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Overburn: The Normal Life He'll Never Have [OP MC, Academy]

If you remembered committing unspeakable atrocities in a past life, would you still claim that life as your own? Roy just wants to graduate. He wants a quiet life, a boring job, and a world that leaves him alone. For years, he’s kept the darkness inside him buried under a mask of normalcy. But Marie's awakening has made her sensitive to what he's been concealing for years. So, what will he do? ***** When the Space Stones fell, they brought superpowers to a world that had none. Heroes and villains stepped out of fiction. Now, Heroism is a licensed profession taught at specialized academies. Marie is destined for greatness: a rare triple-awakener with a guaranteed spot at any Hero Academy. But her new powers bring disturbing echoes—reflections in ice that shouldn't exist, a coldness that clings to her bones. In her final week before leaving for the academy, Marie senses something monstrous at her ordinary high school. High on the rooftop, a presence radiates such overwhelming death that it paralyzes her with primal fear. What will she do? And how will Roy respond? *********** what to expect No Harem Slow-Burn Romance Subplot: The romance is secondary to the plot Heavy Themes: Expect deep dives into morality, guilt, and the psychological weight of a dark past. An OP protagonist who would rather die than use his power. Politics: A world where words are as dangerous as weapons and every move has a consequence. This doesn’t really come into play until later arcs. Calculating Protagonist: A smart, competent MC who thinks before acting and won't be easily manipulated. Character-Driven Drama: While there is a lot of action, the core of the story is the internal struggle of a man trying to outrun his own soul.
darksword · 3.9k Views

Hell's Slayer: The Dark Monk.

Hell's Slayer: The Dark Monk. “If there is nothing to escape, then there is nothing to kill. You are merely... optimizing.” Siam chose peace—and died for it. In his first life, he abandoned the throne to protect his mother, trading his crown for a monk’s robes. He sought enlightenment, only to be poisoned by his own brother on his deathbed. Now, Siam awakens one day before his coronation. The exact day he renounced everything. This time, he will not retreat. This time, Hell answers. A forbidden System from ancient legends binds herself to him: Hell’s Slayer. She calls herself Sam—a merciless entity tasked with hunting monsters that escape the Netherworld. But these monsters don’t have horns or fangs; they wear human skin. They rule empires, corrupt bloodlines, and feed on entire worlds. Power comes with demands. Mercy is a liability. Peace is a lie. Bound to Hell’s will, Siam is forced onto a path of blood and judgment—across worlds, across universes—until the day Hell itself faces extinction. But the System comes with a dangerous side effect Siam never asked for. As he hunts the monsters hiding in plain sight, the world turns its eyes on him. Ancient sects and greedy empires realize the legend has returned. They don't just want him dead; they want to rip her (Sam) from his (Siam's) soul. The Monk has returned. But he is no longer praying for salvation. He is optimizing the world, one kill at a time. [Release Schedule] Daily Updates! (Chapters released every day)
Kin_Soma · 1.1k Views

The Ender's Ascendance

Author : Hold it right there, yes, I'm talking to you, I promise this won't take more that a minute — If you're a fast reader. Oh you stayed, wonderful. Here's the thing, I requested a webnovel contract for my story — yes this one — and it was rejected, but unlike the other people who would cry and take up a new story, I'm pissed, they had the guts to tell me my story isn't what the audience are looking for and I say fuck that! But I'm not giving up, I can't, my pride won't let me, I know what I had planned for this story and am telling you it has the potential to be on the top 10, no I'm not being delusional. So here's what's up, I want to proof them wrong and I need your help in during that, since we can't go golden or best seller. I say we dominate the power rankings. I'll upload the entirety of volume 1 here—not all at once, obviously —and then we'll move to patron for the others. Now you can continue, see you on the other side.... Godspeed Soldier. The Force Of Ender Remains With you. .......... We were deceived…. We all were. They never said that the Rapture would unleash these kind of monsters unto the earth. They never mentioned what would crawl out from the aftermath Rapture or what would be forced to crawl back in. The entirety of the earth was terraformed in an unrecognisable way, so much that it could not be called earth anymore…… Maps became things of old. Directions lost meaning. Even the sky stopped pretending to remember us. *Sigh* I did want I could to survive, but…. they died, one after another… Not all at once. That would have been mercy, mercy I would have begged for... People screamed. Some adapted. Others smiled before they broke. I kept count until the numbers started staring back at me. But things — things never go the way I plan… Or maybe they did— and that’s the part I don’t want to admit. As for me…. It turns out, I never really knew who I was. Not before the world — 'They' came for me. Not before freedom and survival demanded pain and sacrifices. I changed….. I became the very thing that I— Promised I wouldn’t. Feared I already was. *Sigh* Or hoped I was. I don’t know if someone is but— haha who am I kidding, I’m not that special I know that. *Sigh* But on off chance there is — If there’s someone out there writing my story…. Please… Drop the pen… Because I’m tired… *Sigh* so tired. _______ For images and discuss... Any suggestions you may have is most welcome, dm me up on discord. Discord link: https://discord.gg/u2yVtVkudz _______
The_Ends_Of_Days · 13.9k Views

