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They say that 90 percent of the world's oceans have been unexplored, due to just how much floor there is to cover. Imagine a world where, instead of deep trenches of water, our oceans were filled with forests—endless forests—where the further you go, the stranger, and larger the creatures become. The air growing thicker, and heavier, with the stinging sharpness of ozone; trees that stretch into the stratosphere, or bottomless muddy quagmires that are so deep that the bodies claimed can never be discovered; deer the size of whales, or bigger still, with an anomalous number of legs; the oppressive daytime darkness, never ending, due to the boundless appetite of the trees. Who knows what untold methods of ravenous mutilation might be discovered in the great beyond; or what unfathomable treasures lurk just beyond the shadow's edge. We find ourselves marooned in little islands of flat plain in the midst of miles and endless miles of oppressive wooded wilderness. Do not let the sunlight fool you. There is nothing keeping the terrors of the depths from venturing into the light.

A reincarnated king unloved by humans, betrayed by God's trying to find a place in the world after the gods sealed his power and teared his soul but he came back again after 5000 years by reincarnation.

In his past life, he died a hero. Reborn as Kai, he was gifted a golden future—until age eight stripped him of everything. Parents vanished. Bloodline broken. Left to rot in the mud while his fiancée ascended to the stars. For seven years, he was invisible. But when he finally touched the Affinity Prism, the Light didn't reject him. The Darkness claimed him. "Why struggle to chase the Heavens when you can simply devour them?" Armed with a forbidden power, guided by a mysterious fox, and commanding the legion of 'Crimson-Void Calamity', Kai rises from the shadows. He will not just rejoin the elite. He will drag them into his domain. The Sovereign has awakened.

When billionaire shadow-broker Hadrian Voss is found dead at his Swiss estate, the world calls it natural causes. But two people know better. Maren Althaus, a relentless investigative journalist, receives an anonymous tip pointing her toward Voss's encrypted archives — a hidden record called the Obsidian Ledger, containing every secret deal, every manipulated election, every buried scandal connecting the world's most powerful people. Tomás Duran, Voss's former head of security, is pulled back into the shadows by the very consortium he tried to escape. He knows where the files are. He knows what's on them. And he knows people are already dying to keep them buried. As Maren digs deeper, she discovers an island that exists on no map, a network of fixers who erase crimes before they're committed, and a broken witness whose fragmented testimony reveals horrors operating above every law. But the ledger was deliberately split apart. Pieces are missing. Dead men's switches are failing. And a faceless consortium — operating through fake charities, shell foundations, and compliant governments — will burn everything to keep the truth submerged. Faced with an impossible choice — reveal everything and trigger global chaos, or stay silent and let evil survive — Maren and Tomás must decide what the truth is actually worth. The answer is more terrifying than either of them imagined. Not all monsters are human. Not all truths are meant for us.

Kamcy receives an invitation to test the latest immersive game—a chance he can’t resist. But what begins as an exciting trial quickly spirals into a dangerous trap. The virtual world is far more unpredictable than he imagined, filled with hidden threats and trials that push him to his limits. Survival isn’t guaranteed—and what waits beyond the simulation may be far darker than he could have foreseen. ------------------------------ Release schedule: Mon-Fri - 2 chapters each. Sat-Sun - 1 chapter each. Note that this schedule might change if a need ever comes for it, till then enjoy. -------------- Extra tags| insane MC | Mythology | First Encounter | Powers system|Occasional smut| World building ---------------

#WARNING Vivid descriptions of abuse scenes. Readers discretion is advised. They call it an honor, but everyone knows the truth. Every year, the Lycans choose one werewolf from the Feral Packs to attend Lunar Crest Academy. A place of wealth, power, and deadly secrets. A place no Feral has ever returned from. This year, that sacrifice is Lorraine Anderson Branded as the outcast of the ShadowFang Pack, she has endured years of torment at the hands of those who once called her family. Beaten, broken, and betrayed, she is now being handed over to the monsters that rule them all. The Lycans. She knows what awaits her.....death. But when she arrives at Lunar Crest Academy, she finds something even worse than death. A game. One where she is the lowest-ranked player. One where survival is impossible. And at the center of it all stands him. The Lycan prince. Cold. Ruthless. Dangerous. His red eyes seem to follow her every move, his presence a constant, suffocating force. She should fear him like everyone else. She should cower under his gaze. But she doesn’t. Because beneath his terrifying exterior, there’s something else. Something dark and possessive. Something that makes her heart pound in a way it never should. In a world where strength is everything and weakness means death, Lorraine has only one choice.... to fight. Even if it means challenging the very monsters that want to destroy her. Even if it means becoming something far more terrifying than anyone ever expected. Because one thing is certain… She will not die quietly.

