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In a world divided by a vast, uncharted sea, only the Fortunate thrive, while the Unfortunate scrape by in the harsh lands of Hinkon. Tuziku, born into poverty, never imagined his life could change—until a mysterious encounter awakens a terrifying power within him. Labeled an Underdog, he is forced to flee, hunted by ruthless forces from the prosperous Land of Fuyu. Betrayal, blood, and chaos follow him at every step, and survival means embracing the monstrous abilities he never asked for. As Tuziku battles enemies both human and demonic, he discovers that strength comes at a price—and vengeance may be the only path to justice.

Ecclesia had always contained the seeds of corruption from the very beginning. Unsettled by rebellion, the country had never experienced a time of peace ever since, with the fighting always being a dominant occurrence in the citizens' lives. When a detective uncovers a mastermind's plot to plunge the country into total war, he is swiftly stopped when the Enforcers begin hunting him down due to false charges pinned down on him. Even when he escapes the clutches of the Enforcers, still, the war rages on, with no one showing signs of stopping. He must first clear his name and find out the true objective of the war before even thinking about stopping it. Technological advances bring massive steam-powered zeppelins and machines into the fray, wreaking havoc on innocent, unprepared cities that have never seen such times before and changing the redefining the strategies of war forever. This is the genesis of a new era! WHAT TO EXPECT: A smart MC who doesn't act like a genius in one scene then finds himself outsmarted by a toddler Strategy. A lot of it. In fact, most of the story is actually one large scheme made up of tinier strategies with war elements involved Battles involving steampunk-inspired zeppelins and other giant machines And lastly, puzzle solving for those who like brain twisters... Chapters are published every Monday and Friday

Tell me, have you ever wondered what happens to the stories that don't end? Curious, aren't you? Hah! How delightful. Most people prefer their tales of glorious triumphs, heroic sacrifices, and happily ever afters. But you? Oh, you just had to come poking around, didn't you? Well... who am I to deny such curiosity? After all, what kind of host would I be if I didn't welcome my guests? My name is Sileo Acheron. And welcome to my little corner of Hell. Do make yourself comfortable. I'd offer you refreshments, but the last guest made such a mess.

A powerful shaman woman who has unique abilities and background finds herself in the middle of an immense power struggle between the top major clans. Her heart beats for Satoru but their love is challenged time and again by others that also wish to have her but what does she really know without all of her memories? Can she figure out her past while still building a future? Will her heart be torn on who to love?

Terra II, a world split into vast planes, where deserts stretch ceaselessly and horrors—roamed without rest. It is a land scarred by self made nightmares that never fade. The Common Era, where the concept of happiness has been abandoned. No story begins with joy, and none end with peace. One mistake—a misplaced word, a fleeting gesture—is all that it took. Strength was never the problem. You survived long enough to know that looking strong, feeling strong, and being strong are three different lies people tell themselves to keep moving. Terra is heavy. The roads are long and boundless like the deserts. And family...family—that has been stripped away. Once? Twice? no, Thrice? You’ve walked. You’ve run. You’ve shot at everything. You've seen your friends perish away, your self-made family rotting away, and how do you cover it? By carrying a carload of supplies through every kind of conceivable catastrophe. ———————— I'm pretty nervous how this version will be received and since i went for both magic and a modern setting. I'm not really good as creating things so i took inspiration from some well known media, so if it seems familiar, i tried as best i could to make it my own. but idk. Lets see, it starts to pick up the pace slowly. It's a slow born sort of thing. short ass rant, lol. Kristen out, peace.

Mon\Thu - 2 new chapters. Reality is not as stable as it seems. There are moments—brief, almost impossible to notice—when something shifts. A hallway feels longer than before. A sound arrives too late. A memory no longer fits where it should. Most people ignore these fractures in reality. Juson cannot. After a series of disturbing incidents begin to follow him, buried memories slowly resurface—fragments of a past he cannot fully remember, tied to a hidden existence surrounding entities known as Omizans. As strange blue particles begin appearing around him and reality itself starts to distort, Juson is drawn toward a truth connected not only to his forgotten past… but to his own son, Herik. The deeper he searches, the more unstable the world around him becomes. And as the boundary between dimensions begins to tear apart, one question continues to haunt him— Were these memories taken from him… or did he choose to bury them himself?

