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"She was mine first," Dimitri whispered, his voice deadly calm. "And you stole her in the dark." Dimitri and Alexei Volkov are twin brothers, mafia kings, bound by blood and loyalty. When one bleeds, both bleed. When one kills, both kill. Nothing has ever come between them. Until her. Irina was Dimitri's maid, his peace in a world of violence. The only woman allowed close enough to touch him, to see the man beneath the monster. He fell for her quietly, deeply, and completely. But one drunken night at a party, Alexei stumbled into his brother's darkened room. He wore Dimitri's robe. She thought he was Dimitri. And in the shadows, a line was crossed that could never be uncrossed. Now Irina carries the child of her master's brother! When Dimitri discovers her pregnancy, rage consumes him. When Alexei claims her as his own with a cruel smirk, something breaks between the brothers. The bond that made them invincible now threatens to destroy them both. Two brothers. One woman. A baby that will crown one king and condemn the other. In the world of the Volkov mafia, betrayal is paid in blood. When this war is over, will any of them survive?

Born mute, shunned by her mother, and hidden away for sixteen years, Princess Josephine is the forgotten child of King Hendrick of Dravenor, the Second Greatest Werewolf King, and Queen Sophia, the Strongest Witch alive. In a family of six, where three children inherit their father’s wolf blood and two their mother’s magic, Josephine stands apart — feared, hated, and cast away. Raised in secret by Nana Cellie, an old woman who showed her the love her own mother never gave, Josephine grew up silent but observant, pure of heart yet marked by sorrow. She never smiled, though her golden hair and ethereal beauty made her unforgettable. When King Hendrick finally recalls her to the royal palace, Josephine enters a world of werewolves, witches, vampires, elves, and fairies at the kingdom’s grand academy — a world where she is mocked, mistreated, and broken down by the very queen who gave her life. But what no one knows is that Josephine carries a power far greater than any creature alive. She is the reborn soul of Queen Hetragon, the legendary Hybrid Queen of Zephyria — a being so powerful she once brought kingdoms to ruin when her lover was killed. Now, history threatens to repeat itself, for her lover’s soul has been reborn as Oliver, Josephine’s own brother. When a cruel public humiliation awakens the dormant power inside her, Josephine unleashes destruction that shakes the kingdoms to their core. The return of Zephyria’s queen cannot be ignored — not by her father, not by her enemies, and not by the cold-hearted King Xavi and his twin sister Xoni, who watch her rise with dangerous interest. But will Josephine embrace her destiny as the most powerful hybrid to ever walk the realms? Will she rule the lost kingdom of Zephyria and claim her birthright as the Silent Queen? Or will her cursed bloodline destroy her before she can ever take the crown?

He thought his story had ended. Atem, the Pharaoh, awoke in a world ruled by monsters, demons, and gods...the Cardinal World—a realm where every step could be your last. Shadows whispered, and unseen forces stirred as he felt a strange power awaken within him, a force that could turn life and death into a game he alone could control. In the world of Tensura, where chaos reign, no one can be trusted, and every victory comes at a price. Atem must navigate a path of cunning, judgment, and unseen threats, shaping a destiny that could shake the heavens themselves. The line between king and monster is thinner than ever—and the duel for eternity has begun. All pictures and characters do not belong to me...credits goes to the owner...now come prepared and stack your deck or you may loose your soul to the Shadowwwsss....

