Conatus of the Iconoclasts [Conatus Iconoclasta]

In a distant past, the seven Ancestral Beasts clashed, and the blood they spilled rained onto the entire plane, infecting humans and animals alike, making them part of their powerful bloodlines. As a small village’s hunter, Liam was unaware of the consequences of that legendary battle. His sole goal was to become a cultivator to gain the strength and resources he needed to avenge his family. Yet, when Liam’s Ancestral Bloodline awakened, he uncovered a connection between his family’s killers and the Dragon King, a connection that could expand his revenge to the entire Kingdom. -------------------- Discord link: https://discord.gg/mefzf3aQJ8 Instagram: eocnovels X: @EoCNovels Cover artist: https://digitalrowye.com

When the System descends, it does not choose heroes—it assigns roles. Ethan Vale is not given a blade, a spell, or a class built to kill. He is handed something far worse: management. In a ruined city where office workers become prey and the rules of survival twist into something cold and unreadable, Ethan can only classify the living, ration the dying, and interpret a System that seems less interested in saving people than in deciding how much they are worth. As monsters stalk the darkened halls and panic spreads through the remaining survivors, every command he issues carries a cost. Every person he marks, every resource he reallocates, every rule he bends drags him deeper into a nightmare where authority feels like a curse and structure is just another word for control. In this apocalypse, the most terrifying thing may not be what’s hunting them—but the fact that the System has already decided who can be used, who can be discarded, and who will be broken first.

Earth was abandoned after scientists confirmed an unavoidable asteroid impact. Humanity escaped to a distant planet called Vespera, rebuilding fragments of Earth’s culture, fear, and ambition. To survive, humans created the Horizon—an artificial shield where technology functions and civilization remains controlled. Beyond it, advanced systems collapse, signals die, and the world becomes unstable. Outside the Horizon exist hostile entities known as Vestiges, along with Relics—crystals that do not respond to machines or commands. They activate only through physical contact and react to human intent in ways no one fully understands. Over time, people began crossing the Horizon alone in search of answers, resources, or purpose. Some returned changed. Many never returned at all. Aarav is one such traveler, driven not by heroism but by unanswered questions and instincts he does not trust. When he comes into contact with a Relic, something far older responds. The Vestiges are not random. Humanity escaped extinction once. The question is whether it deserves to survive again.

“What is this?” Rose said, staring at a reflection of her own face, only more aged and weathered. “Now listen to me carefully. The Earth's fate hangs in the balance.” Her future self said, tone grim. “There wasn't anyone else I'd trust my Luyten V with. Use it to fight, defend the world. Or else, everyone is doomed!” That dire message thrusts Rosemary Brahe into a desperate battle against the Altair, a parasitic monstrosity from the outer reaches of reality. In the far-flung future, they all but destroyed the earth and the rest of humanity. But her future self offers a second chance, an opportunity to make things right. Only Rose and her Luyten V stand any chance to break the chains of this bleak fate. Fight Rose! Fight Luyten V! Gain victory for all our sakes! Coverart: Luyten V was created by RiceDeclined. Check them out on Etsy for great commissions. Background was photo by Andre Benz Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/busy-street-lIa03ti94ec?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash

ORDER OF THE PITCH They took his consciousness without his consent. No warning. No permission. No explanation. When Daniel Adebayo opened his eyes he was inside a facility he'd never seen, surrounded by strangers he'd never met, competing in a tournament he'd never entered. The prize? The chance to become the greatest football coach alive. The cost? Everything. One hundred young minds were selected for this system. Forty have already been broken and sent home — returned to bodies lying in hospital beds while their families sit beside them and cry and receive no answers from the people responsible. The survivors have a name now. The sixty-six. And the next stage — the one they call The Crucible — is designed to reduce that number by half. Six groups. Six constraints. Each one targeting a different weakness. Each one designed not to test what these candidates do best — but to destroy what they do worst. Because the man who built this system understands something most people don't. Pressure doesn't reveal weakness. It reveals truth. Daniel is about to find out what his truth is. He's about to find out what football really means to him — not the answer he'd give in a class, not the answer that sounds right, but the answer that lives underneath everything else. The one that only surfaces when everything is broken and there's nothing left to hide behind. He's also about to find out that the tournament is the least dangerous thing in this facility. Because somewhere in the shadows — in a room that doesn't appear on any schematic, in an organization operating on three continents, in the space between what the people running this project say they want and what they actually want — something much larger is moving. And it has been watching Daniel since before he arrived. In a tournament where knowledge is the weapon — the most dangerous player never touches the ball. ORDER OF THE PITCH For everyone who ever watched a football match and looked at the dugout instead of the pitch. This one is for you.

