't rich, just because I didn't started my career, just because I couldn't go western countries, my loyalty and honesty had no value for you, now that I am someone with high status, you are dying to marry me, do you think I'd marry a bitch?!
you're more shameless than I thought, you should go and kill yourself.

Bloom: YOU WERE STALKING ME!! , YOU DID THIS ALL JUST TO EMBARRASS ME!!

Ram: I did it all just to tell you, stop dreaming about me , don't you ever dare to contact me again.YOU DON'T WORTH A PENNY!
(Ram opening the door) NOW GET LOST, DON'T SHOW ME YOUR FACE EVER AGAIN.
REMEMBER! if I ever see you again, I'll send it all to every person you know!

Bloom running out crying,
Ram pauses for a while,
Mary enters the room, and hugs him from behind, putting her hands on his chest.

Mary: it's done! , let's go...

Ram( smiles forcibly): yeah, let's celebrate it.

getting out of the building,  Ram stops
Mary: hey ! why did you stoped?
Ram: (sighs) thanks a world, ( Mary confused look) , if you didn't help me with it, I would have been in dark my whole life.
Mary(smiling): well, I just did a fever to my self, not you.
Ram: what do you mean?
Mary: If you were with her forever, then I'd have remained single for my whole life.
(both laughing)

on the way to park

Ram: I had a call from Uk, I must go by tomorrow.
Mary: ohh, then I'll suffer again. ( looking down, sad expression)
Ram: hmm be patient, I know It's hard but, when I make you mine, then there won't be a day without you by my side.
Mary: how long do I have to wait?
Ram: perhaps three years, don't know how to survive these years being apart.
now let's enjoy the last day we have.

In the amusement park , at 8:00 pm

Mary ( excited) : I want a ride on ferris wheel.!
Ram: sure let's go.

on the top point of the wheel.

Mary: wooow!! it's beautiful , the whole city is under my feet! .
Ram: I'll bering the whole world under your feet. ( kissing her forehead)
Mary: shouldn't it be on the lip?
Ram: That's the most sacred kiss, I want to have it on our wedding night.
Mary (blushing).

"Your name will be big pillow slime," said Dean while smiling.

Then Sys said, "That sounds lame. Don't you have any better name?"

"Well~ I don't have a good naming sense. I think that sounds fine. Simple and straightforward." After Dean said that, he asked Sys to create the new slime, big pillow slime. 

"Okay, next will be combination between slime core and water absorb skill," said Dean. 

Dean wanted to try every possible combination and thus he chose the elite grade purple slime core and water absorb skill as add-on. The result was disappointing. The two combinations produce the same set of skills as pillow slime but with the appearance of purple slime. In other words, a purple slime with more skills. Nothing special about it even from the descriptions. So, Dean decided to not create this one.

Dean move on to the combination between elite grade kilo slime core and the water absorb skill. There was no change in appearance for the kilo slime. It loses the bounce skill and learned water absorb. Again, Dean decided not to create this. 

Then, Dean try the combination between elite grade pillow slime core and water absorb skill. Just like previous combination, it retained the same appearance but the water absorb skill was upgraded to water absorb II. It was good that the skill upgrade but if there was no change in appearance, there was no point to Dean.

Dean realized that he wanted many different slime based on its appearance so that people will know there were many types of slime. Without changing in appearance, people won't know especially those with slime compatibility. 

In the end, Dean decided not to create another slime. He now understood that whatever he added will create something new but that did not mean their appearance will be different. Dean learned more and more about the monster creation. 

Dean suddenly realized something. If what he wanted was based on its appearance then, there was one slime he rejected before. The hair clip slime. Although the slime did not learn any new technique, it does have different appearance. It was minor but it was still fine for him. 

He needed to become strong so he can't be choosy about what he got. So, Dean decided to create the hair clip slime and named it the butterfly clip slime. He used the elite grade pink slime core as the core and the slime was the pink slime wearing the butterfly clip. 

He did not make the brown colored kilo slime because that will be just color difference and he already made the normal slime like that. 

