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The Desert Kingdom would trade dreams slipping away like grains of sand for illusions that shimmered like mirages; and the Abyssal Realm wandered among shadows, yet drowned in the heart of the light. And he - the ruler of the Frozen Throne - would spread his dominion into mortal hearts and sow suffering there. As for me, I was a Tear Collector born from the echo of fate. I gathered weeping souls, touched their memories, and gently embraced their cold, hardened hearts. This is how the Realm of Tears was protected; it was sacred, unyielding, and merciless toward the lost.

Born in war and raised in chains, a boy loses everything he once had. With no family, no future, and no one to rely on, he survives as a slave in a world ruled by the powerful—nobles who, in his eyes, are the reason for all his suffering. Fueled by hatred and the desire for revenge, he makes a decision. When a kind-hearted noble girl from a Marquis family passes by the slave market, he deliberately draws her attention. Weak, pitiful, and alone, he becomes exactly what he needs to be—someone she cannot ignore. She chooses him. To her, it is an act of compassion. To him, it is the beginning of a carefully planned path toward revenge. He plays his role perfectly, acting as a loyal companion while secretly using her trust to step closer to the world he intends to destroy. Every move he makes is calculated… every word, every emotion, a part of his plan. But as time passes, the line between pretense and reality begins to blur.

In the ruins of a performance arts college, Julie Winrãe, a haughty, talented theater major with a fragile exterior and a core of dense, unbreakable bone, finds himself at the center of this new gallery. To survive, the boy who spent his life acting like he was better than everyone else must now prove it to the universe itself. The Artist’s Canvas The Last Joke On April 1, 2026, a seismic wave of impossible magnitude, later dubbed "The First Stroke" shattered the foundations of the Earth, instantly dismantling 67% of modern civilization. But this was no tectonic shift; it was the arrival of a cosmic hierarchy that treats reality as a medium for a terrifying new masterpiece. The Two Plagues: Earth and Sky As the dust of the cities settled, the world was besieged from two directions: * The Yearners / The Visceral : Emerging from massive, jagged sinkholes that split the crust, these are entities of pure Body Horror. Fleshy, distorted, and driven by a primal, agonizing "yearning," they represent the corruption of the physical form. They are the rot in the basement of the world, these creatures have many abilities routed in demonic/spiritual myths however they are more grotesque than what is said. * The Niphilims / The Surreal : If the Yearners are the rot, the Niphilims are the terrifying "Art." Falling from the fractured sky, these entities defy the laws of physics. Their appearances range from grotesque, 2D-looking cartoon freaks that move with jarring, stuttering frames, to shimmering, biblically accurate god-beings that radiate a lethal, blinding beauty. They are invincible to conventional human weaponry; to a Niphilim, a bullet is just a smudge on a painting. The Catalyst: The Artist Amidst the carnage, a singular Niphilim known as "The Artist" chose a different path. Captivated by the complexity of human culture and the raw potential of the human soul, The Artist committed an act of cosmic sacrifice. They shredded their physical form into millions of omnipresent dust particles, saturating the very air humanity breathes. The Artist now acts as a silent judge. They do not save humanity; they merely offer the tools for humanity to save itself, but only to those who possess a "Spark" worthy of their attention. The Power System: The True Image For the worthy, the awakening begins in a dream. • The Portrait: The chosen are guided to a dreamscape where they witness their "True Image" a vivid, prophetic portrait or piece of art representing their past, present, and future potential. • The Awakening: Once the Image is accepted, the individual gains abilities derived directly from the essence of their soul. These "Images" allow humans to finally stand on equal footing with the Niphilims, turning their own internal identities into weapons and shields against the end of the world... however even with that it might still not be enough.

