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He had already lost one life. He never expected to be given another. At twenty, his life ends the same way it was lived—quietly, painfully, and with more questions than answers. Yet when death finally comes, it does not remain the end. He awakens in a world that should not exist, in a body that is not his own, with memories of a life no one here knows. Then something appears. Not a voice promising unlimited power. Not a panel measuring strength or mana. Not a convenient path to becoming the strongest. A Ledger. It contains no level. No ranking. No easy answers. Only a blank record and a single warning: What you have been given is not necessarily yours to own. In a world where magic can grant authority, kingdoms are built on power, and even good people can lose themselves while pursuing what they believe is right, he must learn to live again. But a second life comes with a question his first life never allowed him to answer: What is a life actually for? As his name begins to carry weight, his choices begin to affect others. Friends become responsibilities. Power becomes temptation. Love becomes sacrifice. Justice collides with mercy. And every victory leaves behind a question the Ledger refuses to answer for him. Because the greatest challenge was never learning how to become powerful. It was learning what to do with the life he had been given. And somewhere within the unwritten pages lies an entry that was never meant to be found. The last entry.

Horror stories written by Joseph Kohtz The Spooky Halloween Sleepover in The Haunted Woods: After a few of their friends go missing, a group of kids investigates The Dead Woods to find them. While there, they run into monsters and ghosts that pick them off. Since their friends are disappearing, they decide to have a sleepover in the haunted woods until they find them, but they soon all go missing after the hauntings intensify. Fear Itself: After being told a ghost story around the campfire, a group of kids attending the camp becomes terrified as ghosts and monsters haunt the camp and the surrounding forest. They become afraid of it, but some initially think it's all a prank by one of the counselors, even when the campers and counselors start to get picked off one by one. Even though things look bad, some campers still think it's a fraud, at least until things get worse. The longer they stay and ignore the ghosts' warnings, the worse the hauntings become. Then they become convinced and start to get scared out of their wits. The Ghoulish Haunted Mansion: On Halloween, a group of kids decides to venture inside an old, abandoned mansion to see if it's haunted, only to be scared out of their wits by all sorts of monsters and ghosts. While inside, the kids meet a talking cat and a jack-o-lantern who try to protect them from the spirits and convince one of them to read a spell from a book to banish the ghosts. Return to The Ghoulish Haunted Mansion: On a field trip, Susan Piper takes her class to The Wellington Mansion and tells how it was haunted before she banished the ghosts a decade ago on Halloween, with the help of her friends. She also told her class how to re-haunt the house and warned them not to do so. The next day, on Halloween, six of Susan's students enter the mansion, bring the ghosts and monsters back, and get scared out of their wits. Jack, the jack-o-lantern who knew their teacher, protects them with help from Alvin, the ghost puppy, and tries to convince Victoria to read the same spell Susan read when she was in the mansion to get rid of the ghosts.

"You are destined to err and fall into sin. We are humans, not angels. But remember, as long as you are alive, you can always mend what you have broken." This is the creed that defines Kinjin, a high-ranking judge who once held the scales of justice, only to let them tip into a dark abyss of crime and bribery. Caught in a spiral of corruption with no way back, Kinjin’s life is haunted by hysterical hallucinations and the ghosts of a past he cannot outrun. But fate has a different plan. In the coldest corners of the city, amidst poverty and despair, he encounters two sisters. In their eyes, he sees a chance for redemption—a flicker of light in his eternal night. He decides to save them from the very shadows he helped create. However, is it too late to wash the blood from his hands? As Kinjin fights to change his destiny, something sinister lurks in the darkness, waiting to end his journey before it truly begins. Discover the thin line between justice and vengeance in... Forgotten Among Shadows.

One day a very strong solar flare hit the earth destroying the entire atmosphere. In just a span of a year, the entire world was completely tormented by earthquakes and tsunamis killing almost half of the population. And when humans thought it was the end, the monster appeared. Undead and mutated monsters hunted down the remaining humans. Weak end up as the prey and the strongest rule. Lin Yunfeng, a 25-year-old construction worker, was pulled into the whirlwind of this world when he stumbled upon the Monster Ender system by accident. With a system and a small godly beast in hand, he embarked on his journey to be number one. Because only the strongest can make the rules. He wanted to be the one at the top just so he can restore the balance of this world.

WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT!! . . A young man finds himself transmigrated into the body of a Viscount, a sickly old Viscount!! He has just transmigrated and he has to die already? Scared and afraid of death, he reveals his true human nature, and begins to fulfill his carnal desires. He becomes a new man, transforms into a young body, he still doesn't stop, and places his hungry eyes on the corrupt Noble Bloodline.!! (18+) Explicit content … “Her skirt revealed her plump white thighs, which Terias was tempted to touch. Maya’s deliberate swinging of her hips and her bosom grabbed his attention.” … Tasha stood before Terias with the confidence of someone who already knew the effect she had on him. She had discarded her dress, leaving no doubt about why she had come to see him. “My lord, why are you staring?” A playful smile appeared on her face. “Isn’t this what you wanted?” … *It is a slow paced story, and there is world building.* ... [Mc takes consent from Woman not their husband] [Mc doesn't want to NTR every guy. He only makes their wife cheat for sex.] [Netori, Cheating, Blackmail, little NTR too] [has NTR, if you consider some maids the mc left behind and forgot ] [World has superpowers, demon beasts, and demons]

Ezra Val was a successful young werewolf who had everything going for him—except his love life. He couldn't keep a girlfriend for more than ten days. And the reason? Rio Velveta. That shameless bastard had a habit of stealing every girlfriend Ezra ever dated. “That's my girlfriend!” Rio blinked innocently. “Was she?” “YES!” “Oops.” After one breakup too many, Ezra finally snapped. “I'm going to destroy him.” His friends stared at him. “How?” Ezra smiled darkly. “I'll make him fall madly in love with me... and then I'll break his heart.” It was the perfect revenge plan. Except for one tiny problem. The moment Ezra finally confronted Rio, his wolf suddenly screamed— “MATE!” Ezra froze. “...What?” Rio stared at him. “Did your wolf just call me your mate?” “NO.” “It definitely did.” “I said NO!” Unfortunately, Ezra couldn't escape the truth. Rio Velveta—the man he hated most—was his destined mate. But Ezra wasn't about to abandon his revenge. Fine. He would accept Rio as his mate, make him hopelessly lovesick, and then crush his heart. Simple. Except somehow, the plan began going terribly wrong. Why was HE getting jealous? Why did his heart race whenever Rio smiled? And why was his wolf constantly screaming— “KISS MATE!” Ezra wanted revenge. Instead, he might have just become the lovesick puppy himself.

Adrift and unfocused, Ari Williams is haunted by everything in her past she can’t change - her lonely childhood, her parents’ deaths, and her alienation from the world. One night, a mysterious stranger contacts her, claiming he can give her information about the night her parents died - in exchange for her help. Desperate for answers, she agrees. She is instantly immersed in a world of intrigue and deceit as she finds herself at the center of a struggle for power. Blinded by manipulation from all sides and not sure who she can trust, she quickly learns that nothing in her life is what it seems. As she is forced to confront a new reality, questions are raised that she’s not sure she’s prepared to answer: Why were her parents killed? What is the true nature of right and wrong? And how far is she willing to go in her pursuit of the truth? The only things she knows for certain is that the only person she can rely on is herself - and that no matter which side she chooses, blood will be spilled. Ariadne’s Thread is a thriller about identity, betrayal, and the power of forging your own path.

Frenemies-to-lovers WLW romantasy with courting trials, dangerous magic and terrifying creatures. A Starblessed Princess is only born once in a generation, marked by an unnatural color that shapes the fate of The Carbouran Empire. The empire celebrates when Coralynn Valentyne -a child already of royalty - is born as the Ruby Princess. Ruby means ambition. Innovation. A new beginning. Then, something happens that threatens the stability of the country. This time, the empire was blessed twice. A second girl is born - Maren Windsor, a commoner with blue eyes and the marks of the Sapphire Princess. Peace. Art. Philosophy. A gentler age for the country. Royals are outraged. Whispers amongst the common people spread like a plague. The Star Court postpones the question of succession until both Princesses reach marriageable age. Then, on Princess Maren's 20th birthday, the six Kingdoms are summoned to hear the decision that will shape the future of Carbouran. But fate isn't always written in stars and holy trials. Sometimes fate begins with a stolen glance, midnight meetings, and picking up the pieces of a broken Empire. Sometimes fate is found in the only person you can truly rely on. Starblessed Princesses is a spicy WLW romance about magic, creatures of lore, learning from history, and choosing love in a world that favors power.

