《Silver》21
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Silver's POV
"As you know this is an overnight chemo session. But I would like to inform you that your son is making remarkable progress in getting rid of his cancer. I don't know if it's the fact that we saw it in time or maybe it's because his body is fighting it exceptionally for such a young boy. Or it could be a mixture of the two. But I can say Aiddan is by far my favorite case. I think by the time six months pass by he will be free of cancer." The doctor said as he looked through a bunch of papers that he had on a table next to the hospital bed. "Any questions?"
"Yeah. Is he going to be on chemo all night?" I asked as I smiled down at Aiddan's form as he and Ashton played with cars.
"No. We want to keep him overnight just in case. Since this is only his second treatment and he's so you don't we just need to make sure that he doesn't experience any bad reactions to the chemo." he explained as he waved a nurse in.
"Okay. Thank you." I replied as I picked up my son.
Putting Aiddan I put him on the bed. Kneeling down so I could be eye level I said, "The nice doctor and nurse are going to start your treatment now. Is that okay with you?"
"Yeah." he whispered shyly as he grabbed my hand. "Daddy?"
"Yes, little man?" Ethan inquired as he stepped behind me silently.
"I want your hand too." he stated with puppy dog eyes.
Ethan went to the other side of the bed and grabbed ahold of his hand. It was so adorable. My heart hurt a little as I thought about how much I had made Ethan miss out in Aiddan's life. But hopefully I can make up for that in the future. Grabbing my phone I sneak a quick picture of them.
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After that the nurse started to numb Aiddan's arm I had to look away. I knew what was to happen next. She would inject him with the anticancer drug and then it would be over. But I just couldn't stand watching that needle pierce my son's skin. Maybe it was the protective side of me but it was probably the needle phobia side. I couldn't stand needles. It's not the pain that bothers me. It's the fact that something is going through all layers of skin just to inject something inside your body.
"Okay. All done." the nurse stated as she threw away the syringe and needle in the biohazard box. "You are one brave boy, Aiddan."
"Thank you miss." he smiled cheekily up at the lady.
As the nurse left I heard her chuckle under her breath. That's my son. A little ladies man.
"Mommy? Can we watch a movie?" Aiddan asked, tugging on my hand.
"Yeah. Let me get my laptop and the movies." I say as I grab the book bag I had set up for today. Getting out the laptop I also hold up a few movies. I ask, "What movie do you want?"
"Hmm." he frowned in concentration before nodding in satisfaction at his decision. "Lion King. "
"Good choice." I grin over at him as I put it in. Laying on the bed with him I start the movie.
I didn't realize how much time had passed until Ashton shook my shoulder to get my attention. "Hey, sorella (sister). I'm going to head home. I have work in the morning."
"Mkay. Bye Ash." I smile as I look down to see a sleeping Aiddan. And next to him was Ethan. Who was also sleeping. Uncomfortably though.
"Ethan." I say trying to wake him up.
"Hmm?" he mumbled slowly, raising his head up.
"You can get in the bed to silly." I laugh quietly as I move Aiddan closer so he has some room.
"Okay." he says, laying next to us while he brings his arms around us. "Goodnight. "
"Goodnight. " I whisper before falling into an Abyss of sleep.
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Sword System Academia
2/17 NOTICE: I'm putting this on hiatus, possibly permanently. I didn't want to spam with an "update chapter", so hopefully here and in the story blurb will get enough eyeballs. There are a couple reasons for ending SSA for now. 1) I wrote the next chapter but wasn't happy with it. I've been less and less satisfied with SSA's quality the more I thought about it. Part of the reason is... 2) I am seriously thinking about trying to publish some novels to help pay the bills, since I don't have my other source of income anymore. I have never asked for anything from SSA readers, no money, not even a review or rating. SSA is written for fun to amuse myself, primarily, and I would kind of feel bad actually charging someone money for something as unserious as that. I don't think it is good enough to ask anything in return. To use an analogy from music, SSA is more like a jam session with a bunch of friends. You're just chiling and having fun playing some music. I mean, if you are Mozart or even Eminem, your jam session is good enough to sell, but for an amateur beginner like myself, haha, no. If I want to publish something, I feel like I need to go the proper route of practice and rehearsals, which might be more similar to a classical concert performance. With SSA, I work from worldbuilding notes and a loose outline, but what you are essentially getting is the first draft with lots of so-called pantsing. Pushing out a web novel like this also means it is very difficult to go back and improve things without breaking everything else downstream. I wanted to try this "jamming" approach, as it was a good way to teach me about another aspect of writing, but to move forward, I think I need to hone my "classical" techniques, which emphasize rewriting, or at least, revising outlines. 