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She came for a cure. She found a cage of desire. Dr. Aethelreda Kaelen is brilliant, controlled, and utterly empty. Her perfect life as a celebrated therapist is a beautiful lie. Desperate to feel, Aeth signs away her agency for twelve weeks, flying to the remote, minimalist fortress of The Praxis Institute in Norway. Her guide is Meric—the hyper-clinical, psychologically lethal master who views dominance as a science. Here, BDSM is not a kink; it is the Praxis, a structured methodology of Surrender Articulation designed to shatter her control and rebuild her from the inside out. He demands her total submission. She demands his emotional break. Meric is untouchable, bound by The Protocol to clinical objectivity. But every intense Cadence—every calculated restraint, every scorching touch in the Subterranean Sessions Chamber—pushes them closer to violating the one rule that could destroy them both: Emotional attachment is strictly forbidden. Now, Aeth's journey is being watched. A dangerous, hidden enemy wants to steal Meric's methodology to weaponize psychological control, and they've targeted Aeth's most vulnerable moments as proof. Can she afford to lose everything she is to the man who makes her feel truly alive? Will Meric sacrifice his entire empire to protect the woman who shattered his clinical façade? This is the ultimate contract: Surrender your freedom, or lose your heart.

A world steeped in magic, grimoires, and terror. Days were filled with fleeting joy, nights haunted by dread. In an era when people could shield themselves from horrifying creatures with grimoires, how could a young orphan boy have guessed just how strange, tangled, and painful his future would be? Yet fate did not wait for him to be ready. It wound its threads around this boy, called Unwanted by all. But how safe are the threads of fate...

[Professor-led novel + No female lead + Hollow Knight] "You see everyone as an insect, don't you, Mr. Thorne?" "I think this might be related to my experience; I just escaped from a kingdom teeming with insects. Doctor, are you willing to believe me?" "Of course, of course, I believe whatever you say." As he spoke, Thorne watched the giant ant in front of him write "Severe schizophrenia and paranoia..." on the notebook. —— Thorne, transported to the Hollow Knight world by a dump truck, became a vessel. With the help of a system that rewards him for exploring a region, he used the 'unique' Everbloom to enter the void in search of a way to leave this insect world. Good news: We're back in the human world. Bad news: Thorne has lost his mind, everyone...

For millennia the people of Argathe lived in both simple and peaceful conditions until it's invasion by the infamous General Kurt Albrecht. Armed with Bronze swords, flint spears and arrows; they were no match for Othmir and it's explosive artilleries. A vast number of Argathes population were taken into captive and enslaved by the Othmirs. Five hundred years past Argathe is free in name alone but are still under subjection to the exploitation from Othmirs. Navir is a teenage boy raised by his widowed Mother in a small Argathe city. He’s full of hopes and dreams about his future. However, in the society in which he lives, standing out is dangerous. Ambition draws eyes and potential invites ruin. When Mysterious forces take notes notice of Navir, his world shifts. Friends, family and acquaintances grow cold. It becomes clear that in Argathe, those with potential are silenced before they get to rise. Navir must survive in a land that destroys it's own future. Because in Argathe, possessing great potential isn't a blessing, it's a death sentence.

In a world where shadows lurk unseen, Paritraan is not your typical hero. Born from loss and forged in hardship, he abandoned his dreams to support his struggling family—only to lose everything. Left broken after his mother’s mysterious death, he stumbles upon Anahata, a sentient machine from a forgotten civilization, who offers him more than just power—it offers him purpose. With scraps and technology far beyond human comprehension, Paritraan crafts his own suit of Armor and weapons to wage war against hidden enemies who threaten humanity from the shadows. As he unravels the dark conspiracy behind his mother’s death, he discovers that aliens walk among humans, and not all of them come in peace. But being a hero isn’t easy. Haunted by his past, hunted by unknown forces, and burdened by an AI that’s as playful as it is powerful, Paritraan must rise above his pain. Because in the fight for humanity’s future, even a hero forged from scrap can shine brighter than steel. In this battle between light and shadow, will Paritraan’s redemption be the world’s salvation?

