mystery

A collar on his neck.

In a world where power defines the impossible, the greatest mysteries are the ones no one dares to question. Areyos Orionis is no ordinary warrior. Armed with extraordinary talent, an exceptional mastery of combat, and secrets that even the most experienced fighters struggle to comprehend, he enters a world where strength alone is never enough. Alongside friends and rivals who each possess their own ambitions, Areyos will face brutal trials, formidable opponents, and challenges that push the limits of what he believes possible. But beneath the clashes of steel and magic lies something far more unsettling. Ancient civilizations left behind mysteries that remain unexplained. Powers exist that defy everything the world believes it understands. And the truth behind the world's origins may be far more complicated than anyone imagines. As loyalties are tested and hidden forces begin to emerge, every victory comes with new questions, and every answer may lead to something even more dangerous. In a world full of legends, becoming powerful is only the beginning. Welcome to God Shelter ! (note: the cover isn't from me, i got it from pinterest, if the owner want me to remove it, i don't have any problem for that, btw it's very cool ;)

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?”

[No-System] [OC] Serious Fanfic. Manipulation, scheming, and betrayals. New Magic/Secret-Society Themes added to keep the story fresh while loosely following the canon events of TVD. Poster AI :: Elena, Bonnie, Ayaan, Vicki (R2L) >>>>> Synopsis In 2001, Alaric Saltzman left more than memories behind in Mystic Falls. He left a boy. Ayaan Saltzman. Older than Elena Gilbert by a single year, he was taken in by Sheila Bennett and became her disciple, later earning the Founders’ Council’s wary trust with uncanny gifts for healing and Yantras (new rune magic). Ayaan grew up as both protector and enigma at the town’s heart. Having lived complicatedly for a single purpose. Get Stronger. But shadows only deepen: On the edge of town, a pristine motel rises: The Continental. - A place of neutral ground. - Wards that even Originals feel. - Where secrets are traded but never betrayed. Somehow, Ayaan is tied to it—how deeply, no one dares ask. Because what the Continental guards, even Immortals cannot seize. Six years pass after his arrival. Friendships fracture, enemies stir, and even love curdles into danger. Elena, Bonnie, Vicki, Liz, Isobel and others orbit closer to Ayaan, pulled by bonds they haven't yet named. Somewhere Intimacies blur into temptation. Temptation burns into something darker. Yet that raw desire’s fire is only one of many forces reshaping the Mystic Falls. And Ayaan? Scarred by the wildfire in a ritual of maybe his choosing, half his powers sealed away, haunted by vows he doesn't remember—he is both weaker than ever and more dangerous than anyone suspects. In 2009, The Salvatores’ return will ignite the canon story you know. But beneath it, in hidden pages and secret rooms, lies another truth: The boy left at Sheila Bennett’s door eight years ago may decide whether Mystic Falls survives… or burns to the ground. >>>>> Crossovers: - The Vampire Diaries x John Wick x Dune Themes: - Supernatural (TVD) x Secret Societies (JW) x Extra-Terrestrial (Dune) >>>>> Cast: - Bonnie Bennett - Nafessa Williams >>>>> Disclaimer: The Vampire Diaries, John Wick, and Dune are not my IP(s), this work is a fan-rendition of these stories.

He awakens in an unfamiliar room, his mind clouded and his very identity slipping through his fingers. Something feels broken—out of order—yet before he can make sense of it, the door bursts open a beautiful woman enters, changing everything. Who is she? Who is he? Caught between fragments of memory and the dangers of the present, he must walk a path to reclaims his identity.

