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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.

Han and Choi Seung have been in a relationship for years. Although it's not a very healthy relationship because both of them are facing a lot in their lives, and it's hard to survive in the business, but they are holding each other until a former idol Chae won joins the international affairs faculty as a junior of Han. And things take a new turn. Han first hate him but of his reputation that was the cause that his idol career ended but slowly when things started to clear in between them. And Han starts to feel attracted towards him. Choi seungmin really like han so he did everything to bring him back. Untill his darkside and past come infornt of him. That is hard for han to believe. Because he know a very different choi Seung. Will han be able to cope with the situation or will leave him and go to Chae won.?

Lauren has the world at the palm of her hand, money, status and a loving submissive boyfriend but everything changes when her boyfriend Jayden is killed by her actions but ofcourse, she doesn't really care and moves on with her next plaything not knowing her next would be her last. Caught up in a mysterious contract with her new found lover, she becomes eternally submissive to him and knows what real pain is for the first time knowing she can't escape him even in death. Opening her eyes again as Abigail, she finds herself in the world of the supernatural and decides to live peacefully, but it seems peace is the one thing evading her. Soon the mysteries of her new life threatening to bring havoc to her once peaceful transmigration and end her completely, will she survive it?

After her twin brother Elliot disappears, Elleanore Fonze assumes his identity and enters the elite Alpha-only Royal Triskelion Academy. Disguised beneath scent suppressors and her brother’s uniform, she navigates a world of powerful heirs, strict hierarchy, and dangerous secrets. Caught between the campus bad boy who protects her, the golden boy who regrets losing her, and the crown prince who becomes suspiciously attached to “Elliot,” she must hide the one thing that could expose her: she’s an Omega who doesn’t belong. Inside the Academy lies the truth behind Elliot’s disappearance—and the reason she might never make it out alive.

In the cycle 3163, far into the interstellar Era where humans use neural technology, humankind is oppressed with existential threats from the appearing vortexes. Once rulers of countless worlds, the human dominion has fallen apart, leaving only a shaky outpost called The New Facility, the last echo of a broken empire, of humanity. Beyond its borders, space itself has gone wild. Vortexes tear through the skies, temporal rains fall from a different timeline, climate conditions become unpredictable, and gravity suddenly distorts, throwing populations into peril and devastation. After years of harrowing survival, humankind learned to counter these unnatural forces after an encounter with the Vortex System, a system of unknown origin which was found inside the vortexes after the first humans entered them. The surviving ones came back to the real world, but not as humans anymore. They became powerful beings, "falling upwards" along the path of neural unlock, and forging their bodies and sense of being into surreal entities, becoming Unbounds. When a cadet named Bale witnesses a colossal eye 'staring' at him from a different dimension, his fate begins to unravel. Soon after, he discovers that his purpose is more than he ever hopes for. As humanity clings to survival, Bale’s awakening will test the meaning of being human itself. Between cosmic horrors, neural evolution, and the slow decay of mankind, one question remains: When humanity faces extinction, who decides what remains human?

Helena believed that starting university would be a simple, quiet new beginning. But everything changes the moment she crosses paths with Rafael — the silent boy surrounded by rumors no one dares to confirm. He avoids contact. Avoids people. Avoids even his own pain. And yet, every small gesture contradicts the reputation that follows him: the careful glances, the quiet acts of kindness, the way he seems to notice everything while pretending he doesn’t. When coincidences turn into encounters, and encounters turn into late-night conversations, Helena realizes there’s something behind his silence — something fragile, something heavy, something he’s trying too hard to hide. And as she tries to understand Rafael, she finds herself changing too… seeing his world, feeling the weight he carries alone, and discovering that sometimes the place we call home is found in someone else’s eyes. But the past doesn’t stay buried. And for them to get closer, both will have to face truths Helena was never prepared to hear — and Rafael was never ready to reveal. A story about healing, unspoken wounds, and the kind of love that grows slowly — in silence, in glances, and in the space one heart makes for another.

Lin Kui, a former supermarket clerk and failed collector, awakens in a world of cultivation and magic. But while everyone else is slaughtering each other for a measly scrap of energy, he discovers he has a unique power: The Collector's Instinct. His goal isn't to become the strongest man, but the man with the most complete collection. The only problem is that to do so, he has to "borrow" the Hero's sword, the King's crown, and the... well, maybe not the underwear. Caught between an offended god and an outraged princess, Lin Kui must navigate powerful factions, a thieving raven, and an impending apocalypse that, by the way, is completely ruining his search for the last piece of the collection!