Now Dean had four more new slime he can hunt. The rabbit coat slime, the rubber slime, the big pillow slime and the butterfly clip slime. He believed that the two new slime will be easy to find because the pink slime and pillow slime can easily be found in the prairie. 

After he finished everything, Dean closed the monster creation menu and looked up to the sky and he sighed. He needed to find more material for the monster creation if he wanted to create more. Dean already thought what he wanted to hunt next. He needed to hunt more different kind of monster. 

He remembered that there was a special rabbit in the prairie that can be found early in the morning. The bloom rabbits. He thought he should hunt that first. Other than the bloom rabbit, there were also the magpie and sparrow but these two were hard to hunt thanks to their ability to fly. 

There were also some other monsters that will be impossible for Dean to hunt due to too many people hunting them. All those monsters were quite rare and many people's compatibility were related to them. Since Dean came to the first dimension, he never once found any of these rare monsters. He did read in the forum that some people found them. 

He thought that he had enough of rest and decided to continue training the heavy tackle skill. Soon, it will be summer vacation. The summer vacation was weirdly long after the earth change. Due to the days and month change in one year and the discovery of the dimension, school gave a lot of holiday.
 
For summer holiday, it was for 4 months. Only the first month of summer was school day and the rest of the summer months were school holiday. There was a reason for long period of holiday. The school wanted to give time for their students to train hard in the dimension. School took most of their time and the long holiday was meant to help the students got back their time spent at school for their strengthening in the dimension.

In 3 days, the school summer holiday will start. That meant, Yuri will be home most of the time. Dean did not know Yuri's habit of going to the first dimension. He never saw her going to the first dimension using the teleporter at home. 

Dean sighed thinking that he might see Yuri most of the time during the summer holiday. It was still really awkward between them. Dean hoped that Yuri will go to the first dimension and spent most of her time there. 

Summer 34th – Month 1 – Year 2001

School summer holiday started. Just like what Dean hoped, Yuri told him that she will spend all the summer holiday in the first dimension. She won't come back until the holiday end. Dean was happy to hear that. Yuri left home after that. Just like he thought before, Yuri did use another teleporter.
 
Summer 22nd – Month 2 – Year 2001

Dean finally finished learning both the heavy tackle and water absorb yesterday. He thought it will take him almost two months to learn the skill but he learned it in less than a month. Dean finished learning the heavy tackle first before the water absorb. He focused all that time after that for water absorb. 

Luckily both skill limit at level 10 and that meant he did not need to use the limit breaker crystal to reached the max level limit. It will take time for the upgrade to finished and Dean did not want to waste time on that. 

He checked on his stat and he was happy that both heavy tackle and water absorb skill was registered as his skill. He can fight better than before. He already thought the combo he wanted to try with the three skills and eager to go. 

Dean went to the first dimension early in the morning. There was a reason why he went there early, he wanted to hunt the bloom rabbit. The bloom rabbit can only be found early in the morning and they were quite rare too. 

Bloom rabbit was a monster with big single flower on their back. They were as agile as their normal rabbit counterpart and they did not have any skill too. What was special about them was the flower on their back. It was used as potion ingredients. 

There were many types of flower on their back. Different flower meant that it was a different species of bloom rabbit. It was summer and that meant only flower that can be found during summer can be found on the bloom rabbit. 

Dean's aim was to get as many flowers as possible from the bloom rabbit. All those different flowers will be good as his slime add-on. Dean knew the bloom rabbit was rare but he did not want to give up on it. Not many people went out hunting so early in the morning and that meant Dean had a chance to find a few of the bloom rabbit.

Once he woke up, Dean took a shower and went to the first dimension and straight to the prairie to hunt some bloom rabbit. When Dean arrived at the prairie, he can see from far that there were quite a few people on the prairie. They were all hunting for slime. 

The hype for slime was still going strong. There were too many people hunting it during the day thus he can understand that some people went hunting at night. Just like what Dean thought before, the big pillow slime and the butterfly clip slime can be found in the prairie. News about them came out a day after Dean created them.

