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In a world where the sky is fracturing and a floating city loom above the ruins, something ancient has begun to stir. No one knows why reality is breaking. No one knows who watches from beyond. Three lives become one story—bound by something deeper than fate. They begin as survivors, but the world does not need survivors. It needs something more… and something worse. As hidden powers awaken and truths buried in time resurface, their paths begin to split: One will rise as a monarch. One will become a murderer. One will fall into madness… and carve his name into history. Because in this world— Power is never given. It is taken. And karma always takes something back. Three heads. Three paths. One inevitable end.

“If Heaven demands that I kneel, then let Heaven descend and make me.” I was born in flames. In a world where survival was earned through fists, blood, hunts, and death, childhood was nothing more than a weakness that disappeared with time. I was thirteen when I learned that running could only save you for so long. My feet tore through the dry grass as I ran down the narrow path. Every breath scraped against my throat. My heart hammered against my ribs......

Haruka should have died. But death… let him continue. Now he drifts through fractured realities—worlds that overlap, distort, and remember things they shouldn’t. Faces feel familiar. Voices echo from lives he never lived. And no matter where he goes… The same tragedy repeats. Again. And again. As if existence itself is playing a cruel game. Somewhere beyond all worlds lies the center of everything—the place where truth waits. To reach it, Haruka must open the Crates. Each one pulls him deeper. Each one takes something in return. Above it all, unseen yet ever-present, the Sin–Virtue Council watches in silence… their leaders treating reality as nothing more than a divided board: The Main Game. The Side Game. And Haruka? He doesn’t know which one he’s trapped in.

Nightmares don't end. They layer. When reality fractures, the chosen few are pulled into worlds that shouldn't exist—each one a nightmare more twisted than the last. A warrior sacrifices everything to hold back the darkness. A prisoner fights for survival in a world of endless shadow. A girl loses herself piece by piece, becoming something hollow. A weapon walks the world, carrying stolen power it doesn't understand. Every story is connected. Every nightmare runs deeper. As the layers peel back, the truth emerges: some were never meant to wake up. Some were never real to begin with. And the ones pulling the strings have been playing this game far longer than anyone knows. Ash Eyes is a dark fantasy thriller where protagonists change, realities shift, and survival means sacrificing everything—including yourself. Psychological horror • Multiple POVs • Nested narratives • Nothing is what it seems • this also has graphic violence and body horror • psychological Trauma and identity loss • dark fantasy themes • character death and transformation

HI, So I guess I should greet you, or should I greet the energy behind you first? So I am Adi, who can see spirits since childhood, and I was not pretty proud about that fact, but now it is my life, so a greater kind of mess is about to happen in my life.

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.

Seventeen-year-old Kael Rykaen was never supposed to be born. His power is sealed, his clan erased, and the world he walks into was shaped by two villains who never expected him to exist. As the last heir of the Rykaen — the Sealed Flame That Burns Eternal — Kael carries an inner second soul and eyes that will one day see every hidden truth. Guided by a simple wish to find his parents, he gathers rejected outcasts and slowly unveils the masked face of Vaelryn. But the deeper he goes, the more he realizes the greatest secret of all: the world itself was created by its most ancient enemy… and now that enemy wants to unmake it. In a story of becoming known, sealed emotions, ideological villains, and long-buried truths, one warm-hearted boy must answer the question no one else could: Was this flawed, painful, beautiful world worth creating?

He thought the strange presence in his life had disappeared, until it came back. Closer. Clearer. And far too familiar to be called a stranger. The man who appears before him feels the same… yet not the same. As fragments of memory and past begin to surface, he is forced to question everything. Was it really the same person he had been searching for all these years… or someone else entirely? Because even if memories fade— some connections never do. And this one… refuses to let him go.

