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Melody Quinn is a law student with a tragic past her parents were murdered when she was young. Determined to avenge them, she navigates the dangerous world of the mafia, forming alliances, facing betrayals, and outsmarting enemies. Along the way, she crosses paths with Marvis Harper, a powerful and mysterious mafia boss. What starts as mutual wariness slowly turns into a complicated connection full of tension, loyalty, and unspoken feelings. As Melody hunts those responsible for her parents’ death, she learns the lines between friend and foe, love and revenge, are never clear.

In the City of Amnesia, survival has a price — and it costs everything you are. Kobi is a Scavenger. A shadow at the bottom of the world, invisible to everyone who matters. But when his mother sacrifices her memories of him to pull him back from the edge of starvation, she doesn’t just forget his name. She becomes a Shell. A hollowed-out vessel. Empty eyes. A stranger wearing his mother’s face. Consumed by rage, Kobi descends into the forbidden ruins — the one place the city’s rulers have declared off-limits. What he finds there isn’t just salvage. It’s a secret ruthless enough to shatter the order that keeps millions enslaved. But the City of Amnesia doesn’t give you truth for free. Every answer costs a piece of who you are. Every secret carves out a little more of the self you’re trying to save. How much of himself can Kobi lose — before he becomes the very thing he’s fighting to destroy? …………….. Disclaimer & Reader's Guide • Rapid Growth: Watch the MC’s ascent as he masters the mysteries of Éto and his unique powers at an accelerated pace. • Elite Squad: The MC is backed by a formidable cast of Knight Summons, each possessing their own lore and devastating combat styles. • Epic Journey: A true Progressive Fantasy experience, with deep evolution and growth spanning across a planned 300+ chapter odyssey. • High-Octane Action: Prepare for visceral battles and spectacular Beast Skills that will push the boundaries of the Mindscape. • No Harem: The focus remains strictly on plot, character development, and the harsh reality of the world of Amnésia. • Quality Over Speed: Each chapter is crafted with precision and care to ensure the best visual and narrative experience. Quality takes time. ……….. The mystery of The Last Trace is only deepening... Subscribe to follow the journey and stay updated!

In a world where magic is forbidden and witches are hunted, Ashlynn Blackwell has hidden her mark of the witch since birth. The night of her wedding she's betrayed and her secret is exposed. Attacked by her husband and his knights, Ashlynn was abandoned and left for dead in the wilderness. Rescued by the vampire lady Nyrielle, Ashlynn is offered a choice: die as a human or embrace her power as a witch. Bound by a mystical blood pact, Ashlynn is plunged into a world of ancient magic, immortal vampires, and deadly political intrigue for the chance to find eternal love. [Bronze Winner: Weekly Love Tales - Vampire] [Book of the Month: September/October 2024]

Transmigrating into the perilous Shinobi World, Uchiha Mo waited six years for his golden finger: the Pokémon Cultivation System! But there is a bizarre twist—he doesn't catch wild creatures. Instead, the system forcibly turns his own body parts into Pokémon! His right eye pops out, becoming a floating Psychic/Dark-type entity that levels up by mercilessly farming ordinary forest birds for EXP As it grinds, the eyeball evolves from a single tomoe to a massive three-tomoe Sharingan, learning overpowered moves like Confusion, Hypnosis, and Dream Eater to suck the life force out of enemy ninjas! Collecting Gym Badges even unlocks new body parts, like turning his heart into a blazing Fire/Fighting-type powerhouse! Watch as Uchiha Motomu ruthlessly grinds EXP, fools the Shinobi world's greatest villains, and rides a giant, floating eyeball to the absolute apex of the ninja world! patre0n.c0m/Royal_ink

In the fog-shrouded streets of Backlund, a man awakens in a windowless room wearing a body and a life that are not his own. He is Kyle no longer—at least not entirely. Instead, he inhabits the form of Caine Pendragon, a Sequence 9 Lawyer of the Black Emperor pathway, whose carefully prepared notes, encoded memories, and hidden ritual circle suggest a deliberate succession. Guided by the prior occupant's meticulous records and an enigmatic entity sealed within a warped mirror—a void containing a single, patient point of cold purple—Caine masters Cogitation and awakens Spirit Vision. He perceives the second spiritual layer of reality: the glowing Ether Bodies of the living, the residue of past presences, and the anchored ritual circle carved into the floor beneath his feet. As the anchor for a three-part ritual sequence whose first stage has already been completed, Caine must now confront the second: advancement to Sequence 8, Barbarian. The transition demands more than intellectual understanding; it requires genuine surrender to the existing order of rules and systems—a concept that clashes with the Lawyer's instinctive drive to perceive, exploit, and ultimately master them.

