Cerita Pendek Plot Twist

Pada suatu malam di tahun 1983. Di luar sudah gelap gulita, yang tersisa hanya cahaya redup di ruang tamu Keluarga Pangestu. "Ayah, Ibu, aku mau tinggal bersama kalian di luar negeri." Di ujung telepon, setelah mendengar kata-kata putri mereka, pasangan suami istri dari Keluarga Rahman yang berada di seberang lautan langsung terharu hingga menangis.

Kejadian satu tahun lalu telah membawa kecacatan pada Zhao Lin, ia tidak bisa lagi membentuk Tenaga Dalam sehingga jalan untuk menjadi seorang Pendekar terhambat. Namun, itu semua adalah sesuatu yang direncanakan. Sebuah kekuatan kuno telah terlepas dari segelnya dan mengancam kehidupan di dunia. Zhao Lin dipersiapkan sebagai pewaris dua pusaka tingkat tinggi agar bisa menghentikan bencana yang akan terjadi. Sanggupkah Zhao Lin menguasai kedua pusaka tingkat tinggi dan menghentikan kekuatan kuno tersebut?

Ketika lahir bernama Suro Joyo. Suro Joyo punya julukan Pendekar Rajah Cakra Geni. Sejatinya Suro Joyo putra Agung Paramarta, Raja Krendobumi. Ketika ayahandanya ingin mengangkat Suro menjadi putra mahkota, pendekar muda itu menolak secara halus. Suro tidak ingin menjadi pewaris tahta. Pendekar Rajah Cakra Geni itu tidak mau menjadi pengganti Agung Paramarta kalau Sang Raja sudah turun tahta. Hanya satu keinginan Suro, mengembara. Berpetualang mengelilingi jagat raya. Suro bertekad membela kebenaran dan menegakkan keadilan di alam semesta. Suro mengembara untuk memperjuangkan terciptanya kedamaian di alam semesta, sehingga Suro juga dijuluki Pendekar Kembara Semesta. Dalam pengembaraannya, Suro terlibat perebutan Bunga Puspajingga, menghindari jerat Dewi Pemikat dan kesaktian Tombak Siung Sardula. Selain itu, Suro terseret kemelut para pendekar yang menginginkan harta karun Goa Barong. Demi menegakkan kebenaran, dan Suro harus berhadapan dengan Putri Siluman Alas Waru. *

Remaja itu bernama Bimantara. Pincang sejak kecil. Dia nekad memasuki Perguruan Matahari. Perguruan termasyur dan terbesar di Nusantara kala itu. Tak ada yang percaya jika dia bisa diterima di perguruan itu, karena perguruan itu tidak sembarang menerima murid. Apalagi untuk dirinya yang hanya memiliki kaki satu. Impiannya untuk memasuki Perguruan Matahari hanya satu ; agar bisa menjadi pendekar termasyur hingga tak ada lagi orang yang meremehkannya.

Xiao Jing Wu adalah sosok anak laki-laki yang cerdas dan sangat tertarik dengan ilmu beladiri. Namun, keinginan untuk belajar bela diri tak direstui oleh pamannya, Yang Zhou, karena tak ingin Xiao Jing Wu seperti mendiang ayahnya yang menyalahgunakan ilmu bela diri demi ambisi. Akibatnya, Xiao Jing Wu tak luput dari penyiksaan yang dilakukan oleh anak seusianya, termasuk anak dari Yang Zhou, bernama Yang Zi. Suatu ketika Xiao Jing Wu bertemu dengan Kanibal, salah satu iblis dari lembah sepuluh iblis. Kanibal tertarik akan kecerdasan dan tingkah jenaka Jing Wu. Jing Wu memilih kabur setelah melukai Yang Zi dan ikut bersama Kanibal ke lembah sepuluh iblis dan belajar bela diri kepada lima iblis terkuat di lembah itu hingga Jing Wu berusia remaja. Kanibal mengatakan pada Jing Wu bahwa Jing Wu tak akan menjadi lebih hebat jika ia tetap berada di lembah iblis, oleh karena itu ia menasehati Jing Wu untuk keluar dari lembah iblis dan bertemu dengan pendekar hebat lainnya.

When my mother-in-law was poisoned and clinging to life, my toxicology knowledge was her only hope. I ended the call and grabbed my coat, ready to rush to the hospital. My husband blocked my path. "Hold on! It's the opening of Ella's haunted castle today. You're bailing to play ghost?" I stared at him, telling him about the dire situation. The poison needed to be neutralized within thirty minutes, or it would be fatal. He rolled his eyes. "Your janitor mom can drop dead for all I care. I'll toss some Monopoly money on her grave if it shuts you up. Don't try to cross me here." His best female friend draped herself over him. "In a hurry to chase some side guy? Girl, your face is longer than Herbert's when he is all revved up. Right, buddy?" Their shamelessness was almost laughable. The kicker? Herbert thought it was my mom dying.

