A world filled with magic and mystery, ancient celestials and new enemies, dragon royalty to elven poverty, cursed lands and forbidden ruins, Ethereal is home to the people from the dying Alecte Realm. 

In the world of Ethereal, Scott Powers lives an unsuspecting life while slightly ignorant of the outside world. In Erebus, the Upper region of the Underworld surrounded by walls, Scott and his family live their ordinary lives until, one day, Scott discovers umbra, misty shadow-like beings, have invaded Erebus underneath everyone's noses. While Scott plans to move them back to the underworld, mysterious forces drag him out of the walls and into the vast world full of magical creatures and spiritual abilities. 

Outside of the Underworld, Scott gets to meet the creatures he's read about for years, and he somehow becomes friends with a few princes and princesses. Along the journey to get back home he encounters all kinds of misfortunes, he wants to help but can he? 

And along with the impending doom he faces, he also experiences his and others' pasts through bonding with them. Broken dragon families, hurting siren royalty, and thieving orcs will be met and their pasts will unfold to create a bigger picture within a ripped paper. 

What role does Scott have in this world? And how can this teenager cope dealing with romance, betrayal and friendship?

Update Frequency: Hopefully once or twice a week

Length of Chapters: Chapters vary, 1000 - 6000 words.

Powerful

He turns around quickly, trying to find the person looking at him. He sees nothing. 


Lilith snaps him back into the conversation by asking, "Scott? Is something wrong?" 


Her own gaze swept around the room, trying to find someone suspicious. 


"No, I was looking for Raena." Scott easily turns towards Raena's direction and says, "Ah, there she is. I'll go talk to her really fast." 


"What? Wait, Scott! What are you going to talk to her about?" Lilith begins following him but thinks better of it when he smiles reassuringly at her. She turns away after a second and lets Scott go. 


Scott follows the crowd to Raena's bright figure and tries to interrupt her conversation without actually saying anything. Raena spots him before he needs to ask for her, and she politely excuses herself. She was talking to the strange woman who seemingly never stopped smiling. Nera, Scott remembers her name. She also smiles at him when he leads Raena away. 


A Man's Masquerade (Part 1)