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Safe Haven was built to be the final refuge — a city sealed by barriers, powered by forbidden engines, and protected by hunters trained to face the end of the world. For years, it worked. Monsters were pushed back, ancient threats were sealed, and humanity learned to breathe again behind reinforced walls. Then the Moon began to change. Strange incidents spread through the city: students fighting each other, magic surging out of control, shadows moving where no light should exist. The safeguards still stand, yet something unseen is pressing against them from the outside — or worse, from within. As the leadership of Safe Haven struggles to maintain order, a drastic decision is made: all combat and magic training programs are forced forward, throwing unprepared students into accelerated, brutal rites meant to awaken their potential before it’s too late. Some grow stronger. Some break. And some awaken things that should never have answered the call. At the center of it all is Eren, a student whose power refuses to behave like anyone else’s. His strength doesn’t simply grow — it leaks. Something ancient clings to him, restrained by a blade that can no longer leave his hand, and fed by forces tied to the shadow cast upon the Moon itself. The more he trains, the clearer it becomes: his power is not a gift, but a containment failure. Safe Haven is not under attack yet. But the Dark Moon is watching. And when the barriers finally fail, it won’t be because the city was too weak — it will be because it grew strong in the wrong direction.

Nineteen years after his death, Eiden the First Divinity — the strongest of the Seven Great Sages — awakens in the fragile body of a newborn elf. Stripped of his power, separated from his legendary equipment, and hunted by the god‑like Ten Celestials, Eiden begins his long journey back to reclaim what was lost from him. But restoring his body is only the beginning. He must reunite with the Seven Great Sages, reconnect with his clan, family, and long‑lost friends, and seek the one artifact capable of reshaping reality itself — the Grimoire of Divinark, a power he never possessed but now desperately wants. And before he can even dream of peace, Eiden must confront and defeat the remaining four of the five greatest enemies of his past — the ones whose shadows still rule the world he’s returned to.

Lin Yuhan died on a Wednesday. He burned in a car while the two people he loved most stood outside and watched -and the last thing he saw before the darkness took him was the man he had given everything to, turning away without a word. He woke up four years earlier. Same car. Same road. Same man in the driver's seat, cologne expensive and familiar, hands easy on the wheel. The date on his phone read June 28, 2018 - the day the lies began, the day the slow and careful dismantling of his life was already in motion beneath the surface of everything he believed was real. This time, he knows. He knows about the forged signatures and the offshore accounts. The charity funds that vanished under his brother's careful hands. The boardroom votes manipulated in silence. The years of gaslighting so precise and so patient that he had learned to apologise for his own pain - to make himself smaller, quieter, easier, until there was almost nothing left of him to destroy. Almost. Shen Mochen is the wealthiest and most dangerous man in the country. Brilliant, obsessive, and utterly convinced that what he wants, he keeps. For years he used warmth as a weapon and love as a leash - and Yuhan, who trusted him completely, never saw the bars of the cage until they had already closed. Now Mochen knows nothing. And Yuhan knows everything. What follows is not a simple revenge. It is a reclamation - quiet, surgical, and devastatingly precise. Move by move, account by account, Yuhan dismantles the future they built on his ruin and builds something they cannot touch in its place. He uses their methods. Their patience. Their ruthlessness. He fights poison with poison. The problem is that Mochen, realising something has changed, has turned the full weight of his obsession in Yuhan's direction. And some poisons, no matter how well you understand them, still find their way in. 以毒攻毒 — Fight Poison With Poison Dark. Obsessive. Inevitable.