Naruto and Sasuke were fighting at the End of valley and Naruto seem hesitant to attack Sasuke and Sasuke took advantage of this and tried to kill Naruto and as reality is often disappointing.... Naruto died in the hands of Sasuke Uchiha or to be precise a phenomena happened that no one could have ever imagined not even the Sage of Six path could have thought or believed something like this to be possible.... When Naruto woke up he found himself in a new world where war and conflict were as common as eating and drinking and in this world Naruto will face the harsh reality of world where he wouldn't be naive and innocent anymore. where only strong would survive and weak would be the prey and controlled as puppet. what would Naruto do in such a world ? will he consider Saving life of others or will he become a selfish person whose only purpose is to survive!! Also if you want to support the work and read advance Chapters then go to (P)(A)(T)(R)(E)(O)(N). Here's the P@treon account:- [email protected]/Alzero (Disclaimer:- This is a TL work of spanish)

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Volumes I-IV are complete. Volume V is in progress! Queen Bee may have lost to Mongrel in the Dreamscape, but that is not where her story ends. Nor is it where her journey began. Get a deeper glimpse into the waking world of Shadow Slave through the eyes of one of the Dreamscape's top duelists. Special thanks to Guiltythree for all his help with the lore. I appreciate your time very much! Also thanks to Nonsensefree, the story's content editor. You made my life much easier. Thank you! Cover art credit: Noerurenren

In a world where Earth has merged with two foreign planets, deserts burn beneath three suns and people struggle to survive the shifts of the New World. Saeyo Arakawa, a poor young potion seller living alone on the edge of the world, dreams of turning into someone important despite not having the supernatural gifts granted by the Merge.

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.

In 1950, a red rupture split the sky open and changed humanity forever. When the rift vanished, nearly sixty percent of the population awakened supernatural abilities. Cities fell, new powers reshaped society, and from that day forward most people manifested their abilities at the age of sixteen. Power became status. Power became survival. Alan Winchester is the son of the world’s top ranked hero, yet when his generation begins awakening, nothing happens to him. With no abilities in a world built around the superhuman, he turns to science and works inside his father’s organization, believing he can still earn his place another way. Then he discovers classified files: illegal experiments, disappearances, and murder cases hidden behind the image of heroism. After a chain of violent events forces him out of everything he knows, Alan travels to China searching for answers, training, and a different path to power. What begins as survival turns into something far more dangerous as he uncovers forces tied to the original catastrophe that changed humanity. Death. Corruption. Revenge. In a world ruled by strength, Alan will carve his own. What to Expect: Weak to strong progression Brutal fights with real consequences Detailed power systems and scaling Mystery arcs and hidden conspiracies Hero vs villain conflicts with lasting damage Slow-burn romance later on Side characters are not guaranteed to survive ----- New chapters/EPs will be uploaded on Mondays & Thursdays (bonus chapter randomly on Saturday depending on my work schedule) at 1 PM CET (North Africa/Europe time). USA: 7 AM EST / 4 AM PST. Asia: 5:30 PM IST (India) / 8 PM CST (China) / 9 PM JST (Japan). ----- DM me: Feedback, suggestions, ideas welcome! Please, Rate/star the novel after reading! +18 Mature Content Warning (18+) – Not for the Sensitive. Chapters 1k–1.8k words

After being abandoned by the woman he loved the most, Kyle Mercer's life slowly began falling apart. But then... A strange world appeared within his phone. As he slowly begins creating and shaping the world inside it, Kyle gradually realizes that the line between reality and fantasy may not be as distant as he once thought. AN : Romance will be a major part of the story alongside fantasy and world building. This novel is a reboot/reimagined version of my previous work with a more refined story and direction.

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.