SYNOPSIS: The story follows Reydem, a clandestine organization that seeks to rid the world of hostile cosmic entities — beings that, through curses, make humanity suffer. But Reydem is not seen as a heroic force. To the great kingdoms, they are rebels and heretics. Hunted by armies and mercenaries, Reydem must find a way to survive the relentless purges of powers like Rousth: a mighty, corrupt, and decadent empire where the ruling elite indulges in every kind of excess. To prevent Reydem from being wiped out, agent Amarantha takes on the most dangerous mission of her life: infiltrating the Palace of Rousth, the heart of aristocratic power, and sabotaging it from within. To do so, she enters under the identity of a “cloth maid.” In Rousth society, cloth maids are not considered human. They are treated as nameless objects — decorative furniture meant to stand silently in rooms, without rights, without a voice, and without any value beyond obedience. Amarantha must use that dehumanization as a weapon, listening to war plans and state secrets while the Sovereigns speak in front of her as if she doesn’t exist. But every day inside the palace has a price. Between abuse, forced silence, and protection that is never fully safe, Amarantha will learn that survival doesn’t always mean escaping intact. Holding onto her mind — and her identity — may become as difficult as completing the mission itself. This is a grim chronicle of espionage and endurance, where cosmic horror intertwines with political cruelty… and where resisting may demand a sacrifice greater than life itself. WARNINGS: This is a dark fantasy work and contains scenes of explicit violence, physical and psychological torture, dehumanization, and themes of abuse. Absolute reader discretion is advised. Adult audiences only (+18). GENRES: Dark Fantasy, Grimdark, Cosmic Fantasy, Political/Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Slow burn. AUTHOR’S NOTES: Path of Darkness and Light is a dark fantasy story centered on survival, espionage, and moral decay within corrupt systems. This story does not aim to glorify abuse or violence, but to portray a cruel world where characters are forced to make difficult choices in order to survive. If you are looking for light or heroic fantasy, this is not that kind of story.

Rejected by humans. Despised by vampires. Mireille, a half-vampire with blood-red eyes, was never meant to exist. Born between worlds that refuse her, she has nowhere to go—until she is taken in by four werewolf brothers living quietly in a forest cabin. Lloyd, the dominant alpha; Zave, the calm and calculating strategist; Alex, the silent white wolf; and Matt, the playful youngest—each treats her not as a mistake, but as family. Life in the forest is peaceful. Days are spent cooking, training, hunting, and simply living, giving Mireille the warmth and belonging she has never known. Slowly, she begins to understand what it means to have a home, and people who care for her—not despite her differences, but because of them. But even in the quiet forest, the world beyond takes notice. Vampires resent the impure, and far away, ancient powers from the Elven Lands begin to stir, intrigued by a girl who should not exist. Amid calm mornings, playful chaos, and quiet nights, Mireille must find her place—while the wolves who accepted her will protect her, no matter the cost. ____________ discord me @: hoshino8777

What happens when heartbreak is the least dangerous thing in your life? At a prestigious law firm where reputations are built to intimidate and destroyed to survive, Sarah Davis finds herself entangled in a fraud scandal that threatens everything. Manipulation moves quietly. Ambition cuts deeper than betrayal. And the most dangerous man in the room never raises his voice. When the lines between loyalty and leverage blur, who controls the narrative — and who becomes collateral damage?

Shizu does not return from death. He never truly dies. At the final instant — when his body is about to fail — time reverses, pulling him back to a safer moment in the past. Beheaded, pierced, crushed… always at the absolute edge, always seconds away from the end. But this does not make him immortal. It only delays death. Trapped in a world ruled by tyrants, demons, and distorted truths, Shizu is forced to repeat choices, endure humiliating defeats, and carry scars that time cannot erase. Every return comes at a cost. Every mistake weighs heavier. And there is no guarantee that time will always rewind. As the world changes with each cycle, Shizu begins to lose what once made him human — and to question whether this power exists to save him… or to prolong his suffering. Shizu Mark is a dark fantasy about time, despair, and the terror of continuing to live when the end is always only seconds away.

