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Silas Malachai, 23 years old, enters the Toy Factory — a clandestine institution beneath the streets of Chicago — to dispose of anomalous objects: toys and relics that lose their narrative energy and die. He soon discovers he is unlike anyone else: instead of absorbing stories, stories flow *from* him. As he descends through the ranks of the Factory, he comes to realize that his father didn't study the system — he *built* it. And in his diary, whose contents shift with every reading, he left behind a map to something the Factory has feared for decades. The question is not whether Silas will survive. The question is whether the person chosen by stories is a weapon, a resource, or a door that should never have been opened.

Uchiha Jin, a transmigrator. Knowing the plot but lacking a system, he only wanted to remain a nobody. He even prepared in advance to learn about governance as a way out, hoping to take his parents away before the night of the extermination. Unexpectedly. Danzo captured his parents in order to collect Sharingan eyes, which caused Uchiha Jin to awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan on the spot. hehe. Do you really think he, a time traveler, has no temper? As a result, Uchiha Jin completely changed his plans, joined the Uchiha clan, confronted the Konoha leadership head-on, and began his journey to seize power! ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Read Ahead & Support Access up to 477 chapters ahead with daily updates on Patreon: pa treon.com/laktozlu

It’s already been 18 years since the last Great War between the Demon King and the entire world. Since then, the Demon King’s throne has remained vacant. Hayato Nakamura, a half-human and once-in-a-millennium magic genius, studies at the prestigious Sylvania Magic Academy for heroes, trained to fight against demons. However, due to a series of fortunate—or perhaps unfortunate—events, he suddenly inherits the title of Demon King. But demons are inherently vicious, bloodthirsty creatures who believe in the survival of the fittest, obeying only the strongest. As a young and new student at a school meant to nurture the next generation of heroes to fight against the Demon King, he is far from being the strongest. His adventure is only beginning. Now, caught in the deadly web of demon world politics, Hayato must navigate his new role while trying to survive. He also has to watch out for trouble within the academy, especially from the prophesied Hero. To make matters worse, Hayato has an incurable disease that prevents him from using magic, his greatest strength. Now, he must embark on a journey to find a cure while simultaneously claiming his rightful throne. But how can he survive without his magic, especially when the entire world is against him? A/N: Hayato is an apathetic antihero, a Demon King. He does not hesitate to kill, but he is not a psychopath who goes on a killing spree for fun. The academy is not the main theme; it is only a minor part of the story. The novel mainly follows Hayato—his adventures, dungeon exploration, the demonic continent and its politics, and romance. This is primarily a weak-to-strong progression story, so understand that the MC is not overpowered from the start, though he will still possess conditional strength from the early stages. I am a slow writer.

The people of Earth have been summoned once again. Scientists document six extinction events in Earth's history, but none of them were as natural as they claimed. Sylas and his family have been called back to the Browns, a family of billionaire elites with assets reaching into the trillions. He isn't sure what to expect until he touches a floating bronze cube that changes his life. [Bronze City Stele] [Status: Dormant] [Time to Activation: 04:13:38] Unfortunately, there's only one Stele and the Browns have already decided upon their candidates. If Sylas wants to control his own fate, he'll have to enter the Trial. Now, woefully unprepared, and stuck in a world filled with the extinct creatures of Earth, he'll have to carve out his own opportunity... whether the Browns like it or not. ======================== https://discord.gg/hfsxubXx2T instagram: @awespec_

Julian died under strange circumstances on Earth, only to be reborn in the world of Harry Potter as an orphan gifted with a strange Ring Maker system. He has no idea why he was brought here or why this power was given to him, but one thing is clear: he’s going to make the most of this second chance at life. ------------------------- Patreon Advance Chapters: patreon .com / hpdreamer

