Author:
Matthew O. Duncan is part of the resurgence of Old School Sci-fi.  His books are a mix of Military Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, and Mystery weaved together with non-stop action.  Matt started his writing career as a playwright. He won a number of awards and had his plays produced on local stages.  He put his pen down in the late ’90s but picked it up again in 2011.

Jack Reilly’s luck ran out just before the war did. Released on a medical discharge shortly after the end of the war with the Serkins, he went out into the galaxy looking for a job. Signing onto the Glacier Runner 17, an old and rundown cargo ship, Rielly finds himself working for a clueless Captain, mixed up in an intergalactic conspiracy, on the run from assassins and involved with two women in relationships that he could only call ‘complicated.’

Fan’s of Matthew O. Duncan will recognize the universe as the same as from the New Terra Sagas, but this is not a sequel. This is a stand-alone, spin-off with new characters, new worlds and in a different format. Told in the first person from Reilly’s perspective, this is a fast moving, non-stop sci-fi adventure.

Y/N Y/L/N(Your Name  Your Last Name)  is 'not' the person you are thinking her to be. She loves to read books especially fanfiction, classics, fantasies, teen romances etc. Sounds quite normal for a teen girl. But, she's 'not' a normal girl. 

It's her journey of adjusting into a world that doesn't belong to her. In this journey she faces intentional pain from her cruel foster family and unintentional hurt by her friend's so-called lovers. Until, she comes closer to an innocent nerd called PETER PARKER and a local superhero SPIDER-MAN, both bringing a big change in her life. 

Will Peter's crush on Liz sideline Y/n like everyone did? Or will get to something unexpected?

But, in this conversion we shouldn't forget to mention her REAL HOME?!

▪Are u ready to be a part of her mysterious journey full of adventure and love?

▪If yes, then stay tuned..

Started: 13 Dec 2018
Ended: ???

(Daily updates) 

Genre: Young-adult, sci-fi, fantasy, romance

Y/N Y/L/N is 'not' the person you are thinking her to be. She loves to read books especially fanfiction, classics, fantasies, teen romances etc. Sounds quite normal for a teen girl. But, she's 'not' a normal girl. 

It's her journey of adjusting into a world that doesn't belong to her. In this journey she faces intentional pain from her cruel foster family and unintentional hurt by her friend's so-called lovers. Until, she comes closer to an innocent nerd called PETER PARKER and a local superhero SPIDER-MAN, both bringing a big change in her life. 

Will Peter's crush on Liz sideline Y/n like everyone did? Or will get to something unexpected?

But, in this conversion we shouldn't forget to mention her REAL HOME?!

▪Are u ready to be a part of her mysterious journey full of adventure and love?

▪If yes, then stay tuned..

Started: 13 Dec 2018
Ended: ???

(Daily updates) 

Genre: Young-adult, sci-fi, fantasy, romance

Just as there is 'Soft Magic' in Fantasy that is portrayed through magibabble, there can be 'Soft Science' in a Sci-Fi stories through technobabble that makes 'some sense', but not entirely correct.

We are frickin' writers, not scientists. You don't have to be anatomically correct all the time, all you need to do is show that you know enough of your stuff to write a decent story. In fact, the excuse of it being an alternate world can be used if you're going to bend the limits of physics and say that fire doesn't need air to exist in this parallel dimension.

I see a lot of writers being put into a state of confusion due to not understanding the line between fantasy and Sci-Fi. They seem like they are trying to fit the Star Trek mould too often.

Science can just as well do the same things as plot devices in fantasy stories. Once you add 'realism' to a fantasy, it becomes progressively better sometimes compared to a completely fantasied story where 'logic' doesn't hold within it.

Those who write Sci-Fi usually envision a future they can imagine where magic-like Rocket Boots and other stuff exist. However, a writer must not get bogged down by small details and MUST think of an overarching story where these details matter.

It is the same with Fantasy. Even if you write about someone breaking the mould as a wizard or something, you have to attach your world to a narrative rather than doing it the other way 'round.

No one wants to hear about how awesome your boat propellers are before hearing your story's narrative. They would rather you cut down and make it relevant when it is actually relevant.

Adding some 'Hard Science' to your story is only when the scenes later on have any use for them. It bores a person to death no matter how extensive your technobabble is unless you make it interesting. Try using facts as plot elements.

For example: Even the simple fact that people cannot breath in space and instantly die when they come in contact with the 'void' of space could be used to add a layer of tension when a spaceship is damaged. Similar to how dangerous 'hard magic' is used in Epic Fantasy like Frodo's Ring in The Lord of the Rings has definitive corruption on others.

Unlike Fantasy that can use the Power of Friendship to bend logic, the readers of Sci-Fi never be expecting any 'realistic' plot elements to be bend just because the Author wants a happy ending. There are no 'Healing Potions' in real life that can be used to fix up injuries nor are people affected by prophesies or whatever.

This is the contrast between Sci-Fi and Fantasy that you can make full use of. As most authors go onto the Sci-Fi side of writing not because they strive to be scientists but since the aesthetics of a science fiction world are just so interesting.

