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Elric's life had been nothing short of a nightmare since his childhood. He was constantly bullied at school, detested and ignored by his family, and left with nobody to care whether he lived or died. The accumulated loneliness and suffering from decades pushed him into a severe depression, and he ultimately decided to take his life’s final decision… Suicide. One day, Elric's soul heard a voice calling out to him. "Wake up, Elric. I am the God of Darkness, and I'm here to give you another chance at life." To the God of Darkness, Elric replied with only two words… "Fuck off!" Now forced with the possibility of a new life despite his unwillingness… Elric must decide whether to become a puppet or forge a new destiny with his own hands. Will he overcome his traumatic past, or will he squander yet another chance at life? Join the Protagonist on his journey as he is given an impossible task while striving to become one of the strongest beings in a world full of Magic, Mythical creatures, Dragons, and Gods. ---------------- [[Author : The protagonist of this story is a scheming mastermind who doesn't trust anyone and plans everything based on his present strength, knowledge and circumstances. No Romance, Harem, or Fan-service here. The main character is also not an Edgelord or a Psychopath who kills people without reason. Character development is a gradual process as the Main Character learns to acknowledge and overcome his flaws. This is a story for those who appreciate a psychologically well-developed character. The protagonist is an Antihero character who exists in the gray area between good and evil. This is a story for those who enjoy complex characters, greatly improving and expanding World-building along with intricate plots. If you are looking for a story with a nuanced and morally ambiguous yet humorous protagonist in a mature and gritty world, then this is the novel for you.]] ---------------- Note : Character Reference Arts available in chapter comments. You can also support me on Patreon : Just type HeroOfDarkness in Creator search menu. Discord Link : https://discord.gg/DstSrGK4dn ---------------- Note : Vote for the Novel for extra weekly chapters. 500 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter per week 1000 Power Stones = 2 Extra Chapters per week 2500 Power Stones = 5 Extra chapters per week 500 Golden Tickets = 2 Extra chapters per week 1000 Golden Tickets = 3 Extra chapters per week 1500 Golden Tickets = 7 Extra chapters per week

What if the greatest mystery behind Quirks isn’t their beginning—but their end? … Raised in a secret underground lab, experimented upon, and robbed of a childhood, Luke’s gift isn’t flashy strength. It is Bioalchemy — a Quirk that bestows Quirks… but only by unraveling the laws of biology. Eight years after the Final War, as a price of his freedom, he is forced into a Quirk Marriage with Momo Yaoyorozu—the one person who would see him as more than just a tool for others’ ambitions. But before their child—the perfect fusion of creation and life—is born, a betrayal steals their future. Fire. Screams. Ashes. And then—nothing. In death, Luke awakens in the Gray Castle seated before an incomprehensible entity—Mr. Fool. “A price is exacted for what fate bestows,” Mr. Fool says, offering resurrection — on one condition — Luke will become His Blessed and must spread His faith. Eleven years in the past, a young Luke finds himself facing a notification— [Congratulations! Welcome to the Lord of Mysteries System! You have unlocked Sequence 9: Seer, Marauder, Apprentice.] With knowledge from his previous life and his new powers, Luke will defy fate and reshape the future, uncovering mysteries beyond Quirks — Conformity? Singularity? A war that has ruled this world since the dawn of Quirks and beyond? With a foul-mouthed raven, named Nyx, and his memories as companions, Luke must spread Mr. Fool’s faith, while uncovering the dark secrets related to his and his family’s death. In a world swaying on the edge of something far greater than Heroes and Villains, Luke must walk the line between science and divinity, justice and madness. Because this time— — he alone will decide how the story ends. ******************* Note: Luke is not a villain. However, as the story progresses, he ends up becoming a gray character with questionable actions in the eyes of Heroes, Villains, and himself If you would like to read something truly villainous, check out my other fic: Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic, featuring Kai as the Blood Demon in a Multiverse setting!

