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Malson and Beneford get settled in as Braelin gets back to work... and as the King and his parnter prepare for their first court event together. 

Though perhaps there are other things on things on Jurao's gardener's mind than just mandatory social events...

Chains and bottles of liquids are scattered across the dark room. If your hearing is sharp enough, you can hear screams echoing throughout the building.

“Will I always be alone and remain caged in this hell?”

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Dark clouds gather around the city, a mastermind in the shadows giving rise to turmoil and doubts. Blood and pain filling the streets. Mysteries arise that need to be solved.

Cal, a young investigator joins the Conciliators, an organization that fights against crimes with...unusual methods. While rising to the occasion of his new occupation, he gets assigned to team up with a man that has a quite unpleasant attitude.

“I won’t take responsibility for that, not again!”

Tormented by the past, Sigal pursues a path of solitude until he is forced to team up with Cal to solve crimes. Regardless of their clashing personas, the two have to overcome their conflicts to unravel the mysteries that lie ahead and uncover the truth.

“I won’t give up!”

Blood splatters on the ground, while laughter in the distance can be heard. As Cal wakes up, he finds himself in a warm embrace.

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Cover Art by Alice (https://ko-fi.com/this_is_alice)

A romantic song plays in the background, the wind blows the girl's hair ever so perfectly as her eyes glimmer-

No. That doesn't happen in real life.

This light-hearted series is a collection of short stories that pokes fun at cliche romantic scenes and gives them the reality twist that's desperately needed. So read, laugh, and enjoy!

*Now a training manual for RomCon - a company that revolutionizes dating and relationships!*

Companion book to Romance Uncliched!: https://ritoria.com/en/story/55c1c700-44ae-408d-baf0-93cf08909f05

Rook is the god of evil, darkness, and death. His existence is a curse, his very presence a poison. His love is toxic, and all who make the mistake of loving him meet unfortunate ends, typically by his own hand.

When someone begins targeting Rook by poisoning the main river of the god realm, Rook is annoyed, but not surprised. The list of people who hate him is long, and any one of them could have a grudge.

Unfortunately, the incident is large enough to catch the attention of the king of the realm. Idris, god of light and creation. Rook isn't particularly fond of Idris, for several reasons, and Idris doesn't hold any affection for him either.

So why, just why, has Idris, ruler of the gods, brought Rook, scum of the earth, to his own personal palace for "protection"?

*Note: this work contains mature themes and content, some of which may be triggering for some readers. Please heed the chapter warnings.

With his best friend's life in the hands of the most ruthless merman in the seven seas, King Marius the Conqueror, Kai is running out of time. To stand a chance at saving him, Kai must master the catastrophic power he inherited—but controlling it may cost him his own soul.

Kai's hatred for Marius is all-consuming, but so too are the dangerous, conflicting emotions that churn beneath the surface. For beneath the animosity, something darker stirs—something that threatens to unravel everything he believes about himself and the merman he once swore to destroy.

Guided by the elusive Spirit of the Sea, Kai plunges into forbidden magic, desperate to turn the tides of war. When the moment of reckoning comes, he traps Marius in a deadly spell, believing he has finally turned the tables on his nemesis. But he soon learns that Marius's power runs deeper than he ever imagined—and that the Spirit of the Sea may not be the ally he thought.

As the ocean is consumed by the spreading Dark Zones, a void devouring everything in its path, Kai faces an impossible choice: abandon his thirst for vengeance to save the world he swore to protect, or let his hatred consume him. With new enemies rising and Marius revealing a past more fractured than Kai could have imagined, the line between enemy and ally begins to blur.

With treachery closing in on all sides, one question remains: Can the ocean's most feared tyrant become the ally Kai needs to survive?