Claire Allen is obsessed with the supernatural, driven by one desperate goal: to solve the mystery of her father’s death, which she believes was caused by a vengeful spirit. By day, Claire is a regular high school senior. By night, she and her friends, Lily and Stephnie (the medium), run Ghost Mentors—an online channel dedicated to helping lost spirits find peace and cross into the afterlife. Their work is a sacred mission. But their mission shatters when they investigate an abandoned New York house haunted by a cruel, dark witch. The encounter goes horribly wrong. A witch's curse rips Claire's spirit from her body, plunging her into a coma. Now invisible to the world, Claire is only seen by Michael, a dangerously handsome Ghost Hunter from Hell, sent by Lucifer himself. Michael believes all ghosts are monsters that must be eliminated. Claire believes they deserve peace. She fights for the lost souls; he hunts them. Yet, when the only person who can see you is the one you despise the most, survival depends on a tense, forbidden alliance that blurs the line between enemies and lovers. A terrifying countdown begins: Thirteen powerful vengeful spirits have started a ritual to tear open the gates of Hell and unleash chaos upon Earth. With only 5 hours left to stop the apocalypse, Claire must do the unimaginable: Journey into the Underworld alone and ring the ancient emergency bell to summon the Devil back to his throne. As battles rage across two worlds, the true darkness unfolds: a powerful jealous friend (Lily) turns to black magic, a hidden bloodline is exposed, and a deadly betrayal threatens to hand Earth over to the demons. The Ghost Mentors: The Cursed Awakening A dark, high-stakes Urban Fantasy Romance where a high school girl must summon the Devil to save the world, only to fall for the demon hunter sent to stop her. Perfect for fans of powerful heroines, demonic anti-heroes, intense enemies-to-lovers arcs, and powerful heroines.

Some memories don’t leave us. They just sit quietly in one corner of the heart, waiting- for a smell, a voice, a place- to wake them up again. The Scent of Our Yesterday started as a simple village-to-city love story: two kids, a childhood bond, a breakup of distance, a reunion in a busy modern world. As I kept writing, Ha-rin and Jae-hyun refused to stay “simple”. Their love kept circling back like time itself… so the story also grew into something bigger. This series is about: childhood innocence in a small village, college fights and ego, corporate politics and pressure, misunderstandings, second chances, and one love that keeps coming back, even when time, destiny, and people try to break it. Later, you’ll also see a touch of mystery and time—loops, echoes, fragments of “what if we had chosen differently?”. But at its heart, it is still the same: one boy, one girl, one long journey of growing up, getting hurt, healing, and finding their way back to each other without losing themselves. I wanted the story to feel close to us- emotional, little funny, a bit dramatic, but always honest. If while reading, you remember your first crush, your campus days, your family, your old village, or that one person who still feels like “home” somewhere in your heart- that is enough for me. Thank you for staying with Ha-rin and Jae-hyun… through their yesterdays, echoes, and tomorrows. -- qwrhsth4

The Queen is dead. The Sentinels are no longer revered. The Death Veil has descended. Fourteen years ago, the False Prophet usurped the Central Dominion, slaughtering the royal bloodline and proclaiming a new era. But he missed one. Seraph, the true heir to the throne, was not raised in a palace, but in the filth of the slums. Stripped of her name and her birth right, she possesses the demonic Aspect. While the world bows to the Prophet’s false miracles, Seraph is learning to see the world’s structure and how to break it apart, piece by piece. Meanwhile, in the safety of the Seer’s Covenant, Anna awakens to the green Aspect of Insight. A vision of a dying blue haired girl shatters her sheltered life, forcing her to flee the only home she has ever known. One girl seeks to burn the world down for revenge. The other seeks to save it. In a world where solari are in power and the weak are enslaved, the rightful heir is rising from the ashes.

When the world went dark, Sergeant Iris Holt was the first to die… and the last to wake. Centuries after a battlefield explosion erased her from history, she opens her eyes half-human, half-machine. Guided by Cadence, an AI with the voice of a ghost and a wit sharp enough to cut glass, Iris crosses a wasteland where metal is currency and energy is life. Every fragment she takes makes her stronger, faster, less human. And somewhere between the silence and the static, she has to decide whether being human is as important as surviving.......

How can one measure the feeling after death? No.regular path to heaven or hell What I experienced was neither of these I was swallowed by a neutral vortex, a strange stage where neither life nor oblivion exists… You may call it: the bizarre Barzakh. After l enduring an era drenched in corruption and suffocated by injustice It all began with , a bizarre phenomenon disguised as nature, only to twist into an infection known as the Divine Sin. From that moment on, some of us were condemned souls forgotten, branded as guilty, and given a single name: the Ghosts ...

Blood is all there is. Vita is all that gives. After the suicide of the High Monarch, the Senvia Empire is thrown into chaos. Denegis Blanc, Second Son of Blood Denegis, finds his peaceful life thrown into chaos. With peace gone, what will he do? In a world where power is inherited through veins and destiny is written in Vita, what remains when the old order dies?

