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*This story is purely fictional. Although it uses real-world references or conspiracy theories, it does not mean that what is in this story is true, as this story is merely a figment of the author's imagination.* A man sentenced by the court to life imprisonment ends up serving his sentence in an unexpected place. He serves his sentence in a vast prison, which is now a city on the coldest continent in the world, Antarctica. There, he works as a soldier, fighting on the front lines for humanity, against something very ancient that has been buried beneath the Antarctic ice for tens of thousands, perhaps even millions of years. When he finishes his four-figure sentence there, he is promised freedom, but of course, that is impossible because their enemy is no ordinary enemy, and anyone who finds themselves there is considered a death sentence with no way to escape. How will the man navigate his new life there? Does he intend to escape? Fight his enemy and end it? Or resign himself to being killed by his enemy, accepting his life sentence cut short by his death.

In the aftermath of a fractured world, the globe is divided among five ruthless superpowers locked in a perpetual, blood-soaked cold war. At the heart of this global tension lies the European Empire, a sprawling, highly stratified dystopia of gleaming, orbital megalopolises and starving, smog-choked outer sectors. The Empire is ruled with an iron fist by the Triumvirate, a council of three absolute authorities: The First House (The Sword), which commands the terrifying, mechanized might of the Iron Legion; The Second House (The Vault), which holds a monopoly over global trade and synthetic agriculture; and The Third House (The Eye), which monitors every citizen through an inescapable web of cybernetic intelligence. Ten years ago, the empire's Fourth House was completely killed because they dared to question the illusion of peace. Now, that fragile peace is shattering. From the neon-lit alleys of Sector 4 to the brutal coastal lithium mines, a desperate underground rebellion known as the Ember is rising. Starving and outgunned, the Ember are fighting an unwinnable war of sabotage and shadows against the Triumvirate's mechanized juggernauts. At the epicenter of this brewing storm is the Sovereign Elite Institute. Built to withstand orbital bombardment, the academy is where the aristocratic heirs of the Empire's ruling houses are groomed for absolute power. Within its pristine, marble halls, high-stakes geopolitics and corporate espionage are treated as classroom exercises, and the wealthy elite walk shoulder-to-shoulder with a handful of brilliant, impoverished scholarship students from the lower tiers. As the Ember's strikes grow bolder and the Triumvirate unleashes its ruthless Inquisition to purge the outer sectors, the Institute becomes a microcosm of a world on the brink of total collapse. In a society built on buried secrets, erased histories, and absolute control, the sparks of rebellion are catching—and the ashes of the Old World are waiting to ignite. We follow our main characters in this ruthless and power hungry world.

Leon survived the slums by following three rules: stay harmless, stay useful, and never owe the wrong person. Then the Nightmare Spell chose him. His Aspect should’ve been worthless. It doesn’t make him stronger, faster, or harder to kill. It turns every act of kindness into a debt carved into his soul. Every time someone saves him, shelters him, feeds him, or fights for him, the Spell records it. And Leon can feel every unpaid debt pulling tighter. In a world where the weak are used, abandoned, or eaten, that should’ve been the end of him. Instead, it made him dangerous. Because Leon’s real talent was never fighting. It was reading people. Fear. Greed. Loyalty. Desperation. He knows exactly what someone wants, what they’re hiding, and how far they’ll go when survival is on the line. Behind a harmless smile and a coward’s mouth, he starts turning stronger people, enemies, and entire factions into pieces on a board. Then the Dream Realm throws him onto the Forgotten Shore. Now trapped in a land of monsters, ruined cities, and desperate survivors, Leon has to survive long enough to repay the lives he owes - or be crushed under them. But the more he schemes, manipulates, and borrows power from those who save him, the more terrifying the truth becomes: The greatest debt on the ledger might be his own life. And when the time comes to pay, Leon will have to decide what kind of coward he really is.

