Elder Blood

Annually, the Randolph family never fails to gather together at the Randolph mansion to celebrate Christmas but this year something feels different. Pa Santos Randolph the third decided to be absent, he says he has some business meeting. Layla dies at the dinner table on Christmas day just before she wanted to share something important. She ate the same food as everyone, she drank the same thing but then she is the only victim. All the remaining thirteen members are suspects but who is the Culprit? Her father wanted her dead, so did the rest of the family, they all had reasons to kill her, they all had grudges too but who killed her? Her elder sister who is jealous of how her sister is loved and cared for? or is it her step mother who Layla had caught cheating? or is it her fiancee who is just a gold digger? It gets heated as she dies on Christmas day, The investigations started and everyone is a key suspect, who killed her? The clues are everywhere. Or was it suicide as she is aware her fiancee is a gold digger? or is she scared that she will get killed with the secret that she knows? Why wasn't her grandfather at the table? Why did her grandfather give her the heirloom and not her elder sister? Why did her step mother cheat? Who else has a grudge on Layla? Was she protecting anyone? So many questions arise and everyone is a suspect, let's find out Who Killed Layla?

This article mainly tells the story of the protagonist Ye Tianrui, who died and was reborn in an egg protected by a golden beast. After several attempts, Ye Tianrui successfully broke out of the egg. He found that his body structure was different from that of a human, with a pair of wings and a tail. Later, Ye Tianrui learned from the guardian beast that he was a human-dragon hybrid and inherited the blood and knowledge of both humans and dragons. The story takes place in a fantasy world where humans and dragons coexist. Ye Tianrui's birthplace is a mysterious egg protected by a golden beast. The background of the story is that Ye Tianrui was reborn as a human-dragon hybrid and must learn to adapt to his new identity and abilities. The climax of the story is Ye Tianrui's successful breaking out of the egg and discovering his true identity. The conflict in the story is Ye Tianrui's struggle to adapt to his new identity and abilities, as well as his relationship with the guardian beast and other creatures in the fantasy world. What attracts people about this story is its unique fantasy setting and the protagonist's journey of self-discovery. The scene description in the story is vivid, creating a rich and immersive fantasy world. The time background of the story is not specified, giving readers room for imagination.

A Murder Mystery Set in a Cape Town Hospital Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, known for its world-class medical care, becomes the scene of a chilling murder. Dr. Alex van Wyk, a respected but controversial surgeon, is found dead in his office, his body carefully arranged as if he were still at work. The only clue? A cryptic message scrawled in blood on his desk: "Do no harm." Detective Siya Ndlovu, a sharp-witted investigator with a troubled past, is assigned to the case. As she delves into the hospital’s inner workings, she uncovers dark secrets, rivalries, malpractice cover-ups, and a black-market organ trade operating beneath the surface. The suspects range from ambitious doctors to desperate patients and even the hospital's board members. Tensions rise when a second body turns up, a nurse found in the morgue, her lips stitched shut. The message is clear: someone is silencing those who know too much. With the clock ticking and another potential victim in the killer’s sights, Siya must navigate a web of deception, greed, and medical ethics. Can she unravel the mystery before the hospital turns into a hunting ground? Or is the killer always one step ahead?

The battle for the kingdom's leadership begins when King Edward decides to abdicate. Whoever is the toughest and survives to the end, is the one who deserves to be the successor of the kingdom. For the title of leader, all clans elbow each other to achieve victory. Who is lucky in the game and escapes great danger? Who is willing to sacrifice blood and life to join the game? And the question that bothered everyone, which clan would win the game? Will the ice clan retain its title as the leader of the Crimson country? None of the clans guessed who would be the winner.

Xenon had all sort of humiliation working as a cleaner and an apprentice in the Prestigious Royal Volt Restaurant in Venice, he was betrayed by his fiancée by getting married to his boss and bullied by his colleagues and teachers at work just to learn the skills of being a chef. However before his grandmother died, she told him his true identity as the son of the great spice grandmaster and spill his blood on the Sacred ring she had kept for ages. He felt different and really powerful, he was now an Unbeatable Chef and his enemies would bow at him.

After being punished by the elder gods for getting involved with human affairs, demi-god Kamizoel lived some years as a human and then killed himself and his bullies by falling over a cliff, He got reborn into the body of the prince of Ansalon, Prince Anakin. The prince without "Life". The weak prince. Anakin makes an oath to himself to protect his loved ones and never be trampled on again, so he learns an ancient technique to control magic and begins his training.

Vincent Ashite, a just-turned 12-year old in a village-country named Homura. He got affected by a frame up from a powerful man. He's not alone with the same name, as all of his akin had been affected too by the form of massacre. A common victim of this phenomenon is called “devil” or “killer”. But alike him, with blood and thought in quench of vengeance toward the specific man, are termed as “vessels”. He then finds clues and answers to the man who framed them. On the way, he met friends who held the same grudge to the same man, or just a good friend? Together, they slowly piece up pieces of the pathway towards the man’s identity. Yet, as they piece up those pieces, the man takes action behind and beyond their sight, discombobulating more dismantled pieces that reveal revelations that they never thought are leads to greater dangers. Witness Vincent and his friends venture around this vast world… An adventure of friendship, trust, power, and despair that made them all… A DALNO.

In a world where power overruled humanity, Austin Blake was nothing but a beggar- a delivery man whose own wife orchestrated his public humiliation. Until the night everything changed. Rising from the ashes of a near-fatal accident, Austin emerged as an enigma that sent shivers through the shadows. Under the wing of his mysterious family, he transformed from prey to predator, wielding wealth like an assassin's blade. As billion-dollar empires bowed and political dynasties trembled, his former oppressors watched in horror as their worlds crumble. Yet, behind Austin's meteoric ascent lurked an ancient secret - one that made his enemies' worst fears seemed like child's play. As Austin rose to the top in the Billionaires societies and global political circles, he became almost invincible, but even the gods could bleed. The only question was, whose blood would flow first?

I narrowed my eyes at him and caught glimpse of a guy, standing in a corner and what’s weird is that he wasn’t dancing. He seemed different and odd for all this. He’s looking in my direction, very still and I can see him intermittently. The hat makes it harder to discern. Except for the creepy, fiendish smile, raising the edges of his mouth real slowly. I squinted my eyes at him. He tugged his hat from the right, an expression of a muted Hi! I nodded reflexively and opened my mouth to call Frank, who was busy with stuffing ice cubes in two glasses of beer. “Hey!” I called with my hurting head. “What?” he asked the glasses. “Who’s that? Someone new?” I pointed at him. Frank gave up the stuffing and looked in his direction. “Haven’t seen him before” he said with confusion. . . . Elijah Heath, an eighteen year old teenager was stalked by someone. Read to know who was he? And what made him behave this strangely. Does someone REALLY follows her? Or she's hallucinating like others say? . . . "Is someone there?", I moped around the dim-litted living room. "Guess it's just me. I'm making excuses to cease. No, Elijah! You have to finish this up!". As I ascended three steps, I realized a change in the air pressure around me, an odd creak and a clear presence of heat_ behind me. My breath abated. Just as I plucked the nerve to turn, my ankle was grasped and I slided down as some hand pulled me. My knees rubbed along the hard steps. **Caution**: Contains extremely disturbing content. Read only if you can stand murder and blood descriptions else you might feel nauseous.

The earth and the sky are stained with blood, and souls are taken relentlessly A great war broke out between elves and humans Who is the reason and who will have the end hand, and will this be the end of the war or the calm before the storm?