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[Warning: Mature content | Dark romance] Aliana Vanderbilt is the witty, fierce heiress to a multi-billion-dollar empire. She always lived life on her own terms, until one fateful night changed everything. After a brutal accident involving a "lost child" that only she could see, Aliana woke to a terrifying new reality. By day, she is haunted by restless spirits. By night, she is consumed by vivid, steamy dreams of a mysterious man with icy blue eyes. Her search for a solution comes to an abrupt halt when she finally comes face-to-face with Gavriel Valentine. An enigmatic man sitting at the pinnacle of a rival business empire. He is dominating, dangerous, and everything Aliana should avoid. Yet, he alone possesses the power to end her misery. Whenever she is near him, the ghosts vanish. Driven by a desperate need for peace, Aliana bulldozes into Gavriel’s life with a scandalous demand. However, what she does not expect is his counter-offer… that she must marry him. What happens when two strong-headed personalities are tied together in a sacred union? Will they find peace, or will it spell disaster? ..... Excerpt: “I warned you, didn’t I, Aliana?” His deep, masculine voice reverberated through the air like silk. Her name rolled off his sinful lips so seductively that it made her want to roll her eyes in reluctant delight. That thought alone made her brows knit in confusion until she heard him continue, “You step into my world, and I will ruin you in ways you never imagined.” Aliana shivered, not only at the warning he had given her far too many times, but also at the way his icy blue eyes pierced her so intensely that it felt as though she might burn and freeze all at once. Ignoring her thrumming heartbeat, she drew in a sharp breath and replied, “You did… but didn’t I say there is nothing I love more than a challenge? If you’re going to ruin me, Gavriel, at least make sure you’re the only one left standing when the dust settles.” His eyes widened ever so slightly before he rose from his armchair and padded across the carpet to stand right before her. The moment his fingers lifted to touch her chin, a jolt of electricity shot down her spine as he leaned in and said, “You want to play a dangerous game, Aliana…. and make no mistake, this devil loves to play.” Tilting her chin closer to his face, he whispered, “So here’s my offer, Aliana…. marry me.” .... The book cover is mine, don't use it.

Neva and Rhett, two young souls find their heartstrings woven in love. But just as passion and peace begin to bloom, fate intervenes. Bleak, haunting circumstances scatter blades across their romance, threatening to tear them apart. Ishmael, a man with a heart of thorns, yearns to mend the wound of losing Neva. And in the end, rays of love and joy filter through the clouds of horror that darken his world, as Neva appears before him once more. Twisted fate entangles them all, revealing the Game of Sphere, as misery scorches their souls. A concealed life beyond turns its pages, one after another, gathering a tale where faith and love and grace wins against the doubt and hatred and sin. --- The girl who once vowed to be his forever Now forbids him to ever appear. She refuses to recognize him, Disregarding all he ever was. He vows to protect her. Yet he is the terrifying truth she prays is a lie. He trips her, rips her apart— He's the living tragedy looming over her life. He once was her Elayne, now her hiraeth. He is the villain, pretending to be the hero.

The world is bound by mysteries. Creatures beyond human comprehension, lands that defy logic, and people born with extraordinary powers. But none of that matters to him. Born the eldest son of a minor noble family in the frozen northern kingdom, he was destined to inherit wealth and status. Instead, he walked away from his birthright the moment he hit his teens, chasing a nameless adventure. Leaving what could have been a great life because it was not what he wanted or cared. Now an adult, he settles in a small town and takes up a quiet job as a nightwatch guard. It's peaceful, uneventful, and exactly the kind of life he wanted. Perhaps a little too uneventful. Then, on one ordinary night, something catches his attention. Something that couldn’t possibly happen naturally. And for the first time in a long while, he finds himself interested. What follows is a journey that will bring him closer to a mysterious cursed woman, closer to the world he once wanted nothing to do with and him regaining the spark he had once lost. Perhaps also finding the truth of who he really is. Another note, I am posting the story both in Webnovel and in Royal Road if the reader want to check the story out in another platform. I use the same user name as "CalmanTryToWrite" and it use the same title name "I love the CURSED" Enjoy reading my story xD