In an interview after the Saffron City incident, Damian calmly denies “beating Champions into the hospital” and calls Cynthia’s “abduction” a love story—then casually reveals she’s pregnant and not returning as Sinnoh’s Champion. World Setting: A fusion of the games, anime, and Adventures manga. Giovanni’s characterization draws from both the games and the Adventures manga. For exclusive access to advance chapters and more, visit the author's Patreon page at patreon.com/PokemonStoryWeaver

A thousand years have passed since the Variants first appeared from the Rifts. God answered the prayers of the human race and gave them a chance to fight back. He bestowed special marks called crests upon twelve who were worthy, granting them unfathomable power to fend off the wave of attacks. Well… that's what the church wants us to think. Man, being man, found a way. And in the present day, large numbers of the population have crests, and those that don't are treated as second-rate. This was the case with Marcus, who spent most of his life doing odd jobs—until one of those jobs led to his demise. At the hands of whom?? The son of a major crest-bearing house. Marcus is reincarnated into the body of his killer and soon finds that despite being from a major house, the boy did not have a crest. At least, not one that was bestowed upon him by God.

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After being abandoned and saddled with debt by his deadbeat father, Kaivel "Kai" Intrix is left with no choice but to work himself into an early grave, and inevitably succumbs to an untimely demise at a young age. Lamenting the unfairness of how his life turned out as he meets his end, he yearns for a second chance, vowing to live life as he pleases and fulfill his every desire to his heart's content. As his dying thoughts embody the Seven Deadly Sins, he inadvertently meets the conditions to unlock the mysterious Sinner System, and finds himself reincarnated in the distant future. A futuristic and Magical society plagued by swarms of vicious Monsters, those known as Hunters the only thing preventing humanity's extinction, the world is unrecognizable to what he once knew. Armed with a wide array of unique and powerful abilities from the Sinner System, Kai is determined to make the most of his second chance. Intent on acquiring power, fame, wealth, freedom, women, all the good food and drink he could ever want, and more...he desires anything and everything that was beyond his reach in his previous life... New chapters every day at: 6:30 AM (PT) / 9:30 AM (ET) 8:30 PM (PT) / 11:30 PM (ET)

A student trip to the misty hills was supposed to be a memory of laughter and the simple boredom of college life. But for Yurim, a single wrong turn in the mountain woods leads to a place where the sun never truly rises and shadows have teeth. Trapped in the Monster World, Yurim is forced to survive in a reality governed by an ancient, haunting rule: This world is shaped by the state of your heart. To find her way home, she must rely on Rian, a cold and dangerous protector who seems to belong to the darkness as much as the light. The Tree is the only gate back to her world, but it is a hungry god. To open the path, it demands a sacrifice.In a world that is slowly fading into a nightmare, Yurim must choose: Will she save her life, or will she save her heart?

