survival

He didn't save her because he wanted to. He saved her because she begged. Because she looked like someone he lost. Someone who died because of him. She didn't know that when she wakes up in his private hospital. She didn't know about the fiancée who would hate her, the cousin who would pretend friendship while planning destruction. She only knew that for the first time in years, she wasn't afraid. Adrian Sinclair owns everything he sees. Now he owns her on paper. A contract. One year. Simple. Except nothing about him is simple. The way he watches her. The way his hand lingers. The way he kissed her during a storm, and she forgot why she shouldn't want him back. Then she remembered. She wears a dead woman's face. Lives in a dead woman's shadow. And the people who killed her once are still watching.

It's a marriage arrangement; apologies to the brothers who stumbled upon this. I am Koushin, a transmigrator. Originally, I planned to cling to Shido's coattails and provide crucial support, then become a lowly employee at Fraxinus and live a life of leisure. However, in the year the main story begins, I was targeted by Aha, who gave me the power to transform into a Herrscher. After assimilation into the world, I became a spirit who wields Herrscher abilities. As for what happens next? Hmm... let's stick to the old plan and give Shido an assist, shall we? He can't possibly try to seduce me, can he?

Un golpe en la cabeza transportó a Damián a un mundo donde la muerte no es el final, sino el inicio de un tormento sin fin. Maldito con el poder de no morir por completo, nuestro protagonista deberá enfrentar enemigos implacables, secretos oscuros y su propia vulnerabilidad mientras lucha por sobrevivir. Entre risas inesperadas, momentos románticos y combates épicos, descubrirá que incluso en la muerte, hay lecciones que el corazón nunca olvida... y que algunas personas son imposibles de dejar atrás.

In 2018, at the height of the digital age, humanity believed it had mastered the world. Data replaced belief. Protocols claimed to explain everything. Democracies spoke of control. Then, what should never have returned answered. The collapse did not come in silence — it was broadcast, debated, and denied until it could no longer be ignored. Institutions fell, leaders collapsed, and a world fractured by ambition was divided. From the chaos rose the 24 Empires, ruled by beings the world would come to know as the Celestial Sovereigns. There are no nations left. Only territories shaped by divine will, where each empire imposes its law, its faith, and its war. Decades later, humanity endures amid fragile alliances, hidden conflicts, and thrones raised upon ruins — both digital and sacred. Now, as even the gods begin to move beyond their thrones, the true fate of the world is about to be claimed. This story is originally written in Portuguese and is being translated into English. I appreciate your understanding and feedback to keep the story faithful to its original version.

Kenji Tanaka dies in the most embarrassing way possible—crashing his car while watching anime—and wakes up in the world of My Hero Academia. Armed with the HERO SYSTEM, a game-like interface that grants him quests, skills, stats, and dungeon access, he has a chance to become something more than just another powerless nobody. But the system's AI, ARTEMIS, is sadistic. Kenji will have to grind his way up from the bottom, earning abilities from across different anime worlds through loot boxes and achievements, surviving pocket dimension dungeons full of monsters, and navigating a world where he knows the plot but lacks the power to change it. At least not yet. It's a power fantasy for someone who has to earn every scrap of power the hard way, guided by an AI that finds his suffering entertaining. (Also check out my other MHA fic: The Unburning Hero!)

In a universe full of war and chaos, few people stand up to the darkness, the void. It creeps in, it's watching, it's hungry, and someone needs to destroy it. Generations of heroes fight for the future of this universe and it may never end. Will the void consume it all?

Humanity woke up inside a dungeon. Three hundred floors underground. The only way out is to climb to Floor 0. Monsters roam the tunnels. Survivors form factions. Cities begin to rise in the darkness. The dungeon watches everything. Marcus Hale knows something no one else does. He helped build the AI that created this world. Now the system has detected him. Creator Signature Confirmed. Hunters are already moving through the dungeon. But Marcus has one advantage. His class should not exist. Class: Error And in a dungeon built on rules, a single glitch can break the entire system.