Pablo Drake is dying. No one can name the disease consuming him. No one knows how to cure it. Most refuse to speak of it at all. Pablo refuses to accept that. In a world of magic and Treasures born from the human soul, he searches desperately for anything that might buy him another day. Every answer draws him deeper into a reality where dreams are punished, pain is easier to bury than face, and saying “that’s enough” has never made anything stop. He will lie. He will fight. He will cling to anyone who makes tomorrow feel possible. Because Pablo does not want to die nobly. He wants to live. But his illness is not an accident. It began with something he did to survive, and curing it will mean confronting the one truth he built his entire life to escape. If survival means waking up, will Pablo still choose to live? --- In the year 497 AS, three years before the promised prophecy is said to be fulfilled, Pablo must set out to sea and discover his destiny. He'll meet wonderful characters, make alliances, and upset some people. He must use and master his Treasure in order to keep going, even if he doesn't know why. This is the story of Pablo Drake and his rebirth. Discord: discord.gg/qhXjSRCS Reddit: r/beneaththedrowning personal discord: karmabutuzgun editor: noirekhan tiktok: karmabutuzgun_ RoyalRoad: KarmaButUzgun

I was reborn in a fantasy world of my own making, and I decided to live there, embarking on adventures that blend innocence and family life with darkness and a merciless world. This is the story of my life in a world called "Angel Dragon," a fantasy world that blends angelic beauty and peace with the raging dragon's cruelty and savagery, where only the strongest survive. It's a world born from chaos, where creation and destruction meet in one. But the question remains: what will life be like for the hero, Potalp, Nobara, Yuta, Yuto, or even the creator?

Wrecked Love follows Erika, a struggling young woman trying to survive a life that never went as planned. When a chance encounter forces her to face her first love—now happily married—her fragile composure shatters. In her weakest moment, a dangerously composed stranger steps in, offering escape without questions. One reckless night. One decision. And soon, a scandal that could destroy lives, reputations, and the truth itself. Because in a world obsessed with image— some stories are rewritten before they’re ever heard.

Zarracen returns as a hero to the empire a dragon’s corpse dragged back. Armor askew. They trudge their way back body tired and broken. Home. She expects gratitude. She expects many things like a higher title. What they did not expect was to become the Royal Guard for the First Princess of the Ixmtaraza Empire. Isabella Desdemona. The hero is pulled into confusing politics and relationships within the castle walls. While without the empires converge and allies are made that could break the Ixmtaraza Empire. 18+ for excessive violence and other triggering content.

The story is about a guy named Draco Malfoy who has just entered Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It would seem that he is the same as everyone else, only he is subject to a great power, namely “Ancient Magic”. Let's watch as he gains control of his power, overcoming many difficulties and finding loyal friends and followers in the process...

War is a prison that shackles all who are involved, whether they like it or not. Those shackles will begin to weigh down it's wearer until they can no longer move forward and are instead left to rot and decay over time. War is just another form of torture; another form of hell. So what happens when a child that has never known grief, demise, struggle, and all other kinds of hardships is suddenly thrust into hells deepest pits? The answer? Adapt or die. Follow as Vigil, an ignorant young boy with once great aspirations, is thrust into War Field, the home of war, without warning. As he struggles to live, may he find the secrets behind this forsaken world and escape this hell. The hell that he is forced to call home. ---------------------------------------------

In a world where power determines your worth, being ordinary is a death sentence. Seventeen-year-old Michael Ozor is tired of everything. Tired of a life that feels like an endless cycle of disappointment. Tired of friendships that bring more chaos than comfort. Tired of love that leaves him more broken than before. And most of all, tired of being the fool who keeps hoping things will get better. With two girls pulling his heart in opposite directions, a past he cannot escape, and a future he has little faith in, Michael is ready to stop caring. No more chasing love. No more pointless expectations. If people want to bring chaos into his life, then perhaps it is time he gave them something to fear. Then comes Emox. A school promising to awaken the supernatural abilities hidden within its students, Emox offers Michael a chance to become something more. But beneath its promises lies a world far crueler than he could ever imagine, where power comes at a price, trust can be fatal, and survival demands more than strength. When an unexpected message from a girl threatens to unravel the fragile world he has built around himself, Michael is forced to confront the one thing he has spent his life running from: himself. But what if the darkness inside him is not something to overcome? What if it is the only thing keeping him alive? In a world where power defines humanity, how much of yours can you lose before you become something else entirely? Welcome to The Hollow Veil, where love can become a weakness, memories can become weapons, and the line between monster and human is thinner than anyone dares to believe. Not everyone gets to be a hero.