Dean walked around the prairie to find the bloom rabbit. Due to his experience hunting rabbit a few months ago, Dean knew exactly where a rabbit will spawn. He did not know whether the bloom rabbit will spawn at the same place but they were rabbit and it was possible. 

Dean went to one of the spawn areas he knew a rabbit will come out. While walking to the area, he saw two guys was hunting some monsters too. Nothing weird about them as there were many people dean saw on the way there. 

A few minutes later, Dean arrived at the area. He looked around the area if he can find any bloom rabbit. He activated his map function and detected some common rabbit in the rabbit. Dean detected one lone monster. He smiled because it was possible that that lone monster was the bloom rabbit.

He did not waste much time and went to that lone monster immediately. Even if he managed to kill it, it did not mean he will get the item dropped and thus he did not want to let someone else killed it. Once Dean was closed to that lone monster, he walked slowly.

Dean knew how good a rabbit ear was. He had plenty painful experience dealing with rabbit and once the rabbit knew he was nearby, it will immediately run away. The bloom rabbit was not much different than the rabbit physically thus it might act the same. 

He looked at the direction where the map detected the lone monster. Dean saw the monster and he smile. It was indeed a bloom rabbit. 

The bloom rabbit Dean found was white with pink flower on its back. It was dark and he can't properly see what flower it was. Dean took deep breath. 

The bloom rabbit was a normal grade monster as indicated by the yellow dot on the map. That meant Dean who was an elite grade can out speed the bloom rabbit if it ran away. Dean agility was 6.7 and a normal grade monster peak agility was 3. This will be an easy hunt. 

Once Dean found his chance, he quickly ran towards the rabbit and stabbed its body with his dagger. The rabbit did not manage to evade because Dean was too fast and Dean was ambushing the bloom rabbit. The bloom rabbit died with single stab and Dean was happy with that. Dean did not even need to use his skills.

'Normal grade Pink Cosmos bipinnatus bloom rabbit killed. Gained pcb bloom rabbit core' the system notified Dean. Dean head dropped when he found out he failed to get the item dropped. However, he was happy that he can easily killed a rabbit unlike before. His eyes lit with fire and Dean went to hunt for more bloom rabbit after he registered the pcb bloom rabbit core. 

The flower on the bloom rabbit he found was the pink Cosmos bipinnatus or commonly known as garden cosmos. Garden cosmos can be found in crimson, pink and white. They were not a big flower but when it got on the bloom rabbit it became big. 

Dean went searching for more bloom rabbit. He did not target the same bloom rabbit as there were too many kinds of them but if he found the same one, he will be more than happy to kill it again. 

After that, Dean found few more bloom rabbits with the same flower but with the other color. However, he was a bit unlucky and did not get the item dropped but he was more than happy to confirm that the spawn area he currently on will spawn the Cosmos bipinnatus bloom rabbit.

2000 years ago, Demons appeared in Antarctica and did something that made Earth expanded. Humans and Demons went to war but humans were too weak. A group of scientists found a way to become stronger and this method helped humans fought the demons on equal grounds. 

Dean awakened his power but he got unlucky because he awakened a compatibility to slime. He was pushed aside by his family. Upon entering the first dimension, Dean obtained something that can helped him becoming stronger.

She was Hua, but never for a moment had she doubted her name was something else. Vaguely, she remembered being called by another name, her real one most likely. But like the shadows from her youth, whenever she tried to focus on the details, they blended in with the nightmares and monsters that plagued her room. 

She didn't know when or exactly how she ended up in that village, but for the short thirteen years that she had called a lifetime, she knew only two things. Other than the fact that her "parents" paid a handsome price for her,  the more important was that she was to become the child bride of her "parents'" thirty-year-old brain dead son. 

She knew nothing about her past life, the one that should have been hers. If she once had a birthday, it was now lost to time. And if she once had another destiny, she was definitely played by the cruel stroke of fate. 

