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Looney Meek was born in Boston, Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials. After her mom is manipulated and r**** by a man in her town, she and her mother face persecution at the hands of those who were supposed to believe her and her mother. They were tried as witches and burnt at the stake; they punished as liars, mentally ill, and ruining the life of a man due to a time where patriarchy and misogyny led to heinous acts. However, Looney Meek forever lives on, becoming the ruler of The Sheep Keep, where she minds spirits that once lived and never questioned society and just blindly followed what they were told. Because of the sheep in her town, she was burnt alive at seventeen, and her story is still told throughout the centuries. Looney essentially becomes a fairy tale and even makes herself known to people when they sin because of patriarchal, political, social, and religious conforms, because she and her mother were victims of these reforms. She welcomes you, dear reader, to her story, her reborn body, and how she and her birds either drag sheep to her keep, or protect people that are at risk of becoming what she minds. Thank you for listening to her story, and welcome to the keep! (Verb tense changes due to her telling her story in the past and present). Finished: February 16th, 2026. #feminist #gothic #confessional

Ethan Crowe walked out of prison after seven years with nothing to his name and nowhere to belong. The world he returned to was unrecognisable. Gates had torn open across the globe, monsters roamed beyond human control, and society now revolved around the Titled - people chosen by mysterious voices and granted supernatural powers that made them heroes, weapons, and rulers all at once. Ethan wasn’t one of them. Not at first. Lost, angry, and with no future worth chasing, Ethan was barely surviving when a voice finally spoke to him. "Your Title is… Lord Of Beasts." But something about his awakening was wrong. Instead of gaining power in the real world like every other Titled, Ethan awakened a System tied to the Tower Of Beasts - a brutal, game-like world he can only enter while asleep. Inside the Tower, Ethan must fight for survival against monstrous creatures, earning power through a system of skills, evolution, and beasts. As for the beasts he acquires there? They persist beyond his dreams... Registered as an E Rank Titled with only D Rank potential, Ethan should have been insignificant. Yet the Lord of Beasts cannot be measured by ordinary standards. As Ethan grows stronger at an impossible rate, his existence begins to ripple outward - drawing the attention of elite Titled, criminal syndicates, and forces lurking behind the Gates themselves. His past refuses to stay buried, his beasts grow more dangerous, and the truth behind his Title hints at something far more terrifying than anyone realises. In a world ruled by power, Ethan Crowe starts at the bottom. But as the Lord of Beasts, it’s only a matter of time before he climbs to the top! Note: The novel is a gritty version of the typical hunter/awakener novels with a beast twist, which I hope you will enjoy Discord Server: https://discord.gg/c34nURr72W P.S. This is my WSA 2026 Entry - all support with powerstones and reviews is appreciated :) Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to real events, locations, or people are purely coincidental and not intended to portray anything.

Letters I Can't Send: A Poetic Journey of Love, Loss, and Self-Discovery This poignant collection of poems bravely explores the complexities of love, heartbreak, and mental health. With raw emotion and vulnerability, each 'letter' delves into the silences that haunt us and the emotions we dare not speak aloud. A powerful reminder that even in darkness, there is beauty to be found.

Jin Yeong lived an ordinary life. He worked an ordinary job, went home to an ordinary apartment, and was the kind of man nobody ever remembered. That all changed the day the sky cracked open over Seoul. A voice echoed across the world, mocking humanity's weakness. Monsters flooded the streets, cities fell in a single night, and every survivor was given a skill to fight back. Some awakened the power to control fire, lightning, or the earth itself. Jin awakened Limitless Weapon Mastery, a skill that let him use any weapon at its full potential and nothing more. Without magic or special powers, he seemed to have drawn the weakest hand of all. But in a world where survival meant fighting with whatever was within reach, Jin soon discovered that his skill held far more than anyone expected. With nothing but his skill and the will to protect the people beside him, Jin began his journey through a broken world, where anything he holds can kill.

Haunted by an unforgivable sin, Cosmo, raised from birth by V.E.I.L., Humanity's most formidable order, embarks on a secret journey to find an answer beyond reason or time. What he uncovered instead was a revelation that heralded the end of all life, and of the world as he understood it, When he returned with a newfound desire to reach the top, he was saddled with a peculiar bunch, down on their luck and abandoned by the world. Driven by a sense of kinship, he decided to undertake the responsibility of bringing them to the top of the world along with himself… by any means necessary.