[  This is a fictional fantasy (fairy tale) story, so there are many unrealistic things in the story. So read the story only for fun  ] Name: Demon King Author: Hridoy Bappi Publish: Niloyer Core Part: 00 Magic is a fictional thing. No one believes in it. But there are some people in the world who believe in black magic. It is called 'Kala Jadu' in the regional Bengali language. Today's story starts with some people who believe in black magic. At the beginning of 2019, An unknown place in China. This place is full of snow. Wherever you look, there is only white snow. During this cold season, the mountain side is deserted. No one will try to climb the mountain with such difficulty in the cold. Taking advantage of the deserted place, a small cave has been built in the dense forest of the mountain. In which probably there is no shelter for wild animals to escape the cold. However, if you peek inside, you will see a group of twenty people. Who are wearing black coats and pants. Their coats are a lot like doctors' clothes. However, they are only black while doctors wear white. They all have black masks with a question mark on their faces. Maybe they are members of some organization, that's why they have this special getup. The size of the cave is very small. It would be like a medium-sized room. There are some white drawings on the floor of the cave right in the middle, which are like circles. However, even in such a circle geometry, it may not be visible. Ten people are sitting in the middle of the circle, who are saying something to each other. They are saying it so softly that it is not possible to hear what they are saying. However, the other ten people then did a very serious thing. The ten people sitting in the circle were slit by the ten people standing. As a result, the entire circle was filled with blood and the entire cave was filled with the smell of blood. If anyone saw this scene, they would have immediately gone senseless or even had a heart attack. The circle, which had now become a pool of blood, slowly began to tremble. Maybe a fish was waiting to jump out of it. Maybe it wasn't right to say that, because only one fish came out of the blood. Of course, it wouldn't be right to call it a fish. It is a half-fish. It is called a mermaid. In Bengali, it is a mermaid. However, it is very different from the usual mermaid. The mermaid's eyes are red. There are two horns on both sides of the forehead, which makes this mermaid look no less than a demon. The mermaid stood on top of the blood in the circle, leaning on its tail, and gave a terrifying smile. Everyone looked at it. No words were coming out of the mouths of the people wearing black masks. Because this object in front of them had a deadly aura emanating from its body, making it difficult for them to breathe. The memories of the ten people who died a little earlier to bring this demon here are now in the mermaid. So she has a general idea of this place, which is enough for her work. She opened her mouth. Maybe her language was different, but from the memories of the ten people she also learned the language here, which is why she started speaking in English, (all dialogues are kept in Bengali) -->>Thank you for summoning me to this place. My name is Zero, I am Prince Belphegor's Royal Maid. Before he could finish speaking, Zero noticed that the other ten people in front of him had died because they couldn't bear his energy. Which disappointed Zero a lot. Because he couldn't introduce himself properly in front of them. But there was nothing he could do, it might be because of the weakness of the people in this place. Zero was thinking about these things in his mind. Now Zero started to say, -->>I think this place would be the best for my master's tower. I can't feel any of their (secret enemies) energy here. That means this world is somewhat safe for us. Anyway, I have to start working on the tower. First, I have to absorb a huge amount of energy from th

Mainly involving around the Shainihebun, where everything is lead to betrayal and tragedy, Chiyo, a warrior that is known for her talent to create crystals out of nothing, lives a life of a prey and goes through consistent loss and self-guilt. The book is about Chiyo's self sacrifice to spread the Mythical Prisms, basically indulging deep into the origins of what went down millenias ago.

synopsis below: This story takes place outside of and inside of a reality created by the god of this world, Zero. After his creation of the universe, we follow Slace, a human who, once getting out of the chambers, follows a revenge-driven path. (There's more after Slace, but I'll change that once we get to those chapters.) (if i don’t post within a week it means I’m busy.) (Cover made by auroris_ on discord) World so far simplified. Zero created all of reality; that's when another god came and compromised with Zero to slowly corrupt their world. Zero agreed out of fear; this other god created the Endlands. When reality was created, there were good gods and goddesses and bad ones. The good ones came from Zero's creation of reality, while the bad ones came from the Endlands. They got into a war, and the result was that only the Endlands' gods survived.  7 kingdoms govern the world well; the rest of the world is just nature and a few villages. Because of Endlands corrupting Zero's reality, it influenced the world to alter and create monsters, making the world a fantasy world. (Book is also on Wattpad so check it out there too)

He was a prince from the biggest kingdom in the Andromeda Continent.His family was the Holy Knight descendants who had killed the dark king. A mysterious accident took his father's life and cursed him with the dark power, making everyone doubt his identity. His uncle treated him as a war puppet even forcing him to relinquish his right to the king's throne and his cousin treated him like his nemesis. Feeling guilty for his father's death he decided to give his blind loyalty to his kingdom and accidentally fell in love with an unknown woman. But after all, things started going well, he was accused of rebelling and was cruelly executed. A dark power revived him, but he was not the same person they once knew. This time he would rise again not only as a king but a king among the kings that conquered the land... _________ >This is love at first sight, but also a slow burn romance (Romance subplot) >The story mostly about the MC's internal struggle >Please expect a lot of battle and fighting scenes as well as some political maneuvers in this story >The MC is cold for romance and mostly act by his status as a royalty >His past play a big role please be patient >This is not eye for an eye type of story Discord chanel: https://discord.gg/mSRHyMVhnG Cover by Commission Aleena Mao from Pixiv -------------- Other works: *The Incubus System *Dragon King's Harem *Seven Sins System *Demon Lord's Succubus (Completed)

Mortals have always clung to neat ideas about the afterlife — of karma, rebirth, and the punishments that follow sin. But what if even death isn’t the end? Zhang Xiyu was once a scholar in the royal court. He died centuries ago and quickly learned that there indeed could be a death after death. Betrayed by his king while alive and discarded by his judge after death. But those are matters of the past. The souls crying under his palm would never imagine that once upon a time, Zhang Xiyu was one of them. Lord Enma has turned away, the underworld is collapsing, and the damned souls spill into the mortal realm and prey upon the humans. Upon entering Hell, its three princes decide to cast him into the Kaigan Pit, the rotting heart of every nightmare, not just for their sick entertainment. But to retrieve the Blue Lotus, the artifact said to grant dominion over Hell. What he finds instead is a goddess. The ancient mother of Hell binds him with an unbelievable promise: kill Enma's sons, take his throne, and restore what corruption has ruined. In a world where every soul hides a blade, and every god has abandoned their post, only one question prevails. Has Hell chosen a new heir? And if it has— is Zhang Xiyu being crowned… or led somewhere else entirely? New Update - Every Saturday!