I died once reaching for a woman whose face I can no longer remember. "What can love do to a person? It can bring down the mightiest man. But what can hate do? It can forge a sovereign." Kael Cassian Vorn was born into a family of monsters. The sixth son of a ruthless dynasty, he was meant to be a footnote in the bloody history of the Vorn clan. But Kael is not just a discarded prince. He is the reincarnation of a shattered legacy, the heir to a primordial bloodline, and the unwilling host to the Darkness System. Bound to a soul-shattering system and in a ruthless world, Kael must navigate a world of cultivation where mana, body, and soul are the ultimate truths. To survive, he must become worse than the monsters hunting him. He will devour the powers of his enemies. He will forge unbreakable soul contracts. And he will conquer the hearts of the dangerous women who stand by his side, from gentle milfs to deadly fox-kin royals and shadow assassins. With the blood of an ancient demon awakening in his veins and the dark system guiding his path, Kael is ready to collect his debts. He is coming for his father's throne, and he will paint the stars red to claim it. This novel contains explicit sexual content, a demanding harem, dark themes, and a cunning protagonist who plays the villain as easily as he plays the lover. You have been warned. Additional tags: Heavy Ecchi, no NTR, smut, Action, Adventure, Harem, System, Cultivation, Dark Fantasy, Reincarnation, Ruthless MC, Male Protagonist, R-18, Bloodlines, Schemes, Revenge.. Want access to uncensored character images and some exclusive nsfw art? join my discord! https://discord.gg/YTVPKfGByf Join us on this exciting legendary journey of Kael Cassian Vorn or maybe ...............

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."

The planet Neire is cursed, and a malevolent corruption is spread throughout the lands. Dark horrors reside around every corner, and safety is a concept of tales and legends. Trapped in a world where they are at the bottom of the natural food chain, humans have followed the trends of the lands, and done something unnatural. Banding together, they hunted their hunters. Weapons in hand, they faced living nightmares. Unable to wield aether, they used Eldrim cards to spread their dominion. In a world where death was their only birthright, they carved out an empire that was legend incarnate. But while they fought cursed monsters outside, a more insidious monstrosity struck from within. Greed, deception, and war marked the end of the Valeriya Empire. Hundreds of years later, Nero is born into a nation of warriors, in an age cracking beneath an unseen weight. Whispers of a new order, undercurrents to seize power, and a desire to form a new empire have spread throughout the lands. The world is ready for a change, but it might not be ready for Nero who was betrayed. They messed with his brother, and now, they must face the consequences. Maps and pictures available on Discord: https://discord.gg/yqCkHedcUP

After the universe is corrupted by Inkforce energy, a young boy of unknown origins is raised by a hardened mechanic in a mechanical sanctuary. As survivors gain abilities from the ink based on how much ink corruption and pain they endured, the boy discover, and explores a terrifying secret about himself, while fooling observers with his fake study of serums and body enhancement. He began his strengthening journey in a chaotic and half destroyed polluted world. His journey exposes the true nature of Ink, the cosmic entities behind it, and his own mysterious origin. Disclaimer:Contains content some readers might find too gory, bloody and disturbing.

