isekai

After dying under mysterious circumstances, Roko finds himself isekai'd into a magical academy aimed to educate and teach magic to princesses. Surrounded by these elite nobles, Roko discovers a spell only he can use, Scan. Why does he have this power? What can he use it for?

Created by: MikasuWerty Story: Reincarnation, mystery, and conspiracy... A sharp mind in a pirate world. Sung Lee was reborn in One Piece as just another kid, but not an ordinary one. Where is the ultimate power? The strongest Devil Fruit? Even without divine gifts, Sung Lee refused to be just a side character. With cunning and growing Observation Haki, he chose to shape his own fate, starting with a mystery that could shake Alabasta. Sung Lee: "I may not have divine powers, but I have something more valuable— the ambition to uncover the truth... And that’s more dangerous than any Devil Fruit." Vivi: "Sung Lee is amazing! Together, we'll uncover what’s happening in Whiskey Peak!" Mr. 8: "Brats… Don’t underestimate Baroque Works. Your curiosity might be your last mistake." Igaram: "Princess Vivi! Where is she?! If anything happens, my head will roll!" King Cobra: "Vivi… I feel uneasy. I hope she is safe… And that Sung Lee will protect her." Defeated Spy: "Pawns... We’re all just pawns in a greater game... But sometimes, even pawns... think they can change the board…" Roronoa Zoro: "Whiskey Peak? Got good drinks there? Count me in."

After her inexplicable death in her sleep, Kurokawa Saki was thrown into the Death Game section selection. Receiving information that there are 12 players with various different IDs, she quickly found out how unreliable most of them were. Moreover, half of them were in the Red party and the other half was in the Black Party. So the werewolves game has started. Moreover, the game still gave them inexplicable missions from time to time. Kurokawa Saki: “...” It's so exciting. When the mainline started and the ‘dead’ players received new ID, they had just realized the game was driving them further and further away in various ‘fun’ scenarios. … [No. 1]: I know that I'm the member of the organization on the surface but what the hell is this task of dancing in the nightclub? Moreover, I'm being hit on and could only run away. That blond haired bartender has been glaring at me! [No. 2]: My second ID is a high school student and I transferred to Teitan High School. Due to the mission to get Sonoko's sister's phone number, I had to play with these two students and Conan has been glaring at me, ah, ah! [No. 3]: My first ID is a killer, the second one is a serial killer, and the third one is a drug dealer. Can't you give me a normal identity? I didn't even dare to come out of my house now! [No. 4]: I'm a police officer, but I'm not even as good as an elementary school student in solving cases. And what do you mean that I'm just a violent police officer, huh? Watch me break the telephone pole, you b*stard! + 8 more people. … After a few scenarios, everyone came to the same conclusion The players: This game is too hard! Not only do they have to act in accordance with their ID card, they also have to complete various strange missions. So… let's make trouble :) When the vice leader of their group sees what they have been doing through their daily share in the chat…. Public Security Officer [5]: … NO, What the hell is wrong with you? One of you is fighting with Shuichi Akai and the other one is fighting with Furuya Rei? You even earn exclusive titles from them! You two are on the freaking Red Side! The two troublemakers: Hehe, sorry, Vice Leader, we're under too much pressure and fighting can enhance ‘friendship.’ Public Security Officer [5]: No, your exclusive titles from them show how much they hated you. And when he tried to calm down, he found out the others are not any better. [6]: Wow, it's so fragrant to tease this pink haired post graduate school student~ [7]: Ah, I nearly died in the hands of Gin… when can I receive the death script QAQ [8]: Let me fight the FBI again. I'm itching to fight. [9]: Why do I have to be the attending doctor of the main characters, ah… [10]: Oh, I just threatened Vermouth [11]: Oops, Conan is glaring at me for teasing Ran [12]: Hey, this female announcer is really nice. I felt bad for lying to her. As the only serious one, no. 5 just wanted to say one thing: [5]: …Destroy it. I'm tired. … Note 1: There’ll be OOC and the character's interpretation might not be correct. A lot of original characters in the world’s settings, playing for fun and all. (more wines and police officers, a few original cases, and the player group’s self made case) Note 2: There will be a lot of personal subjective thoughts in the article. If you have any parts that you don’t agree with, please stop the loss in by clicking the arrow on the upper left corner in time. Thank you for your cooperation. Note 3: The style is mixed between comedy and tragedy… you’ve been warned Note 4: This is a fan fiction, I don't own the characters belonging to the comic. I only made a few original characters for the sake of the story Note 5: I made this more for myself and for fun so eh, don't expect too much

