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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] Two Alphas. One impossible choice. An Alpha's daughter from a rare bloodline is captured and taken as a slave. Keeping her identity a secret is what kept her alive. But when the Viremont Alpha wants to take her as his mistress, she decides she'd rather walk on glass chained in silver and makes a run for it. If caught, the punishment is death. While on the run, she's ambushed. A stranger saves her life, and she returns the favor, not knowing he's the Crown Prince of Drakenfell. Mate. Dexmon knows instantly, but she has no idea. After a year in silver chains, her wolf is dead. At least, that's what she believes. He is already betrothed to a princess who will murder to keep him. He has obligations, and none of them include falling in love. So he stays silent. Everyone expects Serena to be a good omega and stay silent. She tries, and fails with flying colors. When Dexmon's betrothed tries to murder her, it isn't Dexmon who saves her. Fin Shadowclaw, the youngest Alpha King in Skardos, saves her life, not knowing who she is. All he knows is his wolf says 'Second Chance Mate' and he has no intention of walking away. Now, Serena is caught between a fuming Alpha Prince, ready to re-mark his territory as many times as it takes, and a possessive Alpha King who's already decided nothing will pull her away from him. Two marks. One girl. And a war that has nothing to do with geography. Love triangles don't usually involve mass murder. ________________________ Content Warning: This novel contains dark themes, dubcon, abuse, SMUT, explicit scenes, and morally gray characters. Reader discretion advised.  Tags: fated mate, war, royal family, betrayal, shifter, queen, underestimated, alpha king, luna Discord: https://discord.gg/JR2yGgKNq8

I died on the battlefield with a bullet in my lungs, only to wake up strapped to a freezing metal table with a fanatic priest aiming a rusted scalpel squarely at my manhood. Apparently, I had transmigrated into the world of "Hunter Odyssey", a trashy modern fantasy novel I read during my last military deployment. Worse? I was not the protagonist. I was Draven Mordis, a disposable orphan extra captured by a dark cult, destined to be castrated and turned into a brainwashed, lobotomized pawn in the prologue. Meanwhile, the actual "Hero" of this world, Neville Hennesy, is a naive, self-righteous idiot. He is the kind of fool who spares mass murderers because he believes in "second chances", leaving thousands of innocent people to pay the bloody price for his heroic ideals. He has the ultimate destiny, but he plays with it like a child. I am a Commander. I do not play games. War is about efficiency, survival, and eliminating threats permanently. Just as the cultist's blade descends to claim my future, a translucent blue screen shatters the darkness. [Host survival rate at 0%.] [Emergency Sign-in Protocol Initiated...] [Reward: S-Rank Talent: Vector Manipulation.] Armed with a system that rewards me for surviving the most dangerous locations in the novel, I am tearing up the original script. I am going to butcher the cult, steal the future S-rank Villainess before she is corrupted, and hijack the entire storyline. The world is a warzone, and it is time to show the naive "Hero" how a real professional cleans up his mess. Author's Notes & Release Schedule: Premium Lock: The novel will remain completely FREE until we hit the 30,000-word mark (around Chapter 30 to 40). After that, the chapters will be locked for Premium, so enjoy the massive free read and add it to your library! Mass Release Bribes & Goals: If you want to see Draven ruthlessly dismantle his enemies faster, fuel the System with your support! Power Stones (Weekly Goals): 200 Power Stones = 1 Bonus Chapter 500 Power Stones = 2 Bonus Chapters 1000 Power Stones = 4 Bonus Chapters Golden Tickets (Monthly Goals): Top 200 in Golden Tickets = 3 Chapter Mass Release Top 100 in Golden Tickets = 5 Chapter Mass Release Gifts (Instant Rewards): 1 Magic Castle = 2 Bonus Chapters 1 Spacecraft = 5 Chapter Mass Release Drop your Power Stones, leave a review, and let us show the naive heroes how it is really done.

They said she didn’t belong. In the Grimridge Pack, your mate is your proof of worth. Sable has none. Scentless. Defective. A flaw the pack refuses to accept. When Adrian reaches for her, she believes—just for a moment—that she’s finally been chosen. Until he rejects her. Publicly. But while the pack turns its back on her, someone else has been watching. Cassian. Ruthless. Untouchable. The most feared Alpha in the territory. He doesn’t reject her. He claims her.