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Hermi did not volunteer for this marriage. She is a royal bastard, hunted down by a father she has never met, then handed off to a foreign king whose name is whispered like a curse. A perfectly efficient solution for everyone involved. Except Hermi. That foreign king rules a wasteland so barren and forsaken that the six surrounding kingdoms use it as a dumping ground for criminals and exiles. He is rumored to be a tyrant. Every princess sent before her is said to have died within months. Hermi's expectations are, understandably, low. She arrives with exactly one goal: survive long enough to burn her home kingdom to the ground. A modest ambition, all things considered. Survival, however, turns out to be complicated. The land is hostile. Her husband runs cold and scorching in equal measure. The crown on her head feels less like power, and more like a very formal death sentence. Then, somewhere between a wasteland and a husband who wouldn't stop watching her, Hermi awakens something the continent hasn't seen in thousands of years. A magic so ancient and absolute it rewrites the rules of the world. The kind that makes kingdoms nervous. The kind that makes alliances form overnight. Hermi arrived in the wasteland to start a war. She didn't expect to become the reason the entire world has no choice but to declare one against her. — Tags: Dark Romantasy, Morally Grey, Political Intrigue, Kingdom Building, Power Couple, Slow Burn, War, Dragons, Monster Hunt, Magic System, Level Up, Power Growth — Warning: Explicit Gore and Sexual Content

In the depths of the earth, where sunlight reaches only as a broken ghost, ash was forming long before the flames ever ignited. The world was not chaos as the weak believed. It was a precise, cold system—ordered like a merciless machine. Baronies clashed on the surface, nobles flaunted their crowns, and the common people died every day without realizing that their cracked hands were the very ones turning the wheels of this system. But the truth lay deeper. Deeper than the mines, and colder than the iron extracted from them. There were those who saw what others could not. There were those who orchestrated conflicts so they would never truly end. There was a contract—never written on paper, never spoken except in whispers. The Contract of Ash. In that darkness, Kaizen was born a slave. He had no name recorded in any ledger, no worth measured beyond the amount of iron he could extract before collapsing. He was nothing but dust. Dust that breathed, sweated, and remained silent. He watched men die around him—of hunger, of cave-ins, or by a comrade’s blade in the dark—and slowly, painfully realized that death was not the worst punishment. The worst punishment was to remain alive and discover that everything around you is controlled. That every strike of the pickaxe, every small betrayal, every day that passes without hope, is merely a step in a path drawn by others before you were even born. Kaizen did not yet know that survival is not the end of the road, but the beginning of the burning. For ash does not rise until everything has burned. And a human does not rise until they lose what makes them human.

She died with nothing— no legacy, no love, no one who would truly remember her. She should have stayed dead. Instead, she wakes up in the body of a noble heir. A perfect life. Power. Status. A future already decided. There’s just one problem— this life isn’t safe. The boy she replaced was feared. Cruel. Dangerous. Someone who might have deserved to die. Now she’s trapped in his body— in a family where affection is weakness, and failure is punished without mercy. And beyond the walls of that perfect world… there are monsters. A hidden system. An academy where the gifted are trained like weapons— and the powerful use them like tools. She was never meant to be part of it. But when a forbidden power awakens inside her— everything changes. To survive, she must abandon everything: her name, her past, her place in the world— and step into a life where strength decides everything. Where the weak are broken. And the strong don’t stay human for long. And where the one person who might save her… might be the most dangerous of them all. — Dark Fantasy — Slow-burn BL (male x male) — Power, abilities, and survival — Academy, hierarchy, and hidden world

Webnovel Power Stone Ranking Results as of March 29, 2026! TOP 56! I’ll release one additional chapter tomorrow. Thank you for voting, dear readers! Please vote for this novel again this week for more bonus chapters! Have a great day and stay safe, everyone! ^_^ WebNovel Spirity Awards 2026 First Entry Book Link: https://www.webnovel.com/book/34709131300072805 W E B N O V E L webnovel.com its about a man who just wants to teach students and disciples and yet inexplicably lots of goddesses and fairies and beautiful maidens enter his life in the most unexpected fashion. ^_^ Update Schedule Daily Updates: One chapter per day Power Stone Ranking Goals Top 100: Additional 1 chapter (release weekend) Top 50: Additional 2 chapters (release weekend) Top 25: Additional 3 chapters (release weekend) Top 10: Additional 4 chapters (release weekend) Top 1: Additional 5 chapters (release weekend) Please note that any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, real world events, or locales is purely coincidental and unintentional. The characters, places, and incidents portrayed in this work of fiction are products of the author's imagination. Discord: https://discord.gg/mXMRjzF I used AI-generated images for my characters. If any of them resemble known female characters from anime or fiction, please contact me privately on Discord and I'll replace said images. No copyright infringement is intended. Thank you!