Deal's Worth (Keep in mind that "the 'Synopsis and World Reference' are more like a World Bible that the reader can refer to to help make sense of Chapters 2+"). Eric is given the opportunity to create and modify a simulation-world. Eric's world includes unique features, intertwined systems mechanics, and it connects to other user-created worlds. After falling into a unique medical condition, the VRC, a virtual reality corporation, offers Eric a deal to enter and be a creator regarding the Simulation-multiverse. The Simulation-multiverse is a man-made nexus in which Eric, AGIs, and others are able to interact. Later, in Eric's Universe, a character named Jeff searches for Eric. Eric's completed world creation process had set the foundation for later adventures to occur, enabling Jeff and others to engage with Eric's world and it's elements and features. The Simulation serves as a recreational pastime activity and is ""also designed to prevent individuals from experiencing extended periods of isolation and missed life opportunities whereby it prevents such by addressing the concern of hospital patients who may awaken after prolonged hospitalized states, such as a patient regaining consciousness after 30 years unconscious, only to discover they have limited time remaining (perhaps 15 years) to accomplish their life goals". Without such a simulation, these individuals might feel profoundly deprived of three decades' worth of potential experiences, relationships, and achievements they could have enjoyed had they remained conscious during their hospitalization".

Patrick Peterson was reincarnated. within a few minutes of his arrival, he was in werewolf society. His people had immense rivalries with other factions, and were taking losses. He has no choice but to join them in battle. what will he do?

Li Yao wakes up in the world of Naruto, in the village of Konoha during the era of the future Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. His goal is clear: to change the destiny of the ninja world and save Minato. But everything changes on his very first day, when Minato reports him to the Anbu, suspecting him as a spy. From saving Konoha to destroying the Hidden Leaf, Li Yao’s journey has just begun. A Naruto fanfic full of transmigration, reincarnation, Ninja Academy life, dark secrets, and epic battles. Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon. Read 30 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Kira1997

Through transmigration, Naohara became one of the Supreme Beings and freely indulged in this hard-won life in another world. Watching Momonga locked in a battle of wits with thin air, Herohero shamelessly slacking off, Demiurge confidently claiming he had already grasped the thoughts of all three Supreme Beings, along with the many strange and eccentric Floor Guardians, Naohara felt that joy could be found everywhere. This is a fan translation of 纳萨力克的灾厄龙王 by 魂悠. Please support the original author if you can.

Kōichi Hayashi gets thrown into the KonoSuba World and immediately crashes into Kazuma Satou! While everyone else transmigrates to become overpowered heroes, these two team up on the spot and become the Isekai’s “Evil Duo”! They mess with Aqua, toy with Megumin, and keep Darkness right where they want her, turning this wonderful isekai into a paradise of chaos! A slacker genius x a master of antics. The two of them join forces to make money, stir up trouble, and screw over their teammates! When two top-tier pranksters come together, the KonoSuba World laughs itself to pieces! For this chaotic world, here comes a nonstop, laugh-out-loud carnival! ... This is a fan translation of 素晴:为鬼畜的世界献上搞笑 by 不吃咖啡豆, if you can, please support the original author.

“I want to become an Eminence in Shadow.” With that dream in his heart, Cid was born into an ordinary, real-world life. Later, he is reborn in another world, only to discover that this new world is far too peaceful. Just as he begins to think that becoming a true Eminence in Shadow will be impossible in this lifetime, the world undergoes a dramatic change. Devils, Vampires, Angels, and Gods begin appearing one after another in this new world. “Listen… this world is cheering for the birth of an Eminence in Shadow.” So declared Shadow. … This is a fan translation of 在新世界成为影之实力者 by 风华霜雪, please support the original author if you can. DxD // Strike The Blood // Eminence in Shadow Crossover (World Fusion) Protagonist: Cid/Shadow Probably a harem, but the Shadow personas will remain intact. The characters behave as they do in the original, though external circumstances may eventually lead to an inevitable harem ending.

