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Ghost of the Sea
Atlantis shimmered like a dream carved from crystal and sunlight. Sprawling towers of aquamarine glass spiraled into the clouds, their tips catching the light of twin suns as they arced across the sky. Bridges of living coral pulsed with life beneath footfalls, and waterfalls of liquid light cascaded down cliffs carved by gods. Magic was not a force here; it was breath, blood, instinct. The city pulsed with it.
By Kaori Knight about a year ago in Fiction
Tide of Fire
The desert wind had grown quiet. The final embers of war still glowed faintly across the sand, the bodies of gods and monsters vanished or buried by their own. And yet, despite the silence, there was no peace, not yet.
By Kaori Knight about a year ago in Fiction
The Memory Architect
In the city of Virelia, memories were currency. Some traded pain for peace. Others traded joy for oblivion. And a few—only the bravest—sought to rewrite the past.
By Shakespeare Jrabout a year ago in Fiction
Redemption, A Broken Souls Chronicle - Part 2. Content Warning.
The sound of crushing metal echoed through Hal's mind. He backed his truck away from her smashed vehicle and sped down the highway, ignoring the damage to his vehicle.. His work was done here, and he was certain the crash killed Lili. Elation washed over him as he picked up speed, knowing she’d never mess up his plans again.
By KA Stefana about a year ago in Fiction
NOT ALL HOMES WELCOME YOU. Content Warning.
My friend Mr. Sinha had always believed in logic. A retired forest officer with a stern face and a steady voice, he laughed off the idea of ghosts and curses. When he bought a sprawling but decaying zamindar house in a remote Bengal village, he felt like he had found peace at last.
By Isabella Woodabout a year ago in Fiction
The Mirror Between Worlds
Chapter One: The Forgotten Antique In the heart of an old European town nestled between misty hills, a young historian named Lena Ashford stumbled upon a crumbling shop labeled “Timeless Echoes.” The door creaked open with an eerie familiarity, as if it had been waiting.
By Echoes by Shafi--about a year ago in Fiction
Seven Steps to Death: A Love That Defied Honor in Balochistan
Part One: The Desert Pact They were supposed to begin a new life together. A life they had envisioned far from the burning gaze of disapproving eyes and tribal customs that choke love before it can bloom. But for the young couple from Balochistan—names still withheld for security and legal reasons—their first steps as husband and wife would also be their last.
By Muhammad Abbas khanabout a year ago in Fiction
The Warsaw Echo
The Tape in the Tomb Rain slicked the cobblestones of Warsaw’s Old Town, tracing old wounds through centuries of stone. Lena Kovac, a historian with more ghosts than colleagues, pulled her coat tighter against the cold. Her footsteps echoed as she approached St. John’s Archcathedral, heart pounding with disbelief. The email had been brief. Anonymous. But it used her childhood nickname. And the sender’s name—Aleksy Kovac—was impossible. Her grandfather had died in 1989, shot during the chaos of the Polish uprisings. “Find Bishop Bogoria’s tomb. Play the tape. Save her.” The cathedral’s doors creaked like a warning. Inside, incense clung to ancient stone, mingling with the scent of mildew and dust. Light from stained glass fractured across marble saints, but the shadows felt heavier today. She descended into the crypt. Her fingers brushed across carved limestone, searching. Then—a click. A hidden crevice gave way, revealing a weathered cassette tape marked: Gdańsk, 1981 She hesitated. Then pressed play. A woman’s voice filled the crypt. Shaky but steady. Brave. “They silenced the shipyard whistle… Solidarity’s list is buried in the—” A gunshot cut her off. Before the silence settled, a shadow detached itself from the confessional. Someone had been listening. Watching. Lena didn’t wait. She ran, the tape clutched like a ticking bomb. The Ghosts of Gdańsk The voice belonged to Anya Petrov, a Solidarity activist who had vanished without a trace during martial law. To the world, she was just another casualty of the