In a world where money can buy almost anything, only one thing remains truly priceless: more time. Leon discovers he possesses an impossible ability—he can see, buy, and sell human lifespan. At first, it is nothing more than a secret transaction. The desperate sell years of their lives for survival, and Leon profits from what no one else can measure. But he was never meant to stay small. As the wealthy begin to fear age, decline, and death, Leon starts building something hidden from the public eye: a private club founded on lifespan, secrecy, and absolute exclusivity. Inside, the world’s elite are offered what no government, corporation, or medical breakthrough can guarantee—more years of life. Outside, Leon quietly transforms their fortunes into something far more dangerous than wealth: advanced technology, private influence, loyal networks, and the foundation of a hidden power that will outgrow nations, markets, and old systems alike. He does not seek attention. He does not rule from the front. He builds in silence, from the dark. And by the time the world understands what The Eternal Club truly is, it may already be too late.

A soldier wakes up with no memories—but his body remembers war. In a future where entire planets are consumed by a deadly outbreak, Akane is thrown into battle with nothing but instinct and a mysterious power called Overclocking. As he fights alongside the only person who knows his past, he begins uncovering a truth that was meant to stay buried. Because some soldiers aren’t just part of the war… They are the reason it exists. he forgets his past, but his body never forgot how to kill.

On the planet Nevera, in a world shaped by centuries of technological advancement and conflict, one family has remained unshaken. The Piao family stands at the center of it all, guarding a legacy passed down through generations. At the heart of that legacy is the World Tree. More than a symbol, it is a living archive. It holds the recorded lives of the Piao bloodline, along with generations of accumulated knowledge, research, and innovation—knowledge drawn from the diaries of those who came before, powerful enough to reshape the world itself. At the center of this legacy stands Angela Piao. Unlike her sisters, Grace Piao, the head of the family, and Angel Piao, who commands its military power, Angela has lived a sheltered life, immersed in technology and far removed from the responsibilities of her bloodline. But that distance cannot last. The outside world is closing in. As pressure rises to access the World Tree and the knowledge it contains, the Piao family faces a turning point they have avoided for generations. For the first time, their control is no longer absolute. And the decision falls to Angela. Not because she wants it. But because she must. Beyond the family’s walls, people like Kael Everwyn, tied to the Piao bloodline yet raised far from it, reveal a truth the family can no longer ignore. Their influence has already spread beyond their control. And the world has begun to notice. It is watching. Waiting. Demanding answers. Caught between preservation and change, secrecy and exposure, Angela must decide whether the World Tree remains protected… or becomes something the entire world can claim. To make that choice, she turns to the past. Through the records within the World Tree, Angela traces the path that led her family here, searching for an answer hidden in history— one that may reveal the truth behind the Tree itself. Author’s Note: A female-led sci-fi story with politics, family dynamics, and AI — no romance, no harem, just story. Current Update Schedule: 1 chapters per day Here is the Discord link for TLOP: https://discord.gg/JPeHZyXGuq @2026 [GenieLove]. All Rights Reserved.

As a soon-to-be chieftain, Ashlani's responsibilities were numerous, complex, and often boring. As a recently reincarnated keelish (a reptilian pest), his responsibilities only extend to 1. survive another day, 2. keep his belly full, and 3. kill anything that keeps him from numbers 1 and 2. Oh, and, if the opportunity arises, take revenge on his friend turned brother turned murderer. Ashlani was sent on his inaugural hunt as the chieftain-to-be of his tribe when he was shot in the back by the man he was closest to, the one he called his closest friend. Post-mortem, he was greeted by a [System], the elect, singular keelish representative. Now, his focus must be on continuous growth and evolution, to awaken to his grand potential, and lead his new people to a new age. This is a reboot of my previous novel, Ashlani's Reincarnation, a grimdark take on a LitRPG reincarnation novel. This is a slower, more methodical approach to story, and I hope that its quality will reflect that. I update five times a week, usually weekdays, but if I miss a weekday, I make it up over the weekend.