After the death of her parents, Grace built her life on duty, silence, and strength. But as she nears the throne, whispers of the past begin to surface— dark, persistent, and impossible to ignore. A secret long buried now claws its way into the light, threatening to unravel everything she thought she knew about her blood, her family… and herself. As deception coils around her and every truth turns to ash, Grace must face a haunting choice: protect the lie that keeps her kingdom safe, or uncover the truth that could destroy it— and her along with it.

In Dwarkam, people are not born equal. Some are born Halocrats, wrapped in power and worship. Some are born Gutterborn, taught to keep their heads down and their mouths shut. Zane Atlas was a Gutterborn. Eighteen years old. Hungry. Beaten. Invisible. The world taught him one rule early: Filth shouldn’t look up. When the Golden Slab descended from the sky, it gave power to those who caressed it. Most gained skills. Some gained status. Many gained hope. Zane gained something else. Something that was never meant to awaken. Something that watches before it judges. Something that acts only when survival is at stake. [ Conflux System ] It does not reward obedience. It grows through choices. And it can merge anything Zane owns… including his body, his instincts, and his will to survive. Now Zane walks a thin line between staying alive and being discovered. Between obeying a world that hates him and becoming something it must erase. The churches are watching. The crowns are stirring. The monsters are waking. And Zane is learning one terrifying truth: Sometimes, being chosen is worse than being powerless. ——— ——— ——— Support Me - ko-fi.com/khyaal Join My Discord For Reference Arts and much more - https://discord.gg/zmUcswM2N5

- Disclaimer: Chapters are long and detailed. Slower pacing and character driven narrative. The Last Step is an epic fantasy spanning years of chapters, where history, ideology, science, and humanity collide in a world ruled by magic. Once, humanity stood at the bottom of existence. Magicless. Powerless. A race hunted to the brink of extinction. To the world, humans were little more than intelligent animals, fit to be enslaved, toyed with, or discarded. Their survival was never expected. Yet somewhere in forgotten history... someone changed that fate. Now, 7,000 years later, humanity stands beside the very races that once ruled over them, wielding magic that should have never been theirs. Few remember how that miracle came to be. Kaiser Everhart is one of them. Not as a chosen hero. Not with divine blessings. Not with overwhelming strength. Only with a mind that refuses to end his story. Born into a life that could only be described as hell, Kaiser Everhart grew up believing humanity was selfish, cruel, and undeserving of faith. All he ever wanted was a quiet life. A place where he could finally understand what happiness felt like. Instead, the world refused to leave him alone. Drawn into a continent where primordial beasts roam forgotten lands, where dragonics shape empires, elves preserve ancient civilizations, demons struggle against a curse of their own existence, beastkin, dwarves, and fairies each reign over fields humanity could never hope to rival, Kaiser finds himself standing among races that have mastered magic, divinity, and power over thousands of years. Yet the deeper his journey goes, the more one question begins to consume everything: Can humanity be saved... if humanity itself is its greatest enemy? This is not a story about becoming the strongest. It is a story about changing the world one impossible step at a time. Long before Kaiser Everhart was born, another man walked a remarkably similar path. One who devoted everything to humanity... Only to lose faith in it. As the past slowly awakens, two ideals begin moving toward an inevitable collision: The man who abandoned hope in humanity. And the man still searching for a reason to believe. Somewhere between them stands Kaiser Everhart, unaware that every step he takes is leading him toward the one person who understands him better than anyone else ever could. A slow-burning saga of politics, philosophy, science, war, romance, psychological manipulation, civilization-building, and the fragile hope that even the weakest race can create its own future. The road is long. The answers are earned. And every step matters. Discord: https://discord.gg/3tRarQqWJj

