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I was at home, as usual, aimlessly scrolling through my phone, when suddenly— I closed my eyes for a moment… and when I opened them, I found myself in another world. A strange world, full of madness: anime characters, superheroes, villains, and characters from popular video games… Is this a dream? It has to be… right? But reality was harsher than I imagined. I tried to find my family, I tried to return to my world… But every step I took was met with a wall of mystery and danger. "Do you think you're the hero who's going all the way?" "Huh?" "Unfortunately… you're just an ordinary person." "W-What?!" "You shouldn't have interfered in my affairs…" "..." "Look what you've done!" Secrets, mysteries, irreversible decisions, painful losses… All I wanted was to return to my world… But was that impossible from the start?!

A mans efforts to bend the world at his will, Follow Mr. N as he enters a death match known as the Presidency Battle. A 10 vs 10 battle for the greatest position of Power.

Zekai is twenty-two and has already decided that life is meaningless. He has no job, no ambition, and no interest in the future. While others chase purpose, he watches from the sidelines, convinced that the world runs on illusions people are too afraid to question. Then his grandfather dies during a circus performance. The death is ruled an accident. The silence afterward is not. Something is left behind—something old, something deliberate. From that moment, Zekai begins to notice what others cannot: patterns beneath coincidence, intent behind tragedy, and a presence that seems amused by his existence. The city changes around him. Crimes grow stranger. People disappear without explanation. Whispers spread of a figure who appears in moments of fear—part savior, part nightmare. Zekai does not seek to become anything. He only reacts. Yet the more he intervenes, the more the world pushes back. Every choice carries consequences he cannot escape. Every step forward reveals another layer of truth he was never meant to see. Some paths offer power. Some demand sacrifice. Some do not allow turning back. As Zekai is pulled deeper into a hidden side of the city—where justice, guilt, desire, and fate collide—he is forced to confront a question no one can answer for him: Is freedom something you choose… or something taken from you the moment you play along? Because this story is not about destiny fulfilled. It is about what remains when the final number is reached— 22.

[ Late check-ins accepted. Abyss residues surcharges apply. ] The Last Neutral Inn, a small establishment run by a retired man named Aldous. He serves good soup, honest tea, and the only guaranteed neutral ground between the mortal world and the Abyss. He used to change the world. He doesn't do that anymore, but he has opinions about bread. He will share them. In a place where exiled gods need somewhere to sleep, demon courts require neutral venues for negotiations they can't afford to lose, and abyssal entities older than civilization occasionally need a simple word with someone who won't panic, Aldous runs the only establishment that qualifies. His guests aren't only human. His inn shouldn't exist. The Abyss stops exactly at his property line, which nobody has satisfactorily explained. Aldous makes soup. He fixes the stairs. He files the paperwork. He is no hero. No king. He runs an inn. The question nobody had the courage to ask yet is why. ---------------------- 50 Power Stones = 1 Bonus chapter! 10 Golden Tickets = 3 Bonus Chapters!

Ryo Kenzaki was good at being invisible. Just another high schooler, keeping his head down and waiting for each day to end. Then a star fell from the sky. When Ryo pulls a dying woman from the crater it leaves behind, he learns the world he knows is already breaking. Beyond it lies the Hunting Realm—a place where monsters are born from fallen Hunters, and something is beginning to push through. Hunted by a creature he cannot understand, Ryo is dragged to a sanctuary between worlds and forced into a choice that was never really his: take up a Kizugami, a living blade forged from wounds, or die before dawn. But the blade doesn’t obey. It judges. As the weapon begins to search his soul, Ryo is pulled into a war he never asked to join—one shadowed by an impossible Eye in the sky, a relentless Kaimon on his trail, and an ending that may already have been decided. Ryo never wanted to be a Hunter. But if becoming one is the only way to protect what remains, he’ll have to answer a far more dangerous question: When the world strips everything from him, can he still stand as himself once more? Character Art by @_iamskiddy

SYNOPSIS: The story follows Reydem, a clandestine organization that seeks to rid the world of hostile cosmic entities — beings that, through curses, make humanity suffer. But Reydem is not seen as a heroic force. To the great kingdoms, they are rebels and heretics. Hunted by armies and mercenaries, Reydem must find a way to survive the relentless purges of powers like Rousth: a mighty, corrupt, and decadent empire where the ruling elite indulges in every kind of excess. To prevent Reydem from being wiped out, agent Amarantha takes on the most dangerous mission of her life: infiltrating the Palace of Rousth, the heart of aristocratic power, and sabotaging it from within. To do so, she enters under the identity of a “cloth maid.” In Rousth society, cloth maids are not considered human. They are treated as nameless objects — decorative furniture meant to stand silently in rooms, without rights, without a voice, and without any value beyond obedience. Amarantha must use that dehumanization as a weapon, listening to war plans and state secrets while the Sovereigns speak in front of her as if she doesn’t exist. But every day inside the palace has a price. Between abuse, forced silence, and protection that is never fully safe, Amarantha will learn that survival doesn’t always mean escaping intact. Holding onto her mind — and her identity — may become as difficult as completing the mission itself. This is a grim chronicle of espionage and endurance, where cosmic horror intertwines with political cruelty… and where resisting may demand a sacrifice greater than life itself. WARNINGS: This is a dark fantasy work and contains scenes of explicit violence, physical and psychological torture, dehumanization, and themes of abuse. Absolute reader discretion is advised. Adult audiences only (+18). GENRES: Dark Fantasy, Grimdark, Cosmic Fantasy, Political/Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Slow burn. AUTHOR’S NOTES: Path of Darkness and Light is a dark fantasy story centered on survival, espionage, and moral decay within corrupt systems. This story does not aim to glorify abuse or violence, but to portray a cruel world where characters are forced to make difficult choices in order to survive. If you are looking for light or heroic fantasy, this is not that kind of story.

