Akar 2000

Mes deux amis d'enfance avec qui j'ai été fiancée sont tombés amoureux de Yseult Calvet, la fille adoptive de ma famille. Pour gagner son affection, ils m'ont fait raser la tête et m'ont enfermée sur la station de ski pendant toute une nuit… Par respect pour les souhaits de mes parents, j'ai tout enduré. Mais un jour, alors qu'Yseult s'était coupée un doigt en coupant des fruits, ils m'ont forcée à donner 2000 ml de mon sang pour elle. Je pleurais et suppliais, mais ils m'ont répondu que c'était la punition méritée pour l'avoir maltraitée. J'en ai eu assez et je me suis tournée vers leur frère aîné. Finalement, ceux qui ne cessaient de dire qu'ils voulaient rompre avec moi sont venus pleurer à mon mariage, regrettant amèrement leur décision…

Taong 2000, isang pandemya ang sumakop sa buong mundo na naging sanhi ng malaking pag baba ng populasyon. Lahat ng may buhay ay naapektuhan. Lahat ng natamaan ng virus ay nawawala sa sarili, kinakain ang sariling laman pati na rin ang sa kapwa nila, na sa kalaunan ay mapaparalisa hanggang sa maagnas ang natitirang parte ng katawan nito. Ang pandemyang umabot ng dalawang dekada ay kusang naglaho gaya ng mga naagnas na mga bangkay. Pero naging daan din ito para umusbong ang panibagong kababalaghan at misteryong dala ng virus na ito. Si Migi Baldemor na simpleng estudyante ay mababago ang buhay mula nang masaksihan niya ang karumaldumal na pagkawala ng mga kaibigan niya. Kasabay nang pagkawala ng kanyang ina ay siya rin paghahanap nito ng hustisya. Makikila niya ang lalaking tutulong at magdadala sa kanya sa Prae High. Sari-saring emosyon ang mararamdaman niya habang nakikipagsapalaran at nakikipaglaban na nakataya ang kanilang buhay. Hanggang saan sila dadalhin ng problema? Sino ang kakampi at sino ang tunay na kalaban?

"What are you playing at?" He snarled, his deep voice coated with a thick accent."First of all, you ain't a worthy opponent to play with," Her voice was calm and smooth."Do you wanna die?" "I'd see you try," She smiled.In a flash, he grabbed her by the throat, pushing her body against the wall. Silvia showed no sign of fear as she looked him straight in the eyes; not a wince passed her lips. The jade in those green hues turns a shade darker in a sinister way. "I'll f*cking kill you," He growled.Their eyes locked as the corner of her lips quirked up. "Cute of you to think you can," she mused and by now Hunter was trembling in rage.***Silvia Macklin has fought every step of the way to reach her goal- no matter the cost was her happiness or her life. She has the aim to achieve and the girl was so focused until he came along like a tornado of a storm- who left her very being in the rubble of chaos.Hunter Colt was a man you never want to meet. With his short temper and cold heart, you won't get the chance for forgiveness before you're six feet under the ground. He may look like a God but he was the worst cruel devil out there waiting patiently for his prey to f*ck up so he could play.He has everything under control until he meets a hazel-eyed girl who came straight out of his enemy's den. Would he protect her or torment her? Read to find out.ALPHA'S LETHAL DESIRE SERIESSinful Temptation BOOK 1Alpha Rasmus BOOK 2Ruthless Mate BOOK 3Alpha Hunter BOOK 4

나는 배달원으로 일하고 있었고 그날 성인용품 가게에서 한 주문이 들어왔다. 하지만 물건을 배달하고 보니 방 안에는 한 여성이 아무것도 걸치지 않은 채 침대에 무릎을 꿇고 있었고 풍만한 엉덩이가 내 쪽을 향하고 있었으며 민감한 부분은 겨우 T팬티 하나로 가려져 있는 게 보였다. 그 순간 배달 앱의 대화창에서 메시지 하나가 떴다. [배달 봉투 안에 있는 장난감으로 그 여자를 만족시켜주세요. 잘하면 2000만 원을 팁으로 드리겠습니다.]

