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"Was he a man dreaming he was a butterfly? Or a butterfly dreaming he was a man?" For a century, the continent of Laurasia has been a sepulchre of ash. What was once a tranquil expanse of kingdoms and emerald forests is now a Demonic Hell, usurped by the Demon Legion. Skeletons and carcasses are the only harvest in lands where humanity once thrived. Now, the few remaining bastions of mankind flicker like dying embers against an encroaching, eldritch night. In the heart of this chaos, within the high walls of the Capital, lies the Sanctus Sanctum—the supreme echelon of Mageia and the iron fist of the Magis' Guild. Seraph was the Sanctum’s ghost. A lowly orphan whose family was slaughtered by the swarm, he lived as a frail Acomage, bullied to the brink of death by noble-born magis who used "Mageia duels" as a veil for cruelty. After a ruthless assault left him broken and coughing up poisoned blood in a desolate infirmary, the boundaries of the multiverse fractured. A mysterious soul from a dark dimension—ancient, cunning, and lethal—has merged with the dying youth. Two fates, forged into a single, unstoppable entity. Now, the boy who once fled in terror has awakened with eyes that see the hidden truths of the world—one Gold, one Azure. He possesses a knowledge of the Macrocosmic that defies the ancient laws of the Magis' Guild. Seraph is no longer the victim cowering in the shadows. He is the master of a power that even the Demon Legion will come to fear. From the blood-stained halls of the Sanctum to the frontlines of the Great War, he will not just survive. He will become the cataclysm that ends it. The butterfly has awakened from its dream. And it has brought the Storm. (⌐■_■)

Mana is the essence of the soul and what builds up life, those who are able to manipulate this energy are labelled as Witches. But as a minority, they were hunted nearly to extinction during the Dark Ages, but due to their perseverance they have survived until now. Even then the Witches now are nothing but used as tools, a Witch walking the same streets as a human is unheard of and even shamed, even having a Witch as a family member would end up in prejudice by others.

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The era of the sun is a dead memory. Humanity's sprawling kingdoms have fallen, and the last remnants of civilization are buried alive. Trapped within a decaying, subterranean iron bunker known as the Sanctuary, the few survivors of an apocalyptic extinction cling to a grim existence. Outside the walls lies an unforgiving abyss of monsters and black miasma; inside, the reality is just as terrifying. Under the iron-fisted rule of Chief Murad Xie, the Sanctuary survives through a horrifying arithmetic. Compassion is a forgotten language, and the weak are literally consumed to keep the strong alive. Eleven-year-old Akira and his mother, Syuri, are the last sparks of hope in this sterile tomb. While the rest of humanity has surrendered to the ruthless, blood-soaked laws of their cage, Syuri preaches of a forgotten world above—a place of blue skies and green earth. Her dreams earn her the title of a madwoman from the starving crowds, but Akira fiercely protects his innocence, clinging to her teachings in a society that demands cruelty. But innocence is a death sentence at the end of the world. As resources run dry and the shadow of starvation threatens to snap the Sanctuary's fragile peace, an elite soldier named Klein takes Akira under his wing. Knowing the brutal truth of their decaying sanctuary, Klein drags the boy into the pitch-black outskirts of the gates. Through agonizing, bone-breaking training, he seeks to strip away the boy's naive hopes and forge him into a weapon capable of surviving the nightmare to come. As the last embers of human civilization threaten to burn out forever, Akira stands at a crossroads. He must decide whether to surrender to the savage reality of humanity's final cage, or bleed to prove that his mother’s beautiful world still exists in the dark.

Previously, it was called Reincarnated as a Supernatural Horror Entity. Jack, a content creator for mystery, horror, and conspiracy stories, died and was reborn as a formless ghost. He acquired the system-panel like ability to get stronger. He could earn new supernatural traits. And he could even evolve and gain new incarnations. The problem was... he was now in an alternate Earth. The one that was still in the Industrial Revolution Era. The one with cursed steam engines, monster-infested sea exploration, mysterious pirates, supernatural powers, mythical creatures, demonic entities, and completely different geography. Jack had to adapt and survive. Thus, the legends of the Circle of Jacks appeared in that world. Transcendent incarnations of Jack made their impacts in this new world... o Jack Mystery, the mysterious specter, o Judge Jack, the rakshasa of judgement, o Jack Night, the steamrune engineer and treasure hunter, o Racer Jack, the kamaitachi speedster vigilante, and o Jack Lantern, the devil puppet who decided to be a bizarre puppeteer. I will also be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/36721/fictions If you, dear readers, enjoy the story and are willing to support my work, please visit patreon.com/Alkrishna. It should be about 15 chapters ahead there.

