《The Legend of the North》chapter 128
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The night was in full swing, Ezer finds himself awake thinking about the dozens of things he had to do the next morning and what things could go wrong.
"What are you going to do when you escape?" Nataña asks breaking the silence that reigned, apparently she couldn't sleep either.
"Cross the sea, I'm tired of running. I want to go to a land where I can walk in the light of day.”
“Sounds good. I'm going to follow you, after all, I have no place to return to.” Only the voices were distinguishable in such darkness.
“If you trust me, I will set you free.” Ezer replies with a firm voice.
“I want more… I'm a greedy person.” She says it with a smile that no one can see.
“Money? Power?” Ezer settles for a better position on the cold floor.
“Love… Love for a home, love for a land, love for someone I can kiss and make my heart race warming my body.” A person speaks with passion of his ambitions, but Nataña was quite the opposite, only melancholy could be distinguished in her words. “I'm tired of being cold, of being hungry, of being afraid of men… I'm so tired.”
Ezer simply remains silent, listening to what Nataña had to say made his heart heavy. Suddenly, the promise of freedom took on another meaning in his mind, he couldn't fail.
"I promise, I'm going to get you out of this place and help you get everything you covet."
"Thank you, you just have to free me... I'll take care of the rest." Nataña walks over and hugs Ezer. He returns the hug and I could swear little tears fall on his shoulder. Night gives way to day without either saying a word again.
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The sound of wood being cut was heard again in the yard when the sun was high, a rare sunny day that made even the most bitter person happy.
"Is that your plan? What if she doesn't see your signal?”
"In that case we escape through the village until she finds us."
"We're going to have the whole guard hunting us… even the soldiers are going to join too. Our escape plan is not the stealthiest of all.” A hint of doubt can be heard in Anjani's voice.
"It's either that or rot to death." Ezer responds firmly trying to eliminate the doubts giving a threat of the worst case scenario.
“We do not have much time. Tomorrow or the day after that the shed will be full of firewood. After that, we won't see the sun again for the whole winter.”
"Then we'll act tomorrow."
The two don't speak to each other again for the rest of the day as they work to complete their mandatory work. Ezer feels like he has his heart in his mouth all the time, he can't help but think about how risky the plan is and what could happen if it goes wrong.
However, decides to be strong by averting his eyes and looks at the only window that overlooked the room where the guards rested. He knew that Nataña was trying harder than anyone right now, he couldn't betray her effort.
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Reincarnated as a Red Dragon, Discipline Makes Me Stronger!
Because of an accident, Max transmigrated to the Lous Land and became a newborn red dragon. He could’ve just grown up and matured normally, and he would already be at the top of the food chain, but then he obtained the Discipline Makes You Stronger System.«Congratulations to the host for completing 20 push-ups daily and persisting for one week, bonus reward Red Dragon Physique +100.»«Congratulations to the host for completing daily swims in the lava and persisting for one week, bonus reward Dragon Breath damage x10.»«Congratulations to the host for kidnapping one princess a day and persisting for one week, bonus reward Never-falling Golden Gun.»«Cough, excuse me System, I’m a Dragon, I’m fine without this reward!»Max said hurriedly. Many years later, the name of Max the Red Dragon echoed through the multiverse. Only the mother dragon standing beside tilted her head and said with a puzzled face, «What, what in the world did I give birth to?»
8 1623In Umbra Hasta
A blue marble floated in the unending void. On that marble, billions went about their lives, unaware that somewhere else, something had changed. Some requirement was met, and suddenly, a new type of energy saturated the universe. A mother closed her car's door and lifted a bag of groceries in an arm before vanishing into nothingness. Across the world, a teenager disappeared mid-word from a conversation with friends. In eastern America, Captain Octavius J. Asher of the US Army vanished from a mountain trail with no witnesses. People all over the Earth disappeared simultaneously. Such a thing would normally cause mass panic across the globe were it not for the fact that there wasn't a single person left on the globe to panic. Congratulations! Your universe has joined the System. Note: I wanted to read another litrpg apocalypse novel but couldn't find one. Thus, I decided to write one. The MC will be strong for a human but insignificant on a cosmic scale. No destroying worlds with a spell on chapter 25 in this novel. He will face challenges and be forced to make hard decisions. This serial now on hiatus for the time being :( Please rate and review. Constructive criticism is welcome!
8 163Hollow Moon
She doesn't like being told what to do. He knows what’s best for her. She is fiercely independent but he is determined to save her, whether she likes it or not. Del and Nyssa live two very different lives and that’s the way Nyssa likes it. She is beholden to no one so when Del comes knocking on her door, she sends him on his way with a wink and a sarcastic “yeah, right.” When that doesn’t work, she bolts. She just wants to live her normal life; gambling with fairies (the not-so-nice kind), befriending ghouls and painting the future all over the whitewash. No boy is going to get in the way of that. Excerpt: He snagged her wrist gently before she could flounce away, his fingers warm and firm. “You need to come with me, girl,” he said earnestly. “I don't need to do anything.” She was indignant. She knew that sometimes her kind of abilities could be unruly but Nyssa was quite capable of taking care of herself. She’d lived with her abilities since she was thirteen. She’d learned to handle them herself. “It’s dangerous for you to be on your own,” Del said, tightening his grip on her wrist. She pulled her arm from his grip and he let her go. He could force her to go with him, she knew, but he wouldn’t. “I don’t need your help, Superman.” She didn’t look at him. “I’ll be back in a week,” he said, ignoring her protests. “Be ready to leave with me.” He breezed past her, discarding the necklaces he still held on the desk and leaving. Nyssa sighed, watching his back as he disappeared down the street. “Fat chance, Superman.”
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8 98Philippine Lore
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