Science Fiction is a good place to tackle heavy topics like the nature of life and the absurdity of those who see 'science' as everything. Those who disregard emotions and become cybernetic entities for the sake of casting off their mortality are portrayed as the bad guys while our totally human protagonist fighting them is a 'good guy'.

The lines between an Artificial Intelligence and regular Humans blurs as we become the 'God' of technological species that defy our definition of what is 'living'. Just as we see God as some sort of fourth-dimensional and incomprehensible being that created us as an imperfect image of 'Him', the robots given sentience would see us similarly.

Some robots might have emotions that can allow them to defy their programming, some robots won't go as far as gaining emotional functionality but will preform their roles better than even a human. It could show the reason why people get attached to the inanimate and soulless objects we put our own hearts into creating (like Big Hero 6).

But though exploring philosophical questions is good and all, never forget that a good 'plot' is needed to put forward and give clues into the writer's answer that context. Sci-Fi is, after all, a premise, not a relatable character in of itself.

Think of the science-fiction elements as just the background for your story, similar to how other genres should be that as well. You won't have to deal writing blocks if you keep to writing only what you know rather than just speculative theories.

Whether it's as dark as a Cyber Punk or optimistic of the future, just know what mould you are using for this premise. Are you writing an Adventure story with Sci-Fi as the places, destinations, and whatever tools the MC can get him hands on, or are you writing a comedy where the Sci-Fi elements don't need consistency but absurdity?

After moving past why you shouldn't add unneeded technobabble unless it's interesting to listen to or has plot significance, let me remind you all that robots and 'science' isn't entirely separated from the realm of magic. After all, there is a reason you don't see skimpy power suits being worn by astronauts these days. Just be sure to have a focus if your going to add very illogical things to the plot.

I like Gundam as much as the next guy but the whole reason the Mecha sub-genre of Anime has waned in recent years is because writers have been focusing too much on 'science' rather than the spectacle. I don't need to now what materials your Mecha is made of unless you point its weak points and make it relevant in a fight scene.

Bring up the strengths and weaknesses of something and THEN use those facts as devices that can move the plot. Conversely, if you go overboard with this advice and tell me nothing but how your giant robot looks and the 'science' behind its creation, even going as far as to tell me how many secret guns it has, then I'll be bored...

I'd love to see Cyborgs Vs Mecha but just don't forget the human element of Sci-Fi. How we create things not solely for the sake of creation but put are feelings into it just like the novels we write.

Humans are passionate that way...

Thanks for reading and I wish you guys well~ Be sure to ask if you have any blog or story requests.

(Cover by Darkstar Dust)

This is a story I worked on ages ago that has been refined and edited by adding foreshadowing to events while also simplifying the power system better than before. This story can be considered a prequel to An Adventure Beyond Greatness as it takes place years prior to the events of that story.

Short Synopsis:
After retiring from the battlefield, my life became empty and lifeless. The regrets of my past haunt me in my sleep. Then a change occurred, a King from another world summoned me to fight for his kingdom, but I died even before I could give him my answer. Now, after a fake God allowed me to reincarnate (albeit imperfectly) with my memories intact, into a world filled with magic and swords.

Long Synopsis:
This is about a flawed protagonist who only knew to rely on others and not socialise who gets a second chance to change himself in order to live the life he aimed for in his past life. The narrator isn’t exactly trustworthy since it is purely in his bias perspective while other perspectives given by others fill in the blanks that he either leaves out or twists to suit the situation.

The story itself can be considered a parody of Isekai’s classic tropes which are given a sense of reality as time goes by. As there exists no ‘Demon Lord’, there is also no black and white, only characters opinions and counter-opinions throughout the story.

The director's office was on the right side of Annabelle's office's wall. Kai was led by her to the door and she gently opened it, put her head into a gap between the door and its frame and whispered, "Director Mr Natasa is here." 

A powerful voice filled with a lifetime of experiences called back to her "Let him in Annabelle, thank you." Annabelle retracted her head and looked at Kai with a look of embarrassment. "Sorry if you heard that, well as you've heard you can enter now, so please." She gestured her hand in the direction of the office door and smiled. 

Kai walked towards it and said to her politely "thank you, Annabelle," before entering. 

The first thing he saw was hundreds of books neatly organized onto shelves, like a library. The room's colour was a timeworn brown and resembled a bookworm's dream. 

Many different books were categorized into different categories. There were many, categories that were divided into two parts of the room on one side was the fiction and on the other was the non-fiction. There were further subcategories like fantasy or sci-fi. And after these subcategories, there were further subcategories like historical adventure or magical world fantasies. 

Kai was instantly enamoured and found a section titled Asian fiction. Titled under it was one category that had the words Web novels written on it. He was shocked at how web novels were actually put into the library. Something that never happened in his experience. 

While he was looking at the library, a man's voice interrupted him by fake- coughing to get his attention. The voice was the same as the one that had spoken to Annabelle signifying that it was indeed the director.

