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Determined to stand against the looming threat, he devotes himself to protecting the land he calls home. Yet, betrayal slithers through the ranks of those he once trusted. Friends turn into foes, and the woman who once whispered cryptic warnings vanishes as if she had never existed. Only two remain by his side—an ancient dragon and a growing pup, both no more than children in his eyes. Then, the truth begins to unravel. The dragon speaks to him—not with words, but within his mind. So does Fri, the growing pup who is far more than he seems. He soon learns that Fri, too, is from another dimension, a realm unlike any other. Across the vast expanse of the cosmos, countless stars harbor planets teeming with unique species—beasts, elves, Gore’s, and civilizations beyond imagination. Each world follows its own path, but one truth binds them all: an ancient darkness is stirring, consuming all in its wake. Through Fri and the dragon. must seek out the last survivors across the stars to stand against the encroaching void. Yet the greatest revelation comes from his own bloodline. His father, once believed to be the great sorcerer who sought to destroy the empire, was not a villain, but an anomaly—one who stood as an equal to both darkness and light. Neither force could claim him, for he balanced the scales between them, making him a threat to both. For this, they bound him, locking him away for disrupting the very fabric of dimensions. His father was not a destroyer, but a traveler—one who walked between worlds, seeing the truths others feared to face. Now, Arren stands at a crossroads. Branded a monster, feared for the power that flows through his veins, and burdened with a truth that shatters all he knew, he must choose. Will he follow in his father’s path, embracing both light and shadow? Or will he forge his own fate, defying the will of gods and men alike? One thing is certain—the war is far from over, and Arren may be the only one who can shift the tide across worlds.

Terra II, a world split into vast planes, where deserts stretch ceaselessly and horrors—roamed without rest. It is a land scarred by self made nightmares that never fade. The Common Era, where the concept of happiness has been abandoned. No story begins with joy, and none end with peace. One mistake—a misplaced word, a fleeting gesture—is all that it took. Strength was never the problem. You survived long enough to know that looking strong, feeling strong, and being strong are three different lies people tell themselves to keep moving. Terra is heavy. The roads are long and boundless like the deserts. And family...family—that has been stripped away. Once? Twice? no, Thrice? You’ve walked. You’ve run. You’ve shot at everything. You've seen your friends perish away, your self-made family rotting away, and how do you cover it? By carrying a carload of supplies through every kind of conceivable catastrophe. ———————— I'm pretty nervous how this version will be received and since i went for both magic and a modern setting. I'm not really good as creating things so i took inspiration from some well known media, so if it seems familiar, i tried as best i could to make it my own. but idk. Lets see, it starts to pick up the pace slowly. It's a slow born sort of thing. short ass rant, lol. Kristen out, peace.

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..

Felix is a seemingly normal teenage boy. An anxious, avoidant student, without talent or ambition. To some, he's polite. To others he's kind of just there. Little does everyone know, this boy is in for a very, very bad day. Living through a day of car crashes, fatal stabbings, burning buildings, and a potential conspiracy brewing. A conspiracy that aims to get rid of Felix. The worst part? He doesn't even know why. Will he collapse under the pressure? Shrivel up and die? There's only one way to find out.

it might be a dream or an event from the fragments of my past life, I dream of different events and places unknown to the modern era or the past. A place which would be forgotten as soon as I am awake it's like pieces of puzzle come together to form an event to remind me of the unknown. unknown yet known. there but not there. everywhere but nowhere.

In Dwarkam, people are not born equal. Some are born Halocrats, wrapped in power and worship. Some are born Gutterborn, taught to keep their heads down and their mouths shut. Zane Atlas was a Gutterborn. Eighteen years old. Hungry. Beaten. Invisible. The world taught him one rule early: Filth shouldn’t look up. When the Golden Slab descended from the sky, it gave power to those who caressed it. Most gained skills. Some gained status. Many gained hope. Zane gained something else. Something that was never meant to awaken. Something that watches before it judges. Something that acts only when survival is at stake. [ Conflux System ] It does not reward obedience. It grows through choices. And it can merge anything Zane owns… including his body, his instincts, and his will to survive. Now Zane walks a thin line between staying alive and being discovered. Between obeying a world that hates him and becoming something it must erase. The churches are watching. The crowns are stirring. The monsters are waking. And Zane is learning one terrifying truth: Sometimes, being chosen is worse than being powerless. ——— ——— ——— Support Me - ko-fi.com/khyaal Join My Discord For Reference Arts and much more - https://discord.gg/zmUcswM2N5

Emilia has been a lonely princess all her life and all she wanted was to find true love. But her father wants her to marry the prince of Vengarde A man she dislikes because of his proud nature. But things change when she meets the man of her dreams. Nolan, A brave knight, who has been battling the curse of his past, which makes it almost impossible for him to find true love but after series of ups and downs, he marries a princess, who has been betrothed to his enemy. Will their marriage last forever? Will they regret embarking on a love journey? Will Emilia be able to tame the wild beast inside Nolan? Will she be the one to break his curse? What change will he bring to her life? Will she be the key that binds their love? And will he be the sword that protects their adventurous love? Will Nolan and Emilia suffer the consequences of loving each other in a world that is against their Union? Their different worlds will surely collide. But Will Emilia be able to handle his darkness? And will he corrupt her light?