After the Kingdom of Runalond united the world 500 years ago, its signature Rune Art became a part of citizens’ everyday lives. No matter one's identity or status, all children at the age of 16 are granted the right to study at a Rune Art Academy in order to secure a place in society. However, one region is an exception. Lostburg, inhabited by outcasts, scoundrels, and rejects, is a large town completely abandoned by any form of law and support from the kingdom. Though poor and uneducated, it remains a relatively comfortable place to live... if you know how. Nathan Modernson, a young boy born and raised in Lostburg, has never met his mother and lives a humble life alongside his rogue father. With his wits of speech and mindfulness of the environment, he believes nobody knew how to live freely and happily in Lostburg more than him. Just when Nathan thinks this is as far as his life goes, one ordinary day, his father suddenly asks him a simple yet peculiar question. Nathan’s seemingly careless response, changed him, and possibly the entire world, forever.

Betrayed by the woman he loved, poor D-Class citizen Solomon wakes up on a hospital bed after emergency surgery. Before he can even process what happened, his ex-girlfriend's new lover sends people to finish the job. Just as death closes in, a mysterious voice echoes in his mind. [SSS Cashback Billionaire System Activated.] [Initial Balance: $1,000.] [Spend to receive cashback rewards.] With no other choice, Solomon spends every dollar to buy his life. Cashback Received: $50,000. From that moment on, his fate changes forever. The more he spends, invests, and completes System missions, the greater the rewards become. But this is no ordinary money-making system. Solomon is forced to travel across dangerous worlds, complete life-or-death missions, collect priceless treasures, and earn unimaginable cashback rewards that can even be brought back to Earth. While others risk their lives for power, Solomon simply buys what they can only dream of. Follow Solomon as he rises from a broke D-Class nobody to the overlord of wealth across countless worlds. Expect a smart and calculating protagonist, thrilling action, dangerous mission worlds, satisfying face-slapping, powerful enemies, hidden mysteries, and a journey where money is the greatest superpower.

“You’ve probably seen this play out a thousand times. Some guy dies, gets reincarnated, and is immediately bestowed a System or a Cheat on Day 1. I, sadly, was not afforded the same luxury... All I got was a Bat-themed mentor and the vile Essence of a Demon flowing through my veins... Lucky me?"

A Russian guy, after a ridiculous death, is reborn into the world of the light novel "Versatile Mage," of which he was a big fan. However, he was reborn not as the main character or his friends, but into the body of an unknown seven-year-old boy. After wandering around the city, he finds out that the main characters of the light novel are also seven years old. Taking advantage of Mo Jiaxing's good nature and adopting the Chinese name Jiaxing Yun, he becomes the adoptive brother of the original main character, Mo Fan. What will change with his appearance, and will he save those who met a sad fate? *** Original name: Маг со стороны(1 сезон): Первые шаги

A fanfic based on the Versatile Mage fandom. The main character is reborn into the body of an orphan from the same city as the original protagonist. He goes through the entire canon path with him, changing it somewhat to his advantage. He receives a magical time element as a bonus and anticipates his brilliant future, but a non-canon situation occurs—the original protagonist falls under the control of a local Chthonic Divine-level entity in the form of the Dark King from the Dark Dimension. After which our main character dies at the hands of his comrade, managing to cast an experimental reincarnation spell before death. He awakens in an identical world at the start of the canon period, in the body of his acquaintance Mu Bai, nicknamed the Tea Boy. And this time, he intends to save humanity from genocide. *** Original name: Маг на полную ставку - Правильный чайный мальчик

