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Takagi traveled through the world of Honkai: Star Rail, but unexpectedly joined the Genshin Impact Teyvat Continent Forum and awakened the Path Popularization System. As long as he helped the people of Teyvat embark on a Path, he would be rewarded. So Takagi took the Astral Express provided by the system and took Teyvat residents such as Lumine and Jean to travel between the Teyvat Continent and the Honkai: Star Rail world to appreciate the scenery of the universe. When the people of Teyvat embarked on their Paths, everyone was shocked. When the people of Teyvat worshiped the Aeons, they stood up and could no longer sit still. Lumine: The power of a Path? I feel that the power I once lost is returning quickly. Barbara: The power of Abundance can actually cure all diseases! Jean: Compared with a Path, a Vision is really much weaker. Zhongli: The moment I stepped on the Xianzhou, I felt my own insignificance. Nahida: The power of a Path is much stronger than a Gnosis. It is easy to repair the Irminsul. God of Justice? Your attack is too weak! Furina: Takagi, let me get on the train too; I also want to embark on my Path! Raiden Ei: The immortal Aeons can also fall! Then the eternity I pursue is not...

They promised a cure. They delivered a plague. In Metro City, the rain doesn’t wash away the blood—it just spreads it. The Nexo Incident was supposed to be a pharmaceutical breakthrough. Instead, the VX-1.089 virus turned 99.7% of its test subjects into biological nightmares. Now, the survivors aren't human anymore, and the corporations are trying to bury the truth under a mountain of corpses. Agent Adrian Cole is a decorated NPU officer who thought he had seen it all. That was before he was assigned to protect Yuki Tanaka—a witness who knows too much. Now, Adrian has a target on his back, a city crumbling into madness, and a partner, Aveline, who is too perfect to be true. He thinks his job is to hunt the monsters on the street. He’s wrong. The worst predators aren’t the ones screaming in the dark. They are the ones signing his paycheck.

!~~~WSA 2026~~~! "A teachable moment. The fragility of life doesn’t care what you want, only what you can do. SkillSense simply shows you the truth of yourself, of what you are, and what you can become. And the truth, little one, is rarely kind." ——————————————————— This is the story of one man's Ascension to godhood and beyond. Magnus Barlowe: Cult Leader? He'd wish it wasn't so. But when he plays an obscure game and is the first ever person to complete it, he's rewarded, or punished, with the most unexpected skill. In this world, skills are managed and recorded through technology known as SkillSense, and the people of the world place a hierarchy on those with skills. Meaning: The higher your skills, the more people respect you. But the skill Magnus just earned, SSS-Rank Cult Management, is not only two levels above the max S-Rank, but is also a restricted and mostly unknown skill to the world. What has the world got in store for this reluctant man? Will he deny his destiny, or jump into the path of being a cult leader and not look back? Follow Magnus along his journey through the occult in this tale of mysteries! ——————————————————— Author's Notes: As you may know, I'm also the author of Reborn with a Necromancer System, which has been a blast to write, Fractured Horizon, a slightly futuristic fantasy/sci-fi novel about mutated human monsters and psychics that battle them (currently on hiatus to focus on my other novels and my life). I also wrote My Undeath, a reincarnation novel set in a fantasy world. It wasn't my best work, but I loved writing the story, and I may get back to it one day. As long as you, my readers, are interested in this novel, I will continue to write it. Magnus's journey is capable of covering thousands of chapters across many years of his life. ——————————————————— Disclaimers/FAQ: 1. This story is set in a modern alternate Earth, where there is a technology that reads your best skills and reveals them to you. This is not a system novel, instead, the "system" is just a mathematical analysis of your skills that everyone has access to. But the MC is guided (not very gently sometimes) by the social media system known as SkillSphere occasionally. He is not a slave to it, but reluctantly follows it's suggestions for one reason or another. 2. There are no plans for a harem, or for multiple lovers over the course of the novel. The MC is a loyal, stick-to-one-person-at-a-time kind of guy. But don't worry, we won't suddenly see Magnus shift his entire personality just because he likes someone. He is who he is, and of course may change over a couple thousand chapters, but not in an instant. 3. This is not a cultivation novel, even if it has cult in its name. 4. Yes, the images and cover art in this novel are currently generated with A.I. This in no way impacts my writing, and if enough money is made from this novel, I plan to commission professional art for the title, characters, and some world building images. ——————————————————— Inspiration: The Steam game Cultist Simulator, was actually something of an inspiration for this novel. I played several dozens of hours, but always felt it needed something. I started working on a 3D alternate version of the video game to make it better, but it suddenly hit me that I could write a novel about a cult leader instead. I've watched and read several pieces of fiction with cults in them (quite difficult to find, honestly), and they usually grab my attention pretty well, and so here I am. ——————————————————— Support me, the Author: Please use coins/stones/golden tickets, or review my novel! And if you're feeling extra benevolent and want to help me turn writing into my full-time job so you can all read more from me, please share my novel or send me gifts with coins. Everything helps, and I can spend more time writing more chapters for you all to binge! If I were to win WSA 2026, you'd have me writing full-time for an entire year. Wish me luck!

