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The universe did not give me a second chance. It gave me a trade. I was bred to be a sacrifice. I was burned alive by the people I loved most. I came back from the ash to reclaim my life, my title, and a power that should have stayed buried. The betrayal is finished. The divorce is final . I am no longer the girl they can cage. But the cost of my freedom was higher than I imagined. The one ally I trusted has vanished. He left a crumbling empire and a hole in my world I cannot fill. The wards protecting my kingdom are failing. I have eight months to reach the final trial or watch everything I fought for collapse. I have to do it under the shadow of the Crown Prince. Thalion thinks I am a monster. He does not trust my blood, my smiles, or my intentions. He is my mandatory escort because he does not trust anyone else to watch me. He is there to document every slip. He is there to decipher the dangerous secret I am hiding. Eight months with a man who watches me with cold, calculated suspicion. The way he looks at me when the shadows grow long is not just wariness. It is a hunger that threatens to burn us both down. I am playing a new game now. This time, I am the one holding the torch. Regression | Enemies-to-Lovers | Forced Proximity | Slow Burn | Political Intrigue | R18 ________________________________________ Note to Readers: This is the second book of Crown of Ash and Bonds and an entry in The Soulfire Chronicles. This volume is currently ongoing. Because it follows the direct consequences of the first book, you must start the journey with Book 1: The Rise of the Flamebearer. For the full history of the pyre and the betrayal that started it all, the beginning of Seraphina's journey is available now .

Atiyama grew up in a world that seemed designed to break him—an orphanage where cruelty was routine, where bullies and harsh caretakers ruled, and where hope felt like a distant dream. He survived by fighting, training, and holding onto the small kindness of one woman: Sister Hana. But even if that life ends violently, leaving him bleeding and alone, with no one to save him. When he awakens, it’s in a vast, untamed forest, alive but in a strange new world—and the only link to his past is a small bracelet containing a hidden system that promises unimaginable power. Here, cultivators wield godlike abilities, and the weak are crushed without mercy. With nothing but his will, skill, and relentless determination, Atiyama begins to forge a new path. Everything he knows is gone, and everything he thought he understood about life, power, and survival is about to change. The world he now faces is vast, dangerous, and full of secrets; only those strong enough will find their place within it.

In a world where monsters are classified by the human race as a threat, where those who possess the essence of light (Kiryoku) are trained to oppose all darkness, Mizuoto who was an orphan, dreams of living a peaceful life with his adoptive grandmother away from all the chaotic adventures and magic. However, everything changes when his grandmother forcibly enrolls him into Luminary Academy with the promise that he could find out about his biological parents. Along the way, several unexpected events begin to unfold. He begins to hallucinate…or so he thought, discovers that he could abstractly transfer his consciousness into the nearest future while glimpsing at his forgotten past buried in blood, hatred, and justified vengeance. Determined to find out who he really is and the roots of his parents, Mizuoto faces increasingly difficult challenges. Every success comes with new consequences, while every failure threatens to destroy everything he values. Unexpected betrayals, painful losses, and difficult choices pushes him to his limits as he discovers that he was born of both light and darkness. The darkness he was trained to oppose!!!… As relationships deepen and tensions rise, hidden truths begin to emerge, forcing him to question loyalty, trust, sacrifice, everything he thought he knew about the world…about history, about his very existence. Forced into circumstances beyond his control, Mizuoto must confront what he seeks to avoid. ……… ————————————————————— What happens when he's forced to make a life-changing decision faced with overwhelming odds? … What will he do when friends turns to fiends who seek to wipe him off the face of the world simply for their own selfish gains … when the fate of an entire world rests in the palm of his hands?… … Will he succumb to the darkness within or embrace the light??… ……… ————————————————————— MIZUOTO: THE SOUND OF WATER

Three heroes survived the death of their world. Now they hunt the things that devour worlds whole. Sinephilim, Rhenvar, and Willow should have died with their home. Instead, the Goddess of Shadow offers them an impossible mission: leap from world to world, save each one, and gather the divine power that might restore everything they lost. But something else moves between worlds. Worldeaters. Beings who shattered their own destined stories and now consume Worldhearts for power beyond the Gods. Stopping them means surviving romance novels, superhero comics, and nightmares made real, each one twisted by those who defied fate. And the line between savior and Worldeater is thinner than anyone admits. Each hero carries wounds deeper than their magic, wounds that open and tempt them to one question… Who are the real villains? (18+ contains gore, torture, suicide, and psychological trauma. Reader discretion advised.)