In a world where power flows through nobles, shadowy figures, and one mysterious sovereign, Aldric Benedict—a college dropout burdened with family and hardship—stumbles upon a free law school that promises salvation. But nothing is as it seems. Tasked with solving real cases under impossible scrutiny, Aldric must navigate corruption, conspiracy, and murder, where every courtroom is a battlefield, every decision can cost lives, and the law itself is both weapon and trap. In Mercury, justice is a game—and Aldric just entered the arena.

He was sealed for six centuries for a crime he cannot remember. When Leylin awakens, the world he knew is gone. The gods who feared him are dead. The enemies who betrayed him are dust. And the girl who once reached his heart survives only as a fading legend. But one thing endured,the hunger. Leylin walks a world that has forgotten why it feared him…and reminds it. One city at a time.One god at a time.One sin at a time. This is not a hero’s return. This is the rise of something far worse. The Monarch of Sin has come back to finish what the heavens started.

Ethan Crowe walked out of prison after seven years with nothing to his name and nowhere to belong. The world he returned to was unrecognisable. Gates had torn open across the globe, monsters roamed beyond human control, and society now revolved around the Titled - people chosen by mysterious voices and granted supernatural powers that made them heroes, weapons, and rulers all at once. Ethan wasn’t one of them. Not at first. Lost, angry, and with no future worth chasing, Ethan was barely surviving when a voice finally spoke to him. "Your Title is… Lord Of Beasts." But something about his awakening was wrong. Instead of gaining power in the real world like every other Titled, Ethan awakened a System tied to the Tower Of Beasts - a brutal, game-like world he can only enter while asleep. Inside the Tower, Ethan must fight for survival against monstrous creatures, earning power through a system of skills, evolution, and beasts. As for the beasts he acquires there? They persist beyond his dreams... Registered as an E-Rank Titled with only D-Rank potential, Ethan should have been insignificant. Yet the Lord of Beasts cannot be measured by ordinary standards. As Ethan grows stronger at an impossible rate, his existence begins to ripple outward - drawing the attention of elite Titled, criminal syndicates, and forces lurking behind the Gates themselves. His past refuses to stay buried, his beasts grow more dangerous, and the truth behind his Title hints at something far more terrifying than anyone realises. In a world ruled by power, Ethan Crowe starts at the bottom. But as the Lord of Beasts, it’s only a matter of time before he climbs to the top! P.S. This is my WSA 2026 Entry - all support with powerstones and reviews is appreciated :) Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to real events, locations, or people are purely coincidental and not intended to portray anything.

Every seventeen years, the cicadas emerge from the earth. They sing. They die. They are forgotten until the next cycle begins. In 1978, sixteen-year-old Yuki Takahashi disappeared during the emergence. Her friend Shinji left early. He has spent seventeen years believing his departure caused her death. In 1995, the cicadas return. So does Shinji, now a journalist, drawn by a letter from someone who knows what he did—and what he failed to do. The sender is Rin Takahashi, Yuki's younger sister, who was seven years old the night her sister vanished. She held the flashlight while her father bound Yuki's wrists. She has spent twenty-five years preparing for this emergence. Together, they will uncover a network of protected crimes, preserved rooms, and silences that outlast memory. But exposure demands its own price. The truth does not set you free. It only makes the silence different—not empty, but full of what was spoken.

She was never meant to be found. Living as an ordinary university student in the mortal world, she knows nothing about the realm she truly belongs to or the dangerous power hidden inside her. But when strange events begin to follow her and a cold, mysterious stranger appears in her life, everything she thought was normal begins to fall apart. Bound to an ancient prophecy, she is said to either save their world… or destroy it. Sent to watch her is a man who does not know her — a dangerous warrior tied to the same prophecy. To him, she may be the greatest threat to existence. To her, he is the darkness she should fear most. Fate declares they are enemies, destined to be each other’s ruin. Yet as hidden truths awaken and powerful forces hunt them across worlds, they find themselves doing the impossible — protecting the very person they were meant to destroy. Because sometimes destiny is not a path… but a collision.