Hua meant flowers, but the only thing she and the dazzling peonies had in common were the crimson red lashes she had on her back and the scars from countless whippings crisscrossing into a meshwork that was reminiscent of the thorny vines. 

She secretly hated the name, what's more, she hated knowing that she used to be and could have been somebody else. At night, she had slipped into the village classes and tried to learn a few words to make a new name for herself, but of course, all her endeavors were met by more cruel beatings from her supposed "parents." 

Why do flowers bloom? She frequently thought to herself. Why do flowers bloom when they know their destiny is to wilt away? 

The night she turned thirteen, the entire world was coated in red. Crimson drapings and scarlet posters signifying good fortune lined the walls. But she knew that this was no birthday celebration. It was her wedding night. 

Practically, the entire village was here, waiting to see the comedy skit that would unfold before their very eyes. It was common knowledge that the family was waiting for this moment, and no one wanted to miss this special occasion. 

Their pointed fingers. Their silent mockery. Their relentless whispers. They were all daggers that stabbed deep into Hua's heart. 

Her husband was wheeled in, his head lifelessly tilted to the side and his back slouched into the wheelchair. 

She too was frozen in fear, feeling the daggerlike glares masked behind her "parents'" smiles. She bowed once, twice, and another time. By all customs, she was now a bride, destined to be wed to the shell of a man before her for the rest of her life.

"The groom and bride are now knotted together for the rest of their lives." A voice announced.

Beneath her red veil, a single tear slid down Hua's cheeks.

That night, sensing the body that was set next to hers, all she could do was stare into her supposed husband's empty eyes with fear, wondering if her own were that lifeless. 

 It was so red, so terribly red. It was like someone had smeared blood everywhere. Even the pair of dragon and phoenix candles set on the bedside were shedding blood tears as the wax dripped down the sides. 

Per custom, there was a pair of scissors to cut a strand of hair from each newlywed and to tie it together into a pouch to signify eternal love. Its silvery and cold gleam stood out amidst the sea of blood red. 

The next morning, what the "parents" found was a single corpse and a living dead. The dried out blood had seeped into the already red bedsheets, blossoming into a final flourishing of life.

To all the broken hearts. To all the shattered dreams. What is your deepest desire?

Falling in love with the prince? Riches beyond belief? The power to rule the world?

If you are desperate enough, I can give you anything. Welcome to the Underworld’s newest system. 

_____

What? How does my advertisement still sound like a ripoff from an angsty teenager’s diary? 

No, boss, I promise. I didn’t write that in three minutes before it was due. Just promote me to a Soulguider Technician already. 

Here, let’s try again. 

If you have unfulfilled wishes from your past life, join the beta testing group for the Underworld’s newest system. Using the data collected from your survey experience, we’ll custom-tailor a new future for you in your next lifetime. 

Oh wait, the users might not know that they’re already dead?

The sun was beating down on Mandy's face.  She was so tired last night that she had forgotten to pull down the shade of her window before she slept.  She reached for her cellphone to check the time.  She blinked several times before her eyes could focus.

11:30am.

Mandy jumped up. 

"Oh my gosh! I'm late for work!"

She went straight to her bathroom and turned on the shower.  She grabbed her toothbrush and immediately brushed her teeth not realizing she hadn't put toothpaste yet.  And then she realized it was Saturday, which meant there was no work that day.

She laughed at her silliness.  How could she have forgotten it was the weekend — her first weekend as an employed person? She pulled out the brush from her mouth, rinsed it and placed it back to its holder.

She went back to bed and tried to go back to sleep but couldn't. She got up, went out of the bedroom and flipped the TV on.  She wasn't going to watch, she just needed to hear something other than the noise outside.

And then she remembered the incident between Josh and Xander last night.  

After Josh and Alynna bailed out on them, she and Xander looked for Jane, Carla and Rae.  Jane and Carla decided to stay in the club even after what happened.  Rae had difficulty deciding whether to stay or go home.  Mandy had to convince her that since it was her first time in a club, she should stay.  So Rae stayed with Carla and Jane.  Mandy hoped the two girls will be kind to Rae.

