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【WSA 2026 Entry】 ════════════════════ Birth of the Biomancer: Mio was the worst healer in Tokyo. F-grade, dead weight—her party kept her around out of pity until they did the math and left her bleeding in a ruined cathedral. Something ancient was waiting there. It offered her a Class that devours its hosts—a path of power that claimed the lives of the three Biomancers who came before her. Mio said yes anyway. She’d already felt the sting of a slow death; what was one more monster in her veins? Now pain is currency, death is fuel, and the hunger grows with every kill. The Bureau wants a weapon. Her sister wants her home for dinner. Mio agreed to both. In a world of Systems and Dungeons, power isn't a gift; it's a trade. And Mio is finally ready to pay the price. ════════════════════ What This Is: [1] This is a progression fantasy with system elements, but the system serves the story, not the other way around. Expect meaningful numbers, not stat spam. [2] Romance is not the focus. Mio has bigger problems. But expect a slow-burn later down the line! [3] The story gets dark, but it's earned. No grimdark for shock value. ════════════════════ Schedule: 1-2 chapters daily @ 10am-2pm CST | Chapter Length: 1,000-1,500 words ════════════════════ Powerstone Goals: 100 = +1 chapter 250= +2 chapters 500= +3 chapters 800 = +5 chapters ════════════════════ Author's Note: This is my debut contracted work, born from a love for progression fantasy where power isn't a gift; it's a trade. I’m committed to seeing this journey through to the end. As long as you guys keep reading and supporting, the chapters won't stop. Let’s see how high the price of power goes. ════════════════════ Support Me: Collections, comments, and reviews keep this alive! ════════════════════ #weak_to_strongest #female_lead #mass_awakening #dark_fantasy

"What... I'm a werewolf?!" Leo froze in fear. "And an alpha candidate?" ---- (Warning there will be gore and horror elements that will come into play in this story later) In the year 2125 the human race faced extinction at the hands of a giant colossal titan that appeared and vanished without a trace. It left a wave of monstrous beasts in its wake which humanity barely survived. Months after various portals appeared across all of humanity leading to another realm called Hellscape, here only humans who are called by Hellscape can become awakened superhumans and survive while trying to keep the beasts from coming through. Leonardo Hall a teenage boy who is known as the "peerless loser" has failed to get stronger till a near death experience causes him to awaken a strange cursed legacy and change his life. His only goal to keep moving forward is to provide for his sister and his family, now bestowed a legacy of the dire wolf he will begin a new path to become the strongest. And face the struggles of being a werewolf having to build a pack. Goals: 20 Powerstones = 1 extra chap per week 50 Powerstones = 3 extra chap per week 100 powerstones = 5 extra chap per week 20 Golden Tickets = 3 extra chap per week 50 Golden Tickets = 5 extra chap per week 100 Golden Tickets = 7 extra chap per week 1 new discord member = 1 extra chapter ============= (A/N: There will be no harem in this book whatsoever. The MC gets stronger over time but through struggles. Side characters will be complex and in-depth. The world building and power system will be intricate and interesting. High stakes battles and deep lore.)

Ava Moretti has always been independent, brilliant, and fiercely loyal to her family but when her father’s debts put her life in jeopardy, she has no choice but to marry Alessandro Romano, the ruthless heir of one of Italy’s most feared mafia empires. What starts as a cold, calculated contract soon turns into a dangerous dance of passion and desire. Alessandro is a man of power, secrets, and unspoken pain, but Ava sees through his iron exterior. As danger from rival mafia families draws closer and their hearts become entangled, Ava and Alessandro must decide whether trust, love, and loyalty can survive in a world built on lies, violence, and betrayal. Will their forbidden love survive, or will the sins of the past destroy everything they hold dear?

After confessing her love to her childhood best friend, Gabrielle finds herself rejected and sold to a cruel high official in exchange for power by the best friend whom she loved so much. Hurt, betrayed, subjected to abuse, and stripped of her noble title Gabrielle begins to lose all hope until one day she runs into a man from a neighboring kingdom in need of help. Despite the danger Gabrielle agrees to help this man get back to his kingdom only to find that he is King and he is smitten with her. Will Gabrielle find her happily ever after with her new found love or will a sudden change of heart from her childhood best friend tear them apart?

In a world where skills awaken at the age of 19, Drunik Loz receives the most useless-looking ability: Death Armament — the power to manifest weapons from the things that kill him. What everyone sees as a curse becomes the ultimate arsenal as he dies repeatedly, each death making him stronger, until he becomes the Sovereign of the Grave.

Steel is a demon that is hated by the worlds. He is weak but slippery. However, in a world like that his abilities are not enough. All creatures can grow and become perfect but a demon can't grow stronger. They can only ruin themselves and become even more imperfect. Also becoming imperfect meaning falling in the hands of the Mother. However, Steel doesn't want to be under someone else control. So he will become stronger by stealing, using other creatures and finding strong items. His journey will take him to terrifying locations and stuff. Now some words from a fellow demon, RIver. [I am River. Nice to meet you. I'm here to let you know about the novel and what is it about. Like a summary of sorts. Now where do i start. well, it is about a Shy demon who really loves getting himself into trouble but don't worry, he is way too slippery to be caught. The world is a scary place but I am with him to morally support him. That's all I am capable of doing but who knows maybe one day I will be doing much more. Maybe you can find it if you read this silly thing.] (side note: i am using AI art... cause I can't afford a real cover for my book. Maybe in the future but for now that's all i got. That AI character is suppose to be like RIver but No, there is no resemblance. So yeah, that's all.)

