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After their friend, Elle, dies in a mysterious way, seven friends end up reincarnating together into a cultivation world where they must find a way to survive in their new lives, defeat looming evil, unravel the mystery behind Elle's tragic death, and find a way to move onward in their new lives. What? Reincarnation novels are never easy! Warning: This is BL. Don't let the beginning fool you!

She thought it was an ordinary day—until a portal of violet light tore her world apart. Dragged into a realm of swords and crowns, the unnamed narrator awakens in a stranger’s body, dressed in linen, with a terrified child clutching her hand. Soldiers hunt them, shouting for “the woman the Emperor wants.” The boy calls her “Mother.” He calls her Aria. When the golden-haired, blood-eyed Emperor arrives, the truth shatters what little sanity she has left—he’s Darius, the husband who vanished years ago. The same man she believed to be a humble hunter. And the boy, Elian, is their son. But she isn’t Aria... is she? Her memories fracture and blur—two lives tangled in one body. The Emperor claims her as his lost wife, the future Empress of a ruthless empire. She calls him a liar. Trapped in his palace, torn between love, rage, and disbelief, Aria vows to protect her child from the monster who calls himself her husband. Yet Darius isn’t just a tyrant—he’s a man consumed by obsession, determined to make her remember the past she keeps denying. Every encounter is a battle. Every kiss, a war. And somewhere deep inside her mind, a voice keeps whispering— “Run, Aria. Run before it’s too late.”

Mercedes is born to hard-working parents. Now, as the Cortesa Family delves into a variety family dynamics, how will life unfold?

Seven billion people died in the blink of an eye. An alien "light-speed bullet" vaporized Earth, leaving Captain Jason and the crew of the Victory as the only witnesses. Now, the final 51,223 survivors are stranded on Moon Base One, staring into the void where home used to be. But the Base covers a secret: an indestructible Alien Ark buried in the crater and the "Perfect Element," a substance that grants immortality. Jason is the only successful subject of the Element experiments, the First Superhuman which shattered human limits, enhanced speed, and a lifespan of 1,500 years. With a ticking clock and food reserves for only 98 days, Jason must rise as humanity's last leader. From suppressing violent cults to unlocking alien technology and enacting planetary-scale construction, he must turn a dormant sphere into an interstellar ark. Humanity is on the brink of extinction but Jason refuses it to fall

"What are you willing to do to achieve something? How serious are you about achieving your goals?" This was the question that Loki and the other people who came to the Four Directions sect to earn their freedom were asked on their first day in the sect. For Loki, this question was easy for him to answer because he was reborn as a slave in this world and had already defied the will of his slave master in order to join the Four Directions sect. He had braved danger and suffering to reach the Four Directions sect. So he knew what it meant to be desperate and was willing to do whatever was required of him to achieve his goal. In the world of the blessed heaven realm, there is no such thing as human rights, and freedom is a luxury that very few people have. It is said that everyone is a slave to someone. The only difference is how strong their master is. So he, just like everyone else, is under the control of someone above them. But he doesn't want to remain a slave forever. He aspires to greatness, immortality, and freedom. He wants to acquire enough power to gain control of his fate. He also wants to rise to the top of the world and be the one to control others. He even wants to gain power and control over death. In order to achieve this, he is willing to do anything. This is his answer to the question of what he is willing to do to achieve his goals. His answer to this question was why he awakened the Fenrir metac. This is a metac that can help him achieve his goals by granting him the ability to find prey, hunt prey, and devour them to strengthen himself. With the Fenrir metac, he will transform from a prey into a predator. He will even have the chance to rise to the top of the food chain and become the strongest predator. That is to be his purpose in life, and with great luck and perseverance, he might achieve it. Golden Tickets/Power Stones: Bonus Chapters 1. 100/500: 1st Bonus Chapter. 2. 200/1,000: 2nd Bonus Chapter. 3. 300/1,500: 3rd Bonus Chapter. 4. 400/2,000: 4th Bonus Chapter. 5. 500/3,000: 5th Bonus Chapter. Discord: https://discord.gg/wA7n2M23Aw

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.

