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For centuries, the Thanes have ruled the shadows — a bloodline of supernatural assassins whose name inspires both fear and awe. Wealth, power, and secrecy have kept them untouchable… until a ghost from their darkest past returns and the hunters become the hunted. Emily has spent her life in a world starved of warmth, never knowing why the supernatural seems to stalk her steps. When fate throws her into the path of Morgan Thane, her own dangerous, long-suppressed powers awaken. Now hunted by forces she doesn’t understand, Emily must navigate a deadly alliance with a born killer— and survive a treacherous game where the truth could destroy them both. For event announcements and interaction with other people who love the book, check out. Discord: https://discord.gg/5DMjy5xr. Enjoy, feedback, comments, and constructive criticism are welcome.

Kalo Renn can see the Hourglasses that control every person’s fate except his own, which leaks sand upward, breaking every rule of time. When a girl with no Hourglass claims she caused his flaw, Kalo is hunted by the Astrarium, a group determined to erase him from existence. To survive, Kalo must uncover why he was created… and decide whether his life is a mistake or the future’s last hope.

Youth Author Studio Present Nyxbound | A WebNovel Growing up under the weight of his parents' expectations, Cael forsook his childhood for the sake of validation. When the other kids were playing outside, he sat alone on the swing — drowning himself in numbers and studies. Upon reaching adulthood, Cael became just an ordinary scientist — an atheist who defied the existence of a divinity. But one day, as he walked down the street of a market, he saw a man selling old valuables. What caught his interest was not an old watch or a painting — it was a book. He did not know what happened to him at that moment, but he ended up bringing the book home. That day changed everything. His life became a maze of horror and misfortune. No matter where he hid, woe would always find him. And at that moment, he knew it was the cursed tome's doing. Even if he tried to get rid of the gospel, it would return beside him, again and again. Cael felt as if his life were slipping away and that he was doomed for the rest of his life. When all hope was lost, a companion was what it took to turn the tables in his favor — to venture into a perilous journey that only ended at the beginning of time.

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?

Is freedom a truth we reach… or merely a mirage we create to forget the chains we cannot see? With this question, MOHITO begins his journey through a world drowned in darkness— a world woven by conspiracies and controlled by unseen forces, where all you can glimpse… are shadows. MOHITO — the killer who never chose his path, the man who has yet to discover who he truly is — finds himself torn between a blood-stained past and a hidden entity lurking… a being that never hungers enough, known to all by its chilling name: The Hidden Sector. And as the secret war ignites, his comrades — the only family he has left — move by his side, members of The Shadows, a group united by a single purpose: to shatter the chains that have bound them since birth. Can MOHITO and his companions break their chains… or will the very shadows that guide them consume them before they reach the light?

Oh, hello everyone! I know you’re wondering where this lazy author disappeared to with the fifth part of the novel. Two years is a long time, I know—but don’t blame me! The fifth part is my greatest achievement yet, and with it, we finally conclude his ten-year journey. It’s really long, but hey, look on the bright side: on Tuesday at 6:00 AM, the fifth part will be available in all stores. I hope you enjoy it! Finally, I feel free. And after this, you might not find me around anymore… because I’m changing my profession to traveler، Maybe I will travel to ***** Oh, and one more thing before I forget: I strongly advise you to read it in a park, surrounded by people—not alone in a dark room. Don’t ask me why… okay? Bye-bye! Your dear author, Mr. Red Hats ----------- Who wakes up at six o'clock for a book? I said to myself as I looked at the author's tweet, Then I turned to the rest to find that they were already getting ready. Maybe we??

Lucian lived twenty years shackled by fate — trapped in a dead-end shop, wasted youth, unnoticed beauty, and a life that never belonged to him. But death came not with glory, but from the trembling hands of an unstable teenager… stabbed in the middle of the street as onlookers watched. Yet death wasn’t the end. Lucian opens his eyes in another world — a harsh medieval reality — inside the frail body of a 15-year-old orphan boy the villagers call “slow,” “cursed,” and “worthless.” The original soul, broken by cruelty and neglect, has vanished forever. Now Lucian inherits that life. Mocked. Starved. Bullied. Despised by the world once again — but this time, with a burning will to rise. A new world. A new body. A second chance. And this time, Lucian vows no fate, no society, no cruelty will chain him again.

“To save her sister and uncover the truth, Feriha must outsmart a deadly mastermind who knows every fear she’s ever had.”

They created him to be a weapon. They kept him to be studied. They broke him to keep him obedient. But one small mistake awakened something that should never have opened its eyes. When the Level-Three experiment collapsed, Aaron Ray... the quiet boy everyone believed harmless... turned the entire laboratory into a graveyard. Not because he wanted to. But because the entity inside him woke up first. The world thinks Aaron escaped. In truth… the world has just released the most lethal anomaly ever engineered. Hunted by a secret organization, haunted by the entity trying to claim his body, and trapped between becoming human or becoming a monster, Aaron clings to the only reason he has left to stay alive: The girl who once spoke his name like it meant something. As blood floods the city and the kill protocol activates, one question remains: Will Aaron stay human… or become the world’s final disaster?

