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347 | Short Story: Born under a rare celestial event (Advanced English Story)
27/1/2026 | 13 min
Title: Born under a rare celestial event
Level: Advanced (C1)

#Story :
Lira, a young woman born under a rare celestial event, is the key to an ancient prophecy that promises either salvation or destruction for the world. Raised in a secluded village, Lira is unaware of her destiny until a mysterious figure, Elias, arrives and reveals the prophecy. As she embarks on a journey to fulfill her fate, Lira faces the overwhelming decision of choosing between two paths: the light, which requires her self-sacrifice, and the darkness, which offers power at the cost of the world’s destruction. After an intense battle with the forces of darkness, Lira chooses the path of light, making the ultimate sacrifice to restore balance. Her legacy lives on as the world flourishes in peace, but she remains bound to her eternal duty as the guardian of the light.

#Vocabulary :
Celestial : relating to the sky or outer space; heavenly.
Sacrifice : giving up something valuable for a greater cause.
Balance : a state of being equal or in harmony, often referring to opposing forces.
Legacy : something handed down from the past, especially a tradition or impact.
Guardian : someone who protects or defends something.

#Grammar Focus :
First Conditional:
Used to talk about real or possible situations in the future.
Example: “If Lira chooses the light, she will restore balance to the world.”
Past Perfect Continuous:
Used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past before another action occurred.
Example: “Lira had been training for years before the prophecy was revealed to her.”
Relative Clauses:
Used to add extra information about a noun.
Example: “The prophecy, which had been passed down for generations, was now in Lira’s hands.”

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346 | Short Story: Aurenfall (Advanced English Story)
12/1/2026 | 14 min
Story Title: Aurenfall
Level: Advanced
Genre: Philosophical Fiction / Political Allegory
Description:
Aurenfall tells the story of a wandering city built on a radical principle: stability is never free, and responsibility cannot be deferred indefinitely. For generations, the city survives by moving whenever remaining would require denying the true cost of its decisions, until an external demand forces it to confront a choice it can no longer escape. As the tower at the city’s center is opened, revealing a system designed not to grant power but to distribute accountability, Aurenfall must decide whether to continue avoiding consequence or finally absorb it openly. In a closed and unsettling conclusion, the city chooses permanence not as victory, but as acceptance, transforming responsibility from a ritual into a shared condition of existence.

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345 | Short Story: The Chest of the Unforgotten Truth (Advanced English Story)
11/1/2026 | 15 min
Story Title: The Chest of the Unforgotten Truth
Level: Advanced
Genre: Mythological Fantasy / Philosophical Tragedy
Description:
The Chest of the Unforgotten Truth centers on a woman chosen not by prophecy or power, but by her capacity to remain present when consequence can no longer be deferred. Guarded by ancient witnesses and sealed within a chamber beyond time, the chest contains a truth so disruptive that the world itself was reshaped to forget it. As the woman undergoes an uncompromising trial of consent rather than courage, the story explores a universe built on delayed responsibility and the unbearable weight of restored causality. In a closed and unsettling conclusion, the truth is released not as destruction, but as maturation, forcing gods, systems, and civilizations to endure the full cost of their actions, and redefining salvation as the end of denial rather than the preservation of comfort.

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344 | Short Story: Serathiel and the First Devotion (Advanced English Story)
10/1/2026 | 17 min
Story Title: Serathiel and the First Devotion
Level: Advanced
Genre: Mythological Fantasy / Divine Tragedy
Description:
Serathiel and the First Devotion tells the story of a goddess bound by covenant to absorb devotion without ever returning it, preserving a divine hierarchy built on asymmetry and silence. For ages, Serathiel contains the First Devotion within herself, protecting gods and mortals alike from the consequences of reciprocity, until the arrival of a mortal who offers witness without demand destabilizes the balance. As the goddess confronts the cost of containment, the story reframes love not as emotion, but as a structural force capable of dismantling divine authority. In a closed and transformative conclusion, Serathiel returns devotion instead of releasing it, forcing gods to become accountable, worship to become dialogue, and love to evolve from safe reverence into mutual consequence.

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343 | Short Story: What Stayed (Advanced English Story)
09/1/2026 | 14 min
Story Title: What Stayed
Level: Advanced
Genre: Contemporary Romance / Emotional Realism
Description:
What Stayed is a quiet, deeply emotional love story about two people who meet not through destiny or drama, but through shared silence and accumulated presence. Liora and Rowan form a connection built gradually, shaped by attentiveness rather than urgency, and tested not by betrayal, but by the fear of vulnerability itself. As old wounds surface and attachment becomes unavoidable, the story explores love as a conscious decision rather than an instinct, and commitment as effort rather than promise. In a closed and grounded conclusion, the narrative affirms that lasting love is not defined by certainty or permanence, but by the repeated choice to remain present when leaving would be easier.

If you would like to read the full story, follow the narration closely, or explore this episode in other formats and languages, visit our YouTube channel where each story is available with visual and written support:
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