As a second-time player who traveled back in time, Xu Qiong thought he could change everything. Arriving earlier than before, he killed Tie Mu and believed he had finally saved Onpharos. But when he opened his eyes, reality hit him harder than ever. The Iron Tomb still fell. The scepter had already been destroyed. And the Golden Descendants were reborn once again. No matter what he did, Xi Lian was destined to enter the endless cycle of reincarnation. Just when everything seemed hopeless, a miracle appeared. [Game Development System Activated] The popularity of the game he creates can be exchanged for powerful abilities. So Xu Qiong makes a bold decision. He develops a game based on the tragedy of Onpharos and releases it to the world. The name of the game? Collapsed Star Railway. At first, nobody takes it seriously. "A turn-based game? Another fan-made project trying to ride the Star Rail trend?" But when players begin to experience the story… They laugh. They cry. They become completely immersed. And when the plot reaches its climax, the entire world falls silent. "You will bathe one last time in warm, dazzling gold…" Then something impossible happens. Events from the game begin appearing in reality. The universe is shaken. Players are stunned. "Wait… wasn't this just a fan game?" "How did it become a prophecy?" And when the story finally reaches its end… When the pink-clad girl is about to enter the endless cycle of reincarnation once more— Xu Qiong stands at the end of fate and whispers: "How many sins must a person commit… to bring her back from the depths of hell to the dawn?" "How far must one travel… to find their original self at the end of time?" The epitaph is too short. This life is too long. Xu Qiong reaches out his hand. "Xi Lian… I'm here to take you home."

"She rules the country with an iron fist. He opposes her with equal fire. In public, they are enemies, each orchestrating attacks, sending rivals to eliminate the other. But in secret, away from the eyes of the world, they are lovers-entangled in a forbidden romance that could destroy them both. Runi, the youngest Prime Minister in Bangladesh's history, wields power with precision. Shadab, her exiled opponent, is her secret lover, their union hidden from a world that sees them as mortal enemies. Ratul appears to be a journalist-but he is more than that. A secret agent of the Goyenda Nirikhan Sangstha, his mission is to uncover the deadly games surrounding Runi, protect the innocent, and reveal conspiracies that no one else dares to investigate. When Runi's childhood friend, Nina, becomes a target, the stakes rise higher than ever. Alliances shift, secrets are weaponized, and power is a dangerous game. In a world where love and politics collide, how far will Runi and Shadab go to protect each other, and who will survive the shadows?"

Drowning in brainfog, Seungho bites infected blood to transform into combat Hunter-Idol. Instead of freedom he has traded one cage for a gilded one. Drafted as "Defense Armor," a defensive Idol for the top-notch Duke in South Korea's ruthless Hunter-celebrity industry. Now, he must perform for adoring fans for money, spar against captured horrors for spectacle, and navigate a system that values his brand synergy more than his humanity. Unknowingly, hunters are pawns in a much larger scheme of political conquest at planetary levels. But the real threat looms overhead. The floating Castle, source of the monster-angels, has been silent since its lone human abduction, a ideal symbol of human freedom. The United Earth Coalition is assembling a team to breach the Castle, not for rescue, but to seize its incredible energy source. To analyze but ultimately for more grand plans of conquest in mind. To survive, Seungho must master a power he fears, partner with the nation's most volatile attack-Hunter, and descend into a surreal odyssey where the monsters are not invaders, but messages. The key to saving humanity goes beyond saving. What exactly does the Castle want from humanity...? What are its walls made of? This is a psychological fantasy that blends litRPG system action with political strategies and social critique, for Seungho to fight against his greatest fear and become the person he wants to be. #Psychological #UrbanFantasy #LitRPG #Progression #System, #Male Lead #Action #CharacterGrowth #WeakToStrong #Mystery Connect: https://www.reddit.com/r/insidewebnovels/ https://www.reddit.com/user/recurrel/ https://www.tiktok.com/@webnoveling

Everyone calls Yuudie Gesar a fool. He laughs when kicked, acts like an idiot, and never defends himself. But the more time Damaz spends near him, the more things stop making sense. Yuudie predicts punishments. He escapes traps. And sometimes… it feels like he’s the one setting them. The question is no longer who Yuudie is. The real question is: Why is he pretending to be a fool?