Seraphine Vale, the silver-haired and violet-eyed daughter of the powerful CEO of Breathless, has no interest in inheriting her father’s empire. Instead, she dreams of becoming a detective. Brilliant, analytical, and emotionally distant, she runs her own small agency and secretly solves dangerous cases far beyond what a high school student should face. When threats begin to surround her, her father hires Lucien Arkwright as her bodyguard. Calm, disciplined, and frustratingly unreadable, Lucien transfers into her school to protect her. Seraphine believes he is only there to spy on her, and she keeps her distance. But as they solve murder cases, uncover hidden truths, and face growing danger together, their partnership slowly deepens. For the first time in her life, Seraphine begins to open up, make friends, and question the walls around her heart. When Lucien is suddenly framed for a crime he did not commit, Seraphine must prove his innocence—while confronting feelings she never expected to have. In a world of secrets, deception, and blood-stained truths, some mysteries are far more dangerous than murder.

I can't cast spells. So I cook power instead. In a world where magic is everything, Reale was born with nothing. No mana. No future. Just a tongue that tastes what others can't—the rot beneath the surface, the corruption in the Academy's food, the hunger of things that should stay buried. The cost is etched on his tongue. Three marks, three prices paid. The fourth is coming. But he's not the only one tasting. She waits behind the Academy wall—silver-lined, sealed away, hungry for someone who speaks her language of cold and depth. The mages call her a door that must stay closed. She calls him back. Together, they'll carve through a world that decided they were worthless. One corrupted meal at a time.

Lucian Valemont was supposed to die a dog's death. Humiliated. Discarded. Killed by the golden protagonist like every forgettable villain. There was just one problem: he remembered the entire damn novel. Reincarnated as the bastard son of Duke Valemont, Lucian wakes up with a Villain's Path System and a destiny written in failure. His talent? Stolen by a curse that sealed 88% of his mana. His family? They'd celebrate if he dropped dead. The academy? They see him as a punchline. But Lucian has something the protagonist doesn't. He knows exactly what's coming. Every plot twist. Every hidden power. Every "destined" heroine who's supposed to fall for the hero. Seraphina Ashenblade—the proud sword goddess with a secret no one suspects. Elira Frostveil—the ice princess hiding a bloodline that could shatter kingdoms. Aria Lighthollow—the saintly healer with desires darker than anyone knows. The protagonist can have his spotlight and his predictable happy ending. Lucian will take the power, the women, and the throne the story never meant for him to have. The novel thinks it controls his fate. It's about to learn what happens when the villain stops playing by the rules. A WARNING TO IMPATIENT READERS: If you're looking for a brainless MC who gets instantly overpowered in chapter 3 and collects women like trophies, click away now. Go read something else. For the first 45 chapters, Lucian is physically pathetic. He doesn't survive with cheat-like strength; he survives through sheer spite, psychological warfare, and gaslighting people who could crush him with two fingers. If you have the attention span of a goldfish and drop novels because the MC can't one-shot the villain on day one, this isn't for you. But if you're smart enough to stick around for the build-up? Chapter 46 changes everything. The payoff will absolutely shatter your mind. Consider this a filter.

Amber died once. At least… that's what the world believes. Now living under the name Wolfe, she begins again as a rookie trainer in Johto while hiding a dangerous secret: she is an undercover operative working against the very criminal organization that nearly destroyed her life. But starting over isn't as simple as taking a new name. Every battle tests her control. Every friendship threatens her cover. Every mission drags her closer to the past she tried to escape. As Wolfe struggles to rebuild herself, she begins to learn a painful truth: Survival is easy. Living is harder. And when the war she thought she escaped begins closing in again, she must decide whether she is still Amber… Or if Wolfe is the person she was always meant to become. A dark character-driven journey about identity, survival, loyalty, and what it means to choose who you become.