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"I have to be the unluckiest Demi God to ever pop out of a vagina!" Lirael is many things—a frail, skinny little bitch, most definitely, bat shit crazy, maybe, but most importantly, he's Hades's least favorite son. Banished to hell for the crime of being Unfaithful, he eventually and very painfully claws his way to purgatory's center. There, he makes his one singular wish to a magical book. A fair chance to tear every God apart. Now teleported to a faraway land and armed with a cultivation system, Lirael begins his blood-soaked journey back to Olympus. The Gods will learn what hell feels like.

In a universe where fate can be snatched like threads off a loom, a young man from a dying world wakes to find he can bend the cycle of life and death - a power that eats away at his own lifeline every time he uses it. Kalath doesn’t care about glory. He only wants his little sister to survive the Blight that’s slowly killing Veridia. When his desperation hits breaking point, reality shudders. He’s touched by the cosmic laws themselves, becoming Threadbound - a human wired straight into the strands of destiny. As the Gardener of the Last Harvest, he can hold death at bay, but every life he saves steals time from his own. His hair silvers, his breath shortens, and it becomes clear: his awakening isn’t a miracle - it’s a war drum. The expansion-hungry Aethelgard Empire has sensed him. Their Inquisition is already on the move, ready to wipe out “anomalies” like him, and gearing up for a Holy War to seize Veridia’s remaining fate-threads. Pinned between the curse eating his life away, a world collapsing under rot, and a cosmic war machine hungry for conquest, Kalath has no room for wishful thinking. He has to learn the rules of a game where destiny is currency, and the only way to save what’s left might be tearing apart the laws of the universe and stitching them anew. (This is my first story, so don’t expect too much. Hope you enjoy it! I’ve got plenty more coming, so stay tuned!!)

A comienzos de 2023, el mundo cambia para siempre. En veintinueve países —los más poblados del planeta— aparece un individuo con habilidades que desafían toda lógica humana. No hay explicación, patrón ni advertencia. Solo poder. Mientras las naciones intentan ocultar, controlar o explotar a estos nuevos seres, crece el miedo a un desequilibrio global sin precedentes. Las alianzas internacionales se tensan, las potencias compiten en secreto y la opinión pública se divide entre la esperanza y el terror. En medio del caos emergente, una transmisión anónima convoca a los veintinueve portadores a reunirse, evitando que cada gobierno decida su destino. Esa llamada desencadena una carrera contra el tiempo donde intereses políticos, ambiciones ocultas y tensiones geopolíticas chocan entre sí. El mundo observa. Los países se preparan. Y los veintinueve deberán enfrentarse a la pregunta más peligrosa de todas: ¿Son el inicio de una nueva era… o la chispa de su destrucción?

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)

Elyn, a famous singer, fell from grace after she was framed for her husband’s death. After days in prison, the police suddenly told her: “You are free now. Your husband is waiting for you outside.” She was shocked. When did she get a new husband? Outside the prison, a black limousine was parked. She was ushered inside by the driver, and when she saw who was waiting inside, her eyes widened. It was the most powerful man in the country, the President himself! “Welcome back, wife.”

Lance Dixon is drowning in a debt that isn’t his. His parents’ financial mistakes have fallen entirely onto him, and his life has collapsed into a constant struggle to stay afloat. He has never denied what he is. Lance is a masochist, and most people he’s dated couldn’t handle that truth. Every relationship ended the same way, leaving him with needs no one was willing to meet. Everything shifts on a night he drinks too much and ends up venting to a stranger. In a mix of frustration and alcohol, Lance jokes that he’d sell himself to anyone willing to pay off his debt. The stranger, Ansel Lowell, doesn’t brush it off. He asks how much. And when Lance tells him, Ansel offers a deal: three months living under his terms, in exchange for clearing the debt completely. The deal is straightforward and seems almost like relief. But as the days pass, the dynamic between them deepens in ways neither expected. What began as a simple exchange grows into a connection that is far more consuming, and far more dangerous, than either of them intended. [Excerpt] Lance meant to pull away when Ansel stepped closer, but his body didn’t move. Ansel’s hand hovered near his jaw, just close enough to make Lance’s breath catch. “Do you understand what you agreed to?” Ansel asked quietly. Lance swallowed. “You’re paying off my debt. I stay with you for three months. That’s it.” A hint of a smile tugged at Ansel’s mouth, which made him more dangerous because of it. “No, Lance. That’s the surface of it. I want you to hear the truth.” Lance’s pulse stumbled. Ansel leaned in just enough that Lance could feel the warmth of his breath. “I’m going to take up space in your life. I’m going to have you when I want you. I’m going to learn every weakness you try to hide, and I will use them. I will claim you, piece by piece, until you can’t tell where your choices end and mine begin.” Lance exhaled shakily. “Do you worst Mr. Lowell, I can handle it.”