In a world ruled by gods and monsters, power is the only law. Thanex was never meant to wield it. An orphan, a disposable tool—sent to die in the deadly Rift Gates for the amusement of the Resonants. Betrayed and cast into the Subrift—the endless void between worlds—he should have been erased, forgotten like the countless souls before him. But the Void did not consume him. It answered his silent scream. As divine Order descends to purge the anomaly, Void and Order clash, birthing a forbidden force: Chaos. Reborn with cobalt blood and cursed with two impossible legacies—the Anchor of Void and the Anchor of Chaos—Thanex claws his way back from oblivion into a world that spits on his name. Beneath his hollow gaze lies a truth no one dares to face: he has endured horrors that would shatter gods. If the world insists on branding him a monster, then he will become something far worse. Something death itself fears. “Do you think you can kill me? I am the abyss where death goes to die. I am begotten of the Void... and death cannot claim nothing.”

[10000x Reward Multiplier: You've awakened special talent: Zero Cooldown ] [10000x Reward Multiplier: You've awakened special talent: God Of Mana ] ------------------------------- Floki and his friends were suddenly consumed by an entity that should not exist, forcefully transmigrated them into different worlds. Floki himself was sent to a strange world, where he unlocked the Lord profession and began his journey as the chief of a declining village. Then his mission arrived. An impossible one. Fortunately, his luck was strong enough to grant him a special talent, Infinite Reward Multiplier. With multipliers ranging from as low as 10x to as high as 1,000,000x, the once impossible mission slowly began to show a faint possibility of success.

Nikki, who died in an accidental car accident, travelled to Marvel with the same divine physique and divine skills as the Rimuru. You have artificial intelligence, I have the Great Sage! You can summon lightning, I can prey on everything! You have unparalleled talent, I can unify everything! Let's see how Rimuru dominates the Marvel universe! To read more, you can check on my patreon page; https://patreon.com/zeaser

“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.

I Wrote a Fantasy Masterpiece... Then I Woke Up As Its Deadliest Victim! ​Imagine spending three years pouring your soul into building the ultimate fantasy web novel, only to slip on a puddle, die, and wake up inside your own story. Sounds like the ultimate fan dream, right? WRONG!. ​Lucus Martin didn't wake up as Ethan, his overpowered, dual-affinity protagonist destined to save the world. Instead, he woke up trapped in the body of Lucas Martin—the completely irrelevant, D-potential minor noble he explicitly wrote to DIE in a horrific dungeon trial just to raise the stakes!. ​The Rules of the World Are BROKEN! Determined to cancel his own funeral, Lucas uses his creator-level knowledge to cheat the academy's system, desperately training to jump from his doomed Class C placement into Class B. But there's a MASSIVE problem: the world he created has gone completely rogue!. ​ The story is moving without him, and it's hiding terrifying secrets the author himself never knew. _ Disclaimer _ Id don't owe the cover image , I used it without permission and I temporary using it , so if got a problem comment me down

It's just life... it'll be over before you know it. ... Red never knew what a normal life was. Sold by his parents to pay off their debts and raised in a brutal orphanage that stripped children of their humanity and moulded them into tools to serve their cruel purposes. Just when Red finally got a chance to escape that hell, his life was abruptly snuffed out by a mysterious sword that fell from the sky. As his soul faded into the cold void, it caught the attention of a goddess. When she offered him a deal in return for another chance at life, Red blindly accepted her offer, not knowing what he was stepping into. Reborn in the war-torn world of Elyon as Len Ashborn, he finds himself in a universe consumed by war and slowly collapsing under the assault of invaders from another realm. The dreadful war led to the opening of Pandora’s Box which unleashed Eldritch horrors upon countless worlds. Creatures with endless hunger for life. Humanity's only hope lies in the seven towers that descended upon the world. Only those who survive the harrowing trials of the towers are able to awaken powerful traits and rise through the ranks of power. While others awakened special traits, Len received a simple trait: Sword Summoner. A trait that enables him to summon new swords daily. [Congratulations! You've summoned the legendary light sword: Excalibur!] [Congratulations! You've summoned the Heavenly Lightning Sword: Raikura!]... In a world drowning in blood and ruin, where the strongest gets to decide the fate of others... Len's journey toward becoming the Legendary Sword God begins.