The story begins with a desperate survival journey across a vast desert. After finally being rescued, the protagonist discovers that he has arrived in the universe of Honkai: Star Rail, which at first seems like incredible luck. But soon he realizes something is terribly wrong with this world. The entire “art style” is completely off. Himeko has somehow become the handsome Uncle Himeko, Dan Heng is now a cold and distant girl, and even Welt, the dignified leader of the Astral Express, has turned into the elegant Lady Welt. And worst of all… What happened to my beloved March 7th?! How did she turn into a cheerful little boy?!

After betraying his family and crumbling their business, William is left in the rotten streets of an unnamed city, barely managing to survive each day and fueled only by his undying resentment. His path crosses with Elsa, another drifter among the forgotten. What begins as a chance encounter soon draws William into events far removed from ordinary life—abandoned places, secret gatherings, and dangers that reach beyond the streets he knows. Unseen by him, higher forces move in the background, bound by laws older than the world itself, shaping outcomes through mortal hands. William’s choices feel his own, yet each step follows a pattern set long before he ever made them. For in this world, fate is not discovered—it is inherited. And William’s was sealed long ago.

In a world overrun by monstrous creatures and dark entities, humanity is forced to fight back. A renowned organization has developed an advanced evolutionary method to combat these threats, using technology that creates Systems through a combination of neural interfaces, high-tech implants, energy conduits, and Magic Cores. A machine studies each Magic Core, revealing the powers and traits it contains, and fuses them with a compatible human host. Through this process, it channels and amplifies raw magical energy, simulates hidden abilities, and generates extraordinary skills within chosen individuals—allowing them to access extraordinary power and gain strength far beyond normal limits. During combat, each individual System records battle and performance data. The System then evaluates their performance, combining public ratings with its own analysis to produce a final ranking. As the world evolves, many of these dark entities also adapt, learning to blend into society and becoming nearly impossible to detect until it is too late. Ezekiel is chosen to wield the Sorcerer System, granting him the power to control magic. Alongside him are his squadmates, each equipped with their own Systems, combining their abilities to undertake deadly missions. Together, they face formidable enemies, navigate a society where danger can emerge from anywhere, and uncover hidden conspiracies that threaten humanity itself.

You've seen the stories of those surviving a zombie apocalypse before. When the dead rise, morals can quickly be forgotten, and monsters can be created separated from the dead now roaming the earth. But how would a kid make it through this type of mess? Following Ashton Myers, and Sebastian Lowe, two 13 year old's with troubled pasts thrown into a nightmare scenario thought only to exist in the media. They must use whatever skills they can manage to ensure they can live to see another day. But how will this effect them? How will the people they meet and the things they see shape who they are as people? How will they grow, adapt, and form bonds within this mess? The only way to find out is to dive in.

Alex was born in a world of gods, heroes, and monsters. To everyone else, the battles of the Avengers and the thunder of Thor were just part of everyday life. To him… they were normal. Until the day his past life memories suddenly awakened. Memories of another world—one where this universe existed only in movies and comics. And along with those memories, something else appeared. [Weapon Polishing System Activated] With a simple polish, repair, or refinement, any weapon in his hands can evolve beyond its limits. Mjolnir? Stronger. Captain America’s shield? Reinforced. Iron Man’s armor? Upgraded. Even ancient divine artifacts begin to transform under his touch. At first, Alex only wants to stay out of trouble. But when Thor himself arrives with a certain legendary hammer… The man who can refine the weapons of gods might just become the most dangerous craftsman in the Marvel Universe. 300power stones=new chapter

