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Five best friends. One fatal crash. No respawns. When a horrific bus accident ends their lives, five high school gamers expect an ending. Instead, they wake up in the Great Jing Empire—a world of silver needles, poisoned wine, and ancient blood feuds. They aren't heroes—they "split" into the five most powerful (and opposing) factions of an Empire. * **The Crown Prince (Li Feng)** must rule a court of vipers. * **The "God of Death" General (Big Cat)** must lead a bloody slaughter. * **The Calculated Marquis (Su Cheng)** must treat lives like variables. * **The Shadow Merchant (Han Jue)** must trade in lethal secrets. * **The Reluctant Assassin (Lin Kai)** must kill to survive. As the Empire’s "roles" consume their minds, their modern memories begin to rot. They are being manipulated into a political war that will force them to execute one another. On a battlefield where they no longer recognize each other's faces, their only hope is a single "glitch"—a shared slang word or a gamer’s habit—that might stop the blade before it’s too late. To survive the Empire, they must kill the boys they used to be. "This story is also being published on Royal Road by [XuxaQue]."

The world ended the day that God descended. The Human Emperor vanished and his nine subordinates fell. The seas began to rot and a corrosive stench filled the air. Grey awakens in a world where cultivation is war, and mercy is extinction. Ancient techniques twist the body. Forbidden arts consume the soul. And divinity hunts anything that dares to rise. But within Grey’s heart lies something even the Gods did not foresee. A path beyond light and darkness. A path of Nihility where inner realities fracture the heavens, and existence itself can be rewritten. If he ascends, the Gods will fall. If he fails, the world will drown in its own decay. In a world abandoned by heaven, he will either ascend… Or become the end of all things.

Centuries after Earth became uninhabitable, humanity survives on Terra, sheltered beneath an uncanny energy barrier known as the Vale. Beyond it, monstrous creatures rule the wastelands. Within it, power is everything Seventeen years of life in the Vale’s lower sectors has taught Xaden Dracinian one thing: powerless people don’t survive long. Homeless and forgotten, he watches others rise as heroes while he fights to see another day. But when a brutal training exercise meant to prune out the weak takes an unexpected turn, Xaden becomes the center of dangerous attention. Now he’s forced into the Vale’s elite war college, where only the strongest survive. Surrounded by ruthless rivals and deadly trials, Xaden must grow in strength and uncover deadly secrets about their world, while also hiding a lethal secret of his own. Which might either save their dying world... Or destroy it.

[WSA 2026 Entry] A Lovecraftian-esque LitRPG with an anti-hero protagonist! - Reverie Schneider had always been like a ghost, indifferent and invisible. When the trumpet of doomsday vibrates throughout the land, marking the apocalypse, Reve is indifferent as always. Until he accidentally ends someone's life and now he is forced to join a game of purgatory called the rounds. Yet, in the midst of all this, he realized this current world is far too familiar...and he is afraid that it had been him that weaved it. - For image references and (future) official art, drop by my server: https://discord.gg/MNx4TVZ4C5 ※ Mentions and depictions of gore, dark humor, mental illness, and other dark topics will be tackled in this novel, but no smut. Discretion is advised.

Follow the journey of the reincarnated Giovanni; on the run from the kingdom who pursue him for his head on a plate and on a mission to reconcile the 'Jacks'; a legendary group of knights rumoured to have betrayed the kingdom.

In a world where only those chosen by the Divinex—the will of God—can awaken their power, each must endure a rift within their own soul. Jeevan, a boy who has known nothing but suffering, was never chosen. But unwilling to accept his fate, he uses his grandfather’s forbidden invention to forcefully tear open his own soul—entering the Soul Rift without divine permission. In a realm where only the chosen survive, what happens to the one who should have never entered?

From Demon Slayer to Grand Ass

"I woke up inside a corpse that died in Chapter 7. Brain-dead by page 12—just disposable lore for the real hero. But the vessel opened its eyes, and I drew Death (XIII)." His [Cursed Mouth] speaks structural truths: "Your leg will bleed tomorrow." They called it a devil's curse when the mother screamed. He calls it pattern recognition. Now he wields the Rumoured Deck—22 Major Arcana, 22 ghost contracts. Each secret housed makes him harder to delete. He calculates death with a deck of ghosts. The only question is whether he collapses the panel borders first—or the plot swallows him whole.

