Hi, thank you for the opportunity!
I have a few novels (one of them is complete, the others are ongoing). Some of these excerpts are more than three paragraphs since a lot of my paragraphs are single sentences.
Title: The Lonely Lighthouse
Current Chapters: 3 (ongoing)
Andreas gazed at the grayish-blue sea from the gallery deck of the lighthouse, feeling a familiar sense of calm. He often spent his mornings like this, letting the chilly ocean air whip through his hair as he watched the undulating waves crest and fall. At his side was his loyal lundehund Bjorn, a smallish dog with light brown and white fur, upturned ears, and six toes on each paw.
Bjorn started barking incessantly, interrupting Andreas’ meditative state.
“What’s wrong?” Andreas asked. “Do you see something?”
He looked downward at the shore where he saw a figure lying amongst the jagged rocks.
“Oh!” he exclaimed. “We need to get down there quickly!”
Story Summary
After his parents died in a tragic car accident, Andreas had to drop out of university and return home to maintain the family lighthouse on a remote island in the northern seas. For three years, he lived a quiet, solitary life, accompanied only by his dog Bjorn.
One day, a mysterious stranger washes ashore…
Title: Grand Epic Elemental: The Novel
(Note: There is also a comic version of the story that is just called Grand Epic Elemental)
Current Chapters: 32 (completed)
The wind whistled across the dunes as a trade caravan made its way westward.
At the front was a man on horseback. He wore a dark brown cloak and the veil of his wide-brimmed weimao shielded his face from the windblown sand. Behind him was a long line of horses, merchants, and their precious cargo.
The heat was oppressive and the days monotonous. They had trekked for weeks, spending the nights at caravanserai when they were available and camping out under the night sky when they were not.
However, things were looking more hopeful today. Beyond the mountains on the horizon was their destination Ishkhandar, the capital of the Western Region.
Story Summary
Book 1 of the Grand Epic Elemental trilogy
In a world overseen by the goddesses of the four elements, Leiyu accompanies a trade caravan traveling westward to the Kingdom of Ishkhandar. Little does he know, he is about to meet someone who will change his life and embark on a journey to escape fate.
Title: The Adventures of Astatine
Current Chapters: 8 (ongoing)
Note: Although the story starts with a prologue, the following excerpt is from Chapter 1:
“It’s been twenty years,” Astatine said as he looked down at the valley. He and Samarian made their way to the ruins of the village that was once his home. The remains of charred buildings were overgrown with weeds. The grass nearly reached their knees as they walked through. Other than the sound of the wind, it was eerily silent.
He remembered standing at the top of a grassy hill when he was a boy, looking over the fields where his father and the other villagers cultivated the wheat that they milled into the flour that became the delicious bread that his mother baked. He remembered the chickens running freely amongst the neighborhood, the vegetable gardens behind the cottages where they grew cabbages, onions, squash, and lentils, and the festivals the village would have every year to celebrate a successful harvest.
He stopped in front of the remnants of a cottage. “This is…” His chest began to hurt. “This would have been…where my family lived…” He touched the dilapidated wood and the structure collapsed. He clasped his hand over his mouth as his eyes began to tear up. Falling to his knees, he trembled and dug his hands into the dirt. His tears fell onto the grass and a pained sound escaped from his throat.
Story Summary
Book 2 of the Grand Epic Elemental trilogy
After recovering from his injuries, Astatine sets off on a journey to the Western Region, which has fallen into chaos after being invaded by the armies of the Southern Region.
During his travels, he meets a mysterious stranger and offers to accompany him to the next city. They become travel companions, although the stranger is reluctant to talk about his past and carries an object in his bag that he keeps closely guarded.
What adventures await our two wanderers?
Title: Space Opera Elemental
Current Chapters: 3 (ongoing)
The hovercraft glided deftly over the desert, leaving a sand-colored cloud in its wake. Perched on top of the seat was a young man with long black hair tied in a ponytail. He wore goggles and a face mask to shield his eyes and mouth from flying debris. His ragged brown cloak flapped in the wind. Behind his seat was a pile of metal pieces and random gears, tied down with worn-out twine.
His name was Leiyu - part-time bounty hunter, scrap collector, and freelance worker of odd jobs.
The desert was full of mirages, but he knew that the dark spot on the horizon was the way station that he had been searching for. He twisted the handlebars of his hovercraft forward to accelerate.
The way station was a dusty oblong building that resembled the carapace of a giant beetle and was lined with circular eye-like windows. Leiyu pulled the hovercraft in and braked. He let the vehicle descend and pushed a button to shut it off. He dismounted and let his boots sink into the sand.
Raising his goggles to his head and lowering his face mask, he shouted, “Hello?”
Story Summary
Sci-fi AU of Grand Epic Elemental
Leiyu, part-time bounty hunter, scrap collector, and freelancer worker, hears through the grapevine that the Imperiat, an intergalactic empire, has placed a bounty on Princess Amara of the planet Tokamanen, although he does not wish to pursue it because of his own negative experiences with the empire's forces.
While he is on another assignment, he is rescued by an interplanetary traveler who goes by the name Thallios. They journey together to complete more assignments, but Leiyu wonders why Thallios is so secretive about their past and also notices that the Imperiat's soldiers seem to be following them.
