Peristiwa Monarch Butterfly

[WARNING: MATURE CONTENT] Being the third party in a relationship cuts deeper than any blade ever could. I watch him glorify her, obsess over her, pour every ounce of his devotion into someone who will never be his wife. The bitter irony tastes like poison on my tongue. I deserve that consuming passion, that unwavering dedication. After all, I'm the one who wears his ring, bears his name, shares his bed. Yet when he looks at me, there's nothing. Just cold, empty indifference. "You are nobody to me." His words echo through my memory like a death knell. "It's impossible for me to care about you. The only person I want isn't here because of you." The marriage was nothing more than a business transaction. I realized this truth far too late.

Kisah tentang anak muda yang harus menikah dengan puteri mahkota dari dunia berbeda karena perjanjian leluhur. Segala upaya dilakukan untuk menghindari perjanjian, namun peristiwa demi peristiwa menempanya jadi seorang ksatria, dan semakin mengukuhkan bahwa perjanjian leluhur adalah takdir.

“Shoot me, butterfly, do it,” Russo said with a smirk, and Chloe’s grip on the firearm faltered. “Who says I can't?” She retorted, hoping her hesitancy wasn’t showing on my face. “You love me, butterfly, but if you are going to do it, look into my eyes.” He replied and Chloe chuckled. “Your problem is that you trust everyone to much.” Chloe smirked before looking straight into his eyes and taking the shot. ____ Everything changed for FBI agent, Chloe Bells when she walked in on her husband cheating. Her barely surviving marriage fell apart, and Chloe was losing herself fast in the quicksands. When the FBI offered her a chance to catch a break, she took it happily. One of her hardest undercover missions was to bring in one of the most feared men in the world, Alessandro Russo. It shouldn’t be hard for Chloe to transition into Alissa, the street fighter who needs a job, but nothing prepared her for the consequences of working closely with the crime boss himself—consequences like falling for him and going against her undercover instructions!

Tragedi mengharuskan mereka bertemu setiap saat setelah peristiwa mustahil yang terjadi anatara ia dan dirinya. Tertukarnya dua jiwa dalam raga berbeda. Peristiwa yang tak pernah terpikirkan oleh akal manusia pada umumnya. Seiring berjalannya waktu mereka harus membiasakan lingkungan anyar dalam tubuh yang baru. Menghadapi setiap lika-liku permasalahan secara bersamaan dalam kondisi genting.

Baxter Hamilton was born unique, yet he was a neglected child. As he ventured into his teenage life, he crossed paths with a group of teenagers. He thought they shared the same challenges in life as he did. However, what he didn't realize was that befriending this group of boys would take his life down a much worse path. As for the butterfly effect, once it begins, when does it stop?

11 September 2001, yang juga dikenal sebagai peristiwa 9/11, adalah titik balik peta perpolitikan dunia. Sejak hari tersebut, situasi geopolitik, terutama untuk umat muslim di dunia, tidak pernah lagi sama. Rais Hoetomo adalah seorang ilmuwan dan juga pengusaha berkebangsaan Indonesia-Amerika. Peristiwa 9/11 yang dialaminya secara langsung membuatnya berpikir ulang dan mencari jawaban atas semua pertanyaan yang menghantui dirinya. Pertanyaan - pertanyaan tentang tujuan ia dilahirkan, serta apa yang harus dilakukannya sebagai seorang Muslim.

Hades was well-cast to rule over the land of the dead. But what if Hades, the fearsome monarch of the Underworld was, in fact, a goddess? Everyone called her, 'Lord of the Dead' out of mockery since she prefers the company of women. She was considered an isolated and violent immortal, who loathed change and was easily given to a slow black rage like no others. But then everything changed when the dark goddess met the daughter of Demeter, Persephone. Now the tale of Hades and Persephone will be retold with a sprinkle of twists and turns.

Bola meridians didalam tubuhnya direbut oleh kekasihnya. Klan Yao di bantai hingga tak bersisa. Namun dia selamat dari peristiwa besar itu. Hidup tanpa energi kultivasi di dunia Kultivasi, Yao Chen harus tertindas. Namun sebuah peristiwa baru mengubah tujuannya hidup. "Apa itu Iblis? Apa itu Dewa? Tidak ada Dewa yang benar benar bersih, dan tidak ada Iblis yang benar benar kejam." Yao Chen akhirnya memilih jalan kultivasi Iblis. Dia bangkit, dan menjadi Penguasa seluruh Benua dengan kemampuannya yang telah lama melegenda!

In 1940 Hitler gifted a Mercedes car to the then monarch of Nepal, Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev. The story revolves around this historical fact; however the main plot of the novel is the romance between a Nepal princess and a man from Kerala, a South Indian state. Both these characters are real people. The man from Kerala is the protagonist of the story. He was in Kathmandu in 1989 to pursue his post-graduate studies. One of his classmates at Tribhuvan University was a princess, a relative of the then monarch, King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. One day she showed him the Mercedes car, which at that time had been abandoned by the royal family and was resting at the Nepal Engineering College compound. The protagonist was a bit skeptical of Hitler's motive in gifting the car to the Nepal king, but since the princess could not give him a credible reason disregarded the matter. After about 22 years the protagonist and the princess come together and travel to Mt. Everest to unearth Hitler's motive in gifting the car to the Nepal king. On the scary and freezing slope of the highest peak in the world they come to know about many unknown facets of Hitler and the main reason behind the fall of the Nepal kingdom. Along with that they also come to know about their past lives, which was scarily excruciating, at the same time thrilling. It is this revelation about the past lives of the protagonist and the princess that binds the story together.

Martin Ragnala, seorang pengusaha muda peranakan Tionghos, membeli sebidang tanah di pinggir Kota Bandung untuk dijadikan tempat bisnis. Kala mengecek lokasi, Martin bertemu dengan perempuan berbaju Cheongsam merah. Mereka sempat berbincang, dan perempuan itu mengaku bernama Margaretha. Semenjak pertemuan itu, Martin kerap kali memimpikan Margaretha, ataupun berjumpa dengan perempuan tersebut di berbagai tempat. Hendri Danantya, calon Kakak ipar Martin, mendatangi lokasi proyek yang tengah dihebohkan dengan berbagai peristiwa aneh di sana. Hendri yang memiliki kemampuan supranatural, mendiga bila beberapa peristiwa itu dan mimpi-mimpi Martin memiliki keterkaitan, yang mesti diselidiki.