It had come from the middle of the room, behind an antique desk with a lamp from the 19th century. Kai looked at the figure resting behind the desk in a comfortable padded desk chair with wheels. 

The man had neatly combed grey-white hair, a groomed moustache and beard that connected with one another. Green time-worn eyes and a well-defined jaw. A suit covered the rest of his body however his wide shoulders and back weren't hidden by it.

His biceps bulged through his sleeves and from the waist down his body was hidden by the desk. However, Kai could see that the man worked out if he wasn't naturally endowed this body by a supernatural species. (I don't know if this sentence sounds right, but I couldn't think of a better way to write it.)

The man could be a model, even though his face appeared to be in his 50s. However, the suit didn't manage to hide his natural bestiality that was deeply ingrained into the man's bones. 

Just his presence alone would have intimidated a normal human and caused him to feel uncomfortable, like facing a predator or a higher species. However, Kai wasn't human, or a normal vampire and the man's aura didn't move him the slightest. 
Bob, however, stopped relaxing and looked at the man with weary eyes. He telepathically told Kai "that man gives me the same threat level that the hellhound gave me. But his aura feels more powerful on the same level as me a first generation vampire, although he won't be much of a threat to us he could resist my aura easily."

"Got it Bob relax I've got this," Kai told Bob mentally and looked directly into the director's eyes without hesitation. He saw surprise flicker briefly through the director's eyes. After all no other person had ever looked at him directly in the eyes before when his full aura was out apart from that man, no he couldn't be classified as a person instead he was a monster a being that defied the natural laws.

Kai looked at the director trying to see his depth while the man did the same. At the same time, his aura rose and moved towards Kai trying to win the first exchange between the two. However, at that moment a powerful aura rose from Bob who was on Kai's body rivalling the director's. 

The director's eyes shined in surprise yet again, in the span of a few minutes he had been pleasantly surprised by the same person. Something that hadn't happened before. These were the thoughts going through his head right now. 

At that moment he decided to forfeit the battle as he could see Kai pretending to not withstand the immense aura as he turned even paler. Unbeknownst to the three of them, throughout the whole building, all the people had felt the two auras and were also feeling unwell. 

Annabelle who was closest to the colliding auras was leaning against her desk in an effort to not collapse on the ground. Penelope who was in her office on the second floor also supported herself by putting both her hands on the desk and sitting heavily on the seat. 

In the kitchen were two handsome men who were in the middle of having a meal, were sitting heavily in both their chairs with there hand pushed heavily on the table. Four dents were appearing where they were placing their hands. Showing that compared to Penelope and Annabelle they had less control over their strength.

And on the ground floor, there were four people two women and two men all extremely good-looking that had destroyed all that was around them in an effort not to collapse and faint from the two higher beings aura. 

And in an office with the sign labelled Principal near the entrance of the building, there was an older man with a balding head and a bit of a round body shape that had fainted in his desk white foam coming out of his mouth while his eyes had rolled to the back of his head.

Penelope whose emotions still hadn't calmed down swore out loud "Motherfu*ker, who's challenging the director. It must be that stupid cocky arrogant man who thinks he's a vampire by putting in the red contact lenses. When he leaves he going to get a beating."

Back to the director's office
Kai was still unaware that he wasn't acting according to the normal human reaction. And when the director finally retracted his aura he finally pretended to release a breath of relief.

The director looked at Bob for one last time before moving his gaze back to Kai. He looked at Kai seemingly to be thinking of a hard decision but in the end extended his hand at the chair in front of him and said to Kai in his time-worn voice "Please have a seat."

Kai is a tourist on holiday when he is killed in a terrorist attack. He wakes up during the year 1981 in a forest and finds out that he is a vampire progenitor in the Harry Potter world. Kai then heads out to the nearest human settlement which happens to be Godric Hollow. 
-This is my first time writing a novel so I will have mistakes, I'd appreciate it if you could point them out.
-I want to point out that HP doesn't belong to me.
-THE STORY WON'T BE GOING ACCORDING TO CANON! I will be introducing my own elements to the story.
-OOC Voldemort

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I woke up early than usual and reminded myself it's Christmas today and I could not feel any zeal of it, I never did. Christmas was meant to be a festival but for us it was different, every year it is used an event to promote sinful mafia businesses and that meant trouble every Christmas. And this year, I was the victim who has to undergo the wrath of fate or I should call wrath of my father. He  has always been selfish and I could not expect anymore from him. 
I brushed my teeth,took a long, hot shower and put my orange jumpsuit with stripes on.
I decided to leave my hair open and headed towards dining hall where everybody were having their breakfast. I thought I was early today but never mind!
I wished Merry Christmas to all and everyone wished me back expect Mr Costello. He doesn't have manners I guess.  my mother said, 

"Good morning, sweet heart.You are up early, today."

"Oh! but I think I'm the last person to reach here."

I stated and Franco's mother smiled and said, 

"Don't worry you are not late,we just gathered here come and serve yourself, El."

