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"Perhaps swallowing an Unknowable Cosmic Entity was a terrible decision..." Life was hard enough for Mathew Dredon while working three jobs to support his teenage sister and senile grandmother. Then a pair of scheming eldritch gods tore him from his world and cast him into another. Reborn as a walking corpse with a metal skull for a head, Mathew awakens with mysterious powers he doesn't understand. Now calling himself Mathias Dread, he's dragged across an unfamiliar kingdom by a tyrant princess with a hair-trigger temper. All he wants is to find a way back to his sister. --- #Not a LitRPG, Progression Fantasy, or Harem. Follow Me: Twitter: https://x.com/riker_rhodes Substack: https://rikerrhodes.substack.com

THE LIFE OF A BOY WHO WISES TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND JOINS AN ORGANIZATION BUT FAIT HAS A DIFFERENT CRUEL TWIST.

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.

Check Out: I Am Not A Pro Fourteen years ago, the youngest daughter of the legendary Sunaina family disappeared. A tragedy, a mystery.A family drama big enough to make an entire mansion run out of tissues. The Sunaina family searched everywhere for their lost child. And after 14 long years,They finally found her.The only problem? They expected a cute little daughter who would run into their arms crying.Instead, they found Maya. -------★★------ Maya is an orphan living quietly in a small rented house in the countryside. She has no money. No powerful background no legendary bloodline. At least, that's what she thinks. She has no idea her birth certificate is basically a hidden treasure map.She is just trying to survive her ordinary life. Unfortunately...the universe looked at her peaceful existence and said: "That seems too easy. Let's add some chaos." --------- One day at school, Maya meets Mahi Sunaina—the terrifyingly influential head of the Sunaina family. Everything seems normal. Until Maya notices the bracelet on Mahi's hand.Her only thought was: "I think I am doomed." Wait a minute... why does this feel like a suspiciously important plot device? And just like that...Her quiet life ends. 'Congratulations, Maya.' You have unlocked the 'Secret Rich Family Daughter' achievement. Rewards include: - Confused relatives. - Endless family drama. - And absolutely no peaceful days. ---------- The Sunaina family finally gets their missing daughter back.But they soon realize something terrifying. The little girl they lost 14 years ago is gone, the person standing before them is someone completely different. Maya is intelligent, she is suspicious of everyone.Her trust level is lower than a villain's chance of staying dead after a dramatic final battle. The family wanted their daughter back. They got a mystery instead. ______ This world may look like a beautiful romance fantasy. A world filled with destiny, miracles and characters who somehow always meet at the perfect dramatic moment. But Maya knows the truth, She knows how this story ends. So, she has one simple response:"No." -------- From now on, everyone is a piece on the board. Family members? Potential allies. Enemies? Potential problems. People with suspicious smiles? Definitely problems. -------- Maya doesn't want to be a hero. Unfortunately, fate has other plans. And fate has never learned that forcing a stubborn person into a story usually creates a bigger disaster. ★★★★★★ NOTE : Attention, dear readers. Before you start searching for romance, love triangles or a collection of handsome characters fighting for Maya's attention........Please stop. The romance department has been permanently closed. The harem application form has been lost, rejected and permanently deleted. Please do not send requests; she is already busy managing disasters. TAG: Female MC SCHEDULE: 1–2 Chapters / Week CHAPTER LENGTH: 3000–4500 words ----------- WARNING: Maya is not a hero. She is not a perfect angel who forgives everyone after one emotional speech. She is not the kind of protagonist who sees someone crying and immediately says, "Don't worry, I will save you!" Her first thought is more likely: "How is this my problem?" She is cynical, complicated, and definitely not a walking sunshine generator. She may even make you ask: "Am I supposed to support her plan or call someone?" If you want a sweet protagonist who helps everyone in trouble......This is probably not your cup of tea. But if you want to watch a girl with a complicated past challenge destiny, family drama, and the ridiculous rules of a fantasy world....Welcome. The chaos begins here. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ I am a new writer, so please forgive any spelling or grammar mistakes. I am still learning, improving, and trying to make this story better with every chapter.Writing a story is easy...Until grammar appears as the final boss. I hope you enjoy the chaos.