Cecilus Crow, a branched descendant of the king of Ascension, get's caught up in the political struggles of his father as he struggles to pursue his own goals. Follow the journey of a young boy learning about his own true nature and the intricate plans he has caught himself in as he grows up and finds out more about the world.

"Swara" is enigmatic. Swara means self-shining in Sanskrit. Swara is an energy that keeps on shining, and it is kept safely in the Indian National Museum. Swara was discovered by a group of travelers, and it is maintaining the world's balance, due to which wars, conflicts, and tragedies have decreased significantly in the world. Swara needs to be protected at all costs. But a secret organization is plotting to get their hands on it with the desire to control the world. The story starts with a teenage girl named Shringar, who lost her memories and her family in an incident. Her parents were killed, and she was also about to be killed. But then she finds herself in the house of an amiable doctor, Nitish. Shringar tries to know her past, and then she gets to discover her connection with the enigmatic Swara.

The continent is ruled by the mighty kingdom of Darkain, home to powerful races such as dragons, vampires, demons, elves, and dwarves. At its southern edge stands the last human kingdom, Frostalia, a fragile nation struggling to survive beneath Darkain's overwhelming shadow. When the feared Demon King, Kritos, is granted an impossible second chance, the balance of the world begins to shift. As ancient gods move in secret, forbidden projects are set into motion, and unseen forces manipulate the fate of nations, a mystery far older than history itself starts to unfold. Three individuals, bound by a single destiny, will walk different paths toward the same goal. Their choices will determine whether the world is consumed by darkness... or whether the greatest truth ever hidden will finally be revealed. In a world where even the gods fear someone beyond their reach, one question remains... Who truly controls fate? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Special Acknowledgement A special thanks to Neva, for helping me refine chapters, improve wording, and organize ideas throughout the creation of Tale of Darkain. Story, characters, and world created by Asfer. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

In the land of Kal, the mighty gods descended upon the mortal world and have chosen two champions to fight against the treacherous demons known as The Fallen.

Liu Yuan transmigrates into the world of Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect. After refusing Elder Xuan’s invitation to join Shrek Academy’s specialized task force, he is unfairly expelled. However, this setback triggers the Spirit Check-in System, rewarding him with the God-tier Martial Soul: Mega Rayquaza! Unlike ordinary Spirit Masters, Liu Yuan can either possess the spirit to gain its world-ending powers or summon Mega Rayquaza as a physical entity to crush his enemies. While the legends speak of a ten-ring limit for Gods, Liu Yuan discovers that his Dragon Lord can transcend even those divine boundaries. By checking in at iconic locations across the continent, his journey to redefine the peak of power begins!

Jin Mian, an unemployed college graduate, died in a car accident and transmigrated to the Douluo Continent, becoming the grandson of Jin E, the Second Elder of the Spirit Hall. Orphaned and without any cheats, he survived quietly until the age of six, when his martial soul awakened and the system finally descended. His first reward was a god-level martial soul, Miris. After evolving into Radiant Miris, Jin Mian forged his own divine path, comprehended true light, and stepped onto the road of becoming the God of Light. As for Tang San? In this life, he exists for only one reason—to be completely crushed.

