《Shadowlove (Lite)》Chapter 5: A Fated Encounter
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The Capital known as Lux is a city known to always be bustling with life. Built as a town around the Castle of Lumines and gradually built up to be a grand city unparalleled to any other. The capital resembles a web circling the castle itself. The main street is filled to the brim with shops of various goods, styles, and sizes that occupy the sides. It leads straight to the gates of the castle and has remained shut for a long while, but never sealed for long. This was one of the occasions. After 20 years, the gates would open and the citizens would be able to meet with their rulers that they adore.
Entering the city gates were two unique strangers, one of them was a child due to their size. Soon they lost themselves in the surging crowds as everyone anticipates for the King's speech.
Everyone is oblivious to the hunt happening atop the rooftops of the buildings. Two hood figures creep from roof to roof; their sights dead set on the castle itself. A few buildings away, another person in a hood was following their lead. Hiding even further in the shadows of some tall exterior portions of the buildings. The gates began to open up with the crowd below in the streets erupt in a cheer. The two hooded figures begin to get into position for something. And the other remains in the shadows and carefully observes. The merchants temporarily close their shops to listen to their king. Except for one who deemed it more important to stock their pockets with coins than to participate. The two newcomers on the street have already split from one another and attended to their desires and activities. The stage has been set.
Yasuline scarcely pays attention to the roles her father takes in his daily life as ruler of an entire kingdom. Even though she will one day take the throne from him when he retires. Even then, she is still required to participate in some events such as this one, as well as study in private lessons to boost her education to be above the ranks of other nobles.
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Today was an anniversary of when the kingdom was founded. How old? Yasuline wasn't exactly sure of the age. But it was long enough for her to be considered the fifth generation of the Lights family.
As she heads to the second floor of the castle, to reach the front balcony where her father would be present to address the citizens of the capital, she can hear mumbles of his speech echo in the hall. She could feel her heartbeat in her chest. The ends of her smile slightly twitched from how nervous she was getting from the idea that her life is finally going to change and her life would be filled with excitement and adventures. she would develop friends of all kinds.
Hearing her name, she takes a deep breath and begins to step forward, for her future.
Yasuline felt something fly by her face. As she slowly turns her head, she sees a lone arrow piercing the stone of the wall beside her. Caliber seemed to have understood the symbolism of the arrow and quickly called out to the knights around the area to a specific point where the arrow seemed to have been shot. As they all scatter about, the crowds begin to understand what has happened. Even the king took a while for him. Panic began to form in the voices of the crowds, as it picks it, it begins to set inside both her and her father's. The knights around them, by the order of their captain, they begin to pull the two royal family members back into the castle.
Suddenly, off the corner of her eye, Yasuline spotted something fly by in front of the balcony. Something large and fast.
"I-it's him!" A female voice cried from the crowd below.
"He is here for the king!" Another voice added in.
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Such quotes drew out her curiosity. Just who were they referring to? It was likely something serious, as she could see that Caliber had look enraged as he scouted around for the person they were talking to, frantically jerking his head left and right, up and down.
Unknowingly, she was struggling against the knight that was aiding her escape. As she tried to head back to the balcony to see what everyone was seeing, the knight pulled her back in a panic. In the short struggle, she accidentally strikes her head against the door frame. Her view darkens to a pitch black and she could feel her body slowly lose strength and falls onto the ground. Someone catches her mid-way and the sound of a muffled yell could barely be heard.
Her conscious goes on and off for a few moments, but in the end, it begins to fade. The last thing her senses could pick up before she fainted was:
"There he is! The White Reaper!"
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To Become a Troll: A Monster Evolution Story
Thrust into the supernatural world of the deep forest, Paul finds himself in a situation where he could find himself prey to pretty much every other creature and animal around. If he's to survive, he must shed his weak form to grow stronger and survive. But the forest is full of creatures beyond human understanding, that act without the need for food or shelter and that seem to exist for the sole purpose of dragging humans to the bottom of a murky river. Is it really possible to kill such creatures when your only strength is physical prowess? --- A monster evolution story based on Swedish creature mythology. The focus will overwhelmingly be on the progression of the main character and his slow increase in strength. Although many of the creatures are based on Swedish creature mythology, I have taken creative liberties in order to ensure that evolution lines and the such are in line with the usual. The main thought I had when going into this is that I want to delay the "meeting a human" section as much as possible. My plan is to get him to endgame levels of strength before even sniffing the possibility of seeing a human. Whether I'm actually able to do this remains to be seen, but I'm holding my thumbs! Also, I'm aware that there are other troll evolution stories, but this is unrelated to them. They can do their stuff and I'll do mine, but this is in no way related to any of them. That said, hope you enjoy it!
8 169I Am Loaded With Passive Skills
Outer yard disciple of the Tiansang Spirit Palace, Xu Xiaoshou, had average talent. However, after coming out of his death seclusion, he realized that everything had changed. He had received a Passive System with many strange, miraculous passive skills: He would become stronger with every breath. He would become stronger when he got attacked. He would become stronger when he got mocked… Xu Xiaoshou was forced to shout, “Oh God, I don’t want to be like this either. Everything I did was because I was being forced to! I am so passive!”
8 1114Sam: The Journey Home
"Welcome to the Tutorial!" Granted a twisted form of immortality, Sam is left trapped in a massive dungeon that resets upon his death. He grows with each failure, and his understanding of the world evolves over time. What starts as a desire to return home soon transforms into something else entirely. Left without any initial advice or help, Sam sets out to find his own purpose in this strange world. Release Schedule: 1 chapter guarenteed every friday Bonus Chapters: Whenever I feel like it
8 180The Journey of an Apprentice
The kingdom of Durnea is home to perhaps the largest of all the Great Towers, Draghiem. Within Draghiem's first floor rests Eisenrahm, the kingdom's capital city, and this is where our story begins. 17 year old Rygart Aren has dreamt of being the first to reach the top of Draghiem for as long as he can remember. Now that Rygart is confident in his ability he sets out to bring his dreams into reality! However, upon reaching his destination Rygart soon learns that dreams aren't near as much fun in reality as they are in the imagination. Just as Rygart is getting a grip on his new life things begin to change within Draghiem. Due the to actions of a careless adventurer events are set into motion that are sure to change the course of history, and not only for Durnea. Follow along as Rygart gets caught up in a storm of chaos that not only threatens to tear away his dreams, but also threatens the lives of everyone he cares about!
8 144Falcon || Jurassic World
"Blue might be my Beta, but Falcon is my baby girl."Owen Grady hates to play favourites with his raptors but Falcon was just that - his favourite. She'd been born smaller than her siblings, and with a little help from some genetic manipulation, way smarter. She can understand human speech and comprehend human emotions.Despite the odds being against her, Falcon survives the first stages of life and a bond grows between her and her handler. Soon, Owen Grady's best friend is quite possibly the fiercest Velociraptor yet.But of course, things can never be that easy.| Story is in Falcon's P.O.V. |
8 142Naruto's sister Akari Uzumaki
Akari was a prodigy with no doubts. She is known as the Crimson Leaf in most Bingo books. She is quiet and likely to be content just watching the show with her best friend Shikamaru. But anything involving her brother becomes a different war. She gives it her all to make sure he is safe, but also so he learns to defend himself. None of the videos are mine.
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