survival

The world has already been destroyed… It’s too late. The only hope left is to dive back in time and eliminate the source of the apocalypse before it begins. Is it dangerous? Absolutely. Is it a gamble? Without a doubt. Only few would dare to risk everything on a mission with no promise of success—or survival. But is it worth it? More than anything. In a post-apocalyptic world overrun by eldritch monstrosities, Inase, a self-trained monster slayer, and Hosen, a self-proclaimed scholar, are recruited by the Facility, a scientific institute holding humanity’s last hope. Their mission: travel back in time and eradicate the origins of the horrors before they consume reality. With Inase’s lethal combat skills and Hosen’s vast knowledge, the two must work together, navigating a past filled with unspeakable dangers. As they struggle to reverse their dying world, the fate of humanity hangs on a thin thread, and the cost of altering time becomes a hazard for the future. Will they succeed in rewriting history, or will they witness the final extinction of everything they vowed to protect? "Reverse the World" is an exciting sci-fi adventure that blends action, suspense, and cosmic horror in a high-stakes battle against the unknown. This is an entry for WSA 2025 (Spirity Awards 2025)! #WSA2025 #SpirityAwards #WebnovelContest

Starting out from NY city, one man will come back in time and start dominating the world of the apocalypse. Hye lived his entire life without a class. After the apocalypse hit the human world, strange creatures invaded and killed humans while new lands were being added. Systems were given to humans and with the help of the guides, humans started to fight back for their lives. All of this happened under the watch of the venerable beings who were shining stars in the sky; gods! Hye dreamt his entire life of a chance to prove himself. He was a hard-working, earnestly learning, and smart youth. However, the apocalypse never was merciful to such humans at all. Until one day he got a chance to go back in time when everything started. At this new starting point, he found himself able to finally obtain what he wanted, a class for himself and power beyond imagination. But will things be this easy for him? ______________________________________________ Release schedule: 1-2 chapters per day, more chapters per summoning pens: 1 chap for every 100 summoning pens. [WPC #264 - Gold Place Winner!] [ Check trailer 1 of the novel here: bit.ly/wn12345 ]

Are you old enough for a Sangria? Then you are old enough for this grisly novel about multiple stories of trauma and survival. Merlot Jupiter is he a creation or is he an author? James Evergreen is the ruler of the Intermarium, and he has two children: Ethan from his wife Leslie and Lolita from Charlotte, a woman with whom he had an affair. Who will become the next ruler of Intermarium, a third-world country that is already crippled by enormous amounts of debt? Dan is from Intermarium, drafted into war, and his worst fear is that his son will follow the same fate as him.

In the world of Duskfall, the lowest of five stacked realms, night never ends. Its people live beneath a sky ruled by shifting moons, where light and safety depend on the blood and bones of the beasts that crawl up from the Pit. Among the hunters who keep this fragile balance stands Dagian, a nineteen-year-old whose scythe, Vireth, was born from the resentment buried deep in his soul. For four years, Dagian has fought, survived, and worked only to keep his ailing mother alive. His father—a once-great hunter—was chosen to ascend to the higher layers twelve years ago, leaving them behind in a city where death feels like routine. Dagian’s resentment toward the world festers quietly, until one hunt changes everything. While tracking a beast through the fog-drenched streets of Evervale, Dagian witnesses the sky itself fracture open—a rift flashing in colors no moon could ever cast. From it falls a girl named Isabella Solder, a stranger from a world above, a place Dagian has only ever envied. Instinct drives him to catch her, but the moment he does, the world begins to shift. Isabella’s arrival defies every law of the layered realms. Her presence awakens questions that Duskfall was never meant to ask—about the nature of the Hunt. As Dagian struggles to protect the girl who fell from the heavens, he’ll uncover the secret that binds all five realms together… and the truth that even gods can bleed.

