ROMANCE

She was dressed in white, with a mysterious orchid imprint on her forehead, her skin like jade is always covered with a veil. Since childhood, she had left her parents due to her special status and lived her life with her master in the clouds. She was not yet ten when her medicinal skills were renowned in the world. In order to save the people, she descended the mountains, however, she encountered a storm on the way to the epidemic area. The man who saved her would tease her for enjoyment, little did they know... ……………………………………………………………Dear readers! Without any ads, maybe you will prefer .

She was originally an assassin. After rebirth, she was reduced to another world’s Di family’s most inferior concubine-born daughter. With an extremely hideous appearance and no way to cultivate, she was the object of everyone’s humiliation and bullying.

“Married rich for three years with no child born. Just when she was finally cured of infertility and ready to give him a child, he brought home his pregnant mistress in high profile. “”Get lost if you can’t get knocked up. Or do you want my son to be the last of the Mo family?”” her mother-in-law viciously cursed. Her husband grimly shoved a divorce agreement upon her face, “”I’ve signed. Leave when you are ready.”” It was heard later that two men went physical in the city plaze of Ye City to win back the wife, with the two babies at the side fighting fiercely for their mom!”

Jiang Pengji got something called the Court Intrigue Stream System. System: “Your goal is to become the most prestigious woman in the kingdom (the Queen)!” Jiang Pengji: “Okay, System. No problem!” Years later, she met the target by becoming the most prestigious woman (the Empress). Jiang Pengji: “Well done, no?”

He is very cold and passionate, Mu Yanwang, who means what he says. He has always regarded women as dirt but she, he has only spoiled her. At first, he said with overbearing arrogance – “Even you are mine.” Afterwards, he gradually fell for the enemy – “Mine is yours.” Finally, he surrendered obediently, – “Ning Xiaofei, I’m also yours.” Ning Xiaofei, his little wife. He just wants to put her in the palms of his hand, to love.

She was stupidly in love with him. Because of him, she became rude and unreasonable, overbearing, jealous, insane. But he did not spare a glance to her. Married for two years, he didn’t favor her once, letting her become the laughing stock of the whole world. Eventually, she ended up in an affair, leading to her tragic death. When her eyes opened again, it was a different person. Since it’s an empress, then we absolutely must be virtuous, generous, correct the previous jealousy defect. Thus begins the replacement empress’ harem life. Taking the initiative to help the emperor look for beauties, sending them to serve in the bedroom, teaching the imperial concubines how to primp themselves to win the emperor’s favor, and even using the phoenix seal as a reward. Whoever can satisfy the emperor on the dragon bed, will have the opportunity to take the phoenix seal and sit on the phoenix seat, to experience the feeling of being the empress. Being this virtuous can really be called impeccable. She was this virtuous, the emperor ought to be pleased in every aspect! Hadn’t expected the emperor wouldn’t know good from bad. Not only reprimanded her, but also contradicted her everywhere. The beauties she’d sent were actually all driven away. Since he didn’t like the beauties, apparently there’s a special interest. In that case, send over a group of beautiful men. Can top, can bottom, every option is there. In the end, they were also driven away. Thus the empress personally arrived to battle at the emperor’s bedroom- “Your Majesty, do you have an unmentionable illness down there? If so, rest assured and tell me. I’ll let some people treat it in secret.” Take a look at her virtue, she could move herself to tears. “Unmentionable illness?” The emperor’s sword-like eyebrows raised, the eyes suddenly looked dangerous. Approaching her slowly, unexpectedly ordered: “Tonight, the empress will serve me.” “What?” Then, Mo Qiqi with lightning speed jabbed the hornet’s nest. “Ah!” A miserable scream. Mo Qiqi worriedly looked at the emperor to inquire: “Your Majesty. Are you alright!” The emperor spoke with a pained expression: “Call the court physician!” “You did have an unmentionable illness!”

The year 1847 The four Empires have stayed unchanged for centuries, vampires having the upper hand and being the master puppeteer of all. But conflicts have begun to rise-an internal war between the two empires, Bonelake and Woville. Heidi was an adopted child, where one of the Duke had been generous enough to take her in. A girl, who when grew up had no idea that she would be the political bridge between the two empires. A marriage with the East Lord’s relative. Lord Nicholas with his gentle appearance and behaviour made him the White King of the Empire. A man who was the kindest to the souls around him, with only a few who knew what laid beneath that beautiful mask. What happens when a girl is responsible for bringing out the worst and the best out of him? Especially when it’s his cousin’s fiancee.

