TeodoratheScholar

Doctor Gorenski has a taste for desserts and murder. As the Curator of the Archive, an extraordinary collection of all the memories in human history, Gorenski has access to the greatest minds and their secrets. But the price for his long life and deadly insights is steep. Despite having time and power at his fingertips, all he creates remains unseen.Once a traitor's son in 16th-century Russia, now a refined neurosurgeon floating in the highest echelons of European society, Gorenski is a brilliant medic. He is also a vicious killer whose only visible contribution to the world is made in blood. Fascinated by beauty and horror, Gorenski leaves trails of dead bodies behind - sculptures he carves in the flesh of those who wronged him. His predatory skill is unmatched. Until an elusive opponent threatens his position. As memories vanish into thin air and people whose imprints fill the Archive die under suspicious circumstances, Gorenski finds himself on the list of an enemy who may be erasing history and what little remains of the Curator himself. Gorenski is on the prowl, and his suspect is Zora Bukur, an art collector with a broken mind and dark impulses. All flaws and dreams, and little else, Zora should have been easy prey. Only, for the first time in centuries, a stranger looks at Gorenski and his work and says the words he has never expected to hear: 'I can see you'.…

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General Min Lian has climbed the stairs of treason and reached the top: his opponents are crushed, dissent is all but gone, and his ascent is a matter of time. Soon enough, he will become the new Chairman and cleanse his beloved country of the despicable spinners - artists who dare to shape the world with their unnatural powers. Soon, Min Lian will be the most powerful man alive. But before taking the mantle, he must deal with a foreign envoy and a spy posing as her bodyguard. When lady Emőke arrives, she carries empty vials in a wooden box. With each passing day, lady Emőke adds a new bottle to her collection. With each passing day, a new scar appears on her arm, and the colour drains from her bodyguard's cheeks. With each passing day, Min Lian's power diminishes, and he doesn't know why. All he knows is that the blank-faced woman has something to do with his misfortunes and the revival of the rebels he has obliterated. To preserve his power, Min Lian will have her killed. Only when he confronts her, Emőke tells the General that he and all he has built will be gone once she adds one last empty vial to her nearly full box.…

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"History is a survivor's tale. It knows no villains. Only failures."A decade ago, Leudora had her major enemies eliminated - the scientist known as the Dalmatian Serpent, and his followers, who sought her people's blood. A ruthless guardian of her kin and an unscrupulous politician, Leudora lived with her guilty conscience for as long as the invisible barrier that shields civilization from madness remained intact. But it is no longer so. When the Veil starts to fade, slowly poisoning the air and endangering those whom she once sought to protect, Leudora wants answers.She does not expect it when the answers confirm the Dalmatian Serpent's theories: Leudora's own people, conducting bloody experiments to protect themselves from their powerful neighbors, are causing the Veil's degradation. If this gets out, not only the guilty, but all her people will be blamed. Trying to prevent a war and stop the Veil's decay, Leudora turns to her enemy's research. The deeper she delves into the Dalmatian Serpent's secrets, the more Leudora finds herself drawn to his fascinating mind and dark science. If she follows in his footsteps, all her kin will turn against her. If Leudora stays loyal to her people, she will have to side with those who may bring them all to the verge of extinction. -------------------Welcome to the first version of my work that I published on Wattpad. The Story of the Basilisk and the Serpent is complete. However, the great game will continue in "The Noblest Shroud", the second part of the trilogy.Trigger Warnings: questionable morals, angst, mild gore, occasional violence. That should cover it. If you don't mind these aspects, you will (most likely) enjoy reading my work.The new magnificent cover is created by @lavendareyes, a graphic designer and an author, whose creative work deserves all attention and praise.…