Mono woke up and found that he had actually transmigrated into the game world of little nightmares. Moreover, he had become the tragic child, Mono. In order to change his fate of ultimately being backstabbed by Sixth Master (a Little Girl suffering from a neurological disorder). Mono decided that he had to betray her first. Facing the Hunter's muzzle. “Six, I'll count to three, then we run together.” After the count of three, Mono didn't move, watching with his own eyes as Sixth Master rushed out of cover and drew the Hunter's attention. Facing the Long-Neck Teacher. “Six, run around the pillar, make her neck tie itself in a knot to bind her, you can do it.” Facing the Fat Doctor. “Six, don't worry, that guy has a high body fat percentage. Look at you, these arms, these legs, tsk tsk, surely you can outrun him? Charge, let's escape this hellhole together.” Six broke down: “You're so annoying~”

Zhì Yuǎn was born without a clan, without a lineage, with nothing but a carving knife and the callused hands of a man who repairs what others discard. Then, on a forgotten peak, something entered his chest—and never left. It was not ordinary Qi. It was hunger. A Singularity that devours everything it touches, growing with every cycle of cultivation, distorting the very fabric of reality around it. He has no interest in harmony with the Dao. He only seeks to consume it. At his side stand his women—not trophies, not spoils of conquest, but the living foundation of his power. Each with her own Law, her own ambition, her own obsession with him. Together, they do not build an empire for the sake of justice. They build because ascension through the Three Thousand Worlds demands resources, and they will not ask permission to take them. The Heavenly Tribulations descend to destroy him. Zhì Yuǎn only sees food. ###This is a slow pacing novel! [CONTENT WARNING: This work is intended for an adult audience (18+). Contains explicit sexual content, visceral violence and dark psychological dynamics.] MAIN TAGS: #DualCultivation #Smut #Yandere #Harem #OverpoweredProtagonist #Violence #ObsessiveRomance #WorldBuilding

Just a typical magic world... or so it seems. The story follows 16-year-old Auralis Kayushi, whose goal is to stop his own father, Jin'Uz Auroma, from conquering the world. As the only person capable of defeating him, Kayushi must grow stronger and face impossible battles. Defeating Auroma isn't the only thing he wants. There's also a question he's been seeking an answer to for years. But he isn't alone. Inside his mind lives an entity. Sharing a body with someone history should never have seen again changes everything.

Release schedule: At least 2 chapters per day - sometimes more, depending on the power stones received When Ian awakens on a floating island in the endless void of Minecraft’s Skyblock, he realizes he’s no longer in his original world. His only possession? A Transmutation Tablet—an artifact far beyond anything the game should contain. Moments later, a system message pops up: [You have joined the Interdimensional Transmigrator Group Chat.] Now connected to an infinite multiverse of travelers—from worlds like Naruto, One Piece, Warhammer 40K, and even Terraria—Ian gains access to shared resources, knowledge, and chaos from across fiction, film, and games alike. His Transmutation Tablet isn’t ordinary—it has no EMC limit, can absorb interdimensional energy, and unlock new mods by devouring matter from other worlds. With it, Ian can turn anything into anything—fuel, food, armor, or even life itself. Armed with infinite resources in one hand and absolute creative power in the other, Ian begins transforming his lonely Skyblock into an empire of monsters, villagers, witches, and heroes, recruiting allies from every corner of the multiverse. From the Frozen Apocalypse to Slasher World, from Train to Busan to the realms of anime and legends, Ian’s journey becomes one of endless expansion—crafting, trading, and fighting his way toward godhood.