Prehistoric – Death Virus Author: sampatin Country of Origin: Vietnam Status: Writing and translating Genre: Urban romance, apocalypse, zombies, superpowers, martial arts, science fiction, fantasy, action, psychological, drama. Age Restriction: 18+ (Mature Content) Content Alert: This story contains explicit content, incest, dark and intense scenes, sensitive issues, violence, and strong language. It is strictly prohibited for readers under 18. Please consider carefully before reading. Disclaimer: English is not my native language; translation errors may exist. This is a work of fiction set on a fantasy Earth. All countries, events, details, and characters are unrelated to any real individuals, nations, organizations, or groups. Any resemblance is coincidental. This is the first novel in the Prehistoric Kingdom series. Introduction: Here, darkness reigns over light. Here, tears eclipse joy. Here, hatred walks hand in hand with conspiracy. Here, desire erodes conscience; the dead kill the living, and humans slaughter and even cannibalize each other. Yet, amidst the chaos, human affection, family bonds, and love endure. Hoang Kim is trapped in cycles of gratitude and grudges, of intertwined love and hate. As a famous star, he faces a world where many wear human faces but harbor beastly hearts—selfish, envious, deceitful, exploiting his fame. When he and his family fall, they are trampled without mercy. His personal apocalypse begins even before the world collapses, before zombies appear. But he is not alone. Comrades and loyal friends stand with him. Talented and beautiful women fight by his side, enduring a merciless world where humans are often more bloodthirsty than the undead. What must Hoang Kim and his loved ones do to survive? The secrets await in Prehistoric – Death Virus. Welcome to the apocalypse of human nature.

An average guy dies a hilariously stupid death. God laughs. As a reward, he’s reborn in the Harry Potter universe as a long-lost Peverell. Magic? Check. Memories? Check. Overpowered? Oh, absolutely. What could possibly go wrong? Also published on Royal Road by the same author(GrimMM). Also published on wattpad by the same author(@GrimM_Author).

This red dragon came from the vast wilderness, coveting all the powers of the world. He has held countless titles: Mountain Fury, Purgatorial Calamity, Red Emperor, Ember Dragon… The world trembles under the shadow of the great dragon. He ignited the surge of the magical industrial revolution. In the empire he established, wyverns roar, cannon fire resounds, steel behemoths appear in the sky and on the earth, and disasters from other worlds run rampant. “Submit, or die.” Cassius spread his sky-shading wings, looking down upon the trembling humans, elves, and dwarves beneath him, and spoke thus. ……… A story of a red dragon with a built-in player template conquering, ruling, and transforming another world. (Pseudo D&D, Fourth Catastrophe, Red Dragon) Patreon link for those interested: https://www.patreon.com/FALCON_N

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She was reborn into the highest bloodline in the world, a Celestial Dragon of the Holy Land. Yet she could not see. To the nobles of Mary Geoise, she was a flaw. To the World Government, she was expendable. But within her lived two souls. One calm as still water. One merciless as a storm. Denied sight, she sharpened her hearing. Denied freedom, she sharpened her will. Denied respect, she sharpened her blade. From the shadows of the Holy Land to the battlefield of Emperors, her sword will redraw the balance of power. The era of pirates will tremble. Because a blind Sword Empress has awakened.

With a stroke of misfortune, Lucas lost his life at the hands of a madman. Yet fate granted him another chance. Reincarnation into a new world. only for him to lose his family while still young. In a realm brimming with magic and secrets, Lucas, now named Amon, leads a poor and ordinary life, no different from any commoner. Upon awakening his class, Amon got a mysterious Death-related Class. However, its true powers remain dormant, its potential unknown even to him. Whether it is a blessing or a curse is yet to be seen. One fateful night changes everything, opening the path to Arcadia Academy. Will his destiny finally change after joining academy? Can he rise to power? Or will his cursed luck drag him into even greater danger? Will he be swallowed by death once again? Follow Amon’s journey as he unravels the secrets of the world, driven by curiosity, while struggling to survive between life and death. Thus, a new journey begins… --- Read my review for more information about novel. And you can ask me questions there. --- You can Support me on: https://ko-fi.com/lolman2020 Discord Link: https://discord.gg/dtFkwXFrNm

This should have been another ordinary isekai.... Until Dante adopts a psychopathic women and equally insane subordinates and begins a reign of what our protagonist calls "kindness in evil". Shamelessness becomes a staple for our "hero".... depending on who you ask of course. After living a miserable life, he dies and is reincarnated into a fantasy world with abilities so powerful they border on the impossible. Unfortunately for him just as he can have them, so can others. So, when strength meets strength only shameless and scheming can prevail! Most people would use such power to become heroes...but Dante asks, "What does that kingdoms survival have to do with me?" Deciding to build his new life. He chases comfort. Freedom. Loyal followers. Absolute strength. Naturally, what would power mean for him without a beautiful woman to...solve his other unconventional problems. In a world filled with ancient races, mythical monsters, powerful empires, and beings capable of destroying nations, Dante begins gathering subordinates and turning them into forces of nature. After all, what good is absolute power if you can't spend it sleeping peacefully between a beautiful woman's thighs? The world worships geniuses. Dante creates them. As his influence spreads across continents, enemies rise, wars begin, and countless schemes unfold in the shadows. Unfortunately for the world...Dante enjoys playing the game... just not by the rules, or its so-called noble ways. What follows is the journey of a shameless, manipulative, sarcastic, arrogant, and genuinely villainous protagonist evil who becomes the figure in history called. The Vile Creature