Shehad always thought that he was a devil in human flesh. She feared himand hated him for the sins he committed but after seeing how much hechanged to be a better person for her, it took her a great amount ofcourage to forgive him since by the time she found out the truth abouthim, she had already loved him. Frombeing the worst husband and father to the best husband and father onecan ever have. Lu Yifeng was given a second chance to correct everywrong deed he did. He was the man who destroyed their family and it tookdeath to make him realize his wrongdoings. . . . . "Meilin, come here." She turned to her husband and smiled, "Mr. Lu, we are at work, didn’t we already agreed to behave while we’re here?" "I want to have an affair with my secretary." Lu Yifeng said calmly. "Can I?" Xia Meilin narrowed her eyes, "No." Hestood up and walked toward her which made Xia Meilin take a few stepsbackward away from him when she saw the dangerous look on Lu Yifeng’seyes. She stopped when she felt the cold wall against her back. LuYifeng ended up cornering her. "I’m the President of this company, I dowhatever I want to do, including having an affair with my secretary." Xia Meilin refused to back down that’s why she ended up glaring at him. "Do you want to get beat up by your wife?" Theside of his lips curled up into a smirk, "Will she now?" He cupped herchin and bowed his head to place a soft kiss on her lips. "Then stopacting as my secretary. You’re my wife, it’s your job to watch over yourhusband. If you want to have a salary, then I can give you all mymoney." Afaint blush appeared on Xia Meilin’s cheeks after she has been kissedby him. She pouted and turned her head away, "I just want to try how itfeels to work as your secretary."

“Just once, I want to make it through the first stage of screening...” “Please, teach me how to write a novel.” The ordinary high school boy Ao, is actually a manuscript screener for a light novel newcomer competition. One day, he found the work of his classmate, Hiyuki Hinomiya among the submissions sent for his screening. The aloof girl known as the ‘Ice Maiden’ actually wrote a light novel with fonts varying in size and onomatopoeic words for a contest! The surprised Ao started giving advice to her work after this unexpected event. He gently guided Hiyuki who was hurt by the screening criticism. The world background, character setting, story structure and other issues were progressing smoothly, but... A bright youthful content creation story begins!

As childhood sweethearts, they were made to engage under the manipulations of their families. It involved having to to live in the same room and sleep together.One night, she is accidentally made drunk, and in his delirium, he kisses her only to realize he enjoys it. From time to time, he would sneak a kiss on her, but his “crime” is eventually discovered in an accident. After being accused by her, he says with a smile, “You are my wife, why can’t I kiss you?”The two people’s daily routine is full of bickering and mutual discrediting of each other.Although he claims to disparage, he actually cares intensely about her. He feels crazily jealous when she is close to other men, to the point of tying her to his side, so that she becomes exclusively his. ……………………………………………………………Dear readers! Without any ads, maybe you will prefer .

Time stopped at eighteen for Ji Yi, and now all she wants to do is pick up from where she left off. Her career depends on it, and on top of that, she has to survive a fake marriage turned real! Some missed opportunities are irreplaceable, and some misunderstandings between them have proven near-fatal, but for He Jichen, he isn’t just a pretty face—he’s an opportunist. They may have lost their prime years together, but He Jichen is more than willing to spend his remaining years with her. If only she would just trust him... Will Ji Yi be able to find true love in this life? Can she outmaneuver all the snakes plotting her downfall? Only time will tell...

Originally born from a wealthy family, she ends up leading a vagrant life for fifteen years. However, when she is eventually found by her family, she falls into another devious plot and eventually dies tragically.

Miracles don’t come walking your way by themselves. It is your decisions and will that determine these. A story of a man who created miracles.

500 years ago, Chen Xi was devoured by a crack in the void and was transported into a cultivation world.

Yu Yuehan is the usual rich, perfect, aloof president—the richest man in City H; but one day, a female toddler suddenly appears in his life as his daughter! Despite being certain that he has never touched a woman before, DNA tests certify that the toddler is his! He soon becomes a good ‘daddi’ for the little toddler, Xiao Liuliu.

