survival

The beginning of the apocalypse brought chaos and disaster to humanity. It tore away the mask of society and revealed the cruelty hiding beneath. Ivy Ravencroft experienced it all firsthand. Her family was unfair and cruel, and they abused her so badly that she went blind. Her lover died trying to protect her, and she spent the next five years struggling to survive, until she finally died in the apocalypse. But then, Ivy woke up again, reborn in the first year of the apocalypse. At first, she felt hopeless. If only she had returned to a time before the apocalypse, she could have gathered food, weapons, and supplies to survive better. Still, she was grateful for one thing: she had kept her special ability, the power to create safe zones. This time, Ivy made a promise. She would protect her lover, find her real family, and take revenge on everyone who had hurt her. .................................. "Huh? Why is there a bento box lying here?" Ivy asked, confused. "What bento? Are you trying to trick me again?" Silas asked, sadness in his eyes. "This one!" Ivy said, holding up the packaged meal and waving it at him. "What the... where did that come from?" Silas stared at it in shock. Ivy’s eyes widened. She realized something, only she could see these items, and when she picked them up, they became real. "Can… I buy it from you?" Silas asked, unsure. "Of course. But I won't give it to you for free." Ivy smiled like a fox. Silas closed his eyes; he was ready for her to demand something sky-high and said, "Okay. Tell me how many gold bars you want." Ivy smiled and teased, "I don't want gold bars; they are way too cheap. I want one kiss." Silas: Blushing hard. His subordinates: "..." This wave of dog food was too unexpected! ....................................................... With the supplies, picking a superpower and a safe zone superpower, Ivy built her own residential area. She gained Kindness Energy and multiplied supplies with the help of Temporal Storage. While other bases struggled to make a simple house, she used her golden finger to make luxurious buildings and rent them out, becoming the big shot in the apocalypse.

He destroyed my family. Now he owns me. Three months ago, I was Elena Castellano heiress to a billion-dollar empire. Today, I'm his captive in a penthouse prison, bound by a contract I didn't fully understand. Damien Cross took everything, my father's company, our fortune and our name. But he saved the cruelest punishment for me. Every night I lie under the man who orchestrated our ruin. Every morning I wake up craving the enemy who should disgust me. He says I'm paying for my family's sins, but his hands worship me deeply like I'm salvation itself. Then I found the files. The evidence. The truth that changes everything. He didn't just destroy us, he had every right to. Now I'm caught between the life I thought I knew and the man I thought was the devil. Because Damien Cross isn't just my captor. He's not just my obsession. He might be my only chance at redemption... or my complete destruction. In this game of power and revenge, there are no innocent players. Only survivors!!

On the night she is meant to be claimed, Luna is rejected by her fated mate—the Alpha who would rather see her broken than bound to him. Branded weak and cursed, she is cast aside by the pack that raised her. But exile awakens something dangerous inside her—an ancient power her enemies never expected her to possess. As Luna rises from rejection to dominance, the Alpha who discarded her begins to realize his greatest mistake may cost him everything. Betrayal, forbidden bonds, and a destiny written in blood await under the full moon.

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Publicly rejected by her Alpha, Elena fled into isolation carrying his twins. But when she returns as the Lycan Queen, she's no longer the helpless servant they scorned—she's the catalyst that will change everything

I died from overwork as a top chef and woke up as the Hard Mode character in my favorite dating sim, `Beastly B.A.D.s`! As a failed fox-kin, I'm destined to be married off to a disgusting old toad Marquis, the ultimate Bad End. But I'm not following that route. I have a cheat code: my five-star cooking skills! My plan? Open the Little Whiskers Daycare and use my gourmet food to cure the problem cubs of the five most powerful (and hottest!) single dads in the empire. If I can win over the Wolf, the Merman, the Panther, the Tiger, or the Snake, I just might be able to find a new husband and escape my fate. This failed Fox is about to start the game on her own terms. Let the husband-hunting... begin! Note: This is a 1v1 Romance (One male lead chosen in the main story). However, Alternate Endings for the other love interests will be available in the Side Stories!