The planet Neire is cursed, and a malevolent corruption is spread throughout the lands. Dark horrors reside around every corner, and safety is a concept of tales and legends. Trapped in a world where they are at the bottom of the natural food chain, humans have followed the trends of the lands, and done something unnatural. Banding together, they hunted their hunters. Weapons in hand, they faced living nightmares. Unable to wield aether, they used Eldrim cards to spread their dominion. In a world where death was their only birthright, they carved out an empire that was legend incarnate. But while they fought cursed monsters outside, a more insidious monstrosity struck from within. Greed, deception, and war marked the end of the Valeriya Empire. Hundreds of years later, Nero is born into a nation of warriors, in an age cracking beneath an unseen weight. Whispers of a new order, undercurrents to seize power, and a desire to form a new empire have spread throughout the lands. The world is ready for a change, but it might not be ready for Nero who was betrayed. They messed with his brother, and now, they must face the consequences. Maps and pictures available on Discord: https://discord.gg/yqCkHedcUP

#VillainDad #CuteProtagonist #Ghosts #Misunderstanding #Transmigration #SmartMC Mira realized two things the moment she woke up in the body of a nameless orphan in a fantasy novel: 1. She is a disposable "shrimp" destined to die in the crossfire of the main characters. 2. She is the only person in this world who can see the screaming, terrifying ghosts that haunt every corner of the empire. Tortured by the wails of the dead, Mira finds only one source of silence: Duke Kaelus von Nacht. Known as the "Dark Lord" and the "Emperor's Sword," Kaelus is a man so ruthless and soaked in bloodlust that even the ghosts are terrified to go near him. To the world, he is a monster. But to Mira, he is a walking, talking pair of noise-canceling headphones. Desperate for a good night's sleep, Mira clings to him, acting like a naive, affectionate child to secure her place by his side. She succeeds, but she miscalculated. Kaelus didn't adopt her out of kindness. He needed a disposable child to act as 'live bait' for the assassins targeting him. Now named Seraphina, she must navigate a deadly game of survival. She thinks she is using him as a ghost shield. He thinks she is a fearless prodigy who loves him. As Seraphina munches on poison berries and naps through ambushes to avoid seeing spirits, the cold-blooded Duke starts to ask the wrong questions. "Why does she only sleep when I am holding her?" "Why does she stare into space with such disdain?" "Is it possible... that I am a good father?" Spoiler: He is not. But he’s about to destroy an entire kingdom because someone woke her up. --- ### Excerpt "Your Highness, the Archduke," the aide whispered, trembling hard to cover his laughter from bursting out. "The child... she is clinging to your leg again." Kaelus looked down. The tiny creature known as Seraphina was attached to his calf like a barnacle, drooling on his pristine military trousers. "She is fearless," Kaelus murmured, misinterpreting her desperate need for his ghost-repelling aura as familial affection. "The assassins are approaching, yet she seeks comfort only in the eye of the storm. She is the perfect bait." Seraphina, currently trying to avoid eye contact with a headless ghost hovering three feet away, squeezed her eyes shut. 'Just don't move. If I let go, the headless guy will ask me where his nose is again.' "Sir," the aide hesitated. "She's... eating your cloak." "Let her eat," Kaelus commanded, drawing his sword. "Whatever she wants, she gets. Except for freedom."