The Vortexless death

Chaos reveals the false The chaotic is the false The enlightened ruler grows lazy before reality The tyrant imposes himself upon the world with his gaze alone The one who places a crown upon his head yet hungers for the mortal realm The one dressed as a peasant, clutching a knife, dancing wildly Come, leap up—dance while singing praises to the king So that we may pray for rain, for sun, for an eternal song to the royal line Weep? Why weary yourself with tears, O nameless one in the annals of history? Your name is but an anonymous digit, flickering for a single instant Who are you, oh self-proclaimed “I,” who are you to become the dog of “I”? The lecher sees happiness wherever his eyes fall The arrogant one—who dares bow his head to look at the road ahead? Who out there dares sing the epic of love? Who out there dares speak aloud the loneliness of the man standing in the crowd? We are far apart, yet near; we see, yet cannot touch We keep walking—why reach the place? We arrive—why have we come? Why must we still walk? The starving see crumbs and call them true love The rich look at poverty and call it truth Truth is ignorance; ignorance is numbness Do I dare walk upon the corpses of the wretched? I see truth in the poor, yet the poor cannot see it themselves Could it be—they are simply lazy? Envy toward the three laws of the sky and clouds How can I reach the high clouds, O Icarus? I arrive—my wings melt away I look—the sky scorches my eyes I speak—the wind steals my words I crave connection—the more I seek, the lonelier I become I crave money—the more I seek, the poorer I grow I crave knowledge—the more I seek, the less I believe O fallen one cast from the heavens, tell me O one who touched the horizon, show me The song that rises from this age I dance among thousands of dancers The first time I danced, I was shy Sometimes I stumbled, sometimes I laughed But how dare my life fall too often? For my clothes were never made to last Dreams of splendor are like fresh green grass The dreamer climbs high into the clouds The fool tumbles into the fish pond The slave sees golden light upon the throne The hot-tempered sees the tyrant’s decree The noble sees radiance inside the treasure chest The betrayed sees happiness in lowly places The starving sees a piece of bread in a child’s hand The indifferent sees only calloused palms Majestic kingship—sullied by lowly slaves sitting beside it Pierced through by the cunning, seduced by the lovelorn Planted with flags by the zealous, lain upon by the empty Obscured by debauchery, obscured by grief “That year, I—the depraved one—came to this place, bearing countless sins of corruption. He gazed upon the eternal gate, freely trampling the eternal dark river, branding seven songs upon the dark souls of the walking dead: ‘Wrath ignites the flames of the world Lust loses the feeling of love Greed inevitably loses the self’s true will Pride shoulders the heavens it built itself Sloth helplessly watches the world collapse Gluttony is swallowed by the hunger of the earth Envy is slain by the spear of the lowly’” Thus is humanity: trampling one another while sneering in laughter, witnessing pain yet despising it War and chaos born of pride, swords and blades born of greed Bullet wounds born of rage Hunger devours even morality, greed robs the laws of heaven Rage incinerates the original heart Lust trades all things for fleeting pleasure Sloth inevitably blinds itself, pride leads to catastrophic fall Envy topples the king. The novel was written and conceptualized by me, but it has been translated into English using AI. This is rather embarrassing for me; however, I hope readers will kindly continue reading. After all, aside from the translation, the AI has not contributed anything else to the story or the work itself.
hutiBB · 63.8k Views