Russia Novel 21+This story is a dark romance, exploring psychological tension, moral conflict, complex relationships, and dangerous situations in vivid depth. The characters’ mental states, emotional pressures, power struggles, and encounters with a harsh reality are portrayed with intense realism. Some scenes and circumstances are emotionally heavy, psychologically challenging, and may not be suitable for all readers. This is not a light romance, but rather a deep, dark, and psychologically driven journey. Recommended for mature readers who appreciate complex characters, morally gray choices, and intense emotional experiences. The Hidden Assassin: Undercover Heart "Where loyalty is a shadow, and love is a death trap." In the frozen wilderness of Moscow, a high-stakes mission goes cold when Ricky, a top-tier DGFI agent, is brutally executed in front of his partner and lover, Sophia. Trapped between grief and duty, Sophia cannot afford to cry. As a ghost agent of the elite unit, her only option is to vanish—and then strike back. Haunted by the memory of Ricky’s final kiss and driven by a thirst for vengeance, Sophia transforms herself. She sheds her military skin to become a lethal temptress. Clad in a provocative red sheer dress, she infiltrates the inner circle of the Kremlin’s most dangerous shadow: Dmitri. Dmitri is a Russian mafia kingpin with cold blue eyes and sun-kissed hair—a man who rules with iron and blood. He is captivated by Sophia’s mysterious golden eyes, unaware that she is the Hidden Assassin sent to dismantle his empire from within. As Sophia weaves a web of deception, she finds herself caught in a dangerous psychological game. In the den of the enemy, the lines between her mission and her emotions begin to blur. Her Undercover Heart starts to beat for the very man she is sworn to kill. Will Sophia avenge her fallen lover, or will she succumb to the forbidden allure of the Russian Boss? In a world of secrets and silver bullets, the deadliest weapon isn't a gun—it's a heartbeat. 3 masked character 1 heart passion and Dimitri and Rachmaninov But he has a pseudonym. Rachmaninoff

Some are born to thrones. Others are born to shadows. Athtar Jones was born a bastard—a name that followed him long before he learned to swing a sword. He never asked for glory. He never believed in gods. But when the world he built with his own hands crumbles in a single night, he finds himself hunted, broken, and carrying a voice in his head that should not exist. The gods are not what they seem. The demons are not the only monsters. And the truth about the world is buried deeper than any kingdom's history books. Athtar does not want to save anyone. He only wants one thing. But the world does not care what he wants.

Suo Ran’s life changes the day he’s assigned to protect a mysterious scroll one tied to his father’s death and a conspiracy powerful enough to erase lives. Cai Lang, cold and unreadable, should have been just another rival. Instead, he becomes the one person Suo Ran can’t stay away from… until betrayal shatters everything between them. Lian Ziho stands at his side through it all loyal, gentle, and hiding feelings he knows may never be returned. As secrets surface, memories are lost, and enemies close in, Suo Ran is forced to choose between love, truth, and survival.

isakk was born in the slums and gutters of the empire will he change his fate or die

Set in the Shadow Slave world...a time before Sunny was born...this story follows a simple soldier who must survive in a dystopian, apocalyptic landscape where magic and gun warfare collide. In a far-off Quadrant known as North America, a young soldier named Hope is 16 years old when he gets infected by the Nightmare Spell. He passed! But...he feels a bit scammed...? A flaw that makes him fade from people's memories... A cursed attribute that makes him remember everything endlessly in eternal wakefulness... It's as if the Spell is twisting his future and existence into an almost improbable one. All he has ever known his purpose to be was to serve as a simple soldier. Not too powerful. But not so weak either. And maybe, just maybe like some others, become an Awakened. Although he never dreamt of being one. Now that his whole life is compromised after his First Nightmare, his first objective is to survive on his own. But as he tries to escape his fate, his actions seem to lead him further from his goal. He struggles against obstacles that slowly grow bigger and out of proportion. Maybe the Dream Realm and the Real World aren't so different than one may think. Hope's journey involves uncovering secrets and gaining knowledge about his true nature and his new role in the world. Is he fit to be a hero? Could he redefine it? *** Please read the READER DISCLAIMER in Volume 0. This is my spin-off novel of "Shadow Slave" by Guiltythree. But please don't expect the same writing style, setting, and characters, especially the main character. This story reveals more about how people/cities/governments operate after the Spell’s arrival. I always find it interesting how maybe one country handles it fairly, but how others handle it with desperation to the point that you question humanity. There will be easter eggs pointing to the original novel either intentional for the plot or unrelated to it, but all for fun. I am a new author so props to all who bear with me and helps me improve my writing. If it is not for you, please don't leave outright hate comments. Eat wassabi instead if you want pain. Critique and advice would be great too. Cover Art: @ellieaedon I will be posting on RoyalRoad.com and on AO3 for some people's preferences.