"For the love of money is the root of all evil"

“If only I had known of the dark days ahead, I would have said no.” Three hundred years ago, the sun was devoured by the Silver Moon, an unknown celestial being that descended from the endless dark of the stars. It claimed the sky for itself and unleashed a ceaseless horde of monsters on mankind, the Qilesh. For centuries, the Empire stood against this horror, fighting in the name of their lost god, Harras. Every child of the Empire has to do their part to free the sun from the Silver Moon's grasp. Liron wants to do so, too, but his black hair marks him as an outcast, a bad omen that will bring nothing but doom. After giving up on his dreams, he is chosen to become a Knight Dracon, dragon riders who have battled the Qilesh since the sun was stolen from mankind. But fate was never kind to Liron. Through a shared vision of the future, Liron is shown murdering the Emperor, the Empire and their world in ruin. In his final moments, the Emperor declares Liron to be a traitor and orders his execution. Hunted by the heroes he once admired, Liron is forced to flee. His only refuge lies with the Resistance, a group of rebels determined to destroy the Empire. As he struggles to survive and grow stronger, Liron begins to unravel the many secrets behind the Empire, the war against the Qilesh, and the true nature of the Silver Moon. The same secrets that drove his future self to end it all. What to expect: - Slow burn - Epic Worldbuilding - Dark Fantasy - From Weak to Strong - Strategic fights and escalating action - Massive battles later on - Focus on Character relations and the Mc's development Release Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday

Journee, an NYPD officer and Archer, an FBI agent are after a common mafia boss, but they don’t know it. They cross each other’s path at every corner and involuntarily destroy each other chances to make a case against him. Each unknowingly keeps sabotaging the other. If they get a chance, they will kill each other. Finally, they decide to work together to put him behind bars and… fall in love.

“Everything I’ve done was for them… and now, no one can stop me. No one, except, perhaps… her". For centuries, civilizations have been built upon stories. Some sacred, others forbidden. But every story is a form of power. And every truth, a form of rebellion. This Book 1 speaks of guilt, faith, crushing responsibilities, and the first tremor of a love that does not yet understand the magnitude of what it will one day destroy. It is not rebellion yet; it is the dawn before the tragedy. I am not trying to retell Dragon Age: Inquisition. The explosion of the Conclave is only the starting point that allows me to narrate another story... the intimate origin of a relationship that will change the world. When I began writing this story during the pandemic, I too believed the tale Solas had sold us. But I came to understand it was only one version within a greater fiction. He was, after all, remembered as the god of Lies, Treachery and Rebellion, depending upon the story. This book is the origin of the woman behind the myth, and of love before the fall. It is an elven tragedy, and all I want is to bare the wound. "I'm begging for you to take my hand, wreck my plans...That's my man..." All recognizable characters, settings, names, and lore belong to EA and BioWare. This is a fan work based on the Dragon Age universe. Original characters may appear, but the story remains grounded in the world created by BioWare. I am not affiliated with the copyright holders in any way. No copyright infringement is intended. It took me a long time to find the right tone and turn for this story. This is the third time I write about them, and the first time it truly feels like the story moves forward. Solas is a character who touched something deeply personal in me, a thread of rebellion that runs through my own life. I always felt I owed him a fic. Though perhaps… I owed it to myself. Writing this was beautiful. A personal journey, through and through. This is my little gift to the community, but also, to the apostate I became. “The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” Inspirations: All the Dragon Age novels, codex, and games. Epic: The Musical by Jorge Rivera-Herrans The Misery - Sonata Arctica (Cap "Lady Pain") "The Grand Design" by Stephen Hawking "Escape from Freedom" by Erich Fromm "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari "Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI" by Yuval Noah Harari "A Long Way Gone" by Ishmael Beah "An american slave's journey to freedom" by Frederick Douglass "Perreo. Una revolución" by Cazzu "Everything I'll say to you tomorrow" by Elísabet Benavent "The Spinoza problem" by Irvin D. Yalom

