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For the past seventeen years of her life, Heather had been treated as a slave in her own home. She thought everything was changing when her parents arranged a lavish eighteenth birthday party for her, attended by affluent members of society. They even promised to take her abroad to fulfill her dreams, but in reality they had sold her to an organ dealer. What happens when her spirit arises to take revenge? Will her parents be spared the knowledge that she has discovered their dark secrets? What of the organ dealer who took her life?

While attending a thrilling Halloween party, Jeremy finds himself in a terrifying turn of events. As an emergency alert spreads panic among the attendees, then came a video of people biting each other flooded their screens. With no time to waste, Jeremy along with a girl, make a daring escape which thrust them into a zombie-infested world, leaving the two to rely on the strength of their own resilience.. Together, they both embark on a journey, navigating through danger, facing unimaginable challenges and fighting to survive the zombie apocalypse, while hoping to find a silver-lining in the midst of desolation.

Claire got possessed by an old demon caged in a white house by five friends that were having some fun. Egron, the demon that possessed the little Claire began to kill the first five friends that awakened him. Jake, who new how everything started, gathered another five friends including himself, to stop Egron's wrath. The second avoided school and hunting demon became their duty, meanwhile, Egron kills anyone who stands on his way.

Jonas, an ordinary delivery boy, got spotted by the country's richest person. In desperation to collect money for his sister's surgery and debt that was piling on his head for years, he accepted the offer and became the Heir of the Smith family overnight. Now facing many problems and troubles every day, he must act like the true heir of the Smith Family. But the real heir of the Smith Family has earned his title of tyranny and villain. A person like Jonas, who has been kind and tolerant from childhood, would he be able to pull off this villain character? Or will he try to become the best of himself, and change Andrien Smith's character from the scratch? As an heir, he must do whatever it takes to keep his position in the company and family. But people have started to get suspicious about his identity.

In the quiet town of Crestwood, nestled deep within the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, a chilling legend had haunted the residents for generations. It was a tale that sent shivers down spines, a story spoken in hushed tones around flickering bonfires on the night of the autumn equinox—a night when the boundary between the known and the unknown blurred, and the very air seemed charged with an eerie energy. The legend spoke of the "Footprint," an enigmatic and unsettling phenomenon that occurred like clockwork, as reliable as the seasons themselves. Every year, on that fateful night, the Footprint would reappear, etching itself into the rocky soil near the edge of town. It was a single, enormous footprint, larger than any man's, with distinct arches and toes that appeared impossibly human. And yet, it was a relic from the past—a past filled with mystery, uncertainty, and dread. What secrets did the otherworldly glow and the reemergence of the Footprint hold?

This book centers on a lad who flees from Rocain land to another. Kaleb has a consciousness of a curse that follows him wherever he goes. Trouble never leaves him so he calls it a curse.

The Bloodstained King. The Talented Alchemist. The Veteran Warrior. The Enchantress. The Elven Bard. The Homunculus. The Warlock. Their destinies collided to bring about the end of Erebus and his shadow creatures. Tasked to collect all seven artifacts of Phoebe, the prophesied heroes embarked on a journey through the lands of Desmos as various discoveries, horrendous monsters, as well as new allies await their arrival. Seven Artifacts. Seven Heroes. Seven Stories.

“Deucalion stop! you don’t have to do this, it’s me you want” yelled Bobby as Deucalion raised his claw into the air and almost rips Charlie throat. “So now the almighty Bobby Thompson begs, is it because he is your son? was my son not worth it?” look me in the eye and answer me! roared Deucalion. Looking defeated, Bobby stood up “he crossed the line Deucalion you know that he involved people who weren’t involved in this, my daughter! And I didn’t kill him.” Deucalion now surprised, itching “who then killed Steele?” he asked Deucalion still strangling Charlie who was almost unconscious now. “Well, I suppose it will be me”, an unknown figure walked from the darkness into the light. “I am not your enemy here, I am just a necessary tool that will help you to achieve your revenge against your enemy, so do you want avenge your son or do what is right?” he said as he looked at them grinning.

In the year 20XX, the First Magical Academy crash landed into [REDACTED], Japan, gifting the world with knowledge of magic. However, upon receiving this blessing, humanity quickly fell into a third world war, a brutal conflict that would decide who would control this new, poorly understood weapon. In the end, the denizens of the First Magical Academy destroyed it from the inside out, stopping the war. Eventually, what little humans knew about magic became common knowledge. Unprecedentedly, the remnants of the original Magical Academy have resurfaced. The perceived atrocities committed by a specific group humans in their quest for knowledge too much to simply abide by. Their reappearance has thoroughly shocked the globe, and perhaps even surprised the remnants themselves. In theory, this suggests the presence of a Neo Magical Academy. The whereabouts, goings on, and internal world of the Neo Magical Academy are known only to the people within it. But it is only a matter of time before such a fragile mystery is broken…

In all of history, there has always been a record of our most malicious moments; where you can find what the human mind is capable of. Mortal and Malignant is a fiction story based on a simple, teen girl who became entangled in the aftermath of a mass murder. With a threat around every corner, she must fight to stay hidden and stay alive. A mix of romance, horror, thriller, mystery and more! be prepared to become entangled yourself, as you tag along with Serenity Baker in my novel- MORTAL & MALIGNANT