100 years after the appearance of sentient labyrinths known as Dungeons, three teenagers—-Zaria, Han, and Rika—-decide to raid one to prove themselves. When their plan fails and the Dungeon Penalties strike, they join forces with the strongest Dungeon Hunter to ever live: Omariro Nyugawa, the *Legendary Kaitansha,* an elder long since retired. With only one order: 〈Obey the Rules〉 Omariro takes the kids under his wing. But unfortunately for them, the dungeons—-and those who want to control them—-are hungrier than ever, and Omariro must face his past, and his power, if he is to raise these kids to survive in a world that wants him dead. Omariro Nyugawa is the strongest Dungeon Hunter—-now he must mentor the next generation. —-

Set in a dreamworld where humans and other beings have evolved extraordinary abilities. This peculiar world seems beyond our ordinary comprehension —still somehow reflects our very own, a world full of beauty & joy entwined with pain & sorrow. Step forth into this dreamlike experience with me—the Narrator—as we witness and unravel this world's horrifying past, captivating present and the uncertain future... and perhaps, within this puzzle of fate, you may find a piece of yourself.

Crossing into Netheril, becoming a small lord. Nurturing a Time Whelp, developing arcane magic, and transforming technology. Absorbing populations from various races such as humans, dwarves, elves, halflings, drow, tieflings, and the magicborn, to create a modernized new nation with magical characteristics. Overthrowing the Netheril Empire is the mission! Destroying the Elven Kingdom and the Elven Pantheon is the duty! Eradicating ancient evils and natural disasters is Matthew's shout as he crushes fate! "Brothers and sisters, join Bay Territory! Here, we give out houses, provide free childcare, no worries about food or clothing, assign jobs, and supply all resources needed for life." "Furthermore, we can even offer the path to godhood..." "Everyone only needs to pay a small price of one billion!" A slow-burn farming novel, a new world of dragons and dungeons, a magical version of the Warhammer Empire, and an unprecedented, fresh new version for everyone. Patreon link for those interested: https://www.patreon.com/FALCON_N

First Contact, with intelligent life. A Subject that peaked the curious, and concerned the cautious. They were right though... The Cautious I mean, for nothing but War was born. ...And War breathed for centuries. Technology advanced, Man possessed abilities which let them rage. Monsters, Collosal and minuscule, held the elements and bared concepts to form. ...Then war slumbered. Yet whom... Has slept forever?

Ranked as the top female assassin of BLACK IRIS, the organisation she worked for, Rubix is treated with both fear and respect until she discovers a secret about the organisation... a secret they would kill for. ... she is eventually murdered... But she suddenly transmigrates into the body of Madeline Myers. A married washed up actress, who has less fans and more haters. Rubix swears revenge on her killers but there is a problem... She can't remember her past. She recalls her name and the name of the organisation she worked for but she doesn't remember any thing else. Her life gets more complicated because someone wants the original owner dead. She receives threatening letters all day and is even accused of Murder. The original owner endures all this until she is finally killed. Rubix thought to herself "No way". She gets to work immediately, turning her image around, providing evidence to clear her name from the murder charge and sending the real killer to prison, she slaps her trash stepmother who has been playing tricks all along and even thoughtfully punishes her step sister in a special way. She then focuses on her career and her marriage. As fragments of her memories starts to return, she finds something unsettling about her "husband" ... she just found herself deeply entangled with a powerful and dangerous man who may be the key to uncovering the truth... or the one who destroys her completely.

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 surviving an encounter that should have killed them, Chris and Lily awaken in a world hidden beneath humanity's own. It is a world ruled by ancient powers and bound by eternal secrets that cannot be spoken freely. Taken into the ranks of the Damned, children who traded their lives for their souls, they are forced to hunt creatures drawn from forgotten myths, lost civilizations, and nightmares older than history itself. Chris remembers nothing of his past, yet death feels strangely familiar. Lily carries a darker burden: her bloodline is tied to the Kivuli, an immortal race humans mistakenly call vampires. Born as a second creation and cursed with the envy of their creator, they have spent centuries shaping the world from the shadows, hoping to fulfil their creator's wishes. As hidden factions move toward a conflict that threatens both humanity and the supernatural world, Chris and Lily find themselves caught between loyalty, betrayal, and secrets that were never meant to be uncovered.