Xiao Rou, a girl growing up in a poor countryside family, finds that she’s actually the daughter of a wealthy couple. Her mother had mistaken another girl for her back at the hospital. Thinking she would change from an ugly duckling to a noble swan and live happily ever after with her real family, reality strikes her in the face. The other girl, Xiao Jinning, who had taken her family, her fiancé and everything else from her, uses every mean possible to frame her up, so when she returns to her biological parents, she finds her parents despising her while still doting on Xiao Jinning. Framed as a thief, she is expelled from the family and as soon as she walks out the door, she gets hit by a car and her spirit dies a miserable death thanks to Xiao Jinning. Meanwhile, Tang Xi, a real princess, the heiress of the powerful Empire Group, is murdered by her greedy relatives. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in another girl’s body. She has become Xiao Rou and has a magic system—008 in her body! With the help of 008, she begins her journey for revenge. She would avenge poor Xiao Rou, punish her murderers, become the most famous star, and… make up with her true love—Qiao Liang.

On the surface, she’s a gay high school boy. In reality, she’s the hacker known as Z, who hunts criminals on the Internet. A girl dressed in men’s clothes; a master at playing games, punishing evil, and having the highest skill in seducing girls. When people learned that “he” was actually female, the entire population blew up! Fu Jiu: “Great Deity Qin, do you have a girlfriend?” Qin Mo puts down the laptop: “I don’t have one.” Fu Jiu starts to seduce in a low voice: “In that case, you have one starting now. Me.” Hearing this, Qin Mo leans over tyrannically. Fu Jiu is dumbstruck: “Hold on! What are you doing?” Qin Mo: “Using my privilege as a boyfriend.”

After her rebirth, she stared at her drop-dead gorgeous husband and suspected that she must have struck her head hard at the door for demanding a divorce time and time again! In her previous life, she was blinded and murdered by her blood relatives. Now that she was reborn, she vowed to hold on to this thick thigh of her president husband, ravage her enemies, tear down that white lotus and regain her happiness.

Wealthy, powerful and handsome; Gu Jingze is the cream of the crop in the entire country. Every guy wants to be him and every girl wants to be with him. His life is perfect… except that he has one tiny secret that keeps him from getting close to any woman—apparent impotency. That is, until he wakes up in bed with a total stranger one day. The next thing he knows, he is forced to marry this stranger; a feisty and boisterous woman by the name of Lin Che. Lin Che is an average girl whose only aim is to become a successful actress. Ostracized by her family and forced to become independent, she cooks up a scheme to attain her goal. But her plan fails and she ends up marrying this cold and seemingly heartless Gu Jingze. Not only that, she must now find her place in high society, where jealous women and devious plots lay abound – all while juggling her new career. Two strangers under one roof: From the outset, they agree to stay out of each other’s lives, but he somehow always manages to appear during her moments of crisis. Slowly and unwittingly, Lin Che begins to find it difficult to imagine a future without him. Will their relationship grow, or is their marriage destined to remain just a contract?

It’s the vacation of a lifetime, a trip to a remote island filled with geniuses and murder.

When a young woman is killed in a traffic accident on her way home from work at a tax bureau, she suddenly finds herself transported to the world of the otome game she was playing the night before – but instead of the heroine, she’s been reincarnated as the bad guy! Using her knowledge of the game, “Iris” manages to avert personal disaster and decides to rebuild her life with her modern-day economic know-how. This is one mean girl who isn’t going to let her perceived reputation stop her from being a heroine!

This is a story of crime, scandal, and romance. A murder has shaken the Korean business world. The strong-willedprosecutor, Cha Jiyeon must now uncover the secrets of Eunseong Group. Who is the hidden killer? Who will inherit the company? Furthermore, what is her connection to the mysterious Seo Minho? She will soon discover she is more connected to the company than she realizes.

19years old Davi, married a stranger whom she never seen at all to saveher little brother. Until she found herself being bound with a certainmission. Her mission is to seduce her stone cold husband who is never romantically interested in any human being and bear his child.

Yun Bixue is in dire straits— Her fiancé has abandoned her for the country’s top socialite. Worst of all, her family has been declared bankrupt, and the media has forced her into desperation. In her desolation, she seeks help from the powerful Young Master Xie, and gains strength through her marriage with him during her lowest period. From that day onwards, she eggs herself to grow stronger to become the best wife for her husband. This novel is a sweet, sugary book. There are no heart-wrenching scenes or misunderstandings. Sugary Scene Yun Bixue: “Limo, aren’t you going to ask who I met today?” Xie Limo: “It doesn’t matter who you met. What matters is that you’re here by my side now.” Yun Bixue “Limo, let’s make a pinky promise. In the future, I will trust you, and you will trust me too. We will not allow external factors to affect our home, and we’ll be just like the saying ‘if you do not abandon me, I will always be at your side until the end of my life’.” Xie Limo met Yun Bixue’s determined gaze and without thinking, he reached out his finger and sealed the promise before intertwining their fingers together.