"What do you know about the Milky Way galaxy? Do you think it is a collection of planets floating together in peace and harmony?Or do you think it is an orderly cluster of rocks and dirt all geared towards supporting your pitiful lives on your precious planet earth? YOU ARE WRONG!! Our galaxy is facing a war the likes of which has never been seen before. For driven by madness over perceived slights the Viltrim empire,greatest warriors in the galaxy have speared no effort in avenging themselves upon the wulfremite. However the great council of wulfrem have stood strong for millinuems and have matched the Viltrimites spaceship for spaceship in this neverending war. Billions of lives have been lost, millions of planets destroyed and thousands of civilization wiped out. BUT THINGS HAVE JUST GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. For unknown to the warring parties a great army that has been trapped since the beginning of time is escaping. An army with greed in its eyes and chaos in its jaws is now sipping through the cracks of our galaxy like a virus and infecting both friend and foe alike. All that stands between this galaxy and total anahilation is you and your fellow players who still have no idea that you have stepped into the jaws of hell itself. Now I am tired of being defensive. I am tired of waiting to die. So I will take this fight to the void themselves and I will trap them again even if it is the last thing I do. (CHEERS) I must warn you, your enemy is strong, battle tested and have existed before even the birth of the Galaxy itself and I can guarantee that whatever it is you think you may know, they know it better. So for all those who choose to follow me on this suicidal path, you must be ready to encounter an army that willing and ready to kill you and to keep you dead. Who is with me?" After being falsely accused of being a traitor former high marine lieutenant of the Viltrim empire Adrian Starfury decides to find the truth and take revenge. To do this, protect his loved ones and face off against the most deadly power in the galaxy he needs a competent and willing army. To that end he and his assistant (a self deciding AI) decided to change their fortune by recruiting players from the only planet in the Milky Way that has not been touched by any interstellar civilization Earth. PS if you are a fan of peaceful slow paced gaming novels then this work may not be for you. For beyond this cover lies a world where strength is the ultimate truth and morality and laws are nothing but a polite fiction. Here the heroes lie, cheat, steal and may even kill needlessly in order to survive. There may be physically disturbing scenes and words that will make you question what you think you know about morality and conscience. So I advise you forget whatever it is you believe and step into the shoes of men and women who end up forced to do anything to survive in an environment modeled after the grim dark future of mankind. For after all "in the grim dark future of mankind there is only war."

A city solves hunger with structure. A reformer improves efficiency. A protector enforces order. A leader tightens policy to prevent unrest. No villains. No conquest. No war. Just the slow realization that once stability becomes system, system becomes control. And control does not loosen itself.

In a world shaped by a great war, magic, guilds, and a new frontier, an ambitious half-elf dreams of leading a guild of his own. The problem? He can’t cast a single spell. Armed only with stubborn determination and a strange scepter, he sets out to carve his place among adventurers and lead his guild to greatness. Together, this unlikely band heads into a land of uncertainty, monsters, and mysteries that few dare to tread. Gold is plenty, danger is constant, and survival is anything but guaranteed. But as the boy’s journey begins, whispers of darker powers stir along the surface of the continent and beyond, ancient magics and forgotten enemies long thought sealed away. His dream is simple: build a guild and explore the the world, however, the world has other plans.

In the year marked as the dawn of the gods, ethereal beings with skin that glowed like pale moonlight descended into Eldoria. They called themselves Vanynars, a race of beings with unfathomable beauty and power that negated the basic principle of the world, mana. They possessed a deeper connection to the natural affinities of the world, powers that couldn't be comprehended without the possession of mana. And yet… they did, despite their lack of it. The humans worshipped them, saw them as divine, and looked up to them as a guiding light. Many became a part of their systems, authoritative figures at the highest level of a political system. To follow them was to gain salvation. Or so they believed. But with them… came the Curses. A vile race of atrocities that descended at the same time as the ‘gods’. They were cruel and abominable, bloodlusted creatures with human appearance. To the humans, they were the darkness. A bloody war was fought, lives were lost, and the curses… they fell. Or at least, that was the story the world chose to remember. Their deaths marked the beginning of a new era, the fall of curses. A fragile peace built on the graves of thousands. Asterion was born into it. He grew up possessing no family background and, sadly, no mana core. A street rat that only cared about his own survival. Until he faces a threat far greater than himself, a threat that his cunning and wit couldn't save him from. Something that didn’t care how smart he was. Something that couldn’t be outplayed. That was when the realisation struck him—strength was a necessity in the world he lived in. Cunning alone wouldn't guarantee his survival. Power had become a requirement for survival. He had no dreams of being a hero. He had no dreams of being anyone at all. But when the world begins to rot and die, would the strength he seeked save him from it? Or would he be forced to make decisions far worse… just to live?