Crestwood used to be peaceful. Now people lock their doors before sunset. The town has become consumed by a string of brutal murders, each victim connected in ways the police fail to understand. To everyone else, the deaths seem random. But Aubrey knows better. There’s a pattern hidden beneath the bloodshed—something watching, choosing, waiting. And when the pattern begins circling her, she realizes she was never outside of it. Desperate for answers, Aubrey gathers the friends she trusts most, only to uncover a terrifying truth: all of them are connected by something far deeper than coincidence. Their lives, their encounters, even the tragedies that shaped them feel orchestrated, as though they had been guided toward one another long before they were born. But the deeper they dig, the more reality itself begins to unravel. Because behind Crestwood lies something far worse than a murderer. There are forces moving beyond human sight—silent influences shaping lives, steering choices, and bending fate toward an outcome only they understand. To them, people are nothing more than expendable positions in a larger design, living entire lives unaware they were never truly in control. Everything was proceeding exactly as intended. Until one of them changed. Among Aubrey’s group, one fate begins drifting beyond what was planned, triggering a chain reaction no one foresaw. What should have remained controllable becomes unpredictable. Dangerous. For the first time, something within the system is no longer obeying the role it was given. And if even one pawn can move on its own… Then the ones controlling the board may finally learn what fear feels like.

Ryo Kenzaki was good at being invisible. Just another high schooler, keeping his head down and waiting for each day to end. Then a star fell from the sky. When Ryo pulls a dying woman from the crater it leaves behind, he learns the world he knows is already breaking. Beyond it lies the Hunting Realm—a place where monsters are born from fallen Hunters, and something is beginning to push through. Hunted by a creature he cannot understand, Ryo is dragged to a sanctuary between worlds and forced into a choice that was never really his: take up a Kizugami, a living blade forged from wounds, or die before dawn. But the blade doesn’t obey. It judges. As the weapon begins to search his soul, Ryo is pulled into a war he never asked to join—one shadowed by an impossible Eye in the sky, a relentless Kaimon on his trail, and an ending that may already have been decided. Ryo never wanted to be a Hunter. But if becoming one is the only way to protect what remains, he’ll have to answer a far more dangerous question: When the world strips everything from him, can he still stand as himself once more? Character Art by @_iamskiddy

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.

This is a collection of urban horror and supernatural stories. Each tale unfolds in familiar corners of the city, yet hides chilling truths that will send shivers down your spine. Within these pages, you will meet an old man downstairs feeding ants, only to discover the insects spelling out terrifying secrets. You will cross paths with a woman walking her dog at three in the morning, her silent puppy casting an eerie shadow. You will witness quilts on the rooftop moving on their own, and children’s slides creaking in the dead of night with no one around. These strange occurrences happen all around us: an elevator signaling overload even when you’re alone, an extra step appearing in the basement, a window across the street where someone seems to be always watching, and a mysterious vibration in your pocket late at night. Every ordinary moment may conceal unexplainable, unnatural phenomena. These are not distant legends. They are urban horror stories unfolding right beside you. When you walk home alone at night, when your reflection in the mirror acts strange, when you hear a sound that shouldn’t be there — remember this: Once you notice something, you can never unsee it. Open this book, and let these urban tales fill you with bone-deep cold and lingering dread.

Muhan Lockhart died at the end of the world and came back to the beginning of it. He carries twenty-three years of a life that hasn't happened yet in a body that hasn't earned them — the memories, the failures, the faces of everyone he couldn't save. He knows what's coming. He knows the Trauma Spell will select them. He knows which people will find each other in the Dead Zone and what it will cost. What he doesn't know is whether knowing changes anything. NOT YET is the story of a man running a second chance like a war — against gods who have opinions about who gets to love who, against a world that keeps trying to end before he's finished with it, and against the specific quiet devastation of a girl with midnight dark hair who keeps forgetting she already knows him. He remembers everything. He's not letting go of any of it.

"They didn't want you to die, they simply wouldn't care if you did." Malik was born for the sea, created on a warship with no land, no past he can fully remember, and a voice in a rusted blade that knows him better than he knows himself. He learned that the sea does not take people. It returns them. He has never known land, yet, even if he reaches land, will it be worth it in the end? Will it ever be enough? Some lives begin with beauty. Others begin with blades, and what the world chooses to discard. As hidden powers observe from beyond the veil and false order tightens its grip, a bayonet will inherit the aftermath of choices he never made. And what comes after may be far worse than collapse. But he’s not the only one watching . . . --------------------------------------------- This story is a gritty Grimdark Fantasy and Psychological Thriller that features an atmospheric, prose-heavy slow burn, complete with a dark eldritch bargain, a sentient weapon, and a lone-survivor anti-hero protagonist. Please note that this is a deeply psychological tale with no status screens, no video game elements, and no explicit isekai tropes, utilizing extreme-mode chronological time skips to build its tension. It is crafted specifically for readers searching for unique, dark, and literary fantasy.