New World: From Office Worker to Legend Ravin was just an ordinary office worker living a normal and boring life. No fame, no power, no dream worth chasing. Until one moment changed everything. After risking his life to save an old woman from a sudden accident, Ravin lost consciousness… expecting death. But instead, he woke up in another world. A mysterious forest. An abandoned cabin. And a strange book that revealed the truth of this world — magic, legendary beasts, four great kingdoms, and seven kings ruling the land. Starting from nothing, Ravin begins to train. Learning magic. Mastering the sword. Communicating with monsters. Day by day, battle by battle… he grows stronger. Until the creatures of the forest begin to see him not as a human— —but as their king. And when fate finally pushes him to leave the forest and step into the world of humans… The real story begins. This is not just a journey to survive. This is the story of how an ordinary office worker becomes a legend.

Daniel Marsh is the ultimate "regular" man—a suburban IT specialist and father who has mastered the architecture of invisibility. To his family, he is a "sad robot"; to the world, he is a ghost. But Daniel is a clinical predator who treats murder like a server migration, using forensic knowledge to orchestrate "natural" deaths without leaving a trace. When the observant Detective Hale begins investigating the "Ashford Anomaly," a high-stakes psychological game begins. Daniel must protect his daughter, the only person he truly loves, while ensuring the "midnight lot" of his dark compulsions stays buried.

Is fate truly inescapable? Is destiny fixed? These were the Questions Long Huang had after years of hardship, but he died in a freak accident, or was it? Crushed and unsatisfied with his end, Long Huang was reborn in a strange world with limited time and no parents to call his own. Long Huang embarks on a journey of discovery. As he awakens a bloodline that no human should possess, his life takes an unexpected turn. Join Long Huang as he perseveres through his struggles, forging his own path as he grows from a boy to a man. From a general to a King and a King to an Emperor. All to find his family and seek revenge. But will the end be the one he seeks?

History remembers his victories. But it does not speak of the place where his ambition began to falter. As Alexander of Macedon marches eastward, determined to conquer the edges of the known world, he encounters a land unlike any he has seen before—a land the locals call Baghratati, where dense forests breathe in silence and rivers twist like living serpents. Whispers spread among his men. Of a strange blue light rising from the southern horizon. Of an island hidden deep within the mangroves. Of something… not made by human hands. Aranyapura. When a group of scouts is sent to investigate, only two return. What they describe is beyond reason—a buried structure of unknown metal, pulsing like a living entity, marked with symbols no language can explain. But the mystery does not end there. Beyond the forests lies Chandraketugarh—a powerful and prosperous city, rich in trade, culture, and military strength. A civilization that does not bow. A kingdom that does not fear invasion. And at its center stands Prince Chandrachur. Calm. Watchful. Unyielding. He knows the truth of Aranyapura. He knows its danger. And he knows that if Alexander continues his march… it will not end in conquest. It will end in something far greater. Told through the eyes of a wandering Greek philosopher, this story uncovers a forgotten chapter of history—where ambition meets the unknown, where civilizations collide, and where an ancient secret waits beneath the soil of a land that refuses to be conquered. Because some lands are not meant to fall. And some secrets… are not meant to be found.

Prince Dario had always been an outcast in the Shaakina Kingdom. Half human, half vampire and heir to a deadly legacy, he walked the shadows of his palace alone. But everything changes the moment he meets Princess Thana Henrick,a fiery human girl who challenges him in ways no one ever has. Every glance, every touch, pawakens a power inside him he cannot control. A power that could destroy her…Torn between desire and fear, Dario must uncover the truth about his past, confront the demons both inside and outside him, and face a destiny that could either claim their love… or their lives. In a kingdom of vampires, demons, and humans, love is forbidden, but fate is relentless.

The story is of an ancient time where prophecy is yet to happen predicted 150 years ago at Azani kingdom. The greed for power, spirited stone and love leading people astray along with betrayal of loved ones. The children of prophecy are yet to face obstacles and hardships to fulfil their goals. With their powers and abilities, will they save or destroy the world?

【A false Necromancer lacks troops and is hunted down by others.】 【A true Necromancer commands countless skeletons and becomes a ruler in their own right.】 After obtaining the Dual-Portal, Wu Heng discovered that the original world was overrun with zombies. When the plan to become a profiteer failed, a new plan for survival began. Wu Heng chose to become a 'Necromancer.' Can't summon the undead in another world? The entire apocalyptic planet is a source of troops. Can't survive in the zombie world? Then I'll live and learn skills in another world. From that point on, the world witnessed an undead army equipped with modern weapons. Natural disaster looms, with millions of skeletons. Undying bone dragons, undead kings. (Dual-Portal + Necromancer + Magic + Fantasy World + Undead Plague.) Patreon link for those interested: https://www.patreon.com/FALCON_N

Imagine, having a normal life, not having everything you wanted but not wanting anymore. living your teenage years with bliss, then sudden betrayal,from someone you swore was a brother to you, Killed by a rich spoilt brat, who hated your guts, And still deciding to give him a second chance. Check it out. I have said perhaps too much.