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*Mature content* "You want to stand in the same room," Cassian drawled slowly, "while I fuck another woman?" Cixi McLore had been born ordinary. Her parents were killed, and the life that followed turned into a slow, unending hell. Lonely, traumatised, and ground down by constant abuse, she could no longer find a reason to keep living. And that single thought became her curse. And that curse took the shape of Cassian Crown — a billionaire mafia king, whose power in the mortal world was only a shadow of what he truly was. He is not gentle. He is not kind. And he is certainly not safe. *'Devil's Favourite Obsession' takes you on a journey through obsession, revenge, redemption, and fate, all wrapped up in a dark mafia romance with a twist of fantasy. Set against a gritty contemporary mafia backdrop, this story is primarily grounded in reality, with just enough 'supernatural elements' to keep things intriguing and exciting. You will find a compelling push-and-pull dynamic between the main characters that's both intense and engaging. I love building a solid foundation, setting the stage for the thrilling moments that are yet to come!*

I woke up in a strange forest, surrounded by monsters and strangers. No explanation, no warning—just a strange glowing Sphere in my dreams and the overwhelming instinct to survive. I'm not the only one. Others were thrown into this nightmare, each with their own Sphere, each fighting for strength, control, and power. Some formed alliances. Others turned to murder. The strong preyed on the weak, and the weak died screaming. I refused to die. With every kill, my Sphere grew stronger, feeding on the energy of the creatures in this cursed place. But I was never the strongest—just the most desperate. While others sought to rule, I chose to survive. Yet, no matter how much I tried to stay hidden, gods had other plans. Blood was spilled, a war was waged, and by the time it was over, only a handful of us remained. The greater truth—this forest, this "dungeon", was only the beginning. A vast world lay beyond its borders, filled with kingdoms, ancient magic, and creatures far worse than the ones we had already faced. The Sphere was more than just power; it was a curse, a trap, a key to something far greater than any of us understood. Something that exceeded our theories, and even endangered our old home, Earth. And we were never meant to survive. This is my story. My confession. My journal. _______________________________ The story does include romance, and a lot of tragedy. New chapters every week!

Jonas Vale died - as a human. Spiritually reborn by the grace of a goddess, Mary Noel, he walks between the Dream of the Future and the present. The future in his dreams has no place for humans. Mankind has vanished into eternal nothingness as the result of an irredeemable moral collapse. Humans are the vile vermin of the universe—creatures that deserve no future. Jonas cannot stop the impending doom, nor does he have any desire to. But with his ability to transfer human souls from this world to his post-apocalyptic dreams, he sets out to fulfill his quest for his goddess Mary: fill up the new world in his dreams with lives. Problem is, Mary’s power is waning; her very existence is fading. She needs faithful followers to grow her power back and sustain her existence. The situation is made a lot more complex as competing gods vie for dominance. As the Champion of his goddess Mary with an apostolic mission to restore her divinity, Jonas embarks on a journey to build a new kingdom with the souls he takes from the present to his Dream of the Future. There is no salvation for men. There is only one hope: New Genesis.

Others transmigrate into the world of One Piece blessed with a Prophet System—a cheat that guides every step. But Gern Reginald Sigmar arrives in a far crueler era: the Dark Ages of Rocks. The script? Long since shattered. A system? It never existed. The only path left to him is brutally simple—join the Navy and survive. After four grueling years of relentless struggle, he finally becomes a mere private, then even takes out a loan, risking everything to pull strings and force his way onto the battlefield of God Valley. Yet before they can even reach the central zone, he is crushed by overwhelming Haki again and again—his consciousness shattered no fewer than fifty times. When he opens his eyes for the final time, a mysterious fruit of unknown origin lies in his arms. Without hesitation, Gern makes his choice and bites into it. In that instant, space shatters. The atmosphere howls. His body transforms into the very source of devastation itself, and with a single motion, the air trembles as if the world were about to collapse. A Logia-type Devil Fruit—the Heaven-War Fruit! Gern stares in disbelief. “Huh? Aren’t these familiar effects supposed to belong to a Paramecia? How the hell is this classified as a Logia?!” From that moment on, Marine Headquarters gains something unprecedented—a humanoid natural disaster. And so, Gern declares his justice: “Get out of the way. I’m about to begin the execution of ‘Shaking’ justice!” In time, this becomes the creed of the man who will stand at the very peak as a Marshal: “If justice must rely on natural disasters to be reshaped… then let it begin today.” My justice is natural disaster.

In a dystopian city torn between technology and history where society is regulated and obedience is hummed through the streets, Mara survives by staying unnoticed, haunted by nightmares she doesn’t fully understand. Her life changes when she picks up something she was not supposed to and meets a hooded man. When someone close to her disappears without leaving a trace—records, places, even routines forgetting they ever existed—Mara is left holding onto what the city refuses to remember. What follows is a slow unraveling: distorted realities, fractured memories, broken timelines, and people who should not exist. A psychological mystery where care lingers like a defect, reality bends under pressure, and forgetting is the most dangerous force of all—in a world where feelings are anomalies.