I. Earth Personality This is the first book in the collection, which contains allegories, symbolism, metaphors, imagery, and similes regarding how life is connected, and how the narrator's story tells the haunting yet beautiful tale of her life and how she fights. The narrator, Daisy, transforms and shares her story with her spiritual journey, and how she no longer recognizes the physical world. The collection "Earth Personality" explains how flawed humanity is and how because people face consequences unknown to the naked eye. The narrator's eyes are everywhere, even if she cannot physically see what is happening as she is facing a spiritual awakening and tuning into the spiritual world. The novel details the unusual phenomena that takes place when someone must be taught a lesson, and when their vices do not always work in their favor. The narrator's eyes are always watching and may even hunt you. What will you do? Written: 2020 *** II. Dreamland of Emotions The main character, Daisy, indulges in her shadow work and she sees that her negative thoughts and perception of self are nothing but her ego trying to protect her from hurt. Daisy slowly and surely stops feeling shame and ashamed over her mother’s victimhood and breaks the trauma bond between her and her mother. Daisy becomes a different person, and understands that her ideas manifest her life. Daisy becomes closer with her higher self while healing her shadow self, who all shine through as she makes decisions and transforms. This collection follows Daisy as she sheds layers of her ego, experiences heightened paranormal encounters, and feels a deeper pull toward her soul and purpose. Dive into Daisy’s mind as her feelings about herself, the world, her mother, and the loss of her friend haunt her. Through pain and reflection, she learns to transmute her emotions and heal. However, is it all truly coming from the source? Written: 2023 *** III: Human Disguise After abruptly moving away, Daisy’s mother is finally cut off for good, leaving Daisy to grieve the mother she never had. Supported by friends and family, Daisy begins the slow work of remembering herself. Through visions of Jezebel and the dark possession that haunted her mother, Daisy witnesses the control, chaos, and lies that shaped her childhood. Daisy can finally face her wounds and close the saddest chapter of her life, where narcissism, BPD, and spiritual upheaval had taken over her life. At the masquerade ball she hosts, the masks worn by others reveal hidden truths, and there, she comes closer to God and sees what masks the paranormal hold. As Daisy sheds her own protective mask, she steps into who she once was before her narcissistic mother isolated her. Who is Daisy? Written: 2025-2026 *** IV: Dream House Welcome to the Dream House! Dream House is a coming-of-age poetry collection told through the eyes of Daisy as a little girl. She believes she lives inside a world of pink glitter, princess dresses, Barbie dolls, and fairy tales. Beneath the sparkle, however, something sinister quietly grows: this is where the darkness had started in Daisy's family. This is where her mother went from pink to black. As childhood innocence begins to unravel, Daisy encounters haunted dreams that symbolize the inherited pain, emotional neglect, and the unseen darkness that can take root within a family. The collection explores how a child's imagination transforms experiences she is too young to understand into scary dreams with haunted and cursed imagery. Dream House is a story of childhood, innocence, and the moment a beautiful fairytale begins to crack, and how children must lose their glitter and find the darkness in order to reestablish the glue. Can Daisy escape a beautiful home that was never truly hers? Written: 2026 #gothic literature #dark fantasy #urban fantasy #confessional #romanticism #psychological Thank you for reading this personal collection!

[Congratulations, The Universal Adaptation System has successfully synchronized] Hide was left flabbergasted when, out of nowhere he saw the system notification. It was his third and final Awakening process, there would be no more chance if he failed to awaken. But to his surprise, nor did he only Awaken a Unique Class with S rank potential, but also a System that let's him adapt to anything. Now paired with a Unique Class and the Universal Adaptation System, follow Hide as he goes on to complete his promise to Exterminate all Calamity Beasts from existence. #Overpowered #Revenge #Antihero #Adapt #SSSAwakening #Gates #Dungeons

After being betrayed by her family, Bai Meiyue found herself struggling in the flourishing age where zombies and mutant animals ruled. And that too with a big belly! Though people called her crazy for being stubborn, Bai Meiyue didn’t regret keeping the fruit of her one-night stand. What she regretted was not protecting her child and trusting those whom she should have killed at the very chance that was handed to her. In the eleventh year, Bai Meiyue lost her child and died while taking revenge on those who took her son away. However, just when Bai Meiyue thought it was the end, she returned two months before the beginning of the doomsday. Carrying the grudge of two lifetimes, she swore to make life living hell for those who harmed her and her son. With the heavens blessing her with a barter system, Bai Meiyue was intent on giving her child everything that he deserved. But why was the child’s father chasing after her? Hello? We only shared a bed for a night. So why was he clinging to her? Her child’s father: From the best medicine to education, you have given our child everything, Meiyue. But what about a father?

