survival

Born in late 1864 beneath the cold skies of Hokkaido, Akelldema Miyamoto enters a Japan caught between fading steel and rising industry. His father, Hiroshi, once a formidable samurai, has sheathed his blade to serve as a physician to a powerful lord, walking the narrow path between tradition and survival. Through harsh herbal regimens and disciplined breathwork, he forges his son into something steadier than most boys his age, preparing him for a future neither of them can fully see. By 1879, unrest coils through the country. Old loyalties are hunted. Food grows scarce in certain districts. Rumors move faster than horses. In the lord’s estate, Princess Aiko Takamori stands at the heart of fragile political balance, and Akelldema, still only fifteen, finds himself drawn into her orbit even as the ground shifts beneath them. When violence can no longer be contained, Akelldema, seventeen and nearing manhood, is chosen to escort Aiko and seven loyal companions across the Pacific to California. What awaits them is not only gold and opportunity, but the consequences of ambition unbound. In the American Wset, the brilliant and obsessive Dr. Nikolai Richtofen has traded provisions to a desperate tribe in exchange for their medicine man, seeking to master life itself. His experiments awaken a corruption that seeps into the blood, spreading by bite and turning the living into something hollow and driven by a darker will. Separated from the princess and believing his duty has failed, Akelldema is cast into a fronteir where greed, secrecy, and infection thrive in the shadows of mines and desert laboratories. Armed with his father’s teachings and the discipline to resist the taint in his own veins, he must hunt for the truth, protect what remains of his honor, and confront the man whose curiosity has begun to unravel the boundary between life and something far more dangerous.

Years before the Great Intercontinental War of the 5 continents, the northern continent was shaken with destruction as the Oureas moutains were reshaped. Lavastreams, acid pools and vulconoes rose on the northern pole, all of them centered around Mount Oculus, which was viewed as the cause of the earthquake. Mount Oculus looked like an eye from the air with a small central peak in it’s centre and lava surrounding it. In it's centre, the space broke and a red glow appeared, growing larger and larger until a breaking sound was heard. The red glow broke open and revealed complete darkness inside. 256 years after the Great Intercontinental war, Rohan was out in the mountains when a shockwave went throughout the world, causing large shock and destruction in many places. But that was not the main cause of panic, what followed was a message appearing, "Initiating ?????????? ??????", causing more panic.

A nameless boy awakens while plummeting through a silent, storm-like void made of living darkness. With no memories and a missing right arm, he drifts downward, unnoticed by the strange shadowy entities passing him by. Just as despair sets in, a radiant light appears below, his first glimpse of hope. But when he falls through it, something cold and metallic attaches to him. He emerges in a vast ocean, panicking as he sinks. A new mechanical arm, mysteriously fused to his body, drags him deeper no matter how hard he fights. As he drowns and his vision fades, he glimpses a colossal ancient wall encircling a glowing coral reef. In his final moment before blacking out, the impossible happens: the massive wall begins to move.

Ulthraxis is a strong and capable warrior in the dragon army. Along with his best friend and fellow dragon ,Ossyrix, he fights against giants who seek to conquer the world, and uncovers a hideous truth.

"They didn't want you to die, they simply wouldn't care if you did." Malik learned that the sea does not take people. It returns them. He is not a hero, nor a savior, but he will be forced to confront a truth buried beneath lies, failed miracles, and the blood left behind. He has never known land, only the quiet waves. Yet, even if he reaches land, will it be worth it in the end? Will it ever be enough? Some lives begin with beauty. Others begin with what the world chooses to discard. As hidden powers observe from beyond the veil and false order tightens its grip, one man will inherit the aftermath of choices he never made. And what comes after may be far worse than collapse. But he’s not the only one watching . . .

"F**K! I'm dead!" That was the first word I muttered after regaining my memories from Earth. Reincarnating into a world of cultivation should’ve been a blessing. Adventure, immortality, power—what’s not to love? But then I remembered what my family did. My sister just broke off an engagement with a crippled young master—definitely a future protagonist. My mother ripped a Dao Bone from my cousin and gave it to me—guaranteed future revenge arc. And me? I’m already a third-rate villain: bullying weaklings and flaunting my Bai Clan name. Worst part? Despite the Dao Bone, I’m still trash at cultivation. My only hope? The System... which I’ve had for years. “I just never realized... It was in English!”