The tale of an unassuming princess who rose to power in the mystical realm of Ice blood village, where monarchs must prove their worth. Embarking on a journey from detective to warrior,she emerged as chosen ruler destined to wear the crown.

The Mc reincarnates in a world of magic and adventure as a Leech, follow his adventure in this mysterious and exciting world as he goes from the weakest creature to the shadow being that everyone is afraid of. Will he pursue the path of strength alone? Or without realizing it he will become the king of the greatest empire that ever lived. ----------------------------------------------‐---------------‐-------------------------------------- This is my first story and English is not my native language, I am using Google translator to translate the story for me, I accept opinions and questions in the comments for this week's chapter.-------‐--------‐----------------------------------------------------------------- I intend to make this a long story so all the development of the Mc and the world will be slow for a proper construction, be warned. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I know the first few chapters have some errors, but I've improved my writing as I progressed through the story, after 10 chapters there won't be that many errors. ----------------------‐------------------------------------------------------------------------------‐--‐---- Please vote for the tags. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tags: Male protagonist, non-human protagonist, evolution, adventure, action, harém, fantasy.

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 TL note: This is a TL.

After transmigrating into a high-martial arts world where everyone was built like an elite athlete, Chen Kuang also obtained a golden finger, a cheat ability that refreshes daily, allowing him to stack passive skills. He figured he should keep a low profile and grow steadily while lying low... But the world had other plans. People just wouldn’t stop treating him inhumanely and so his passives kept piling up. [Flesh Reishi]: Your flesh is nearly infinitely regenerative and rivals celestial treasures, consuming it can prolong life and cure ailments. [Sword Heart]: You possess an innate, enlightened sword heart, when a blade is in your hand, it becomes an extension of your will. [Fortune in Misfortune]: Every calamity you survive grants you a corresponding blessing. [Heavenly Demon Mimicry]: Any technique used against you can be instantly replicated as your own. [Celestial Visage]: Your handsomeness rivals that of the divine. This year... The future empress who would dominate the world was still a helpless orphaned brat, tucked under Chen Kuang’s arm as he fled. The revered "Benevolent Immortal" faced his trolley problem and was forever burdened with an inescapable heart demon. The undying demonic sovereign was just a timid little maid serving a courtesan. The White Dragon True Monarch, who would later slaughter his way through the demon race, was still nothing more than a drifting piece of frayed rope. And Chen Kuang, then a death-row convict, set the chaotic world ablaze, starting with a single torch.

He sees demons. He sees devils. He sees what no one else will. And they see him. *** Cole has spent his life haunted by horrors no one else can see: whispering things that feed on grief, move through shadows, and wear the faces of the dead. For years, Cole kept quiet. But now they're watching back. When one of these monsters marks him as prey, Cole is saved by a stranger named Ikaris, a man of the Dauntless, cursed warrior forged in fire and ash. But salvation comes at a cost. Now on the run from both monsters and men, Cole must flee from the port city of Bruis before nightfall, before evil gets to him. But Bruis is only the beginning. And what hunts him is older than the Saints and the Inquisition, older than fire itself. Can he unlock the powers of a Seer before Cole burns his humanity? The deeper Cole digs, the more he realizes: The real monsters aren't just in the dark. **** Updates: Weekdays only Current Volume: Escape Bruis

An ordinary student with a life just as ordinary, with aspirations and dreams as normal as people hold dearly. That was the being Cale Dice embodied for his entire 15 years of living, only after touching a mysterious envelope sitting in wait to be torn open did that normality end. Eyes shut tight once and in the next moment he stood with what once was a majestic school hall, the scent wafting off of hazel timber distorted facial features, a place full of the unordinary. That was Gardenia, a world fully lacerated from the real world, a world where gods freely make their domains at the edges, not drawing an inch closer to the nucleus. To even reach the real Gardenia, Cale had to pass the screening trial he now was faced with, all while surrounded by malformed creatures that fueled nightmares themselves. And that.. would only be the beginning to his turbulent path to becoming the ‘Top’ Student of Gardenia