At some point, the world seemed to change. One day, when Mel opened her eyes, she sensed that the world she once knew had somehow shifted— A red moon, mysticism, secret gatherings, ancient gods, shepherds… Ancient cultists stir behind the veil of reality, hiding in the long river of forgotten history. When the stars return to their rightful places, the masks of normalcy are torn away. Eagerly, they step onto the stage, proclaiming their existence to the world and flaunting their divine power. Chosen by the gods, Mel became a Shepherd. Those who die because of her become her flock—bound to her, forever loyal, never betraying. Fate played its cruel hand, stripping her of her peaceful days and leaving behind only a path of no return—one of extraordinary change. And so, for the sake of everything she holds dear, the tale of a Shepherd begins…

Twenty-two-year-old Isla Merrick has always been invisible—a servant girl in the royal palace who dreams of adventure but expects nothing more than washing dishes and scrubbing floors. But when the kingdom's cruel princess refuses to marry the Dragon King of the North, Isla's quiet life explodes into chaos. The royal family forces Isla to pretend to be Princess Celeste and marry the fearsome dragon shifter in her place. If Isla refuses, her younger brother will be killed. Terrified but determined to save her family, Isla travels to the mysterious Northern Kingdom, where dragons soar through snowy skies and magic is as common as breathing. Her new husband, King Draeven Ashborne, is nothing like the monster from scary stories. He's powerful and dangerous, yes, but also lonely, kind, and struggling to protect his people from an ancient curse. Isla's mission is simple: make the Dragon King fall in love with her so deeply that he'll never want to send her back, even when the truth comes out. But falling in love wasn't part of the plan. As Isla learns about Draeven's world of fire-breathing dragons, mischievous fairies, and deadly enemies, she realizes she's falling for the husband she was supposed to deceive. And Draeven is falling for her too—or at least, for the princess he thinks she is. When the real Princess Celeste arrives demanding her crown, and ancient enemies discover Isla's secret, everything falls apart. Will the Dragon King still love Isla when he learns she's just a common servant girl who lied about everything? Or will their love burn to ashes along with the kingdom they're trying to save?

Lane’s inheritance is not a fortune, but a curse: a heavy iron key and a directive to open a door that should never be unsealed. The house it unlocks is a mausoleum of forgotten horrors, a place where the geometry is wrong and the shadows watch back. Inside, a silent, malevolent presence has been waiting for the last of her bloodline. To survive, Lane must unravel a terrifying family legacy buried within the shifting corridors and behind the countless locked doors, each hiding a truth more monstrous than the last. But the house is awake now, and it doesn’t want to let her go.

Maximilian Leonhardt, one day before the completion of his great undertaking, met his death by the betrayal of his most cherished comrade, Mathias. “So... you're saying I'm the 5th Prince?” “Yes, that is correct.” “And my name is Maximilian Caesar?” “That is correct, Your Highness.” Was it because of his unfinished great undertaking? He awoke in the body of a young prince named Maximilian Caesar. The ill-fated emperor who lost his life to betrayal To execute the traitor Mathias. And to realize the great undertaking he could not complete in his past life, he raised his sword high.

In Elemental magic you can be one of four magic types; water, fire, earth, and air. The only problem is Violet is none of these things. Is she what they call a magic dud, or is she something rarer, more powerful, and more dangerous than anyone could have imagined!? “Em, most girls sneak out for a boy, you sneak out for a unicorn.” I began to cry as it reached for my face. “No!” I screamed. “Please No!” I went to pull back the shower curtain, but some nagging thought in the back of my head stopped me. I didn't have a little brother, so why was there a little boy in my bathroom? I gulped and with shaking hands pulled back the shower curtain. “What!? How could that be!?” I yelled, and covered my hand with my mouth. Shouting wasn't such a good idea right at this moment. If someone heard us and came up here to investigate the noise we were making, they would find a boy and a girl, a bloody knife with both their fingerprints on it, and a very, very dead body. “Don't touch her!” He hissed and lunged at Henry. Running through the night wearing nothing but a flimsy hospital dress, while waving a dismembered hand in his hand, was a strangeness no regular person could hope to inspire to.

The old king's Fallacy caused the sun to burn out , the moon to shatter and the stars to fall. He tore the lands apart, causing irreversible damage in his eternal conquest. In the end , darkness consumed the world and from that darkness rose Unspeakable horrors. Humanity was forced deep underground and Light bearers following the sacred flames of Goddess Augustus rose to defend. but when there is light ,there is a shadow. The flames are not for all, those who rely on there own feeble Light are called Oathless Lightbearsers. Follow the journey of Rael , The Oathless Knight of Fallen grace. He who was mocked for his light , disregarded as a wannabe knight. rising from the depths of this distopian civilization.