regime. But to Lena, she became something more. Research and fragments from family letters revealed the truth: Anya was her grandfather’s lover. A fighter. A ghost. And her death wasn’t an accident. It tied to something called Operation Krysztal—an unholy mission orchestrated by the secret police to silence dissenters through staged suicides and “incidents.” Lena followed the trail to Shipyard No. 10, now a rusted museum to forgotten bravery. Inside the old canteen, she located a crumbling wall where a brick jutted out. With trembling fingers, she pried it loose. Inside, wrapped in oilskin, was Anya’s journal. “Colonel Vladek ordered it. He always wears the wolf’s-head ring. If I die, find the list. It names every traitor within Solidarity.” It wasn’t just about the past anymore. It was about who had betrayed the dream. That night, back at her hotel, a photo awaited her—stabbed to her door with a switchblade. It was a photo of her grandfather’s grave. But it was freshly dug. And in red ink, scrawled across the photo: “Stop digging, or lie beside him.” The Wolf’s Ring In Berlin, Lena bribed a clerk in the Stasi Archives with a bottle of Polish vodka and a fake academic badge. One image sealed it all. Colonel Ivo Vladek, grinning at the Brandenburg Gate in 1989. On his hand gleamed a ring—a silver wolf devouring a star. The symbol chilled her more than the cold. “He’s not in hiding,” whispered an aging librarian who’d once catalogued surveillance footage. “He’s the brain behind the New Dawn Party. He’s back—wearing a suit instead of a uniform.” The far-right populist group had risen fast, feeding discontented citizens half-truths and entire lies. On the train back, Lena’s phone buzzed. A video: Vladek, pristine in a Brioni suit, addressing a massive rally. “Europe forgets its martyrs. But we remember. We cleanse. We restore.” Behind him, a banner unfurled: CLEAN HANDS. PURE NATION. A message followed seconds later: “Anya’s list exposes my allies. Bury it, and your grandfather’s ‘suicide’ stays buried too.” The Bloody Ballot In Prague, under the mist-veiled statues of Charles Bridge, Lena met a man named Tomas, an exiled data engineer who once worked for Poland’s state media. “They rigged the last election,” he whispered, eyes scanning the fog. “New Dawn switched thousands of votes in Podkarpacie. Anya’s list confirms who helped.” He handed her a USB drive. It was more than damning. It was a roadmap—from Kremlin accounts to Polish politicians. From Vladek to media heads. From Moscow, with love. “Vladek’s not just a fascist. He’s Putin’s puppet.” A sharp whistle. Then a crack. Tomas staggered, crimson blooming on his coat. He collapsed at her feet. Lena ran, barely hearing the screams of tourists. In her fist, the drive pulsed like a live wire. A tour guide’s headset crackled behind her as she vanished into the city’s maze: “History always eats its children, Lena,” Vladek’s voice taunted. The Broadcast Back in Warsaw, thunder rolled as Lena entered the Palace of Culture and Science—Stalin’s looming gift, now a monument to ghosts and power. It was election night. New Dawn’s landslide victory was being broadcast live from the tower’s spire. But Lena had a plan. Inside a forgotten broadcast control room, she plugged in the USB. Anya’s voice returned. Not a whisper, but a roar. “They silenced us. But we kept the list.” Then: data. Names. Account numbers. Surveillance footage. The truth stormed across every major screen in Europe. Vladek, mid-speech, faltered. His grin turned to steel. “This won’t matter,” he spat, drawing a pistol. “They’ll call it Russian disinformation. Fake news. No one cares.” The fire alarm howled. Lena stepped from the shadows. A fire extinguisher in hand. One swing. CRACK. The wolf’s-head ring shattered across the stage. “Anya sends her regards.” Outside, protesters filled the streets. Fists raised. Phones recording. A chant surged, thunderous and true: “WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHING!” As police dragged Vladek into custody, rain began to fall again—washing Warsaw clean. Lena looked to the sky. Not all revolutions needed guns. Some needed a tape, a name, and someone willing to remember.
