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Lucian Valemont was supposed to die like a dog. Humiliated, discarded, and killed by the hero like every other forgettable villain. But there’s a problem: he remembers the novel. Or at least he thinks he does. As it turns out, his memory is just like the plot full of holes. Reincarnated as the bastard son of Duke Valemont, Lucian wakes up with a Villain’s Path System and a life destined for failure. 88% of his mana is sealed by a curse, his family wants him dead, and the academy thinks he’s a joke. In this world, everything is a race. Family who treat their blood like a tool — now why, what, and when it happened, that's up to you to find out in the story. Now, Lucian has to play his part while navigating his own messed-up life and finding himself trapped between three heroines who are as dangerous as the world itself: Seraphina Ashenblade: Aggressive and stubborn. She’s the type of girl who values her pride more than her own life. Elira Frostveil: The "Ice Princess"— cold, detached, and mysterious. She has a strange habit of just observing. Aria Lighthollow: The innocent saint with a hidden nature darker than anyone knows. The protagonist can have his predictable happy ending. Lucian is going to take the power, the women, and the throne the story never meant for him to have. The novel thinks it controls his fate. It’s about to learn what happens when the villain stops playing by the rules. A WARNING TO IMPATIENT READERS: If you're looking for a brainless MC who gets instantly overpowered in chapter 3 and collects women like trophies, click away now. Go read something else. For the first 45 chapters, Lucian is physically pathetic. He doesn't survive with cheat-like strength; he survives through sheer spite, psychological warfare, and gaslighting people who could crush him with two fingers. If you have the attention span of a goldfish and drop novels because the MC can't one-shot the villain on day one, this isn't for you. But if you're smart enough to stick around for the build-up? Chapter 55 changes everything. The payoff will absolutely shatter your mind. Consider this a filter.

A famous actress slicing through monsters with flawless five-star choreography… A singer nuking mobs with long-range fire magic… A cold businesswoman trying to buy the entire monster hunter academy… …and me—a dead-tired office worker who just wanted to log in and breathe.

50 years ago, the Gods had died against an invisible adversary. Their downfall had brought along with it many disasters, but the worst came 13 years later. Exactly 37 years ago, another threat had arrived, one that had brought mankind much closer to extinction than ever before. A sentient world known as the Labyrinth festered beneath the surface, slowly consuming the world. But it was also an opportunity. At the age of 17, everyone must enter the Labyrinth to awaken one of 27 Source Elements, or not awaken at all. Consequently, it was Leonidas’s 17th birthday, and it was not going according to plan. He was supposed to enter the Labyrinth like normal and go through his first trial to awaken. Yet here he was, fighting a part of his soul which had come from another world. As if that was not enough, he soon gets transported to the worst region in the Labyrinth, the Realm Of Madness. Faced with unimaginable horrors and human betrayals, Leonidas has to lie, cheat, steal, and kill his way out. Things were going somewhat according to the new plan when he met someone even crueler and worse than him. * * * * * * Discord Link: https://discord.gg/YTYhNE7GKD

Born human. But Hunts like a dragon. Gods name him a curse. Humans fear him as a monster. Demons whisper his name as death... The Dragon Knight - Flame of Vengeance

Eight hundred years of war. Countless dead. Empires reduced to names no one remembers. And at the end of it, Dao Ling — the White Demon, the monster without a side, the man who massacred his way across a empire of battlefields — died in the mud holding a pearl and whispering an apology to someone who could no longer hear it. He woke up in the past. Young. Weak. Alive. He told himself he would do things differently this time. That he would find her before the war found her. That he would keep his hands clean. He told himself that. What he did not know — what the pearl had never promised — was that the world had not gone back. It had moved forward. And everything waiting for him in this unfamiliar future was something he had never lived through before. Love, in its truest form, is not warmth. It is the specific weight of something you are no longer able to protect — and the lengths a man will go to carry it anyway. This is the story of those lengths.

In a multiverse of infinite layers, Kael Veyris emerges as a singularity of power. He does not merely fighthe reshapes wars, redefines enemies, and rewrites the rules of life itself. As gods, titans, and cosmic entities attempt to challenge him, Kael’s reality warping abilities leave them powerless. But absolute power comes at a cost. With every law he bends and soul he claims, Kael must confront the fragility of identity, morality, and the infinite consequences of reshaping existence itself. wiki: the-architect-of-existence.fandom.com

“Hey, everyone's used to main characters transmigrating into cool guys or extras with hidden potential... But the rotten corpse of some lowlife hustler? Seriously?” He ended his previous life on a high note... But he never expected to be chosen as a Champion and sentenced to a new life. Just as he never expected to wake up in a filthy grave, in the most dangerous place in the world. Following a forgotten dream, he steps onto a path to become a living legend... and the darkest star this world has ever seen. “Hey, what do I even call you?” “Me? Nobody... You may know me as Mr. Nobody.” “…” “And yeah, one more thing… Don’t talk sh*t about cats.”

