As I’m editing the prequel to the Red Dragon series and thinking about posting it on Wattpad, I have remembered a small problem. I remember how my Red Dragon series has very dark themes. Not only does it have a warlike atmosphere. I also have written where it brings up subjects like childhood trauma. Ranging from rape, psychological, and physical. And the adult victims are still dealing with those mental scars.

Yet, I wrote about where they are strong because of it. For example: in Mark of a Soldier, Eric was abused as a child for being a crossdresser and gay. I hinted at it all over the book. And then have him struggle to accept himself and is the most feared human, among the human army. The second book that I’m working on now talks about Eric’s partner. He has his issues and is one of the strongest among his kind. He and another person, but I don’t want to ruin the book. (The book’s pending title: Hunger).

The prequel I started is the backstory of events that leads to Mark of a Soldier. Which this would take over 500 years before Eric is even born. And this is where the dark themes are at their ugliest.

Initially, I was planning to make the prequel into many books and bring them back to the first book. But when I thought about posting it on Wattpad instead, I was hoping it’ll bring attention to my book on Amazon. But I don’t want to violate any community rules. This then brings back to the attention of how it’s heavily layered in dark topics.

My niece asked why I write so dark. All I could say is how it’s the only thing I could think about. How someone had a dark past, but instead of letting it destroy them, they come out more durable than ever. I like how a dark past builds strong characters.

But maybe I should post it anyway and see the reaction. I want to bring encouragement that no matter what life throws at you, you’ll come out stronger if you keep hope. And to appreciate the people who genuinely care about you. It wasn’t just a story to encourage someone but really to encourage me. My life isn’t as horrible as my characters. But if they could pull through the worst, what is my excuse for not pull through my issues.

Also, the main characters are all male. I like it since it also brings to light that even males are victims. Not just females.

Update: Decided to post it on Wattpad after all.

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