[Mage System Activated] Kael's breath hitched. A Mage? System? More text appeared rapidly, each line striking deeper than the last. [Host: Kael Veyar] [Status: Active] [Primary Pathway: Mage] [System Authority: Nil] Our protagonist goes through the same old fashioned weakling getting an OP system. But there's something else. Kael isn't just your normal MC. He is on struggling to be your MC. Born as a failure and having an ambition to be great, he decides to use this system to gain power. In world of chaos and mystery, Kael slowly uncovers the hidden truth behind the world and as the only being who can level up,he is a potential threat to monsters. 50 power stones = +2 chapters 100 power stones = +3 chapters

Bereft of Divinity... Bereft of all, but one faith to cling to. Delve into a dark, fantasy world, abandoned by the Gods they had once worshipped. Unravel the mysteries of the world and its rich history. Join its people as they reclaim what they had lost. Join its wide cast, changing perspectives in their respective stories. Follow Ophelia, a hardworking commoner girl looking to succeed in the empire's most prestigious academy, seeking a way to cure her "Mana Deficiency" that caused her legs to work improperly. In a fateful encounter with the crown prince, she is beheaded and resurrected in an unknown place, in a new(?) immortal body. Lost, she tries to find her way back, but encounters a couple who recruits her into their knight order, "Ferrum Aquila". Follow Estelle, Ophelia's would have been lover, as she is separated from her friend during a lovely night in the academy's garden. See her perspective as she deals with the grief of losing her, as well as the events that transpire, leading her to gain newfound privilege, power, and hope of locating her missing friend. Join her in her search as she gets into a complicated relationship with the very man who had caused her the loss she experienced.

In the cramped, rain‑soaked alleys of Old Dhaka, Rafi scrapes by as a street vendor, chasing coins one rickshaw ride at a time. But when a midnight accident drags him into a hidden market that should not exist, he finds himself trapped in a world ruled by jinn—ancient beings who trade in magic, secrets, and souls. Now bonded to a power he doesn’t understand, Rafi must survive a brutal underworld where jinn gangs fight turf wars, human street gangs sell their blood for favors, and wishes come with deadly interest. From rooftop chases to alley‑bazaar duels, he claws his way from nobody to warlord, fighting not just for his life, but for the future of Old Dhaka itself. Jinn Bazaar: Old Dhaka Uprising is an action‑packed urban fantasy set in the heart of Dhaka, where every prayer has a price and every backstreet might hide a doorway to another world.

Betrayed by the woman he loved and his closest friend. Arthur Thorne was murdered for his useless spatial ability. But death was not the end of his story. He awakens exactly twenty-four hours before the apocalyptic Crimson Rain. This time, he is bound to the SSS-Rank Eternal Vault. With infinite storage space, he empties the entire city's resources. Food, weapons, materials. He takes it all. While the rest of the world starves and burns. Arthur builds an impenetrable War Fortress from the ashes. In his past life, he was treated like a miserable pack mule. In this life, he is the Sovereign of the Void. Those who betrayed him will eventually crawl to his gates. Begging on their knees for just a single drop of water. And he will simply watch them perish.

Monarch of the 11th Lord By Scarletlily Miya Nomel was just trying to survive her first year of college. With spring midterms looming and exhaustion clinging to her like a second skin, all she wanted was a quiet bus ride and a moment to breathe. But when she dozes off in the very last seat on her way back to her dorm, she wakes up somewhere very far from campus. A faraway kingdom. A different world. With a splitting headache that feels like it’s rewriting her entire soul. Before she can even ask where she is, Miya finds herself caught in a world of falling kingdoms, political chaos, and a throne with no worthy heir, except… her. Ignored, underestimated, and completely unprepared, Miya must navigate a world of scheming nobles, forgotten magic, and new relationships. With all the misfortunes on her way, will she survive...

The year is 761. The Tang Dynasty has fallen. Hazhui burns. In the wreckage of a collapsed empire, a boy with white hair and empty eyes stands in a field of corpses — none of them his doing, all of them his fault. He does not remember his name. He does not remember his mother's face. He remembers only how to kill, and the words of a poem that keeps something worse at bay. His name is Wu Nanming. He is ten years old. He is the Demonic Sect's newest prince, the Demon King's adopted son, and something the world does not yet have a word for. Proto-Heaven is a story about Humanity and the cost it takes to discard those Humanity for Power. *This story tackles heavy theme such as depicted Child Abuse, Suicide and implied Sexual Content. Viewer Discretion is Advised. -Published in Sribble Hub and Royal Road, Author Retains All Right.

Kael had no name, no house… and no place in this world. But the moment he stepped into King’s Landing, the dragons felt him. They screamed. They trembled. And one of them bowed. Now, as Greens and Blacks prepare for war, a stranger walks among them — hiding a truth that could shatter everything. Because Kael is not here to serve the realm. He is here to change it.