As if being a rejected mate was not enough. I was bullied and laughed at for it. “She's such a fool to even imagine that Alpha Ryder would want her. An ordinary beta” “Such a useless fool” I would reject her if I were him too” These words followed me wherever I go, sounding like whispers but were intended for me to hear. I was done. From the death of my parents in the war, to the maltreatment by an aunt that was paid by the council to take care of me, to now being rejected by the one person that was supposed to love me unconditionally. I was done. Done with love, done with happiness. It was never in the books for me so I gave up on desperately searching for it and dedicated my life to the cause that killed my parents: The war between the Tiger shifters and the Werewolves. What happens when the General who was supposed to tear her apart, treats her with more care than she had ever gotten? Will she find love again? Or will love break the strong woman she had made herself into?

Suro Joyo, putra Raja Agung Paramarta dari Krendobumi tetap mengembara. Setelah menyelesaikan kemelut di Pesanggrahan Alas Waru, Suro Joyo terseret persoalan yang terjadi di Kerajaan Karangtirta. Ada pemberontakan di sana yang berpotensi menggulingkan kekuasaan raja. Selanjutnya, ketika berada di tengah lautan nan luas, Suro Joyo melawan bajak laut Selat Utara. Dalam pengembaraan lain, Pendekar Kembara Semesta itu terbawa arus permasalahan yang berkaitan dengan Ayumanis di Penginapan Melati Jingga. Dan yang ada peristiwa yang membuat Suro Joyo harus mengeluarkan segala kemampuan yang dimilikinya. Pendekar yang kini mengenakan pakaian warna kuning, tidak pantang mundur ketika ditantang Sanggariwut alias Pendekar Berjurus Ular Api Neraka!

Liesa Valtieri was just a psychology assistant—nothing glamorous. When her supervising therapist passed on a case, Liesa took it up. That decision dragged her into a long-term, hands-on job: fixing the emotional blind spots of business tycoon Angus Romano’s fractured personalities, one world at a time. --- **World One: The CEO and His Personal Doctor** Angus reclined dramatically on the hospital bed, eyes dark. "You only lost love," he rasped, "but I lost a leg." Liesa glanced at his chart, then his uninjured limbs. "...Angus, it's just mild discomfort in your right leg." He stared at her. "If you don't love me, this leg can go." She rubbed her temples. "I love you. Happy now?" He smiled, instantly healed. --- **World Two: Prison Kingpin and Rookie Guard** "Do you like me?" he asked, casually. Liesa didn't hesitate. "No." He nodded. "Alright. Then I'll escape tonight." "...Wait..." --- **World Three: Noble Lady and Her Devoted Attendant** Liesa handed him a book. "I want you to study more," she said. "Grow up educated. Contribute to society." The attendant hugged her waist. "No," he said calmly. "I just want to stay with you and sleep." "..." --- **World Four: Heiress Wife and Her Husbands… Plural?** Angmar Romano crossed his arms. "I'm Liesa's husband," he said. "The wedding was ruined by a certain jerk." Across the room, Durgus smirked. "Sorry. First come, first served." Liesa stared at them both. "...OMG," she muttered, "two Mr. Romonos? And they're twins?" --- **World Five: City Lord's Wife and Her Scheming Husband** Angus sighed, voice full of regret. "I've only wanted one thing," he said. "To be a kind, harmless man." Liesa, speechless, replied, "Could you put down the knife on my neck first?"

I was on the verge of unbuckling his belt when he pulled away so forcefully I stumbled forward, disoriented by the sudden loss of contact. My core throbbed, my nipples could cut diamonds, and my skin was so sensitive even the brush of air caused me to tremble. But when the fog of sensation dissipated, I realized Alex was glaring at me. “Fuck.” He scrubbed a hand over his face, his scowl fierce enough to make grown men quake. “Fuck, fuck, fuck.” “Alex—” “No. What the hell were you thinking?” he bit out. “Did you think we would fuck in the kitchen while your friends are in the other room?” Heat scorched my cheeks. “If this is about Josh—” “It’s not about Josh.” Alex pinched the bridge of his nose and exhaled a slow, controlled breath. “Not entirely.” “Then what is it?” He wanted me. I knew he did; I felt it, and I’m not just talking about the massive bulge straining his pants. Yes, Josh would attempt to murder us both if he found out what happened, but he couldn’t stay mad at us forever. Besides, he didn’t return to D.C. until Christmas. We had time. “It’s me. And you. Together. It won’t work.” Alex’s glare intensified. “Whatever fantasies you have of us swirling in that pretty head of yours, kill them. That kiss was a one-time mistake. It’ll never happen again.”