Wen Xuxu is a tenacious, talented, smart and brave woman who was fostered by the Yan family at the age of four when she lost both her parents. Brought up to be the successor of a huge conglomerate, Yan Rusheng is an aloof, intelligent and arrogant man who is the most sought-after bachelor in the capital city. Despite growing up together, both of them seem to treat each other as an eyesore. She labels him as a jerk and womanizer while in his eyes, she is a shrew. Over time, they fall for each other, but they continue to conceal their feelings for each other. By a twist of fate, they are forced into a marriage. And unknown to everyone else and Yan Rusheng, she has harbored a deep secret for many years...

Qin Guan was reborn and sent back to his final semester in High School 18 years ago. Getting a second chance at life, he works hard to turn things around and eventually become a Prince Charming. What will his life be like the second time around? What will he have to go through? How will he succeed in turning from a loser into a Prince Charming?

Qiao Anhao and Lu Jinnian had secretly longed for each other for thirteen years, and now that there’s a possibility for them to be together, even though the circumstances may be unconventional, neither one can refuse their inner desires any longer. Hurled into a false marriage, Qiao Anhao treads carefully towards the cold and reclusive Lu Jinnian, but after years of near-missed opportunities and deep misunderstandings, how could their last shot at love possibly run smooth? “Nation Husband” is a Korean term awarded to a man who is perfect in the eyes of the public – an ideal husband.

“Stay with me and I will give you everything your heart desires. Foryou, my darling, I would part the mountains, split the sea, and causehavoc on Earth just to have you.” In every love story, there’s always a vengeful and venomous fiancéewho was engaged to the rich and handsome CEO that fell for the poor, butgentle and innocent female lead. In his greed for her love, he brokehis poor fiancée whose love drove her to the brink of insanity. No one ever cared about how the fiancée felt. Zhao Lifei was prepped her entire life to marry one man, butsuddenly, his heart was captured by another. She was face-slapped,destroyed, and disowned for loving Zheng Tianyi. She was willing tosacrifice her youth, time, and heart for the man, but all she got waspain and despair. It took two harsh, but awakening years for Zhao Lifei to finally understand the mistakes she has made in the past. After her redemption, it was now Zhao Lifei’s turn to experience a love grander than the female lead. Smarter, feistier, and wittier, Zhao Lifei knew how to survive the cruel, backstabbing, and harsh upper-class society was. “A bastard fiancé that broke my heart? Screw him, I’ll find someone richer!” “All of my friends have abandoned me? Whatever, I’ll find better ones!” “My parents disowned me? That’s fine, my grandfather is wealthier and more powerful than both of them combined!” To the polar opposite of the snarky Zhao Lifei, was the incredibly wealthy and powerful, yet ruthlessly cold Yang Feng. Yang Feng, the King of the Business Empire, was a man to be feared.Heart of ice, eyes of stone, merciless but enticingly handsome, therewas not a single person in this world that dared to offend him. Many have tried, but none had succeeded in garnering his attention.That is, until his path unexpectedly collides with Zhao Lifei. Challenges will arise, chaos will commence, and drama will ensue. Butthen again, what is a love story without disturbance? They say lovewithout conflict is just a simple crush and the story of Zhao Lifei andYang Feng was anything but that. ……………………………………………………………Dear readers! Without any ads, maybe you will prefer .

Fu Hongxue was a cripple, born with a lame leg and subject to epileptic seizures. He was also one of the most powerful, legendary figures of the martial arts world, with a dull black saber that was second to none. His fame made him a frequent target of challengers, but whenever his saber left its sheath, only corpses would remain in its wake. One day, however, Fu Hongxue rescued someone whom he should have killed...and in doing so, set of a chain of events and a conspiracy that would rock the world.

As a precocious child, Lycoris suffers from a strange sense of deja vu. On the day her father told her about her fiancé, she realizes that her fiancé was a character from an otome game she once played in a previous life. “I am the heroine’s rival from the game? And in the bad ending, I get stabbed to death? What a joke.” A story in which the protagonist is determined to avoid a yandere situation.