Mandy also decided to go, making an excuse that she suddenly had migraine and would like to rest.  The group let her go but Xander didn't buy it. 

"Do you really have a migraine? Because I've had that before and believe me, I didn't look like that." Xander said to Mandy as he walked her to her car.

"Well, maybe it's because I have higher pain threshold than you." 

"'Pain threshold'? Please! Don't make me laugh.  I've had my share of physical pain.  Believe me, I got high pain threshold."

Mandy didn't reply.  She opened her car door but Xander closed it and stood between Mandy and her car.

"Hey! Come on just let me go home," Mandy was begging Xander.

"Tell me, why are you letting a small incident ruin your night? Stay. Stay — with me."

"I'm sorry, Xander. I need to go," Mandy insisted.

Xander looked at Mandy.  He would have done anything to make her stay. But he would never let her stay against her will.  He stepped aside.

"Thank you," Mandy said under her breath as she opened her car door.  She went inside and drove away, leaving Xander behind her.

Mandy stirred her coffee.  Last night had been crazy. So many things happened in one night.  She carried her coffee and looked out the glass window.  The cars were passing by. She noticed a guy carrying grocery bags. She thought it was Xander but she remembered the first day that they met. Xander said he doesn't do groceries. She noticed that the sun had shifted.  The rays of the sun is not hitting her bed anymore. She thought of something to do that day.  And then she remembered her dad.  She decided to pay her father a visit.

.  .  .


She pulled over their driveway.  It was almost 4 in the afternoon.  During this time, her father usually sits in the garden and sips a cup of coffee while looking at a flower garden that her mother had planted herself.  She went out of the car and looked up at the mansion she grew up in. It has been months since she came home.  She looked around. Everything seemed to be as it was when she was last there, except that the paint had changed.  It used to be brick-colored but it was now all white. Some of the shrubs were starting to bloom flowers which Mandy found odd.  They usually don't flower that time of the year.  Memories suddenly flooded her mind, mostly of her mother.  Some memories were painful, especially the ones where she lay sick on the bed. Mandy tried to shake the sad memories from her mind.

"Good afternoon, Miss." Mandy smiled and turned to the direction of the voice.

"Hello, William! It's been a while." Mandy gave William a hug.

William is their butler that had been with them since Mandy could remember.  He had been one of the oldest and longest house employees of their family.  Besides being the butler, William had also taken care of Mandy during those times when she didn't have a nanny.  Her father had told William he could retire whenever he wanted but because he was a bachelor, he decided to stay with their family.  He said he doesn't have any family except for the Enriquezes. And he was treated as part of their family.

"Yes, it has, Miss. How have you been?" And without waiting for an answer, William added, "Your father is in the garden where he usually sits this time in the afternoon. He will be delighted to see you."

Mandy gave William the car key and smiled before she went inside to look for her father.

.  .  .

The garden was in full bloom.  Mandy closed her eyes and smelled the air. The air was so different here compared to the city.  Mandy felt rejuvenated.  It was as if she had been plugged onto a battery charger.  She felt alive, seeing all the different colors of the garden.  She had long since seen it so green and vibrant with flowers.

She walked the garden path. The stones on the path was just as she had remembered.  The last time she walked this path was the day they buried her mother. Though she came home, she doesn't go to the garden.

She continued walking, past the vines of yellow bells.  The roses just along the walls of the garden are starting to bloom.  A gentle wind blew and the leaves rustled.  From where she was standing, she could see her father's figure, seated on the garden table set with a canopy above it.

Mandy walked on.  She wondered if her dad was asleep.  His head was leaned back against the backrest of the chair. She was so close now she was sure he could hear her walking. But her dad remained still.

"Dad?" Mandy called out softly.

"Dad?" Mandy repeated, this time a little louder.

When her dad still didn't respond, she walked faster to him.

"Dad…" Mandy gently shook him. Her dad didn't respond.

