elements of insanity

"Come on, waiter," Tom taunted, his voice dripping with contempt. "You should lick it up while it's still cool," he added with a sly chuckle as his friends eagerly removed their phones to capture August’s humiliation for their amusement. August was devastated, the money he had been saving for the past eight months barely amounted to $180. How would he muster $800 to spare himself from this humiliating ordeal? Stooping that low to lick the liquor on the floor was an option he rather succumbed to death sooner than consider.  "Please, give me until tomorrow. I'll find a way to borrow the money and pay you back," August pleaded, desperation creeping into his voice. But Tom was not having it with him. “No waiter, everything starts and end today. If you are going to pay me the money then is going to be today and right now, or I will have to force you to lick up the liquor”. August's devastation intensified as he realized the gravity of the situation, this was not optional like Tom presented it the first time. His intentions were clear; he did not at all cared about the money all he wanted was to have August lick the floor for their amusement.

Richard Dwayne, who had been leaning on his wife’s family for three years, recently went through a divorce with his powerful wife. His ex-wife was pretty convinced that he’d come crawling back, asking for another chance. But guess what? Richard showed up in style, cruising in a fancy car to pick up his new mysterious wife.

In the beginning, the Earth was designed by the Almighty alongside the heavens. But this entity was nowhere close to being Earth and he knows that. Waking up in the middle of the sea, the young man realized that he has only a fragment of his memory. He couldn't recall how he got there and what he was doing before he got there. The only memory left him was that he's not from this universe. Unbeknownst to him, he's in an ancient world filled with different mysteries. Lo Behold! Aetheria! A home to the celestial entities. A world filled with different races. But the most mysterious thing about this world is that the Adam’s generation can't survive in here. Once one have been discovered to be the Son of Adam, one will be erased from the world instantly. One may wonder why so? It's because of the prophecy that was foretold hundreds of years ago. “Lo and Behold! A being shall rise and bring an end to this chaotic world. For he's the Son of Adam.” And here he's… The great grand son of Adam walking on the soil of Aetheria without having any idea about himself. But his fate has been decided already… He's going to die… He won't survive this chaotic world.. He's not the first Human to rise… Only time will tell if he'll be the last. The only thing on his mind is to explore this world, discover himself and look for a way back home. Unbeknownst to him, fate has another thing in store for him. Will he be able to discover himself? Is he going to survive this Chaotic world? Will he bring the end to this ancient world? What's the mystery behind this world? Wanna find out? Then let's go

Abandoned by his father even before birth, Marc Altard grew up with his mother and younger sister, living a normal human life only to come across an elf, Berilan Ethren, who claimed to be his half brother, sent by his unknown father to find him, because of the realm was at the verge of being destroyed by a risen evil, and he is destined to join in the fight against this evil. Will Marc Altard believe the words of a total stranger? Will he join this hidden war? Could this be the reason why he was born? In the end, destiny is all.

Hilda died horribly in a room at Starlight High School during a very lively party. No one knew who had murdered the poor girl. Did one of Hilda's friends hold a grudge and kill her? Or was this an abstract murder committed by a heartless and empathetic human being? But one thing is for sure: before Hilda died, she had a big and very dangerous secret. She took that secret with her to her death, and no one knows what it is, at least for now, until a detective investigates the unfortunate incident and discovers something that no one expected and never thought possible.

The entire Carmichael family looked on in curiosity as the convoy of Fords rolled into the mansion's grounds. It looked like a King was making his entrance. The cars came to a stop and a driver ran over to pull the passenger door open. Luke stepped down from the car and shocked silence swept through the Humsworth family. He looked at them, a smug smirk curving his lips. "L-luke?" His wife, Fiona, stuttered. "In the flesh. Hello, in-laws, your wretched son-in-law is finally home…" *** What would you do if you were insulted and shamed by your wife's family for being poor, but one day, you discover that you're the heir to a lost fortune? Luke Bradford is the average, wretched son-in-law of the rich Carmichael family. He is shamed, disgraced and abused by his wife's family until one day, he finds out that he's the heir to a Diamond empire running into trillions of dollars. Luke returns with one thing on his mind…to take revenge on every single person who dared to hurt him in the past, but the Humsworth family have also vowed that a low class peasant like him will never lord over them. Taking a path through drug money, lies, deceit, treachery…and even the deadly mafia, will he succeed, or will the sneaky Humsworth family clip his feathers before he can even fly?

🏆["Silver Medal" in Fantasy Category of "Meganovel Annual Writing Contest 2022"]🏆 Lukas Bellingham, a 21 year old youth dies from an illness that is dominant in males in their family. But that's not where it ends. He wakes up in the body of a boy, in a world where everything is the opposite of Earth. A world where Mortals become Gods. Will Lukas be swallowed in such a world or will he rise against all challenges and become a Deity which all mortals look up to?

What is a mystery? Is it an axiom representing what is not perceptible and understandable? Is it the unfathomable, incomprehensible no matter how people try to make it specious? No, it isn't that. The definition of mystery is only what people can conceive, a specious fact with loopholes. People believe what they believe to be true and sadly, it has plunged them to the endless gore of ignorance. Mysteries aren't what we don't understand or what we can't comprehend. Mysteries aren't what remain hidden, taciturn to the ever yearning ears of people. Mysteries aren't the supernatural laws which can't be explained or fathomed. No, the definition of 'mysteries' is beyond that. Mysteries are what can't be reached no matter how we try to reach them. It isn't what can't be comprehended. Rather, it's what can't be reached. They are endless gores, immersed into the abyssal chasm of infinities. Mysteries are a state of endlessness and boundlessness, incomprehensible and unfathomable. Yes, that's what mysteries are. Cyclopean and grosteque phantasm is what a mystery should be called. A mystery transcends the feebleness and lumbering states of concepts, going on and on for eternity. Hence, a mystery is the same as infinity and infinity the same as a mystery. A mystery is infinite and infinity is mysterious—both are like a symphony, intertwined with each other making them chalcenterous and existing in oneness. To understand a mystery, you need to be boundless and infinite, transcending all possible concepts and impossible concepts, all possible 'non-concepts' and all impossible 'non-concepts'. Mysteries are beyond conception as well as non-conception. They are mysteries, boundless and infinite! They are stacked upon each other in a terracing manner, shrouded in the prodigious paradigm of infinity, going on and on till infinity!

Elias Brooks wakes up in a mysterious world full of monsters and magic. With only his survival skills, he sets off to uncover his true identity. Along the way, he learns new abilities and faces dark forces threatening both worlds. Join Elias on an epic adventure of self-discovery, friendship, and hope.

A master takes a stroll in the lower world. On his way he sees an orphan with a fragile body being beaten and bullied. The orphan, Luo LianHao doesn't ask for help nor does he seek it. The master takes it as an encounter of fate and leaves Luo with a gift. Now he has been marked by fate. A journey of twists and turns that will change the nature of his very soul awaits him. An orphan who rises to the top, to become the sovereign. In the upper world , a goddess has blocked her cultivation to enter the lower world to find her destined one. She carries a heavy destiny, one that is envied by even the martial gods. Who will be her destined one and can he bear the weight of the fate she carries?