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Two hundred and fifty years ago, the apocalypse descended and with it the Game Origin Ascension Domain. Over a night, people transformed, some suddenly grew wings, some started producing lightning, some moved faster than a train and some forming flames that could melt a mountain. These people became known as Players. In today's society, Players dictate everything. Your entire worth is tied to your mana affinity and the Origin Talent you awaken upon your first time entering the Domain. ---- Caelus Kross. He was a transmigrator stuck at the absolute bottom of the barrel with an E-Rank mana affinity and a seriously terrible reputation. He was once known as the pathetic lap dog of a woman who treated his heart like a dirty welcome mat. Honestly, settling down as a magical construction worker seemed like his peak career path. However, the universe had a much stranger plan. Everything changed on the day he awakened. He did not get a glowing sword or a fancy fireball. He got a talent that allowed him to extract literally anything. [Ding!] [You have successfully extracted the S-Rank talent: Star King] [Ding!] [You have successfully extracted the SS-Rank Talent: Space-Time Rupture God] [Ding!] [You have successfully extracted an S-Rank Mana Affinity Physique] [Ding!] [You have successfully extracted the Battle God's combat experience] [Ding!] [You have successfully extracted an SSS-Rank bloodline] Armed with the Endless Extraction talent, Caelus will right what is wrong, crush his old reputation, and uncover the hidden secrets of the Origin Ascension Domain. Tags: #GameWorld, #TalentAwakening, #OverpoweredMC, #WeakToStrong, #NonHumanMC, #ProGamer, #TownBuilding, #Vampire, #FaceSlapping, #Grinding, #Leaderboard, #FastPacedGrowth, #SkillSteal, #SkillFusion ---- Join the discord for illustrations and discussion: https://discord.gg/yjNVUrSRhf

rewriting DxD from genesis

I was just taking a quiet late-night walk when I found… a child sleeping inside a dumpster. One thing led to another, and suddenly I became the accidental father of a kid no older than ten. The next morning, I woke up from a vivid dream. A mysterious Victorian woman whispering about "calamity, dungeons, portals, another world… yeah, good luck bro." She said all of that in the most casually elegant Victorian tone imaginable. But the real nightmare started when a floating screen appeared in front of me, spouting nonsense about quests and objectives. The day I picked up a child in a dumpster was the day my ordinary life ended. And that was when our story truly began. and most of all. this novel takes at year 2029. *** pls give it a try... I swear it gets better... my writing style might be ahh(ass) at first but I swear I got BETTER. and boom may 24th I'm now rewriting all the early chaps heh... (I... it's hard,...) 26/July/5th, I love, how The story is going right now. thought you might hate me because I don't favoritism and... yes... yk just read TEHE give it a try till you reach the Regression part/1st trial and drop it if it is STILL BADDD

I rested my head on his chest, and he stroked my hair in a comforting manner. "I love you", he whispered softly in a deep tone. That was the first time he said it. And the first time I had accepted it. Love. ***************** Love isn't something Kiyomi Yamada ever wanted to understand. To her, it was a dangerous word — the kind that breaks people, the kind she promised herself to never believe in. But everything changes when an unexpected bond forms between her and Minato Shimizu, the quiet boy from Class 2A who always seems to be hiding something behind his calm eyes. As Kiyomi's once ordinary school life unravels into a tangle of laughter, secrets, and longing, she finds herself caught between friends growing apart — Akio's jealousy, Hinata's heartbreak, and Asahi's quiet care. When gossip begins to spread, and unspoken truths ripple through Class 2A, Kiyomi must finally face the one question she's avoided her whole life: How do you love someone… when you're afraid of losing them? Told through Kiyomi and other main characters' eyes — with humor, tenderness, and the ache of first love — How Do You Love is a heartfelt slice-of-life story about friendship, fear, and the small, quiet ways people learn to love.