"William! William!" Mandy shouted at the top of her lungs, panic was beginning to reel in.

"Yes, Miss?" William came running from inside the house. Some maidservants were behind him.

"Call an ambulance, quick!" Mandy yelled.

William ran back inside the house and called an ambulance. 

Meanwhile, Mandy felt his father's pulse and she felt it. She checked if her father was breathing and he was.

Mandy kept trying to wake her dad.  The mansion was in a panic. Some have gathered around Mandy and President Enriquez.  The others kept watch outside, waiting for an ambulance.

"Dad, please wake up," Mandy whispered to her father's ear. "I already lost mom.  I am not ready to lose you. You simply cannot leave me alone."

After what seemed like forever, the ambulance finally arrived.

"Miss, the ambulance is here," said one of the housemaids.

Mandy looked up and saw paramedics running towards her and her father.

"We'll take care of him. But we're gonna need you to step back," said one of the paramedics.

Mandy obliged. She stood up and gave way for the paramedics to work. They checked her father's vitals.  

"How long has he been unconscious?" Asked the one of the paramedics.

"I don't know. I found him like that," Mandy answered, her voice shaking.

"Does he have a heart problem or any health condition?"

"Not that I know of."

"We're taking him to the hospital." The paramedics went out to get the stretcher.  When the paramedics came back with the stretcher, they carried Donald Enriquez and carefully lay him there. Then they strapped him to make sure he doesn't fall as they wheeled him out of the mansion and into the ambulance.  As soon as the ambulance's door was closed, it sped to the hospital.

William gave Mandy her car keys. She was so nervous she couldn't stop shaking.  

"Maybe you should let me drive you, Miss," William said when he noticed that Mandy was trembling.

"Yes, I think you should," Mandy said and gave William back the car keys.

William took Mandy to her car. He opened the door for her and Mandy went in.  William called one of the maidservants who was watching them.  He said something to her but Mandy couldn't make it out.  The maidservant nodded all the way through whatever William was telling her.  After that, William went in the car and drove away to follow President Donald Enriquez to the hospital.

Meanwhile, Mandy was at the back seat, praying and hoping that her father would wake up and that he would be all right.

Mandy's got it all. Being the lone heiress to a multinational  business, she could take life easy and just wait for her father to give her the key to the company when he retires.  But she doesn't want to take over their business.  She wants to pursue a different path.  But how could she say "no" to her dad?  He wants to prepare her for the work she will do in the future by working undercover in their own company as an Office Assistant.

Mandy tries everything to get out of the company, that is, until she meets two men - one is a fellow low-ranking employee and the other, a director.

Things get complicated when both men try to pursue her.

Will Mandy follow her dad's wishes to take over the business that he built from the ground, up? Will she ever be able to tell people who she really is?  Will Mandy be able to choose between the two men?

We then again cleaned up and went inside the hut to change our clothes. Chimeg went outside after that to go to the village. I was also a  little afraid on whether Chimeg would tell anything to my mother. Even with their casual attitude towards nudity and sex, I felt a little apprehension.

 But that night nothing happened and Chimeg even slept very close to me. I couldnt help but have a stupid grin on my face that night. From then onwards my relationship with chimeg changed.

I always  looked for opportunities to be alone with her but  I didn't get any oppurtunity as we had lot of work to do in the house  and with helping mothers pottery. 

Then one day when i was taking bath with my mother, "Gan your 15th bloom will be in few days, you will have your gifting ceremony soon".

 I kept quiet without knowing what to say. But, a  thousand thougts were going in my mind , If i get a good gift I will be able to live a good life here. And with the bartering system people follow in this village If my gift has good value I will be able to live a lewd life to my hearts content. 

Like my thoughts days vanished in a instant. On the day of my 15th bloom, We woke up a little early and went to see the village head. It was the second time I was going inside the village. I did not interact with the other villagers in fear of getting caught. So, I mostly kept to our hut and mother didnt really view it as odd, which was lucky for me. 