Bred to be humanity’s Messiah. Betrayed into becoming its greatest Demon. Kai Stormborn died after exacting revenge. But death could not claim him. Reborn in the Primordial Tower. A battleground where Chaos and Order wage war. And Kai? He is neither. He is something far worse, carrying a Glitch — a forbidden anomaly that lets him devour magical creatures, assimilate their abilities, and evolve. To ascend beyond mortality, Kai must consume worlds, crush their champions, and rewrite their fates. He bends the Harry Potter timeline to his will. He manipulates the Great Houses of Game of Thrones like pawns. He fuses the very realities of Demon Slayer, Bleach, and more into his domain. His Breathing Style warps the laws of Reality Marbles. His mind becomes an Artificial Intelligence. His spirit wields the Will of D. Dumbledore fears him. The Akatsuki hunt him. The Gotei 13, the Warlords, the Jedi—all have stood in his way. All have fallen. Kai no longer walks as a mere Contestant—he is ascending into something Eldritch. Corpses stack like monuments in his wake and Timelines fracture as he upends the lores of the worlds. He does not follow Chaos. He does not obey Order. He bends Reality to his will. This is not a story of redemption. It is the legend of a demonic being who rewrote the rules of existence itself. But can you stomach what comes next? *************** No Harem. You can also try my new fanfic: Dr Blessed - In MHA With Lord Of Mysteries System, to read about Luke who has a Quirk to bestow Quirks upon others, along with Beyonder-powers from three Pathways! *************** For Patre0n and Discord links, check out Demonic Resurrection novel's synopsis. Disclaimer: Other than my OCs, I don’t own any character

[WARNING!!! 18+ CONTENT. Contains language, Scenes, and life choices your grandma wouldn’t approve of. and the MC is an utter scumbag.... period. so bugger off, if you want good moral Main character.] Questions? character image? NSFW? click the Discord LINK below: https://discord.gg/yrnQskUgPF I was supposed to be a background character. A half-incubus “mid-boss” destined to get cut down by the hero’s holy sword. No future. No plot armor. Just hunger gnawing at my soul and the promise of an ugly death. Then my bloodline awakened. [High incubus bloodline awakened] Now the viscount's wife gasps my name behind locked doors. The nuns insists that “purifying me” requires a very hands-on ritual. And the empress herself? Let’s just say her crown isn’t the only thing she drops when I’m around. I didn’t plan this. I only wanted to survive. But every time I seduce, every time I corrupt, every time another goddess-like beauty begs me for more… my ambition grows further. The hero thinks I’m just another stepping stone. The gods call me a mistake. But the women of the empire? They’re starting to call me something else. Their salvation. Their obsession. Their sin. I was meant to die forgotten. Instead, I’m about to turn this whole empire into my harem… one f*ucking moan at a time.

[Your shadow is alive.] [Feed your shadow, devour souls, level up, gain skills, complete quests, and grow stronger.] [Do you wish to view your current stats?] In the magical world of Aetherus, Damon Grey is the weakest student at Aether Academy, relentlessly bullied and ridiculed for his lack of power and defiant personality. Yet, he endures the torment, clinging to his scholarship—the only thing providing him with the funds to keep his sick sister alive. After a brutal attack leaves him near death, Damon encounters a dark viscous entity in the forest that fuses with his shadow, awakening the Living Shadow System. This strange power grants him unimaginable abilities but comes with a grim cost—a relentless hunger for souls and flesh to feed his shadow. Now, with his shadow alive and insatiable, Damon faces a terrible choice: feed it to grow stronger or starve it and die with it. In a world ruled by ruthless nobles, deadly monsters, and power-hungry demons, Damon must decide if his newfound power is a curse or the only way to survive. With the Living Shadow System, his fate is clear: devour or be devoured. discord. https://discord.gg/AYMgESBCTP