When my mother falls gravely ill, my husband, who has asthenospermia, promises to help me think of something. So, I give him all my savings. Despite being pregnant, I get a part-time job doing DoorDash deliveries. However, I see my husband when I pass by a realtor's office. He's supposed to be hard at work like me, but he's buying a place for his childhood friend. He even has his arm around her. "That old hag thinks I only earn that little each month. Don't worry, Yvette. I only give her 10% of what I earn. The rest goes to you!" I hold back my tears and grab the hem of his shirt, wanting to borrow some money for my mother's treatment. However, he shoves me away irritably. "I give you 2000 dollars a month! Isn't that enough? Have you spent it all on useless things?" He leaves without another look back, ignoring my cries and pleas. He also kicks me, effectively murdering the child he's always dreamed of having. Later, he grovels at my feet and begs for forgiveness. It's too bad I've already given up on him. I don't want him anymore.

Di sebuah desa di Jawa Tengah, tersembunyi sebuah curug (air terjun) kembar yang indah, menjadi surga wisata bagi warga sekitar. Airnya jernih, kolamnya dalam dan tenang, dikelilingi oleh perkebunan karet dan hutan kecil yang lebat. Setiap hari Minggu dan hari libur, tempat ini selalu ramai. Anak-anak berenang, keluarga piknik, remaja nongkrong sambil selfie. Namun di balik keindahan itu, Curug Kembar menyimpan misteri tua: sebuah pohon karet yang mengeluarkan darah jika disadap, dan pohon dadap besar yang diyakini menjadi tempat bersemayam pusaka gaib: besi kuning. Warga percaya, pusaka itu adalah penjaga keseimbangan antara dunia manusia dan dunia gaib di sekitar Curug Kembar. Tapi ketenangan itu hancur saat seseorang, demi pesugihan, nekat mengambil besi kuning dari akar pohon dadap. Setelah pusaka itu diambil, kejadian-kejadian mengerikan mulai terjadi: orang kerasukan, penampakan sosok wajah merah, suara gamelan saat hujan turun, bahkan ada yang menghilang setelah masuk hutan. Puncaknya, saat hujan deras turun selama berhari-hari, tanah di atas curug longsor, menimbun kolam di bawahnya dan menyapu habis tempat rekreasi tersebut. Kini, Curug Kembar ditinggalkan. Tak ada lagi yang berani datang. Warga percaya gerbang dunia lain telah terbuka. Dan sesuatu... telah lepas dari dalamnya.

Tian Fan, dia adalah anak jenius yang terlahir di kota Han. Sejak usia 7 tahun, Tian Fan sudah menunjukkan bakatnya sebagai seorang jenius dunia kultivasi. Oleh karna bakatnya, Tian Fan pun dilirik banyak sekte besar untuk menjadikannya sebagai seorang murid. Klan Tian terutama kedua orang tuanya tentu sangat senang dengan semua antusiasme itu. Tapi, musibah tidak ada yang tau kapan datangnya. Tepat saat usia Tian Fan 12 tahun, seorang pembunuh bayaran menargetkan pemuda belia itu. Dantiannya dihancurkan, akar rohnya direbut paksa, seorang jenius telah berubah menjadi sampah dalam semalam. Tian Fan, dia yang awalnya selalu dipuji kini menjadi bahan gunjingan. Berbagai hinaan dia dapatkan, statusnya sebagai pemimpin masa depan klan pun sirna begitu saja. Tapi penderitaan tidak berhenti begitu saja. Pada malam yang suram, kedua orang tuanya dibunuh dengan sadis meninggalkan Tian Fan sendiri di dunia. Sejak saat itu, dendam mulai menguasai hati Tian Fan. Pemuda itu bersumpah akan membalas semua penghinaan yang dia dapatkan dan mencari tau siapa yang berada dibalik kematian kedua orang tuanya. "Aku bersumpah kepada langit untuk membalas semua perlakuan ini. Selama jantungku masih berdetak, selama napasku masih berhembus, tidak akan aku biarkan satu pun dari mereka untuk hidup dengan tenang!"