Zhao Yu used to be a little ruffian who fought recklessly without any morals and bottom line, after being framed and sentenced to a lethal injection death penalty; Zhao Yu woke up reincarnated to a parallel timeline, where he’s no longer a criminal, but a Key Case Investigation Team agent. The change from a criminal to a police officer had thrown Zhao Yu off and had him wreak havoc for the first few days in the station. But with the help of a mysterious “Miracle system,” Zhao Yu was able to embark on a new life where his goal is to solve the unsolvable cases and make amends for his past life’s mistakes.

When Xia Qingyi wakes up and finds herself in a hospital without any memories of her past, what else can she do other than to approach the person who had saved her? Enter Mo Han, a renowned barrister in the legal world famous for his coldness, arrogance, and competence. With no one to take care of Xia Qingyi, Mo Han finds himself with no other choice but to act as her elder brother for the time being. However, it does not take long for him to realize that there was something wrong with the girl. What’s up with her ability to read others at a drop of a hat? How is she so adept in fighting? Just... who in the world is this girl? With his world being turned upside down with the appearance of this mysterious girl whose new world has nothing else but him, Mo Han’s search for her lost memories begins...

When he woke up, there was actually a beautiful CEO wife of Queen Fan.

Of the ancient gods only one remained in the world. This god lived alone for thousands of years and no longer had any desires. Legend had it that during the great war between the worlds he used his powers to turn the tide managing to seal the cataclysmic rift bringing order back into the three realms. Time flew by and hundreds of years passed in the blink of an eye. In this time Shen Li was born into the demon world. Known as the Azure Sky King she was used to living a bright and dazzling life full of successes. Little did she know that her 1000th birthday would bring misfortune to her doorstep – a politically arranged marriage with her name on it. The Azure Sky King would henceforth marry the thirty-third grandson of the Heavenly Emperor, Fu Rongjun. This arranged marriage was meant to unite the Heavenly realm with the Demonic Realm, bringing the two together. Most would consider it good fortune to be related to the Emperor. Unfortunately Fu Rongjun was infamous throughout the two realms for his Casanova personality. As the King who called the shots in the Demonic Realm, she had the ability to quell uprisings and end wars with a swing of her silver spear – there was absolutely no way she would marry such a flirtatious idiot. She had to escape from this marriage somehow even if it meant death! In her escape Shen Li, never expected to meet a man that didn’t belong to any of the three realms. This oddball was truly strange!

Zhang Jun joined Shu Guang High School to find that their soccer team are bottom-feeders! What could he do? Who is his beautiful new neighbor? And who is Li Yongle, and why would he declare himself as Zhang Jun’s rival? Youth, romance, and rivalry, all waiting for you in “Would You Mind if I Play?”

Death, Depression, Poverty, Love issues – all things that a 27-year-old no-name writer faces.Yet, with one fateful day, one fateful supernatural event, he gains the powers of a dead genius writer. Everything changes after that, and success after success comes to him.Yet, he has a rival in love and writing, one who is also a famous writer and son of an international publishing corporation. This rival will do anything he can with his influence to beat him into submission.This is a story of a writer, who must succeed against all odds.

After forming ties with Tang Zichen of the secret Tang sect, Wang Chao began to rely on his exceedingly unusual determination to slowly walk towards the peak of martial arts. Fighting masters of every form of martial arts, joining and betraying the mysterious organization, and even joining every faction of power!

After assisting the man she loves with all her heart to the throne, Li Wanrou dies miserably in the cold palace, her dead body wrapped in a broken mat and thrown into the disorderly funeral hillock.

The daughter of Prime Minister is a nympho? The brutish Prince is her husband? The stroppy Princess wants to kick her husband off the marriage sedan?! “Shit! I want a divorce!” “Why?!” “You can’t satisfy me in bed!” The next day, Prince Chen becomes the laughingstock of the whole Kingdom of Dayue. How Hua Yueling, the Stroppy Princess with a soul from 21st century, will create her legendary story in this ancient world?

The previous life is nothing but a joke. Being used completely then abandoned mercilessly. How can I be this stupid to not even notice such an obvious scam? Fortunately, I can have a second chance with my rebirth. Sister, Brother Yi and whoever mistreated me in my previous life, are you ready for my revenge and the counterattack of a princess?

It’s said that the prince of virtue had almighty martial arts. It’s said that the prince of virtue had the most handsome appearance in the world. It’s said that the prince of virtue was brilliant. But all was legend! A fire ruined his wonderful appearance and his legs. Even the talented bride under their marriage agreement were replaced furtively. Ye Liu-li was his bad-luck substitutive princess. She went a long way to graduate from Medical University and had her internship with pain and joy. Who knew that in order to save a suicide patient, she fell off the building and crossed time into a “chessman” of prime minister. She had also been married to the disabled prince replacing her elder sister. On the wedding night, when most other couples were having their romantic night, she was thrilled. It didn’t matter. Revenge never came too late. She would never let go of any of them who entrapped her or harmed her.