By Muhammad Abuzar Badshah about a year ago in Fiction
Thirteen Locks, One Lie: A Chilling Mystery Behind the Doors of Black Hollow Manor
By- AK STORY: Part 1: The Letter That Changed Everything Eleanor Gray never liked surprises—especially not from dead relatives. So when a letter arrived claiming she’d inherited an entire Victorian mansion from her estranged uncle Victor, she didn’t know whether to be excited or concerned. The envelope was sealed with wax. Inside, in her uncle’s tight handwriting, it read: > “To my only living relative, I leave my home and all its contents. You may live there, sell it, or burn it. But beware: there are thirteen locked doors on the second floor. Twelve tell the truth. One is a lie. If you find it—do not believe what it shows you.” Most people would toss the letter, but Eleanor had just lost her job and was three months behind on rent. So she packed a bag and drove six hours to Black Hollow, a forgotten town that didn’t even show up on modern maps. When she arrived at the manor, the wind howled as if the house itself was exhaling. The towering black shutters, ivy-wrapped walls, and broken gate gave it the look of a place long abandoned. Yet the door opened easily. Inside, the air was cold and stale, as if time had stopped the day Victor died. --- Part 2: The Thirteen Doors On her second day exploring, Eleanor found them: thirteen identical doors, each one locked, each with a strange symbol carved into it—a crow, an hourglass, a knife, a moon, and others she didn’t recognize. In the study downstairs, she discovered a small wooden box with thirteen skeleton keys, each labeled with a matching symbol. A yellowed note lay beneath them: > “Each door hides a truth about our family. Only one holds the lie that ruined us all. You’ll know it when you see it—but by then, it may be too late.” She should’ve turned around right then. But curiosity is louder than fear. Eleanor made a decision: she would open one door a day. --- Part 3: Unlocking the Past Day 1 – The Crow Door Behind the first door was a small room, walls covered in photographs. Each picture showed her uncle standing with a group of people wearing black robes. The same phrase was written on the back of every photo: > “The Watchers are always near.” Day 2 – The Hourglass Door This room held only a table and a glass hourglass filled with dark red sand. As she watched, the sand flowed upward instead of down. Eleanor felt her chest tighten. The air in the room was colder. She left quickly. Day 3 – The Knife Door Inside: shelves of surgical tools, some rusted and stained. Open notebooks littered the floor. On one page: > “Subject #12: Memory erasure unsuccessful. Containment breached.” Every day, the truth became more horrifying. By Day 7, she stopped sleeping. She kept hearing footsteps outside her door at night, whispers in rooms she hadn’t entered yet. The manor was waking up—or maybe, something in it never slept. --- Part 4: The Lie By Day 12, only one door remained. The Moon Door. Eleanor hesitated. This one had a cold presence, like it was waiting. The moon key felt colder than the others. She inserted it. The door creaked open into a white room. No furniture. Just a full-length mirror on the far wall. She stepped inside. The door slammed behind her. The mirror flickered. Then a girl appeared in the reflection. Her face. Her eyes. But not her. “Hello, Eleanor,” the reflection said, smiling. “Or should I say... the new Eleanor.” She stared, heart pounding. “What are you?” “I’m who you were before the lie. Before Victor used the thirteenth door.” Eleanor stepped back. “This isn’t real.” “Isn’t it?” the reflection said. “Why do you think you don’t remember anything before age ten? Why do you dream of fire and screaming?” “I... don’t,” she whispered. But she did. The mirror glowed brighter. The reflection pressed its hand to the glass. > “Let me out—and remember who you really are.” The walls began to shake. Cracks spread like veins in the mirror. Eleanor screamed and ran for the door. It wouldn't budge. Then everything went dark. --- Part 5: Missing When the police arrived days later—alerted by a friend who hadn’t heard from Eleanor—they found the house abandoned. There were no signs of struggle. Nothing was stolen. But on the second floor, they found thirteen doors. All unlocked. Every room was empty—except the one behind the moon door. There, a mirror stood with a message scrawled in red: > “There were never thirteen truths. Only one lie. And she believed it.” Eleanor Gray was never found. But some nights, local teens dare each other to approach Black Hollow Manor. They swear if you look in the mirror, you’ll see her standing behind you. Smiling.
By anas khan about a year ago in Fiction
Redemption. Content Warning.
Part 1 - Sideways The heat rising from the pavement played tricks on Finn's eyes as he rounded the bend. It promised to be a beautiful day, and he had his heart set on racing through the backfields with the new mare after he finished repairing the broken fences.
By KA Stefana about a year ago in Fiction
I Was Reborn in Flames but Never Left the Fire
Let Me Tell You a Story You’ll Never Forget I was born for the third time on a night of red skies and black screams. In my village, we do not fear death. We expect it. Welcome it, even. Because here, death is never the end. We are reborn through fire every hundred years. It's our curse. Or blessing. It depends on who you ask.
By Isabella Woodabout a year ago in Fiction
The Memory Seller
The Memory Seller In the neon haze of Sector 12, memories weren’t sacred anymore. They were currency. Sixteen-year-old Kael had never considered selling one—until the clinic’s final call came in. His little sister, Aria, needed an emergency transplant. The cost? Unreachable.
By Musawir Shahabout a year ago in Fiction