The Abyss was never meant to be a prison. It was a kingdom waiting for its King. Vaelor Morgat was a Prince of a fallen bloodline, discarded by his empire and sent to the prestigious Oxidium Lance Academy to rot in obscurity. But beneath the academy’s pristine marble floors lies an ancient, seven-layered labyrinth—a prison for cosmic horrors and forgotten gods. When Vaelor accidentally triggers a forbidden ritual, he awakens the Dominion Bearer system. He doesn't just gain levels; he gains the power to command the very nightmares that the world fears. As the Noble Houses conspire to seize the labyrinth's power, Vaelor must descend into the dark. He isn't fighting to survive the Abyss. He is fighting to reclaim it. In a world of magic and steel, the monsters have finally found someone to obey.

I am not a god. I am the Cycle of Destruction and Rebirth itself. In the previous eon, I was betrayed. The women I trusted—my so-called soulmates—stabbed me in the back, forcing my destructive laws to go berserk and wipe out an entire civilization. Now, I’ve awakened in a modern world where Aetheric energy is just returning. I am weak, my memories are fractured, and the apocalyptic toxin inside me is threatening to tear this new era apart. My only anchor? The Omega Exchange, an ancient entity bound to my soul, hiding in the shadows of the world's most hypocritical faction: The Divine Temple. To survive and reclaim my cosmic throne, I must balance two paths: Flesh to suppress the Destruction. Soul to ignite the Rebirth. In my eyes, the women of this world are no longer equals. They are divided into a strict, unforgiving hierarchy: 1. Fuel (The Contaminated): Fake saints and worthless parasites. Good for nothing but raw energy to be ruthlessly burned and consumed by the Exchange. 2. Vessels (The Release): Beautiful, but lacking true essence. Their only purpose is to absorb my violent urges and satisfy my primal lust. No attachments. No mercy. 3. Spirit-Rhyme (The Resonant): Rare, brilliant souls that resonate with the abyss. They are my eyes in the shadows, my branded priestesses. I conquer their minds and shatter their sanity long before I ever claim their flesh. 4. Apex-Tier (The True Origins): The flawless, singular few. Bearers of the universe's ultimate laws. Only they are worthy of absolute possession, my protection, and ruling the ashes of the next era by my side. This time, I will not be deceived by fake affection or holy masks. I will solve the mysteries of this recovering world, unmask the traitors hiding in the Divine Temple, and violently take back what is mine. Those who submit will reign. Those who deceive me will be reduced to dust. ======= Thank you to all our readers for your incredible support! The world of Reborn as the Apocalypse has only just begun to reveal the tip of the iceberg. We plan to launch an official Discord channel for exclusive character art, lore discussions, and R-18 uncensored scenes once we hit 300 bookmarks. Let’s work together to make that day happen sooner! Every recommendation vote and every bookmark is a vital stepping stone for Caspian to reclaim his eternal throne!

​"The world is on the brink of annihilation. Its creators, the Gods themselves, have turned against one another, and their divine war is tearing reality apart. To ensure the world’s destruction goes according to plan, they have chosen 'Heroes'—puppets tasked with doing their dirty work and clearing the path for the end of days. ​But the Gods made one mistake: they didn't account for Celosia. ​A destitute boy with no family and nothing to lose, Celosia doesn't care about divine wars or the fate of the world. He only cares about surviving another day—and he is willing to lie, cheat, and defy the heavens themselves to do it. The Gods want an ending? Too bad. Celosia isn't ready to die yet."

The girl is a survivor whose dark and horrific past eats away at her very heart and soul, leading her down a path from which she may or may never rise from. The boy is a hollow being crushed under the weight of a past unknown even to him, shattering any humanity left in him. When the two meet, the gears change and the wheel of fate starts to turn in shocking and unexpected ways as they get caught in the crossfire of secret factions and fierce battles that are growing ever stronger, dragging them both down in an abyss that reflects the darkness within. Follow Ace and Emilia in this Dark Action-Fantasy where magic battles meets psychological drama and thriller in a character-driven story where every hard choice may or may not chip away at your very existence.

