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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

For a second, Ogred's hold on him loosens, Scott's vision returns momentarily and his ears can barely make out the sound of screams. 


The music had long ago stopped playing, the dances forgotten along with the fish on the dance floor. Scott makes out a fight in the distance; Lilith fighting against a strange looking man wearing a robe. 


The man has white hair, covering most of his face, but Scott could make out the red of blood dripping down his face. 


Lilith has already pulled out her lyre, and she sends out shockwave after shockwave through the water towards him. He blocks the attack with a suspicious looking sword, blue and floppy, as if alive. 


Scott realizes that the sword is a tentacle when more show up from inside the man's black robe. Some kind of octopus monster? 


A Man's Masquerade (Part 3)