There's New Chapters to be Read

So, I have just posted chapter three of Dethroned and chapter three of Shadows.

Here's a little bit of background for these stories.

Dethroned is told through the eyes of Michael and Kyla, both are deo, a human-like demon that drinks blood to survive.  Yeah, a bit cliche with the vampire theme, but since they don't need to drink constantly, I thought I would be safe with the demon aspect.  Deo, however, when described are a nasty bunch.  Typically most of the seven deadly sins can be given to their name; greed, wrath, envy, pride, lust, and sometimes sloth.  Another quark of theirs is that they are drawn to power, wanting to find a way to grab it and claim the power as their own.  Which may have been why the deo King was so powerful?  You see, there was a King who threatened to destroy the deo race, so a group of humans and deo 'rebels' banded together and 'dethroned' the King, but instead of killing him, they placed a spell upon him, sealing away his demon-self and preventing him from being at him full potential.  While alive, the King has remained hidden, protected from Hunters by his Guardian.  This story is set years after the King's fall and Michael is living a mostly content life.  He does what he wants, but hates the tattoos that creep across his skin.  Michael and Nathan live in the same city, but despite appearing to be friends, they despise each other.  Nothing like two hard-headed deo living in close proximity.  When Kyla comes into the picture, Nathan's sister, Michael see potential.  Then stuff ensues, which I can't tell you now, unless I want to ruin the story.  Sorry, gotta read it!  Oh, and have I mentioned I've already finished Dethroned?  There is a sequel, Caged.

Shadows is focused on a girl named Mila.  Her family lives in the Tolian territory, central zone.  Why is there a territory?  Well, after a massive war, people split into three groups, each of which with their own territory, Tolian, Deptherian, and Acen.  Each territory with their perks.  Tolian is known for it's rivers.  Back to Mila.  While her father works with Shadow Research, Mila and her friends are deciding what to do with their lives now that they've graduated high school.  Despite desperately wanting to travel, Mila often daydreams about going to these other territories, or at the very least, the outer zones.  The story begins with her mother calling her downstairs, where Mila is given a letter stating that she has been granted a Shadow.  What is a Shadow?  Think of it as a bodyguard that is linked to you by the tattoo placed on your wrist.  A Shadow is extremely protective of its Charge and often reacts without warning.  After receiving her Shadow, Mila begins to hang out with a group of Shades, all thanks to her friend Meg.  One of which, Scott, she is curious about.  Certainly it has nothing to do with his super blonde hair, as she repeated to her friends.  Yet Scott takes interest in her.  After being told by Emily that she was distracting Scott and that he was taken, Mila tries to take a step back.  Only to be pulled back when Scott insists that she is not a distraction and that he wanted to get to know her.  Alright, you're probably wondering, what are Shades?  They look like normal people, but they have a strange metal bar reaching from their temple going back into their hairline.  Shades also have different personalities, being very quiet, loners, preferring to be with their own than 'normals'.  While normal people and Shades still mix, it isn't often.  It's Mila's and Scott's relationship that I focus on, as well as the storyline of course.  There's definitely more than the romance budding between the two of them.  Got your attention?  Then check it out!