[Note: This novel updates every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday] I was reborn in the world of Naruto during the Third Ninja World War... without any special abilities, without a system, and with only a little chakra. Unable to enter the Ninja Academy, I lived a simple life, managing my mother's heritage restaurant and forging weapons like my father. Losing them on a ninja mission made me take a different path. With little chakra, I chose to become a swordmaster. With strong determination, I fought to survive and become the strongest swordmaster in the ninja world! Posting Schedule: Monday. Wednesday. Friday. [Note: 45+ latest chapters have been added! For Just 3$ You Get Access To Chapters Way Ahead, Now you can access the chapters before Webnovel And Scribblehub by following, Just become a patron on Patreon: Patreon.com/Alex_Fabianoki] Note: I have given up on the foolish people who keep asking, even though I have explained repeatedly. 1. Aoki's body is special, don't ask again. 2. I use the theory that if one has a little Chakra and uses a little Natural Energy, it might be possible to use a limited Sage Mode; this is a theory, A DAMN THEORY! 3. The "Little Chakra" disease is just an addition to the storyline, BECAUSE MASASHI KISHIMOTO never discussed the bodies of Guy, Duy, and Lee! So I think Aoki has a slight resemblance to them. 4. Why is there such a strange disease? Because it’s not even in the story? That’s BECAUSE MASASHI KISHIMOTO never discusses anything in detail; Medical Ninjutsu is never explained in DETAIL! Even Fuinjutsu is never explained in DETAIL! 5. So don’t ask again and give bad reviews if you haven’t read to the end, just wait, damn it! I will explain it in the upcoming chapter.

A counter-intelligence officer dies in the cold and opens his eyes inside the harem novel he'd been reading for nine years — wearing the body of its most pathetic character, the rich boy who throws away a fortune and a life on a woman who never looks at him. He's read the ending. He knows the devotion is a slow suicide, and that three women die in its wake. He also knows none of it is his. The body, the debts, the people who flinch when he's kind because the original never was — all inherited. So the question was never how to win. It's what a borrowed life owes the people it was going to ruin. Across the city, an orphaned student crammed into a rented four-square-meter room is told by a glowing screen that the world owes him everything, and that women are the interest he's earned. Author's Note: Relaunched on Webnovel on June 1, 2026, with simultaneous releases on ScribbleHub and RoyalRoad. AI assists with editing and research, while all story direction, characters, and final edits are by the author.

Beyond life and death. Beyond heaven and earth. Beyond suffering itself — lies the only truth worth seeking.” On the day the heavens bled, Li Qiong stood alone against the world. Surrounded by thousands of immortals — righteous sects, divine patriarchs, sword saints — he stood atop Blackpine Sky Ridge, bloodied yet unbowed. His cultivation was in shambles. His body was broken. His soul burned away like a candle. And yet… he laughed. For he had already seen through it all. Li Qiong was no villain, no hero, no martyr. He was a seeker. A sage. A man who had walked farther than any other on the endless path — and glimpsed a truth so vast, so profound, that even the heavens themselves feared it. While others cultivated for power, for status, for petty notions of righteousness or vengeance… Li Qiong pursued one thing, and one thing only: True immortality. The door beyond. The answer to life, to death, to suffering itself. For centuries he endured in silence. Patient. Persistent. He bled, and knelt, and climbed — each step closer to the ultimate truth. Until the day came when even heaven itself tried to stop him. And he smiled, because he understood: To sever heaven is not to rebel. It is to to be free. But his story did not end with his fall. When the heavens burned and his body turned to ash, his eyes opened once more — in the body of his younger self, before it all began. Armed with the wisdom of countless lifetimes and the unyielding Will of a sage, he takes the path again — this time not merely to climb beyond heaven… but to tear open the final door, and step through. Even the heavens cannot shackle one who has already broken free.

[300 Golden tickets= 5 Bonus chapters] [100 Golden tickets= 2 Bonus chapters] [400 Power stones= 5 Bonus chapters] [200 Power stones= 2 Bonus chapters] I'll try to do the total bonus chapters before the end of week... but I can't make any promises ______ Yohan wakes up ten years in the past, back when he still lived with his uncle and hadn’t yet lost his parents’ massage parlour. With a strange book filled with wellness techniques in his hands, he decides to live differently this time—more aware, more purposeful, and maybe even more fulfilled. “Missed opportunity is tomorrow’s regret.”

Ayano is reincarnated in a world he knows, but finds it vastly different from what he knows. How will he navigate this world to live his dreams and avoid a tragic end ?