And thus the heavens cried: Woe to the earth... woe unending, woe without reprieve. Judgment is here. Judgment eternal. The wrath of the Divine Will shall scorch this Epoch and the next, onto the very end. Its eyes will never know sleep, its curses shall endure for the ages. Forever and evermore. Madness is the affliction. The damned may never rest, and evil shall be for all eternity. A thousand millennia ago, the earth was swallowed in sin and chaos. In a world steeped in evil and madness, the offspring of the Gryghori and their twisted creations roam the earth. Mankind has managed to survive within their walled cities, but in a land scourged by abominations, only monsters can live forever. Welcome Heretic — To the City of Monsters.

Some people perform joy so completely that nobody notices they’re drowning until the water is already over their head—and Riyura Shiko has turned that performance into an art form. Fifteen years old, purple-haired, red bow-tied, and explosively cheerful in the specific way of someone who learned early that being cheerful was safer than being honest, Riyura arrives at Jeremy High not as a normal transfer student—but as a walking thunderclap in a school uniform. Officially, he’s there for a “fresh start” after an incident involving pudding, a ferret, and one tragically heroic trampoline. Unofficially, he’s there because wherever Riyura goes, normality quietly packs its bags and leaves. Jeremy High is no ordinary school. Founded in 1876 under impossible circumstances—three suicidal teenagers, letters from a descendant who wouldn’t exist for a century, and a foundation built as much on suffering as it is on survival—it attracts the broken, the chaotic, and the unexplainable. Riyura fits in immediately… and completely disrupts everything anyway. From shouting greetings at trees to challenging athletes to dribble pineapples, from staging lunchtime operas about dumplings to turning every hallway into a stage, he floods the school with a kind of absurd, relentless energy that feels almost supernatural on its own. But beneath the chaos is something quieter. Something fragile. Because Riyura isn’t just trying to be seen—he’s trying not to disappear. Over the next four years, what unfolds is everything. Not just the ridiculous, high-energy nonsense of flying fruit and social disasters, but corruption networks, government conspiracies, psychic abilities tied to Edo-period bloodlines, time manipulation, preserved souls, and a brother who dies… and comes back? Government agents become allies. Truths unravel. The very sanctuary that saved them reveals the cost of its existence. And still—beneath all of that—the people matter most. Yakamira, sharp and analytical, alive against all odds. Miyaka, opening her pencil case every morning as an act of quiet defiance. Subarashī, scars catching the light as he declares himself to the world. Jisatsu, holding steady, fourteen months without a crisis. Pan, baking at 4 AM not because he has to—but because he chooses to. None of them are whole. All of them are trying. And together, they form something stubborn and unbreakable: a family built not from perfection, but from the refusal to let each other drown alone. Then comes graduation. Osaka. Cherry University. Cherry blossom seasons that feel too soft for everything they’ve survived. And the slow, difficult realization that surviving and living are entirely different skills. And many more characters in the main stage at that as per-usual. Riyura Shiko isn’t just the loudest person in the room. He’s the one most afraid of silence. His absurdity isn’t there to make you laugh—it’s there to overwhelm you, to push past the limits of what “normal” even means, to prove that being alive isn’t about fitting in, but about refusing to disappear. The humor isn’t clean, or even traditionally funny—it’s chaotic, excessive, and sometimes deliberately irritating. Because this story doesn’t aim to be funny. It aims to feel. Loudly. Uncomfortably. Honestly. This is the complete story of Riyura Shiko. From a teenager hiding behind a crooked bow tie and a perfectly rehearsed smile… to someone who slowly, painfully learns what genuine laughter actually feels like. From impossible walls to open skies. It costs something. It leaves something behind. Neither cancels the other out. THE NAMES… RIYURA SHIKO! - RATED MA26+. Still here. That’s always been enough. Because this series has the worst humor you could ever wish for. >;)

What happens when a fictional character becomes aware that stories can be created, consumed, rewritten, and discarded?

BOOK IS AWAITING ITS TURN IN THE LARGER STORY, THEREFORE A HIATUS. A story about a person created as a weapon — and his journey to become human. In a world that rejects him as either hero or villain, he walks the thin line between good and evil, searching not for power, but for purpose. Each step he takes is a question: can meaning exist in a life designed to destroy?

Zayn Al-Kage, twelve, gets lost in an Egyptian pyramid. A white bracelet leaps onto his wrist. Borealis. An artifact he cannot remove. Now bound to ancient creatures called Primals, Zayn joins the UAP, the secret organization of Paladins. Problem: his body rejects magic. Blessed Energy Disorder. Without Borealis, he is nothing. With Borealis, he destroys himself. But Error — a living anomaly — threatens to erase reality. Merela, Queen of the Djinns, prepares for war. Lucifer sleeps inside a classmate's mind. Overlord waits in his prison. Five realities. One bearer. Welcome to the CELESTIAL UNIVERSE.