She is so sweet to believe that she is actually the wife of one of the most cold hearted men I know. Franco's nature must be inherited by her. 
I smiled and took my seat to breakfast. 
I served myself a toast, a pancake and a freshly brewed coffee. My father was reading newspaper and Franco's father was busy taking information about functioning of his business in his absence. Everyone was quiet,just Neel asking silly questions from Franco about his cars and all. 
After breakfast everyone left for their respective works. I did not wanted to go to my room and feel caged so I decided to walk around in our garden.Franco saw me,not going in the direction of room and came to me to ask, 

"Are you going somewhere?"

"Just to check out the new blossoms in the garden."

I replied. 

"Can I join you?"

He asked. 

"Why not? let's go."

The weather was perfect to have a walk. Franco walked with me and we noticed some fresh roses and Lilies growing.I showed to Franco the small purple iris plants which planted last year and they were starting to bloom. We also had daffodil,dahlia,etc. I told him about some rare flowers like Anguloa Uniflora, Floxglove,craddle orchids and few other of plants and he tried to grasp the information and said, 

"Wow you know so much about gardening."

"I have always loved plants,many of them I planted myself from my childhood till now. I love to have varieties of them in my garden and during spring this once looked like heaven."

I said,imagining the fragrance and view of this place during spring.

"The weather is good today, it's snowing now.Do you want to take a drive to enjoy the the great Christmas day?"

Franco asked. Yes I wanted to go with him but what if I was needed in the house and my father would be angry if he found me missing. 

"Yeah I want to but I don't think we can go now as my mother would be needing for the preparation of eve."

I felt bad,rejecting when he actually asked for the first time. 

"Never mind,we can go some other time."

said Franco. 

We went back inside and headed toward our respective rooms. The party will start at six in the evening and it was just eleven now. I was bored just roaming around in my room and regretted,not going with Franco. I decided to take a nap and it took me half an hour of struggling to finally fall asleep.
I was awaken by the knock on the door I noticed time,it was already two, I thought everyone must have had their lunch by this time,who could it be.I got up from the bed sleepily and reached the door rubbing my eyes,slightly shocked by discovering Franco on door he smiled and asked, 

"Did I disturb your sleep?"

"No,not a problem. Do you need something?"

I asked.

"No, you were just missing during lunch and I was bored without anyone's company, so I thought why not go to you."

"Oh! yeah, you are welcome."

I opened door for him and he entered my room for the first time. 

"Do you read these books?"

He asked noticing my book shelf. 

"Yeah I like reading especially sci-fi books."

I said. 

"I read a few books and I do like reading but don't get enough time for it under the burden of being future alpha."

He said with somewhat guilt in his voice and then smiled. oh! he looks so hot when he smiles.

We talked about books and his favourite movies which informed that he too is a big sci-fi fan and most of the movies we loved were common. 
We sat on my bed and he told me about events of his childhood. When he first held a gun and his hands shook a drilling machine,he got beaten up by his dad for failing on hitting his target which was a living human. I felt bad for him. He was just 15 when this happened.
I told him about my birthdays and how Cindy never leaves a chance to make them special since we were child and how we have grown together.
We talked and talked,laughed together and the  time passed it was already fou and we did not realise that we have spent so much time chatting. 
My mom came to inform, 

"You should get ready now, we have to go to the party."

Then she noticed Franco and asked, 

"You needed something?You should have came to me."

She said in an overly concerned voice. Stop acting for once,mom!

"No, I was just bored so came to get her company."

Franco said. 

"Oh! then it's good."

she replied and left after asking us to get ready fast. 

"So,bye for now.See at the hallway."

He grinned and left.

I, Elara Winthrop has always thought that being born with mafia blood in your veins is a sin itself. I hated my life more than anything else and the only thing I wanted was freedom from this life,but even i knew it was more than impossible for a wish like this to come true. 
I have become used to my life and started accepting what destiny plans for me.I am neither sad nor happy now. My life was going rough plain,until they entered my life. 

The most dangerous yet powerful future alphas of Chicago and Italy wants to conquer over me, not for love but as to become more powerful by creating good relations with Paris's alpha.

I am going to marry one of them soon, but who will it be? am I going to find love or would spend my rest life regretting to be born in the mafia world? 

Check out my story to find more.

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Synopsis :

Starting over once more, he has entered this "living game" again in order to control his own fate.

This time, he will not be controlled by others.

Previously the Level 200 Sword King, he will rise to a higher peak in this life.

Methods to earn money! Dungeon conquering strategies! Legendary Quests! Equipment drop locations! Undiscovered battle techniques!

Even the secrets Beta Testers were unknowledgeable of, he knows of them all.

Massive wars, life advancement, entering Godhood, sword reaching to the peak; a legend of a man becoming a Sword God has begun.