"Special Admission, Rank 1." That was the title on the golden invitation I threw into the trash three months ago. Back then, I was the Crime Lord of Oakhaven. I had money, territory, and an ego that touched the sky. Why would a King lower himself to attend a school? I was arrogant. I was foolish. And I paid the price. It took less than an hour for a single knight to turn my criminal empire into a graveyard. He didn't just defeat me; he ignored me. I was an ant beneath the boot of a god. Broken and desperate, I used my last asset: a golden letter granting me entry to Zenith Imperial Academy as "Special Admission Rank 1." It’s a lie. I’m not a prodigy. I’m a fraud with no foundation, surrounded by the strongest heirs in the Empire who want to see me bleed. I can’t cast their spells. I can’t hold their weapons. But I can steal their lives. My Authority is [Usurper]. While they study theory, I steal reflexes. While they practice honor, I copy trauma. I am not here to learn. I am here to hunt. My targets are the "Four Calamities"—four women who hold powers strong enough to rewrite reality. They think I’m their peer. They don’t know I’m the parasite waiting to hollow them out. I’m going to make them mine. Discord: https://discord.gg/FK9GfrSjtb

Just One Puff is a neon-fantasy adventure about chasing freedom in a world that runs on crowns, coins, and clouds of smoke. Oscar, a streetwise dark elf with a dream of making his name in the green trade, wants nothing more than to sell good weed, smoke in peace, and drift from city to city collecting stories and scars like souvenirs. His plans go sideways the night he crosses paths with Stephanie, a runaway princess desperate to escape a gilded cage and a future written by royal ink. Together, they tumble into a glowing underworld of black markets, turf laws, rival syndicates, and kingdoms that don’t like their rules being broken. Between late-night blunts, close calls, and unexpected bonds, their journey becomes more than a hustle or a getaway—it becomes a search for what freedom really means, because in their world, sometimes just one puff can change everything.

Dr. Killian spent his life mentoring unstable minds, until one of his patients killed him. His next life begins in a fantasy world he vaguely recognizes from the same patient’s ramblings about a novel Killian never bothered to pay attention to. Reborn as Atheline Sunblade, a high elf noble from a family second only to the throne, Killian discovers his original role in the story was insignificant: he was simply the man sent to capture the villainess runaway fiancée. Determined to avoid the plot entirely, Killian plans to live quietly. Unfortunately, fate seems to have a twisted sense of humour. Instead, he casually befriends what he assumes is a normal dark elf soldier visiting the elven kingdom. She’s intense, strangely curious about him, and appears far too often for his liking , but Killian doesn’t think much of it after all. Every Dark elf he heard of was pushy to begin with. Until a cultural misunderstanding and several extremely unfortunate assumptions lead to one catastrophic realization. The “soldier” he’s been talking to… is actually the Dark Elf Queen. And somehow, he accidentally proposes. To make matters even more fucked up, he got a system that basically gives him useless things. ..... It will have smut scenes and I will mark them for those who don't want to read them.

The Storm was a global event in which 50% of Earth's population died in one single night. So many friends, families and homes were destroyed by the actions of one singular, cruel man - The Peerless Storm Rider, my father. My life was destroyed that night too. Eight years later, I'm still hiding and selling anything I can to eat, sleep, drink and most importantly, buy Tomes. Tomes are strange, mystical artifacts that granted people the ability to enter stories and live out the lives of the characters in those stories. To become Story Walkers. However, for some reason, no matter how many Tomes I acquire, scam or not, they never respond to me. That is, until a strange Story Walker tracks me down and offers me a Tome my father saved for me. Turns out, maybe I wasn't meant to simply walk in the shoes of the Story Characters.

A man from the 21st century opens his eyes in Rome in 87 BC and discovers that he can clone himself without limit. In a time of chaos and ambition, he will use his ability to survive, crush his rivals, and build a power that could change the fate of Rome.

Wrenhart Steinbach got killed at his own Branding Ceremony. For eight hundred years, the System has given every person in Graumark a Class, their rank, their power, their place in the world. Warriors. Mages. Rangers. The strong rise, the weak serve and anyone branded with the Forbidden Class is executed before they can open their eyes. And Wren got that Class. [Class: Aschenschlund (SSS) — FORBIDDEN] [Talent: Devour — Consume the skills of anything you kill.] [Warning: Each Devour accelerates Soul Erosion. At 0%, the host ceases to be human.] A spear through the chest. Three days dead. Then the System dragged him back, dumped him in the Ashwilds with nothing but a scar and a Brand that every authority in the world wants destroyed.