Hello! I'm a new writer so please bare with me. I enjoy reading Light Novels, so I thought it would be more fun writing and creating one myself. My english isn't the best, I'm still trying to get better. If you see any mistakes, please be sure to let me know. This story is about a man, getting a new lease on life. He’s reincarnated into a new body, in a new world, with new logic, and new societies. Join him in this adventure in new unknowns. With magic, dragons, and just about anything, join the journey as he learns, and defines himself, in this magical world. Watch him save himself, and learn how to help others with the same passion. His goal is to reach the top of the world, he just doesn’t know it yet. Welcome to AHH!!! HELP!!! And thank you for your support! This story starts out as a simple survival, even thought survival isn't so simple. Then it builds up slowly, into a more real world theme, with cities, dungeons, academy and guilds. Then it becomes a slice of life. It's not a fast pace story at all. I'm going to try to give the story depth, in descriptions. So you can really see the image I'm trying to conjure up. Anyways, thanks again!

In New York, where corporations have completely replaced the state and a person is worth exactly as much as their blood and organs, 27-year-old barista Ethan Hitcher lives as invisibly as possible. His only weakness is a girl named Marie, a street artist who paints pictures on the sidewalks. One night, a drunk corporate heir kills Marie right in front of Ethan. The murder is ruled an accident. Ethan is offered five thousand dollars and a non-disclosure agreement. Naturally, he refuses. The young man dreams of every single one of them disappearing, including Marie’s killer. And that’s when everything changes. A man breaks into his place and offers him a small job…

Born as the Crown Princess of the Yu Empire, Yu Shayue dedicated her youth to the strength and survival of her nation. She endured relentless discipline, mastered martial and strategic arts, and sacrificed every fragment of her innocence in service of her family. Yet, in return, she was met not with gratitude, but with betrayal, scorn, and abandonment by those she trusted most. Wronged by her own blood, Shayue casts aside her former loyalty and rises with unyielding determination, to reclaim what was always hers. Her path to power leads her to a perilous alliance: a political marriage to Lin Yechen, the ruthless Crown Prince of the Lin Empire, an empire long bound to hers by generations of hostility and war. Feared for his cold intellect and merciless rule, Lin Yechen is a man whose trust is as dangerous as his enmity. Their union is not one of affection, but of calculated intent,two formidable minds bound by ambition, secrets, and quiet vengeance. Within the treacherous court of the Lin Empire, where every smile conceals a scheme and every step may lead to ruin, Shayue must fight not only for survival, but for control over her fate. Yet, as time unfolds and truths begin to surface, the distance between hostility and understanding begins to blur. In the silence between battles and beneath layers of guarded hearts, something unexpected takes root. What begins as a union of necessity slowly transforms, where suspicion softens into trust, and rivalry gives way to a love neither of them ever sought… nor ever believed they deserved. Will Yu Shayue succeed in reclaiming her destiny without losing herself in the process? And when vengeance and love stand at odds, which path will she choose?

Mature Contact... 1996, the world was still analog, disconnected, and blissfully unaware of the digital storm on the horizon. For Marvin Meyers, soon to be eleven-year-old prodigy with the souls of an ancient, -hungry Incubus, and a modern man it is the ultimate hunting ground. ​Armed with the memories of a future where tech giants rule and entertainment is the new religion, Marvin doesn't just want to be a star—he wants to own the sky. From the "plagiarism" of legendary works to the strategic acquisition of the world's most undervalued IPs, Marvin begins a cold, calculated climb to the top. ​While his classmates at his elite L.A. school worry about grades, Marvin is busy recruiting a young Mark Zuckerberg, filing predatory tech patents, and building a multi-national empire that spans the US, Japan, South Korea, and China. In a world fueled by human desire, there is no greater predator than an Incubus who knows exactly what the future wants before it even exists. Marvin Meyers died a lazy brat, but he woke up as something much more dangerous. With the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis looming and the Dot-com bubble about to hiss, Marvin has a four-year window to become rich enough to get his hands on one of the big seven. Joy, anger, lust, sorrow, and happiness are all desires and emotions. As long as these emotions are directed at me, they can become nourishment for my spiritual practice. Okay, let's see what reliable ways there are in this world that can stir up a lot of people's emotions? Hmm, writer, that's good; umm, music, that's also good; wow, Hollywood movies, reaching the whole world, that's fantastic! Looks like I need to become a plagiarist... what's that word again? Right, a copyist. I'll start as a writer, and my ultimate goal is to become an international star. What? You mean acting skills? I'm a Incubus!