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POSITIVE REVIEW :

Lots of poor reviews for this series, you'll notice they haven't read much of it. There's a reason for that, the story starts slower and quickly picks up.
The MC is reincarnated to just before the game God's Domain is released, after being betrayed and losing everything. He has tons of prior knowledge to back him up, and 10 years of experience playing the game. He's super strong, but I don't think OP is the right way to describe it.
The MC isn't 'Over Powered', how on earth could you have 10 years of experience playing a game, be the leader of a huge guild, and dedicate your life to learning the game and all it's secrets inside and out and not be strong? The MC is strong because of his hard work, insane effort, and countless failures. The MC gets tons of great and rare drops, but the author very clearly explains it all. The MC does hidden and unique quests, things he knows about from his 10 years of experience, and gets the crazy rewards from them. The MC kills monsters much stronger than himself, and gets the first kill, which nets him great gear. Every advantage the MC has stems from his hard work, effort, and the countless hours he spent researching the game in his past life. Nothing he gets is unearned or random.
I promise you, if you keep reading, all the points any negative review I've read have brought up will be resolved. You don't like how quiet and reserved he is at the beginning? Keep reading, that changes in a mighty way. I cannot stress enough how awesome the series is, and how much I recommend it. Keep in mind, though, that in the beginning the MC hasn't done much, and he comes from 10 years in the future, so he knows a LOT and appears super powerful, things don't always go as planned though. As the story goes on, things get further from what the MC remembers, so no need to worry about it being boring.
TLDR; I can't recommend the story enough, just keep reading if you run into things you don't like they'll clear themselves up quickly. The author has a clear and well thought out road for the story and because of that everything fits together like an intricate puzzle. The only problem I have with the series is how many hours of sleep I've lost because I couldn't stop reading!
-nightstick24(NU)

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CRITICAL REVIEW :

Cons:
1. MC keeps getting rare drops left and right despite the very small chance of 10000 to 1 of dropping them.
2. Zhao Yueru
3. The author has something against women. Every other chapter there will be some random girls who want to sell their bodies to the MC or some other guys so they can be carried. This is a freaking game ffs! Also literally every woman in this novel wants to warm the MC's bed.
4. Too many lucky encounters. Every single one of them could make the MC OP to be famous for 10 years.
5. Despite being way too OP, he still almost died to a lower level assassin with much much worse gears, and only managed to win due to yet another heaven defying item of his.
6. Too many random ass skills. Every single one of them is "omg I can't believe some fool is selling this super extremely rare skill!1!".
7. Zhao Yueru.
8. Everybody has no life and plays VR 24/7 including top CEOs, real assassins, etc. The game runs twice as fast as real life time, which means people with actual jobs will be severely disadvantaged due to only having their sleep time as play time (16 hours in game time compared to 48 hours a day for dedicated players) yet for some reason the top players are always some big names in real life.
 9. The MC has no goal. He doesn't want to get too much attention to stay safe, yet everything he does is the opposite.
10. Heaven defying mask that is literally a cheat.
11. A sword with the ability to make a shadow clone with 50% of the original's power. Like, what? Oh and he can switch place with his clone, which means he will never be in real danger. 12. Did I mention this ridiculous character surnamed Zhao?
-Gorgeously Large Panda(NU)

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The clock's arm ticked ever so slow, Nathan thought. Feeling the march of time - painfully, painfully slow. Ten minutes were left till the end of class and his classmates were already bouncing from desk to desk, socializing within their circles. He, however, refused. His head rested, cradled by his folded arms on his desk as he sat. Socializing had become burdensome to him, especially with the girls his age. Their subjects only ever encompassing the latest couples, celebrities, and how much they loved~ that cute guy one class over.

Nathan himself was considered 'handsome'. A labeled 'jock', his good looks often made and somewhat approachable personality made him popular with girls of every age. His short dark brown hair flared up naturally, with black asymmetrical eyes with the faint beginnings of a 5'o clock shadow and lightly tanned skin. He was considered a manly person, leaving the girls around him deeming him - "The Bad Boy". It wasn't a particularly enjoyed, trying to ignore its existence. It ended up morphing into "Ice Prince".

Only a few months remained of the school year. Afterward, he'd be thrown into the confusing, never-ending maze of adult life. Maybe go straight into the workforce, or attempt college and hope he was smarter than a fifth grader. Maybe, in the end, he'd be on track for a high paying job. Either route was viewed as a hassle to him. He wasn't great with books, rather, liked to learn hands on.

It was all the same though, disinterest with life slowly becoming grey. He never could remember when it happened. A slow chasm widened between him and his friends. Between the girl he 'loved'. A somewhat social butterfly and womanizer when he first entered high school. That naive, gentle smile had long been replaced with a calm stoic lazy face.

Before was a different fling every month. Sex was the best thing next to the invention of pizza to him. Now? He'd rather torture himself trying to play that retro E.T game. It was a chore. Socializing was an even bigger bore. Gossip, drama, who was in, and who was out. A never-ending vicious cycle that only seem to consume anyone involved. Of course, he wasn't immune to its siren songs, but now he couldn't even bother himself to talk along when he heard about things.

Slowly, but surely he wished for a different world.