A Dark comedic action Novel where the Protagonist is a superhero who knows he is inside a novel trying to survive in a world where being a superhero means a death sentence

I fell from the stars and landed in the Marvel Universe—right into the chaos of the '90s, where mutants walk the streets and the world still thinks it's normal. No cosmic destiny. No hero's journey. No thirst for power or fortune. I'm not here to change the world—just to watch it burn from a safe distance... preferably with snacks. Call me a background character. A professional bystander. If the universe insists on dragging me into the spotlight, well—I'll just treat it like front-row seats to the greatest show on Earth. Why be the hero… when you can be the audience? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heads up: This is a slice-of-life style story, so it's slow-paced and focuses on everyday moments, character growth, and subtle developments. If you're looking for fast action or high-stakes drama, this might not be your cup of tea—but if you enjoy relaxed, character-driven narratives, I hope you’ll still give it a chance!

Death by overwork? Check. Isekai’d into a glittery kingdom called Aelthryndivoryssalindria, yes, that's the name but I call it Aelthryn, because who has time for that? Double check. All I wanted was a soft life filled with pastries, naps, and no husband. But five years into my new life as Princess Elyndravyssorathielindria Sylvarindelthys—Elyn, please, God knows why the names are so difficult to pronounce—my father demands I marry. But explain to me why all the potential suitors look like they were picked up from the fucking gutter? I kid you not. one of them literally suggested teaching me to ride a horse and guess who found out he could not ride one at all and at the end of the day cried begging for his mother...me. And that's just one. There's also the fact that I don't want to even get married. So in a panic, after scaring my suitors away, I tell my father I'm in love with Zorathys Vaelkyrion. What I didn't plan for was the fact that Zorathys is real, he’s at our annual ball, and he’s calling me his lover to settle Dad’s debts. Now I’m stuck in the Underworld, managing Hell’s paperwork, babysitting demon nobles, and dodging a giant snake with a sweet tooth. Oh, and Zor? A lazy, body-pillow-hugging tease who makes my heart race. Worse, every escape portal dumps me in his bedroom, and he’s not so bad. But when I stumble into a plot to overthrow him, my soft-life dreams might cost me everything—unless I fight for the husband I never wanted. Send help please, I just wanted a soft life and not a demon husband.. --------------------- "...you can't marry my daughter," my father said to the demon king and I nodded. "...she...she's gay. Yes," he said with a nod like that was the most reasonable explanation ever. "She's into girls." I was shocked and stared at him then back at the demon king who paused. Maybe this could work after all. I nodded too, supporting my father's words. The demon king smiled then. "What good taste you have, there's a reason why we belong to each other after all. I'm into women too." What?

Nyasa’s life feels like a road with a dead end. Dreams have faded, hope feels fragile, and every step forward seems meaningless. Standing in the quiet hills, lost in despair, she believes she has reached the end of her path. But fate has other plans. In a sudden twist of reality, Nyasa awakens in a primitive world—a vast forest bursting with untamed life, ancient trees, and the terrifying roars of beasts that rule the land. Before she can even understand where she is, a massive beast charges toward her. She runs. With every breath, every pounding heartbeat, Nyasa realizes something she had forgotten long ago—she wants to live. Survival becomes her only goal. The forest is cruel, beautiful, and honest. The beasts are not villains nor heroes, but powerful beings bound by instinct, strength, and loyalty. As Nyasa adapts to this savage world, fear slowly turns into resolve, and resolve into belonging. Through countless trials, she earns the respect of the beasts and forges deep bonds with those who stand beside her as partners and protectors. In a world where strength is truth and survival is meaning, Nyasa discovers a life worth cherishing. What began as an escape from despair becomes a journey of rebirth.

They didn’t crawl out of myths, they tore their way through them. Monstrosities, born from old tales, returned in twisted flesh to remind humanity why even speaking their names once felt dangerous. The sky cracked, fire swallowed the earth, seas boiled over, cities choked on the blood of their inhabitants. There was no warning, just monsters. And with them, something else : a power system of unknown origin. Salvation, perhaps, but not for everyone. It gave nothing to the fearful, nothing to the weak. But to the brave, or the desperate, it offered claws. As for the gods... they stayed silent, but not necessarily uninvolved. For Lazar, the apocalypse was less tragedy than inconvenience. He had spent years meticulously preparing for revenge, and now the world was burning at the worst possible time. Most people broke. Lazar didn’t. He never placed his trust in hope, never relied on luck. He studied while others panicked, he prepared while others prayed, he struck where others hesitated, and the skills he had honed for vengeance were the very ones demanded by this new world. As for his desire for vengeance itself… that didn't vanish just because the world did. But monsters aren’t the only problem standing between Lazar and his plans. Some gods want their relevance back. Some humans want order, their version of it. As for the forces threatening to destroy the world, no one really knows what they want. One thing a lot of them agree on though : in a world of kings and pawns, Lazar and his kind, the grey anomalies on a board of so-called black-and-white pieces, must be removed.