Viola was once the pride of her pack, destined to rise above everyone on the day she received her wolf. Instead, that day marked her fall. She had been the villain in countless stories, untouchable and adored by the Alpha heir, until the night her wolf was supposed to awaken, and fate played its cruelest joke. She fell to the lowest rank in her pack, rejected by her sworn mate. Stripped of status, strength, and even her wolf, she was forced to live a life worse than that of an omega. Imprisoned and alone, Viola’s only hope of escape lay in finding her wolf, or her fated mate. Only, a dark past kept her powers dormant… and her fated mate didn’t want her. Sebastian Kade is powerful, ruthless, and chained to a past he refuses to release. Viola Linden does not belong in his world, and he wants her gone. Fate, however, disagrees. This fragile, stubborn girl refuses to leave his orbit. He does not believe in love. He does not want her. He has already lost too much. An Alpha who swore off weakness, hardened by loss and haunted by a prophecy that feels more like a curse, Sebastian is certain he will never allow another woman into his life. But the Moon Goddess is rarely kind. Viola carries something ancient within her, something dangerous, something powerful enough to defy him. Hate twists into desire. Desire ignites into fierce passion. And passion threatens to become love. But when Sebastian discovers what Viola truly carries within her, will it save him… or destroy everything he’s built? ~~~ WARNING: MATURE CONTENT! #Slow burn #Spicy #Morally Gray ML #Adventure #Angst Discord server: https://discord.gg/VMM9DXw3yP

[Progression] [Dark Fantasy] [Weekly Updates | Volume 1 Fully Written] Luthian Stahl Eisenhart is the second-born son of one of the kingdom's four great ducal houses, a prestigious family that has produced formidable magic swordsmen for generations. But at just five years old, Luthian's future takes a cruel turn. During the magical trial to determine his innate potential, he is revealed to have no mana at all. The verdict delivered in the Lunar Hall seals his fate. To his family, he is nothing more than a failure. Stripped of his title and disowned, Luthian is cast out of his home and sent to the Lower District, a brutal training ground for the Crimson Knights under the command of Zoltan. Yet, just before his exile, Luthian discovers an ability no one else knows he possesses: an extraordinary capacity for learning. Though he lacks mana, this hidden talent may give him another way to grow stronger. But understanding its true nature and mastering it will take time. In a ruthless world where talent determines a person's worth and strength means survival, Luthian must forge his own path from nothing. Grueling training, unexpected encounters, and deadly battles await him as he struggles to overcome his limitations and build a future on his own terms. But the further he goes, the more he begins to question the fate imposed upon him. Because behind his supposed failure lies a secret capable of changing everything.

Yugen Fujiki wakes up in a world where everything is decided by Duel Monsters. Wars, business deals, status, even your future all comes down to the cards in your deck. There is one problem. The body he takes over is a one-star loser at a paid dueling dojo, stuck grinding part-time jobs just to buy expensive, useless cards. If Yugen wants to survive here, he needs power, and power means getting into Duel Academy. But Duel Academy does not accept weaklings. He needs three stars first. So Yugen does what this world is not ready for. While everyone chases big monsters and flashy attacks, he builds a deck that does not let the opponent play at all. Hand destruction. Trap denial. Slow, cruel control that turns every duel into a mental breakdown. His first test is a public duel against the dojo’s proud new three-star senior. By the time the crowd understands what is happening, it is already too late. ____ IF you want to support me https://p*****.com/ReagenWriter15

“If Heaven demands that I kneel, then let Heaven descend and make me.” Lican was born in flames, in a world where strength determined who lived and who died, and where weakness was nothing more than an invitation to be crushed. At thirteen, he knew nothing about cultivation, destiny, or the world beyond the place he had been imprisoned, yet when he finally escaped, he found himself thrown into a wilderness filled with beasts, hunters, bloodshed, and dangers far beyond anything he had ever known. With only his father's teachings, a strange jade hairpin, and a mysterious cultivation manual left behind for him, Lican begins to walk a path unlike that of ordinary cultivators. He has no dantian, no powerful clan behind him, and no master waiting to guide his steps. Instead, his body, soul, blood, and even the world around him become part of a path he must uncover for himself. But as Lican grows stronger and begins to understand the strange power he carries, he slowly discovers that his survival was never part of the fate written for him. He was supposed to die. His existence itself stands against a destiny that had already decided his ending, and the further he walks down this path, the more he begins to question who truly has the right to decide how his story should end. If Heaven has already chosen his fate, then Lican will have to choose whether to accept it—or fight the very heavens that wrote it.