《The World Of Thousands (ENDED)》Chapter Four: WOW, True Love, Congrats
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The night of his parent's death marked the beginning of a flower's bud.
It was late at night. The thoughts of his parent's death had penetrated the moon and made it indistinguishable. The moon that he always thought as the most serene and placid thing, but then it was unsettling as ever. He had nowhere to rest his turmoil mood, no expressive emotions to pin on. Feeling the unfamiliar remoteness and seclusion of the night sky, Sy was filled with the sadness of the air, the grief of his existence, and the world's sadness wrapped in blue. No matter how high he turned up the temperature, his feelings of neverending coldness could not be dissolved.
The withered happiness enveloped the moist air's bitterness, and he felt old for the first time in his lively youth. Maybe the smoke and clouds of the incident were too thick and suppressed his youth's frivolousness, turning it into endless sadness.
"Sy? Are you there?" A voice echoed in the grand hallway near the master's bedroom, but it was yet just another pain evoking memories and thoughts of who should be there—Mr. and Mrs. They were not. Only the back of a helpless young boy was present, burying his head into his elbows and murmuring obscure words.
"Sy. I know you feel sad and desperate and hopeless and all sorts of feelings at this moment. I understand. Mr and Mrs are in a better place now. I know how you despise every scene reminding you of the incident, but this is only the beginning. As the heir of the family, you will take your father's role as the patriarch. You have no other choice. Every branch of the family is eager to replace you. Please think this through."
"GO AWAY! GET OUT!" the young boy's anger was directed at the girl's sympathetic face and gestures as she reminded him of his mother. Note that his sights were blurred with the tears of solicitude and remorse. He was seeing everything in relation to his parents.
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As he pictured out the upcoming scene—the girl running away with extreme panic and afraid of the consequences from angering the house head—the girl did the exact opposite. Her expressions remain unchanged, her tenacious posture stiffened as if she was overcame with determination.
Sy felt the warmth of a small hand on his shoulder. At his unexpectedness, the thick tears fell out of his eyes like loose pearls falling out of a fragile strand of necklace line, uncontrollable and in everywhere.
But the warmth of his sun began there and then.
When you feel dejected, and in extreme misery, when you feel hopeless and wistful, the warmth of friendship could temporarily cure you with a small fire. But when you chase this warmth and unconsciously ask for more, the bond between the two could become ambiguous, unclear, uncertain, tentative. It could perhaps turn into something else, something far more incomprehensible but refined: love.
It was Charlotte who transformed his iceberg into a grand fire that grew to eventually becoming a ball of light, a ball of sunshine, the warmth of his heart. It was Charlotte who made him see the vastness of his bright future when he could only see the end of it.
Though they faced many difficulties that almost deemed insurmountable — Charlotte would refuse to acknowledge her feelings for Sy because of her awareness on their social differences, Sy would get frustrated at Charlotte's true emotions and his own feelings, and then they would torture each other with flippant attitudes for some psychological reasons — they eventually ended up marrying in a small town, which was owned by Sy but as only a minor component of his massive wealth.
They lived happily ever after, or not. Sy's lack of judgement and blind love toward Charlotte caused him to completely miss the point.
It happened on that day of his car accident, pretty weird considering his status and security level, but that was what happened. It was just a bluff though, the thing was, Charlotte wasn't Charlotte anymore on that night when she rushed to the hospital to see him.
Actually, Charlotte wasn't even Charlotte to begin with. She was another girl with System, just like Clarice. She was there to do her assignment.
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8 86Saga of the Jewels VOLUME ONE COMPLETE
Prefer to listen to rather than read Saga of the Jewels? I'm also releasing it as a free audibook serial podcast on iTunes here! Epic YA JRPG-influenced GameLit progression ensemble-cast steampunk romance fantasy! When Ryn’s hometown is destroyed, will he be able to gather together the twelve Primeval Jewels in order to defeat the evil Emperor and save the world of Mid? A fan novelization of an amazing Final Fantasy game that doesn’t actually exist, that currently releases at least one chapter a month. Epic in that this will be very long. “It’s a marathon, not a sprint!” (-Kandaj) YA in that this should be enjoyable to~13-year-olds and upwards. Some gore, some swearing, some sex, but nothing more than PG-13. JRPG-influenced / GameLit in that it uses lots of JRPG tropes, particularly from Final Fantasy. I’ve read a lot of fan Final Fantasy novelisations and you can basically think of this as a fan novelisation of its own Final Fantasy game that doesn’t actually exist as a game... Progression in that the characters level up over time (though not with visible litrpg stat boxes). They grow in ability through training and experience, gain new skills, individually and as a party (think Chrono Trigger) and spend time discussing and stratgeising about how to defeat their opponents. Main protagonist from book three would definitely be able to defeat himself from book one! Ensemble-cast because we've got quite the roster of misfits here. The first volume is all from the main protagonist's POV, but it starts dancing between his and different POVs thereafter. Steampunk in that we’ve also got airships, steam trains, pistols and ambiguous ‘amber bars’ that function a bit like artificial lights… Romance in that there is lots of shipping here, a few love triangles, and you may be kept guessing as to who will actually end up together... Fantasy in that we’re in a vaguely pre-modern setting. We’ve got swords, magic, dragons, dungeons, monsters, all that good stuff. * "This story captures that Final Fantasy quality perfectly. Kiddy but also grim. The characters are great... Severely underrated and needs more favorites/follows. I look forward to seeing how this story will unfold." -Gilgamesh9999 "Starting at the end and jumping backwards is not a writing style seen every day. I'll admit, I was a bit skeptical at first, but you've executed a fairly crazy idea very skillfully so far. Overall, a strong start to what could be a very strong story." -RandomFF.netUser "You definitely have my interest piqued. It'll be interesting to see where the story goes... It definitely has an 'old school Final Fantasy' type feel to it, which I appreciate...Good job! I am glad you are going into more details about the story you laid out in the prologue...of course the big burning question is 'You know they lose in the the first chapter, so how will they end up winning?' That of course, is the story you're writing...so we'll see how it goes! #Following." -KyleQuicksilver (quotes are from reviews on other sites) * If you enjoy it, don’t forget to boost Saga of the Jewels on topwebfiction.com! [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
8 395Naruto - Gamer Tai
As a gamer, you can choose one path. Which one would our favorite blond Uzumaki choose? Taijutsu-Centered Naruto.
8 135Ambiance (Cellphone Novel)
A girl is enclosed in a temple where she is a prophetess. She only wakes to see the late afternoon sun. When she begins to dream of a second heart within, which beats to the rhythm of someone near her. My entry as part of the Team Dreams in @rskovach 's Decameron 2.0. A/N: The cover art is not mine. Credits to the artist.
8 90Accidental dungeon
A man, reincarnated into a magic world, fought his way to the very top, only to have to start again after an accident. He find's himself turned into a dungeon core and now he has to do it all over again. Maybe this time, he can even rise higher than he climbed before. On his side he has his trusted partner Luna - a dungeon fairy, for him she was more like a deus ex machina. The story is written in the third person and contains multiple points of view. At the moment this would be the mc, Luna and a young starting adventurer. The story will not be continued. If you're interested in thereasons, you can read the last chapter.
8 159SF - toruka
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