He’s her one shot at freedom. She’s his only chance to believe in love. But falling for each other might get them both killed. After seven years as Scott's best friend, Stacy drops a bombshell: she’s leaving New York for an arranged marriage to Luca Cattaneo, the heir to one of America’s most feared mafia dynasties. Only then does Scott realize he’s been in love with her all along. A stolen kiss changes everything. painting a target on Scott’s back when it's aired on live TV. To protect him, Stacy activates a dead man’s switch seven years in the making and defies her father, Don Angelo Luciano, the most powerful mob boss in the country. But Don Angelo doesn’t forgive. And he never lets go. Scott, haunted by his past and terrified of love, stands by Stacy anyway. His quiet loyalty and fierce love crack the walls around her heart. For the first time, she dares to imagine a future outside her family’s bloody legacy. But the mafia plays a long game. When her father outsmarts the savant mafia princess, Stacy begs Scott to walk away. Instead, he sacrifices everything to go on the run with her. As starcrossed love battles legacy and their lives hang in the balance, one question remains: can Stacy outrun the empire she was born to rule or will it destroy them both?

Ash was just a firefighter. No powers. No destiny. Just another exhausted man walking home after saving lives. Then a truck lost its brakes. Fire followed. And death came without mercy. When Ash opened his eyes again, the world was wrong—too colorful, too alive. He had been reborn into One Piece. But there was a cruel twist. The body he woke up in wasn’t his own. It was Portgas D. Ace’s. The face of a legend. The son of Gol D. Roger. A man loved, mourned… and already dead. Yet Ash had none of Ace’s power. No Flame-Flame Fruit. No strength worthy of the name. Only memories from another world. Only knowledge of what was supposed to happen. And a body that invited fear, hatred, and impossible expectations. The Minks see him as a mockery. The world sees him as a ghost. And the sea shows no mercy to the weak. Stripped of power but armed with understanding—of languages, of history, of secrets buried in Poneglyphs—Ash must survive in a world that already decided his fate once. This is not the story of Ace. This is the story of a powerless man wearing a legend’s face… Trying to live long enough to see what One Piece truly is. ______________________________________________________ Cover is a fan-edited image used for non commercial fanfiction.

After obtaining the Mech Designer System, Ves aims to create the greatest mechs in the galaxy! In the far future, the galactic human civilization has entered the Age of Mechs. The countless lesser powers of humanity have come to adopt mechs as their main weapons of war. Only a small number of humans have the right genetic aptitude to pilot these destructive war machines the size of buildings. Born to a military family in the edge of the galaxy, Ves Larkinson is one of the many people who lacks the talent to earn glory in battle. Instead, he became a mech designer. Helped by his missing father, Ves has obtained the mysterious Mech Designer System that can help him rise in the galaxy and beyond. His mechs based on the principles of life quickly allows him to rise to prominence. Powerful and highly compatible with mech pilots, his products have the potential to take the market by storm. However, success does not come easily, and countless challenges bar his ability to sell his mechs to a market eager for innovation! With the sins of the human race in the galactic arena slowly catching up, Ves must navigate the perils of the ultra-competitive mech market and maintain control over his growing organization of misfits. This is the golden age of mechs. This is the golden age of humanity. The question is, will it last? "Any challenge can be overcome as long as I design the right mech!" --Join The Mech Touch's unofficial Discord server! https://discord.gg/APB5KCU --Follow my Instagram and Twitter! https://www.instagram.com/mlduong https://twitter.com/MLDuong --Cover Art by Derek-Paul Carll (carlldpn) --The Mech Touch is an original webnovel written by ML "Exlor" Duong. --The Mech Touch is mainly published on Webnovel.com and a select few platforms affiliated with the parent company of this website. --Artificial Intelligence / AI clarification: Since I started to write and publish The Mech Touch on 2018, I have never used AI tools to write my webnovel. All of my chapters are written and proofread directly by me for many years. The only automated tool that I have used is the basic spellchecker that comes standard with the Google Docs application. I have not changed my approach towards writing chapters for The Mech Touch even as technology has advanced and introduced new tools. I will continue to maintain my current approach for this webnovel until it has come to an end.