It was a place where 'Nathan' existed.  Video games. Fiction novels, and movies. These places had captured his complete heart. A place he could shed his skin of a mediocre 'young adult' and spread his wings. Doctors and psychologists say it's merely depression and it was normal to have it during puberty. It didn't help him solve his problem though.

Yes, that lul of a feeling. Disinterest in the world - his world. With each passing week, he grew fonder of fictional stories of heroes, monsters, and magic. Some days it'd be fictional sci-fi. Others it would be mysteries. Movies, novels, and video games. Anything and everything. He loved to escape to them.

He didn't what to be a hero, no. He wanted an adventure. An escape from that soul-crushing life this world was bound to hand him in a few months.

Travel unexplored lands, traverse through ruins and fight monsters. He wasn't interested in being the main character, he wanted to be free. Wonder from place to place and see that world. Free from the shackles this world placed on him. That was his dilemma he would say.

In this world, most lands have been explored, there were no monsters beside humans themselves. There were no unexplored ruins he could find by simple wondering aimlessly within the forests nearby. He also wasn't particularly skilled either. That was the only common denominator between him and his classmates. Certainly, there were others wrangling with his thoughts as well.

His thoughts roamed, just as they've done every day before. It most like would tomorrow too. The clock's ticks lulled him, beckoning him to a sweet sleep. The voices his classmates slowly faded. The tick-toks began to echo before it too began to fade into the distance. He felt his thoughts melt away and darkness embraced him.



"Wakey wakey~"

A girl's voice whispered softly into his ear. His mind bucked into gear, with his body following suit. His eyes shot open as he raised his upper body.  A girl that looked no more than 15 sat on top of his teacher's desk. Ponytail of silky black hair, ink-black eyes doting healthy white skin, and a charming smile that could topple countries. Wearing blue denim skinny jeans and a loose black blouse. She was a stunning beauty, a beauty Nathan could recognize within a split moment. 

"Lily...?" Confusion in his voice, his eyebrows furrowed and expression cramped slightly. His mind raced to piece things together. He then noticed that the room was bare, in fact, it wasn't his classroom anymore. Four white walls, a white floor and white roof with no doors or windows. There were no lights, no other desks and his classmates were absent. Yet, despite this, the room was brightly lit. 
His desk and chair; Lily and his teacher's desk. 

Only this existed inside the room. "O..? So you do remember me?" Her smile morphed into a grin, ear to ear. A felt a chill on his back. He knew this expression all too well. She was pissed. "I'm surprised you do, I heard you were sleeping with plenty of women behind my back while we dated." Yes, she definitely was pissed, but her claim was false. 

It was actually different... Lily was his longest relationship and he was definitely serious about her before... His dilemma began to run amuck in his life. "No, I never cheated on you." Disregarding the whole situation. He still cared about this girl, that's why he left. To deal with his issue. Sort of a 'Set her free' trope if you will. Her eyes were frosty black like a tundra in the night. Her legs began to swing faster, agitated. 

"Don't lie to me, your ex-girlfriends told me you were sleeping with them. That's why you're here. As payback..." With each word, her voice became colder. Her expression becoming stoic. Only her eyes displayed her anger and her fingers that tapped to some unknown rhythm."I'm dropping you into my world!" When those vindictive words left her mouth, the room began to slowly distort. 

Panic rose in his mind, he didn't know what was happening. He rushed out of the chair and charged forward. Lily's was dumbstruck by his sudden charge. Before she could react, his arms wrapped around her protectively as the room disappeared. An endless abyss swallowed them up before either could say or move...

side project.

