"To the man I thought I could have, but I couldn't." ********** Karim was the man I met in Wisteria City, in a foreign Wisterian country. I thought he was just a normal person, but he turned out to be an army officer from an enemy country. Who would have known that this man was destined to be the future Prime Minister of his nation? Our worlds collided in a twist of fate, filled with passion, conflict, and the ultimate test of loyalty and love. We stood on the balcony, the city lights twinkling below us. I turned to Karim, my voice trembling. "So we're over?" He sighed, his eyes filled with pain. "No, you and I will never be over." "How can I trust you now?" I whispered, feeling the weight of the future. Karim stepped closer, his hand reaching out to touch mine. "Because my feelings for you are real. Despite the borders and politics, what we have is genuine." I pulled away, tears streaming down my face. "It's not that simple, Karim. You're an officer from an enemy country. We both know this can't work." He looked at me with a mixture of grief and determination. "I'll fight for us, Kristen. As much as I care about the politics, I care about you more." A sad smile tugged at my lips. "You say that now, but what about when you're Prime Minister? Can you promise me we'll still matter then?" Karim took my hand, his grip firm yet gentle. "I promise, I'll do everything in my power to make it work. You're worth it." Despite the turmoil, a part of me wanted to believe him. "You're a smooth talker, you know that?" He chuckled softly, a glimmer of his old charm returning. "Only for you, Princess." We stood there, locked in a moment that was as beautiful as it was heartbreaking, knowing that the path ahead was fraught with uncertainty but unable to let go of the connection we had found. ********** Will Karim be able to balance his love for Kristen with his political ambitions? Can Kristen overcome the boundaries set by their countries and find a way to be with Karim? What will happen when their secret relationship is exposed to the public? How will they navigate the challenges posed by their conflicting loyalties? Will their love survive the ultimate test of duty and destiny?
*Synopsis at bottom* Chapter Length: ~2500 words Release Rate: Chaos Reigns Supreme (~3 a week) Synopsis with minor spoilers: A work of generations, on generations. The Guardians, who once were known as the keepers of law and knowledge since the dawn of existence, rebelled against their master for which they had revealed in accident to be an unjust tyrant. A tyrant that had placed a limiter on their sight, intimidated by what they might see. In so doing the tyrant hoped that by granting them great blessing in its stead, it would blind them from ever seeing the truth. The rebellion failed, and their blessings were stripped away. In their place it brandished them with a new "gift", one that would never let them hide. It converted them from the protectors of order, to a resource many wished to harvest like wheat. They were hunted vigorously, every infinite evil that had been suppressed by them wished to get their bite of revenge. Eventually the Guardians united together for one last grand stand. Once the last Guardians on the field of battle drew their last breath, the world deemed them extinct. Unknown to all, the Guardians chose to sacrifice themselves in this final battle to hide their last hope. A then stranded sole survivor who was working on a project they believed would restore their sight and stolen talent. Finally letting them break the cycle of chains that bound not just them, but every life. Unknown to even this sole survivor, that which they were searching for was not an untold power, nor the method to reach a new level of evolution capable of granting them the power to exact their revenge. Their final pursuit of knowledge would result in the dawn of a new type of existence, to which they could impart their dying wish - break the heavens.