Oshi No Ko: Emend Rewritten explores a what-if story, a parallel story. What-If there was someone that could've actually saved Ai, not out of romance throb but out of guilt and the weight responsibility. What if it was like in the season 2 opening. Where Ai watches her children from the shadows? no longer just a ghost that haunts but as survivor that lived. Oshi no Ko: Emend Rewritten dives deeper into a parallel ending and a deeper story development about Ai's life while providing loyalty in the original plot while also adding some originality for the series.

Death was supposed to be the end. For Kael Noctyrr, it was only the beginning. Awakening in a world ruled by cultivation, magic, and ancient bloodlines, Kael carries fractured memories of another life—and an artifact that should not exist: the Eclipse Core, a relic born before light learned to oppose darkness. It grants him impossible power… at a cost the world itself seems eager to collect. Hunted as a heretic, feared as an abomination, Kael walks a path no one else dares tread—one that binds life to death, creation to annihilation. Each step forward draws him deeper into forbidden truths: the undead were once saviors, the gods are not eternal, and the World Tree—the axis of all realms—is dying. As empires rise and fall, Kael becomes both conqueror and guardian. He forges alliances that blur into love, love that sharpens into strategy, and strategy that demands sacrifice. Elves whisper his name in hatred. Dragons sense a coming eclipse. Demons kneel—or burn. And the heavens begin to watch. Yet the greatest mystery lies not in the world he is reshaping, but in himself. Why was he chosen? Why does the Eclipse Core respond to his soul? And why do the oldest beings call him a mistake? When gods fall and worlds tremble, Kael will uncover a truth buried beyond time itself—one that reveals he is neither hero nor villain, but the final variable in a cycle that has repeated since the birth of existence. In the end, only one question remains: When light and darkness are both consumed… what will remain of the world—and of the man who eclipsed it?

Ten years ago, a hit-and-run accident shattered Elena’s world, leaving her brother Leo dead and her family in ruins. Today, Elena has finally found happiness in the arms of Julian, a man who is as protective as he is wealthy. But their "perfect" romance is a trab, one Julian doesn't know he’s in, and one Elena didn't realize she was the bait for. On the tenth anniversary of Leo’s death, Elena’s father, Marcus, reveals a soul-crushing truth: Julian is the "ghost" who killed Leo. Marcus didn't go to the police because he wanted a more poetic justice. He manipulated Elena and Julian’s meeting, watching from the shadows as they fell in love. He hands Elena the evidence of Julian’s guilt and demands she fulfill her childhood vow: to destroy the man who took Leo’s life. ​The Rising Action Elena enters a psychological war. She stays with Julian, pretending to love him while secretly working with her father to dismantle Julian’s life. However, the more she digs into Julian’s past, the more she finds a man tortured by remorse. She discovers that Julian has spent years anonymously supporting her family and trying to atone for his "one moment of cowardice." ​The tension reaches a breaking point when Elena discovers her father’s own corruption—Marcus knew Julian was the killer years ago and used that information to blackmail Julian’s business, profiting off his son’s death. Elena realizes she is being used as a weapon by a father who values revenge and money more than his daughter’s heart. ​ Julian, unable to live with the weight of his secret, confesses everything to Elena, offering her his life as payment. Before Elena can decide whether to forgive him or finish him, Marcus intervenes. He attempts to eliminate Julian to cover up his own blackmail schemes. In a final, violent confrontation at the site of the original accident, Elena must choose between the blood-bond of her father and the "criminal" who truly loves her. ​ To save Elena from her father’s madness, Julian orchestrates his own arrest, handing over evidence that takes down Marcus’s criminal empire while finally confessing to the hit-and-run. Elena is left with a broken heart, but a clear conscience. Years later, after paying his debt to society, Julian finds Elena waiting for him. Their love is no longer a crime, but a hard-won sanctuary built on the ashes of the truth

The streets reek of blood. The fog never lifts. Survival comes at a price. I had learned from the best among the shadow hunters, a man who moved like the fog itself. But even his lessons couldn’t prepare me for what the mist demands. Marked, wounded, and hunted, every step I take risks more than death—the fog always remembers, and it always takes. In a city where hunters and the hunted blur, where every shadow could be your last, I’ve learned one truth: you either kill to live, or you die knowing the rules too late.