The protagonist is a 19-year-old named Hale. He travels to another world called the Journey of Healing. In this world, strength is granted based on the amount of suffering, hardship, and illness one endured in their original world. Here, Hale begins to change, starting a new life with superhuman strength.

Once revered as a legendary martial hero who purged the world of demons, he returns not to save it but to atone for the karma he himself created. After a tragic accident, Akin, a contemporary Chinese ink artist, awakens in the body of Ling Shan, a wandering swordsman of the Tang Dynasty in 700 AD, an era of art, poetry, and Buddhist thought. Yet this world is alive with spirits, demons, and forgotten gods. In a former life, Ling Shan judged good and evil with his blade alone, slaughtering demons without mercy. This time, guided by Buddhist and Taoist teachings, he chooses the brush over the sword, believing compassion may shape fate more deeply than violence. By his side is Bai Jing, a gentle white fox demon girl, proof that demons can walk the path of goodness. Together, they travel a martial world that rejects coexistence and clings to the belief that all demons must perish. Torn between past vows, forbidden love, and a new path of mercy, Ling Shan must decide how to write his destiny with the edge of a sword, or the tip of a brush. And in a world where loving a demon is a sin, will choosing love once again cost him his life?

The world ended centuries ago, leaving cities in ruins, beasts in the streets, and humanity reduced to shadows of its former self. Amid the wreckage, fragments of a lost magical network—the System Echo—linger, granting power to those daring enough to use them… at a cost. Elias is eleven, an orphan who has learned that survival is a game of wits, patience, and instinct. When he discovers a fragment of the System, he steps into a world more dangerous than he ever imagined—where every choice can bring power, madness, or death. In a world that preys on the weak, he must navigate ruined streets, rogue magic, and a system that may hold the secrets of humanity’s downfall. In this dark, post-collapse world, survival is only the beginning—and the line between courage and destruction is razor-thin.

In the mist-covered mountains of the Great Han Dynasty, Lin Xiaowei, the youngest daughter of a fallen noble family, lives a quiet life in a crumbling estate. Her life changes forever when she rescues a mysterious, pale traveler collapsed at her gates during a blood-red moon. He calls himself Lu Chen. He is elegant, impeccably dressed, and possesses manners that put princes to shame. He insists on becoming her butler to repay his debt. But Xiaowei soon notices strange things: Lu Chen never eats, his skin is as cold as winter ice, and his eyes glow crimson when the candles flicker low.

What if the dead ruled the world? and the livings are slaves. But someone refused to take the fate...

Can a mere human make Death himself feel alive for the first time? Forgotten by the living and exhausted by life, a girl seeks Death not to survive, but to disappear. Instead, she finds a being who remembers every soul and who has never forgotten her.

"Hmphff… I don’t really care about myself. I’ve always been the forgotten one. The useless one, basically just another side character. So if that’s the case, then I might as well use myself as a weapon, to protect humanity... The ones whose lives actually matter. Even if it means going all alone. I’ll massacre those pathetic creatures all by myself." — Hyzar Kage In one sudden night the world got consumed by terrifying zombies, starving for blood, a boy named Hyzar Kage seizes the chaos, using his sharp gaming instincts and knowledge to protect what remains of humanity. Not knowing that this war was never just against the moaning, skidding dead. It was against something far worse than these mindless monsters… There were more, the ones not merely starving for blood, but driven by something far deeper. A twisted sense of redemption against humanity… Through this war, Hyzar will be forced to endure emotions to their highest calibre like Betrayal. Love. Hate. Heartbreak. And above all else, suffering. A lot of suffering. A battle where he will lose everything.