The world changes into a mundane setting where everything looks the same. Ivory is forced to navigate through perpetual boredom while uncovering the mysteries of her world.

Ethan didn't want a second chance. He just wanted the pain to stop. Tormented by a life he deemed fundamentally unfair, Ethan chose to end it. But death was not the final chapter. He awakens in the luminous void before Deus, the Architect of Worlds, who, in a baffling act of cosmic charity, reincarnates him. Now named Elias, he's thrust into the world of Flow, a realm where life is dictated by the cosmic forces that shape existence. Here, every soul manifests one of the 22 Traits, each granting authority over a fundamental constant—Cosmic, Cognitive, Existential, and Soulfire. Elias must navigate the treacherous Ladder of Ascension, a hierarchy where power is absolute. He finds a brutal, undeniable truth: this new world is just as rigged as the last. But Elias isn't alone. He manifests an Anomaly a power as comples as it is potent, and quickly carves a path through the lower rungs of the Ladder. His ascent is marked by defiant acts all in an attempt to defy the so called God who reincarnated him in the fisrt place. As his power grows, Elias realizes Deus’s act of kindness hides a terrifying agenda. He is not a chosen hero; he is a pawn in a game played by beings high above the Ladder. To prove the universe is an unjust structure, Elias must now risk everything. Will he expose the hypocrisy of existence and escape the clutches of Fate, or will he be a pawn in the game of god's?

“Doing the wrong thing for the right reason… never ends well for anyone.” Seven great races ruled the continent of Eldarion. And... humans weren’t among them. To the world, mankind was nothing more than background noise, as insignificant as a breath of air... as laughable as a failed joke of creation. A race with no promise. No power... No future... Tyler was born into that world... a world where every “hero of humanity” was fated to fall before they could rise. So he abandoned the path of heroes entirely. He chose the road stained in shadows. He chose the power no sane soul would touch. He chose to become a demon... Not for glory, but for survival. His purpose was simple: Ascend to become the strongest demon. Stand as a monstrous shield when the true invaders finally tear into their continent. And he succeeded. He rose higher, darker, and stronger than any being before him. But power has a price. A price he only understood when it was far too late. For in climbing toward salvation, He became the very abomination he once swore to destroy— The Desecrator. And the world whispered: “There is no lesser or greater evil. There is only evil.” Yet a more profound truth lingered in the dark: “Because sometimes, only one Evil can devour another.” *** Discord - https://discord.gg/nQEBsk3ZGX *** #Yandere_MC #Complex_Characters #No_Harem #Dark #Rare_Bloodline #Magic #Slowburn #Fated_Love #Demons #Dragons #Otherworlders #Runic_Sorcery #Evil_FL