Hell is full of sins and the ones that committed them. Sins and the ones that have been adopted by them are the greatest causes of war. War is full of sins and sinners alike. Conclusion: War is hell. So, what happens when a child that has never known greif, demise, struggle, and all other kinds of hardships is suddenly thrust into hells deepest pits? 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. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lord Of The Beginning Inspired by Lord of the Mysteries and Shadow Slave Dream is the cosmic entity that governs every wish, dream, and aspiration across all realities. When he discovers Mephis Meredith—a mortal who never dreams—he breaks an eternal law: he binds the Vortex of Everything to his own subconscious and incarnates as the boy. Now trapped in a 17-year-old thief with 504 deaths on his record, Dream must survive a frozen death-world ruled by the Frost Tyrant, unravel the "Hypnoapotheosis"system—divining bones of Dieties to ascend through memory puzzles—and hunt the Great Condemnations before the Dreaming collapses. One wrong death, and all imagination ends forever ___________________________________ What to expect.. -Deeper lore immersion -Structured and Detailed power Progression system:Hypnoapotheosis -An Auxillary Compendium {Optional} on The World building -High Stakes. Hope it suits your taste... Author regards Littledivingduck

Action! “This time I will win no matter what!” Cut! “Shit i lost! But I won't give up! Next time will be different!” “Hehe let's see how far you can go, darling.” Akirito is a 20 year old boy, studying at University who one day crosses the park but suddenly he stopped by the charming voice of a mysterious girl. Curiously he stepped and looked her. And that one gaze changed his life. The girl was the “Reality Scar Witch” Diana Rose Fiona who captured him and make his her little toy and actor for entertain her. But Akirito didn't gave her and challenge her to write a better cinema and defeat her. Fiona accepted and their competition and rivalry begins here where Akirito learns many truth about the witches and even himself

In a world where time has withered and silence clings to every corner, Eddie wanders the ruins of his crumbling home-haunted by shadows of the past. But beneath the layers of grief and decay, something drives him forward: the search for his missing sister. As Eddie navigates the suffocating emptiness, peeling back memories both tender and tragic, he begins to unravel a chilling mystery buried within the world, within himself. A dark and emotional journey of loss, memory, and the desperate hope that even in a dying world, someone might still be out there... someone good, maybe someone evil...

Tessa Malven’s ordinary college student life shatters when a shadowed stranger saves her from death. Jasper Blackthorn, a vampire prince fueled by moonlight enters in her life while messing all the equations. Where two worlds co-exist , with hunters lurking and secrets that could destroy them both—can love survive in the darkness that hunts them?

Dark Holder Edward Federal once lived another life one of betrayal, pain, and secrets that could shape the fate of entire worlds. In that past, the enigmatic Alok guarded a mythical artifact, setting into motion events whose echoes would span lifetimes, shaping Edward’s destiny in ways he could never imagine. Reborn into a universe where gods manipulate from the shadows, dragons rule vast realms, and the golden-bodied Entreal assign impossible fates, Edward awakens with the Creator Holder, a power that can forge weapons of unimaginable strength and even bend reality itself. Yet even such power cannot protect him from the dangers awaiting in the multiverse. Haunted by memories of his past life, hunted by divine forces, and drawn into a web of betrayal, romance, and revenge, Edward gathers a band of extraordinary allies—elves with hidden pasts, warriors seeking justice, and mages wielding powers that could alter entire realms. Together, they explore the perils of the Dragon Realm, uncover the secrets of the Infinity Realm, and confront the ultimate shadow behind it all: Hostarge, the god whose schemes could unravel every reality. Every creation reshapes destiny. Every battle tests his limits. And every choice draws him closer to a truth more dangerous than he could imagine: the line between hero and weapon, love and vengeance, past and present, is razor-thin. Will Edward rise as the savior of countless realms—or become the destroyer written in prophecy? DARK HOUR UPDATE When the last minute strikes, darkness rises. Daily chapter at 23:59 PM (GMT+5:30) Step into the shadows — join our Discord community to discuss chapters, theories, and fan art, and become part of the Dark Holder realm: [ https://discord.gg/R5j3Q6Sq ] Don't Miss the Final Minutes of the Day When Darkness Awakens