Legacy Of The Dark Sage

Every January 11th the Skeleton Tower waits. A photographer steps inside chasing whispers. A candle burns. A city holds its breath. Behind the glass is something older than the Thames, patient, hungry, and smiling with too many mouths. One flame stands between London and the drowning. One choice stands between mercy and eternity. And once you light it… you never truly leave.

700 years ago, the world's mage led the chosen one to lock away the evil ones. But it was prophesied that someday, they would find a way out, so he foresaw another chosen one would emerge when the time came. In the present day, a talented doctor named Jack used his skills and discoveries to help his wife become one of the most popular female CEOs. However, he was later betrayed by her and his friend, leading to his exile, believing it to be his end. Just then, a convoy of cars pulled up in front of him. ''The chosen one, the world needs you. You must return!' Unbeknownst to him, he is the chosen one and the son of the second wealthiest man in the city. Taking over his father's company, he is exposed to the darker side of the world, alongside the arrogant and flirtatious lady of the Achveil family.

Michel, a worker who always received praise from his manager, suddenly faced a major problem when the task assigned by his manager turned out to be considered corrupt. Despite his insistence on his innocence, his friend James suddenly turned to support the manager and claimed that Michel deliberately made a mistake. Michel was fired and felt shattered, not knowing what to do next. However, when he returned home, he found his wife, Elera, laughing with a man named Erick. In his despair, suddenly a well-dressed person bowed and said, "Finally, we've found you, the heir."

In the tumultuous realm of Terres Nei, an ancient battleground, the forces of darkness led by the malevolent priestess Venganza Arcana and the enigmatic warlock Seklas have waged an unrelenting war since time immemorial. Their nefarious goal: to summon the sinister lord Ilaldaoboth and unleash a demonic and mechanical army upon the land. Their dark ambitions almost come to fruition when a portal to the demon realm, Nibiru, begins to open. Fate takes an unexpected turn as Maleek, an unwitting traveler from Earth, becomes entangled in the unfolding chaos. Through a strange twist of coincidence, Maleek finds himself trapped in Terres Nei just as Venganza attempts to open the portal to Nibiruheim. What was intended as a dark matter experiment on Earth to unlock unlimited free energy becomes a portal through which Maleek is thrust into a realm torn by conflict. Now stranded in Terres Nei, Maleek embarks on a perilous quest to return home. In hopes of finding a way back home to Earth. Yet, caught between the suspicions of both the denizens of Terres Nei and the dark forces seeking to dominate it, Maleek must navigate treacherous alliances and prove his intentions in a land where trust is a rare commodity. As he grapples with the challenges of being viewed as an interloper, Maleek's journey becomes a test of survival, courage, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of otherworldly adversaries.

The cover read: The 800 Methods. “Oh, I couldn’t.” “This has eight hundred deadly moves,” Marvin said. “It’s the most comprehensive monograph on the subject. Most of the strikes kill with one blow, once you master them. I’ve dog-eared some of my favorites. It’s actually padded with a few techniques that are hard to use outside laboratory conditions. But they’re still good to know.”

This story is more of a hobby and this is my first time writing so don't expect too much also English isn't my first language. Jason is a 16-year-old boy trying to get through life with a father who expects him to be perfect and a school where everyone kind of hates him and bullies him with the exception of his two friends Jessica and Isaac. When he is falsely accused of beating up a student with the only witness to the crime Jessica his friend testifies against him and is expelled from school. On his way, home feeling betrayed and thinking about how to explain this to his father he is summoned to a dark cave where a being offers for him to become the champion of the Dark One

Aria’s slippers. That was his nickname. The heir of the Storm family, the genius with an Ice Dragon physique, reduced to a lovesick fool kneeling at a woman’s feet. Groomed by a scheming step-mother and a selfish father, Ragnar was taught all his life that sacrifice meant love. So he endured humiliation, mockery, and broken bones just to live up to expectations. In return, they stripped him of everything. His talent? Stolen through forbidden rituals. Dragon bone? Harvested to empower his half-brother. His sister? Poisoned by his own hands, without him ever knowing, made to raise a child that was never his. Till the veil shattered and they repaid his devotion with the cruelest death possible. But death was not the end. It merely hit a reset button. Time rewound, and the Void Ice Archive awakened. An inheritance left behind by Orkryos Frostheart, the Timeless Ice Monarch — master of space, time, and ice. A treasure that once drove gods to war and burned worlds to ash. Reborn fifteen years before his fall, Ragnar remembers everything. This time, he would become the demon hunting others. He would regain all that was stolen. But first, he must find a way to break the dark ritual that bound his talents to his half-brother.

Betrayed by his wife and left for dead by her ruthless lover, Jeffery Flamel finds himself hunted and on the brink of death. Against all odds, he survives and stumbles upon the ancient secrets of alchemy, unlocking a power long thought lost to history. Determined to rebuild his life and reclaim his dignity, Jeffery embarks on a journey of mastery and vengeance, facing relentless enemies who will stop at nothing to bury alchemy—and him—forever.

Ryker Hartley, a young man embroiled with a crime boss to claim a hidden treasure. Would fleeing be his only option in this uncertain journey? Or would he challenge his destiny against all odds? ********** A once easy-going boy turned the beastly version of himself, feared by all. With a past that has left a scar on his mind, the most cherished of all his memories has turned out to be an unfairly large grieving package for him. With an unchecked bitterness, and oblivious of an inescapable fate trapped in times, awaiting the moment to descend, he roamed, but with animosity and undue misanthropy. Ryker has closed himself off to the world, he's not one to forgive the most trivial atrocities against him, but when a frenemy manages to break through his defenses, Ryker's integrity is put to the test in ways he never thought possible. As secrets are exposed and alliances are formed, Ryker's life takes a dramatic turn as he becomes a celebrity. Will he rise to the challenge or crumble under the weight of his past? . . . . Find out in this action-packed and thrilling novel that takes a deep dive into the complexities of human nature. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PS: The image is not mine, I got it from Pinterest and then, do the editing. Owner >> Cody Garrett Hatcher

Imagine being the GOAT who literally wrote the blueprints for the universe, only to wake up in a diaper centuries later. Ra Elgara is back, and he is straight-up pissed. The world he left behind is a total mess—his legendary Qi techniques have been hacked into buggy, low-res trash by a bunch of "Masters" who couldn't code a birdhouse. Now he is trapped in a pint-sized body, watching these clowns flex with corrupted power that is basically a ticking time bomb for reality. Ra ain't about to let some second-rate Scribes stay in the driver's seat. He is hitting the System Restore button, and if he has to slap every elite cultivator from here to the capital to fix the math, so be it. It is time to show these posers what happens when the real Architect decides to audit the books. Get ready for some high-stakes logic-bombs and a whole lot of "you gotta be kiddin' me" as Ra tears down the cage and makes the heavens open-source.