Ghost portals opened all across the world, and getting possessed seemed as common as catching a fever. As such, humanity was forced to live in safe zones that were steadily shrinking day by day. Yet to Lana, nothing was new. She was reborn on the day when the true daughter of the Almond family returned. She watched as Brenda, her murderer from the past life, was pampered by the Almond siblings. “Lana, you should know your place and leave.” Eldest Young Almond ordered with glacial disdain. “A wretch like you never belonged to the Almond Family. Pitiful mutt.” Second Young Master Almond chuckled, his venom-laced words resounding, “And if possible, stop comparing yourself to Brenda. She is a rare awakened Dream Warden, while you... sigh. Marry a beggar, and that would be the grandest achievement in your life.” “I always wondered why a dim-witted person like her ended up as our sister. Sigh... I am concerned that she might perish after being possessed by a roadside ghost.” The Third Young Master derided. For safety and peace, Lana left the Almond family and forged her own empire. Trash? She became a supreme Talisman Practitioner! Marry a beggar? The wealthy heirs in Brookvale lined up to wed her! Die in the hands of a roadside ghost? The specters in the ghost zones trembled upon hearing her name! Poor mutt? Heh! Her business empire earned her billions of dollars every single month! Even her past life’s moonlight was shamelessly flirting with her! Lana never thought that her past life's misery was orchestrated by a schemer, neither she thought that her luck was stolen away by the docile lovable daughter of the Almond family. In this life, she vowed to live a thriving life and protect her luck. She fought off ghosts haunting her world while fighting the mysterious forces. .......................................................................................... Extract “Mister, I feel a connection with you. Would you like to adopt me?” Lana fluttered her eyelashes while gazing at the handsome young man with lustrous black hair. Yet what intoxicated her the most was the radiant purple and gold aura around her past life’s moonlight! So delicious! She longed to devour him whole! “No.” His deep voice reverberated in Lana’s heart, making her freeze for a second. ‘Ah... sure enough... an untouchable flower like him... is out of my league!’ “However... I do need a silver cat.” His words were laced with ambiguity as he stared at her intently, “Especially the dauntless one that loves to sneak into my bed at night and claw my admirers.” Lana •silver cat•: “...” Ugh... no, it’s not me .....................................................................................

And I'm not afraid to use them! 戰錘：從種田開始重塑黃金時代

Ren Smith lives in a basement. Not because he has to—but because everyone in his late father's house decided that's where he belongs. His stepmother Eleanor treats him like unpaid labor. His stepsister Lily turns his name into a punchline. His boss Greta confiscates his phone and corrects his breathing. Every room Ren enters, he's the person things are done to. Until the night he finds a hidden crate beneath the floor of the coffee shop basement. Inside: a Victorian leather grimoire called The Codex of Thirst, filled with recipes for blood-infused brews that can bend human will. Compliance Cordials. Lethean memory-blurring teas. Vigor Tonics that make the brewer terrifying to oppose. And warnings—pages of warnings—about the price: each drop of blood buys power, but the bill comes due in stolen years. Ren doesn't care. He's done being invisible. What follows is not a redemption arc. It's a surgical, chillingly methodical dismantling of everyone who ever dismissed him. He tests his first brew on a stray dog. Then on Eleanor's evening wine. Then on Lily's study group. Each success sharpens his hunger. Each dose costs him pieces of his future—nosebleeds, pallor, a hollow ache behind his ribs—but the taste of control is sweeter than any antidote. By the time a police officer knocks on the door, Ren has already stopped asking whether he should. The only question left is how far he's willing to go to make the world stop hurting him first. (I am Also Posting It in RoyalRoad)

At 8 years old, Billy witnessed his parents' brutal deaths in a Mafia-related incident. Years later, at 17, a sudden demon attack nearly kills him. His adoptive mother Eva, who took him in after his parents' death, makes a desperate choice: she sacrifices both her soul and body to merge with his, saving his life but binding them forever. The truth emerges through their shared consciousness. Eva is Evangelist, one of the Seven Wives of the Morning Star, the Devil himself, embodying Wrath among the Seven Deadly Sins. Through this infernal bond, Billy inherits supernatural abilities and a fragment of the Devil's own soul. Now half human and half infernal, Billy is torn between two worlds. By day, he maintains a fragile normal school life. By night, he hunts the ones responsible for his parents' murder, a case long since abandoned by police. He fights demons plaguing the modern streets while concealing his growing powers. But the urge to unleash them grows stronger. As Billy navigates his dual existence, he gains allies but makes dangerous enemies, including the ORDER, a global organization dedicated to eradicating demonic forces. To them, Billy is an anomaly and a threat. His romantic entanglements complicate matters further as he falls for multiple women, destroying relationships and deepening his isolation. Caught between his human heart and the Devil's wrath burning within him, Billy must find balance before the infernal power consumes him entirely. _____ WSA 2026 ENTRY

Rhaego Targaryen died before he was ever born. That was how the story was supposed to go. instead, he awakens in the ashes from the flames with scales beneath his skin, wings at his back, and carrying memories that do not belong to this world. As Daenerys Targaryen builds her path through Essos, her son grows at an unnatural pace, learning power far beyond even her dragons. But the world is not kind to things it does not understand and Westeros even less so. Far to the North, war gathers. Old enemies rise. And the choices made by a boy who should not exist may change the fate of kingdoms… or burn them to ash. The game has changed. This time, the silver queen has an heir.