I walked the edge of the road from school with my best friend one day. I turned my head in my right side and then I caught a glimpse of something. There I saw a handsome man across the road with his house clothes and a woman jogged before him- trying to synchronize them both. I smiled at the romantic view I was seeing. "Daddy!" I called my father out. He turned to me and smiled as soon as he realized the caller. "Oh! My princess!" he called back right to me. I opened my arms running, ready to hug him but a second was passed by, I felt myself in the middle of the road slowly falling. I think I ran by a fast vehicle. It felt like the earth was in slow motion. "What happened?!" my mother exclaimed from afar. I saw both my parents and my best friend were running toward me. I saw the terrified and worried looks of them. Thinking though, I just realized that life isn't that predictable. Earlier today, my bestfriend and I were so happy about the results of our grades but at this moment, tears of sadness overtook everyone. If I shouldn't had walked the road since we had a car to ride home. If I could think wisely earlier, I shouldn't had stepped the road without looking around and ran basically without thinking that it was a road where fast vehicles run through. If I could go back in time, I won't do such things that can let me down. It can't be helped though, there's nothing much of time to atone for the wrong movement I did because it had already happened: a past; but the past I could rely on as moral lessons today and forth. Thud! Ouch! This hurts much! I fell down on this filthy road with the faint sound of the vehicle who ran into me and the screams of the people who cared for me. I felt and tasted the blood which came out from my mouth and my sight went black. In conclusion before losing consciousness, I should be thankful of the life that God given to me; that I get to experience being alive than those who couldn't make it unfortunately.

Demonic beings run rampant, and cultivators revere the bizarre as the Heavenly Dao. For an ordinary mortal to embark on the path of cultivation, they must gouge out their eyes, sever their limbs, and cut off their spiritual roots… Ren Qing, who transmigrated into this world, discovers that he can bypass the gruesome costs of cultivation thanks to a Divine Ability. [Blindless Method]: By devouring eyes, he cultivates to the peak, growing one hundred and six celestial eyes all over his body. [Poison Bone Art]: Soak one's skeleton in poisonous water for thirty-six days, then reimplant it into the body. At full mastery, no life can grow for a hundred li around him. [Book of the Dead]: Seal the Lao Gong, Yong Quan, Shen Men, and Yin Tang acupoints with iron nails and bury oneself underground for three years. Upon completion, one becomes ageless, undying, and indestructible. --- Alternative Titles: Weird Way of Immortality: I Can Avoid the Price Cultivation: Tax Evasion

On mid-6th Century, in the Eurasia region. The Turkic Tribes under leadership of the Ashina Clan had conquered vast plains that border the Caucasus Mountains region. Iltas a mere footman of the Gokturk Central Army are assigned to guard the empire's treasury and envoys to the East Rome. Avar Kingdom ambushed them. Remnants of their once sworn enemies, a vast confederation of tribesmans who fled when the Ashina rebelled. Now the Blue Turks as their name implied, are in the brink of collapse. Questioned by it's nomad and settler subjects. During the harsh journey, under merciless winter of 587. The conflict inside Gokturk administration reach it's boiling point. Civil wars on the young empire is inevitable. Iltas on the other hand, only want seek for the righteousness. Always longing for the ultimate path of truth. Iltas must fight to survive and endure so that one day he shall find the wisdom that he yearn for. -- 12+ Genre: Action, Drama, Philosophy, Military

What happens when you don’t know how to keep the gift you received where it takes you to an unfamiliar place? *** John is a Christian boy, dependent upon his mother. Only when he received the gift from his long-lost father that he begin to fear. It is Christmas but it feels like a day for dead.

She knew the exact night he would die. And she watched it happen. When Zayden Cross rises again after making a forbidden contract with an ancient entity, he believes he has gained power over death itself. He’s wrong. Because in a world ruled by blood-bound deals and unseen forces… contracts are never meant to be broken. Except— Aria Nocturne exists. A girl who walks in shadows, untouched by fear, carrying a secret powerful enough to shatter the very laws that bind demons and humans alike. She doesn’t save him. She doesn’t fear him. She chooses him. As hunters close in and darkness tightens its grip, Zayden must decide— remain a puppet of the devil… or trust the one person who can destroy him completely. Because in this game of contracts and fate— the most dangerous thing isn’t power. It’s her.