You may check out the novels I've also finished translating: I Became Rich by Eating Melons in the Era of Literature (1970s) and Queen of Green Tea [Quick Transmigration]. You may also check out the novel that I am serializing right now. It's a novel that I created, it is not a translated one. I just made it out of whim but I hope you'll like reading it. It's title is 'History Writer, What a Troublemaker!' ♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤ 　　Police academy student Lin Shuyue died while bravely helping others, but she was not completely dead. She was transformed into a trainee reporter with the same name in a parallel universe. 　　Looking at the countdown of only three hours of life left on the good and evil system that she had just bound, Lin Shuyue fell into deep thought: She was alive, but not completely alive. Only by exposing the criminals and assisting the police in arresting them could she extend her life! 　　Fortunately, the system has its own criminal scanning radar that can distinguish people's good and evil values, and randomly drop various rewards, otherwise her life would be over! 　　In order to survive, she sneaked into criminal gangs one after another. On the way of investigating criminals and uncovering the truth, she became an excellent investigative reporter, won various news awards, and was also the youngest winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award in contemporary times... 　　A captured human trafficker: I looked like a good and honest person, but she gave me two big bags right away... 　　A Class A wanted criminal: She said she found a good place for me, but ended up taking me to the police station… 　　A principal of a school for Internet addiction treatment: I just wanted to give the children a click therapy, but she saw it and insisted on giving me the same treatment... 　　Director of a certain bureau: "Ahem, reporter Lin, when will you come and sit with me?" 　　The head of a special case team: "Reporter Lin, we have a major case here... Are you interested in listening to it?" ♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤ * Idealistic journalist, with a big golden finger. One sentence summary: Give strength to the powerless and help pessimists move forward. Concept: Investigative journalists empower the powerless and help pessimists move forward. ♤♤♤♤♤♤ Brief review of the work: 　　Lin Shuyue died bravely for a just cause, and traveled through time and space to become an intern reporter of the same name, and was also bound to a good and evil discrimination system. In order to survive, she sneaked into criminal gangs one by one, and on the road of investigating criminals and revealing the truth again and again, she became an excellent investigative reporter, won various news awards, and was also the youngest individual Lifetime Achievement Award winner in contemporary times. 　　The heroine of this article participates in various cases, big and small, from the perspective of a reporter. While assisting the police in solving the case, she also grows a lot. The author's writing is fluent, the plot is compact, and the pace is fast. This is a criminal investigation masterpiece worth reading. ♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤ No. Of Chapters: 218 Chapters ♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤ Alternative Name/s: I Have a Special Investigative Skills / I Rely on the Good and Evil System to Punish Evil and Promote Good ♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤ Original Author: Rain Falling on the Curtains (Yǔ luò chuāng lián) ♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤ nerdygangster14's Note: This book is not mine. All the content are all credited to original author and the publisher of this book where I have read this book. I just want to share this story to you guys cause this book deserved to be publicized and loved by others. I'm a fan of this book and the author of this book.

On the day Ash became a Pokémon Trainer, a chat group arrived, filled with his parallel selves! Champion Ash: Pokémon can't be left alone; they need to be properly nourished and trained according to specific guidelines. Aura Hero Ash: That's not how you catch Pokémon. You have to hit them hard and beat them until they accept you. Breeder Ash: Tame Pokémon with food, breed them with food. Tactician Ash: Do you know how to play against them? Do you know how to rotate? Can you form a weather team? Can you defend against poison? Step aside, it's my turn. ... Rejoice! He possesses all of Ash's innate abilities, transcending time and space to become the almighty Trainer! Now before you stands the Almighty King—Ash! THIS IS A TRANSLATION. Support Me at Pat Reon 40 Advanced chapters at: [email protected]/AVRKingsTL Replace @ with a. Image is not Mine.

"Dad, what are you saying? Is she really that big of a gangster?" Daniel scoffed. Old Stone shook his head. "Avalina is not just a gangster. The one who needs a powerful gang to win a battle is a gangster. Avalina doesn't need her gang. The gang needs her. She alone is enough to win a battle." He paused, fear bleeding into his voice. "There is a saying in Europe's underworld: 'Everybody here is a gangster till they see the monster.' Daniel, that monster is Avalina. The Facci organization doesn't make her powerful—she is the one who makes the Facci powerful." Switched at birth with a maid’s infant, Enola White grew up serving the very billionaires who shared her blood. Hated for her genius and beauty, she endured endless cruelty from the fake heiress—until she was framed for murder at nine years old and left behind to burn alive. But the ashes birthed a demon. Rescued and forged in blood by an Italian syndicate, Enola White is dead. In her place stands Avalina Facci, the undisputed Mafia Queen of Europe. Sixteen years later, she returns across the ocean with a single mandate: expand the Facci empire, wage war on the Stone dynasty, and make every single enemy pay in blood. She has no idea she's destroying her own family. And the Stones have no idea they just welcomed their real heiress back from hell.