Chapters and Release: Release days: Everyday Release time: 3pm UTC Status: Unedited. (Will edit after main story conclusion. Specifically from the start.) *** Synopsis: A fifteen-year-old schoolgirl happens to find herself approached by a strange woman after a rough day—who happens to know her plans on running away. Astonished, she tried to interrogate, but ended up getting dragged into another universe and another world. There, she finds out that experiments are being ran on fourteen other candidates set aside for her. Being the last candidate, she is told that she might be the first one to face demise. But she is determined to find out what is up with this co-operation is. After some time, she finds out that this whole world and setting is similar to that of a book she read during her younger days. And the protagonist happened to be her own cousin. *** (Prologue) Listen... No one is judging no one here. And so am I. The world has been cruel these days. Being modern means being rude to people on the street who are below your rank—That is what they believe. I find this all frustrating, why move with a state of mind that could as well kill you someday. You don't know if this person is a lawyer, a far relative, a doctor, a politician. But you already get the gist, don't you? And like any other teenagers my age, I really want to run away from all this. It's not like I am an orphan or from a poor household. I am from a family which is a standard class in economical terms in this world. And yet, I want to run away. Haha! Anyways. I did succeed. I wonder at what cost? I am away from all that hostility of course... But now I am in another world. Not reincarnated. Not transmigrated to another body. I am with my own soul in my original body, but in another world. This world... is weird. Thinking back, I remember reading a strange book when I was young. This book actually speaks about this world. I am a character there. Funnier thing, I don't know what is up with it either. It appears to me that the writer decided they want to see the 'live-action' version of it. So now... I am the actor playing my ownself.

He woke up in a world brimming with uncanny mysteries, only to discover he was cursed. With his relentless tenacity, can he break free from this curse that slowly turns one into a monster? A talking crow, a headless bride, a bubble horse trapped in a silver spoon—this world is absurd in every possible way. But the protagonist holds one peculiar advantage: He might just be the most absurd of them all.

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After getting mysteriously trapped within the walls of his own room, Dorian Oriel discovered that his only chance of survival lay beyond a Door that appeared to lead to another world. Transported to a bizarre and twisted magical world filled with ferocious monsters and absurd anomalies, he found himself in a deadly battle for survival. However, the real danger stemmed from the superpower he acquired, which had drawn the attention of an unwanted presence, one that could be quite perilous, and even more fatal than losing his life…

In a city built on light, monsters don’t hide in the dark — they wear suits. Darian Veynar is New Aether’s golden hero. Cameras love him. The public worships him. His sponsors call him “proof of hope.” But heroes are built on sacrifices. When an old friend dies holding back a nightmare beneath the city, Darian survives — and the world calls it courage. Now he’s trapped inside a machine of propaganda, corporate warfare, bloodline politics. The story keeps changing. And Darian is starting to realize— He may not be the hero. He may be the lie.

Two thousand years after the Veil Spell erased dragons from human memory, the echoes of their power still hum beneath the mountains of Werestria. Deanna Sligic, one of the last living Guardians, has spent her final years in quiet exile—watching over her granddaughter, Elena, and guarding a secret that could reignite the age of dragons. But when the wind changes and the Wynn clan of corrupted red dragons returns to finish what their ancestors began, Deanna must face the fire alone. Her death on the cliffs of Jordanna shatters the fragile peace and passes the Guardian’s mark to the next generation. Now, under the shadow of a city that no longer believes in magic, Elena must uncover the truth her grandmother died to protect: that dragons walk among men, that their power is bound by blood and memory, and that one dragon, Simmon, has sworn his life to hers. As ancient prophecies stir and long-buried swords awaken, Elena is thrust into a hidden war between those who would restore balance and those who would burn the world to reclaim it.

"Twelve lives. Ten regressions. One survivor who gets to rewrite reality." In a world trapped in a perfect, endless loop, twelve individuals stand outside the cycle. They are the Time Breakers—architects of destiny, or its ultimate destroyers. Kairi Ren thought he was just a failure, a man drowning in a life of betrayal and isolation. He didn't know his misery was a side effect of a broken timeline. He didn't know he was already a pawn in a game where the stakes are existence itself. But the rules are absolute: +) You only have 10 lives to change your fate. +) To gain more, you must hunt the others. +) To win, you must be the last one standing. When the 12th position is forced upon him, Kairi is thrust into a brutal Battle Royale of chronomancy. Between "The Probabilist" who sees every future and "The Surrogate" who steals identities, a failure like Kairi has only one advantage: He has nothing left to lose. In a hunt where memory is the only weapon and time is the ultimate currency, will Kairi remain a victim of the loop... or will he become the one to break time forever? After reading, I would greatly appreciate your feedback. Your comments will motivate me to continue writing and better understand the preferences of my readers. This story is also officially published on Royal Road by me under the username: tunglamtheking

In the ashes of the 1,999th universe, something impossible stirs. Born of silence, cradled by the void, a being awakens - not a god, not a monster, but a question. His name is Qaritas. In a shattered cosmos ruled by Ascendants and haunted by the First Evil, even silence must take a side. But when the god of Nothingness begins to want something... the universe holds its breath. Told by the death-masked mistress of a theater of corpses, this is a myth drenched in blood, starlight, and dreams.