Suo Ran’s life changes the day he’s assigned to protect a mysterious scroll one tied to his father’s death and a conspiracy powerful enough to erase lives. Cai Lang, cold and unreadable, should have been just another rival. Instead, he becomes the one person Suo Ran can’t stay away from… until betrayal shatters everything between them. Lian Ziho stands at his side through it all loyal, gentle, and hiding feelings he knows may never be returned. As secrets surface, memories are lost, and enemies close in, Suo Ran is forced to choose between love, truth, and survival. Because the scroll is more than an artifact. It is a curse tied to nine lives and Suo Ran may already be living his last.

Haruko could hardly believe it — she had actually transmigrated into a melodramatic female-oriented novel. And she had become a cannon fodder villainess! Facing a death flag right at the start, Haruko decisively transformed into a yandere loli and confessed to the female lead. “Ichiko, the one I like is you!” “You clearly said you liked me — so why are you still going to someone else!” “I won’t allow you to like anyone else. You can only like me!!!” She would confess, make her fall in love, and then fake her death in front of her — making herself her one and only. But gradually, Haruko noticed something was off. The female lead seemed to have been raised into a yandere. “Hey, Haruko, you can only like me too, okay?”

Having spent her childhood confined in chains, Alice was a child who knew neither love nor joy. Scorned by her family while being tortured in the name of the greater good for years, she grew numb to all feeling and thought. That is, until one day, a man in black offered her a chance to escape. There were once rumours widespread of an endless hell, a land of glorious death and dreadful opportunity. Fools went in search of it, and the clever never ventured into it. Only when its baleful mysteries spilled unto the earth did all hear its name — the Abyss. A single drop of its blood could give someone the power to control shadows, move faster than sound, or strength greater than the strongest man. Yet, it all came at a cost; the blood would always make sure those who consumed it became part of the Abyss, with one exception — Alice. Cast away by her own blood, it was her destiny to rot in a gilded cage. But, that fateful day changed everything. Gifted a second chance at life, a chance to turn her life around and claim vengeance against her family, a chance to dive deep into the Abyss and gain the power to govern her own fate, Alice took his hand, unaware of the destiny unfolding before her. Cover drawn by Aoi Ogata. Discord: https://discord.gg/vrdTSkj8Va

Fifteen years. That’s how long Dex Williams survived in the world’s most brutal high-security prison, a place where hope goes to die and only the ruthless prevail. He thought his story ended with a cold blade between his ribs during a prison riot. He was wrong. Dex wakes up not in hell, but in a world of sprawling magic and soaring dragons, inhabiting the body of a young noble who has just been assassinated. But this isn't just any world, it’s the setting of a fantasy novel he once read to kill time in his prison cell. Now, Dex is no longer a scarred convict; he is a noble in a powerful family. There’s just one problem: in the original story, the character he now inhabits was a minor "extra" destined to be murdered in the first arc. And so, Dex Williams begins his journey within the Falus Forest, one of the most dangerous and bloodiest places in this world. Armed only with his sharp intelligence and his prior knowledge of this world’s secrets and his experience of living inside the world's most dangerous prison for fifteen years. "I am also publishing this story on Royal Road under the name: Just_mE10

After transmigrating, I found myself inside a mysterious Steam Game Library. Each door leads to a different world—Hollow Knight, The Elder Scrolls V, God of War, Dark Souls, Mount & Blade, Salt & Sanctuary, Don’t Starve, BioShock Infinite, Tomb Raider, The Great Cultivation Simulator, and countless others. Now, I can experience these worlds firsthand, fight, survive, explore, and grow stronger with every challenge. This is the ultimate journey across countless games, where every choice shapes my destiny. Step into the library. Enter the games. Begin the adventure! ------------------------- If you’d like to support my work, check out my: patreon.com/Greyhounds

Never in her life Stefany imagined that she would wake up on the hospital bed. everyhting felt new and strange. 'who are these people? where am i? who am i?' Madam G brings her home an treat her so well. She promised to help Stefany remember all, but seems always come to dead end. Madam G wish her son to get married. But not trusting him to search for the bride. Until she decides that the only way to protect Stefany is by her son marrying her. Until the nightmare begins . . . . .