will be updated when i have decent chapter lead for Skygardens

Dear wonderful readers,
Thank you so so so much for reading my first English novel. I've been writing since I was 12, like decades ago (yeah... I'm old) and never got anything published since I was a perfectionist and my works needed research and I didn't have the means to do it back then.
I mean, how could you write about life in other countries when you never go there? I felt like a fake - that's why the only people I allowed reading my novels were my sister and a few friends whom I know would still love me no matter how weird I am in their eyes... hehehe.
Before you #coughcough Google... Well, Google and the internet weren't a thing back then (when I started writing), I didn't even have a computer. I wrote in any piece of paper I could get my hands into.
Sadly, out of maybe 100 titles I wrote for almost 20 years, 95% are gone now because my mom thought they were trash (literally) and threw them together with my old school books. It was heartbreaking because I really wanted to be a writer.
When I was young, the future seemed bleak for this poor aspiring writer from a third-world country, especially because I wrote fantasy which didn't sell well compared to contemporary. Anyway... my dream to become a writer had to take a backseat as life happened and I had to focus on making ends meet.
I have a decent job now, working as a freelancer, but I still dream to make it as a professional writer someday. I want to be able to wake up every morning and just decide that I want to write and write, and not having to think about how to put food on the table.
I am so happy to find a platform like Webnovel that allows me to publish my works, reach an audience that relates to my stories, and make some money. I am not hoping to get rich from my books, but if it could give me enough to quit my day job and focus on writing, it would mean the world to me.
Thus.. I would like to kindly ask your understanding that this book will go premium today, October 7, 2019, and will be locked retrospectively from chapter 177. I could have it locked earlier, like ... in chapter 100 for example, but I chose to lock it on chapter 177 because I feel like reading until chapter 100 is not enough for you to decide if this novel is worthy of your spirit stones, so I'm giving you more.
I hope by the time you reach chapter 176 you are convinced that you are in for the ride! Yeay!!
GOING PREMIUM & PRICING
Going premium means the book might be locked today or next week and you can unlock the chapters with coins or fast passes. If you are new to the site, this is how the chapters will be priced:
 200 words = 1 coin, and 1 coin is worth $0.02
So, the longer the chapters, the more coins needed to unlock them. For 1200 word-chapters, the price will be 6 coins, 2000 word chapters are worth 10 coins, and so on.
Out of these coins, the author will only get 30%, minus 5% tax. The other 70% was divided between Google/Apple (as app store providers) and Webnovel.
HOW MUCH AN AUTHOR ACTUALLY EARNS?
An author gets around 25% of what their novels earn. From a chapter that costs 6 coins, only 2 coins will go to the author. It's not really much, considering 1 chapter takes 1-4 hours to write (depending on the author's health, inspiration, research, etc). But the more readers unlock the chapters using coins, the more money an author could make. So.. please open the locked chapters with coins if you wish to support me and this novel.
I really hope at least 100 readers could unlock the chapters every day, seeing that I have around 5000 people adding this book to their collection.
If each chapter of this book gets 100 unlocks every day, that means I will get
200 x 2 coins x $0.02 =$4 per day or $120 in one month if I publish 1 chapter per day.
I know it's not enough to live, so I will have to publish more chapters, and that's fine. If I published 2 chapters per day, it means with 100 unlocks, I will earn $240 in one month. At least, if I knew you are invested and are willing to support this book, I would feel encouraged to write more and more and more.
If we can get 500 unlocks per chapter every day.. I would even dance the rain dance because of how happy it would make me :).
Plus, if this book sells well, Webnovel will give it special attention and promote the book to the wider audience.
In exchange for your support, I can promise you my dedication and hard work to see this book written until the end. I never drop a book in my life and I will not leave you hanging. I hope this book brings you joy as you read it and get you through the day, feeling happier.
FAST PASSES & OTHER SUPPORT
If you cannot afford to unlock the chapters with coins, and can only use fast passes, don't feel bad about it. I love you too! I know how it feels to be poor and crave books. I understand. I was there.
I pray that you will be blessed abundantly and someday you can have the luxury to support the content creators that you love. The universe is listening :).
You can also support this book by voting your power stone so it will go up in ranking and noticed by other readers, write your thoughts about the book in the comments or reviews, give me feedback, or anything at all. I'd love to hear from you.
Lastly, I would like to thank the silent readers who are reading this book. Even though you didn't say anything, I notice your support from your power stone votes and gifts. Thank you!
love,
x 
(October 7, 2019)
PS: SPOILERS & TEASERS
Please do note that I love throwing spoilers here and there in SEPARATE CHAPTERS to satisfy curious people who are eager to know what happens in the future.
For some people, knowing a bit of what will happen gives them a peace of mind that they are not investing their time, feeling, and money into a soap opera or cliches or shitty novel or simply something that is not their cup of tea.
I respect that. So please, if you hate spoilers, just SKIP the chapters marked with TEASERS or SPOILERS and you'll be just fine.
If you LOVE SPOILERS, hell yeah! Go read them! Woot woot!!
The original novel is loved by many and I got on average 1000 power stones in votes every day. Of course, I wish to see this English version gets the same exposure and support. If you liked this novel, please vote and help this story reach more people.
My biggest dream for this novel is someday to see it made into Netflix's original series, for example. Wouldn't it be awesome? Does anyone know anyone in Netflix? Bahahaha...
Anyway.. again, thank you for joining me on the ride. I hope this story can bring you happiness.
much love,
UPDATE June 25, 2019
I am writing another book, called FINDING STARDUST. It's a sci-fi/fantasy/adventure novel with an OP female lead, looking for her family. I hope you'll check it out too. Here is the synopsis:
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"Do you want to see how I would light up the sky for you?"
On her 17th birthday, Emma Stardust suddenly woke up on top of the Eiffel tower, completely oblivious of how she got there.
And then she realized that she could fly. 
Suddenly all her senses became enhanced and she could also control the earth's elements? 
She finally realized that her powers were the secret to her past and her missing parents, a royal princess, and a formidable general from a planet called Akkadia who escaped their home planet because they loved each other. 
Emma was resolute in finding them even if it means she had to go to the end of the universe. Will she meet her parents again? Will she find Akkadia? Will her powers bring her friends... or foes? 
Follow Emma's journey as she unravels the mystery surrounding her past and her future, and finds true love in the process.
If you like strong FL, space, astronomy, magic, science, and slice-of-life.. You will be spoiled by this book! 
Warning: Chapters with mature contents will be marked with R-18


*How do immortals live in the modern world? One had been walking the earth for 438 years without ever falling in love. The other one couldn't get over the only woman he loved, even after 100 years.