Before you stands the Emperor. Master of Mankind, Joint Ruler of Holy Terra and Mars, Heavenly Father, Caesar, Emperor, Augustus, Conqueror of the Stars, Bane of Xenos, Immortal Wisdom, Curse of Malevolent Gods, Watcher on the Golden Throne... And most importantly: Humanity's Eternal God, Indestructible Faith, Creator of the Greatest Suffering, Bearer of the Greatest Suffering. His legions are falling, his empire is dying, and all his most sacred, primal dreams are turning into the very ignorance and atrocities that will kill him. He is weeping. He is screaming. He is helpless, witnessing endless malice amidst infinite suffering. And I? I am the one who ended His suffering. (Female Primarch, original Legion, no devotion to Chaos. The author will try their best to maintain lore accuracy, "grimdark" flavor, and daily updates. The beginning might be a bit difficult to read, so feel free to read a few chapters to see if you can adapt.) Important Note : For the continuity of this story consider to Support us on Pãtreon/Flokixy to access advance Chapters and To Support The Daily Update

Once a devoted monk, now exiled and nameless, Sanwu walks through the ruins of a world he helped break. Branded The Unbound, haunted by dreams that aren't his own, he alone hears the bells that no longer ring. When a girl with a cursed spirit crosses his path, and a child who whispers to ghosts begins to follow, Sanwu finds himself at the heart of a growing storm. Relic hunters chase echoes of power. A death cult rises in the ashes. And the War God he once released threatens to rise again. To stop it, Sanwu must sacrifice more than his past. He must decide if redemption is worth becoming no one at all. A quiet, spiritual fantasy about memory, guilt, and the weight of names. When the bells call again, will he answer? A Korean-inspired dark fantasy.

Victor, an apprentice alchemist who finds himself in the witchers’ world takes in a half-dead Ciri when she collapses outside his cabin. Their encounter shatters his peaceful routine and drags him into a brutal land where survival demands more than good intentions. Relying on alchemy, quick wits, and the harsh lessons of the witcher’s life, Victor faces monsters and escalating dangers as he pursues a bold dream: to reshape this world before it reshapes him.

Dark Fantasy • Action • Political Thriller • Psychological REDRIVEN. In a fractured world where power is not inherited but seized through will, conviction, and sacrifice, destiny is no longer written—it is redriven. At the center of this era stands a man burdened by purpose and shadowed by legacy. Once cast aside by fate, he rises not as a chosen hero, but as one who refuses to remain broken. His journey is not about saving the world—it is about redefining it. Nations are no longer bound by borders but by individuals—elite figures whose strength rivals entire governments. These “apostles” shape history from the shadows, bending countries, ideologies, and even truth itself. Among them, an enigmatic order looms, holding authority greater than presidents, kings, or gods in the eyes of men. As alliances fracture and ideologies clash, the line between savior and tyrant dissolves. Every victory demands sacrifice. Every step forward pulls the world closer to unity—or total collapse. Driven by a vision of a single, unified world, the protagonist challenges not only the powers that be, but the very nature of control, freedom, and destiny itself. Because in this world… you are not chosen. You are redriven.

Liam, a socially depressed game developer dies unexpectedly and reincarnates inside his own unfinished game. Sword Evolution Online. With the entire original plot etched into his memory, he initially believes he has obtained the ultimate cheat. Knowledge of the future. Knowledge of every event. Knowledge of every hidden treasure. But reality shatters that illusion. The world is no longer called Gloria. It is now known as Avalon. The timeline has shifted. The apocalypse has already occurred. Civilization has entered a new era shaped by ruin, evolution, and bloodshed. Familiar characters behave differently. Major events no longer follow the script he created. The story he once controlled has completely gone off the rails. Just when Adonis believes all hope is lost, he awakens a forbidden existence. A taboo sword. The Chaotic Harem Sword. A weapon that defies logic, morality, and balance itself. A sword that grows stronger not through slaughter alone, but through bonds. By building a harem. Each new connection grants him power. Each conquered heart strengthens both blade and wielder. What should have been a joke mechanic in a half-finished game becomes the most terrifying cheat in this broken world. With absolute strength and true freedom as his goal, Adonis steps onto the stage of Avalon, determined to rewrite fate itself. To rise above gods, empires, and destiny. And to build a harem of otherworldly beauties along the way. Additional tags: No yuri, No ntr, No incest. Chapter Release: 2 chapters / day

What if Naruto had a different personality and a different background? Read more to find out. This is an AU fanfiction. More than 200,000 words written and still ongoing. www.patreon.com/Lord_Ashura

Yumi Uzushi, originally an average enjoyer of the Game Yu-Gi-Oh, suddenly found himself in the very same world he enjoyed. Along with the ability to print cards.