Melboria High is a dark school novel set in an elite academy ruled by status, reputation, and unspoken rules.

When the first ray of moonlight shines on the earth, the twelve apostles stand up from the dim moonlight. Wizards, word spirits, silver snakes, giants, plague carriers, zombies, knights, alchemists, druids, evil gods, blood races, werewolves. In the long night, who is the hunter, who is the sacrifice, who is the master, and who is the servant? The claws of the werewolf are so sharp, how suitable they are to be my magic gloves. The bat wings of the blood race cover the streets, how suitable they are to be my magic windbreaker. The scepter of the evil god, soaked in blood, how suitable it is to be my magic walking stick.

“Husband… please don’t hate me…” Those were my wife’s final words as she died in front of my eyes. I ruled with iron and blood. I crushed anyone who threatened my vision…. men, women, even the innocent. They called it madness. I called it survival. For years, I held back. My wife pleaded with me, gentle and desperate. She carried our child and swore she would end it all if I didn’t stop. I listened. I spared them. They repaid mercy with betrayal. They slaughtered my people, destroyed everything I built, murdered my wife, and left me broken in ways no one could ever explain. Two years of endless torture followed. “Accept our God and die quickly,” they demanded. I refused. Not out of faith. Out of pride. They shattered my body, then ended me. As death claimed me, only two things burned inside: Endless hatred… and bitter regret. Hatred for the weakness that let them rise. Regret for the empire I never finished claiming. But death was only the beginning. I awoke in a new flesh…Augustus Vane, heir to a proud but cowering werewolf clan, bowed beneath human masters. Fate has granted me a second life. This time, nothing will chain me. Not love. Not mercy. Not kindness. Not anyone. This time… I will conquer the world! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• EXTRA TAGS: #Evolution #War #Tragedy #NonHumanLead #RuthlessProtagonist #AntiHero #DarkFantasy #Werewolf #Schemer #FromWeakToStrong #Grimdark #Strategy A/N: Please read at least ten chapters before deciding whether to continue.

Torture or death…those were the only choices Kael ever considered. But what his enemies didn’t realize was that Kael had no limits, no mercy… and maybe no enemy at all. Death might offer escape, but even in the land of the dead, he would find them. After all, Kael loved haunting. For him, the end is only the beginning.

Caught between the violence of the world, an orphan is taken in by an elderly mage. In the long quiet that follows, the boy learns from the mage both life and magic. (This story focuses less on built-up arcs, and more on character and environment interactions. However, I plan to write escalating story arcs for the protagonist as the plot progresses.)

Rhaever Noctyrr, the crown prince of Vaeltharion, was declared dead long before he ever ruled. Hunted by the truth of a forbidden incident he witnessed as a child, survival demanded the unthinkable—his own death, staged beneath the weight of royal betrayal. Cast into exile under a false name, Rhaever grows in the shadows, sharpening his vengeance and waiting for the day he can reclaim the throne stolen from him. But fate intervenes when he meets Elowyn Kaeryth, a girl whose quiet strength and haunted past draw him in against his better judgment. She becomes his sanctuary in exile, the one light in a life built on lies—until Rhaever uncovers the devastating truth. Elowyn is bound to the very incident that destroyed his childhood and forced his disappearance. As love deepens and secrets unravel, Rhaever must choose between the crown of Vaeltharion and the woman destined to be both his salvation and his downfall. For some princes rise from death to claim a kingdom… and some fall for the one fate never intended them to love.

Six years ago, Princess Lyanna Graves publicly rejected the vampire king at their wedding altar calling him a soulless monster unworthy of love, and walked away, leaving Azrael Thornfield humiliated in front of his entire court. Now, six years later, her kingdom has fallen. Her family is dead and the only person who is offering her shelter is the vampire king she once refused. But Azrael is not doing this out for mercy. “I’ll grant you safety, and in return I want everything that belongs to you, including your body, and your pride. I’ll break you into pieces until you forget what it was like to reject a king.” Lyanna is left with only two choices: accept his cruel proposal or die. She chooses survival. Their revenge marriage is filled with games of dominance and possession which slowly transforms into something far more dangerous. Azrael who married her for revenge is suddenly terrified of losing her, and Lyanna who married him to survive realizes she’s falling for the monster she once created.

