The Eminence In Shadow

O Bored Prowler of the white pages stained in dark ink. Do ye tire and lose interest in the scrolls of endless writers that tell the dry tales of Systems? Of modern men who traverse through time and space to arrive in fantastical worlds where they achieve naught but baseless journeys? Of tasteless worlds with no intrigue, failing to grasp thy mind? If that be the case, hearken unto me, O Prowler! Let me appeal to thy desire for adventure and darkness, bringing thee into the world of LEASTRIA, where ye shall follow the story of foul men born from distorted shadow! Where selfish Stars toy with fate from their Odd Demesnes! Where the Enlightened, the Sorcerers, the Cradlers and the Genuine Accursed roam and rend the Sheltered Lands with their obscene lust and greed! Where ye shall follow the story of the Cursed Child as he seeks ‘The Bringing’ and rises from meagrehood to significance under thy eyes. Hearken unto my voice and begin this tale, if ye fear not to prowl in Mythology. Do ye dare, O Prowler, to be lost in true Fantasy? ---------------- I will be posting this story on Royal Road under the name Shade Arjuun

‎📖 A Soldier’s Creed – Back-Cover Blurb ‎ ‎In the unforgiving deserts of Afghanistan, survival is never promised. ‎ ‎Elite commando Lt. Michael Rockefeller is chosen for a mission so dangerous it’s been called a death sentence: infiltrate Taliban strongholds, assassinate their most feared leader, and rescue captured CIA agents before their execution is broadcast to the world. ‎ ‎Armed with nothing but his training, his squad, and the unshakable creed he has lived by—never abandon the mission, never abandon a brother—Michael steps into enemy territory where every shadow hides a rifle, and every whisper carries betrayal. ‎ ‎But when a trusted ally turns traitor, Michael is captured and thrown into the Taliban’s underground dungeon. Tortured, hunted, and facing death not once, but twice, he must fight his way back from the edge of oblivion. ‎ ‎Now, with time running out and his creed tested to the breaking point, one question remains: ‎Will he complete the mission—or will the mission consume him? ‎ ‎A raw, relentless tale of loyalty, sacrifice, and survival, A Soldier’s Creed grips you from the first page to the last shot fired.

Two years ago, the trillion dollar king of the Sterling Financial Empire vanished after a brutal assassination attempt on a mountain road, left to die by his unfaithful wife and treacherous family. He woke up with zero memories in the muddy gutters of the city slums, taken in by a kindly diner owner and his beautiful daughter Clara, who named him Marcus. For twenty four months, he lived as a quiet kitchen beggar, chopping onions and washing dirty plates. But when a ruthless loan shark and a corrupt young master slide into the slums to destroy his new home and force Clara into a dark fate, a brutal pipe strike to his head shatters the mental wall. The amnesiac beggar is dead. Christian Sterling has awakened. Armed with a single text message that can freeze entire national banking sectors in two minutes, and backed by a fiercely loyal elite security shadow team, the ultimate master begins his terrifying cold blooded comeback. They thought he was a bug under their shoes, but they are about to learn the true price of crossing a hidden god.

The Thornton family made one fatal mistake: they assumed the man scrubbing their floors was actually who he pretended to be. For five years, Adrian Kane played the role of the worthless son-in-law. He delivered food for minimum wage. He wore the same three shirts. He endured mockery, abuse, and betrayal from the family who thought they were doing him a favor by letting him exist in their world. They called him worthless. A beggar. A parasite feeding off their success. They had no idea he was the exiled heir to the Kane Empire—a shadow conglomerate worth over $800 billion that secretly owned everything they thought they'd built, including the very company bearing their name. When Adrian finally signs the divorce papers, the mask comes off. The beggar becomes the king. And the Thorntons are about to learn that the man they treated like a dog owns the leash they've been wearing all along. Revenge isn't just sweet—it's a billion-dollar empire crushing everything in its path. They humiliated him for five years. He'll destroy them in five days.

Alex Chen mops TechNova’s office’s polished floors in the busy heart of New York City. He is just another nameless janitor to the busy workers who are hurrying by, someone to be laughed at or ignored. They are unaware that a man of extraordinary power and influence lies beneath this simple guise. Alex was raised to be a leader because he was the heir to the old Phoenix Clan. In any case, a severe fight for control constrained him in banishment, abandoning all that he knew, including Elena, the lady he cherished. In the mountains of Tibet, Alex studied under a reclusive healer for years, becoming an expert in both martial arts and medicine. In the shadows, he fabricated the Shadow Circle, a secret network so huge and compelling that even New York's most remarkable figures murmur its name in wonder. Alex has since returned to take back what is his. Elena is involved in a relationship with Nicholas Vega, the ruthless heir of the Scorpion Syndicate, as the rival Syndicate's hold on Chinatown has grown. Covering his real character, Alex carries on with an apparently typical life as a janitor while plotting his vengeance.