Excerpt Aristia could not help but stare at the platinum blonde a few steps in front of her. She seemed to sparkle with a glow that drew people in around her. Something that only happened to the main character of a novel. [Is that stupid book sure I'm the female lead?] She thought, her jaws almost going slack. At this point, she was sure she was deluding herself— or the book was deluding her. She didn't know why, but she already disliked the girl. [This is definitely not jealousy.] She rubbed her brows, watching how the innocent, naive looking girl exuding female lead aura was being flocked around already by others despite her low status. "F*ck, I'm really in deep shit!" — Aristia Andrews had just returned home from work and prepared to go to sleep, when she was given a novel. Nothing strange about that though, huh? But just after she had completed the novel, she woke up to find herself tossed into a whole new world. Taken from her world and the life she deemed perfect, and tossed into a not-so-ideal world. She becomes Aristia Amberale, the beloved five year old daughter of the only Grand Duke and Imperial Prince of the kingdom, said to be loved by all in the kingdom. Now part of royalty, she has to get accustomed to living in a backward world of Kings and Queens, Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts and Barons. Just the titles and hierarchy were enough to make her smart head spin. With beautiful and loving parents and relatives, a hopelessly adorable younger brother who just might be a sis-con, loyal-to-the-death servants, and a smart brain, join Aristia as she enjoys eating and making delicious cuisines, forms unique friendships, and creates successful businesses. However, she finds all is not as she thought it was; there just might be something bigger than she expected that the book did not reveal— something that could turn her well balanced world upside down. First of all, she discovers that her character is actually hated and not loved. Then, she finds out she's not really the female lead. Now... she has a lot of mysteries surrounding her to unfold, secrets to uncover, and a sad fate to avoid. But... "Hey, why are you looking at me with those eyes? The female lead is over there." "You, stop following me around, will you? You're supposed to hate me!" "Stay back, all of you! What's wrong with you?!" But most importantly... why are these obviously important characters not leaving her alone? And why was the cold, unloving soon-to-be Emperor husband of that powerful Empire paying attention to her instead of the female lead? It wasn't supposed to be like this...

New Dark Weird Fiction and Psychological Horror. Short stories of fractured realities, symbolic contagion, objects that conceal hidden meanings, and people who discover—far too late—that the world is not what it seems.

Lydia vanishes without a trace. Scott, Stiles, and Allison race to find her as tensions rise in Beacon Hills. Amid hunters, howls, and secrets buried in moonlight, a new student arrives—calm, pale, and watching. As old threats stir and new ones take shape, one truth becomes clear: not all monsters come from the woods.

This book is in the middle of a re-write. I will be deleting a bunch of chapters but putting them back up as I fix them. I promise the end result will be more chapters. I'm looking at 300+ once the re-write is done. I ask for patience from my readers. I think you'll like the story much better once it's finished. Twins tormented growing up in an orphanage find themselves in the same military school as Quinn Talen and Sil Blade. While Quinn and Sil make a name for themselves, Minx walks her own path in their background. She has protected her brother Midas from bullies all her life with her Plant ability but must keep her true strength and her relationship with Sil a secret while growing her team. With new friends and trying to decide if people really can be trusted, she fights to protect the family she built with Sil while trying to discover the truth about herself and her heritage. All chapters are currently released but the story has room for expansion. At this moment, the author is waiting to see if Sil is in My Vampire Awakening that has yet to come out. The current chapters are aligned with My Vampire System (MVS) and the associated timeline. The story is currently under a revision as the original protagonist has been given her own story outside the Talenverse. The names have already been changed but some events still need to be changed or removed. There is a "spacer" chapter to denote editing. Audience aged 16 and up as some trauma is SA. It's not graphically described but it's enough to understand what happened. This will go away after the revisions are complete as the villain responsible for this behavior is being swapped out..