Zachary Torres died as he lived... terminally horny for monster men. When he wakes up in Hell, he's given a once-in-a-lifetime offer by a suspiciously handsome demonic President, instead of eternal torment, he can join a dysfunctional warband of Hell's most elite (and attractive) demons to take down the glittering bores of Heaven. Zac figures this is a win-win. He's surrounded by a seven-foot wolf general with a beard, a pompous lion in a suit of armor, a grumpy wendigo who hates shirts, a sarcastic owl pirate, a bird-man who looks like a WWII pin-up, and a three-headed dragon butler. He is living the fantasy he literally died for. The demons, however, quickly realize their new human asset is a walking HR disaster with zero survival instincts and a very specific... "condition" that is the source of all of his (self-identified) woes, and quickly becomes everyone else's as well. A hellarious M/M thirst fest for the cultured demon enjoyer. Daily updates!

Dominant Omega celebrity Althea Vale wakes up with severe amnesia, only to be confronted by her stunning, ice cold Alpha CEO wife, Haven Hartwell. Haven claims their two year marriage was a cold, calculated "corporate contract" necessitated by Althea's own tyrannical past. Terrified of the monster she used to be, Althea sets out to investigate, armed with a chaotic pinboard, a loyal Golden Retriever, and her confusingly potent pheromones. She quickly discovers two truths: Haven is intensely, secretly devoted to her and the CEO's corporate shield is built on far more profound secrets than just a broken heart. Now, Althea must use her sassy, amnesiac charm to shatter Haven’s emotional control and uncover the truth of their shared past, before her powerful wife's concealed life and the true identity of the woman Althea used to be ruin them both.

(WARNING: R+!9 Contents) In a world torn apart by the undead, survival is no longer about just staying alive. It’s about who you’re willing to trust, what you’re willing to give up, and how far you’ll go to feel something human again. Iyisha Clarke, a young doctor with more instinct than experience, crosses paths with Malcolm Briggs, a former Navy SEAL carrying wounds deeper than just the physical. They didn’t plan to travel together, much less depend on each other. But between dodging zombies, stolen kisses, and broken boundaries, their connection becomes harder to ignore. Supplies are scarce, safe zones are shady, and sex in a zombie apocalyptic world is messier than it sounds. Some people are trying to rebuild. Others are just trying to breathe. And somewhere between a dying government and whispered hope, Iyisha and Malcolm might find more than just survival. They might find a reason to live.

They called me a battery. Plug in, drain dry, discard. For three years, I healed every wound the Darkflame Guild inflicted on others—while they inflicted new ones on me. Then they killed my only friend to buy my silence. They should have killed me instead. Now I have a new ability: Decay. Every touch I give looks like healing. But inside, I'm counting down the hours until their powers crumble from within—naturally, untraceable, perfectly fatal. I've joined a new guild. I smile at my enemies every morning. I heal them when they ask. And one by one, they're going to rot.

Terra II, a world split into vast planes, where deserts stretch ceaselessly and horrors—roamed without rest. It is a land scarred by self made nightmares that never fade. The Common Era, where the concept of happiness has been abandoned. No story begins with joy, and none end with peace. One mistake—a misplaced word, a fleeting gesture—is all that it took. Strength was never the problem. You survived long enough to know that looking strong, feeling strong, and being strong are three different lies people tell themselves to keep moving. Terra is heavy. The roads are long and boundless like the deserts. And family...family—that has been stripped away. Once? Twice? no, Thrice? You’ve walked. You’ve run. You’ve shot at everything. You've seen your friends perish away, your self-made family rotting away, and how do you cover it? By carrying a carload of supplies through every kind of conceivable catastrophe. ———————— I'm pretty nervous how this version will be received and since i went for both magic and a modern setting. I'm not really good as creating things so i took inspiration from some well known media, so if it seems familiar, i tried as best i could to make it my own. but idk. Lets see, it starts to pick up the pace slowly. It's a slow born sort of thing. short ass rant, lol. Kristen out, peace.

A sentient star descends into a mortal world and takes human form, only to discover pain, emotion, and limitation for the first time. As Solarynth Caelaris learns what it means to be human, he must survive a dangerous journey filled with warriors, monsters, and ancient forces while a power within him begins to awaken… and something in the universe begins to watch.