Once we reached the village head's hut, village head came out and  took us to the center of the village. There were a lot of villagers standing outside their huts wearing the  same green tunics. I noticed there were a lot of women than men and there werent any children. The youngest looked around my age . 

Once we turned a bend, we came in front of a huge ilphyr tree and embedded in it was crystal with greenish tint. The village head then turned back and looked at me.

"Gan, go and sit before the light crystal." 

Then he looked back at the villagers and said "Everyone  Start Communing". The villagers all took their neighbours hands and released their gifts. Everybodys hands glowed in different colors and finally the village head standing at the end of the villagers human chain kept his hands on my back. 

"Gan, Now place your hands on the crystal". I did and next second I was in a dark void with light coming from my behind. I turned back to see the light and withheld a breathtaking Ilphyr tree made completely of crystals. I instinctively walked towards the tree in wonder. After walking for few moments i was able to reach the tree trunk. 

There in the crystal trunk I saw another crystal but it was colourless compared to the red ilphyr and had a ethereal light pouring out of it. Something in me urged to touch the crystal and I did.My body suddenly felt hot and i lost consciousness. 

When i came back to my senses, I was sitting infront of the tree and touching the greenish tinted crystal.My hands slowly dropped down.

[The story contains heavy incest and sexual contents.Do not proceed if you aren't into these kind of things or if you are below 18.] A Depressed Programmer living a routine life is blessed by Car Sama with a second chance in his life. Now, he will live out his life to the fullest enjoying everthing life has to offer.... Note: The image is not mine and let me know if somebody wants it removed

On a warm summers day the welp woke up from his sleep. "Dam I must have slept in a bad spot" The welp moaned as he tried to rouse his still stiff legs, cramps having developed over the night made his initial moments slow and rigid looking. 

"Grrrr, i slept on one of my wings i can't glide right now" though the welp as he desperately stretched out his wings trying to spread his blood into them. Finally after constantly flapping  them they were fully functional, after gaining his mobility back the welp manoeuvred through the tree's towards a clearing he had found the day before. It was oddly one of the most peaceful parts of the forest with no other predator going there not even Scar the strongest creature the welp had ever seen since those two legged creatures that once broke into his cave. 

The welp excitedly leaped from branch to branch both his fiery red eye and his cold blue eye showed excitement as he headed towards a clearing. " Im so lucky when i found this place yesterday and the best part is that big tree at the centre of the clearing makes fruits that are so delicious they taste almost as good as meat!"

With the thought of easy food ripe for the picking the gluttonous welp increased his speed, the only reason he didn't sleep in the fruit tree was that the branches were to low to the ground for the welps likings and he still feared being attacked when his guard was down like when he had his first kill a few days before.

The welp entered the clearing and leaped onto the tree right away showing a pleasant smile as his teeth sunk into the fruits. "Ohh their so sweet, and filling for some  reason I have only eaten 10 fruits but I'm already so full." The welp decided to take a nap on the fruit tree not caring for the low branches at the moment, his body already feeling sluggish the welp took the chance and fell asleep.

**********
"Oh little flower" 

"Tell  me all your pain"

The welp woke up a few hours latter to a strange but calming voice he heard. "where is that voice coming form I can't place it to any one spot and it sounds like its coming form the whole clearing." His eye's darted from one end of the clearing to the other until they landed on a silver haired figure, it looked like the two creatures that once broke him out of his cave but it had no wings. The welp could also tell that this creature was female for some strange reason with her beautiful silver hair and her deep blue eye's she looked wonderful in the welps eye's.      

"why do you weep" 

"And wither away"  

"When the roses bloom and the daisies dance"

"While you wast away" 

"Hmm her attention seems to be on that small plant" The welp was paying attention to her as she sang and couldn't help notice the small orchid she sang to, it was primarily a black and golden colour with small tints of silver mixed in.  