Married to a feared Lord of Sin, a witch must survive his hunger and unravel the truth about his power and her own destiny. Lucrezia Bathory has lived as an outcast from her pack until married to the rumored Devil’s Incarnate of Dreadwyn. A land built on souls of the dead and the throne of human bones—an ugly creature of the dark with sharp fangs, claws, and a monstrous form—known to eat the flesh of the innocent, and drink the marrow of the wicked. To protect her family and House Bathory, Lucrezia carries the cross as sacrifice to prove her birthright. But who knew the creature wedded wasn't as described in the tome as ‘ugly’ but a Sin destined to lure her astray. A Daydream disguised as a Nightmare, and a Nightmare of many colors. *** EXCERPT “You want to know what I want?” He stepped forward, pinning her gaze deep into his bright hazel eyes, reminding her sanity she just treaded the wrong question. When he drew closer, she stepped back, heart drumming loud that its rhythmic sound replaced the sudden silence sealed with heat, until the back of her legs hit the table behind, taking her weight along its surface. Gods… she was only wearing a silk night gown, and the windows were perfectly closed, hearth warm enough against the cold yet she was burning. “I can’t breathe, Lucreiza,” He pronounced her name like a sinful prayer, and she gulped, her mouth almost hanging from delusion. “I can't breathe because you’re fucking me with your scent. I’m going crazy with every passing second I breathe, and seeing you like this, utterly bare, makes me want to make you beg.” It was so short, but she could feel every power, every restrian, every pleasure, just by words alone. How insane can it drive her, were determined by her reaction. Unknown emotions she has never felt before, emotions that heated and chilled her all at the same time. A gasp escaped her lips when he pressed closer, and her legs parted unconsciously, conceding to his unexpressed demand. Now she was pinned in between the body of a monster. One whom she should fear, but felt… expectation? He leaned in and she stuttered a breath, throwing her head back as his fangs grazed her skin in a manner that’s supposed to make her crawl. Run. But instead, it made her desperate. “You don't know even half of what I want, half of what I need.” At this point, Lucreiza’s mind was a totally mess that nothing else registered apart from what he was doing to her. “I’m not just the monster you should fear, witch. I’m the Devil you should deny,” That was the thing… she couldn’t reject him. Fear him. Stir clear. Run. Nothing else made sense to her apart from the burning flames in her chest, the one she never knew when exactly it transpired. The world seemed to cease when she opened her mouth and uttered the damnation, that even the heavens screamed warning from above. “Y-yes,” she whispered, voice hanging from ecstasy. “M-Make me b-beg,” PS: MATURED CONTENT. #webnovel

Westeros is a realm of looming shadows and sharp, brutal honor, a fractured tapestry woven with ambition, all while the specter of long winters always crawls closer. For Alaric Mormont, formerly a modern soldier in his past life, but now the youngest son of House Mormont of Bear Island, the chessboard of court and war has, inexplicably, gained an interface. Alaric is bound to the System, a supernatural manifestation that replicates the rules of Dungeons and Dragons, adapted to the reality of A Song of Ice and Fire. Where others see mere men, Alaric sees Level, Ability Scores, Feats, and Spells that must be earned. Calm and reserved by nature, and with a growing connection to the natural world thanks to the class the System calls Druid, Alaric must learn to balance the philosophy and mindset of his previous life with the world of savage honor in Westeros. Winter is coming. The Grand Game of Kings and Lords has begun. And Alaric Mormont is the only player capable of manipulating reality through a safe and powerful magic called the system. Attention: Read the "Important Information" Chapter first. And new chapter every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

Vale never imagined he would have to fight monsters, but in this world, survival leaves little choice. Stripped of all his memories, Vale awakens in a land where humanity battles creatures known as Spawn. Here, people wield supernatural abilities and grow stronger by conquering deadly Trials. Vale possesses an ability as well—but unlike the powers of those around him, his seems utterly useless in combat. He cannot be detected by anything beyond the five senses. He has no reflection, no shadow, not even a supernatural technique can perceive him. Though weak and lost in an unforgiving world, Vale is forced to fight alongside people far stronger than himself. Yet even as he struggles to survive the Trials and the horrors within them, one goal continues to drive him forward: To uncover the truth of who he is… and who he once was. What to Expect? -A smart mc that has to fight with weapons in a world full of powers -Side characters that are independent of the mc and have their own ambitions and goals -A powers system where for each thing you gain you also lose something of equal value -A deep lore and cosmology that reveals itself more and more as the story goes on https://discord.gg/7qnXBHaB2A link to the discord incase anyone wants to join

A group of pirates that travel the far seas, recruiting those who are unique than everyone else, as it was the crew known as the Founders Seek. They are known for their heroicness and different for all pirates, it was thanks to their leader Captain Moed, but when they truly started to change was when Semya joined the crew, though was unexpected, how will Semya joining the crew and how will he change their minds as they would go on wild adventures and meeting more people no just Semya.

Alchemy, a young girl , visits her uncle's family for a vacation, connecting with her cousins and meeting new dynamics. Tensions simmer as she catches the eye of Kwame, who's immediately smitten, calling her "heartbeat". As the family welcomes her with open arms, Marvel's sarcasm and Kwame's playful teasing create a mix of humor and tension. Amidst the chaos, Alchemy finds herself drawn to the warmth and laughter of her uncle's family, setting the stage for unexpected connections and revelations. With the two brothers falling in love with her, who is she going to be with?!