Ever wondered what would happen if a person found themselves in the warhammer 40k of cultivation novels? Luckily, our protagonist is, supposedly, quite the lucky fellow. Maybe that'll help him out. Or maybe he'll end up thrown into a pot to be turned into rank one dogshit luck. There's a lot of possibilities, luckily most don't involve pots. Or: Some dude's brother writes up a CYOA for him. Said Dude wakes up as Fang Yuan the next day. ---- If you haven't read Reverend Insanity you don't need to worry, I'll try to have things explained as the novel goes on. Also, don't worry about the cover. It's an inside joke :}.

- Disclaimer: Chapters are long and detailed. Slower pacing and character driven narrative. The Last Step is an epic fantasy spanning years of chapters, where history, ideology, science, and humanity collide in a world ruled by magic. Once, humanity stood at the bottom of existence. Magicless. Powerless. A race hunted to the brink of extinction. To the world, humans were little more than intelligent animals, fit to be enslaved, toyed with, or discarded. Their survival was never expected. Yet somewhere in forgotten history... someone changed that fate. Now, 7,000 years later, humanity stands beside the very races that once ruled over them, wielding magic that should have never been theirs. Few remember how that miracle came to be. Kaiser Everhart is one of them. Not as a chosen hero. Not with divine blessings. Not with overwhelming strength. Only with a mind that refuses to end his story. Born into a life that could only be described as hell, Kaiser Everhart grew up believing humanity was selfish, cruel, and undeserving of faith. All he ever wanted was a quiet life. A place where he could finally understand what happiness felt like. Instead, the world refused to leave him alone. Drawn into a continent where primordial beasts roam forgotten lands, where dragonics shape empires, elves preserve ancient civilizations, demons struggle against a curse of their own existence, beastkin, dwarves, and fairies each reign over fields humanity could never hope to rival, Kaiser finds himself standing among races that have mastered magic, divinity, and power over thousands of years. Yet the deeper his journey goes, the more one question begins to consume everything: Can humanity be saved... if humanity itself is its greatest enemy? This is not a story about becoming the strongest. It is a story about changing the world one impossible step at a time. Long before Kaiser Everhart was born, another man walked a remarkably similar path. One who devoted everything to humanity... Only to lose faith in it. As the past slowly awakens, two ideals begin moving toward an inevitable collision: The man who abandoned hope in humanity. And the man still searching for a reason to believe. Somewhere between them stands Kaiser Everhart, unaware that every step he takes is leading him toward the one person who understands him better than anyone else ever could. A slow-burning saga of politics, philosophy, science, war, romance, psychological manipulation, civilization-building, and the fragile hope that even the weakest race can create its own future. The road is long. The answers are earned. And every step matters. Discord: https://discord.gg/3tRarQqWJj

After reincarnating, Solanky obtained a defying treasure, which later melded with his body and helped him defy all logic in his source world. Solanky successfully rose through the ranks and broke through the restraints of his source world and obtained his sealed spiritual power, which boosted his current power to a whole new level with the help of a separate body that is disconnected from him. But the worlds outside his source world brought new challenges to him, but with determination he became one of the greatest beings of the outside world, who came to be feared and revered for defying the rules and laws everywhere he went, even challenging the narrative as he travelled beyond existence itself.

A reincarnated soul awakens as the son of the most feared wizard of recent times. Raised amid shadows and secrets, he grows up between two forces that constantly shape him: his father's dark legacy and the unwavering light of what he wishes to protect in his new life. He forges dangerously deep bonds and faces enemies that resurface from the depths of the past. On a chessboard where wizards, ancient creatures, and old monsters silently move their pieces, he must decide what kind of wizard he will be. Will he follow in the footsteps of the monster that gave him life? Or will he rewrite the destiny of his lineage, even if it means challenging the magical world itself? If you want to read up to 15 more chapters, visit my Patreon. patreon.com/Daoistrg

Can a blind person survive in a world that despises, ignores, and humiliates them? "I'm blind." "There's no doubt..." After finishing the story and creating the character Adel, I suddenly "opened" my eyes and realized that I was now in his body. He was the final villain of the game I was working on. However, there is something strange about Adel and the game’s protagonist, a Regressor.