18+ | Quick Transmigration | BL/LGBTQ+ Romance | MPreg | Slice of Life | Mystery | Anti-Hero | MC MC/Phoenix- Bottom/, ML-Top For 32,000 years, Phoenix—known to most as Nix—endured an endless cycle of suffering. Bound to the mysterious Jailer System, he was forced to live countless lives filled with abuse, loss, and despair. Death was never an escape. Reincarnation was never a choice. Every moment of every lifetime remains etched into his memory, impossible to forget and impossible to forgive. Then, everything changes. Solaris, a sentient A.I., hacks into the Jailer System, offering Nix a chance at gathering power, recovering fragments of his lost memories, and uncovering the truth behind his imprisonment and ultimately freedom. But nothing in the multiverse is free. Who is Solaris, really? Why did it help him escape? And what price will Nix ultimately have to pay? As hidden truths come to light, Nix discovers that his imprisonment may have been tied to crimes against the Celestial Dragon Emperor and Heaven itself. Yet he remembers nothing of the person he was before his captivity. ... Was he truly guilty? Or was he the victim of a conspiracy spanning worlds and millennia? Determined to uncover the truth, Nix walks a dangerous path between vengeance and redemption. Cold, arrogant, and emotionally distant, he trusts no one and keeps the world at arm's length. Yet beneath his aloof exterior lies a surprisingly soft heart, especially for children, animals, and anything cute enough to melt his defenses. Not that he would ever admit it. Meanwhile, someone keeps appearing in every world he visits—a man who seems determined to break through Nix's walls whether he likes it or not. ________________________________________ ML: Hey, what about me? Nix: What about you? Who are you again? ML: ...? Solaris & Author: eating popcorn and melon seeds ML: Baby boy must you wound me so? Nix - casually shrugs while taking a hand full of popcorn. ML: sigh, my little wifey/hubby is such a .... Nix: Finish that sentence, I dare you! ML: THE BEST! You are absolutely the best, in all thing! Nix: And don't you forget it! ML: Never my love! Solaris whispers to author, when did the dog blood turn into dog food? ________________________________________ Content Warning Romance- slow the fast paced This novel contains mature themes and discussions of trauma, including abuse, neglect, manipulation, violence, and other potentially triggering subjects. While this is not a dark romance, it does explore the lasting impact of trauma and the difficult path toward healing. This is a BL (Boys' Love) romance intended for mature audiences and contains adult content. Many elements of this story are inspired by personal experiences and emotions. However, all characters, events, locations, and organizations depicted within this work are fictional unless otherwise stated. Cover art created and edited by the author using AI-assisted tools. All rights reserved.

She crashed her cheating fiancé's wedding in mourning attire and walked out with a marriage certificate from the most dangerous man in the city. Sparkle Gold thought she had it all: a booming agency, a loving fiancé, and a rising-star cousin she raised with her own hands. Then she woke up in a car speeding toward the ocean and overheard the two people she trusted most plotting her death. She survived. She kept the evidence. And she showed up at their wedding to reveal the truth! What she didn't expect? The owner of the Sanctus—cold, ruthless billionaire Evan Saint—dragging her straight to the marriage bureau. "You wrecked my banquet hall. Consider this your payment plan." Now publicly married to a man she once chased ten years ago, Sparkle has a new mission: destroy the people who stole her company, reclaim her place in the entertainment industry, and win Best Actress. --- He married her for leverage. She stayed for revenge. Neither expected to fall.

The Young Master of the Lin Family, bearer of an astonishing bloodline, must constantly fight and temper himself in order to become ever stronger! Due to his enemies, he fell into decline, hiding in a branch of the family, living in obscurity. An act of saving someone caused him to lose his sight. Plunged into darkness, he remained tenacious and unyielding, still striving hard in his Cultivation, only to be met with endless ridicule. A Soul Pearl obtained by chance changed all of this. Not only did it restore his sight, but it also allowed him to see the souls of powerful experts that others could not see!

The young Long Ao, after ten years of obscurity, fell from a genius to a good-for-nothing, suffering endless ridicule and scorn. After ten years of persistence and ten thousand failures, he finally obtains the Mysterious Dragon Seal. With his Chaotic Dantian, he cultivates a Wudi Cultivation Technique, refines all things in Heaven and Earth, devours endless stars, sweeps across the desolate universe, and looks down upon the firmament! He asks the vast, starry cosmos, "Who dares to do battle with me?"