One Test. One result. One future. Better make it count. Marcus Tiernan was born into a family of heroes spanning thirty-seven generations. He was destined to carry their legacy in every conceivable universe. Yet Marcus keeps tasting copper when there is no blood. He keeps dreaming of an old man wearing his face. He keeps waking, certain that something is watching. And tomorrow, in front of the entire Galaxy, Marcus will step into a golden pod and learn exactly what the Federation thinks he's worth.  When Testing Day arrives, nothing goes as planned. His closest friends test into improbabilities. The statistical curve shatters. Then Marcus touches the machine. Something cold and ancient wakes. It is not a gift. It is hungry. If copper shows up on your tongue for no reason, you’re already doomed. ----------------- This story will be posted on other websites such as Royal Road with the same handle.

After reaching the pinnacle of spiritual power in his source world, Solanky sought to break through the limit of power set by the supreme dimensional laws of his world, but he got a backlash from defying the laws, and his boundless spiritual power and a part of his memories were sealed. In order to regain his power and attempt to break the restraints again, he could only reincarnate and start off on a different path and slowly forge a path for himself instead of following the general cultivation levels that were set by the supreme dimensional laws. After reincarnating, Solanky obtained a defying treasure, which later melded with his body and helped him defy all logic in his source world. Solanky successfully rose through the ranks and broke through the restraints of his source world and obtained his sealed spiritual power, which boosted his current power to a whole new level. But the worlds outside his source world brought new challenges to him, but with determination he became one of the greatest beings of the outside world, who came to be feared and revered for defying the rules and laws everywhere he went, even challenging the narrative as he gained metaphysical awareness.

Godsfall: The Fractured Realms is an epic tale of a world torn apart by the fall of its once-mighty gods. In a realm where celestial beings once shaped the fate of realms, the death of the gods has left a vacuum of power, plunging the realms into chaos. Royal houses, old and new, vie for control over the shattered lands, each house backed by ancient magics and political intrigue. Angels roam the earth, bound to forgotten oaths, while long-dead gods stir beneath the surface, their influence still echoing through the realms. Amid this turmoil, Astra, a young fallen prince of mysterious lineage, discovers that his ties to the fallen gods may hold the key to a greater power. As alliances shift and war looms, Astra must navigate a treacherous world of magic, politics, and betrayal, all while confronting the truth of his own heritage. In a fractured world on the brink of total war, will Astra be the catalyst for salvation or the harbinger of its final destruction? Godsfall: The Fractured Realms weaves together high-stakes drama, intricate world-building, and an intricate web of lore, as ancient forces awaken and the fates of kings, angels, and gods themselves are cast into the flames of conflict.

In Tiereth, the Zenith war forged history, destroyed it, and reshaped it. Victories and defeats arose equally, building the foundations of thousands of generations through time. In the fifteenth war, "the battle for the Witness Jungle," the stories of legends stained in blood and desolation came to an end. Two hundred years later, in Promise City, the leader of a criminal group had an unfortunate encounter. An unusual group of Wanderers knocked at his door. —You will have to excuse me, Mr. Basil. —The woman approached with a mocking smile—. I will have to deprive you of your freedom. N/A: Sorry for bad english, i use a translator.

In a whirlwind of fate he never chose, Arion finds himself shattered among gods warring over a crumbling world. Stripped of his emotions as a child in a mysterious accident, he no longer knows who he is. Now, the great powers discover he is the beating heart of this cosmic vortex — the key they all fear. Haunted by echoes of a past he can’t recall… Hunted by ghosts that refuse to be forgotten… Bearing the weight of a destiny he never chose… Surrounded by gods who see him as either a tool… or a sacrifice. In a journey to reclaim his lost humanity, while the world collapses around him: Will he uncover the truth behind the loss of his emotions? Can he break the vicious cycle of divine conflict? Or will he fall like countless before him, a victim to forces beyond his understanding? The question isn’t whether he’ll survive… but who he’ll become when he discovers the truth. Will he be the world’s salvation… or the bringer of damnation? The answer may cost him the last shreds of his humanity. The secrets are waiting to be uncovered. The theories are waiting to be born. Join the inner circle of readers on Discord and become part of the conversation. Discuss the mysteries, share your theories about Arion's past, and walk this path alongside us. https://discord.gg/96k23Y2s