Lyra Vex never asked to be chosen. One moment she was sketching dreams on her bedroom ceiling, the next she was standing at the gates of Evershade Academy — a school that breathes, rearranges itself, and seems to know her better than she knows herself. Assigned to Class Obsidian, Lyra is thrust into a world of emotional alchemy, kinetic debate, and mirrors that whisper secrets. The students are brilliant, strange, and terrifying. The curriculum is built on memory and manipulation. And beneath the pastel towers and velvet halls, something ancient is stirring — a fifth tower, buried and forgotten, tied to a founder no one dares to name. As Lyra begins to unravel the truth behind Evershade, she must decide who she is, who she was, and who the school wants her to become. Evershade is a haunting, surreal coming-of-age fantasy about identity, emotion, and the quiet rebellion of being seen.

Devon Albert, the outcast omega of Redstone Pack, once believed that finding his fated mate meant forever. But when his mate, the proud Beta, rejected him for being “a useless male who can’t bear pups,” Devon’s world shattered. Branded weak, beaten, and humiliated, he was cast out into the wilderness to die. He didn’t. He survived. He became a rogue. One stormy night, while hiding in the forest that marked the border between packs, Devon stumbled upon a brutal ambush, and a terrified five-year-old boy at its center. Acting on instinct, he threw himself between the assassins and the child, nearly losing his life in the process. When rescue finally came, Devon awoke in the luxurious but dangerous territory of Ravenmoon Pack, the most powerful pack across the border. The boy he saved? The heir to the Alpha’s throne. To repay his bravery, the Alpha offered him a position, as the heir’s nanny. Devon never expected to stay. But fate had other plans. The Alpha of Ravenmoon, Lucien Hale, was everything Devon feared, cold, domineering, and impossibly magnetic. Their worlds should have clashed. Until one fateful night, an accidental kiss stirred a dormant bond neither could explain… nor resist. As passion brews behind closed doors and danger lurks from both packs, Devon finds himself trapped between desire and survival, torn between a contract of duty and a love that could destroy them both. What happens when a broken omega becomes the heart of the Alpha’s family… and maybe, his mate?

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This is a Translated fanfic, the Art is from Twai. Raw: 漫威里的假面骑士编年史 Author: 玄心墨谷 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Through the rift of space, Dan Daoichi gazed down at the battlefield below—where the Kamen Riders he created clashed fiercely against the army of Thanos, the invader threatening Earth. “It appears this cosmic tyrant is about to lose,” remarked his assistant, Izu, standing calmly at his side. Dan Kuroto’s lips curved into a mysterious smile, his tone filled with hidden meaning. “Thanos does possess unwavering conviction and resolve… but wiping out half of life at random? How boring.” “Are you planning to save that purple–potato–chin?” The woman identical to Izu in appearance, Azu, asked as she flicked the red-tipped ends of her long hair. Dan shook his head lightly, still smiling. “No need for either of you to intervene. I have already made arrangements.” Then he extended his hands as if holding the world itself between his palms, declaring boldly: “What awaits is another exhilarating Rider game. There is only one path— For I… am the One.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

She opens her door to a letter that makes no sense: “Your memories are the legal property of Elyon Drayce Industries.” She has never met Elyon Drayce. She has never signed anything. She doesn’t even remember losing a single moment of her life. But someone has taken one year from her mind, and the billionaire who claims to own it looks at her with a familiarity that shouldn’t exist. Expecting a legal fight, she storms into Elyon’s skyscraper. Instead of lawyers, she finds him—brilliant, controlled, and feared by almost everyone. Yet the moment he sees her, the composure shatters. His voice softens. His eyes follow her like he has been waiting for her to walk back into his world. And she can’t decide what scares her more: that he might be lying, or that he might be telling the truth. Elyon insists she came to him willingly. He swears the missing year was the most important part of her life. He warns that someone is hunting her, and he is the only one who can keep her safe. But he refuses to explain what she meant to him before the memories disappeared. Then the threats begin. Strangers follow her home. Her apartment is ransacked. Someone tries to force their way into her mind. And through it all, Elyon steps in—too fast, too intense, too protective, as if losing her once nearly destroyed him. The mystery deepens when a terrified boy clings to her and calls her “Mom” with absolute certainty. Enemies whisper her name like she’s the key to something they want. Elyon looks at her with a heartbreak he can’t hide. She doesn’t know if she should trust him. She only knows her heart reacts to him before her mind can catch up. Every moment she spends with him feels like falling back into a story she lived once, loved once, and lost. To survive, she must face the truth hidden in the year she cannot remember—and decide whether to walk away from Elyon Drayce, or step into a dangerous past she doesn’t recognize but her heart refuses to forget. Her memories may belong to him on paper. But her heart is a different battle. And in Elyon Drayce’s world, love is the most dangerous thing she can recover.