He was in his early twenties when the world decided to end for him. A computing prodigy, educated at MIT, someone who understood systems, patterns, and limits better than most. In his previous life, power didn’t come from fists, but from the mind — lines of code capable of shaping digital realities. Then he died. And was born again. Reincarnated into the DC Universe as a helpless baby, he grew up in a world where gods walk among humans, where vigilantes defy the impossible, and where power is rarely fair — or free. While others trusted destiny, chance, or inherited gifts, he trusted only one thing: process. Memory intact. Intellect intact. Ambition intact. From an early age, he understood a simple and cruel truth: in that world, those who do not grow are crushed. And so, far from the spotlight of the League, he began to build something forbidden — his own Artificial Intelligence, created not to save the world, but to optimize it. To make him stronger. More efficient. More prepared to survive among monsters, aliens, and symbols. While heroes were born from tragedy, he forged himself in silence. While villains sought external power, he engineered it from within. This is not the story of a chosen one. It is the story of someone who decided to become inevitable. Between code and chaos, science and superhumans, begins the rise of a man who does not believe in miracles — only in evolution. This story was inspired by a fanfiction I read years ago — a work I deeply admire and still reread to this day. Unfortunately, that story was never continued. This project is not a continuation, rewrite, or replacement of that original work. It is an independent story, created with its own plot, characters, and direction, merely inspired by the ideas and feelings that the original story left with me. Out of respect, I want to properly credit the source of my inspiration below: Original Story Title: Pyroclasm (Young Justice SI) Original Author: Fulcon Original Story Link: https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/pyroclasm-young-justice-si.664558/ If you enjoyed this story, I highly recommend checking out the original work and supporting its author. Reader Notice If you like the story but don’t like harem: fuck off. This story has harem. If you like the story but don’t like gore: fuck off too. This story has gore. The tags are there. If you don’t like it, read the tags and don’t read the story. Simple as that. I’m not changing the story to please everyone. It was written this way from the start. If you want to read early chapters, they will be available on my Patreon. I’m not promising 10 or 20 chapters ahead — maybe just a few, maybe more later — but there will be early content there. I’m taking my time with this story because I want it to be good, not rushed. That takes time, revision, and proper development. If this kind of story is for you, welcome. If not, just move on. Simple. Criticism and comments are always welcome. Thank you, and enjoy your reading! If you'd like to support me and, as a bonus, read some chapters in advance, just become a member of my Patreon: https:/./www.patreon.com/cw/pararaio. Want to read the next chapters before everyone else? Now you can follow advanced chapters for free on my official website! In addition to accessing new content first-hand, you'll also find my other stories and future projects. Access here: [https://parallelworldverse.com/]

They didn’t die. They didn’t teleport. They woke up in a world that hunts them. Leo has no memories—only blood on his hands and a strength that fractures concrete when he panics. When he meets others like him—teenagers with impossible abilities and the same blank past he realized this world doesn't just what the, gone

Executioner: A world filled with magic, God's, Goddesses and more. A fantasy world if you will, most would relish and prosper in a world such as this. Who would not want to live out their fantasies? Not Mikoto Yukio, a young boy with a simple life. A simple life he was content with as long as he had his family. But the world is an unfair place and he finds himself in this new absurd world with something special. Now he must search for a means to get back home and to the few people he held dear. How shall this unwanted journey unfold. Can he remain himself in such an unfamiliar place? -------------------- Knight: What could one do when all one believed in came crumbling down? When your very beliefs turned against you? When you spent your life serving those you thought worthy only to discover they were not. Serving the Gods was meant to be the greatest of honors, to be their knight, their sword. To do their bidding no matter what. But 'Dante' found his faith misplaced when the Gods waged the greatest and most terrible of wars. A war that ravaged the very universe, killing an untold amount. When faced with that, could one truly keep their loyalties? The knight could not. So he abandoned his name. He abandoned his face. And he abandoned his faith. But even so, there was that lingering belief in the new era. One that may pay off or be an even bigger betrayal. -------------------- Defier: The world was vast, filled with so many oddities that one would not know where to begin when searching. Be it magic, the lore of the Gods or a magical beast. You were free to wander and wonder. But he found this world dull. Grimm learned all there was already at a young age. Be it the advanced technology of his own nation or his own absurd prowess. His interest always waned much too quickly. So what was man with a thirst for knowledge to do but pursue that which interests him? But a vehement interest was more a danger than anything.