A 300-year-old vampire. A world of cultivators. And a hunger that could make him a god. Cain has spent three centuries running—from the Church, from hunters, from his own nature. When his last refuge burns, he steps through an ancient portal into a world he never imagined. Here, blood carries qi. And Cain can refine that qi into power. The righteous sects call him a demon. The demonic sects want to devour him. And a hunter with emerald eyes is following him across dimensions. But Cain has survived 300 years by being smarter than everyone else. He'll learn their martial arts. Master the Scarlet Dao. And rise from prey to predator. A vampire doesn't just survive. He conquers.

Thousands of years ago, humankind left the Old World. We enter a new age where science and magic are no longer opposing concepts. With these new opportunities came danger in the form of the Dark Races and the ones that named themselves Gods. However, if there was one thing humans were good at was their ability to destroy. Humankind fought and carved a bloody path into the new world. Cain's luck had never been good, but his destiny changed forever once he decided to harden his heart and face the world without fear or hesitation. --Godslayer Humankind's motto.-- We can comprehend the supernatural. We can dominate the supernatural. We can kill the supernatural - Adam, Emperor of Godslayer Humankind, The First Titan. Current schedule: 21 chapters a week. Bonus chapters: Over 600 power stones: 3 extra chapters. Over 800 power stones: 6 extra chapters. Over 1200 power stones: 9 extra chapters. Discord channel: https://discord.gg/R666sNEdrU

Ives has been pushed to his limit by his relatives, bullies and society. Just when he was about to end it all, he receives a game which he plays and suddenly inherits a colossal fortune. A new world opens up to him, one where getting what you want isn't a matter of “What if?” but “How much?”. One completely closed off to anyone who isn't in the higher rung of society. Ives will play the game. Get back at those who hurt him. Discover dark truths of his past and even worse ones about the capitalist nightmare he now inhabits and thrives in. His end goal is to rise to the top where he can decide the fate of this world is his wish — to put an end to this corrupt society. For this, he will risk it all, spinning the wheel of fortune over and over again till he gets what he wants.

In the Kingdom of Thorns, mana is the law. For Kael, it is a calculation. Born with a unique affinity for Aetheric Space, Kael doesn't just cast spells—he rewrites physics. While nobles waste mana on flashy flames, Kael folds distance, crushes molecules, and harvests the void. But every Spatial Pull and Aetheric Synthesis pushes his MP to the absolute brink. In a world of stagnant magic, Kael’s efficiency is his only weapon—and his greatest secret. He isn't here to save the Kingdom of Thorns. He’s here to audit it. With a genius Alchemist and a calculating Grand Duke’s daughter by his side, Kael will forge an empire from the ashes of the old world. The King wants a savior. The Princess wants a miracle. Kael wants everything.

In the multiverse, there are anomalies: regressors, reincarnators, transmigrators, and others. All those who broke their universe’s timeline. The Natural Laws developed a process to throw these anomalies into an overlord timeline. And thus the Overlord Timeline was created, the universe in which thousands-year cultivators, baby reincarnated mages, and systems, systems all abound, were all thrown together to maintain the order of the world. And of course, Aurel was born as a native of this universe, born on the Blue Planet. He knows nothing except that the natives are ruled and enslaved by the Otherworlders, the anomalies that have invaded his home. However, his whole world changes when his village is slaughtered by an Otherworlder for an unknown cause. The Will of the World, the consciousness of the Universe has chosen him to get rid of these Otherworlders, these anomalies. Aurel wants freedom. But as he continues to gain more power, knowledge, and experience about the world, he continues to wonder—what is freedom? *** Thanks for reading. Sorry for late updates in advance.

Henry is reborn in the world of Tinker Bell as a Never Fairy with a unique talent. Let's see what type of changes his presence will bring to this world. Note: NO SYSTEM. Must be 18 years or older to read. Read responsibly.

Dr. Lucian Valle has always believed in one thing—science. A man of logic, precision, and control, he has spent his life saving others, trusting only what can be explained, measured, and proven. But everything he knows begins to unravel the day his son is born. Agastya is not like other children. From the moment he opens his eyes, there is something unsettling… something extraordinary about him. He does not cry. He does not react like a newborn. Instead, he watches—calm, aware, as if he understands a world he has just entered. At first, it is dismissed as uniqueness. Then… it becomes something else. As Agastya grows, his differences become impossible to ignore. His intelligence surpasses his age. His awareness borders on unnatural. And the world around him begins to notice. Whispers follow him. Children fear him. Adults question him. And soon, one word begins to define him— Cursed. But Lucian refuses to accept that. Torn between science and fatherhood, he stands against a society that fears what it cannot understand. As the line between logic and the unknown begins to blur, Lucian must confront a terrifying possibility: What if his son is not just gifted? What if he is something beyond human comprehension? And if that is true— Is the world ready for Agastya? Or is Agastya the one thing the world should fear?