The world didn’t end in fire or chaos, it changed quietly. Zane Mensah, an observant and withdrawn university student, is among the few who notice the subtle signs that something is wrong. The sky stands unnaturally still, animals begin to behave in disturbing ways, and an invisible pressure seems to settle over the world. While others dismiss it, Zane’s instincts tell him a pattern is forming, one he doesn’t yet understand. Then everything breaks. As animals across the world begin to mutate and humanity collapses into chaos, cities fall and survival becomes the only rule. Nations shrink into isolated safe zones, resources grow scarce, and fear replaces order. With no knowledge of cultivation or power, humanity struggles against a rapidly evolving threat. Just when hope begins to fade, mysterious alien beings known as the Astreans appear. They construct towering structures, gateways to a brutal trial system known as the Tower of Evolution. Promising strength and survival, they offer humanity a chance to fight back… but at a cost. Only those under the age of twenty can enter. Inside the tower, participants are tested, broken, and forced to evolve. Power comes through absorbing essence left behind by the dead, elemental forces and bloodline remnants that can either elevate or erase one’s existence. Survival is no longer just about strength, but adaptation, instinct, and the will to surpass others. Zane enters the tower not as a hero, but as a survivor. Driven first by the need to live, and later by the desire to control his own fate, he begins a journey through a world where only the strongest rise, and where even allies can become enemies. Because in the end, only one truth remains: To evolve… or be left behind.

Zekai is twenty-two and has already decided that life is meaningless. He has no job, no ambition, and no interest in the future. While others chase purpose, he watches from the sidelines, convinced that the world runs on illusions people are too afraid to question. The death is ruled an accident. The silence afterward is not. Something is left behind—something old, something deliberate. From that moment, Zekai begins to notice what others cannot: patterns beneath coincidence, intent behind tragedy, and a presence that seems amused by his existence. The city changes around him. Crimes grow stranger. People disappear without explanation. Whispers spread of a figure who appears in moments of fear—part savior, part nightmare. Zekai does not seek to become anything. He only reacts. Yet the more he intervenes, the more the world pushes back. Every choice carries consequences he cannot escape. Every step forward reveals another layer of truth he was never meant to see. Some paths offer power. Some demand sacrifice. Some do not allow turning back. As Zekai is pulled deeper into a hidden side of the city—where justice, guilt, desire, and fate collide—he is forced to confront a question no one can answer for him: Is freedom something you choose… or something taken from you the moment you play along? Because this story is not about destiny fulfilled. It is about what remains when the final number is reached— 22.

On the very night he loses the woman he loves, Darius, an unremarkable young farmer from the kingdom of Hjem, is attacked in his sleep by a creature known only as the Night Hag. When he awakens, the world feels wrong and strange. But he is certain of one thing: he should be dead. Cast into a reality he neither understands nor chose, Darius is forced to survive a land crawling with both ruthless men and unnatural horrors. Hunted, altered, and unwillingly set apart from the life he once knew, he searches for others like himself; seeking answers to what he has become and the grim purpose behind his existence. As grief hardens into resolve, Darius must navigate life threatening politics, and decide whether he will remain a victim of fate… or rise into something far more dangerous. What to expect : ~ Weak-to-strong protagonist progression ~ Fast-paced, easy to read storytelling, with a high fantasy atmosphere ~ Meaningful action sequences that serve the plot without dragging ~ LitRPG elements woven naturally into the narrative