"I love you, okay?" ... her voice broke as she stared up at Nur's face. His eyes widened, chest tightening as he stared back at her, at the magnitude of her words. Tears clung to Ayse's lashes, his wife who he supposedly contract married. From the very first day they locked eyes, he loved her but not even for a second, he would have thought she would fall for him. This was Deniz Nur Hakan--The sole heir to the multibillion-dollar company, he who built empires with his bare hands. He had ice in his veins and ruled with an iron fist. Men trembled under his gaze; women drove to him.  A man whose ears were deaf to the pleadings of many. Some called him a bastard, and for some he was just their "son"  His father, Emre Yousef Hakan--A tyrant man. He handed Nur the keys to the Hakan's estate. Well pleased and trusted that his son will continue his tyrannical reign. After the funeral ceremony, his mother had come to him.  Conversing to him on estate matters and the "future" "How his job wasn't only proceeding his father's company but to also produce an heir" Nur stared at his mother's unreadable face; he shook his head and sternly rejected even a thought on such matters.  Though months passed. One faithful night, he received the news.  "Mr. Hakan, your mother has passed away" Nur was left heartbroken; he fled from U.K and quickly arrived at Istanbul via his private jet.  The car clicked opened as he made his way in the magnificent "Hakan estate" Where he would find his "relatives" people who they had lost connection to the very day his parents married. They weren't well off back then yet lived happily.  He paid them no mind and walked towards the center where his mom's coffin was.  Clutching around the fine wood, tears sprung out. His mother, the only one who he could rest his head on the shoulders, lazily talk about his day. She had left him. The funeral has ended. Meanwhile Nur sat at his study, blue eyes flickering under the warm glow. Just then--the door clicked, there entered, Ali Demir, his father's advisor, now his. The silver-haired man walked to him, hands clutching at piles of documents. He then conversed to him on the future and that to attain his will, he must marry. Nur's face turned pale, marriage--A chapter that he had closed long ago. After his previous marriage in Ankara to his childhood sweetheart--Eylul Aydin. He remembered her end--how his father mercilessly unlived her and their unborn child. Nur had also rejected this idea prior to his mother's death. Yet--Ali continued, "the bride had also been selected" His jaw flexed as he raked his eyes at him, "Did you...? Ali shook his head, "I wouldn't dare... if it wasn't the very own wish of Mrs. Hakan" Nur sighed, a part of him was uninterested and the other part? --merely curious to who it was. Ali continued, the bride is from one of the Kaplan family branches. "Who...is it? Nur's voice came out, flustered. Ali's mouth parted, "Ayse Azra Yildiz" His eyes widened, his chest tightened. To be continued>>>>>>>>>>

Jasmine received "shocking" news: she had to marry the Dragon Ghost as his wife. But in exchange, after the marriage, she would inherit the entire estate, subjects, and territory of her husband. Jasmine was overjoyed: "Is there such a sweet deal in this world?" On the wedding day, she dressed up sharply and stepped into the magnificent cathedral, casting an affectionate glance toward her future partner. And then she saw... a Dragon Egg. The majestic Dragon Ghost was nowhere to be seen; there was only an egg lying there all by itself. Inventory of assets: A dilapidated castle, with drafty winds blowing in from all directions. Subjects: Three hundred skin-and-bone slaves who, at first glance, looked like walking skeletons about to collapse from hunger. Territory: A dead land spanning ten thousand square kilometers around the Dragon Valley, so desolate that "dogs eat stones and chickens eat pebbles." Jasmine knew she had fallen for the scam of the century, but unfortunately, the knights who escorted Jasmine here had long since "whipped their horses and vanished," running away a long time ago. An old butler, so aged he could barely walk, tremblingly stepped forward, waiting for the new Lord's instructions: "My Lord..." Jasmine held the "egg-husband" in her arms, and her rational nerves snapped: "I have land and people, could I really let myself starve to death?" Putting words into action, Jasmine rolled up her sleeves and officially embarked on the path of tilling the soil to get rich. Many years later. A strange town suddenly appeared on the mainland, rumored to be obscenely wealthy. From that place flowed exquisite fabrics, pure white porcelain, and sparkling jewelry... Anyone who had ever set foot there could not help but exclaim in amazement, while wandering poets competed to compose poems praising that prosperity until their throats were sore. A certain greedy King became overcome with avarice and brought a massive army, intending to seize the town for his own. The result? They were treated to the sight of a giant dragon descending from the sky to "pay them a visit."