A young man in his early twenties, a former soldier and an otaku since his teenage years, believed he knew the world of Naruto well. Tactics, characters, historical events — everything seemed clear in his memory. Until he died. When he wakes up again, he is not on a modern battlefield, nor trapped in a strange dream. He is born — literally — in Kirigakure, the Village of the Mist, in an era far older than it should be. A world that does not follow the timeline he remembers. A world where Konoha already carries decades of history… and where war never truly ended. Reincarnated as the illegitimate son of an elite jonin from the Hoshigaki Clan, a clan known for its physical brutality and martial role within the Mist, he grows up in a gilded cradle forged in blood. His father is a feared warrior, a bastard who never had access to his clan’s secrets, yet survived through extreme violence. His mother, a woman “claimed” as a military reward, silently carries the blood of the Uzumaki Clan — a legacy that should never have existed within the Mist. Trapped in a monstrously strong body from early childhood, but without immediate access to chakra, secret techniques, or any spiritual advantage, the protagonist soon realizes that his greatest mistake was trusting too much in his memories of the original story. The world is not where it should be. Characters are born in the wrong eras. Villages are older. Wars bear different names — or were never officially declared at all. Here, prior knowledge does not guarantee survival. In Kirigakure, children are not protected — they are evaluated. Clans do not embrace — they select. And strength is not a virtue; it is an obligation. To survive, the protagonist must relearn everything: his own body, violence as a language, and the weight of carrying two bloodlines that should never coexist. The Red Shark is a story about brutality, adaptation, and identity. Not about becoming a hero. But about not drowning in a world that turns people into weapons. Inspired by Naruto: The Outsider’s Resolve (FictionOnlyReader) and Red Riot (Viva01), this fanfic reimagines the Naruto universe with an expanded chronology, darker tones, and a protagonist who discovers — the hard way — that knowing the story does not mean understanding the world. Reader Notice If you like the story but don’t like harem: fuck off. This story has harem. If you like the story but don’t like gore: fuck off too. This story has gore. The tags are there. If you don’t like it, read the tags and don’t read the story. Simple as that. I’m not changing the story to please everyone. It was written this way from the start. If you want to read early chapters, they will be available on my Patreon. I’m not promising 10 or 20 chapters ahead — maybe just a few, maybe more later — but there will be early content there. I’m taking my time with this story because I want it to be good, not rushed. That takes time, revision, and proper development. If this kind of story is for you, welcome. If not, just move on. Simple. If you'd like to support me and, as a bonus, read some chapters in advance, just become a member of my Patreon: https:/./www.patreon.com/cw/pararaio.

Credit to Supergnats for the drawing. Reviews are very much welcome and appreciated. Although Momoko Hanasaki made what she did in the anime look easy. Try having no information on future events like she did, only information on the main characters of the anime, and also experiencing the events of the Wedding Peach anime alongside her, as her best friend and ally, all while having no choice but to do so. But, what if there is more to it, then just a simple fight of good versus evil? For those who don't have a full understanding of the Wedding Peach anime, or are not aware what the characters look like. You can find out more about the Wedding Peach anime source material through this link ----> Wedding Peach Wiki Dedicated to Wedding Peach creator Nao Yazawa and Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi. A fanfic that converges with A Certain Scientific Pair Of Railgun Aces, Going In Almost Completely Blind, and Of Arms And Ammunition. Contains A Lot Of Fourth Wall Breaking. And just so you know, that is deliberate in my fics. I am ファンフィクションとそれに関連する他の2つの作品を、使用を希望するアニメクリエイター、企業、漫画家に提供します。If you wish to discuss this further。Please email me at [email protected] However, that is までメールをくださただし上記のいずれかに該当する場合に限ります。However また、これらのフィクションを使用することになった場合は、使用したことを私に認めてほしいと思います。結局のところ、これらのファンフィクションを書いたのは私です。 In which the self insert is thrown into the anime world of Wedding Peach and has to go through the entire series of the show as a love angel and ally to Momoko Hanasaki/Wedding Peach. However, there is more to the story then just that. So Wedding Peach what do you say that we show the viewers the power of The Four Aces Alliance?