On her birthday, Isobel Blackwood thought she had everything—an engagement to billionaire Alexander Pierce, a secret pregnancy, and a sky-high romantic gesture in his private helicopter. Then came the betrayal: a viral photo of Alexander with another woman. A storm of accusations. A fiery crash. When she wakes up, Alexander is presumed dead. Her baby is gone. And her world has fallen apart. To escape the media, Alexander’s vengeful family, and her own guilt, Isobel flees to Paris under a new identity—Isabelle DeLacroix, a rising artist. She’s ready to forget the past. Until a mysterious, handsome billionaire enters her world. His eyes are familiar. His presence, magnetic. His intentions? Terrifyingly unclear. He wants a deal. He wants revenge. And he wants her—whether she says yes or not. But how do you fight a man who knows your heart better than anyone? And how do you love someone who returned from the dead just to destroy you?

Have you ever loved someone enough to let them ruin you? Hatred turns intimate. Violence turns protective. Control turns possessive. Lines blur until neither knows where revenge ends and devotion begins. This is not a love story. It’s a descent. A dark romance of power, cruelty, obsession, and the kind of attachment that doesn’t ask to be healthy—only eternal.

NATURE-MAN When the forest chooses a boy… the world must face the consequences. Mokshit is an ordinary student with an extraordinary fate he never asked for. After a mysterious incident deep within a dying forest, Mokshit awakens with impossible abilities—plants respond to his emotions, nature bends to his will, and an ancient power begins to stir inside him. What starts as a miracle quickly becomes a curse as corruption spreads, secret orders emerge, and the earth itself begins to tremble. Hunted by the Celestial Order, manipulated by a power-hungry man named Nirmul, and haunted by a truth even nature tried to hide, Mokshit discovers he is not just a chosen guardian—he is a Hybrid, born from two opposing forces: creation and destruction. As an ancient world-ending entity known as the Devourer Tree awakens, Mokshit is forced to fight battles far beyond his strength. With his closest friends Meera, Rohan, and Nikhil standing beside him, and love becoming both his anchor and his weakness, Mokshit must make an impossible choice: Save the world… or save the person he loves. In a final act of sacrifice, Mokshit destroys the Devourer—but loses everything he was meant to become. His powers vanish. The forest falls silent. And yet… the corruption is not truly gone. Now powerless, hunted, and carrying the weight of a broken prophecy, Mokshit must learn who he is without the forest—while the world prepares for the return of something far darker. Nature-Man is an emotional, anime-inspired fantasy about identity, sacrifice, love, and the terrifying cost of being chosen. The forest never forgets. And destiny is never finished.

Footsteps echoing down the dark corridor. Whispers drifting from the depths of an old mansion. Hidden curses in urban legends… All those unknown, spine-tingling moments passed down by word of mouth—they’re all tucked away in this collection of supernatural case files, adapted from real-life oral accounts. Every story here comes straight from a first-hand experience - a terrifying tale shared among friends late at night, a bizarre encounter on a trip, or an urban legend whispered in the back alleys of town. The author has polished each story with a documentary-style touch, stripping away over-the-top drama to bring back those heart-pounding moments. No excessive gore—just that quiet dread that creeps up on you when something feels too real. Each story is a supernatural mark etched in someone’s memory, and each telling is a touch with the unknown. For all explorers who love ghost stories, may these Eastern tales carry you across the line between reality and the unexplained.

Synopsis: The main character awakens to the life everyone dreams of — a mysterious System grants them power, skills, and the promise of greatness. But the dream twists into a nightmare when they discover the truth: they aren’t the hero of this story, but the monster lurking in the shadows. With their humanity slipping and their abilities growing ever darker, they must fight to maintain control over themselves while staying one step ahead of a powerful organization sworn to destroy them. Each choice they make could expose them—or damn them forever.

“The Emperor is dead, long live the Emperor!” The Holy Vultorian Empire is crumbling; the golden age is over, they say. Prince-electors are torn between reformers and conservatives, vassals plot in the shadows, and Idols corrupt those who dare swear allegiance to them. The son of a count executed during the Great Purge, Frederic Von Kurnotch inherits a fragile fiefdom, brutal enemies, and a choice: submit to the reforms or Or plunge into flesh and blood to seize power. For in the Empire, the throne is not inherited. It is taken. Warning: This work contains elements that may offend: murder, massacre, and purges. --------- Author's Notes: English is not my native language, so please bear with me! This is my first novel; it's mostly a practice run. As such, I frequently rewrite my chapters. Therefore, there may be regular changes to the plot. If you have any comments or advice, please let me know! If you like the story, I'll be more rigorous.

In a world devastated by nearly a century of war, the Fire Nation consumes everything in its path in its pursuit of total domination. But when its flames reach a place that should never have been touched, something more dangerous than any army is born: an idealist. He will reignite the embers of resistance and strike back against the Fire Nation’s forces, casting the world into a new and unavoidable chaos. This is the story of the wind that became a blade. It is the story of how hope can be born from revenge, and how a single man, driven by a single goal, can shatter the balance of a war.

5 chapters/week Arjun dies in an accident—only to awaken in a silent void where a masked figure offers him a second chance at life. When he returns to the world, nothing is the same. Bound to a mysterious experiment and burdened with powers he doesn’t fully understand, Arjun begins to realize that survival comes with a hidden cost. As fragments of truth surface, he is forced into a path where every choice is a question on his existence.