As an ordinary person who found herself in another world, Yuna a fanatic reader decided that she is too ordinary and lazy to achieve something big and want to live a leisure and easy live, following the masses and blend in on the new world she found herself in. However, Yuna who thought herself to be quite ordinary tends to accidently create extraordinary things. •Influencing in letting the most feared assassin guild being created •Becoming a legend by creating the most respected Knights •Accidentally led to the establishment of the most devout and pious Temples .......and the list goes on. Yuna who found herself at the centre of it all : "......." Yuna: "I swear I'm only an ordinary person and everything is a mistake! an accident! I don't know anything ༎ຶ⁠‿⁠༎ຶ" Not only that, Yuna also have the knack of attracting all sorts of psychopaths. Psychopath no 1: "I cannot live without you, I won't let you leave me" Psychopath no 2: "You are my God and I am at the mercy of your will" Psychopath no 3: "What do you mean I am free? You are my shackles" Psychopath no 4, 5, 6, 7 : "Master, you cannot abandon us!" Yuna: "Fucking hell, what did I do??? Why Me??? (⁠ ⁠ꈨຶ⁠ ⁠˙̫̮⁠ ⁠ꈨຶ⁠ ⁠)" As a person who is always ordinary, Yuna felt overwhelmed in another world that cannot let her be ordinary! _____________________________________________________________________ Assuming a role of an ordinary person in her previous life but adorn the role of either a God's messanger, Pioneer of Light, Guide, a Path or even the God itself..... A fateful and eventful life of Yuna began in another World. [May the Holy Light be with you] ----------------------------------- English is not my first language and I'm sorry for the inconvenience I cause because of it. Thank you all truly for reading and enjoying it despite the lack.

Six worlds once stood in perfect balance—until the dragons, the bridges between worlds, vanished. To preserve order, the rulers created a system of salvation known as the Seven Seals. The world rejoiced, believing balance had finally been secured. But the world does not collapse because of evil. It collapses because a system is forced to last too long. When balance is concentrated into a single will, the world creates its own answer—twelve individuals never chosen, never praised, and never recorded by history. This is not a story of heroes. It is a story of consequence, broken systems, and the price of perfection.

An introverted girl finds herself transmigrated into the world of a romance novel she once read. She awakens in the body of a weak, pampered, and wealthy young lady—a supporting character whose fate in the original story was cruel and tragic. In the original novel, this girl was overprotected by her parents, sheltered from the world, and raised without the ability to defend herself. Because of her naivety, she was easily manipulated and used as a pawn by the story's Villainess to harm the female lead. After mistakenly offending the villain, her family was ruined, driven into bankruptcy, and she ultimately met a horrific death. Knowing this future, the transmigrated girl resolves to avoid the main plot entirely. However, fate intervenes when, on her way home from school, she witnesses a young boy being relentlessly bullied by his peers. Initially, she considers ignoring the situation to avoid unnecessary trouble, but seeing how pitiful the child is, she decides to help him. From that moment on, the boy begins to follow her everywhere, addressing her affectionately as his elder sister. Two years later, her family relocates, forcing her to say goodbye to the only friend she has made in this world. What she does not realize is that the bullied child she saved is destined to become the main villain of the original novel. Unlike the original story, however, his obsession does not develop toward the female lead. Instead, it is her—the girl who showed him kindness—who becomes the center of his possessive devotion, setting the story on a completely different and dangerous path.

Jason never expected a second life to feel this quiet. After everything in his old world falls apart, he wakes beneath an unfamiliar sky in a land of open fields and small villages. The people are kind. The days are simple. For the first time, life feels manageable. But this world runs on rules older and colder than he understands. When distant powers begin to press inward, Jason learns that peace is temporary, mercy is conditional, and survival has a price. No one is chosen. No one is protected. Those who cannot adapt are erased. This is not a story about becoming a hero. It is a story about staying alive when the world decides you matter less than its order.