[Trigger Warning: This semi dark fantasy romance contains few mature themes.] SYNOPSIS: •A WORLD BUILT ON LIES• Long ago, humans lived unaware of the supernatural beings hidden among them—werewolves with their primal instincts, witches whispering spells in the dark, and elves with their ancient, watchful eyes. For centuries, they coexisted in fragile silence. Then, everything shattered. Near the shadow-drenced woods of the Shadow pack kingdom, human traveler stumbled upon a gruesome scene: an old woman’s lifeless body, her skin ashen, her wounds gaping like accusations. A few paces away lay a dead werewolf, its throat ripped open, its muzzle still flecked with blood. The truth was undeniable—monsters walked among them. Fear ignited war. Humans, armed with fire and steel, hunted the supernatural races. Witches and elves were dragged into the slaughter, their homes burned, their people butchered. The bloodshed raged until King Alfred V of the Amethyst Kingdom stood before the four Werewolf Kings—Silverhowl, Crimsonheart, Shadow, and Atlassian —and offered a deal drenched in poison. A sacrifice for peace. Every twenty years, each human family would surrender a daughter to the werewolves. And in return, the future Alpha Kings must wed a human—or the war would reignite. The werewolves agreed. The witches and elves retreated, their hatred festering like an open wound. The world remained fractured, its peace a fragile lie. --- •THE PROPHECY OF FIRE• In the hidden Blaze Tribe, where crimson eyes burned like embers, the seer Prophetia foresaw annihilation. "Our people will fall," she rasped, her voice trembling. "But from the ashes, a girl will rise—the one who will bring true peace… and the one they will slaughter for it." The tribe made a desperate pact. They would cast a spell—a curse of forgotten memory—erasing their existence from the world’s mind. Their souls would be the price, but their legacy would live on in Ovelia, the child of prophecy. The night the Blaze Tribe fell, Ovelia’s parents hid her in the whispering forest, their hands shaking as they sealed a goddess—Firera—inside her infant body. Then, they turned to face their doom. --- •FATE’S CRUEL WHISPER• Ace Draven—half-werewolf, half-witch prince of Silverhowl—had never believed in destiny. Until he found a crying infant in the forest. His wolf, Fenrir, howled in recognition. A crimson thread shimmered between them—mates. But Firera, watching from within Ovelia’s soul, snarled. "She’s a child. This is too soon." With a flick of her wrist and spell, she tore the memory from Ace’s mind, leaving only an empty ache in his chest. --- •TWENTY YEARS LATER: A SACRIFICE IGNITES• Ovelia has spent her life as a slave, raised by the cruel mayor of Timberline Village—a man who would gladly sacrifice her to spare his own daughter. The night of the sacrifice, the air reeks of damp earth and iron. Torches flicker as the werewolves emerge from the shadows. And then—Ace Draven steps forward. Their eyes meet. Fenrir *howls*. Ace’s claws unsheathe, his breath ragged. He doesn’t understand why his wolf is clawing at his ribs, why his pulse hammers at the sight of this stranger. But the bond between them burns hotter than vengeance. Ovelia doesn’t know him. He doesn’t recognize her. And yet, their souls scream in unison.

I knew this story. I had read it years ago—the tale of two extraordinary princesses, Seraphina and Ariella, and Prince Alexander of Eldoria. I knew who would fall in love. I knew who would betray whom. And I knew the love triangle would end in tragedy. What I didn't know was that one day, I would wake up inside that very story. Now I'm Elysia, a princess of Astoria with a strange ability to communicate with magical creatures. Unfortunately, I have no memory of my life as Elysia—and the world I'm living in isn't following the story I remember. Alexander is no longer the prince I once knew from the novel. He's making choices of his own, and somehow I've become tangled in his plans to hunt Aetheron, the feared King of Monsters. Then I meet Lord Killian Ravenscroft. He's intelligent, mysterious, and far too interested in the things I don't understand about this world. And somehow, the man who should be my greatest enemy becomes the one person I can't stop thinking about. The more I try to change the story, the more it changes around me. Alexander wants me to stay. The King of Monsters wants something from me. And I? I've already chosen the one man I was never supposed to love. My prince. My weredragon. But if I know how this story ends, why has everything already gone wrong? And this time, I'm the one who might not survive the ending.

This world has certainly changed since the last time I died... In the United States, if you're from a rural town, you better get home before nightfall, or you might run into the madman with the chainsaw. One rule most people know is: never enter a stranger’s house, or you might find yourself in a wax museum. And if you're planning a fun night with friends, don't choose a cabin in the middle of the woods. If you're a scientist and you want to study something that might be beyond your control, don't do it in the middle of a small town. Jonathan had heard many stories throughout his working life as a priest, and he had dealt with all kinds of problems—killer clowns, young people possessed by evil spirits, a disturbing dark being that invaded people's dreams, murderous dolls, monsters in the mist, and those things that only happen in a lighthouse. As a priest, Jonathan had to take care of every real problem that came his way. Of course, his fees weren’t exactly cheap. Whenever he took on a case, whether it was counseling or a cleansing, the results were always exactly what people hoped for. Jonathan has to admit that sometimes he used a bit more gunpowder than necessary to handle a case, but he always solved everything with a single prayer: "I ask you, God, to show me how to be open, but also teach me how to guard my heart. Help me not to fight the wrong way, but instead to think like a warrior of the kingdom. Thank you for being the light that guides my steps. I give you glory and praise for being my waymaker." Jonathan is the greatest warrior of God among humans.