Shawn was bitten by a zombie on the very first day he arrived in the world of The Walking Dead. Just when he thought he was finished, he unexpectedly awakened the “7 Days to Die” system. In this apocalyptic world overrun by the undead, he wielded a massive warhammer, striking fear not only into zombies—but also into the hearts of the surviving humans. From Quarry Camp to the Prison Fortress… From Southeast Atlanta to the entire United States… With the system in hand, Shawn crushed everything in his path, climbing to the top step by step on a mountain of corpses. Yet sometimes, even he felt confused. "Weren’t zombies supposed to be endless?" "So why do there seem to be fewer and fewer the more I kill?" ------------------------ Unlock the next 30 chapters at: https://patreon.com/Rexlent47

Respect the original work to the greatest extent + slightly adapted, starting from a Hollow and growing until all the system power is gathered and transcending the three realms! My name is Ronan, I am a Hollow, I am also a Bleach, a Quincy, a Fullbringer, and at the same time I am a human. This is a story about traveling to the world of the Bleach to seek transcendence! ---------------------------- Unlock the next 30 chapters at p@treon

King Night Winter, the ruler of the Kingdom of Darkness, who knows no mercy and does not care about sacred bonds, finds himself invited to a party in the palace of the Kingdom of Light. He agrees to the invitation, driven by curiosity mixed with arrogance. There, he meets his predestined mate, a shock that shakes his entire being. Night Winter faces a decisive choice: Will he submit to fate and accept her, or will he suppress his new feelings and reject her with even greater cruelty, leading to a devastating internal conflict that threatens his throne and his life? "This story is an original work created by Syrine and is a product of the author's imagination." "Note: The original version of this novel is written in Arabic. This is the official English dubbed version."

After waking up, everyone will travel through a wasteland world, and the survivors will face various challenges such as acid rain, extreme cold, extreme heat and mutant creatures. Every corner holds unknown dangers, and the survivors have to adapt to this harsh environment. To withstand natural disasters, the survivors must build their own shelters in this dangerous land, stockpile enough water and resources to survive before the disaster strikes. While others struggle daily to gather rotten scraps and fight over limited supplies, fear and desperation slowly spread through the wasteland. Vikram Parker awakened a plant system. While others are scraping for a little bit of food, Vikram can cultivate crops. While survivors reinforce their shelters with fragile wood and broken metal, he grows living walls of vines and sturdy thornwood. His plants can bear fruits, purify water, and gradually transform barren land into fertile soil. As the regional chat fills with panic before every incoming disaster, Vikram calmly harvests fresh vegetables inside his green sanctuary. Looking at the endless cries for help and warnings of starvation, he can’t help but think. Surviving in the apocalypse isn’t that hard. Goals for the first 300 chapters: - every 30 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter! Every 20 Golden Tickets = 2 Extra Chapters! A Castle = 5 extra chapter! A Spacecraft = 10 extra chapters! A Gachapon = 15 extra chapters! ................................................

The Gods chose me, for them this is just a game, a play, a source of entertainment, for me, it's a life and death situation. But the gods were kind, they offered me a fighting chance, they gave me Kitab al'alf 'asrar, The Book of a Thousand Secrets. With it at my side, I must enter the Dungeons of Fear and Hunger. What should I do? I don't know! But the gods want a show, so I'll give them a show.