[Warning! Contains Strong Violent, Gory & Explicit Scenes!] Daniel was a lazy teenager, just like most boys of his age. After graduating from high school, he spent his whole life doing nothing else other than playing video games, eating, sleeping and….. repeat! His whole life changed when the world fell to alien invasion. Those ugly-ass looking monsters came bearing gifts like chaos and destruction. He transformed from being a lazy boy to being a determined young man, after he lost his family to the whole invasion problem. This gave him what he had never had in his life— purpose. It led him on a dangerous journey to acquire power needed to put together whatever remained of his family. He was able to awaken a rare talent that gives him the power to grow his strength endlessly. As power corrupts the strong and changes even the toughest man. Daniel must now make a crucial decision, which is either to save the world with that power, or rule it!

Eren awakens in a war-ravaged kingdom where survival is dictated by strength, efficiency, and choice. In this world, power is not granted by talent or destiny—but taken through consumption. Guided by an unseen system and an ever-present hunger, Eren must devour monsters, weigh lives against survival, and accept that every gain comes at a moral cost. Mercy slows growth. Hesitation kills. As kingdoms fall and unseen gods stir, Eren walks a path where becoming stronger means becoming something else entirely—and the world will not stop him.

"Ark" or "Arknights" is a next-generation MMORPG that once reached a peak of 80 million online users worldwide. The game's setting is a world called Terra—not to be confused with "Holy Terra"—a vast and chaotic planet thirty times larger than Earth, filled with expansive lands and plagued by frequent natural disasters. The story follows Felix, a player who is unexpectedly transported back in time to the period before the game's official server launch. However, instead of returning as a player, he finds himself reincarnated as an NPC within the game. Now functioning with all the traits and systems of an NPC, Felix becomes a legendary figure among players. To them, he is: A mysterious merchant A dreamlike mentor An unattainable ideal for countless female players Within the world of Terra, Felix is more than just an NPC—he is seen as a spiritual guide, a false priest, a dreamer, a philosopher, a reformer, a philanthropist, a loner, a seeker, an explorer, and a pioneer. His motto: "Let the players enjoy the game—while I profit from every second they do." --- Quotes from notable figures in the game: Jesselton: “I could take two or three punches from Saria, but I wouldn’t dare take even one from Felix. Even if God ordered me to, I’d go to war with Him instead.” Arturia: “Felix’s presence makes me want to perform before him for three days and three nights, without rest.” Patriot: “Your ideals… they are reality.” MacArthur, a five-star American operator, once remarked: “All it takes is a single move from him, and he’ll dominate the entire Terra Daily hot search list. The moment I saw Felix on the battlefield, I knew—there was no turning back.”

Born frail in body and dismissed by the world as insignificant, Lucien Voss grows up learning a cruel truth early in life: strength invites resistance, but intelligence invites surrender. Mocked, ignored, and underestimated, Lucien survives not by fighting back—but by observing, calculating, and remembering. Behind his quiet demeanor lies a mind capable of dismantling systems, predicting human behavior, and turning chaos into opportunity. While others chase power through force, Lucien builds it through information, manipulation, and flawless strategy. Every insult becomes data. Every loss, a lesson. Every human weakness, a tool. As society spirals through political unrest, corporate greed, and moral decay, Lucien positions himself not as a hero nor a villain—but as an inevitable outcome. Allies rise believing they lead, enemies fall without realizing they were ever opposed, and empires shift hands without a single battle being fought. What begins as a story of survival slowly transforms into one of domination. Lucien does not conquer nations with armies or weapons—he conquers minds. And by the time the world recognizes his influence, it is already living by his design.

In a world plagued by Morgellons, a deadly disease that turns humans into non-human creatures, people have chosen to abandon their humanity in order to fight against the bloodthirsty corpses. In the end, there will be no humans left on Earth. But that harsh world is, in fact, a world fabricated merely for entertainment. A world for humans to live in exists neither inside nor outside. This is the story of a boy who, while living a miserable life, stares at the stars as he desperately tries to keep his humanity.

In a world that worships strength, Lin Shuan was born with nothing. Grade Eight Spiritual Roots. Worthless talent. A ghost in his own family. At ten years old, desperate to escape a life of silence and disappointment, he makes one mistake. His family sells him. What follows breaks him in ways death never could. But Lin Shuan doesn't stay broken. With nothing left to lose, he begins experimenting—forbidden techniques, deadly pills, anything that might let him transcend his pathetic limits. He doesn't care if the methods are righteous or demonic. Survival is the only morality that matters. One experiment nearly destroys him. Pain worse than death itself. But when he wakes... This isn't a story about a chosen hero. This is about a boy who refused to be anyone's puppet ever again. Genre: Dark Xianxia | Psychological | Anti-Hero