It was supposed to be another day of working as Watto demanded. Instead, he is swallowed by the sands and meets a wizard who calls himself a sorcerer and doesn't know who the Jedi are. Now, he has to make a choice.

Antonio was ruthless even in his first life—but betrayal and the cruelty of others hardened him further. Dead at 27, he is reborn fifteen years younger, memories intact, bound to a mysterious system that rewards power, fortune, and survival. Kindness is weak, mercy is fatal, and heroism is a lie. To reclaim his lost power and thrive in a world without heroes, Antonio must embrace the darkness he was born for—becoming the villain the world deserves, and rewriting fate on his own ruthless terms.

August Tanner accidentally crossed to Terra. There is a technology here that can reveal past life memories, and Tanner suddenly discovered that his first life was that of Iron Man. Doctor Strange, the Iron Man suit, and the Infinity Stone shook the world. When he held up the nuclear bomb that was flying into the city, the whole world burst into tears. And when his body fell, countless people cried. "He alone saved the world!" "Flesh and blood, comparable to gods!" However, when he knelt on the ruins of the planet, stretched out his right hand, and snapped his fingers forcibly. To shatter oneself and restore the life of the universe, the world mourns. He is not just the hero of Terra, but the entire universe.

Yun wakes up missing three days of his memory, after which he is told to enter another world and fight for his life: [Descendant! Consume the Celestial Fragment and enter the First Vision.] Every seven years, Severin's Curse awakens within millions of Descendants, dragging them into the ancient and ruined Forsaken Realm. Those who survive its trials return magically transformed, and ascend into Divines. Yun never wanted to become one of them, but not because he was the asshole, okay? The feeling was mutual. Exiled from his Clan since birth and abandoned by his own mother and sister, he was resigned to scraping by in poverty alone. But apparently, Severin didn't think that was enough excitement for one sixteen-year-old outcast. When Severin's Curse chose him as one of its latest victims, he is forced onto the same path as the Divines he resents. After losing three days of his memories to the Curse, Yun is thrown into a deadly trial called the First Vision. But where others are granted the Paths of venerable swordsmen and shadow assassins, he is slapped with the Path of a Servant — a weakling whose power depends entirely on proximity to his master. If only that master wasn't a shy divine beast that fled at the first sight of people. Including him. In short, Yun... was abandoned. Again and again. By his Clan. His mother. His sister. His so-called "master". But maybe, Yun doesn't need them. He never did. And so, Yun clawed his way into a power no other Divine has ever carried — one that shouldn't exist, born from a Path meant to make him weak. When the whole world denies your existence, who else can stubbornly assert it but you?

Grimvale is a dystopian city suffocating under the weight of a rampant virus known as Disorder, which mutates its victims into terrifying, monstrous beings known as Freakers. Amidst the chaos, seventeen-year-old Daito Greyhell walks a dangerous line between survival and humanity. Trained by his father, a fallen hero, and his uncle, a ruthless killer, Daito is a master of combat — but it’s his unwavering moral compass that sets him apart in a city where corruption and violence reign. Daito becomes a reluctant protector, quietly battling the Freakers that plague Grimvale, using his skills to save those he can, even if it means walking away from the bloodied streets feeling more burdened than ever. But when the government deploys the "Savages" — dangerous individuals who gain monstrous power through the alchemy of human sacrifice — Daito's resolve is tested. In a city where strength is bought through sacrifice, Daito refuses to succumb to the same brutal path, even as he faces new, twisted enemies. As a wave of Savages sweeps through the city, led by those who believe that power and mercy must be bought with blood, Daito must confront not only the Freakers and Savages but the growing question of what it means to truly fight for what’s right. Torn between duty, grief, and the desire to hold onto his humanity, Daito must find a way to carry Grimvale’s broken weight without becoming a monster himself. But the city's dark heart is closing in, and soon, even the strongest may not survive without losing everything. Grimvale is a tale of survival, sacrifice, and the price of power in a world that has forgotten what it means to be human.