《And Then You Left》7.
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The first thought that crossed Blake's mind as he forced himself into a sitting position was I should be dead. He remembered everything. In fact, every detail was ingrained into his mind. Blake squinted, his eyes scanning the land around him. Large parts of the space shuttle Blake had been on now scattered on the dusty ground, still burning away.
As far as he could tell, Blake was the only person for as far as he could see. Blake gave a half-hearted whistle, but just as he had expected, there was no response, just the sound flames greedily locking away at whatever would burn. Blake was just about to force himself upwards when a small, distinctive sound froze him on the spot. A whistle.
“Hello? Is someone there?” when there was no apparent response, Blake heaved out a sigh. He was already hearing things.
Blake discovered that he was strangely coordinated for someone who had just been in an explosion as he got to his feet. Not that Blake was complaining. He needed to be as prepared as he could if he was going to get out of here. Wherever here was. Unfortunately, the Commander had never taught Blake how to build a space shuttle not had the Commander taught him how to communicate with Sector 12 while on a different planet.
To Blake's right was thousands and thousands of dead trees. Blake had never seen so many of one thing in the same place before. Despite the fact that the trees offered a small amount of cover which was more than the dusty wasteland in all other directions would give him, Blake had the strong urge to avoid the forest at all costs. It was silly of course, and he knew it, but even as Blake reminded himself that if there were ever a gun fight the forest would provide him with the most protection, he still hesitated before heading inside.
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The moment that Blake turned around and could no longer see where the forest ended, he regretted walking into the forest. Blake could have sworn that he could hear footsteps other than his as he made his way forward, but every time he stopped to listen, the other footsteps stopped too.
When Blake finally reached a small clearing in the forest, he crouched down and partially leant on a thick trunk. It was after a few minutes of silence that heard it again. A whistle. Blake didn't dare whistle back. Surely he was going mad. Blake was too terrified to move. He'd spent his life preparing for war, for one on one fist fights to the death, for slowly being tortured for information by the enemy, but never in his life had Blake thought that he would have had to face such gut wrenching fear.
Blake clenched his eyes shut, just for a moment. When he opened his eyes again, Blake was met with the sight of white face right in front of his. Blake reeled back, his mouth agape. The bulging black veins that stretched underneath a thin layer of the person's skin seemed to tremble. Perhaps with the excitement of finding prey. The person, the enemy, opened its mouth revealing a small row of sharp teeth and let out a small, distinctive sound.
A whistle.
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Fluvia Dellarose was an Otome Game's Villain
Full Title:Fluvia Dellarose was Supposed to be an Otome Game’s Mini-Boss Villain, but Her Strong Maternal Instincts Prevailed! – As Expected of a Former Single-Mom. Main Site: https://honyakusite.wordpress.com/fluvia-dellarose-was-an-otome-games-villain/(Illustrations and the latest chapters - and a more aggressive update rate - can be found on the main site) In the otome game, [Love that Breaks Bonds], Ryllia Piermont is one of the main rivals, a villainous woman who seeks to devour marry a man of high-standing to gain power despite already having a fiance. Blackmailing, threatening, and tricking her way through the story, the person who made it all possible for Ryllia was the sickly Fluvia Dellarose, the younger twin sister of Ryllia’s naive and arrogant fiance, and a secret wielder of the illegal Ghost Arts. The tragic sub-villain, Fluvia Dellarose’s life went something like this:1. Lose magic2. gain Ghost Arts3. build the family estate up based on blackmail and illicit knowledge4. get sweet-talked by Brother’s fiancee5. become devoted to Ryllia6. orchestrate many of Ryllia’s dirty deeds7. get thrown away by Ryllia8. attack the Heroine9. get executed when Ghost Arts are found outThat’s how it was supposed to go, but… Mother, Father, properly scold your selfish son! Do you mean for it to become a habit?! Brother, I will raise you into a good man!Hmm… Mother has an inferiority complex so she doesn’t like socializing? Very well! I will turn the areas of yourself you hate into those you take pride in!Eh? There’s movement in the dark underbelly of the city that must be dealt with? … And just what are you going to do if my naive father hears of it? Bring the reports to me! Ghost Arts? Hmph! As if I would learn something illegal! Do you have any idea what kind of influence I will have on the children(Mother/Father/Brother)?! You don’t understand just how easily influenced these people (my precious, adorably foolish family members) are! Besides why should I, who was spurned by love and had to raise my child all by myself in the previous life, follow some sort of love-story script in the current life? In this life, I will live to see my grandkids this time!
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"Finally, you worms know your proper place!"After decades of never-ending toil, It seemed like Billy was finally getting the life he deserved!A promotion, power, respect; He had finally acquired what he long yearned for!But then he died. He horrifically died. Next, instead of an afterlife, Billy found himself transported into a deadly fantasy world with levels and monsters! That's not the worst part, however. The backwards, medieval society he finds himself in is extremely homophobic. If anyone finds out he is gay, he is surely destined to be burned at the stake. How will the suave, heroic, and handsome Billy survive this deadly situation?
8 77Oceaniq
One century ago the world was changed. In forty terrible days and forty terrible nights the oceans rose to swallow the land. Now only the sea and the island nations remain.Naoto Aequitas knows that he is... different. A scaleless mer, he was raised by his father on the outskirts of an underwater nereid city. He knows the ins and outs of his corner of the ocean and has never met another nereid like him.Charles Denali grew up around boats. Part of the second generation of humans born after the Second Flood, life in one of the smaller island nations isn't easy - especially when your luck is as fickle as Charles's.When they both end up stranded on a mysterious island that's home to a hungry amphibious creature, they must work together to defeat it and find a way home. But being stranded on a deserted island with a monster is the least confusing thing about their new partnership.
8 198White Clover Guild
The world of Twinwirl, divided among four continents protected by the twin deities of Light and Shadow, is a world where humans and monsters live together. After the great war one thousand years ago, the Light Deity went into hiding and the balance of power is divided unevenly among gods seeking to retain relevance and power. Even in this modern world, people still rely on bravers--individuals who adventure to keep the world order--to protect towns and cities. One day, the Light Deity decided it was time to give up the life of a hermit and regain her power through gathering faith. How? By starting a guild for bravers!
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The Multiverse is in constant danger Lucky a new Dawn is upon it as The Age of Heroes Begins. Takes place on Earth 4
8 124Leave a light on
Meredith, Derek and their 3 kids live their lives until Meredith get's pulmonary fibrosis. How will all of this develop? Will Meredith survive this? What about her life as a surgeon?
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