BOOK 2 [MATURE CONTENT WARNING: 18+ Only. Heavy Smuts, knotting, possessive themes, and dub-con.] “Ride me hard, Alpha... and if you beg loud enough, I might just let you cross the finish line.” In the elite world of Formula 1, the name De Villier is law. Alaric de Villier is a world-class known racer and three-time champion who ruled the grid like a king—until he suddenly disappeared for two years following a near-fatal crash that left the world in shock. Now he's back, and the seat he left behind isn't empty anymore. It is now occupied by Nico Park. To the world, Nico is a "Beta"—a low-born nobody who somehow climbed the ranks and became the top player on the track. He didn’t just take Alaric’s seat; he made the world forget Alaric ever existed. He’s sassy, reckless, and treats the De Villier legacy like a pathetic joke. From the moment they met, it was hate at first sight. To Alaric, Nico is an inferior pest that needs to be put in his place—but to Nico, Alaric is just someone he wants to bend over. Nico is an Enigma, hiding under the guise of a Beta because Enigmas are supposed to be extinct—ghost stories told to frighten Alphas into submission. They were supposed to be rivals on the track and nothing more, until a freak storm trapped them in a secluded mountain cabin. One night of rain changed everything. It was supposed to be a secret release. A way to burn off the hate with no strings, no feelings, and definitely no witnesses. But behind locked doors, the "King" discovers the devastating truth: He wasn't the hunter. He was the prey. Alaric returns to reclaim his throne, but he’s about to realize that when you play with an Enigma, the only thing you’ll be reclaiming is the feeling of his knot breaking you apart. What happens when the biological marks of an Enigma begin to rewrite his body... and a secret begins to grow that could destroy the De Villier name forever? This is a standalone book from the series: Heat and Hierarchies (Book 2) Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. The story is set in the world of Formula 1 racing, but all characters, teams, events, and situations are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real-life drivers, teams, or events is purely coincidental. This story contains adult content, sexual themes, omegaverse dynamics, and explicit smut. It is intended for readers 18 years and older. All depictions of rivalry, romance, and intimate encounters are fictional and should not be interpreted as reflecting real-life individuals or real racing events. #BL #Omegaverse #TrueAlpha #Enigma #RivalsToLovers #F1 #Mpreg #SecretIdentity #Smut #ForcedProximity #EnemiesWithBenefits #Erotica

Humans are the weakest race alive. Even in stories, they’re always the fragile ones. The ones who need saving. The ones who break first. I used to think that was just fiction. Now I know better. I’ve seen it. They trained for years. Built weapons. Advanced their technology faster than ever, all to prepare for a war they knew was coming. And when it finally arrived… They ran. In a single day, everything collapsed. Cities fell. Armies disappeared. Humanity didn’t fight back. So what was the point of Aether? All that power… for nothing. “…Damn it.” Maybe this is how it ends. Maybe humanity really will disappear. But not me. I won’t die. No matter what happens… I come back. Every time I die, I wake up at the last place I slept. Same body. Same world. Same time. At first, I thought it was a blessing. Now it just feels wrong. What happens when everyone else is gone? When it’s just me? Alone in a dead world… repeating the same day forever. Even if I try to end it myself— I wake up again. “…Damn it.” This isn’t living. It’s a loop. A prison. A curse. He exhaled slowly, eyes fixed on the ruined horizon. “Fine,” he muttered. “If this world is broken…” “Then I’ll rewrite it.”

"You haven't touched your food." Luciano's raw naked eyes addressed her unabashedly. "I will." His words rang as a vow. Valentina is in Italy to help her best friend contact her father, despite being warned by the woman who raised her to never step foot into that country. Barely twenty-four hours in the country, she manages to kiss a strange man, confront a rude woman, and get locked up after being kidnapped. Her kidnapper turns out to be the feared mafia lord, Luciano De Luca. The moment Valentina takes off her mask and he sees her face, he realizes his life just got really interesting. Luciano thinks Valentina is an emissary sent to murder the retired comondante Genelare. Valentina thinks he's ridiculous for thinking she wouldn't find a more clever way to kill a man if she really wanted to. He's proud, arrogant and dangerous. The only things sharper than her mouth are her heels and will. Their worlds collide in the most explosive of ways when passion and desire stirs up. And just as they start to act on it, truths and secrets begin to unravel. She's the daughter of his father's nemesis. He's the son of her father's killer. The man she has vowed to take vengeance on. However, there's just a little problem: she's supposed to be his karma, but one stolen kiss at a time, he starts to become her nirvana.