Richard Franklin has left his Midwestern roots behind to live on the coast of Maine with his family. But in the autumn of the year 2000, he must return to his Illinois birthplace on a sorrowful journey. His wife Michelle has been killed in New England by a hit-and-run driver who is never found, so back home he comes with her cremated remains, to fulfill a final wish and on her birthday scatter her ashes in the park along the river in Blackwater Valley—simply Blackwater Val to locals—the small town where they both grew up and fell in love. With him he brings his six-year-old daughter Katie who still grieves for her lost mother: Katie, who can sometimes guess who’s going to be on the phone before it rings. Who can stop all the clocks in the house, and break up clouds in the sky with her mind, and heal sicknesses, and who sometimes sees things that aren’t there...people who are no longer alive. All gifts she inherited from her mother. Only something isn’t quite right in the Val. Sinkholes are opening up, revealing the plague pits the sleepy hamlet was built over in the 1830s, when malaria and cholera outbreaks ran riot. Mysterious bird and fish die-offs begin to occur, and Katie can see ghosts of the dead gathering all around. But what she can’t see is the charred, centuries-old malevolence which has been waiting for her, and wants her for its very own. Or the pale Sallow Man who haunts the town’s nighttime streets...or the river witch—another Blackwater Val, of sorts—each of whom will be drawn one by one into the nightmarish bloodletting about to take place. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

​Ji Yun (孤云 - Awan Sendirian) lahir dengan noda yang disebut 'Tanda Sanghyang'—sebuah kutukan yang membuat Akar Spiritualnya lumpuh dan memberinya batas hidup kultivasi yang singkat. Ia adalah yang terbuang dari Sekte Pedang Gerbang Utara, yang hanya menganggapnya sebagai pelayan, bukan murid. Di dunia Xianxia yang didominasi oleh kekuasaan dan tingkat kultivasi, kelemahan ini adalah hukuman mati. Dalam upaya putus asa untuk memperpanjang hidupnya (Ticking Clock), Ji Yun menemukan warisan tak terduga: sisa-sisa kesadaran seorang alkemis kuno yang pernah dikutuk oleh Kaisar Surgawi karena menentang Dao Agung. Alkemis ini mewariskan kepadanya pengetahuan terlarang: seni kultivasi Primal Qi yang melampaui energi Qi normal dan filosofi Taois kuno tentang penyempurnaan tiga harta: Jing (Esensi), Qi (Energi), dan Shen (Roh). ​Perjalanan Ji Yun dimulai bukan hanya untuk mencari kekuatan, tetapi untuk mencari kebenaran di balik kutukannya. Ia menemukan bahwa leluhurnya dituduh mencuri fragmen dari Sembilan Kuali Surga (Tripods of the Firmament)—artefak kuno yang mampu mengontrol energi kosmik Tiga Alam. ​Dipaksa untuk meninggalkan sektenya dan melarikan diri dari pengejaran Sekte Naga Giok (yang secara diam-diam bekerja untuk Surga), Ji Yun harus menaiki Tangga Kultivasi dengan kecepatan yang menakutkan, mengatasi Turnamen Regional dan menjelajahi Gua Warisan kuno. Ia berkonflik dengan Kaisar Surgawi dan birokrasi langit, yang memandang semua kultivator sebagai subjek yang harus tunduk pada Wu Wei (Non-Tindakan) mereka sendiri. Ji Yun harus memilih: menerima takdirnya dan mati damai sesuai Mandat Langit, atau menentang seluruh tatanan kosmik untuk menulis ulang Dao (Jalur) miliknya sendiri.

Violet eyes with piercing sight. Mane of gold in pale moonlight. Skin so hard and lily white. Voice so soft, yet filled with might. He comes to me in the dark of night. Flash of teeth, smile so slight. There is no fear, no need to fight. In his embrace, I crave his bite. -S.R. Michele, or Shelly to those closest to her, is a typical 21 yr old, trying to find her way in life. She has good family, a close circle of friends. She's outgoing and friendly, and a bit reckless and impulsive sometimes. And she has certain gifts...when she touches things, she can see into the past, she can feel what was felt by others, and she can sense things before they happen. Ok, so maybe she's not so typical. An impromptu trip to New Orleans, a party on Bourbon Street, and an attempted assault in a dark alley lead her into a world she didn't know existed...but one she's not afraid of. She doesn't know if the violet-eyed stranger that comes to her rescue, and follows her home, is a friend or a foe - and honestly, she doesn't care. Once you've had a taste of the darkness, it's hard to pull away... **** This book was written in the late 1990's - early 2000's, and originally published in 2004, under the title: Diary of a Vampire by S.M. Royston. It was my first book, and it wasn't long until I came to hate it! (Please, don't look it up - I promise you, it's terrible) So here we are, years later, and I've decided to throw out my original work, and re-write it. Because I'm the author, and I can do that. The story, characters, and settings are the same - but the writing style is different, and in my opinion, much, much better. I hope you enjoy it. ****