Some loves defy the gods. Some curses last forever. For thousands of years, Giana has loved the same man across countless lifetimes She was once a mortal girl who climbed a sacred mountain and fell in love with a king—the immortal Linchpin who held back the darkness between worlds. When he made her immortal like him, the gods punished them both with a curse: he would be reborn endlessly, his memory scrubbed clean with each death, while she would remain, eternal and alone. But the gods were not satisfied with simple forgetting. They decreed that when he died, she would be torn away—ripped from his side moments before his last breath, denied even the mercy of watching the light leave his eyes. She has never held him as he passed. Never whispered goodbye. Never witnessed the exact moment he slipped from one life to the next. She only returns to find him cold, already gone, already reborn into a world that will steal him from her again. A thousand deaths. A thousand goodbyes she never got to say. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaelen Vance has everything. Money. Power. Control. He is a billionaire CEO who trusts data, logic, and the cold certainty of reality. But reality is cracking. For months, he has been haunted by nightmares that feel more real than his waking life: a frozen mountain, a woman with ancient, knowing eyes, the sensation of his own body dying over and over again. Then he walks into a coffee shop and sees her. Time stops. The world vanishes. And for the first time, Kaelen Vance—the man who has never believed in anything he couldn't touch—remembers. Not with his mind, but with his soul. But when he sees her again in the park, something in him knows her too. Now Giana must convince a man who trusts only facts that the madness invading his mind is not madness at all—it is memory. A millennia years of it. Thousands deaths. And every memory they recover cuts open again, spilling the very pain that could destroy them both. A CEO who needs to controls. A woman who has lost everything. A love that has survived the end of the world. They believed this was the curse the gods intended to last forever. But what if it wasn't? Was it truly the gods who did this to them? Or is something—someone—else pulling strings from the shadows, orchestrating her agony across millennia to ensure the King never returns? One thing is certain: They will fight. Together. And if the gods are responsible, they will damn them all. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Author's note: Hi Readers, it's wonderful that you've found or come across my book. If you enjoy genres like curse, magic, romance, fantasy, comedy, and mystery, please consider giving it a read. If the stories I've shared are to your liking, leaving a rating would be greatly appreciated—it really helps new writers like me. I’ll be posting at least 2 chapters each week, so stay tuned to follow the story of these two lovebirds and see how their curse unfolds.

Junpei Yoshino’s untimely and unforgettable death left a scar on the hearts of fans of Jujutsu Kaisen. This work is dedicated to exploring the hidden potential of this tragic character, giving him a second chance to rise, evolve, and confront the world that betrayed him. In the void between life and death, fragments of Junpei’s shattered soul drift aimlessly — corroded by despair, twisted by the cruel power of the Special Grade Curse Mahito and his Cursed Technique: Idle Transfiguration. Just as annihilation seems inevitable, an ancient, unseen force intervenes, reconstructing his broken soul and placing it into a new, ordinary body. He awakens as Shinji Ino, a seemingly average teenager with no memory of his past life, no recollection of his true name, or the events that led him here. Only a faint echo of something lost stirs in the back of his mind, a shadow of his former self struggling to resurface. But peace is fleeting. Before he can reconcile with this new life, Shinji is thrust into the secretive world of Jujutsu Sorcerers. Tasked with confronting and exorcising powerful, destructive curses, he is forced to awaken abilities buried deep within his reconstructed soul. As he navigates the perilous path of sorcery, Shinji begins to uncover unsettling truths: fragments of memories, strange powers beyond comprehension, and hints of a hidden destiny tied to his reincarnation. Every battle, every revelation, every encounter pushes him closer to understanding who he truly is — and why his soul was spared from death. The journey of Shinji Ino has only just begun. In a world ruled by curses, despair, and power, the rebirth of Junpei Yoshino marks the rise of a new, enigmatic force: to be reckoned with, the King of Poison Disclaimer: This is a fanfiction work. All rights to the Jujutsu Kaisen characters, settings, and intellectual property except the OC belong to the original author, Gege Akutami. This story is a non-commercial and non-canon to the original timeline of JJK, a tribute dedicated to the fans of JJK and is solely intended for entertainment purposes only.