Doomed Desire Vikram, an influencer thirsting for fame, arrives in a town shrouded in fog and legend, seeking to turn his experience into the next big viral sensation. But what he finds isn't just mystery... it's a pact that will rewrite his desires. When he crosses paths with Bi, a witch who doesn't seem evil but knows him too well, he discovers that his soul has been offered as a tribute. The only way to survive-and retain his identity-is to endure a unique curse: To sleep with at least twenty Executioners of the underworld, ambiguous creatures who look like men, but aren't. Each inhabits a distinct space, from buildings corroded by time to corners where desire breathes like a shadow. Through intense physical encounters, filled with tension, judgment, and vulnerability, Vikram will have to redefine what it means to be desired... and what it means to desire. But every act leaves a mark. And not all Executioners are content with the body. Some... want memories. Others... want fame. Can he retain what makes him human while serving the sentence he himself invoked? ___________________________________ The cover image does not belong to me. Please thank and credit the person who created it.

Aiden dies in the most embarrassing way imaginable… and wakes up in another world as a magically bound Wish Granter. Under the guidance of a mischievous fae mentor, he learns that wishes here always come true—but the universe always demands balance, in strange and unpredictable ways no one fully understands. Sometimes miracles save. Sometimes they ruin. Sometimes they’re kind. Sometimes they laugh. Caught between desperate wishers, ancient powers, and the unknowable will of the cosmos, Aiden must decide what kind of wish granter he’ll become… and how much of himself he’s willing to risk along the way. *please note that this is a first attempt I clearly do not have an editor and this story will be updated when I have time*

In the prestigious Sheng-Hwa University, Zen is a ghost. An orphan with nothing but a scholarship and a cold stare, he is protected by the faculty as a "National Asset" but despised by the elite heirs of China’s 1%. But on his 18th birthday, the world’s hidden gears stop turning. [The Absolute Overlord System: Initiated.] With a "Check-In" reward that grants him the physique of a God and a "System Store" that sells billion-dollar empires for the price of a soda, Zen is no longer just a scholar. He is a predator in a suit. From the lecture halls of Beijing to the secret boardrooms of global conglomerates, Zen begins his ruthless ascent. He doesn't want their respect. He wants their keys. He doesn't want their friendship. He wants their soul. As the Earth Arc ends and the heavens tremble, the universe will realize one truth: The Overlord has checked in.

In the heart of New Orleans, Adam was just a nurse… until one night changed everything. A dying man. A mysterious injection. And a power that was never meant to exist. Now hunted by a hidden organization and surrounded by creatures of the night, Adam is forced into a world where vampires feed, werewolves protect, and humans are nothing but prey. But the real danger isn’t the monsters in the dark… It’s what he’s becoming. When he meets Lia—a werewolf struggling to control a deadly hunger—the line between survival and destruction begins to blur. As secrets unravel and the truth behind his creation comes to light, Adam must face a terrifying reality: He wasn’t chosen. He was made. And the ones who created him… are coming back to claim what’s theirs.

Description: Moving past the death of his only friend and teacher. Orb heads into the world to find a way to die happy and fulfilled. Though the boy who lives in the present carries the weight of something that lived in the past. A curse, a blessing, a legacy. The story of those who carry things they should never have had to, and the choices of their lives which affect them and the world as a whole. Three chapters a week. link to cover artist: https://www.fiverr.com/winda_chu?source=inbox  Usually, somewhere between 2000 and 3000 words per chapter. Notice: This will be a long, long story, so it will be a slow burn for at least the first two arcs. But if you are interested in a long, wide-ranging story, I hope you will read. Notice 2: I will be fixing the grammar of the chapter within my story, around 5 per day, starting from 25/05/2025. I have heard the grammar in the earlier chapter has been an issue for many, and admittedly, I have always sucked at that aspect, which I have gotten a lot better at over the years, so I will be redoing that. Logs and other special chapters are not included in this five-chapter count. Notice 3: All corrections are done.

A miracle doctor is exiled to an alternate savage world and forced to change his scummy ways!After thoroughly offending God, Yan Mo’s soul transmigrates to another world. He quickly understands the cruelty of the world he has arrived in. The reason he was knocked unconscious by someone and brought back to that primitive man’s home was to become that man’s food reserve for the winter.The tribe he is in is an extremely primitive and super-spartan one. The people here respect only two things: combat power and fighting ability.The former refers to strength in battle, while the latter refers to skill in combat.As for everything else—Examining illnesses? Chinese medicine? Drinking those bitter, sandy things? What the hell is that? Are you trying to murder our tribe’s warriors? Die!Planting wheat? Raising pigs, chickens, and pigs? We are warriors, not slaves! Die!Teaching the women to make clothes and cook? Making soap and perfume for them? F*ck, he’s actually trying to seduce our women! Die!You say you’re a messenger of God? Here to lead us to a better life? Fine. We’ll give you one day. Conquer all of our enemies, turn them into slaves, and bring them back. If you can’t, you die!Yan Mo: “...”