This is not a story, nor a fading vision carried on the winds of broken promises. This is a *description of a world standing on the edge*, where people refuse to fall—even when the weight of entire systems is pressed against their backs. In this world, *spirit is stronger than steel*. Courage isn’t limited by age; it burns in the fists of children who clench their fears like weapons, and in the eyes of adults who have learned what it means to lose everything yet rise again. Discord :- https://discord.gg/99SsDb8vvY

The world did not end in fire. It rotted. Civilization collapsed overnight. Cities fell, demons descended, the dead began walking - not mindlessly, but under a growing, forced will. Vincent, an ordinary man drowning in debt, clung to fragile hope. Then, hell arrived - he became something worse than a victim. A mysterious zombie virus descended, but Vincent did not turn. He awakened as a carrier. He became the first infected - a Progenitor. Every life claimed by the virus strengthens him...and stains his soul. He walks a razor's edge between savior and catastrophe. Survival is sin and requires everything. Venturing into ruins, facing demons, and making impossible choices - there is no good choice. No gain. No winning or losing. No choosing the good. Only choosing the lesser evil. Meanwhile, trust fractures. Humanity's last forces are not as united as they appear. Ghosts of the past hunt them. False grief hides calculated malice. While they battle demons, something far more terrifying has already infiltrated among them. Factions rise, hidden powers awaken. One question looms over the ruins of the world. Can a man who commands the dead still save the living - or will he become the very end he fears? Hopes are fading. The role of humanity seems insignificant. And the end? Certain. In the shadows, unknown forces are at bay. Bound by the universal rules at the moment, restrained. But time is ticking. The day draws near. What fate awaits humanity and the world once the chains break and the mysterious forces can act freely?

In a world ruled by stones and blood, mysterious coins are extracted from human hearts and used as a source of magic, all under the name of protection and justice. Cities are safe, crimes are rare… because the crimes themselves are committed in the name of the law. In this world, humans are the true sorcerers, and anyone born with a coin in their heart is treated as nourishment for a power greater than themselves. Within this system lives Lilithia, a demon offered from birth as a sacrifice through ancient pacts and laws bound by shadows. Until the Black Stone—a forbidden legacy that does not recognize demons—chooses her as its heir. This choice does not grant her power… It issues a sentence of execution. Lilithia is accused of a crime she did not commit, not because of evidence, but because her existence exposes a fatal contradiction: If the Stone has chosen a demon, then the system itself is flawed—and the justice under which thousands were condemned is nothing more than a veil for crime. The pursuit of Lilithia is not meant to capture her, but to erase the question her existence raises: What if justice itself is the crime? In this world, there is no hero. Every character fights to survive, and even the Drakhaens—the descendants of dragons and guardians of the “Balance”—do not protect the world… but the lie upon which it is built. The conflict is not between good and evil, but between truth and the system. And Lilithia does not fight to save the world, but to survive a world that chose to condemn her before confronting its own crimes. And as ancient seals begin to break and powers deliberately buried in the shadows return, the true question emerges: Who will be condemned… when justice falls?

For centuries, the warrior race searched for a way to surpass their limits. They believed in a prophecy—one that spoke of a child born from more than one bloodline. They tried. They failed. Again and again. Some bloodlines rejected each other. Some children were born powerless. Others became monsters the world chose to erase from history. The warriors fell. And the prophecy was forgotten. Until one night… A child was born from the blood of the last warrior, a powerful sorceress, and an ancient druid lineage long thought lost. He was never meant to exist. Yet he did. Raised in secrecy, hunted by the past, and bound to a legacy older than kingdoms, his birth marks the return of a prophecy the world fears. This is not the story of a chosen hero. This is the story of a bloodline that should never have been born.

[Mature content. No rape] ____________________ "Mr. Archer!" She hurried her footsteps after the cop, who seemed to have already memorized the way out of the small two-story house. "It's Adrien, not Archer," he said, not bothering to turn around and look at her as he turned the door knob. "Fine." She rolled her eyes. "We need to talk, " she said, following him out of the house and closing the door behind her. "I had enough time to spend with a dunderhead like you," she heard him say, and she fumed. "How dare you?!" She fisted her palm furiously as she saw him walk past the little gate. "You son of a chameleon!".... ________ In a world where mythical creatures like werewolves, vampires, and elves exist alongside humans, a long-standing war has left humans living in fear and captivity. Elves, once thriving, have become extinct due to the ongoing conflict. Alicia, the last surviving elf, is raised by Mrs. Anderson, whom she believes to be her biological mother. However, when Alicia confronts a man named Adrien, whom she calls Mr. Archer, tensions rise. Adrien's apparent disdain for Alicia triggers a fiery exchange. Unbeknownst to Alicia, her unique heritage as the last elf will soon become a central focus in a world where mythical beings and humans clash. This story promises intrigue, conflict, and a journey of self-discovery for Alicia as she grapples with her identity and the ongoing strife between mythical creatures and humans.