Arush a failed student. burden on world and family thinking his destiny is to fail in life. as his life changes by lending or by making a choice that will shake his world for ever. makar is mythological being unpredictable while arush resmbele him and sun as his destiny will take him into nothingness

As she pressed her knife to my throat, she looked me dead in the eyes and said, "I'm going to rape you. Right now." I blinked, then burst out laughing. "What? Seriously?" (Cue dramatic Isekai noises) Suddenly, I wake up in a world where everything is reversed. Women chase men, and men get pursued like they’re the hottest thing on the market. Most guys probably already have their own harem while me? Nah. I'll pass on that. I'm a proud masochist who just wants to be held down, tied up, and loved in the way only a psychotic stalker could. With this new gender-reversed universe, Jason sees his chance to reach for the stars—or at least for someone to chase him around with a chainsaw. Because if the world’s upside down, why not aim for the bizarre?

It's been two hundred years after the first war between the demons and the celestials. While the fragile treaty stood as a form of peace, both sides knew that it was only a matter of time before they clashed again. Amidst the chaos was Dean, a young demon who was unfortunate to be born with an incomplete demonic core. This made his life worthless, meaningless, and overall, useless. He was constantly pushed around and outcast, even by his own family... That was until he came across a pool of celestial energy that mysteriously made its way into the demonic realm. The energy got absorbed into his body, a phenomenon that was said to be impossible. This ordeal changed the course of Dean's life drastically, because he was no longer a complete demon due to the presence of the celestial energy... He became the first demonic celestial. And alas, when the final war between both races commenced, Dean was faced with the impossible choice of either protecting the demons, or eradicating the other side of his nature. Will Dean protect the same people that had always looked down on him? Or will he join forces with the opposing race, letting them suffer at the hands of the brutal celestials? PS: This story won't be your regular weaktostrong novel. it won't be the usual "everything always works in favor of the mc" type of novel. This book will be filled with intense, choking events that will make you question whether the mc will survive... But hey! he's the mc right? so you think everything will work out just right for him? THINK AGAIN.

Kailen Darkhaven had a simple, happy life growing up. But when a sudden misfortune claimed the lives of his parents two years ago, his entire world collapsed. His heart broke, his grades plummeted, and worst of all, on his sixteenth birthday—his final chance at hope—he failed to become an Awakener. By his seventeenth birthday, hungry, exhausted, and alone, Kailen collapsed in an alleyway, regretting how pitiful his life had been. As he drifted toward what he believed was death’s embrace… something impossible happened. Instead of dying, he awakened bound to a mysterious artifact—an object of overwhelming, incomprehensible power that defied every known law of the universe. For the first time since losing everything, a spark lit within him. With this second opportunity, Kailen vows to never be weak again. In a world where strength determines identity, status, and survival, he will rise above every boundary placed upon him. He will shatter every perception of strength. He will seize control of his fate. He will climb until he stands at the absolute Pinnacle of the universe! --- Tags: #Psychological #Interstellar( with advanced technology) #Unrivaled #ExtremelyFastPaced #UndeadArmy #NoHarem #RuthlessMC #Urban #Apocalypse #Mythical creatures( elves, vampires, witches, dwarves etc) #IntelligentMC(High IQ, deductive , strategic, high functioning psychopath) Disclaimer: This is purely a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real names, places, or events is coincidental. This is an extremely fast-paced novel, and the protagonist becomes absurdly overpowered. He is not the usual “hero complex” type. The villain and antihero tags are not for show. If you are looking for a “goody-two-shoes” protagonist, this novel is not for you. Kailen is a morally grey character. He makes decisions that those interested in hero complex protagonists may not find pleasant. Note for Readers (Please do not skip): Early on, Kailen awakens with a shadow affinity. Yes—it may remind you of popular works you've read… but this is only the beginning. As the story progresses, he will unlock and master multiple affinities. The shadow affinity is a nod to some of my favorite novels, but the journey, characters, and world are entirely my own. Join the Community: Care to interact with me and other readers? Help with things such as character art, fandom wiki, OSTs, and more? Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/d5yf4sgb3y Credit to Nortex for the amazing revamp on the discord server