Her blood was liquid gold. The moment it hit the basin, an urge to mate slammed into Dexmon, obliterating any concern for timing, place, or consequence. His heart thundered, caught somewhere between hunger and outright panic. His wolf surged. Aegon: Mate her. Mate her again. Mark her. In that order. Dexmon: Absolutely the fuck not.   ________________________ [Synopsis] A princess is captured and keeps her identity a secret. The Alpha who captured her wants Serena as his mistress, but she would rather walk on glass chained in silver. The bounty for runners is 1M in gold. Serena has failed twice before, and third time runners don't get quick deaths. When 15 rogues corner her in the forest, she tells her only friend to run. She doesn't cower and faces them head on: unable to shift, bleeding, and dehydrated. Just when she thinks she's done for, a black wolf tears through the clearing and fights beside her. A blade swings for his neck. Without thinking she steps in between, unaware that the wolf she just bled for is Prince Dexmon Drakenfell. An act of courage he didn't see coming and one he won't let go. His wolf knows what she is before he's ready to admit it. He brings her back to Drakenfell and insists she joins his pack, not knowing her true identity or what she was running from.  But Dexmon is hot and cold and Serena doesn't understand why. One day he kisses her. The next, he pretends she doesn't exist. She doesn't know they are fated mates or that he's in a constant battle for control every time he's near her. It turns out, he has a fiancée already. The daughter of the tyrant who kept Serena locked in silver for a year, because of course she is. If she discovers Serena is a runner, Serena will be sent back with a death sentence. So Serena tries to stay invisible. Tries and fails with flying colors. Within 24 hours, Dexmon sprints outside to find her riding on his dragon's head, glowing gold.  He has never shared his dragon and isn't sure if he's furious or falling. Falling. Definitely falling. He gives her everything. She chooses him back. And that's when the real war starts. Dexmon's mother tries to get rid of her with poisonings, abductions, and political warfare. If she wins, Serena loses Dexmon, her home, and her life. Serena lost everything once before and won't let it happen again.  One of his mother's plans backfires spectacularly and the youngest Alpha King in Skardos saves Serena's life. His wolf says "Second Chance Mate" and he has no intention of walking away. Fated to one. Claimed by another. A love triangle she never asked for. Checkmate says the winning queen. ________________________ *Content Warning* This novel contains dark themes, dubcon, abuse, SMUT, explicit scenes, and morally gray characters. Reader discretion advised.  *Discord* https://discord.gg/JR2yGgKNq8

He was sealed for six centuries for a crime he cannot remember. When Leylin awakens, the world he knew is gone. The gods who feared him are dead. The enemies who betrayed him are dust. And the girl who once reached his heart survives only as a fading legend. But one thing endured,the hunger. Leylin walks a world that has forgotten why it feared him…and reminds it. One city at a time.One god at a time.One sin at a time. This is not a hero’s return. This is the rise of something far worse. The Monarch of Sin has come back to finish what the heavens started.

He wanted a girlfriend. He got an eternal nightmare. It started with a download. It ends with the collapse of reality. ᛏᛟᚢ ᚲᚨᚾᛏ ᛖᛋᚲᚨᛐᛖ ᛗᛖ [Warning: This is a love story, but it is a descent into madness.] #DarkRomance #CosmicHorror #Multiverse All artwork/illustrations are made by me This story focuses on flow and emotion rather than perfect grammar. Some parts may feel rough, but that’s part of the experience. I’m still improving my writing over time. The AI helps me fix the grammar. Or maybe... she is the one writing this now. ᛖᛏᛖᚱᚾᚨᛚ ᛚᛟᚢᛖ Sorry for my bad English. This is my first novel, but I will definitely keep writing until I reach the ending.

The war didn't end; it simply went underground. Ten years after the Great War against the Shadow Demons, humanity lives in a fragile peace maintained by the iron-fisted United Alliance. In the neon-lit "Safe Zones," life appears normal, but in the "Grey Barrens," the nightmares of the past still stalk the living. To the world, fourteen-year-old Kaelen Tores is nothing more than the "Grave-Walker"—a cursed orphan and the sole survivor of the mysterious Blackwood crash that claimed his parents, Valerius and Elara. Ostracized by his peers and haunted by whispers he can’t ignore, Kaelen’s life is a cycle of isolation and grief. But when a routine shortcut home turns into a deadly encounter with a Shadow Demon that shouldn't exist, the "curse" in Kaelen’s blood finally erupts. Saved by a mysterious blue-flamed stranger and a sudden, violent awakening of his own power, Kaelen discovers a hidden legacy: The Dark Archive. This ancient, leather-bound book—passed down through his grandfather—is not just a manual of magic. it is a sentient system tied to a bloodline the world has spent centuries trying to exterminate. Kaelen is not human. He is the last scion of the Shadow Dragons, an apex race of predators feared by both the Alliance and the Shadow Lords alike. Now, as a "System" begins to initialize within his soul, Kaelen must navigate a world of "Touch-Blessed" prodigies, corporate sorcery, and ancient grudges. With the help of his aunt Aria, he must master the shadow-dragon arts before the Alliance’s Inquisitors track the "Blue Fire" to his doorstep. But as Kaelen’s power grows, so does the hunger of the dragon within. He isn't just learning to fight the shadows—he’s learning that he was born to rule them. In a world of flickering neon and ancient ash, the hunter has become the hunted. And the Dragon has finally come home.