I was reborn as Portgas D. Ace, the son of the Pirate King. In the original story, I was supposed to live in the shadow of my father’s 'sin,' join Whitebeard as a loyal son, and die with a hole in my chest at Marineford. To that, I say: Screw the plot! I didn't come to this world to be a tragic footnote. I was born with a soul mutation that grants me two Devil Fruits, a monstrous reserve of energy that never fades, and a Conqueror’s Haki that screams for the world to kneel. I’m not playing the 'Good Son' for Whitebeard, and I’m certainly not running from the Marines. I’m founding the Eclipse Pirates. I don't care about the Pirate King's throne—I'm going to be the only Sovereign this sea has ever seen. The era of 'The Son of Roger' is over. The era of the Eclipse has begun. [OP MC | Dual Devil Fruits | No Whitebeard | Ruthless Progression]

“A boy,” they said....and with that the war began. Now Aegon must navigate a court of lies, ambition, and dragons, where every step brings him closer to the throne… or the grave.

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, the emotionless genius created in the White Room, dies and wakes up in the deadly world of Re:Zero with the ability Return by Death. Armed with perfect memory and zero empathy, he treats every death as valuable data. He views Emilia as a tool, Elsa as a blade, and Meili as a controllable asset. Using each loop to optimize his moves, Ayanokoji manipulates people, builds a ruthless faction, and turns the Royal Selection into his personal chessboard. In a world ruled by emotions and madness, the coldest mind holds all the cards. But the Witch’s scent growing on him may attract far worse than assassins… A dark, calculating isekai where death is merely another tool for the ultimate strategist.

If Naph, a 17 year old, was asked what’s the value of a life? He may answer, “not much.” He would be lying. Extremely. Based on his own experience and his one true goal. Anaphol, aka, Naph, had just killed Bulwark. A 12 year old child designated as a terrorist in a world that is just around the corner to pass its established steampunk era. The bounty on her head? 10 million Tarna. With a condition, ‘bring her head back clean and undamaged.’ Money he wanted to collect for his goal of delivering justice in a place far away. But the consequence of killing Bulwark? A war of enormous proportion on the country that took him in, the very same country that put the bounty on Bulwark. As he began realizing the weight of the consequence, a ray of hope came from the very same light source of his morality. Don Extea gave him a message to follow and he followed it. The message entangling him further into the stories and fate of the world he did not want to become part of. “What a world, as if it is in fact a dark fantasy wanting to be a steampunk.” Remarked a noble referred to as the Duchess of Knowledge in the platinent Jhorime. That only entangled him further and further into what the world demanded out of his existence, pulling him away from the goal he wishes to complete and pushes towards his goal despite it all. Yet, despite everything that keeps happening, one word kept ringing in his mind until he learned its true meaning before he could complete his own goal, the word being: “Cata.” ---------------------------------------------------- Updates regularly with 1 chapter a day. ---------------------------------------------------- Genre: Modern, Urban, Fantasy, Steampunk, Sci-fi, Adventure ---------------------------------------------------- To read ahead of Webnovel and RoyalRoad become my patron on patreon.com, the handle is mentioned below! :) This story is also available on RoyalRoad.com with the same title "Catalyst Cross Lesio" with the username 'alexUnderTheStars'. My paypal is connected to it, so if you wish to help out a budding artist do go to my "Catalyst Cross Lesio" on RoyalRoad.com and hit that donate button! Thank you! :) ---------------------------------------------------- Instagram handle: @catalyst.cross.lesio Patreon handle: @alexUnderTheStars Discord link: To be announced!

When Earth is thrown into the brutal Worlds Collide Series, every participant is forced to choose a class to survive. Hermes Laurent, the richest man on Earth, is handed what should have been a joke, the F-Rank Trash Peddler. In a world where combat classes rise like gods and the weak are meant to die early, Hermes discovers the truth first. His class is not weak. It is broken. While others fight for scraps, Hermes does what he has always done best. He buys, manipulates, rebrands, and builds monopolies before anyone else understands the market. After converting his entire Earth empire into cosmic capital, he begins buying power, selling survival, and turning desperation itself into profit. With an elite AI named Gabby at his side, forbidden genetic upgrades in his hands, and a cosmic livestream economy waiting above the battlefield, Hermes turns survival into business and business into domination. Weapons can kill monsters. Hermes plans to own the people holding them. As kingdoms, species, streamers, and desperate survivors are dragged into the same apocalyptic game, Hermes will sell what they need most, power, safety, debt, and hope. By the time they realize what he has become, the so called trash peddler may already be the most dangerous man in the series.

I was reborn as a girl, given a second life after being killed by Sukuna. I planned to defeat him… but this world is strange. “Quirks,” “heroes” I understand nothing. Worse, I’m just a helpless infant. Still, I can use cursed energy. If I’m lucky, I’ll regain Blood Manipulation. …No, focus later. I’m getting sleepy. …Zzz. Looking back, I never expected this world to have so few sorcerers, so many curses… Or that I’d end up bound to a blood-crazed childhood friend who keeps trying to drain me dry.