"All grass still flourish on this wonderful day"

"All the bird sing and the rabbits still play" 

"Tell me your pain my little flower"

Her soft voice calmed the little welp, for once he felt a sense of security and safety as he watched her sing this soothing and calming song. Strange green energy also seemed to come off of her making the surrounding plants seem to bloom and grow much faster around her, creating a lush and beautiful background further enhancing her beauty. Her pale skin began to take in more colour, she looked like the queen of the forest with all her majestic movements and he elegant dancing as she continued to sing.   

"While sun still shines" 

"And the clouds bring precious rain"

"Ohh little flower won't you grow for me to day"

As the whole clearing became lush with vitality the welp noticed the one orchid she sang to still did not grow it looked as feeble as it was before almost unchanged. "That green power coming off of her seems to be getting more dense." He noticed she was trying to direct more and more of that strange power toward this one orchid, but sadly he wonderful song and her power were almost completely ineffective in growing it. 

"While the birds still sing and the rabbits still play" 

"When the roses bloom and the daisies dance" 

"The sun still shines and the clouds bring rain"

"Oh little flower" 

"Wont you tell me before we all fade away" 

"The sun beings to fall and the rain goes far away"

"The birds go to bed and rabbits hide away"

She had sung well into the after noon and the final rays of the sun seemed to envelop her creating a golden radius around her making her seem more gentle and warm. "I don't know why she doesn't give up on that flower its clearly about to die. Yet she desperately sings to it trying to give the small flower life." Regardless the welp was still immersed in her song and also that strange energy that gave life to all.   

"But the roses still bloom and the daisies dance"

"So wont you tell me and break out of this trance!" 

"What the F*** all of a sudden she releases such a strong energy this is ridiculous." As giant pillar of bright green energy envelopes both her and the orchid, the welp becomes completely startled never having seen so much power come out of any creature before. "Dam it I'm so far away and I still feel the pressure of all that power how can her body handle all of that." The pillar of green power grew stronger ass she continued to sing the welp could still feel the power off life coming from within the pillar, the light coming off from it was illuminating the whole clearing now as the sun was setting over the horizon.    

"Oh little flower" 

"I cant watch all your pain" 

"I wont let you wither away" 

"With all my power i will call upon rain and wash your sorrow away" 

"I will call upon the sun and and brighten your day"

"So little flower wont you tell me your pain?"

As she sang these last few words the light seemed to condense around the orchid, as it started to grow much taller than before the golden parts of its petals seamed to illuminate in the night sky. This once small and insignificant orchid was now taller than the tree the welp was sitting in it instantly became the star of this clearing. The darkness only further showing off its wonderful petals, but the welp felt some thing strange within this orchid because their was still a strong sense of power emanating from within its core. This power frightened the welp and confused him as to how a plant could frighten him.  

"I should probably leave right now before she notices me their's no telling wether this situation will turn deadly if I'm found." His body slowly got up from the branch he was siting on, unfolding his the welp hoped to silently glide from this tree and out of the clearing.

"Oh leaving so soon little one right after stuffing so many of my fruits down you glutinous maw, and watching me sing all afternoon not even a thank you before you leave." A genteel smile appeared on her lips as she summoned some vines from the tree the welp had been 'hiding' in from her. 

The vines easily captured the welp the difference in their power's was far to great but to her surprise when she got a looked at the little rascal she was stunned to see he was a true dragon. What was more surprising was that he was a mix breed how he ended up in her forest she didn't know and how he even survived the persecution of the rest of his race was a greater mystery to her. The fact that his scales had two such contrasting colures gave away his identity right away to her, the smile on her face became softer as she looked at what was basically still a toddler trying to run away from her with all his might. 

Mustering the friendliest face she could in a soft and nothing voice that could calm any one she asked "hello little one my names Rena whats yours"

The world is a cruel place especially when you are a dragon. Fearen was born into this world all alone without a parents love or guidance, he has only one goal and that is to survive until he becomes fully grown. but that is not easy considering Fearen is a mixed breed of dragons the abomination between two different kinds of dragon that must be killed. In a world where only strength matters will Fearen be able to survive and claw his way to the top or will he fall and perish?

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