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Gilded Ashes: When Shadows Reign

He should have died. But someone - or something - made a mistake. When shadows devour everything he ever knew, Raizen is left with nothing but grief - and a vow to hunt down and kill every Nyx. Now, he walks in a world on the edge of collapse: From the depths of the Underworks to the halls of Lotus Academy and the ranks of the Vanguards, he's surrounded by ruthless rivals, living nightmares, corrupted authority, evolving monsters, and secrets powerful enough to kill. If he wants to survive, he must grow stronger. But if he wants to win, he may have to burn everything in his way. A story with battles of unimaginable scale. A world that still echoes from disaster. Awakened powers that break every known limit. Will Raizen's spark ignite a new dawn... Or vanish beneath eternal darkness? ━━━━━⋅•⋅ ⊰∙∘ ☽ ✧ ☾ ∘∙⊱⋅•⋅━━━━━ A few words from the author: Hey there! Thanks for checking out Gilded Ashes! I'm not gonna keep you much, most things I'd love to tell you are explained in the pinned review! (make sure to check it out) Raizen starts out broken... But he doesn't stay that way. Every chapter he grows sharper, faster, and more dangerous - until the world realizes it should've feared him from the start. Dive into the free chapters, at least. You have nothing to lose! Gilded Ashes is my Dream. So you can rest assured that I won't drop it until the very end. Speaking of the very end... We're still far, far from it. The journey has only just begun!
Sqair · 519.4k Views

The Extra's Law: Endless Calamity

Adrian awoke in the world of his novel as an Extra who looked exactly like himself, from his face to his name. However, he possessed a beautiful life and had everything he had ever wanted—completely different from his previous life. He believed his novel had given him a gift by creating a happy version of himself who had it all—without his knowledge. But that happiness was not free... After a few days of searching, he finally realized that the 'Safe Zone' he was currently in was different from his main character's, and the distance between them was almost an entire continent. 'What is a Safe Zone?' A Safe Zone is a place where humans who survived the Great Calalys gathered. They built massive walls to shelter from the incredibly powerful monsters that emerged from the gates—now called First Generation Monsters. The Great Calamity scattered humanity, and the survivors believed they were the only remaining civilization. The problem was... Adrian had always written the story from his main character's point of view and knew nothing about life outside of it. He had only written that there were other Safe Zones out there. His knowledge of the plot was useless because he was in a different place, and worse yet... The plot connection between him and his main character was that his Safe Zone would be found completely destroyed, without a trace. Back then, he had written that merely as a spice for his novel's mystery, to make it better. But now he realized the consequence: He had written his own death. Now, Adrian was trapped in a writer's worst dilemma. To survive, he had to do the impossible: change the fate he had set himself as The Creator. However, in a world that ran on narrative logic, saving himself was not an action without consequences. Every deviation from the storyline could draw the attention of "World Law"—an abstract force that would attempt to "fix" the broken plot, in ways potentially more cruel than mere monsters. At the crossroads between his valuable new life and the stability of the world's story, Adrian had to decide: Was it better to die as inspiration for the hero, or to live as an anomaly that could collapse everything? This is not a tale about becoming a hero in a new world. This is an Extra's war against a death-fate like a ticking time bomb that he wrote himself. And even if he succeeds? This world, running on narrative logic, may not let him be.
Saintnites · 6.2k Views

Contract Marriage with My Secret Partner in Crime

Zephany Draven is a shy, clumsy celebrity journalist who is constantly ridiculed for not getting the big scoops. She is soft-spoken and easily intimidated, so she looks weak. However, behind closed doors, she's Eclipse, an altogether tougher, loud-mouthed agent and quite ruthless and efficient. Kendrick Montclair is a gentle, positive artist who loves his family and remains optimistic despite his struggles. His gentle nature makes him easy to take advantage of. But secretly, he's Obscura, a cold, ruthless agent who is efficient and silent. Both work as partners in a secret organization that preserves hidden truths erased by governments, yet they remain completely unaware of each other's true identities. Their goal is to reach the highest level of clearance to access classified information. But just when they're on the verge of success, they fail. Then, a mysterious man appears with an offer—a contract marriage in exchange for the information they desperately seek. Trapped with no alternative, they sign the deal, having no idea that they just married their secret partner in crime. But neither expected what would happen next. ------------- Kendrick and Zephany sat by the glass wall, waiting for their food when a car suddenly crashed through. Kendrick pulled Zephany to safety just in time, but both got small cuts from the broken glass. "Are you okay?" they asked, checking each other. To their astonishment, the cuts healed before their eyes. Their minds raced. "Beside me, the only person I know who has that ability is." "No! She can't be that loud, short-tempered woman!" "No! He can't be that silent, obnoxious man!" "Did I marry my secret partner in crime?" They both shuddered at the thought.
Air_Ace · 364.7k Views