Between Blood and Desire is a slow-burn dark romance spanning 15 years, a deeply personal story of loyalty, power, and forbidden desire. Aziz Khan has always lived by rules he cannot break. Silence is survival. Discipline is strength. Desire has no place in the carefully constructed life he protects—not for himself or anyone else. Shelfa Ali enters his world not with rebellion, but with quiet strength and intelligence. She challenges him in ways words cannot, testing boundaries, revealing vulnerabilities, and forcing him to make choices he never wanted to make. Their connection grows slowly, dangerously, and intensely—each glance, each unspoken moment building a tension that neither can deny. As years pass, the world around them tightens—trust fractures. Enemies exploit hesitation. Loyalty is tested until it bends. Desire refuses to stay silent, and every decision carries a cost. What begins as restraint slowly transforms into something neither of them can ignore. Across 35 chapters, Between Blood and Desire explores what happens when love is forbidden not only by society but also by history, blood, and promises. It is a story of restraint and consequence, of hearts bound by unspoken rules, and of desire that demands acknowledgment despite the risks. This is not a tale of instant passion. It is a tale of time, patience, and the high price of wanting more. For readers who crave emotional depth, slow-burning romance, and characters whose hearts and choices are as complex as life itself, Between Blood and Desire delivers an unforgettable journey of love, loyalty, and the consequences of crossing the lines we swore we never would.

In the year 2270, a calamity so appalling stuck Earth. The transformation of the planet alone claimed countless lives but it did end there. When humans thought the end had passed, The Veiled World emerged with its Eight Nether Doctrines. Doctrines of deities who had sentenced entire earth to transmigrate into the Void realm. Arthur Reed an egoistic highschool student becomes a victim of this supernatural predicament, when his entire family loses their lives. Ushered into the apocalypse with nothing but pain, he is tested of his remaining mortality. By accident he is granted a unique potential, one strong enough to lead him to the top, and that is where Arthur is headed. However His growth is not straightforward. It is dangerous, chaotic, and monitored. He conquers lots of beautiful and powerful women as he rises, especially when intimacy becomes both refuge and leverage in a world that offers neither mercy nor safety. Watch as he rises through tribulations, trials and cosmic threats, using malevolent acts to dictate his very fate. By the time Arthur understands the dark version of himself he created, it may already be too late. Creating the ultimate ability which may require him to dismantle everything he believes he understands. Would he rise to defy the eight deities or would he fall due to a harrowing threat. #Villan #Overpowered #R18+ #Harem #Romance #Worldbuilding #Apocalypse #Extreme Action #Cosmic Horror #Undead

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"I will Kill for my husband." Her Father's debt signed her fate. A deal that claimed her life. Her freedom was never hers to begin with. Anastasia Carter only ever dreamed of makeup brushes and Hollywood faces. Until her father makes her the currency for repayment. Overnight, her life is traded to Matteo Ramirez, a feared name in the underworld. A shadow cloaked in darkness. Cold-blooded. Untouchable. And now, her husband. She's torn from her shortlived freedom and thrown into a world of guns, bloodstained power and a loyalty that bleeds. She vows to escape, but Matteo is more than a man, he's a storm that pulls her deeper each time she tries to run. The line between hate and desires blurs with every touch, every threat. When secrets unravel and enemies close in, their twisted marriage becomes a battlefield of power, pain and forbidden desires. She was given to a Mafia. Now, will she become one?

A heart attack in a previous life was the end for Marcus Webb, until he woke up in a run-down studio apartment in New York City, transmigrated into a younger, taller body he didn't recognize. He is now bound to the Machine Asset System (MAS), a survival framework that provides him with Backdoor Access to near-infinite digital surveillance data. Operating in the shadows of Harold Finch and John Reese, he utilizes System Energy (SYE) to perform high-speed pattern recognition and track "Irrelevant Numbers" that the government ignores. During a random, high-speed chase through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, he realizes that his Trust & Synchronization level with the Machine is the only thing granting him the tactical edge needed to survive Root's obsession with his origin. As he balances his cover identity with the Machine's reactive missions, he must navigate the ethical minefield of being a digital ghost in a world where every camera is an eye and every secret is a vulnerability.