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The Dogs' Council

ZJBenevento
Five teens are sent on a secret mission to a prestigious school to spread a virus. But before their first week is over, one of them is shot, a vial of the virus is stolen, and suspicion tears them apart. Soon they realize it was all a setup, and that the traitor is one of them. As suspicion consumes the group, they revive a childhood game once used to expose liars. Instead, it turns them against each other. Now they are both the hunter and the hunted. _____________________________ Content Warnings This story contains mature themes: Gangs & crime-related themes. Offensive humor. Profanity and harsh language. Emotional manipulation & betrayals. Alcohol, smoking, and drug use. May contain bullying. Homosexual and heterosexual relationships. Teen pregnancy and miscarriage (not depicted graphically). Reader discretion is advised. If any of the above makes you uncomfortable, this may not be the story for you. Also keep in mind that this is not 100% fictional since it's inspired by real people I have personally met (read author's note before proceeding). What to Expect: 1- A mix of mystery, comedy and drama. 2- No explicit sexual scenes. 3- Multiple POV styles (alternating between first person and third person). 4- Dual mysteries in two different timelines, and many subplots. 5- An intimate perspective into how gangs work in real life. 6- If you know me in real life, don't read this. You may find that I turned you into a character and talk shit about you (I warned you). 7- Judge the book by its cover, I'm the designer. I update once a week. No need to call me slow, I already know!!! (((If you made it this far in the description, I hope you don't take this story seriously. It should be more amusing than serious.)))
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Book 1 of Rebirth of the Technomage Saga: Earth’s Awakening

Stolen at birth and crushed beneath her step-family's cruelty, Raven awakens on her seventeenth birthday to memories spanning ninety-nine lifetimes—and this time, she plans to change everything. Once called Mara Brenner, a forgotten girl hidden in a servant's robes, she now remembers every betrayal, every death, every moment of suffering across nearly a century of lives. In each existence, she endured enslavement, loss, and the tragic death of her child. But death was never her ending—it was her education. Blessed with a rare tri-bloodline combining Dragon strength, Lín healing, and Zhào wisdom, Raven carries within her soul-space ten mystical Blood Essence Beads. Each bead holds the power to awaken a fragment of her divine body, rebuilding her from bone to spirit while granting mastery over lost technomagic arts: alchemy, artifact forging, runes, and the fusion of magic with cutting-edge science. Yet each awakening will test her mind, heart, and will to their very limits. Around her looms an empire ruled by the ruthless Eight Great Families, where noble bloodlines battle for supremacy in a brutal 100-Year Tournament. Hidden beneath them lurk the secret cultivation clans—ancient powers manipulating bloodlines and history itself. Her stepsister, Amara, pampered and poisonous, conspires to steal both her name and destiny, guided by a devourer seed that whispers corruption into willing ears. What Raven doesn't yet know will shake the foundations of reality: she is a Pillar Soul—one of the fundamental anchors holding Ascara's existence together. If she falls to darkness, the entire plane collapses into the void. To protect her world, she must locate and awaken the other Pillar Souls scattered across the world: a dying child, a broken soldier, a fallen saint, a betrayed lover, and others—each a fragment of Ascara's strength, each teetering on the edge of corruption. Time is running short. The Great Shift approaches in five years—when spiritual energy will surge back into a world that has forgotten magic. As technology begins to fail and ancient powers stir, Raven must navigate step-family betrayal, aristocratic oppression, and imperial conspiracies while a darker truth emerges: the Devourers, cosmic parasites born from primordial hunger, seek to twist her suffering into corruption and drag Ascara into eternal darkness. Standing between her and salvation are false allies and tragic enemies like Kael Xuán—heir to the ruling family and her betrayer across multiple lifetimes—while the shadowy SIS organization sacrifices innocents in the name of maintaining "order." Only one figure recognizes her true nature: the exiled Keeper of the Accord, an immortal guardian bound by cosmic law to protect Ascara's souls. In him, Raven may find not only a reluctant ally but an echo of her grandparents' forbidden love—proof that loyalty and sacrifice can triumph against the tide of ambition and despair. In a fractured empire where ancient cultivation lies broken, magic is dismissed as myth, and technology serves as the ultimate weapon, one forgotten girl will rise to reshape the fate of worlds. But first, she must survive becoming the most dangerous thing in existence: herself. ◊ ◊ ◊ Not suitable for readers under 18 or those sensitive to intense emotional/violent content. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Join me on Discord: https://discord.gg/mvwer8QhHz
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