One day a very strong solar flare hit the earth destroying the entire atmosphere. In just a span of a year, the entire world was completely tormented by earthquakes and tsunamis killing almost half of the population. And when humans thought it was the end, the monster appeared. Undead and mutated monsters hunted down the remaining humans. Weak end up as the prey and the strongest rule. Lin Yunfeng, a 25-year-old construction worker, was pulled into the whirlwind of this world when he stumbled upon the Monster Ender system by accident. With a system and a small godly beast in hand, he embarked on his journey to be number one. Because only the strongest can make the rules. He wanted to be the one at the top just so he can restore the balance of this world.

After being homeschooled his entire life in his isolated farm, Alex finally makes his way to a big city where he finds out about a new VR game called Eternal Cultivation. By luck, Alex receives the Inheritance of the Alchemy God as his reward. Using that inheritance and masters that care for him, Alex begins to learn about the new world he has found himself in while pursuing both Alchemy and Cultivation to the pinnacle. - - - - - - Join my discord: https://discord.gg/pxRhqNMAV

Suits: The Win Rate System Waking up in the body of a Harvard Law student with a gamified "System" was a second chance Scott Roden didn't expect. While Mike Ross relies on a photographic memory and fraud, Scott relies on a Win Rate Calculator and a Blackmail Archive to dominate the legal world. Rejected by Harvey Specter, Scott chooses a different path: turning the overlooked Louis Litt into a legend and proving that in a firm of gamblers, the man who calculates the odds always wins.

Fin is an average office worker who unfortunately faces a 'bit' of misfortune one day. This leads to his reincarnation in a modern world with swords, magic, guilds and rankers.

I. Earth Personality This is the first book in the collection, which contains allegories, symbolism, metaphors, imagery, and similes regarding how life is connected, and how the narrator's story tells the haunting yet beautiful tale of her life and how she fights. The narrator, Daisy, transforms and shares her story with her spiritual journey, and how she no longer recognizes the physical world. The collection "Earth Personality" explains how flawed humanity is and how because people face consequences unknown to the naked eye. The narrator's eyes are everywhere, even if she cannot physically see what is happening as she is facing a spiritual awakening and tuning into the spiritual world. The novel details the unusual phenomena that takes place when someone must be taught a lesson, and when their vices do not always work in their favor. The narrator's eyes are always watching and may even hunt you. What will you do? Written: 2020 *** II. Dreamland of Emotions The main character, Daisy, indulges in her shadow work and she sees that her negative thoughts and perception of self are nothing but her ego trying to protect her from hurt. Daisy slowly and surely stops feeling shame and ashamed over her mother’s victimhood and breaks the trauma bond between her and her mother. Daisy becomes a different person, and understands that her ideas manifest her life. Daisy becomes closer with her higher self while healing her shadow self, who all shine through as she makes decisions and transforms. This collection follows Daisy as she sheds layers of her ego, experiences heightened paranormal encounters, and feels a deeper pull toward her soul and purpose. Dive into Daisy’s mind as her feelings about herself, the world, her mother, and the loss of her friend haunt her. Through pain and reflection, she learns to transmute her emotions and heal. However, is it all truly coming from the source? Written: 2023 *** III: Human Disguise After abruptly moving away, Daisy’s mother is finally cut off for good, leaving Daisy to grieve the mother she never had. Supported by friends and family, Daisy begins the slow work of remembering herself. Through visions of Jezebel and the dark possession that haunted her mother, Daisy witnesses the control, chaos, and lies that shaped her childhood. Daisy can finally face her wounds and close the saddest chapter of her life, where narcissism, BPD, and spiritual upheaval had taken over her life. At the masquerade ball she hosts, the masks worn by others reveal hidden truths, and there, she comes closer to God and sees what masks the paranormal hold. As Daisy sheds her own protective mask, she steps into who she once was before her narcissistic mother isolated her. Who is Daisy? Written: 2025-2026 *** IV: Dream House Welcome to the Dream House! Dream House is a coming-of-age poetry collection told through the eyes of Daisy as a little girl. She believes she lives inside a world of pink glitter, princess dresses, Barbie dolls, and fairy tales. Beneath the sparkle, however, something sinister quietly grows: this is where the darkness had started in Daisy's family. This is where her mother went from pink to black. As childhood innocence begins to unravel, Daisy encounters haunted dreams that symbolize the inherited pain, emotional neglect, and the unseen darkness that can take root within a family. The collection explores how a child's imagination transforms experiences she is too young to understand into scary dreams with haunted and cursed imagery. Dream House is a story of childhood, innocence, and the moment a beautiful fairytale begins to crack, and how children must lose their glitter and find the darkness in order to reestablish the glue. Can Daisy escape a beautiful home that was never truly hers? Written: 2026 #gothic literature #dark fantasy #urban fantasy #confessional #romanticism #psychological Thank you for reading this personal collection!

