The man once heard someone saying that hope is the prison. Initially, he disagreed with the statement, considering it another moronic platitude passed by uneducated people. However, as time passed, he started noticing cracks in his oh-so-grand vision, slowly planting a seed of doubt in himself. Years later, he finally concluded that the cycle of hatred and pain was as inevitable as eternal. It was a cruel illusion to believe that it would ever stop. All the man could do was temporarily muffle or hide it under some abstract rug.

It took much effort for the man to open his eyes finally. As his eyelids slowly parted, his vision began clearing. At first, all he could see were boundless shadows surrounding and seemingly devouring him. However, this phase did not last long, which sadly did not mean the negativity left alongside the darkness.

The man woke up on an old military bed. The mere fact made him curious, for he had no memories regarding getting here the previous night. But all in all, it mattered not. It took him a few prolonged moments to get up as his head swirled.

Author's notes section:

[2023-08-10]: Hey, here is a preview of the story's next chapter. Please, bear in mind that it is, as mentioned, a preview. Some parts of it might not be included in the final release. I will try to finish this chapter as soon as possible. I would like to clean up some of the tasks in my schedule, and right now, there are many chapters queued there.

Please, bear in mind that this story takes place in an extremely savage universe. Hence, I will inevitably end up mentioning rapes, mutilations, cannibalism, physical and mental violence, and most likely a lot more.

Don't forget to comment. I really appreciate your feedback.

Note that the dialogues written in italic are thoughts.

As always, I would like to thank you for everything. See you soon :)

Changelog:
[2023-08-10]: A preview has been released.

Info: I have included more stories in the schedule as I'm not 100% certain what I want to write next. Please, keep in mind that I might add or remove positions from the list. I might rewrite some of the older stories or extract some of the longer stories from `The story of one lost soul`.

Schedule:
- The family tree (finish the WIP)
- Until my last breath (finish the WIP)
- The story of one lost soul (finish the WIP)
- The shadows can be deceiving (new chapter)
- Hidden in the mountain's shadow (new chapter)
- The war call (new chapter)
- The rise of the Blood Moons' servants (new chapter)
- Black Diamond (new chapter)
- When the clock is ticking (Warhammer 40k new story)
- Sometimes it's just better not to know (new chapter)
- My home is where my heart lies (rewrite chapter 4)
- The heart not so cold (rewrite chapter 2)
- The family tree (revisit the previous chapters and apply adjustments)
- Will you look past my mistakes? (new chapter)
- The silence of the shackles (new chapter)
- The broken heart (new chapter)
- The Prisoner of Your Eyes (new chapter)
- Lifetime of war (new chapter)
- Hope is the last one to die (new story in SW universe)
- See the world through my eyes (new chapter)
- Sometimes it's just better not to know (finish rewriting the second chapter)
- Life is full of surprises (new chapter)
- Exiled you say? (new chapter)

Bonuses' section:
A new story taking place in the Warhammer 40k universe.
Story of one lost soul: The war call: rewrite.
An entirely new story (possibly Akali x [Irelia, Syndra, Katarina]).
A new short story (Vi x Cait).
An entirely original story (possibly even two stories, one taking place in medieval times, the other in the far future)
Bleach story. (Byakuya x Yoruichi / ?)
Naruto story. (Neji x Hinata / Neji x TenTen / Nagato x Konan)
Fairy Tail story. (most likely Erza x Mira)
Maybe some Star Wars?

References:
- Megadeath - Family tree
- Shinedown - Monsters

*bonuses will be worked on when I don't feel like writing the chapters pointed out in the schedule :D

End of the author's notes section.