Stories
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A Love That Crossed Worlds
In the small farming town of Qingshan, Southern China, an alien crash-lands with a mission to observe humans for potential annihilation. Instead, he adopts a human form named Qin Rong and becomes entangled with a local teacher, Bai Li. Their relationship deepens despite societal challenges and the hidden truth of…
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Deep Blue Devotion
THE MORNING LIGHT A silent hush stretched across the darkened coastline of a small fishing village in southeastern South Korea. Only the distant hum of gentle waves disturbed the stillness of pre-dawn. A single lamppost cast a dim glow across the wooden pier, illuminating the silhouette of small fishing boats…
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Tides of The Heart
Chapter 1: The Rhythm of the Island A hush lay over the small island off the coast of Bali, like a gentle arm draped around its shoulders. Rolling hills gave way to rocky cliffs along parts of the shoreline, but in many areas, golden beaches melted seamlessly into the turquoise…
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Aurora’s Embrace
Chapter 1: Horizons of Tomorrow The mirrored façade of Obsidian Tech Tower stretched high into the sky, reflecting endless rows of glimmering city lights in its sleek panels. Nestled in the heart of the sprawling campus—often compared to Apple Park—this tower was a beacon of innovation, the nerve center where…
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Beneath the Savannah Skies, Part 4 – Decisions & The Future
A Surge of Tourists and Tensions The final weeks of peak tourist season arrived with a restless energy that rippled across Tshukudu Plains Lodge. The skies above the savannah were a deep, cloudless blue, and the heat of late September hung thick over the golden grasslands. Each morning, Thabo Ndlovu…
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Beneath The Savannah Skies Part 3 – Challenges & Revelations
Arrival Under Shifting Skies The late-autumn sun gilded the savannah grass in soft gold, slanting through the acacia trees like a benediction. As Dan stepped off the transfer jeep at Tshukudu Plains Lodge, he couldn’t help noticing how much had changed since his last visit—yet how much felt the same.…
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Beneath The Savannah Skies Part 2 – The Return
A year had passed since Daniel van Rensburg’s first visit to Tshukudu Plains Lodge. In that time, the world had continued its steady churn: seasons changed, politics ebbed and flowed, and social media fads rose and fell. Yet for Dan, everything kept circling back to that stretch of South African…
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Beneath The Savannah Skies Part 1 – The Arrival
Touching Down in a Land Half-ForgottenDan van Rensburg had felt the stirrings of excitement from the moment his plane touched South African soil. Although he was born here, he’d been only two when his parents whisked him away to New Zealand. Now, at twenty-eight, he was back for the first…
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Bound By Crimson Shadows
Rowan had never intended to walk this path. Yet as he stood before the massive iron gates of the cursed castle, his cloak heavy with rain and his heart pounding in his chest, he found himself wondering what other choice he truly had. Lucian—his beloved younger brother—was dying. All the…
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Love at 36,000 Feet
Jordan shifted his weight from one foot to the other, trying to ease the ache in his calves. It was past hour seven of a long-haul flight from Seattle to Tokyo, and even the plush carpet of the first-class cabin couldn’t disguise the dull throb forming in his muscles. Being…