Crestwood used to be peaceful. Now people lock their doors before sunset. The town has become consumed by a string of brutal murders, each victim connected in ways the police fail to understand. To everyone else, the deaths seem random. But Aubrey knows better. There’s a pattern hidden beneath the bloodshed—something watching, choosing, waiting. And when the pattern begins circling her, she realizes she was never outside of it. Desperate for answers, Aubrey gathers the friends she trusts most, only to uncover a terrifying truth: all of them are connected by something far deeper than coincidence. Their lives, their encounters, even the tragedies that shaped them feel orchestrated, as though they had been guided toward one another long before they were born. But the deeper they dig, the more reality itself begins to unravel. Because behind Crestwood lies something far worse than a murderer. There are forces moving beyond human sight—silent influences shaping lives, steering choices, and bending fate toward an outcome only they understand. To them, people are nothing more than expendable positions in a larger design, living entire lives unaware they were never truly in control. Everything was proceeding exactly as intended. Until one of them changed. Among Aubrey’s group, one fate begins drifting beyond what was planned, triggering a chain reaction no one foresaw. What should have remained controllable becomes unpredictable. Dangerous. For the first time, something within the system is no longer obeying the role it was given. And if even one pawn can move on its own… Then the ones controlling the board may finally learn what fear feels like.

Kamishiro Hagoromo won the reincarnation lottery: a blessed face, a genius mind, and a killer Lightning Release. His dream? A peaceful, easy life in a romantic comedy. The universe had other plans. It dropped him into the Third Shinobi War and assigned him to its most volatile, forbidden asset: Uzumaki Kushina, the Red-Hot Habanero and Konoha's living secret weapon. Now, trapped between a teacher who treats him as her personal entertainment and a battlefield that chews up prodigies for breakfast, Hagoromo must use every cheat he knows. His goal isn't to become Hokage, or a legend. It’s to make it to the front lines alive. The greatest threat to his mission, however, isn't the enemy—it's the teacher who's supposed to prepare him for it.

Tetsuo Kawaguchi was once a promising young basketball player, but a tragic past left him emotionally numb, unable to feel joy, pain, or even the passion he once held for the game. After passing the entrance exams, he enrolls at Toshigawa Academy, indifferent to the world around him. Yet when he picks up a basketball again during a gym session, something stirs within him—a sensation he believed was long gone. Through encounters with others who share his love for the sport, and the quiet persistence of his younger sister, Tetsuo is slowly drawn back toward basketball. Reluctantly, he joins the school’s team—not simply to play, but to confront the memories he has spent years avoiding. As he pushes himself on the court, the emotional walls he built begin to crack. But healing is neither quick nor easy, and the weight of his past threatens to pull him backward. With every game, every setback, and every bond he forms, Tetsuo inches closer to rediscovering what it means to feel again.