Traveling to a world where ghost stories and abnormal creatures are rampant, Serie not only becomes a beautiful, fragile, and sickly girl like a porcelain doll, but is also taken in by the salvation organization as an S-level abnormal creature and imprisoned in a steel fortress in the deep sea. But Serie didn't care, because she found that as long as she closed her eyes, those witches condensed by fear, desire and power would open their demon eyes on the other side of the world. They were walking taboos and also puppets dancing on Serie's fingertips. Each witch has a completely different form and ability. Complete tasks, light up the skill tree, and continuously upgrade and evolve. Beautiful and powerful S-class witches appeared one after another like mushrooms after rain—— "The Witch of Pleasure plunges New York into a lewd abyss?" "The Dread Devourer ate the Golden Gate Bridge clean?" "The Slaughter Witch rules the battlefield, weaving nightmares for her enemies with threads of blood?" "The ruling witch made the organization's top executives betray her and become her loyal servants?" Alarms on the radio sounded one after another, and the employees were talking about Serie's trumpet, some with fear, some with admiration, and some with vigilance, but they would never know that the culprit of all this was that useless and cute girl who was tied with chains and restraints and did nothing every day except act coquettishly and wait for food. Serie said nothing, just buried her face in the pillow and continued to play the simulation game: "Let's open a new account... I want to try a different evolution path this time."

Update Schedule: Every Wednesday (Random number of Chapters). Discord: https://discord.gg/t2gPEt3 Synopsis: Keith, a vieux riche, spoiled and cherished, heir to the Demiliore Consortium, lives his life at large. Power, Wealth, Fame; He has it all. But is it all just a dream? With a set of memories, the knowledge of the future, in a play orchestrated by Destiny, knowing well that he is born to be a Villain, will he prevail? Or is he going to fall at the hands of the Child of Destiny just like he did in the nightmare that haunts him? Author's Note: Yes, the story is heavily influenced by Urban-Fantasy Chinese Novels. Don't read if you have a problem with those types of plots. 'Cliche' plot elements are bound to appear, so if you easily get triggered by such things, keep away. And I would advise you to not even start the story if you are an ardent believer of 'Good shall prevail over the Evil'. Keep away! MC here is a Villain! But yes, he is not someone deprived of emotions, even though he is a Scum. So, do not expect an outright Evil MC either. I don't write Netorare. Don't worry about it! Warnings: > Incest > Dark Elements > Sexual Content > Traumatising Content > Gore > Manipulative MC > Sexual Abuse > Parallel World (Almost a New World) > Fantasy Elements (Full-fledged Fantasy later) > System > Slavery

Yun wakes up missing three days of his memory, after which he is told to enter another world and fight for his life: [Descendant! Consume the Celestial Fragment and enter the First Vision.] Every seven years, Severin's Curse awakens within millions of Descendants, dragging them into the ancient and ruined Forsaken Realm. Those who survive its trials return magically transformed, and ascend into Divines. Yun never wanted to become one of them, but not because he was the asshole, okay? The feeling was mutual. Exiled from his Clan since birth and abandoned by his own mother and sister, he was resigned to scraping by in poverty alone. But apparently, Severin didn't think that was enough excitement for one sixteen-year-old outcast. When Severin's Curse chose him as one of its latest victims, he is forced onto the same path as the Divines he resents. After losing three days of his memories to the Curse, Yun is thrown into a deadly trial called the First Vision. But where others are granted the Paths of venerable swordsmen and shadow assassins, he is slapped with the Path of a Servant — a weakling whose power depends entirely on proximity to his master. If only that master wasn't a shy divine beast that fled at the first sight of people. Including him. In short, Yun... was abandoned. Again and again. By his Clan. His mother. His sister. His so-called "master". But maybe, Yun doesn't need them. He never did. And so, Yun clawed his way into a power no other Divine has ever carried — one that shouldn't exist, born from a Path meant to make him weak. When the whole world denies your existence, who else can stubbornly assert it but you?