Reborn as a Pokémon in the heart of Viridian Forest, with a strange power hidden within… A young man wakes up to find himself in an unfamiliar world, trapped in the body of a low-level Pokémon deep within the wild and dangerous Viridian Forest. Surrounded by predators, territorial trainers, and the unforgiving laws of nature, survival becomes his first challenge. Will he merely survive… or rise to become something greater? A legend in the making or another forgotten creature of the wild? ---- [Author’s Disclaimer] [All character properties belong to their respective creators. I do not own any characters aside from my original characters (OCs).] [Image Credit Notice] [The image used as cover doesn't belong to me. If you are the original owner and would like it removed, please let me know.] ----

In a world where beauty is power and silence hides the sharpest screams, Choen-Sa is more than just a fashion icon— She is fate’s unfinished story. Raised in shadows, dressed in grace, and haunted by a tragedy that still whispers her name, she walks the line between the living and the lost. But when a whispering spider named Gwisasque crawls back into her life, she begins to unravel the dark truth behind her past—and the blood-stained secrets that tie her to a boy she once knew... and a future she never asked for. On the edge of a sea that remembers everything, Choen must decide— Will she stitch her own fate… or let the past cut her thread?

A Queen. Her husband's prisoner. Deadly desire. ____ ____ What is more forbidden than falling in love with your husband's prisoner? For a Queen, it isn't just betrayal. It is treason. And when that prisoner is a werewolf - the enemy of her people, such an act becomes an unforgivable crime, one not even death can pardon. Ismena would never do that though. She would never fall in love with her husband's prisoner. So why does she keep dreaming of the beastly enemy, shackled in cold iron and locked away in his dungeon beneath the castle? __ WHAT TO EXPECT SLOW BURN // QUEEN + ENEMY PRISONER // ALPHA // MYSTERIOUS DREAMS // DETAILED INTIMATE SCENES // DETAILED VIOLENCE // HUMAN ROYALTY + WEREWOLF // MAGIC // LATE MEDIEVAL ROYALTY (FLEXIBLE APPLICATION) ___ WSA ENTRY! UPDATE SCHEDULE: A CHAPTER DAILY.

Arjun was an ordinary nobody—until a prophecy from another dimension claimed him as an Avatar. Now, he is the only thing standing between our world and Tormaan, a demonic Asura warlord fueled by the corrupt essence of supreme dark matter. From the shadows of the cosmos, the immortal "Dark Sage" Shukracharya pulls the strings, seeking to plunge both the earthly realm and the celestial heavens into eternal night. To save humanity, Arjun must cast aside his mortality and ascend. He isn't just fighting a war; he’s claiming a throne he never wanted. The era of the humans is over. The era of the God-King begins.

The Bond: Fifteen years ago, they were inseparable childhood friends who shared every secret and a final, tearful promise. But life pulled them apart, turning their vivid memories into blurry, distant dreams. The Twist: Now, Fate has placed them in the same high school, sitting in the very same classroom. To each other, they are just "the new student" and "the quiet classmate"—complete strangers with no idea of their shared history. The Journey: As old habits surface and a forgotten childhood token reappears, the wall of silence begins to crack. In a race against time and fading memories, they must discover if the person they've missed for a decade is actually sitting right in front of them.