Ten years ago, Denzel Reddington was a surgical prodigy destined for greatness. Today, he’s a ghost—a nameless bouncer in the city’s grittiest district, hiding a blacklisted past and a sister dying of a mysterious curse. But the world doesn't know he carries the 9-Heaven System, a forbidden biological interface that allows him to see every nerve, every gate, and every weakness in the human frame. With a single touch, he can mend a shattered heart or turn a man’s blood into ice, all while maintaining the mask of a common thug. The status quo shatters when Denzel saves the life of the city’s most powerful CEO, plunging him back into the gilded world that framed his father and destroyed his name. From the high-stakes operating rooms of the elite to the brutal underground pits of the Apostle Syndicate, Denzel must choose: remain a shadow to stay safe, or become the God-Hand to get even. In a city ruled by corporate gods, Denzel isn't just playing doctor anymore—he’s coming to dismantle their empire, one biological gate at a time.

POV Kaelen For me, life is a constant challenge. I’m a werewolf, but I’ve been blind my whole life, which has made everything so much harder. Over time, thanks to my wolf instincts, I’ve developed my other senses to the point where I’ve become the best fighter in the pack. Not many people know me well; the only one who truly understands me is my best friend and Alpha, Chase. But despite my strength, I’m haunted by a fear worse than death: the possibility that, because of my condition, I’ll never be able to find or recognize my mate. Then, when I least expected it, while I was out in the human world, I caught a scent. I knew instantly it was her. I’ve started a difficult search to find her, but I’m terrified of what might happen. Will she understand what I am? Will she reject me? Or, like in my worst nightmares, will she just vanish like a shadow in the daylight?

When demon hunter Myles Cross is killed during a mission gone wrong, he expects hell—or worse. What he gets instead is an offer from the Lord of the Underworld himself. Reborn as the Hellborn, Myles becomes Hades’ last hope in a cosmic chess game where the Seven Trumpets—ancient relics powerful enough to trigger the apocalypse—have begun to surface. With one strapped to his wrist in the form of a mysterious watch, Myles must now face a brutal new reality: hunted by demons, betrayed by humans, and haunted by what he's becoming. As the Paragon—an elite faction sworn to exterminate all supernatural threats—capture him and question his existence, Myles finds an unlikely ally in the cold but conflicted Lieutenant Anna Storm. Together, they must survive assassins like the sadistic Kaelin, the shape-shifting shadow Nixx, and the monstrous Infernox. But as each trumpet awakens, the line between salvation and damnation blurs. And with his powers growing and his past life crumbling, Myles must decide— Is he the world’s last defense? Or its doom incarnate?

Kelvin Hughes, a brilliant but jaded young spy, is sent on a dangerous mission to dismantle the powerful drug empire of Victor Alonso. What begins as a simple infiltration spirals into a deadly game of deception and survival when Kelvin discovers that his own agency has betrayed him. Hunted by his enemies and his allies, Kelvin must uncover a web of corruption that reaches the highest levels of government. As he navigates this treacherous world, Kelvin finds an unlikely connection with Maria, a mysterious woman tied to Alonso’s syndicate. But when Maria’s true loyalties are revealed, Kelvin is left questioning everything and everyone he thought he could trust. With the agency’s top operatives hunting him down, a dangerous romance brewing, and a mastermind known only as "The Architect" pulling the strings, Kelvin races against time to expose the truth. Along the way, he uncovers shocking secrets about his family’s history, forcing him to confront his past while fighting for his future. In a world where betrayal lurks in every shadow, can Kelvin survive long enough to bring the real villains to justice? Or will he become just another pawn in a deadly game?

In a realm where cultivation determines destiny, Wu Tian is born broken—his dantian shattered, his meridians crippled, hidden away by his family as a shameful secret. Yet fate refuses to let him remain weak. From the ashes of despair, Wu Tian rises through trials of blood and fire, mastering forbidden techniques and earning the title of Immortal Hero. Across floating paradises, haunted labyrinths, and dragon‑ridden skies, Wu Tian battles demons, sect traitors, and the terrifying Lo Han Demons, whose strength fuses the resilience of Lo Han warriors with the savagery of beasts. Alongside allies like the enigmatic Zhang Long, the fiery Feng Huang, and dragons of legend, Wu Tian’s journey is one of relentless action, high‑stakes drama, and the eternal struggle between light and shadow. But victory comes at a cost. As Wu Tian ascends, a darker reflection of himself is born—an echo of his own cultivation, a shadow that learns, waits, and hungers. In this Eastern Fantasy epic, where heroes grow from weak to strong, the question is not whether Wu Tian can save his people, but whether he can save himself from the darkness within.