Aries was supposed to be a simple movie extra. One explosion later, he opens his eyes in a real beastman world—wounded, half-naked, and no longer acting. Humans are extinct. Male humans? Impossible. Fertile male humans? A world-shaking miracle. To the Beastlords, he is a blessing. To the clans, he is a cause for war. And to the cold, teasing system inside his mind? > [Celestial Breeder Identified. Processing host…] Aries only wants to survive long enough to make sense of this world, but every beastman who scents him wants something else entirely—claim him, protect him, fight for him, or breed him. A single human has returned to a world built on instincts and dominance… …and the Beastlords will burn it down to possess him.

Betrayal is common. Exploitation is organized. Murder is routine and often meaningless. Kindness exists, but it is rare, conditional, and frequently punished. Power is not granted for virtue, but taken through endurance, compromise, and loss. Cultivation is not salvation. It is hierarchy. Beasts consume. Sects refine. Empires calculate. Kindness is a liability unless remembered, and morality does not protect the weak. There are many paths here—orthodox, forbidden, corrupted, ascetic. None are clean. Every path exacts a price, and those who cannot pay are removed quietly. Through Ash and Silence records survival in a system that rewards those who endure longer than others and forgets those who do not. This novel is written for mature readers. If you are looking for righteousness, comfort, or moral certainty, do not read further.

A white cloak snaps in the wind, its back bearing the title of Fourth Hokage. Beside him stands Senju Mayū, fist clenched, eyes locked on the countless enemies ahead. He does not look away. Not even for a breath. “Ready?” Minato asks, smiling as he always does, calm in the face of annihilation. Mayū steps forward in answer. Reborn into the Senju clan with memories of a past life, Mayū knows how easily this world devours the unprepared. He is not the strongest shinobi on the battlefield, nor the one history will sing about. What he has instead is judgment, timing, and an instinct for turning small advantages into decisive moments. Where Minato moves like lightning, Mayū becomes the hand that directs the strike. This is not the story of replacing a legend. It is the story of the man who stood beside one and ensured he never fought alone.

Terra II, a world split into vast planes, where deserts stretch ceaselessly and horrors—roamed without rest. It is a land scarred by self made nightmares that never fade. The Common Era, where the concept of happiness has been abandoned. No story begins with joy, and none end with peace. One mistake—a misplaced word, a fleeting gesture—is all that it took. Strength was never the problem. ▄▀█ █░░█▄▀ has survived long enough to know that looking strong, feeling strong, and being strong are three different lies people tell themselves to keep moving. Terra is heavy. The roads are long and boundless like the deserts ▄█ █▀░ █▄█ had walked. And family...family—that has been stripped away. Once? Twice? no, Thrice? You’ve walked. You’ve run. You’ve shot at everything. You've seen your friends perish away, your self made family rotting away, and how do you cover it? By carrying a carload of supplies. But strip it away. What is left behind? ———————— I'm pretty nervous how this version will be received and since i went for both magic and a modern setting. I'm not really good as creating things so i took inspiration from some well known media, so if it seems familiar, i tried as best i could to make it my own. but idk. Lets see, at least read up to chap 35, since this is when it starts to pick up pace. short ass rant, lol. Kristen out, peace. 09/25

Inside the red walls of the Forbidden City, the most dangerous predator isn't the Emperor's political rivals—it is the man who guards his bedroom door, a beast in silk robes waiting for the moon to bleed. The night of the Mid-Autumn Festival was supposed to be a celebration of celestial harmony in China. Instead, the Forbidden City was bathed in the copper scent of blood. Three high-ranking officials were found shredded within a locked treasury, their bodies bearing wounds that no human blade could inflict. Lin Xiyao, a physician ignored by her peers, is summoned to analyze the remains. Using her Heavenly Forensic extraction technique, she discovers a single, silver-white hair—a clue that leads directly to the Emperor’s most trusted shadow, Lu Yan, the Commander of the Jinyiwei. Lu Yan is a man of cold steel and lethal silence, but beneath his embroidered uniform beats the heart of a feral beast. He is the victim of a hereditary lunar curse, a secret that would lead to his execution if ever revealed. When he realizes the young physician has found his secret, he doesn't kill her. Instead, he traps her in a deadly pact: she must find a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) cure for his transformation before the Blood Moon arrives, or they will both be devoured by the palace's shadows. As the investigation deepens, Xiyao uncovers a conspiracy involving forbidden alchemy and ancient folklore that threatens to topple the Ming Dynasty. In a world of incense and irony, Xiyao must navigate a path where the man she is falling for is the very monster she is hunting. Can a silver needle restrain the hunger of a wolf?