( Vol. 001 ) Haru & the Demon King of Sixth Heaven ( High School DxD/Fate ) Falling into a magic circle is one thing. Meeting a scary gun lady inside of it? That was scary. But turning into her, succeeding her, and inheriting her legend? Yeah, that was the icing on the cake. Namikaze Haru was perfectly fine with that, though, and if anything, the gender change was secondary. (Or so she learned.) ( Vol. 002 ) Haru & the Great King of Destruction ( High School DxD/Fate ) Namikaze Haru found himself involved in a figurative "holy war". A grail that can grant omnipotent wishes? Fast way to become a Harem King! ... if he can survive the other enemy Masters first. Hey, at least he's got a smoking hot Servant with him! ( Vol. 003 ) Haru & the Fox Priestess of Peerless Beauty ( High School DxD/Fate ) Namikaze Haru was always normal. And a pervert. The odds of him ever finding a girl were slim. So when Yuuma Amano approached him, there were no words that could describe the happy feeling in his heart. And then she attempted to kill him, revealing her true nature. At that moment, however, Haru's desperate pleas for someone to save him woke something inside of him. A secret that he was not aware of. Something that a certain vampiric troll is watching with great enthusiasm. ( Vol. 004 ) Kancolle: A Ship Girls' Tale ( Kantai Collection ) A new destroyer joins the Yokosuka Naval Base, befriending old and new allies alike to fight their sworn enemies, the mysterious Abyssals. Little do they know, the first act of the war is drawing to a close… ( Vol. 005 ) Once & Future King ( Harry Potter/Fate ) In a multiverse with infinite parallels, one of which is Voldemort having the worst weeks of his life as a Dark Lord. A string of good luck and a choice to not kill the boy who lived "yet" sets up a different path for the whole world. This is the story of Haru Potter... future Vassal of the Once and Future King of Britain, Artoria Pendragon... with more than a few key differences ( Vol. 006 ) Black Queen Cometh ( Harry Potter ) Haru Black is a lot of things. Powerful. Skilled. Rich. All those and many more. One thing Haru is not, however, is "The Boy Who Lived". Shrouded in mystery and tragedy, the Black Queen rises, leaving nothing but sorrow in her wake. ( Vol. 007 ) The Demon of the Heavenly Eye ( Naruto ) Uzumaki Haruto was an orphan. A demon. But what would happen if something changed? An accident that happened years ago in Konoha will lead to change. The accident that led the world to seeing a new kind of dojutsu: The Tengan (Heavenly Eye). ( Vol. 008 ) Princess of Chaldea & the Great Holy Grail War! ( Fate ) Fujimaru Haruka, desperate for more SSRs, accepts a mystery man's offer to replace a Master in a Great Holy Grail War. With knowledge of the future and her only SSR fighting beside her in real life, Haruka plots to mess up the entire storyline just for the 1000 Saint Quartz reward. ( Vol. 009 ) A Final Wish ( Fate ) There was still a part of her that wanted to kill her, to prove she was better than her. That she was wrong to reject her. Yet it was tempered now. As Saber of Red fades away she can't help but wish she could meet her "Father" again and show her how far she had come. ( Vol. 010 ) The Knight of Treachery's Redemption ( Fate ) In the alternate end of Fate Apocrypha, where Mordred wishes for the chance to pull Caliburn out to prove her worth. But the Greater Grail instead transports her to the Fifth Holy Grail War as a Ruler-Class servant, derailing the story and everyone's plans…

Regulus Black was a tragic supporting character in the original story, the good son of the Black family, one of Voldemort’s earliest sacrifices. In 1961, he opened his eyes again, but the soul inside him had changed. Facing the crushing shackles of a Pure-blood family, the dark age rising with Voldemort, and a fate that pointed straight toward death, he chose to lift his head and look to the stars. Magic was the power to reshape reality. So why did wizards use it only to fight for authority and advantage? Why had a magical civilization thousands of years old never considered stepping beyond Earth? If Muggles could do it, why couldn’t wizards?