18+ | Quick Transmigration | BL/LGBTQ+ Romance | MPreg | Slice of Life | Mystery | Anti-Hero | MC MC/Phoenix- Bottom/, ML-Top For 32,000 years, Phoenix—known to most as Nix—endured an endless cycle of suffering. Bound to the mysterious Jailer System, he was forced to live countless lives filled with abuse, loss, and despair. Death was never an escape. Reincarnation was never a choice. Every moment of every lifetime remains etched into his memory, impossible to forget and impossible to forgive. Then, everything changes. Solaris, a sentient A.I., hacks into the Jailer System, offering Nix a chance at gathering power, recovering fragments of his lost memories, and uncovering the truth behind his imprisonment and ultimately freedom. But nothing in the multiverse is free. Who is Solaris, really? Why did it help him escape? And what price will Nix ultimately have to pay? As hidden truths come to light, Nix discovers that his imprisonment may have been tied to crimes against the Celestial Dragon Emperor and Heaven itself. Yet he remembers nothing of the person he was before his captivity. ... Was he truly guilty? Or was he the victim of a conspiracy spanning worlds and millennia? Determined to uncover the truth, Nix walks a dangerous path between vengeance and redemption. Cold, arrogant, and emotionally distant, he trusts no one and keeps the world at arm's length. Yet beneath his aloof exterior lies a surprisingly soft heart, especially for children, animals, and anything cute enough to melt his defenses. Not that he would ever admit it. Meanwhile, someone keeps appearing in every world he visits—a man who seems determined to break through Nix's walls whether he likes it or not. ________________________________________ ML: Hey, what about me? Nix: What about you? Who are you again? ML: ...? Solaris & Author: eating popcorn and melon seeds ML: Baby boy must you wound me so? Nix - casually shrugs while taking a hand full of popcorn. ML: sigh, my little wifey/hubby is such a .... Nix: Finish that sentence, I dare you! ML: THE BEST! You are absolutely the best, in all thing! Nix: And don't you forget it! ML: Never my love! Solaris whispers to author, when did the dog blood turn into dog food? ________________________________________ Content Warning Romance- slow the fast paced This novel contains mature themes and discussions of trauma, including abuse, neglect, manipulation, violence, and other potentially triggering subjects. While this is not a dark romance, it does explore the lasting impact of trauma and the difficult path toward healing. This is a BL (Boys' Love) romance intended for mature audiences and contains adult content. Many elements of this story are inspired by personal experiences and emotions. However, all characters, events, locations, and organizations depicted within this work are fictional unless otherwise stated. Cover art created and edited by the author using AI-assisted tools. All rights reserved.

Strategic MC • Kingdom Building • Divine System • Ruthless Protagonist • Empire Growth The world of Theos Online was a battlefield of gods. Players built civilizations, shaped faith, and waged divine wars for supremacy. At the top stood Zephyr — Rank One. Untouchable. Calculating. Ruthless. He didn’t just win. He engineered inevitability. But in the real world, anonymity is fragile. When his identity is exposed, a coordinated smear campaign tears his life apart, stripping him of reputation, future, and finally — breath. Death was supposed to be the end. Instead, he awakens in another world. Different sky. Different history. Same Divine System. The rules that governed Theos Online now govern reality itself. While others pray to survive, Zephyr understands the code beneath the gods. He knows the exploits. The hidden mechanics. The logic no one else sees. He may not know this world’s past. But he knows exactly how to conquer its future. From a starving village to a rising divine empire, Zephyr will bend faith into machinery, turn belief into power, and reduce rival gods to footnotes in history. The game is gone. The system remains. And this time, there are no respawns.

Jacob Brown spent his old life chasing success, only to be crushed by failure at every turn. Now, reborn as 14-year-old Leo Mantine in a steampunk world where magic fuels invention and danger lurks behind progress, he’s given a second chance to carve out a future worth fighting for. But survival won’t come easy. From shadowy factions pulling the strings of society to secrets buried in ancient ruins, Leo must navigate a world where power is everything—and the weak are left behind. Armed with newfound abilities and the lessons of his past life, he’ll have to outthink, outmaneuver, and outlast those who would see him fail again. In a world of gears, sorcery, and ambition, will he finally rise above his failures—or will history repeat itself?

Is a villain really a villain if they fight to protect the ones they love? well for the hunters or "hero's" it is. My father was one of the first to awaken as a S class craftsman. He worked hard fighting the monster dungeons, leveling up his gamma and fighting skills with the hunter. Working himself up to the point of everyone respecting him. He wasn't always with them but instead he was with us, his family trying to keep us safe. He helped create a system for the hunters that helped them fight monster dungeons. While working on that "system" he created something else he called "project Plunko". It was “The Perfect system to level up gamma, something that's important in individuals when just awakened,” he said. Other than that, there was no more information on it that anyone knew about. The only person that knew about it was me, his only son. While he was working on it, someone found out about the project and reported it to the higher ups. They demanded my father to stop the project. Project Plunko couldn't be opened or started without its key but no one knew what it was or looked like. It was like its existence wasn’t real. Except one person that knew what the key was.