Jack Somnus was a mid-wealth professor of economics and a trading advisor for the powerful Johnson family. But after years of working for the Johnsons, he was abandoned without a word. He was laid off without as much as a severence package. Jack's life got worse when he lost his wife. Depressed and alone, he got into an unfortunate accident. Instead of dying, he travels back in time to his teenage years. Now, Jack has a second chance to live the life he always wanted. He wants to be the one who controls, not the one being controlled. But his time travel hides a deeper secret, one that might throw him for a loop. [WARNING: CONTAINS EXPLICIT EROTIC SCENES] ... PS. Investment Empire Building / Confident MC / MC is not the only smart character DISCLAIMER: The similarity in names of characters in this novel to those of real world individuals is purely a coincidence This story is set in the same universe as my first novel, "Evolution of Genius: every night, I get smarter!", however, reading this novel doesn't require you to have any knowledge about the other.

Ayelen and Arnold were never meant to be part of something this big. One lived quietly, lost in his own thoughts. The other carried more than he ever showed. But when a series of strange events begins to unfold—fights that don’t feel human, powers that shouldn’t exist, and truths that don’t make sense—their world starts to shift. What begins as small incidents soon turns into something far darker. Hidden forces move behind the scenes. Unknown beings walk among humans. And a power long forgotten begins to awaken again. As reality starts to bend, the line between human and something far beyond it begins to fade. And the question is no longer what is happening… It’s who is still human anymore.

“Ace.” That's the only thing the boy could remember clearly about himself as he came out of the rift that was said to only warp reality around it and release dangerous monsters that threatened society’s livelihood. With his arrival, filled only with a singular drive to survive no matter what it takes, Ace adapts and starts living within this new world he found himself in, the gears getting in motion as he gets plunged and caught in the crossfire of secrets and battles hidden beneath the world as he currently knows it. But even then, the hollowness within, birthed under the weight of a past unknown even to him, slowly erodes and shatters any of his remaining humanity. Will he succumb under the weight of his own unnatural existence? Or will he rise up to the challenge and face the adversities before him accompanied by the one person who sees the truth of his heart? Follow Ace in this Dark Fantasy where magic battles meets psychological drama in a journey where every hard choice may or may not chip away at your very being.

A patient suffering from a severe illness dies on the operating table, only to awaken in the body of a twelve-year-old boy in the world of Eterna. With silver hair, crystal-red eyes, and memories of his previous life, Luke begins a new life in a world left in ruins by the war against the Demon King. Rescued by a holy knight, he gradually comes to understand a world far from ideal. Behind the glory of heroes and the sanctity of the church lie ambition, betrayal, and corruption that eat away at humanity from within. His experiences force him to question everything he once believed in, including whether this world is truly worth saving. Armed with the intelligence and knowledge he brought from another world, Luke decides to forge his own path. Through trade, influence, and power struggles, he seeks to reshape the world without relying on heroes or those who claim to act in the name of righteousness. Yet the further he ventures, the clearer it becomes that the world's corruption is not the only thing he must face. Beyond forgotten history, something far older than human civilization is beginning to reveal itself. In a world trapped in a cycle of suffering, can Luke change his own fate, or will he become part of the very cycle he seeks to destroy?