Chapters and Release: Release days: Everyday Release time: 3pm UTC Status: Unedited. (Will edit after main story conclusion. Specifically from the start.) *** Synopsis: A fifteen-year-old schoolgirl happens to find herself approached by a strange woman after a rough day—who happens to know her plans on running away. Astonished, she tried to interrogate, but ended up getting dragged into another universe and another world. There, she finds out that experiments are being ran on fourteen other candidates set aside for her. Being the last candidate, she is told that she might be the first one to face demise. But she is determined to find out what is up with this co-operation is. After some time, she finds out that this whole world and setting is similar to that of a book she read during her younger days. And the protagonist happened to be her own cousin. *** (Prologue) Listen... No one is judging no one here. And so am I. The world has been cruel these days. Being modern means being rude to people on the street who are below your rank—That is what they believe. I find this all frustrating, why move with a state of mind that could as well kill you someday. You don't know if this person is a lawyer, a far relative, a doctor, a politician. But you already get the gist, don't you? And like any other teenagers my age, I really want to run away from all this. It's not like I am an orphan or from a poor household. I am from a family which is a standard class in economical terms in this world. And yet, I want to run away. Haha! Anyways. I did succeed. I wonder at what cost? I am away from all that hostility of course... But now I am in another world. Not reincarnated. Not transmigrated to another body. I am with my own soul in my original body, but in another world. This world... is weird. Thinking back, I remember reading a strange book when I was young. This book actually speaks about this world. I am a character there. Funnier thing, I don't know what is up with it either. It appears to me that the writer decided they want to see the 'live-action' version of it. So now... I am the actor playing my ownself.

The world was at the brink of collapse. Humanity’s desperate battle against the Harbingers, monstrous alien invaders from another world, had raged for years, leaving cities in ruin and hope at an all-time low. Amid the chaos, Noah Eclipse, an eighteen year old with no past and no purpose, struggled to survive each day. Noah being a First-Generation Talent, with a common, unremarkable ability that never stood a chance against the Harbingers, had spent years labeled a loser all while fighting to keep his head above water in a world that seemed to have forgotten him. But as fate would have it, everything changed one day when he was fighting for his life and at the verge of dying. [Congratulations, you have awakened an SSS RANKED Talent : Void Summoning] [Congratulations, your first summon is a legendary dragon] [Congratulations you have unlocked one item : Excaliburn] [Congratulations : You have unlocked a new skill; Null Strike] … He was reborn, and for the first time, he was no longer weak nor helpless. Now with all the dragons and the power of the void in his palms, he would bring an end to the apocalypse! **** DISCORD : https://discord.gg/5V9ehgcYKC

In a world fractured by the war of the Seven Sages, humanity clings to survival against monsters and corrupted magic. Iren, a boy born without power, watched his family perish in a night of fire and blood. Trained by the legendary Sage of Fire, Aetherion, he wields a transformable sword and embarks on a journey to master the legendary Five Elemental Rings — beginning with the Fire Ring. But mastery comes at a price. Each Ring tests not just strength, but the very essence of one’s emotions: rage, grief, resolve, freedom, and conviction. To claim them is to confront unimaginable trials and the shadow of his own past. As Iren faces the elemental Bodyguards, battles that defy both time and reality, he must rise above vengeance and despair to become the one destined to end the cycle of war. The Ring Vanguard is an epic dark fantasy of action, magic, and psychological trials — where courage alone may not be enough, and every choice carries the weight of the world.

In a world fractured by the war of the Seven Sages, humanity clings to survival against monsters and corrupted magic. Iren, a boy born without power, watched his family perish in a night of fire and blood. Trained by the legendary Sage of Fire, Aetherion, he wields a transformable sword and embarks on a journey to master the legendary Five Elemental Rings — beginning with the Fire Ring. But mastery comes at a price. Each Ring tests not just strength, but the very essence of one’s emotions: rage, grief, resolve, freedom, and conviction. To claim them is to confront unimaginable trials and the shadow of his own past. As Iren faces the elemental Bodyguards, battles that defy both time and reality, he must rise above vengeance and despair to become the one destined to end the cycle of war. The Ring Vanguard is an epic dark fantasy of action, magic, and psychological trials — where courage alone may not be enough, and every choice carries the weight of the world.