She was sold like property to the most feared Alpha King. A weak human girl in a world ruled by wolves, she was bought for one purpose—to bear the Alpha’s heir. Trapped inside a ruthless kingdom, she is forced to survive the cold cruelty of a man who shows no mercy and feels no love. But what the Alpha King doesn’t know is that her blood carries an ancient secret—one powerful enough to shake his throne and rewrite fate itself. He bought her body. Fate bound their souls. And love was never part of the deal.

Not because he wants to—but because the world demands it. Chosen by a Voice that lies and bound to survive a realm where death is routine, Asher learns quickly that living isn’t freedom. It’s obligation. And some burdens aren’t meant to be escaped—only carried.

Is It Wrong to Wake Up as Myself in Orario? A DanMachi fanfic DON'T READ IT IF YOU EXPECT HEAREM AND FUCKUNG SCENES ONLY. I was supposed to land in Japan. Economy seat. Window side. Educational trip on paper—maid cafés in my head. I’d even joked that if the DanMachi world were real, the Hostess of Fertility would put any café to shame. Mama Mia energy. No contest. Then the sky screamed. Metal buckled. Alarms howled. A flash—too bright, too wrong. Truck-kun? In the air? I laughed once, stupidly, and then— Ding. That should’ve been the end. I woke up on cold stone. No hospital. No wreckage. Just towering walls, morning light spilling down narrow streets, and a city breathing around me—vendors shouting, boots on cobblestone, the distant clang of bells. Orario. Not reincarnated. Not reborn. Me. Same thoughts. Same memories. Same hunger. A silver bell rang nearby. I turned—and there he was. Bell Cranel passed me at a run, white hair flashing, eyes bright with a courage that made my chest ache. The world moved around him, like it wanted him to succeed. An orphan on a scholarship back home. An extra here. Or so I thought. That night, a falna burned into my back like destiny deciding it had waited long enough. Strength answered when I reached. Luck followed when I moved. Floors fell. Monsters did not. Weeks later, whispers followed me through the streets of Orario. A nobody who climbed too fast. An outsider who survived too much. Bell ran ahead, chasing his dream. I followed— not to replace him, not to steal his encounters— but to live them. And if fate had dragged me here, then this time, I would answer it on my feet.

On the eve of curing her dying boyfriend, a brilliant biomedical scientist completes the formula that could save his life—only to be torn from her world in a blinding instant, thrown into a realm where science collapses and reality itself stops making sense.

Ajay lived a quiet life in his forgotten village—until the day reality itself twisted around him. Pulled into a strange dimensional world ruled by ancient beings, demons, and fractured timelines, he discovers that fate has marked him for something far greater than survival. With a demon whispering in his ear and a mysterious old man watching over him, Ajay must uncover why his existence is tied to the collapse of worlds. In a universe where dimensions bleed into each other, Ajay must choose: rise… or be erased.

Sylas Gray returns to his hometown in the countryside for a winter vacation to his ancestral home, only to find himself caught in the midst of an apocalyptic outbreak. The world descends into chaos as the undead overrun everything, and the small town he grew up in is no exception. With hope dwindling and death lurking around every corner, Sylas witnesses unspeakable horrors—brutal killings, betrayals, and the darker side of human nature. Yet, amidst the despair, Sylas refuses to give up. Determined to escape the town and reach the capital, he is thrust into a shocking revelation. A mysterious change occurs within him, granting Sylas the ability to sense and control space. He discovers that he possesses a pocket of space within his own body—a power that could be his key to survival. Follow Sylas as he embarks on a perilous journey, fighting to survive, uncovering the truth behind the apocalypse, and discovering the true potential of his newfound abilities.

Have you ever loved someone enough to let them ruin you? Hatred turns intimate. Violence turns protective. Control turns possessive. Lines blur until neither knows where revenge ends and devotion begins. This is not a love story. It’s a descent. A dark romance of power, cruelty, obsession, and the kind of attachment that doesn’t ask to be healthy—only eternal.

During the fourth world war also known as the Great Collapse, Humans began to develop abilities through an energy called aura which is gotten from our life force. The war had to end on account of this. Nations formed alliances and decided to use the ability wielders as a form of law enforcement against rogue users. These Ability wielders were named Exorcists. Hikaru Kage was born to the lowest exorcist clan in Japan. His goal is to Establish the Kage clan as the top ranked clan but has to face the other clans' attempts to stop him.