[Do you desire to save your race from extinction? if so... accomplish a mission for me and I shall bring your race not only to salvation but also... supremacy!] Those were the words prompted in the mysterious screen in front of her as blood kept pouring out of her wounds, for Grayfia Lucifuge, a devil in the middle of the civil war against the Old Satan Faction; there could not be more treacherous yet hope-inducing words, it could be a trap, but it could not. She had the option to choose between 'Yes' and 'No'. For her who was at the edge of death with a family that needed support and a cause to fight for, there was not much of a choice. Little did she know, the mission she was tasked to do wouldn't be a simple or common one. In the faraway multiverse of Helius, one of the most powerful entities in endless existence slumbered atop his myriad treasures when his senses perceived something that shouldn't be possible. Intruders were common; Intruders remaining in his realm this long without perishing... were extremely rare. Upon appearing before the silver-haired maiden in odd attire, he huffed a breath frightening enough to make the strongest gods flee on the spot, but she remained in place - conflicted, but in place. "Before you perish, tell me... what is an ant like you doing in my realm? and why are you still alive?" Disbelief was concealed in his mighty voice. The maid thought a lot about what words had to come out of her lips for her to survive this hurdle, eventually, with her century-worth of experience in romance, she managed to find a fitting answer. "You're the Primordial Golden Dragon God, Richter-sama, right?" She asked with serenity. "Sama? I don't know about that... but you're correct. With your foot standing on my treasury realm, do you still dare ask about my identity, Demoness? you haven't-" "Richter-sama... my name is Grayfia Lucifuge and I'm here to conquer your lonely heart" "..." ** ** https://discord.gg/68Entk7Zs7 Feel free to join my discord server to have novel discussions with your peers, get illustrations and participate in polls! Get up to 30 advanced chapters in my pa-tre-on: pa-tre-on.com/photosphere

Derek McCoy was a man who spent his entire life facing adversity and injustice. After being forced to settle with surviving rather than living, he had finally found his place in the world, until everything was taken from him one last time. After losing his life to avenge his murdered brother, he reincarnates until he finds a world worth living in, a world filled with magic and monsters. Follow him along his journey, from grieving brother to alien soldier. From infant to Supreme Magus. ------------------------------------------- Tags: Transmigration, Male MC, Western Fantasy Schedule: 12 chapters/week (unless I'm ill or stuff happens) Chapter Lenght: 1200 - 1400 words Warning: The MC is not a hero nor an anti-hero. He is a broken, cynic and misanthropic person looking only for his own gain. If you are looking for a forgiving, nice, MC that goes around saving people in distress, this is not your cup of tea. Same if you want an unchanging MC with no character development. ------------------------------------------- Discord Server: https://discord.gg/db6PEBqMJJ (Link updated 06/29/26) ---------------------------------------- Cover of Tiamat form Lith Verhen by josh groban aka manohar aka Animustw. My new Pfp was made by Josh (same as above). Visit the official discord for his official portraits of the characters.

After an accident, Shiro found himself transported to the Pokémon world, only to discover that the seemingly prosperous League was already rotten to the core. Beneath the gleaming cities lay countless dark and desolate slums. Those without official status couldn’t even touch a Poké Ball, let alone own a Pokémon. Starting from Spikemuth in Galar, Shiro takes to the skies with his trusted Corviknight. In a world shrouded in darkness, he will carve his own path and soar to the very top! 100 Power Stones = 1 Bonus Chapter ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This novel takes place in a darker, more realistic alternate universe (AU) of Pokémon world. It will be a mix of anime, movies, games and manga. Shiro will have no cheats of any kind, relying entirely on himself. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ● I do not own anything related to Pokémon. To read 30+ advance chapters and support me, visit my p@treon at - P@atreon/SilverShark769

Nick Brown is an ordinary, autistic Human, teenage boy, with an overactive imagination. That is, until one day...he finds himself sitting in front of none other then God himself. Nick learns that he had been killed by divine cause, and God has decided to revive him into another world of Nick's choice. The world Nick has chosen to start his new life is...Remnant, the world of the TV show "RWBY". Now in a new world, and with his Semblance, being the power to, literally, bring his imagination to life, Nick now sets off on his new life, attending Beacon Academy, and training to become a Huntsman. While also doing a bit of saving the world from a great evil that plans to destroy it. Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY nor any of the original characters, besides Nick. ALL credit goes to the original creator.