Family is a luxury not everyone can afford. Adelyn learned that the day Clara returned to the Scott family —and she quietly stopped belonging. No one abused her. No one hurt her openly. But the love that was once hers alone became divided. The attention that once chose her … became something she had to borrow. And whenever something precious stood between her and Clara —Adelyn was the one asked to let go. Not once. Not twice. But every single time. Her dreams. Her choices. Her place in the family. Her heart didn’t break in a single moment —it wore down slowly … until nothing remained worth fighting for. So, she erased herself from their world. Not in anger. Not in revenge. But to save what little of herself was left. ————— Seven years later, Adelyn returned. Not for the Scott family. Not for their love. She came back for the dreams she was once forced to abandon —and this time, nothing would be taken from her. No compromises. No sacrifices. Only her life. Her rules. She breathed in freedom. “No family…no shackles.” But just then— Two small arms wrapped around her legs, making her stiffen. When she looked down to check, she met a pair of familiar doe eyes staring up at her with unwavering trust. “Mama … Eira waited long for you. Don’t leave again.” …Mama? Before she could understand or react, a tall shadow fell over them. A man stood there —gaze sharp, cold, claiming —looking at her like she had belonged to him. “You dared to show up again?” Adelyn felt clueless. She would have asked him what he meant, however — Before she could speak — the ground vanished beneath her feet. A powerful arm lifted her effortlessly. “Since you dared …” his voice dropped —low, restrained, dangerous. “Don’t think of escaping again.

She was made of stitched silence. And once-not for once-a man's hollow voice never left his shadow. Arora Emersyn-believes her nightmares are fiction. But fiction doesn't leave bruises in your soul. Ranyald Alsrio-is no savior. He lives in the cracks of the world; where monsters wear ties and justice isn't legal. And fate, cruel and exact brings her into his world. Fragile, forgotten still stained in ways she can't see. She was his unfinished chapter. He was her buried truth. In a love laced with secrets, sins, and second chances, will their reverie remain a dream-or bloom into something far more dangerous?

After Russell transmigrated, he was bound to a system where doing evil deeds made him stronger. Since he couldn’t bring himself to do anything truly wicked, he chose to become a phantom thief. By day, he was a kind-hearted neighbor with a bit of a mischievous streak in his landlady Hudson’s eyes, and a lazy slacker to his teachers and classmates. He was also the ever-present “Watson” assistant to his neighbor, Charlotte Holmes. But by night, he was the phantom thief who struck fear into all of London’s high society—and Holmes’ number one target. What’s more, as the classmate of the crime professor, he became the accomplice of Mary Morstan. —Moriarty. ... “You ask why James Moriarty is two people? Isn’t that obvious? James and Moriarty—of course, that’s two people. It’s called: Husband-and-wife teamwork makes the job easier, don’t you know?”

"In the year 2000, the world didn't just age—it rotted." Ren lives in the shadows of a retro-modern dystopia, haunted by a jagged scar and a power he never asked for: The Vane. Once a curse that tore his family apart, the Vane is now the only thing keeping him alive in a world ruled by high-tech tyrants and experimental gods. With the mysterious "King" tightening his grip and secret organizations like Spero’s shadow-network creating artificial superhumans, Ren is forced out of his isolation. Between flickering CRT monitors and lethal energy pulses, he must master his awakening power before the Frozen Throne claims his soul. In a game of survival where memories are shattered and power is poison, how far will Ren go to reclaim his destiny? What to expect: Dark Fantasy & Dystopian World-building Unique "Vane" Power System Anti-Hero Protagonist Retro-Modern Aesthetic (90s tech meets lethal energy)