"Beneath her feet, I swear my oath. Upon her ashes, I shall claim my throne." Thirteen years is an eternity to nurse a grudge. For Alaric Vane, the world is nothing more than a collection of frayed rags stitched together by the crushing poverty of the Gray Cradle orphanage. Ever since his parents vanished without a trace, Alaric has lived by a single law: protect the family that remains, or be consumed alongside them. But when the Kingdom of Oakhaven decrees that the Gray Cradle be razed to the ground, Alaric does the unthinkable. He crawls before the City Governor—a woman of lethal beauty, with hair as red as fresh blood and piercing yellow eyes. To save his foster siblings, Alaric signs a soul-crushing contract of enslavement. He becomes a shadow beneath her feet—a human "footstool" stripped of every shred of dignity. Yet, the sacrifice was a lie. Within the gilded walls of the governor’s estate, Alaric uncovers the bitter truth: the orphanage was leveled long ago. Every humiliation he endured for a year was merely a game—a grand deception by a woman who wanted a new toy to break. Alaric’s rage is a dormant volcano, but he knows he is not yet strong enough to erupt. Within the remaining years of his contract, he begins to weave a web of his own. Under the guidance of a secret ally and a surge of magic born from utter despair, his once-fragile frame transforms into a terrifying threat. Now, the Governor begins to see Alaric through a different lens. The sadistic satisfaction of belittling him has soured into a torturous obsession. She has fallen for the man she enslaved, unaware that behind Alaric’s mask of obedience lurks a predator counting down the days. A four-year contract. A single vow of vengeance. Alaric doesn't want her love. He only wants to watch Oakhaven burn, just as she burned his world to the ground.

He lived a life that meant nothing. Abused, forgotten, and discarded by the world, he died with resentment in his heart and blood on his hands. But death was not the end. He awakens in a forsaken land where only monsters dwell—reborn not as a human, but as a creature of hunger. In a world ruled by Seven Gods, where races wage endless wars and kings fight for dominance, he discovers a terrifying ability: He can devour. Flesh. Power. Memories. Even divinity itself. After consuming the corpse of a fallen Evil God, he inherits Chaotic Energy—an authority that defies the heavens. He will not be a hero. He will not be a savior. He will conquer. From the shadows of a ruined wasteland to the throne of an empire, his name will echo across kingdoms: Emperor Dyego. And when the gods finally turn their gaze toward him— They will realize too late. This is the world after divinity.

In the slums beneath Veston, Kael fled before his mother's body grew cold. No sun. No flowers. No hope. No dreams. Winter and gang lords buried them all. "Pray to the gods and endure for a better tomorrow," his mom said. Why would he pray to the same gods who denied him peace? Who thrust him into this nightmare? No, he'd carve a way to Veston with his own hands, and it started by breaking his promise to his mother for survival. But the job for gang lord Garrick Vane went wrong. He was left for dead with nothing but a ledger salvaged from a submerged temple. But he refused death. "I persist." Two words that awakened a forbidden power, an unlicensed truth anchored to belief and paid for in the warmth of his most precious memories. Now a heretic hunted by priests who burn the unfaithful, Kael discovered the ledger tracked everything: his stress, his anchor, the price he had already paid. Every choice stresses his truth. And if his anchor breaks, he wouldn't just die: he'd become something worse. **** Discord server: https://discord.gg/ubzzKM5wfp If you're enjoying the story and want to keep it free, please read it here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/155290/the-crack-in-heaven-a-litrpg-progression-fantasy Don't forget to hit follow and comment there as well to make the algorithm notice your investment in Kael's story. 

Haro has been given the streamer class and because he is the weakest of the weak, the weak must thrive off the strong! But all that is about to change after meeting HaroFan2341, his biggest fan! She makes a promise to help Haro rise to the very top, the only problem is her origins are strange to say the least with her hinting at not even being human and she seems VERY attached to Haro. (Daily Chapter at 09:45pm GMT+10)

In the streets of New York, a young college student named Son Chad discovers his father's mutilated body in a dark alley — and catches a glimpse of something that shouldn't exist: a figure with blood-red glowing eyes. As the violence follows him to campus, Son and his growing circle of friends begin crossing paths with a masked killer who calls himself Moster — a creature that moves like a shadow, kills without mercy, and vanishes without a trace. Now, with bodies piling up and no one to trust, five students make a choice that could get them all killed: they're going to hunt him down first.

James Carter is beautiful, charming, and dangerously careless with hearts. he goes to to Seoul University as a finalist, treating relationships like a game one he always wins. Love is temporary. Feelings are disposable. Emily is one of many who fall for him. Sweet and innocent, she believes his attention is real. When James ends their brief relationship, the emotional fallout sends her to the hospital while James walks away untouched. His next target is Hazel Moore, a quiet Black American fresher who refuses to fall easily. When a reckless bet pushes James to pursue her, attraction turns into something deeper until he breaks her heart like all the others. But Hazel is not weak. She is powerful, wealthy, and far more dangerous than James ever imagined. What begins as another conquest becomes a nightmare when James realizes the game has changed and he is no longer the one in control. Trapped inside a love turned vicious, James must face the consequences of every heart he shattered. In a world where love was once his weapon, will James survive becoming its prisoner?