《Free》Volume 1: Chapter 0
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Ametar. The one and only continent on the planet. All of the continents which were Draumar, the continent of the desert, Xiu the continent of swords and martial arts, Glehax, the continent of ice and Drozan, the continent of magic was all suddenly merged into one big continent. In the middle is a big, industrialized country called Zlargend. Zlargend is divided into 5 different nations. Each nation's weather varies. The Center of Zlargend is Creata. North of Creata is Qrimle, a nation surrounded by snow, mountains and dangerous hazards. East of Creata is Xous, filled with samurai and martial artists. South exists Clout, the biggest industrialized country. West of Creata is Ishori, country of heatiness.
Enter Otagi Kazusane, the fiercest samurai in Xous. He had scars all over his face, the same angry terrifying face every second. He was the father of 5 children, that number soon approaching 6.
All of his children are from different women in Xous. No one dared to touch him because of the power he has. His name is known in nations like Ishori, the other side of the country.
Her face was all red, sweating and moaning. Sou Kichi was about to have her first child. She was 19 while Otagi was 96. He was standing looking out from his window. It was quiet rain outside, Sou was screaming and moaning from the pain she was going through.
Takigawa Chikasuda was the wizard Otagi hired. Magic is a strong fighting style in Ametar. Wizards, witches, curses and all of that exist. Seeing into the future, slowing down time everything is believed and is used. Takigawa was hired by Otagi to look into his child's future.
Otagi had only one goal in his life, which was to have one child to kill him after becoming the strongest samurai. Of course, Otagi knew that no one would be able to kill him, he knew he would have better luck with making children. He knew that having one child was not enough, so he made 5 children to assure at least one child will kill him.
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The only reason he wants to get killed is his contract his parents with the demons in hell, to make him an immortal being in return for their land. The reason is still unknown, however Otagi wants to end his life, trying multiple of times to die and slowly losing hope for his life. It was Takigawa that had to decide if the new child's soul was to be sold or kept, depending if it will have a strong future.
When looking into its future when it was born, Takigawa made a scream of terror when doing it. He was scared that he didn't want to see him any more, so he lied. He lied even though he was not allowed to do so, he lied for his own good.
''Your majesty, the child's future is to become a farmer'' he said while stuttering.
''TAKE HIM AWAY, far away and sell his soul to his other siblings'' Otagi said and walked away.
With panic Takigawa took away the child from Sou's hands. She didn't have the energy to get up, but she had the energy to cry, and she very well did. The same night several people in Xou reported that they saw strange lights going in different directions.
As to what happened with Otagi, he left the house where his child was born and was never seen again. The last person to know where he went was west, which was seen by Takigawa as he was putting the baby in a basket on a river.
The river goes all the way from north of Xou to south. There is another big river that goes from north-west to south-east, making a cross between the two rivers. Rumors quickly spread about the baby, the disappearance of the strongest samurai in the world and the 5 light beams that night.
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Days later a shop owner had found a baby in a basket flowing down the river where he was washing his face. He didn't think much of it and took the baby to his house letting his wife take care of him, he had no idea of the news. The baby had reached east of Xou.
As soon news spread to him, he made sure that no one knew it was the great samurai's baby he had taken. Years went by and the child had grown up to 17, a protective and helpful samurai who has an unyielding lifeless expression, never letting emotions (of which he has none) show, The shop owner's wife had died during the child's 17-year life and he too was dying, so as a last effort of helping out the child, he had explained to him about the birth, the samurai and the basket, everything he needed to know.
This is the story of Katsura Kichi's revenge
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The Rage
Hidden in the darkness, they stalk the unwary. They have a hunger, a burning desire to taste of the flesh of others and their bite carries an infection, a virus that will send those who are bitten, crazy.Those infected lose everything that makes them human, leaving them with just an urge for violence, for lust, for hunger and an unquenchable rage!In the city of Leeds, Sarah, a young nurse, sees first-hand, the effects of this infection as it sweeps through the city, filling the emergency room with injured people. Unable to do more than bandage their wounds and send them home, she doesn’t realise how bad things are about to become.Not far away, Jack, finds himself thrust into the role of leader as his tower block is quarantined by the military when martial law descends on the city. With little food and a community in terror, he has to hold things together and find a way to survive as the city dies around him.
8 201Spirit King
After his sister and around ninety-nine thousand random people around the world disappeared in one day three years ago, Niko’s life had always been revolved around finding her. He was facing dead end after dead end, until one day he was summoned to another world along with ninety-nine thousand other people. Putting two and two together, he came to the conclusion that his sister was also summoned to this world three years ago. This world is filled with danger, and evolving is key to surviving. The evolved lived while those unable to adapt perished. With the hope of finding his sister as motivation, he aimed to become strong in this world of magic, monsters, demons, and gods.
8 219Hero
Kuren is just your average boy. He's just been asleep for one thousand years. Heroes and grand epics. Kuren doesn't have the time to think about things like that, nor does he really care. Join Kuren as he wanders the fantasy land of Alurca in search of his lost memories and the reasons behind his lengthy slumber. This is sort of a reboot of Anomaly, the first novel I tried to write. I gave up Anomaly after going to college. I thought about going back to it, but... when I look at it now, it's not very good. It was very edgy and not much substance behind that edge. The story wasn't quite going anywhere since I hadn't given the main character a goal. I had planned out a story, but I forgot to to plan out the details between the beginning and end. So this one's for real. Hopefully you won't be disappointed.
8 144The Labyrinth of Dreams
Having caught one attempted murderer and proven to the world he isn’t one himself, things are looking up for Kayden. Sure, recent revelations about his spell mean he needs to rethink his entire worldview and his future, but he’s been doing that every couple of months since getting his scholarship, so he’s had practice. From here on, it should be smooth sailing; nothing to worry about but trying to keep up in his magic lessons and not letting his smart mouth start any blood feuds with rich kids at parties. But something’s going on. The Fiore is convinced that Kayden’s a key player in a political game he wants nothing to do with, Max is openly fighting with his idol over things he won’t fully explain, and the words of prophecies past keep haunting Kayden’s dreams. Something big is coming, and to figure it out, Kayden, Max and Kylie will have to venture places that make his Initiation look like child’s play. And make a decision that will irrevocably alter all their lives.
8 169Jewel Story
Strange jewels fall from the sky and bestow strange and amazing powers on those they hit. Rob Scarlatto is the invincible head of an organization set on collecting the jewels from their new hosts while under the guise of being a Fighting Force dedicated to protecting the innocent from their unknown, dangerous powers. And when he discovers someone with a Jewel capable of breaking through his defenses and potentially bringing harm to him, he focuses his organization's efforts to erase that Jewel and that person from existence. Dave Spivey is that person, and this is his story.
8 192Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers.Cover done by @zuko_42
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