Ezra wakes up in a strange world with pointy-eared people, glowing castles, and a family he doesn’t recognize. Before he can figure out where he is, everyone keeps calling him “young master” and insisting he’s a harmless beta. But at a royal event, his body betrays him and he suddenly “awakens,” releasing pheromones he can’t smell and can’t control. The entire hall of powerful Alphas turns toward him like wolves scenting blood. The four royal brothers, dangerous, famous, and stupidly attractive, claim he’s an omega who belongs to them. Ezra has no idea what an omega even is. Then a weird system appears. [SYSTEM ERROR: Omega awakening detected. First task: avoid every Alpha in this room.] While trying to figure out what happened to him, Ezra learns the truth: the original body he now lives in was murdered, and the man who killed him is still out there. Worse, he’s tied to the royal family. Forced into a world where omegas are treated like property, Ezra must survive: Four Alpha brothers who want him both romantically and sexually and would do anything to have him in their bed every night. A system that only appears when he’s seconds from disaster. A disgustingly handsome and obsessive killer watching him from the shadows. And his growing deep feelings for one particular brother. He only has three days before the brothers drag him into the royal house for good. And the worst part? His body reacts to them… way too easily.

Every "Diver" gets 96 hours on Earth before the Black Thirst disease drags them back... Back to Thirstfall—a brutal otherworld where a ruthless system called Ocean's Law decides who lives, who dies, and who gets erased. Most Divers break within a year. Dryden Sands lasted ten. He clawed from nothing to Rank-A with a class everyone called trash. He mapped hidden dungeons, cracked the system's blind spots, and survived things that shouldn't be survivable. Then the person he trusted most killed his family and took everything. Including his life. But dying triggered something—a relic fused to his soul that no one was supposed to find. It didn't save him. It reset him. Same world. Same body. Directly to Day one, when everything started. He knows where every secret is buried. Every trap. Every traitor. But his body is Rank-F, his new class is rated SSS, his time is bleeding out, and the system has already flagged him as something that shouldn't exist. In Thirstfall, the ocean doesn't just drown the weak. It hunts who shouldn't belong anymore. -------------- #No harem. #No romance plot armor. #Mostly survival.

Damn it! I reincarnated as an extra in a novel I was reading: Heavenly Milfs. Kaiser D. Paragon was just an extra, a character who died before the story even began. What future could the little brother of a third-rate antagonist, humiliated by the protagonist on the first few pages, possibly have? To save his life, he caused the premature death of his brother. Now, he had to take responsibility for leading an entire criminal organization. Fortunately, a system appeared: as long as others believed he possessed a power, he could usurp its abilities. That's how Kaiser created multiple identities: Kaiser D. Paragon, the virtuous noble. Nostradamus, the prophet. Klein Konstantine, the Mystical Exorcist ... Then he realized that the protagonist's sister was actually in love with one of his identities!? A major antagonist had massacred the entire capital to avenge him? "And why were all these MILFs yanderes?" Kaiser had only taken the path of the usurper... the Antichrist. *** Additional Tags: Evil MC, Action, Gore, Romance, Fantasy, Academy, Smut, Harem, Ecchi, Adventure, MILFs, Cold MC, Yandere, Dark Ideology, Constellation, Multiple identity, enemies become lovers, Politics, Lemons, Manipulation, Toxic Love, Angels, Demons, Gods, Goddesses, Netori, Beautiful Females Lead, Overpowered MC. No Yuri / No R*pe / No NTR / No Incest *** https://discord.gg/2JV7X9EWT *** 2 chapters per day 200PS = 50 Golden Tickets= 2 extra chapter 400 PS= 100 Golden Tickets = 5 extra Chapters [Cumulative effect] Don't hesitate to support us with gifts! For more exclusive chapters!

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.

“Stuck in Lobotomy. Kidnapped into Alley No. 23. Vanilla Don.” Survive in the cracks of the City. Bargain with its shadow. Corporations crowned with the name Wing rule the world— and all you have is a kitchen knife and the connections your ancestors left behind. Alley No. 23, also known as Flavor Alley— as long as you can accept eating your own kind, this place serves cuisine more fragrant than mountain delicacies, fresher than ocean fare. “Are you sure the office is opening here?” “Lots of acquaintances around.” — — — — A freak stroke of luck, and you transmigrate into a different City… but what does “people-first” even mean here? What do you mean cannibalism is literal? What do you mean “Alley No. 23 has lots of acquaintances”? In Project Moon’s City, where violence and oppression saturate the air and human lives are cheap, to survive as nothing more than an ordinary person (and a cook), Ke Ming and a mysterious blonde girl set out on a journey of love and dreams— (and cooking). “You’re daydreaming again—daydreaming about becoming the Father of Abnormalities, daydreaming about being the strongest in the City, daydreaming about awakening E.G.O, punching Claws and stomping Beholders.”