I have been reborn in France, and luckily, I have the identity of the Crown Prince. The downside is that the current king is Louis XVI, and in two years, he will be guillotined. Since my father and the ministers can’t be trusted, I’ll have to take matters into my own hands and reorganize France myself. First, I’ll make some money, just enough to solve the financial crisis that has plagued the country for centuries. Then, I’ll strike hard at the nobles with ill intentions who seek to usurp power. After that, I’ll seize the vast lands held by the church, which sits idle. Industry, technology, agriculture, and commerce will thrive together. I will be the greatest Crown Prince France has ever seen! Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon. Read 40 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Johanssen10

Join my server: https://discord.gg/aUKw3xKvMf *** Gideon Beckett, a 23-year-old man from Earth, died from illness and woke up in a deserted world ten years after the apocalypse. After saving a woman from danger, Gideon discovers he has been chosen by a mysterious system that grants him the ability to plant the [Seed of Aaru] and access an [Infinite Shop], tools capable of purifying land and rebuilding civilization from nothing. But power never comes without a price. To activate the system’s full potential, Gideon must build a harem, marry, have children, and reclaim territories occupied by the Aberrants, mutated monsters born from a failed government experiment meant to create living weapons. Now, those creatures roam the land as apex predators that survive on human flesh. As if that were not enough, Gideon’s ability to restore the world draws the attention of other factions. Survivors, warlords, and organizations all covet his power, each with their own ambitions for domination. In a world where monsters hunt humans—and humans are no less dangerous—can Gideon and his growing harem survive the coming conflicts and truly build a new civilization? Or will the rebirth of the world demand more than even his system can provide? *** Tag: Harem, system, smut, post-apocalyptic, kingdom building, impregnation, no NTR, no yaoi or yuri, oyakodon.

The world is plagued by constant nightmares. Those who dare to face them are called sleepers.

Title: Otherworldly Revenge Synopsis Betrayed by his classmates. Abandoned by the goddess who summoned him. Left to die in the dungeon’s endless darkness. Seventeen-year-old Rengoku Hayate was the weakest of them all — no skills, no blessings, no hope. But when death came for him, something answered. [System Initialization Complete. Welcome, Rengoku Hayate — bearer of the Rebirth of Vengeance System.] Now, every monster he kills, every pain he endures, feeds his power. From the depths of despair, a new being rises — one who devours fate itself. The classmates who mocked him will kneel. The kingdoms that cast him out will burn. And the goddess who played god… will beg for mercy. He was once the weakest. But in this world — he will become the strongest. Tags / Keywords (WebNovel SEO Optimized): Action • Fantasy • Isekai • System • Level-Up • Revenge • Anti-Hero • Betrayal • Dungeon • Harem • Dark Fantasy • Overpowered Protagonist

"In a world where speed defines survival, being slow is a death sentence." Huan was the village’s greatest failure. Born with a cursed delay between his mind and his body, he couldn’t even dodge a falling stone. Abandoned at the age of ten and left to be devoured by the nightmare-infested forests, the world moved on, laughing at the memory of the boy who was "too slow to live." But the forest didn't take his life—it became his dojo. Forty years have passed. The villagers who mocked him have grown old, and the world has forgotten his name. But deep within the shadows of the Whispering Forest, Huan has been practicing a single strike for four decades. His "slowness" wasn't a defect; it was a gateway to a realm beyond time. While the world rushed toward its end, Huan’s eyes began to perceive the terrifying threads of fate and the eyes that see death. Now, a man who has outlived his own legend returns. He is still slow, but in his stillness, he sees every movement before it is born. The boy is gone; in his place stands a monster who has mastered the art of the "Slowest Kill." The world has moved fast for forty years, but now, Huan is here to make it stop.