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The Dark Lord's Second Chance

[⚠️ Warning: English not my prior language, so if any grammatical and any kind of mistakes are expected. please let me know to correct it if you find any.] They called me the Scourge of the Seven Realms. The Black Emperor. The man who'd conquered half the world before his thirtieth birthday. None of those titles mattered now, as I lay dying on the blood-soaked marble of my throne room. "Any last words, Damien?" High Priestess Celeste stood over me, her blade — my own sword, stolen during the battle — still dripping with my blood. Behind her, the leaders of the rebellion watched with hungry eyes, eager to see the tyrant fall. I wanted to laugh. After everything I'd done, all the kingdoms I'd conquered, all the battles I'd won, I was being killed by the woman I'd once loved. The woman I'd trusted above all others. "You won't win," I managed, blood bubbling from my lips. "The demons... they'll come regardless. You've doomed everyone." "Better the demons than you," she spat. The irony was bitter. I'd conquered the world to unite it, to prepare for the demonic invasion my visions had shown me. But fear and propaganda had turned me into a monster in their eyes. They couldn't see that everything I'd done was to save them. "So be it," I whispered. "May you live long enough to see your mistake." Celeste raised the blade for the final strike. "Goodbye, Damien." The sword fell. Darkness swallowed me. And then... [Discord: https://discord.gg/MYvk4cMUsx]
SomeElfGuy · 22.9k Views

Monarch of the Stolen Permanence(The 1% That Became Absolute)

They called it trash. They left him to die. When the Dungeons came to Aethelgard, humanity awakened with powers that reshaped the world. Some became Gods of Fire, able to raze cities. Others became Masters of Space, bending reality itself. Vihan Dravik got a broken Lifesteal skill with a pathetic 1% activation rate. For nineteen years, he endured the mockery. Party after party used him as bait, as a warm body, as someone expendable. His guardian Kaelen raised him in obscurity, hiding secrets about his past—secrets about the parents Vihan never knew. The mysterious Veilstone on the hill whispered to him in dreams he couldn't understand. Then a party of S-Rank Sovereigns offered him a chance. A real dungeon. Real monsters. Maybe, finally, his skill would work. It didn't. They left him to die in the depths of the Sunken Spire, bleeding out alone in the dark. --- But death was not the end. It was the beginning. In the grey mist of the Shadow Realm, Vihan discovered the truth about his power. He doesn't steal HP. He steals permanence. 1% of a Dragon's strength? Permanent. 1% of a Mage's mana pool? Permanent. 1% of a Fallen Hero's soul? A new Shadow Soldier, bound to his will forever. Now Vihan walks the line between justice and monstrosity. He didn't choose to become a predator—but the world made him one. As he hunts the powerful, builds his army of shadows, and uncovers the truth about his mother from the mysterious Veil, he must confront a terrifying question: When you take pieces of everyone you defeat... what's left of who you were? --- From the quiet town of Oakhaven to the floating continents of Veridion, from the Obsidian Realm of his mother's people to the very gates of the Origin—witness the rise of the Reluctant Predator. The 1% Thief is coming. And he wants more than your respect. He wants your permanence. --- Tags: #ProgressionFantasy #LitRPG #AntiHero #ShadowArmy #Mystery #WeakToStrong #Revenge #WorldHopping #LongNovel
Celestial_Debugger · 739 Views

Fragments in the Wall

When humanity faces extinction, what breaks first? our bodies, or our humanity? How much of ourselves are we willing to lose to stay alive? In 2104, The world has already ended, but its consequences haven’t. In the OctaCore: the last of humanity's shelters, resources are limited and the radiation is rising fast. Within two years, the surface will become unlivable. Long before that, the food will run out. The monsters that destroyed the world are still out there, but they’re no longer the worst threat. With the shelters on the brink, the council faces an impossible choice: Cull 80% of the population to preserve the remaining 20%, or Launch a suicidal mission into the wasteland to retrieve a supply shipment that could sustain humanity long enough to rebuild. A small team is chosen for the Hail Mary attempt. Memory-scarred survivors, soldiers who’ve already lost too much, and civilians carrying secrets they’d kill to protect—bound together by the thin hope that something out there might still be worth saving. Outside, they will face the world that once was: a ruined city haunted by monsters, nazis and the aftermath of choices no one wants to admit they made. What to Expect: 1. Morally questionable characters 2. No clear good or evil—only survival 3. Character-driven beginning → escalating high-stakes plot 4. Brutal worldbuilding 5. Mature themes (genocide, moral collapse, societal failure) 6. Gore, violent imagery, disturbing psychological content
zachelodeon · 49.2k Views