The Old Lamplighter

The endless sea, broken into small drops, pours over my face. I feel every drop enveloping me like a gentle ghost, plunging into my madness. My thoughts are a bizarre dance of whirlwinds that never subside.

In shadows' embrace, where silence prevails, A solemn dance with the Reaper unveiled, Death, a companion to all in due time, Inevitable fate, no reason nor rhyme.

The whisper of old trees announced the approaching end, and the cold wind inexorably carried away tears from people's eyes. The peaceful radiance of the strong sun was already leaving this scorched earth, leaving it in the arms of desiccated despondency.

Nico keeps crash‑landing in Hogwarts thanks to Aristokattos, a forgotten Greek god disguised as a cat who’s determined to fix his love life. Harry keeps finding Nico unconscious in increasingly ridiculous places. As the cat herds them together—through portals, closets, and emotional disasters—the boys realize the universe (and one smug feline) is shipping them harder than they are.

When fire consumes her home, Flora rises from the ashes carrying a power she never sought and a destiny she cannot escape. Guided by Aestus, a boy who reads truth in water, she enters a world of ancient trials, shifting loyalties, and secrets buried beneath flame and tide. As unseen forces stir in the dark, Flora must decide what her fire is meant to protect—and what it may be fated to destroy.

A modern girl, a child of the age of sarcasm, cynicism, and memes, accidentally finds herself in a real medieval setting at the height of religious wars. But Anzhelika isn’t one to despair, and by the way, now the noble Sultan Salah ad-Din, who has intrigued her since her school years, is very close by...

Two police officers investigate a case about a sect of crazy fanatics.

Her training as an enchantress is not even half complete. Her job is to kill monsters. She travels alone in a barbarian land, recently conquered by her compatriots. Her path does not promise to be easy, but she does not intend to retreat.

Interesting moments from ancient history.

The most frequently dying character types in art.