In a fantastical world where strength reigns supreme, power determines everything. With strength, you can have it all—you can ignore reason, abandon morality and virtue, and even trample on the most basic human rights. ... Since that’s how the world works, don’t blame me for refusing to play by the rules anymore! Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon. Read 30 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Kira1997

After being homeschooled his entire life in his isolated farm, Alex finally makes his way to a big city where he finds out about a new VR game called Eternal Cultivation. By luck, Alex receives the Inheritance of the Alchemy God as his reward. Using that inheritance and masters that care for him, Alex begins to learn about the new world he has found himself in while pursuing both Alchemy and Cultivation to the pinnacle. - - - - - - Join my discord: https://discord.gg/ru3rgCKFvx

Hoku’s fascination with a hidden message in his uncle’s library draws him to a manor and the company of a stranger. Beyond the manor lies the Sequel, an alternate universe where remnants of fallen epochs exist among worlds originating from old fables. Ordained as the Navigator, Hoku’s enquiries lead him into the affairs of beings revered as gods, earning the enmity of the Abundant Creator’s followers. Though much of his own past still eludes him, he studies their histories to discern the laws governing the Sequel and how its creator may be opposed.

“So you’re telling me I can’t pick the One Piece world? Why not? Did I already choose it in some past life or something? And what does that even have to do with me now? Alright, fine… as long as you get me out of this damn prison, I’ll pick another world. Wait—did you just say your name is The Divine Network of Interesting Dreams? That’s… weird. But hey, I’ve got a dream you might actually like: creating a Naruto manga inside the Naruto world, and making the ninjas there stop fighting real wars… only to start virtual wars over my manga!” ⸻ Note: This novel is the legitimate sister of my other work: Creating Manga of One Piece in Pirates World Become My Ultimate Goal! It features the same protagonist, but in a different timeline

Hi. I'm Alex Walker. Ten years old, all elbows, and the strongest thing about me used to be my smell. No parents. They left me a box and disappeared. Inside the box was a ring. The ring shook. I told myself I was tired. I was not tired. Now there's a girl living in my head who won't tell me her real name, a screen in front of my eyes with numbers that go up when I eat things I really shouldn't be eating, and a lot of monsters who'd like a word. Is it gross? Yes. Does it work? Also yes. Go from walking lollipop to something the Hunters can't explain, one bad meal at a time. ...What do you mean, "what's the catch"?

Release schedule: At least 2 chapters per day - sometimes more, depending on the power stones received When Ian awakens on a floating island in the endless void of Minecraft’s Skyblock, he realizes he’s no longer in his original world. His only possession? A Transmutation Tablet—an artifact far beyond anything the game should contain. Moments later, a system message pops up: [You have joined the Interdimensional Transmigrator Group Chat.] Now connected to an infinite multiverse of travelers—from worlds like Naruto, One Piece, Warhammer 40K, and even Terraria—Ian gains access to shared resources, knowledge, and chaos from across fiction, film, and games alike. His Transmutation Tablet isn’t ordinary—it has no EMC limit, can absorb interdimensional energy, and unlock new mods by devouring matter from other worlds. With it, Ian can turn anything into anything—fuel, food, armor, or even life itself. Armed with infinite resources in one hand and absolute creative power in the other, Ian begins transforming his lonely Skyblock into an empire of monsters, villagers, witches, and heroes, recruiting allies from every corner of the multiverse. From the Frozen Apocalypse to Slasher World, from Train to Busan to the realms of anime and legends, Ian’s journey becomes one of endless expansion—crafting, trading, and fighting his way toward godhood.

After a mysterious death, Mystic Fire is given a second chance at life by a powerful otherworldly entity, but with a warning: he will be the last soul ever granted this power. Reborn as a struggling high school student with no parents, no money, and barely enough food to survive, Mystic tries to endure his miserable life while hiding the pain of his past. His only source of warmth is Luna Frost, his insane and clingy childhood friend who refuses to leave his side. But as Mystic begins another year at Satoshi Academy, strange memories and unanswered questions surrounding his previous life begin to surface. What was the true reason behind his death, and why was he chosen for rebirth? His ordinary school life is about to become anything but ordinary.