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Broken embers

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Core Introduction of "Broken Embers A desperate fable that begins with "restoration", a life torn apart by fragments of memory. Liu Xu held tightly the old-fashioned mechanical watch left by her father, which was her last shield against the world. However, her boyfriend Su Qing's accidental fall and her best friend Xiao Ran's unintentional leak of secrets caused her fragile defense to collapse with a thunderous crash. When the mysterious craftsman proposed to exchange her only youthful memory - the negative of her graduation photo - for the restoration of her watch, she thought it was the mercy of fate, but she didn't know that she had fallen into a deeper abyss: Su Qing had resold the negative to the black market for personal gain, and the restored watch was nothing but a disguise of lies. And the ensuing cyber violence was weaving her private fragments into a nosestring. From the transaction of the "Time Craftsman" to the digital restoration of classmate Cheng Yu, every "hope" has turned into a more ruthless betrayal: the graduation photo was implanted with malicious images and spread all over the Internet, and the camera lens of the father was crushed by Su Qing herself in the warehouse. Those objects that carried love and warmth - the ticking of the watch, the smiling face on the film, the reflections of the father and daughter in the lens - eventually all turned into floating fragments in the river, sinking along with her trust in the world. On a stormy night, willow catkins stood by the river, watching the last piece of glass shards carrying memories slip through their fingertips. When the "tick-tock" sound was frozen forever, and when all the cherished people and things turned into ruins, she finally understood: Some fragmentation is a judgment already written by fate. All she could do was to fall into the darkness that had devoured all the embers with her body covered in scars. This is a cruel fable about "loss" - when memory becomes the original sin and repair is just a hoax, we will eventually learn to reconcile with the cracks in life or be completely swallowed up by them in the repeated crushing of hope and despair.
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A Kiss From the Goddess ~ Naruko-chan Compilation Stories

Collection of all my Naruko stories published in one book. Story List: Vol. 1: Konoha's Three Lilies Kakashi fell to his knees, trying his hardest to stem the flow of tears from his eyes and clutching a hand to his chest, trying his hardest to stop the ache coming from his heart. Neither was successful. "Best. Team. Ever." He declared, weeping tears of joy—In which Naruko is a pervert, Satsuki is gullible and Sakura is the only sane woman. Vol 2: The Goddess of Hunter Namikaze Naruko, one of three jinchuuriki siblings. She was the Village Pariah and Forgotten Daughter to the citizens of Konoha, but to some she was a huntress, a swordswoman, perhaps even a knight. After one fateful night, the girl decided to tread upon the path less traveled by, the path to a legend. Atalanta-like!Naruko & Arturia-like!Naruko story Vol. 3: Saga of Naruko the Demon Child Hagoromo chose not to split the Juubi into nine bijuu. Instead he chose to pass the bijuu down to his third child, the progenitor of the Uzumaki. Vol. 4: The Senju Prince & The Uchiha Princess All Uchiha Satsuki had was her hate and her memories of the dead until the tomboyish blonde Senju stumbled into her life. Vol. 5: Princess of the Night Sky Sometimes, our wishes can be granted, even before we knew we had them. Naruko has a wish she didn't know she had granted, and her life turns around, for the better… or, does it? A Naruto x Nanoha crossover story. Vol. 6: A Flower That Bloom In Rain of Blood Naruko, a member of a spy organization, dies, only to find herself reincarnated in the Warring Clans Era. Now as a five years old, she has to start over as a member of the Uchiha clan. While her knowledge in medicine comes in handy, it's certainly not enough to change her destiny, the clan's and the whole world's too. Vol. 7: A Girl Called Naruko Naruko was used to the chains by now. Old and heavy, made from metal that wouldn't rust. A collar just shy of being tight enough to choke. But in the end even stone turned into dust, and time was the only thing she had. So she would wait, for freedom or death, whichever came first. Vol. 8 : Remnant's Maelstrom Ruby Rose disappeared at age three, lost in the woods of the island of Patch. Twelve years later, Satsuki Nakajima of the Saint Church of Belka crash-lands on Remnant. Meanwhile at same time with Ruby Rose's disappearance, an amnesiac Uzumaki Naruko wake up in the City of Mistral. A triple crossover story between Naruto, RWBY, & Nanoha. Vol. 9: Daughter of the Dragon King "As a child my village was attacked by Dark Mages, I was lost everything that day. I was alone, until he found me, he took me in, gave me the power to achieve my dream. To him I was only a tool for his own agenda, but I know who I am, I am his student, his Dragon Slayer, his heir. I am Naruko Belserion, the daughter of Acnologia." Vol. 10: Rebirth In Red Reincarnation, it's a funny thing. With hopes of it happening, one of the most pure souls gets her wish. Family. The one thing she truly wanted more than anything else. A Naruto x DxD crossover story Vol. 11: A Certain Magical Naruko After rescuing a hauntingly familiar girl on the streets, Accelerator finds himself being thrust into a world that he never expected to be in. A world that centers not on science, but something else completely. Carefully hidden secrets once in the dark meet the light as his past is uncovered, and he must accept his destiny. Vol. 12: Puella Magi Naruko Magica Kyubey makes Namikaze Naruko a seemingly irresistible offer: to become a magical girl for real. She throws herself head first into the battle against witches—only to learn the hard way that her new powers come at a price. Vol. 13: In the World of Midgar A retelling story of Firehead's A Wild Last Boss Appeared! with Naruko as the protagonist and the rest of the cast replaced by Naruto, Fairy Tail, and RWBY characters.
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