[Warning: Mature Content, Gore, R-18+] The Kingdom offered Mirabelle to the World Eater as a sacrifice. Instead, he made her his queen. Now Mirabelle commands the nightmare called Revas: beautiful, terrifying, and bound to her in blood and devotion. With a single word, he would tear kingdoms apart and drown the world in blood just to make her smile. They thought they were feeding a monster. But they were crowning a goddess. In a love story of blood and butterflies, the world will end with a beautiful, devastating flutter of wings. Excerpt: Revas knelt before her, his massive frame making the throne of bones he had built for her in the Abyss look small. The air smelled of fresh slaughter. "You are shaking, little Princess," he purred, his voice a low rumble that vibrated against her chest. He reached out, a clawed hand hovering near her throat. "Are you finally afraid?" Mirabelle didn't flinch. She stepped forward, closing the distance until the cold silver of his collar pressed against her stomach. She reached up, not to push him away, but to thread her fingers through his snow-white hair, forcing him to look up at her. "I am shaking," she admitted, her voice void of warmth. "But not from fear, Revas." His pupils dilated. "Then what?" "Anticipation," she replied, a cruel smile touching her lips. "I’m thinking about how their screams will sound when I let you off this leash." Revas froze. Then, slowly, a grin spread across his face, predatory, worshipful, and completely unhinged. He pressed his cheek against her palm, nuzzling into her touch like a starving wolf. "Then give the command, Mistress," he breathed. "And I will turn this world into a graveyard for you." -------------------- Let's Connect: Instagram: dolly_.roma Discord: DollyRoma#7887 ** The beautiful cover art belongs to me and was comissioned by elkshan (Instagram)

In a world of three continents where race determines your place, humans stand as one of the weakest - born powerless and confined to the forgotten Outer Continent. Phoebe, an orphan girl, dreams only of becoming the first Ranker in her village and seeing the breathtaking wonders she reads about in her books. But on the night before her eighteenth birthday, she stumbles into a bloody clash between two mysterious organizations. From the corpse of a dying criminal, she accidentally obtains a forbidden artifact - one never meant to be touched, let alone used. Now hunted by dangerous forces, Phoebe is pushed to the edge. In her desperation to survive, she awakens a dormant ability within her - an ability that gives her the chance to change her fate and rise within the Adventurer Association to chase the dreams she once thought impossible. From powerless to divine - this is the chronicle of a girl who defies fate. © 2025 Arsonillustrate. All rights reserved. This novel is the original work of the author. Any unauthorized reproduction, translation, or distribution is prohibited.

Transmigrated as noble trash, he picks up The Great Hoe and decides to farm his way out of disgrace. No destiny. Just dirt, money, and a system with attitude. ---- Notes: Dirty jokes. Zero filter. No NTR • No Rape • No Yuri

He was her teacher, her curse— and maybe, her fate. When Leciara Maclean discovered that her charming Biology teacher, Kieron Branduff, was not human but a soul-devouring creature, her life turned into a living nightmare. Bound by a dangerous pact, she must gather soul stones from lost spirits to keep Kieron from taking her own. Yet the real danger lies not in his hunger—but in his affection. Kieron’s words are poison wrapped in tenderness, his touch both comfort and threat. At first, Leci swore she would never fall for him. But every glance, every whispered word, begins to blur the line between love and deceit. “I only want to be with the one I love,” he murmured, resting his head on her lap. “Is that really such a sin?”

It's simple, there's a boy named Veer and with a powerful mind and trainings. On the other hand, there is a village which has been strange and quiet for many years. In it, there is a school which is very mysterious. Every day many incidents happen with the children or there is some ghost or spirit-like mystery in that school. And then the letter from that school goes to a man named Mr. Jon, who is in charge of the detective team. He explained this case to Veer and Veer has now started solving this case, let's see what else he finds.

In a world where supernatural creatures are forced to hide behind the scenes, they are forced to stay in the darkness, never revealing themselves to the light of the world. But what if the world itself changed? A world where such creatures didn’t have to hide; instead, they reigned supreme. That is the world Liam Lycann has been thrust into. And as a fellow supernatural creature himself, he is forced out of the darkness and into the light. In a world where monsters rained from the sky, changing the social hierarchy of the world, Liam must survive this apocalypse. He must begin his journey to level up. But can the creature that ascends this new world to be the strongest possibly be a werewolf? Goals: 25 Powerstones = 1 extra chap per week 50 Powerstones = 3 extra chap per week 100 powerstones = 5 extra chap per week Cover made by Shyrlo Join the server: https://discord.gg/23mWAh2ZjS