One day, I transmigrated into the world of One Piece. Kai became the son of Monkey D. Dragon, with a grandfather named Monkey D. Garp, and a goofy, airheaded younger brother named Luffy. Fortunately, the Ghost Back System activated! Ghost Back Completion: 10% — Training efficiency increased by 100 times! Ghost Back Completion: 20% — Training efficiency increased by 1,000 times! ... One day, when Kai’s Ghost Back had fully awakened, he appeared before Luffy, who was shouting about wanting to go to sea— and scared Luffy into tears on the spot. Luffy: “Pirates on the sea… are they all monsters like my brother? I don’t want to go to sea anymore!” Garp: “Dragon and Luffy, those two brats, with their scrawny arms and legs, I always suspected they weren’t my real son and grandson. Now Kai—he’s the one who truly looks like my grandson!” Sengoku: “The strongest creature on land, sea, and air is Kaido? No—it’s Kai!” Want additional chapter? https://www.patreon.com/ZeusOp

From the age of four, Haruto has borne the weight of a life destined for sacrifice. During the Third Great Shinobi War, he lost both of his parents, and his infant younger brother perished alongside them, leaving young Haruto to face a world of shinobi clans, hidden powers, and political intrigue alone. At eight, he also lost his twin sister, and soon after, he and his twin brother were separated, forcing him to navigate a life filled with enemies, uncertainty, and betrayal. By twelve, Haruto is no ordinary boy. Haunted by past losses and thrust into deadly conflicts, he must survive relentless hunters, uncover the treachery of trusted leaders, and confront enemies that strike from both shadow and light. Alongside friends—and secret allies whose loyalty is tested to the extreme—he fights to restore peace while struggling with the heavy burden of responsibility no child should bear. Even as victories are won, dark forces stir. Hidden rebellions, ruthless political schemers, and mysterious powers from beyond the known world threaten everything he holds dear. With each mission, Haruto learns that true strength isn’t just skill—it’s the courage to protect those you love, even when the world seems determined to tear them away. As Haruto grows, so do the scale of his battles. Friends lost, secrets unraveling, and enemies waiting in every corner, he must prepare for a war that could change the very balance of his world—and discover the truth behind his own mysterious powers before it’s too late.

In the modern world, Zhen Yi, a cheerful 16-year-old boy from Hong Kong, finds himself drawn to ancient Chinese swordsmanship, learning it under his grandfather’s guidance. His love for books leads him to discover a mysterious record of the Xia Dynasty, a golden era ruled by a wise emperor and guarded by a legendary general whose life shaped the fate of the kingdom. But the Xia Dynasty’s history is filled with unanswered questions — traces of betrayal, a war that should never have happened, and a ruler whose death remains unsolved. As Zhen Yi becomes absorbed in the story preserved across centuries, the boundary between past and present begins to blur. When he awakens in a distant era, in the body of a man revered and feared across the land, Zhen Yi is thrust into a world of court politics, battlefield dangers, ancient secrets… and a destiny that has been waiting for him far longer than he can imagine. This is a tale of two eras connected by a single thread. A story of swords, loyalty, hidden truths, and the rewriting of history.

Uchiha by blood. Owl by choice. Uchiha Sogetsu isn’t a prodigy. He’s the kid nobody bothers to remember—until the Owl mask goes on. As ANBU, he treats the Chūnin Exams like a SERE course and the other villages like case studies in fear. Yamanaka mind probes find nothing but calm blue sky. That’s fine. The real storm stays hidden. When Black Zetsu pulls him toward Naka Shrine and the Forest of Death, Sogetsu meets what’s left of Uchiha Madara and hears the sales pitch for the Moon’s Eye Plan. He declines—and cheats fate instead, using self-hypnosis and a wish-forging genjutsu to open his Mangekyō without killing a single loved one. With dragon-scale defenses, wind-carved blades, and an Uchiha’s stubbornness, Sogetsu starts to rearrange the board: outfox Hiruzen, declaw Danzō, tug at Akatsuki’s threads, and drag his clan away from the slaughter they can’t see coming. This isn’t a “scream and spam fireballs” Uchiha. This is the Owl in the rafters, thinking three moves ahead.

Lyra Ashford, a young doctor, believed her life with her fiancé, Lucas Arden, was just beginning. But everything changed when Lucas suddenly left to go abroad, postponing their wedding without even asking her. He simply assumed she would wait for him to return. But Lyra, to protect her family, she agreed to marry Rowan Pierce instead—a man she never imagined she could love. At the altar, Rowan made it clear he would not accept a marriage of convenience. He wanted Lyra to choose him freely, not out of obligation.

Murdered in Ecliptica’s blood-soaked ruins, Prince Vaelor was born blind beneath a cursed eclipse. His corpse was left to rot—until Kain, a man struck down by a bus from earth awakened inside his body. Across his chest coils a living tattoo. A swirling glyph pulsing with raw aether, evolving with every eclipse. Scattered across the ravaged lands lies Nexus grounds fractured realms where reality bleeds, nightmarish Nexusborn hunt endlessly. Every eclipse changes him, as the glyph grows. Powers beyond imagination, battle-shifting mists, cataclysmic storms, and destruction that bends worlds come at a price. To survive, Kain must defy gods, crush the Nexusborn legions, and conquer the abyss within himself. As the final eclipse paints the sky blood-red, will he seize supremacy… or be consumed by the very power that crowns him?