The Fractured Heavens is set in a broken martial cosmos where the sky is not the end of the world, but the lid of a sealed fragment. In the Mortal Domain, Lin Wuchen is an orphan from a minor village that treats even the weakest cultivators like nobles. He has no backing, no famous bloodline, no miraculous inheritance. Just a sharp eye, a stubborn will to live, and the ugly talent of knowing when to bow, when to run, and when to strike after everyone else has already bled. When he claws his way into a small, declining sect, he learns quickly that cultivation isn’t romance or honor. It’s pain, debt, beasts that rule mountain territories like kings, and human “righteousness” that sells apprentices for a pill. Lin Wuchen survives by acting harmless, stealing chances, driving wedges between rivals, and taking what others are too proud to touch. He wins some fights, loses others, and pays for every breakthrough with bruises, humiliation, and near-death bargains. But the deeper he goes, the more the world starts to feel wrong. Ancient ruins appear where no maps mark them. Old terms like Intent, Origin, and Domain pressure show up in places low cultivators shouldn’t even know exist. Powerful factions move as if they’re guarding secrets larger than kingdoms. And in rare, broken dreams Lin Wuchen can’t explain, he hears fragments of a language that feels familiar for reasons that make his stomach turn. Because the Mortal Domain is not the whole world. It is one shard of the Fractured Heavens—one layer in a shattered structure born from an ancient war so vast it tore reality into sealed worlds. Above the sky lie higher continents, void seas, celestial civilizations, god races, and horrors even immortals avoid speaking about. And every ascent reveals the same cruel truth: what cultivators call “the Dao” may be a system built from someone else’s corpse. As sect wars ignite, beast tides swallow regions, inheritances lure geniuses into slaughter, and ideologies clash over whether cultivation is salvation or corruption, Lin Wuchen keeps doing what he has always done. He survives. Until survival becomes power. And power forces him to face the one mystery he cannot keep running from: why his soul reacts to forbidden knowledge like it remembers… and what it means when the heavens themselves were fractured by gods who didn’t die cleanly. A grand, suspenseful wuxia/xianxia epic of ruthless growth, beast-dominated battles, ruins packed with deadly treasures, political sect games, tragic betrayals, dark humor, and a slow-burning ascent from a sealed mortal fragment to the terrifying edge of Beyond Heaven—where Lin Wuchen will either become the only one standing at the peak… or learn why the peak was forbidden in the first place.

A land where even giants stopped breathing. They did not exile Amazal to kill him. They exiled him so the island would. TIZRA was never meant to be reached. It was meant to be feared. Long ago, the island of Tizra was sealed from the world- a land of stone, giants, and ancient powers that should never awaken again. Now, it has become a place of exile... a fate worse than death. When Amazal, a condemned man, is cast into Tizra, he expects to die. Instead, he uncovers a truth buried beneath stone and legend: the giants are not monsters, they are prisoners. Bound by blood, enslaved by a forgotten scepter, and tied to the fate of an ancient tree that bears the power of life itself, the giants of Tizra stand at the center of a coming war. As empires rise, tyrants seek immortality, and kingdoms prepare for annihilation, Amazal must make an impossible choice: Use the giants as weapons... or break the chains that bind them, even if it means the world will burn. In a land where stone remembers every crime, and power demands a terrible price, one exile may decide the fate of giants, kings, and empires. TIZRA: The Stone of Giants An epic dark fantasy of exile, ancient magic, and the cost of freedom. #darkfantasy #horror #survival #epicfantasy #mystery #exile #grimdark #giant #tribe #worldbuilding #ancientisland #cursedland #stonecivilization #forgottenworld #titanruins

Most stories start the same way. You either have the slum rat who claws his way out of the mud, drenched in blood and sweat until he becomes a god… or the golden child, heir to some ancient clan — fallen or thriving, it doesn’t matter. Either way, they’re destined for greatness. Alucard was destined for death. In the original Shadow Slave timeline, his fate was sealed: die in his very first Nightmare. As Rain’s adoptive older brother — just as close and beloved as the canon one — his tragedy was meant to end there. But fate made a mistake. Alucard survived the Nightmare he was [Fated] to die in… and the price of that survival was a path no human should ever walk — a path paved with death, sin, and horrors beyond mortal understanding. To claim even a fragment of salvation, he must defy the destiny written for him. He must face terrors that twist reality, monsters born from blood and hatred, and the sins that cling to his soul like chains. This is the story of a man who should not exist a man who was never meant to defy fate and a man who will do whatever it takes to protect the ones he loves --- I'm really bad at writing synopsis so just read the story I promise it's peak some background info if you are curious Alucard is the same age as Effie and Kai Al is not a self insert he is his own character not me putting myself in the story and you can tell that pretty early in the novel there is a ton of unique lore and characters so if you're interested please read it