Philippine Rituals

England, 1876. Twenty-year-old Maraina Blackwood has always struggled to adhere to the restrictive standards of Victorian society, denying the courage and desire that burn within her soul. But after a terrifying supernatural encounter, Maraina's instincts compel her to action. Maraina soon discovers a plot to unleash a new world—one of demonic aristocrats, bloody rituals, and nightmarish monsters. Putting her upbringing aside, Maraina vows to fight the dark forces assuming control of England. But as her world transforms, Maraina finds that she too must transform...and what she becomes will bring out all that she once buried. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

She was lost, nowhere to be found. So, he began to find her. Little did he know she was just there all along hiding beneath the sea.(This story involves Philippine Mythology, but I altered some things for the plot to work out, thanks!)

Ivy thought she was a normal teenager, but that all changed when she was greeted with the murder of her parents, and the arrival of the Shadow Dwellers. She thought she was dreaming. At first, she thought it was all a bad dream and she would wake up. But when she realized the whole town thought she was a murderer and the Shadow Dwellers forced her to go through their rituals and their magic. Her realization became reality. Will Ivy be strong enough to resist the dark dweller's magic or will she give in and become one of them? Can the Light Dweller magic within her aid her in saving her and the others? A fight to the death.

Si Felice ay isang role model student, hinahangaan, tinitingala, sinusunod. Siya ang tipo ng babaeng hindi makabasag pinggan kumbaga. Siya ang standard ng mga kababaihan sa kanilang campus. Kung tutuusin, napakaperpekto ng kanyang buhay dahil natatamasa niya ang lahat ngunit masisira ang lahat ng iyon sa pagdating ng kanyang Philippine History Professor na si Greg. Ang noon ay role model na estudyante ay makukulong sa isang bawal na pag-ibig. They say love can make you crazy. Maybe, that's right, because Felice Lemuel is sure that she's ready to defy the norm for the sake of that love.

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I never dreamed of being harassed with such an admirer. It turns out that his love for me turned him into a dangerous person. Love can truly turn someone into a good or bad situation. In this case, love became cruel to me. I lose my first love and put into the dawn. Where no one can help me. No one can see me, no one knows where I am. Can someone help me out of this? I, Xencia Enclovia Murcos became a victim of his obsession. Ps. This author may do her updates every day at 9 o'clock onwards (Philippine standard time).

The battle between heaven and hell has mystified millions, debating if there truly is a god, and if there is, then the devil, ruler of hell must also be real. Summer Brooke is your regular girl. Just finishing university, looking forward to life ahead, she stumbles on a horrifying secret…..a secret that has been hidden from mortals for centuries. A golden dagger draped in illegible ancient rituals, makes its way into the mortal world. Summer Brooke has just made a unique discovery, but will it steal her of her soul? A debt must be paid. And it looks like summer's soul is on the devil’s list.

Every third year, Mother of the sea demands her rituals to be paid, and He was on the wrong side of luck when he was chosen. His only fate was death, while was defiled on this day. After a terrible confrontation, the weakest mermaid is used as ritual to apease the gods for food and protection. Escaping and running from a great responsibility that open his colony to danger. Returning back to where he came from was a difficulty decision. Every where he goes, he is a potential threat, there is only one place he can be welcomed. The human land, yet he is a greater threat to human because he is a Merman. The struggle of blending in continues after he meet those who are instrumental to his struggles but he won't live with the fault that there won't be any consequences for his actions

Brazinn Ybeguile Sebastian is an adventurous city girl who loves to travel and discover new and interesting things. She will do whatever she wants to do and be whoever she wants to be just so she could follow her guts. On the other hand, someone is looking after Brazinn without her knowing. That someone is waiting for her to comeback and he's watching her from afar, longing for her presence for such a long time. What if they'll both be trapped in that dangerous place called Suicidal Forest? Would the world give them chance to know each other and survive or they'll die in a tragic way. This story includes Philippine mythical creatures which believed to be true for some mysterious reasons such as; Diwata, Sigbin, Kapre, Duwende, Bakunawa, Tikbalang etc. To be exact, this Novel is consisting of some supernatural happenings.

"The crown is not forged from gold, but from the blood of those who dared to wear it. Power demands a price, and only those willing to bleed for it can truly reign," Roxanne had the life any girl her age could ask for—the perfect family and the most popular girl in school...But what if it wasn't enough? On her 19th birthday, she slept away the day, her perfect life quickly turning upside down. Her parents were acting weird, Her boyfriend cheated on her, and now she was kidnapped by five handsome guys! Thrown into a world she never knew existed, a world of wolves, lies, rituals, and betrayal...Roxanne' life was changed forever. She was torn between trusting those she came to love...or falling victim to their deception.