Celeste had never felt loved. Living under the Dyers' roof, she had always been reminded of how unwanted she was. A charity case. A guest who had overstayed her welcome. There was nothing new about it-even she knew that. She had learned to make herself small. So when Marianne suddenly began treating her with warmth and affection, Celeste knew something had changed. She was no longer invincible. She didn't have to shrink herself. Didn't have to walk on eggshells. Her long-time wish finally came true, to be loved again by the people she called family. But it all came with a price. A price Celeste found absurd. There had always been a reason behind her aunt's kindness, and this time was no different. All Celeste had to do was marry a billionaire who had asked for her hand. It was fishy. Everything about it felt laughable. Celeste knew she wasn't worth marrying a billionaire. If anyone was, it was Lydia, Marianne's daughter. She was the obvious choice. But the mysterious billionaire had asked for Celeste specifically. And she wasn't given a choice. The moment she wrote her name on the marriage certificate, her life took a sudden turn. She woke up to the truth that she had been sold off to the Blackwells, the richest family in the world. But that wasn't the dreadful part. Celeste hadn't been sold to just anyone, she had been sold to Aiden Blackwell. And Aiden Blackwell was a madman. The mad heir of Richard Blackwell. ——————— In panic, she blurted. "N-no... please... sir. T-this is w-wrong..." Aiden's fingers slowed, but didn't stop. His brows furrowed as he watched her. Her lips were parted but no more words came. She still looked scared, but now, a little panicked. "Is it wrong to touch my wife?" He asked, his fingers moving traitorously slow. Color rushed to Celeste's cheeks at his words, a mix of fear, panic and embarrassment. Though he wasn't running wild now, she could see why he was called the mad heir.  Who touched a stranger like that just because she was called his wife? Aiden suddenly stopped, and Celeste tensed. Her eyes lifted to his face, the little spill of light coming from somewhere in the room catching the shift in his expression. His brows drew together at first, then slowly a smirk crept up his lips. His gaze moved from her robe back to her face, his smirk growing darker. "Are you naked, wife?" He asked the known, the look in his eyes setting off alarms in her head. His smirk deepened. "And you're not here to seduce me?" Celeste's eyes widened at the accusation. "You're in my bed, wearing nothing under your robe... isn't that seduction, little lamb?" His voice was low. "No-no... I—I..." Without warning, he leaned in, close enough for her to feel his hot breath on her skin. "Shh... let me touch what's mine, wife."

Chen Fang died with regret. A powerless disciple, crushed alongside his sect, he heard the final words of his enemies— “Murim is only the surface… the real war begins when they descend.” Then came death. But instead of oblivion, he awakened in a foreign land… in the body of a child, in a place unlike anything he had ever known. An ancient ashram. A new power system. And a man in yellow who saw through his very soul. As Chen Fang walks a path between two worlds—Murim and mysticism—he begins to uncover a truth far beyond cultivation. Gods who cannot interfere. Saints who act in their place. A hidden game between Origin and False Origin. And at the center of it all— A being who simply watches… and smiles.

Every soul is like a star. They burn in life, fall in death, yet— Their light remains in memory. *** Lukas lived a quiet life until a sudden accident ended it. When he opens his eyes again, he finds himself in Terros, a world of magic and swords. Reborn into a powerful noble family, it should have been the beginning of a fortunate new life for him. But misfortune strikes again, and he loses everything. With nothing left but his life, Lukas is thrown into a cruel world where only strength matters. He receives no blessing. No system. No cheat ability. He is on his own. And the only thing he knows how to do is to— Adapt. So he does. He learns how to use mana and how to wield a sword. Even which parts of himself he can keep... and which he must discard. But something about his new life feels... wrong. Why does learning mana feel so natural to him? Why does a sword feel so familiar in his hands? Why was he reborn? And why— Why does it feel like she might be alive somewhere in this world? Follow Lukas on his journey as he claws his way through a brutal world of beasts, dungeons, and war. And perhaps... He will find the answers to his questions. Maybe even the girl he lost.

A story of Dominance, Family & Abuse. When a wave of deepfaked broadcasts, mass kidnappings, and political paranoia throws the world into chaos, trust becomes the rarest currency on Earth. As President Ross and his inner circle struggle to hold the country together, a hidden war unfolds beneath the surface, one where faces can be stolen, loyalties can be rewritten, and the people meant to protect humanity may be the biggest threat of all. Gravik, a Skrull driven by a twisted psychology, has already taken his first step toward conquering Earth. At the center of the storm is Mira, a brilliant but haunted Skrull scientist torn between guilt and survival. Forced to confront the damage she helped create, she joins an uneasy alliance of heroes, her father and her sister to stop Gravik’s rise before his campaign of fear becomes irreversible.

Lucy has always lived quietly—no luxury, no drama, just a simple life built around her family. In a world where people chase power and money, she asks for nothing more than peace. But peace doesn’t last forever. A single moment—one she never planned, never understood—pulls Lucy into a world far beyond her reach. A world where power is silent, danger wears a calm face, and the truth is never what it seems. Now, she finds herself standing at the edge of something she cannot escape. Watched. Controlled. Trapped in a game she never agreed to play. And at the center of it all… is a man who doesn’t ask. He decides. Lucy must learn quickly—how to survive, how to stay silent, and how to protect the only thing that has ever mattered to her: her family. Because in this world… once you’re in, there’s no way out.