Liam Blaze was born weak in a world that worships strength. Bullied for his "useless" self-healing ability, looked down upon by everyone except his family, and warned to stay away from the girl he secretly loves, Liam has long accepted that he will never amount to anything. Until the day a Zone collapses in the middle of the city. Thrown into a desperate fight for survival, Liam makes a choice that costs him everything, he throws himself in front of a D-Rank Hobgoblin to save a little girl he barely knows. Broken, bleeding, and moments from death, Liam is pulled into an ancient dragon's prison by a cataclysmic roar that shakes the entire city. There, he meets the Overlord of the Immortal Flame, an ancient, imprisoned dragon whose core was stolen and whose power has been sealed for over a millennium. In exchange for a chance at true strength, Liam must survive the dragon’s deadly trial and prove his resolve to a being who finds him both amusing and pathetic. But freedom comes at a price. The one who imprisoned the Immortal Flame has now turned his sights on Earth. With a guillotine hanging over his world, can Liam grow strong enough to stop it before it falls? For readers who want the emotional depth of western fantasy with the progression satisfaction of eastern cultivation. Will be posting on RoyalRoad.com soon too

The Prequel to the genre-defying MetaHumanCosmicHorror novel that shattered reality "Static Bride". Before Emily became Emily PRIME, she was just an orphan in the city of Leonore. On Prime Day, she is selected by the ENGINE amongst 99 other candidates to undertake a pilgrimage for godhood. Become the PRIME or die. A unique fresh spin on cosmic horror mixing meta elements and YA romance.

They call him Ghost. A name spoken in fear through warzones, underground syndicates, and the darkest corners of the black market. To the world, he is a phantom. A faceless mercenary who leaves behind nothing except bloodshed and silence. To his enemies, he is death itself. To the operatives of Graveyard, he is one of their own. Family forged through war. But to himself… he is only a broken man chasing fragments of a past stolen by bullets, fire, and smoke. After completing another flawless mission deep within the Eastern Province, Ghost returns to the hidden forest base that has been his home for seventeen years. Yet the calm lasts only moments before his foster father and commander gives him an order he never expected. “That was your final mission.” Now Ghost, whose real name is Miles Sterling, must leave behind the battlefield and step into a normal world he barely understands. Armed with nothing except an old letter, fading childhood memories, and the voice of a mother he has not seen since the day his life was torn apart. But war did not only shape his body and soul. Behind the mask, beneath the scars, Miles hides another truth. A secret buried from even the men who fought beside him. He is not merely a weapon created by war. He is a ghost who built a fortune in silence. A hidden empire stretching across borders, corporations, black markets, and shadows. A man known by many names. A man followed by countless secrets. Beneath the violence, tattoos, and silence lies a truth buried in ashes. And Ghost is finally ready to uncover it… one memory, one enemy, and one letter at a time.

Be someone that don't take anything granted and be content on what you have. Note: I'll be continuing the chapter upload...

They called the Abyss a place where even gods disappeared. Across kingdoms and ruined lands, hunters chase whispers of an unknown existence tied to vanishings, distortions, and something darker than death itself. Meanwhile, a silent traveler walks alone through the world with no memory of who he truly is. He does not know why animals avoid him. Why the forest grows quiet around him. Why people feel something wrong before he even speaks. And he does not know the most terrifying truth of all— The being the world fears may already be walking among them. As strange forces begin noticing his existence, reality itself starts reacting in ways it cannot explain. Hunters close in. Ancient powers awaken. And somewhere beyond the edges of the known world, something waits for him to remember. But the human body he walks in is only a vessel. And if what sleeps inside it fully awakens— the world may not survive it. Nihilfire Reborn: God on a Vessel — A dark atmospheric fantasy about identity, restrained destruction, and a presence the world was never meant to contain.

In Japan, specifically in the city of Shibuya, a high school student is living his final years of school life after discovering he suffers from antisocial personality disorder. Because he neglected his treatment, he decided to live with his debilitating What harms him is that he becomes a sadistic character in the form of a serial killer who satisfies his desires to kill and torture his victims psychologically and physically, all while trying to feel their feelings and pity them in order to feel his humanity as a human being.

What is science? Science is the methodical pursuit of knowledge through observation, experimentation, and reasoning, bridging the gap between theory and reality, and connecting the present to future aspirations. Science is a process of constantly negating itself, constantly proving itself, and constantly advancing. The Magic Gods in Toaruverse, the Gods and Demons in Little Garden, the Ixseed in No Game No Life, the Heroic Spirits in the Nasuverse... Everything from the past awaits overturning by the future; so-called definitions forever await new truths. This is the story of someone transmigrated to Academy City, becoming a scientist and Level 5 esper, who through endless "calculations" ascends to become the Science God. “When all processes are completed, the predetermined result will naturally arrive."