Surrounded by endless, mysterious fog, the Aurora Continent has been isolated from the world for centuries. Its history is lost, its secrets buried, and its true origin forgotten. In a world ruled by Aura, Xyro, a talented young man who fails to awaken, is branded a non aura user and destined for an ordinary life. But when an extraterrestrial being appears, Xyro is drawn into a mystery connected to the continent's forgotten past—and a promise made long before eternity,a dept to repay, conviction of a past legend who found himself betrayed by everyone. As the truth emerges, the powerless non-awakener begins a journey that will turn him into a legend and usher in a new era—the Age of Infinite Aura.

She has lived countless lives—always aware, always searching. He has walked beside her through time—sometimes at her side, sometimes as a stranger. Bound by fate and severed by time, Zhang Minyue and Zhang Zilin are caught in a cycle of reincarnation—meeting again and again in different lifetimes, torn between love and duty, surrounded by war, betrayal, and buried truths. In every life, the world changes—but the ghosts of their past never rest. With assassins lurking in shadows, thrones stained with secrets, and a prophecy whispering of a girl cloaked in moonlight and fire, Minyue must navigate betrayal, war, and fate itself. Some will bow. Others will betray. But she has never been one to follow fate. Even if she must make him fall for her all over again. > “No matter how many lifetimes pass, I know I will always find you.” “Foolish,” she smiled. “I was never lost. You just needed to remember where to look.” “Even if the whole world turns against you, I will stand by your side.” “And if you fall, I will fall with you—only to rise again together.” “I don’t need the heavens to bless me,” he whispered. “You are enough.” “Then let me be your prayer,” she replied. “One that never fades.” A love that defies time. A truth buried beneath lifetimes. And a promise that nothing, not even death, can silence. Disclaimer: Cover concept and rights belong to the author.

Iron + Alien Alloy → Starsteel Laser Tech + Mana Core → Arcane Beam Cannon Human DNA + Void Beast → Voidborne Physique AI + Soul Fragment → Sentient War Entity Planet Core + Energy Reactor → Mobile Battle Planet - Neo Godson is a poor young man living in the great Interstellar Era. While his peers dream of becoming legendary Beyonders, he struggles under financial burdens and family responsibilities. However, one day, during an accident, a mysterious orb enters his body and begins to change his existence at a fundamental level. He awakens as a Beyonder. Not just any Beyonder, but one blessed with a Supreme Talent called Universal Synthesis. With this supreme power, he can fuse anything he desires, whether matter or non-matter. These synthesized creations may evolve, mutate, or assimilate. Regardless of the outcome, they are always valued leagues above their original forms. --- By immediate circumstances, he joins a space mercenary group and meets his new allies. Among them, a particular girl catches his attention. However, just as love begins to bloom, it is extinguished, transforming into an unyielding conviction to build a Galactic Empire from scratch.

After living an ordinary life filled with regret, a man dies only to awaken in an endless void. Trapped in isolation for what feels like an eternity, he gradually loses his memories and sense of self. When a mysterious entity finally appears, he is reborn as Lucien Ashford in Aethernia, a world of magic, powerful mages, and dangerous creatures. Determined not to waste his second chance, Lucien sets out to live a life without regrets. However, his time in the void has left his soul with a mysterious power that defies the laws of magic. As he explores his new world, Lucien begins to uncover the truth behind his reincarnation; and the terrifying nature of what he has become.

In a world where life was not just sustained by the rhythmic pulse of an organ. Where way more was asked for to remain. A kingdom was grieving the loss of a princess, as 2 siblings were grieving the loss of a sister. One was conscious but banned from attending her funerals while the other one was unaware and busy fighting the same ending. Two siblings fighting the same system that put their family, their people and their positions of monarchs at risks. One rejected the system entirely, while the other was slowly consumed by her faith in the power it held. Both were surrounded by allies who believed in their cause, yet remained exiled far from the homeland they once called theirs

After dying in a corrupt world, Tyler Brown is reborn through a god’s forbidden clause. Gifted with eyes that read and bend minds, he rises from childhood toward global power. Every step brings him closer to ruling the world and closer to the deity returning to claim his soul.