What would you say is the most valuable thing in this world? A mountain of gold and silver? Wrong. Then what is it? The return of the prodigal son.

A Di [legitimate-born] daughter of a noble house turns into an abandoned daughter. No father to dote on her, no mother to love her, no problem. She uses one silver needle to save a dying man. What’s so unusual about a medical injection? She roams all over the world with a scalpel in her hand. Cutting throats, cutting open abdomens, cutting open skulls to mend bones. With amazing medical skills and ethics, she gathers a flock of officials, obtains the will of heavens, gains public favor, and receives Taizi’s [Crown Prince] doting. In the midst of a powerful momentum, her cheap father comes to reunite. She coldly refuses to go home or acknowledge ancestors.

“When I tell you to proceed with Plan A, you can’t just ignore it and go with Plan B,” said the king.“Sure”, she replied; she’ll just go to Plan C then! No biggie.“If you were told to go eastwards, you can’t just ignore me and go in the opposite way,” the king added on.“Yes,” she said while nodding. If she can’t go in the opposite way, North and south work fine too.“You are NOT allowed to have affair with any other men!” the king then emphasized.“Sure”. She replied. She never has to be the one having affair with the others. Others have it with her.

She protects her mother and become a noble girl praised by everyone. In the process of resisting the persecution of the family, she finally finds out her lot, finds the real family members as well as her beloved.In the previous life, grandmother intended to sell her to the moneybags Zhang. Zhang family was a fire pit. Rich man Zhang was a very old man who especially loves young girls. He insulted countless girls in these years. Her mother was tortured to death in humiliation in order to protect her. Although she escaped in the end, she was lame.Being unaware of her lot, she was schemed to death by the big family. After her rebirth, she vowed not to be used again, but to live a different and wonderful life with her intelligence and wisdom.She keeps the foothold by using embroidery to stand up, becomes famous by showing tea art, and gain glory step by step relying on her medical sklills... She protects her mother and become a noble girl praised by everyone. In the process of resisting the persecution of the family, she finally finds out her lot, finds the real family members as well as her beloved.

Du Xiao Li, the legendary person all look up to, yet couldn’t ward off the ridiculousness of fate!

In childhood, they were neighbors. Xie Zhen always bullied Li Yu. Who told him to be as beautiful as a girl? After parting for many years, they met again in the capital. With a tall stature and heroic bearing, he seemed like a completely different person. Not only that, but his identity had also risen to that of the sixth prince. Hearing he wanted to marry her, Xie Zhen was almost scared silly: Σ(っ °Д °;)っ What’s his intention? Taking revenge on her?

Do people chase greatness, or does greatness chase us? A.I. genius, Gengyo, through the assistance of SAPPHIRE attains the means to time travel. He seeks a simpler life, and wishes to experience the warmth of a family. But often we do not get what we want, we get what we deserve. And his peaceful times soon end, as war storms Japan, and in order to protect his peace, he must conquer. Join Gengyo as he walks a blood-stained path toward absolute domination, seizing control of Japan. //Brief extract from one of the battle scenes. Written from the point of view of a samurai landowner, Niwa Nakatane. The hooves grew closer to Nakatane’s position and their beating hearts grew faster. Perhaps they could simply remain like that, hiding behind the tree, and allow these barbarians to pass? That way could they not return home to their families? Could they not give their dear wives one final kiss, or share one final story with their enthusiastic youth? Nakatane knew exactly what they were thinking. And as the ground rumbled, and the mounted beasts howled, he was the first man to step out from the trees and make his stand. “OORAH!” Possessed by a furious energy, he thrust out with all the aggression of a war god, puncturing Ochi’s stallion through the chest with the sharpened wooden point of his lengthy spear. The mammoth fell from his mount clumsily, his head colliding with a nearby tree root. He ceased to move, and a pool of blood began to form around him. “ARM THESE SPEARS MEN! VICTORY SHALL BE OURS!” He stood in front of the charge of over 150 horsemen, alone. But he did not give a single inch of ground. He met the charge of the next man in line, roaring vengefully, possessed by all the rage and power that had accumulated in his body over these past years. The horsemen shrieked like a pack of hyenas, fanning out, each eager for a piece of the man who had brought down their leader.