Warning: Heavy sexual content and a fucked up male lead. Throw morally grey out the window. Excerpt: "Do you trust me?" His hand drifted to her neck. If he had asked her to walk into the fire with him right then, to tumble willingly into chaos, she would have said yes without hesitation. Her entire body shivered as she nodded, heart hammering, her pulse a wild drum against her ribs. "Always use your words, Bambola. Do you trust me?" he asked again. "Yes…yes…" Her back arched against him instinctively, skin flushed and glistening, every nerve screaming, every muscle taut and alive. Luca's other hand tightened at her neck, squeezing until she gasped for breath. The sensation was exquisite and terrifying, every nerve ending alight as he manipulated the fine line between restriction and pleasure. Vee squeezed her eyes shut, nails digging into his arm as she clung to him, her breath rattling in her chest. He sensed her reaching the edge and drove her closer, the hand at her neck tightening harder. "Luc…" she choked out, a fragmented plea that shattered as her body convulsed, releasing a hot, desperate wave against his fingers and the rug beneath them. Synopsis: She insulted the devil. He decided to own her. Veronica Scalese walks into New York’s elite club, ‘Commissioned’ by accident—and mouths off to the wrong man; Luciano Genovese popularly known as ‘The Devil’. He grants favours but gets your soul in return. When Luca comes to collect a debt from her father, the payment demanded is flesh. Veronica becomes both Luca’s weakness and his obsession. He burns his empire to the ground to keep her. Undressed by the Mafia God is a mafia romance story where power is foreplay, love is a liability, and the most terrifying thing a god can do… is fall. From the author that brought you: 1. Defying The Rogue Alpha 2. The Vampire's Luna 3. Undressed By His Arrogance

Alternative Tittle: The Second Male Lead’s POV (in an Otome World) ────────────────────────── Starting a forbidden relationship with the duke’s daughter was the most reckless thing Lucian had ever done in his life. Up until now, his only risks were hunting rare saplings from dangerous places. Now, he was breaking the nobles’ rules. And it backfired, horribly. Not once, not twice, not thrice but multiple times. He almost died once, lost a few friends, fled his homeland, and then almost died again, but here he was, not really learning. "So dumb," the devil voice in his head whispered in disdain, "How more idiotic can you get?" "As far as idiocy goes deep," Lucian answered, accepting the new path of his life, "And it goes deep. And wide." Goal: get wealthy and powerful enough to afford more idiocy Current arsenal: blood, sweat, tears, and pure wits Start point: gardener End point: unknown ────────────────────────── THE CHARACTERS DO NOT BEGIN AS YANDERE, BUT THEY WILL SLOWLY FALL DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE AS THE STORY PROGRESSES. REMEMBER, THEY ARE PEOPLE FIRST, STEREOTYPES SECOND. TAGS: #twistedMC #manipulativeMC #YANDERExYANDERE #NO-NTR #loyalMC #loyalFL #insaneFL #evilFL #forbidden-love #you-can't-f‎ix-her-FL #NO-SYSTEM #pirates #secret-organization-building #territorymanagement #obsessive-love #comedy #conspiracy #businessman #moneymaking #mystery #Adult #Mature #extra TRIGGER WARNINGS: ROMANCE, Lovers to Enemies to ???, toxic love, conscious grooming, unreliable narration, trauma, self-aware hypocrisy, narcissism, superior complex, emotional manipulation, abuse

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[Harry Potter Fanfiction + Mastermind Genre + Strategic Scheming] [Early stages focus on survival and growth; a slow burn] [Ambition and the desire for conquest hidden behind a trustworthy smile and seemingly sincere words] Tver, the most brilliant graduate in Durmstrang’s history, has arrived at Hogwarts. “One day, Muggles will use science to observe magic, expose our secrets, and build mathematical models for every spell. When that day comes, what will wizards do?” “Be locked away like rare beasts in cages?” “Or…”

True evil needs no reason to exist. “All living creatures must die, but I wont. ” Once known as the most talented and knowledgeable scholar/philosopher across three continents, he basked in the praise and reverence of those around him. However, tragedy struck one fateful night when he bore witness to the cold-blooded murder of his entire family. Driven to madness, he embarked upon the path of power, the path of negative energy, and thus, The Great Demon, Badur, was born. In a single day, a mountain of corpses were stacked, many of which fell to his blade. However, during his final pursuit of revenge, he met his untimely demise. His soul was extracted and cast into the void, where it would endure eternal suffering. However, his jouney would not end here…… "What do you desire?" A grotesque creature floating in the void asked while staring at the bruised and beaten soul of a young man. [Ding!! Host has received Void grade Treasure] [Ding!! Goal has been set : Attain True immortality] A new lease at life is presented A deal with a Demon filled with resentment A new journey, a new Dawn With that the great Demon, Badur is reborn ps: the book won't progress the way other novels have been progressing. if you don't like a unique development then maybe this isn't the book for you.

