Six Months to Sink a Dynasty
By @john1208
The story opens with Teshiri mid-strike, tearing her way out of the belly of a Void-Kraken in the lethal Shattered Straits. Five years after the manipulative House Vathakar forced her into this magical abyss to get her away from their heir, Teshiri finally returns covered in monster blood - only to find her fiancé Khados holding the hand of a timid lookalike at a grand banquet. His only excuse? 'You were gone too long, I needed someone.' Exhausted and sarcastic, Teshiri tosses her priceless engagement ring straight into the banquet's roasting brazier and walks out. She has no time for a cheating aristocrat. Unbeknownst to everyone, fighting her way out of the abyss infected her with Void-rot; she has exactly six months before her soul dissolves entirely. Instead of wasting her remaining days, Teshiri claims the title of Grand Storm-Augur, permanently bans House Vathakar from all safe sea-lanes, and teams up with her deadliest rival to map the legendary Eternal Crossing. Will she cement her immortal legacy and watch Khados drown in regret before her time runs out?
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The Obsidian Gambit
By @john1208
The strange courier delivery wasn't a bomb, but it felt like one: a pristine envelope containing my medical death sentence. Six months. That’s all the time I have left before my nervous system completely collapses. With my days numbered, I have exactly two goals: execute a cold, flawless revenge against Drystan, the ex who betrayed me, and secure a future for my five-year-old son, Tavian. My target for the latter? Zavien Morvath, the ruthless diamond tycoon, my former university rival, and the man I slept with in a drunken, spiteful haze the night Drystan dumped me. Applying as the Head Gemologist at Zavien's empire, I mask my desperation with shameless flirting and cheeky arrogance. But Tavian is a genius, secretly crushing Zavien in anonymous online chess matches. As Zavien grows obsessed with finding this mysterious grandmaster, his near-misses with Tavian in the corporate lobby threaten to expose my entire operation. When Zavien finally connects the dots, he doesn't sue for custody - he uses our son to mercilessly blackmail me into his penthouse. He thinks he's trapping a corporate spy, but what happens when the billionaire discovers his captive bride is secretly counting down her final days?
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