3) While I intend to try to make $$$, my actual current goal is to "get gud". I've spent a lot of time recently trying to understand the self-publishing industry, and I'm pretty sure I can make some money by using short-term strategies with my current amateur skill level. But I've seen too many authors come and go/burnout, and really, the only way that I think I can enjoy writing and still make money on a long-term basis is to become a better writer. And the next step for me, which I haven't done much before, is to spend more time on rewriting and outlines. That is pretty much antithetical to the way SSA is developing. I've always been kind of 20/80 plotting/pantsing, but I want to spend a lot more time outlining before I even start writing. SSA jam sessions don't really fit my goal anymore. If you're curious about what's next, read on... Among other regrets, I regret not finishing SSA. It's the first story I've dropped, but then again, it's the first web novel I've attempted, so I suppose that's not a surprise. I don't think traditional web novel formats suit me that well. The whole SSA story I had loosely planned (beyond a first book or major arc) is way too large as well. Big story = good for neverending webnovel with Patreons, bad for penniless and fickle writer like me. I am currently outlining a complete trilogy to another story in great detail. I want the story to end concisely, and I also want the chance to really spend a lot of time on the full outline to spot pacing problems, character issues, lost themes, and so on. I'll still share this story on RR. What I intend to do is finish book 1, flash-publish the whole thing here for a few weeks, then publish on the big Zon. Repeat for books 2 and 3. The upcoming story will be about crafting heroes. The backdrop is an isekai-like setting, where elves will summon humans to their world as heroes, but the whole hero crafting business is still in its infancy. The elven mage researchers are figuring out how to imbue heroes with power, while the heroes are trying to figure out how to use the powers that they gain. Humans are the best hero templates because they are blank and have no intrinsic magic. Or at least that what the elves thought. The human MC has his own secrets... There will be some similarities with litrpgs, but I would call it more a progression fantasy or gamelit story. For example, the stats are very low, at least initially. Say we have a stat called Str. Going from Str = 1 to Str = 2 is a huge deal. Also, going from Dex = 0 to Dex = 1 is an even bigger deal. I guess you could call it a "low-stat litrpg", haha. Also, the heroes won't be gaining stats simply by killing things or leveling up. You can't increase stats arbitrarily, either. There will be rules to how stats can increase, and how they work with each other. The elven mages will be figuring out these rules in order to craft stronger and stronger heroes. Some inspiration will be from cultivation magic systems, but there won't be overt cultivation, at least for now. A theme I really want to explore is the idea of interactions. That includes things like hero crafter vs hero, tactics vs strategy, skill synergies, racial interactions (dwarves, elves, etc), and son. Yeah, so hero crafting. I'm super excited about this project and venturing into publishing. If you want to check out the upcoming story, you can follow my RR author profile to see when it drops here. Finally... THANK YOU TO EVERYONE! I'm very sorry that SSA is stopping, but I hope at least some of you will find the next story at least as enjoyable, if not more. Thanks to all the readers who gave SSA a shot. Big hug or solid fistbump to all of you, whichever you prefer! I hope this message is not a downer but an upper, because I am psyched!! -purlcray -------------- BLURB: Talen, youngest Master of the Koroi, makes his way to the Empire's capital to salvage his clan's fate. But the bustling city has few opportunities for the traditionalist. For the old sword clans are fading. With the rise of alchemy, gold can purchase strength that ordinarily took years of training to cultivate. Sword artists, once rare and accomplished, are quickly growing in number, especially among the wealthy noble class. Even with such alchemy, though, no one has advanced to the rank of Grandmaster in countless years. Talen's true dream is to walk the path of a sword artist to the very end while fulfilling his clan duties. And then the Swordgeists return, fabled founders of all sword arts, gods who had touched the world long ago and vanished. These myths turned into reality warn of a coming threat. Alongside this warning, they issue an invitation to the Sword System Academy, a path to power beyond the mortal realm. But first, they will hold an entrance exam... Story notes:Sword System Academia blends elements of western and asian fantasy such as xianxia and litrpg. I took parts from different genres I enjoyed and twisted them into my own creation. There will be an explicit system, both of the litrpg kind and the hard(ish) magic kind, but it is embedded within an academic structure that will develop over the course of the story. This is my attempt to design a unique type of system, the System Academia.
8 153World Step (Rewrite)
This is a rewrite of my story World Step. Though, in reality, this is my first serious draft. The shadows grow deeper on the planet of Whorrl even as a dark, and ancient ritual takes place within the depths of The Abyssal Mouth—a chasm of both fortune and calamity. The story follows Quintin, a Grandmaster Martial Artist from Earth, as unforeseen elements conspire against him from the depths of space. *No Harem *Strong MC, but by no means does he go through enemies without injury or at least learning something. *Throw on [Horror], and possibly [Psychological] elements. *Dark Fantasy with some [Grimdark] leanings. Notes: this will be a place where I endeavor to rewrite and fix issues. With that in mind, expect revisions, edits, and other things of that nature.
8 191chocolate and ice
♧اسم فیکشن: شکلات و یخ♤ژانر: رومنس، اکشن، انگست، رازآلود، اسمات♧کاپل: کایهون/سکای ورس ، چانبک (هردو اصلی)♤ فصل اول کامل. قرار بود فقط یه جیب زدن ساده از یه مرد خوشتیپ توی کلابی که کار میکنه باشه،نفهمید چی شد که از جیب زدن به چشیدن یه شکلات جهنمی رسید؟شکلات ممنوعه ای که شاید تاوان مزه کردنش، زیر رو شدن زندگیش بود.........بکهیون ، برادر کوچیک تر و دردساز سهون ، میدونست نباید عاشق چانیول بشهاینجا قصه های پری نبود که شاهزاده و گدابتونن کنارهم خوشحال زندگی کنناما دست خودش هم نبود که دلش با دیدن شاهزاده ی این روزای زندگیش ، تند تر می تپید..!
8 152Song Lyrics
Listen to your favorite song while reading with this Song Lyrics
8 104Snape x reader
A new teacher comes to Hogwarts, (y/n). you where best friends with the cute kinda emo Snape but you lost contact with him after leaving school. Coming back you meet Snape again. What will happen?It follows the years which Harry Potter is in school so it's abit long...It now also includes added bonus scenes at the end, inspired from one tik tok account which is linked in he chapter it starts.
8 161It was always you jordan Phillips
It's always been me and him
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