**What happen when an immortal didn't know he was immortal? After living for almost a century, he still looked like he was 25. So, he thought maybe... maybe he was a freak, a victim of human experimentation during Hitler's time. Growing up, he came to hate humans and their fondness for war and destroying nature. He swore to one day rule the world and decide on which humans got to live. In his book, 'only the good, the strong and the intelligent should live'.

***The wealthiest tycoon was an immortal who was raised in the ivory tower by his overprotective parents. One day he decided to go undercover as poor photographer to make friends with regular people. Alas! Scheming people tricked him to sleep with the most notorious golddiger in Berlin whose only goal in life was to marry a wealthy and powerful man. When she was pregnant with his child, the undercover tycoon wanted to take responsibility but still pretending to be poor. Will he finally let her know that he was wealthy? Why was she so adamant to marry a wealthy and powerful man?

THIS BOOK HAS 3 DIFFERENT STORIES. They are connected, but you can read them as standalone.

1. The Alchemist
2. Aleksis & Prince Siegfried
3. Secret Identity


Volume 1 has fluffy romance, Volume 2 has action/adventure, Volume 3 has comedy, and Volume 4 is a revenge/redemption drama.

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This special announcement is dedicated to all my fans wide and beyond. 
I have previously written this chapter as an auxiliary volume but figured you might not find it there so I decided to write it as a chapter. 
I am positive you would have been expecting another chapter,sorry to burst your bubble but here it goes:
Fifty shades of blood will now be updated weekly. To allow further concentration on this book,I have decided to suspend "Babe's Diary". Show some love by reading the book though and pls leave a review. 
Hurray! I am writing another book titled"The arranged Marriage:The Heir CEO". It's also for the WSA but is on the theme love (arranged Marriage),juicy right? I know. 
What does this mean?
This means that I cannot keep up with daily updates of both books BUT I will be updating during the weekends. 
This also means that I am having two entries for the contest, giving you more reason to show some love. I trust you will. 
If I get enough time and encouragement,I will be writing two other books too. I have started drafting them but it isn't ready for showcase yet. They are titled "Spitfire in love" and "Pretend love". 
Blockbuster thriller sci-fi novel "Skai:The legend" is coming soon to Webnovel by the end of the year. (Am giving something to read for Christmas,isn't that cute). 
Anyways,thank you so much for your time. 
Please Please please Please please Please please Please please Please please Please please Please please Please leave a review. Send power stones too and rate the chapters you love. Your encouragement is all I need. 
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What do you think about this special announcement? Comment below 👇. Drop a like emoji too👍

It's been thirty years since it happened but it feels like yesterday....... maybe that's what happens when you've just found out that you can live “FOREVER". 
I can't tell you my name or where am from,I can't disclose where I live......or at least used to live. I am monster yet the disgrace of my clan,I don't drink what they drink. I don't want to be like them,......I want to "die". Isn't that what human beings do? That will never happen,I know for sure. I AM NEVER GOING TO DIE. Maybe I will but this monster in me never will. 
Vampires are strong,scary and practically invincible but not this vampire! She does not like the taste of blood,mirrors, garlic,loves being in the sun and is the disgrace of her entire clan. What will happen to the young vampire who doesn't want to be a vampire.....

She stood by a wall,her shadow resting against the floor. She was about seventeen years old....or was she? She stood six feet tall,red hair, blue eyes and and lush red lips. She was wearing a black net blouse and black tights with black boots. Her whole demeanor was intimidating yet she was harmless. 
Most of her clan drank what she would never drink and do what she would never do. How much she hates the sight of red....used to be her favorite color but now...? How far can she run away from red or the sight and memory of it? She is red headed and her name means red and even her zodiac sign signifies red. This can't be a coincidence or can it? Is this where she really belongs? Is this the life she is made for. Can she really go back to her past life? How much she hates being stuck in two worlds?
She is a rebel in both her worlds,she will hunt you down if need be. But now she can't be so sure,she is weak and starving. She hasn't fed in years and it's wearing her out. She knows she can't stay long without blood but she is determined to starve herself to death. Too bad Vampires can't die....or don't die. How did things go wrong for the red haired Aodh Scarlett Flynn?
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She was born on the 21st of March,an Aries. She is Irish and American. She was born a twin. Her sister Ambrosia Tuesday Flynn was killed by an occult group during Halloween. Strange things aren't strange anymore as even the word is engraved in her story. All this... being a vampire and all. It all started thirty years ago.

Flashback,thirty years ago. 
.........This can't be happening to me-no,not at all. I had my whole life planned out in front of me,I was a rebel-yes but that didn't mean I didn't want a life. A life with Ian,I hadn't gotten my revenge with Arianna. I haven't avenged my sister's death. Too bad am about to join her. Too bad am getting crushed between two walls. The bricks fell and made a wall with a small crevice. I walked through the wall in an attempt to be with the others but it was too late, useless. The wall closed. I was trapped. Forever. 
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