#VillainDad #CuteProtagonist #Ghosts #Misunderstanding #Transmigration #SmartMC Mira realized two things the moment she woke up in the body of a nameless orphan in a fantasy novel: 1. She is a disposable "shrimp" destined to die in the crossfire of the main characters. 2. She is the only person in this world who can see the screaming, terrifying ghosts that haunt every corner of the empire. Tortured by the wails of the dead, Mira finds only one source of silence: Duke Kaelus von Nacht. Known as the "Dark Lord" and the "Emperor's Sword," Kaelus is a man so ruthless and soaked in bloodlust that even the ghosts are terrified to go near him. To the world, he is a monster. But to Mira, he is a walking, talking pair of noise-canceling headphones. Desperate for a good night's sleep, Mira clings to him, acting like a naive, affectionate child to secure her place by his side. She succeeds, but she miscalculated. Kaelus didn't adopt her out of kindness. He needed a disposable child to act as 'live bait' for the assassins targeting him. Now named Seraphina, she must navigate a deadly game of survival. She thinks she is using him as a ghost shield. He thinks she is a fearless prodigy who loves him. As Seraphina munches on poison berries and naps through ambushes to avoid seeing spirits, the cold-blooded Duke starts to ask the wrong questions. "Why does she only sleep when I am holding her?" "Why does she stare into space with such disdain?" "Is it possible... that I am a good father?" Spoiler: He is not. But he’s about to destroy an entire kingdom because someone woke her up. --- ### Excerpt "Your Highness, the Archduke," the aide whispered, trembling hard to cover his laughter from bursting out. "The child... she is clinging to your leg again." Kaelus looked down. The tiny creature known as Seraphina was attached to his calf like a barnacle, drooling on his pristine military trousers. "She is fearless," Kaelus murmured, misinterpreting her desperate need for his ghost-repelling aura as familial affection. "The assassins are approaching, yet she seeks comfort only in the eye of the storm. She is the perfect bait." Seraphina, currently trying to avoid eye contact with a headless ghost hovering three feet away, squeezed her eyes shut. 'Just don't move. If I let go, the headless guy will ask me where his nose is again.' "Sir," the aide hesitated. "She's... eating your cloak." "Let her eat," Kaelus commanded, drawing his sword. "Whatever she wants, she gets. Except for freedom."

Hwa Rin-a is an ideal loving mother, but what if she is something else? Something dangerous? When Hwa Rin-a drags a mysterious University student Mu Jin-hyeon into her orbit, Mu Jin-hyeon quickly realizes escaping from Hwa Rin-a is not possible, and he might not even want it.

Elara is losing herself. Haunted by impossible dreams and a conviction that she is carrying a child, she becomes certain her best friend's fiancé, Julian, is the father-drawn to him by fragments of a past life she cannot fully remember. Her body obeys a delusion she cannot escape, her mind twists memories into warnings, and the people she trusts most may not be who they seem. Vivienne, her best friend, appears protective-but the careful version of the past she presents hides secrets that could destroy everything. As the line between reality and fantasy collapses, Elara must confront the haunting truths of her childhood before her own mind destroys her. Concrete Steps is a dark, gripping psychological thriller that explores memory, obsession, and the cost of uncovering what's been buried-and the courage it takes to survive.

What will happen when Nitya, a happy-go-lucky girl, finds out that she is the reincarnation of the Princess of a Healer tribe, whose own forbidden love story was the reason for the annihilation of her own tribe? What events are going to unfold now, when they come face-to-face in the modern set-up, and she figures out that her fears are rooted in the events of her past life? Is this a love story fated to end in heartbreak, because of a slight unknown mistake? How will Ji-hun deal when he comes to realise that he is the one behind all the heartbreaks and pain in their life, and most devastatingly, the death of the one and only love of his lives? The animal healer, Reneé, who was raised to be the shield of the plant healer Princess of the Healer tribe. Because being the older one inevitably brings the responsibility on one's shoulders! What will be her decision when she finds out that the partner destined for her was the very reason for the unfulfillment of her duties? After twelve hundred years, will she be able to forgive him when she finally encounters him? Will Surbhi, a leading architect, be able to forgive the love of her life for the mistakes he has made in the past, after remembering everything? In its own grounds that lie beyond the concepts of time and place, Destiny takes hold of the reins and brings all four to a crossroads on a journey of love, reincarnation and secrets with the tangled threads of Fate! ATTENTION! For the coin code, you can reach me on either discord or Instagram. Discord- @JoJo_17_34 (#2655) Instagram- @entangled_writes Come say hello, and the code is only valid for the first 10 readers, so hurry! The dates and status of the giveaway will be updated in authors note in the chapters, so keep an eye on that! The cover photo does not entirely belong to me. I have actually merged two picture: and the two pictures that have been used for the cover are by 'Wall Zencafe' (Copyright 2021. All rights reserved.) and 'UHDPaper 2021'.