【A false Necromancer lacks troops and is hunted down by others.】 【A true Necromancer commands countless skeletons and becomes a ruler in their own right.】 After obtaining the Dual-Portal, Wu Heng discovered that the original world was overrun with zombies. When the plan to become a profiteer failed, a new plan for survival began. Wu Heng chose to become a 'Necromancer.' Can't summon the undead in another world? The entire apocalyptic planet is a source of troops. Can't survive in the zombie world? Then I'll live and learn skills in another world. From that point on, the world witnessed an undead army equipped with modern weapons. Natural disaster looms, with millions of skeletons. Undying bone dragons, undead kings. (Dual-Portal + Necromancer + Magic + Fantasy World + Undead Plague.) Patreon link for those interested: https://www.patreon.com/FALCON_N

Two halves of a newborn god opened their eyes in the void—Black and White, each a reflection of the being they complete. "Wake up!" the Black half said in a toneless voice. "Stop yelling. I'm awake," the White replied in the same flat tone. "Tsk, then why do we feel nothing at all?" Black asked, eyeing the blank figure before them. "Because… nothing is what we are," White answered. The realm fell silent, the two infants facing one another—until the Black half laughed. "Haha, good. After all, nothing cannot be killed… nothing cannot be owned… it can only consume." "Or be consumed…" White murmured, but the Black only laughed again. “Let them try,” Black said. “They have no idea what our art will become.” ---- In a verse where power shapes reality itself.... Where Gods, Constellations, Devils, and horrors battle for the Throne of Existence—a new god is born. A being who is not only shaped by the world, but who reflects it. A canvas that absorbs power itself, feeding on the force that drives existence. Power.

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.

In a distant past, the seven Ancestral Beasts clashed, and the blood they spilled rained onto the entire plane, infecting humans and animals alike, making them part of their powerful bloodlines. As a small village’s hunter, Liam was unaware of the consequences of that legendary battle. His sole goal was to become a cultivator to gain the strength and resources he needed to avenge his family. Yet, when Liam’s Ancestral Bloodline awakened, he uncovered a connection between his family’s killers and the Dragon King, a connection that could expand his revenge to the entire Kingdom. -------------------- Discord link: https://discord.gg/mefzf3aQJ8 Instagram: eocnovels X: @EoCNovels Cover artist: https://digitalrowye.com

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

-Emptiness—that’s what I feel every time I try to understand; nothing—that’s what I see when I try to remember. https://discord.gg/TeEKujQaw Oberon doesn't remember how he got there. His last memories fade into the autumn chill and a bear hunt that sealed his fate. When he opens his eyes, the freedom of the mountains has been replaced by a suffocating stone cell and absolute silence.   To survive in the darkness, Oberon must do the unthinkable: devour the insects that bite him and transform his own life into a tool of destruction through what he calls “Malice.”

[The World Has New Rules. Disobey, and You Become the Prey.] In this new era, morality is dead, and "Fate Exchange" is the only law. ① Every cruelty is returned tenfold. ② No one is a judge; everyone is evidence. ③ The Beast God is watching. When the Beast God descends, the global hierarchy shatters. Every act of cruelty toward the voiceless is returned tenfold through a divine “Fate Exchange.” A lab technician becomes the rat under his own scalpel; a poacher is hunted in the skin of his prey. Amidst this global purgatory, a young woman finds herself tethered by a blood-red thread to the very monster she fears most. Is it a path to redemption, or a descent into a deeper abyss? The judgment has begun. Are you worthy of being human? “If it was your choice… I will accept it.”

Death is never an option for a cursed soulless wretch. After awakening in the Land of the Soulless, home to five great kingdoms and creatures of legend, a soulless man only knows fighting and death. As a soulless, he will awaken the following morning after death, one brutal gut spilling ordeal after another within the fires of combat. With nothing but his strength, heavy armor, and weapons most men would crumble under, much less wield, he fights his way through one forsaken battle after another. All in the name of reclaiming his memories, defeating Champions of the Gods, gives the soulless tank a little bit of the personality he's been missing. Ye' of no soul may be cursed to die, but for this brute it's a blessing in disguise *TRIGGER WARNING: descriptions of SA and graphic war violence *Updates at least once per day *Heavily inspired by Dark Souls.