Seraphina Sterling never would have thought that the man she loved for five years would ultimately take her and her son's lives for another woman and their children. Justin Hale: Seraphina Sterling, marrying you was just a means to legitimately take over the Sterling Family; loving you was just to get your bone marrow for my Fern; doting on you was just to take your son's kidney for my Fiona! Faye Sterling: Sister, this is the only value in your and your son's existence. Without you and your son, how could my mother and I possibly survive? Seraphina Sterling watched with her own eyes as her newborn son had a kidney forcibly taken from him, lying on the operating table like a broken rag doll, as tears of blood streamed from her eyes: Justin Hale, Faye Sterling, I will never let you go, even if I become a vengeful ghost! Unexpectedly, she was reborn, returning to the very year she was kicked out of the Sterling Family! In this life, she will trample Justin Hale under her feet and push him into hell! She will crush Faye Sterling into dust. She will shatter their hopes, crush their dignity, and corrupt their souls, using their blood as a sacrifice for her child! But what's the deal with this arrogant, narcissistic, and tsundere man who embodies wealth, power, and good looks? Why on earth is he so insistent on getting a marriage certificate with her!

In her previous life, she had misjudged people, mistaking enemies for kin. It wasn't until her body sank to the ocean floor that she had a sudden realization. Reborn seven years earlier, she grasped the Water-Repelling Pearl in hand, navigating unimpeded through lakes and oceans, ready to gather endless treasures. She vowed to carve out her own realm in the marine and collectibles industries. Before the conspiracies could even begin, she strategized every move. She would settle all past grievances—what was being a wealthy heiress? She would be the wealthiest of them all!

In the cultivation world, Zhou Xun dreams of a mysterious technique three times, and on the third night, he finally comprehends it—the Spring Condensation Scripture. With this scripture, he can draw pure essence from plants to strengthen his cultivation and solidify his foundation. The only problem is that before he can start cultivating in earnest, he needs to find a job to support himself

Nascent Soul True Monarch Song Wan Ning, only after a tragic death did she realize she was just a villainous side character! Her childhood sweetheart of a hundred years forced her into the demonic path for the sake of the female lead, a disciple who "transmigrated" from another world. Her doted-upon eldest disciple, the "male lead," personally ground her bones to dust. In the end, they even joined forces to slaughter her entire family. Given a second chance, the Three Lives Mirror tells her that if she wants to live, she must redeem herself and earn the favor of the male and female leads. Song Wan Ning smiled gently. Redeem myself? Since when does a villainous side character need redemption? A villainous side character who knows the plot—how is that any different from a wolf entering a flock of sheep? * The Medicine King Sect's legacy is only for the female lead and not for her? Song Wan Ning directly shattered the legacy's divine sense until its soul dissipated, and then she scattered the ashes of the thousand-plus spirit tablets in the Medicine King Sect! The divine beast acknowledges the male lead as its master but not her? Song Wan Ning directly skinned the divine beast and pulled its tendons, stripping away its bloodline! Without its divine bloodline, what's a divine beast but a piece of crap! The sect favors the childhood sweetheart and the male and female leads? Song Wan Ning gave a soul-snatching smile. Then she'll just have the entire sect erased from the Seven Major Sects and Four Great Clans! Everyone says she's gone mad. What's so bad about being mad? You see, when she goes mad, don't the others behave themselves?

"Audacious traitor, you murdered your father and seized the talisman. The heavens cannot tolerate this! Flay him, pull out his tendons, grind his bones to dust, and scatter his ashes." Lu Chao, the adopted son of the Grand Marshal of the Army of the Great Wu Empire, was sentenced to the most extreme punishment for a trumped-up charge. Three pieces of his Heavenly Destiny Saint Bone were brutally gouged out by his adoptive father and his pair of biological children... He became a lonely, wandering ghost! A woman suddenly appeared. For his sake, she endured the torment of being burned alive; for him, she reconstructed his physical body, helping him to be reborn from death.