Jack thought his life was simple enough: a steady job under Barksen, a promotion that promised stability, and a quiet existence with money tucked away for the future. He was lean, sharp-tongued, and bitterly amused by the world’s stupidity, but content to drift without risk. His friend Julias, however, was everything Jack was not—suave, powerful, and unnervingly smooth. A man whose presence filled rooms, whose silence carried weight, and whose eyes seemed to peel back the layers of anyone who dared meet them. What began as laughter over a ruined prom dress spirals into something darker. In Julias’s marble-floored apartment, amid biblical paintings and the scent of red wine, Jack is pressed into a conversation that feels less like banter and more like initiation. Julias speaks of predators, of power, of risks worth taking—and suddenly Jack finds himself confessing things he never meant to say. Words of ruin. Words of killing. The friendship between fire and water begins to shift into something more dangerous: a mentorship, a test, perhaps even a trap. Julias’s questions are not idle. His gaze is steel, his tone a blade, and his world is one where politics and ambition are war, where rivals are predators, and where survival demands ruthlessness. Jack, once a bitter but harmless cynic, is being drawn into a web of power, manipulation, and moral compromise. As Jack mentally tries to balance his dreams of law school and independence against Julias’s intoxicating vision of dominance, he must decide: is he content with a safe, early retirement, or will he risk everything for the promise of real power? And if he chooses the latter, will he still recognize himself—or will Julias’s world consume him entirely? But then— Jack ordinary life changed when he got stabbed by a seductress. "The Little Man" is a psychological thriller of ambition, friendship, and corruption. It explores the fragile line between loyalty and manipulation, the seduction of power, and the terrifying ease with which people can be coaxed into extraordinary darkness.

The Mark Between Us By Rhyann Renfro Aislinn Hayes is doing everything she can to rebuild her life. After losing her firefighter husband in a tragic accident, she focuses on raising her young son and running the small-town coffee shop she co owns with her best friend. Routine helps. Structure helps. Believing the worst is behind her helps. Until she wakes with a strange, ring shaped bruise circling her finger. The bruise is impossible to explain. The dreams that follow are even harder to ignore. Vivid images of a man she has never met. Warm hands. A quiet voice. A life shared in flashes of memory that feel almost real. The dreams leave her breathless and unsettled. As if she is remembering something she never lived. Declan MacCrae has spent years avoiding anything that feels like attachment. His work restoring historic homes is safe and predictable and he prefers it that way. Until the night he dreams of a woman with deep red hair and bright green eyes. A woman he marries. A woman he loves. A woman he wakes up reaching for. He opens his eyes to find a bruise over his heart shaped like a dragonfly. When Aislinn and Declan meet in a crowded café, the pull between them is immediate and undeniable. Their marks begin to fade yet something deeper settles between them. Recognition. Curiosity. A quiet ache neither of them can explain. But someone else has taken notice of Aislinn. Someone who watches from a distance. Someone who has no intention of letting her move forward. Someone who believes she belongs only to him. As dreams shift into warnings and reality grows more dangerous, Aislinn and Declan must decide whether to trust the connection that binds them or step back before it destroys them both. A mysterious bond. A growing attraction. A hidden danger closing in. The Mark Between Us is a gripping blend of romantic tension, supernatural fate and slow burn suspense that will captivate readers who love Carissa Broadbent, Ana Huang and Lauren Thalassa.

A group of final year students set out for a simple school project at an abandoned excavation site-unaware they were stepping into a cursed ground. When an ancient, vengeful soul awakens, the site becomes their prison and the game begins. *"Will you be the survivor or the prey"* That was the rule. Now, trapped in a deadly circle of fear, illusions and betrayal, the only way out is to play. But in this game, winning might cause more than life itself.

When humanity faces extinction, what breaks first? our bodies, or our humanity? How much of ourselves are we willing to lose to stay alive? The world has already ended, but its consequences haven’t. In the OctaCore: the last of humanity's shelters, resources are limited and the radiation is rising fast. Within two years, the surface will become unlivable. Long before that, the food will run out. The monsters that destroyed the world are still out there, but they’re no longer the worst threat. With the shelters on the brink, the council faces an impossible choice: Cull 80% of the population to preserve the remaining 20%, or Launch a suicidal mission into the wasteland to retrieve a supply shipment that could sustain humanity long enough to rebuild. A small team is chosen for the Hail Mary attempt. Memory-scarred survivors, soldiers who’ve already lost too much, and civilians carrying secrets they’d kill to protect—bound together by the thin hope that something out there might still be worth saving. Outside, they will face the world that once was: a ruined city haunted by monsters, nazis and the aftermath of choices no one wants to admit they made. What to Expect: 1. Morally questionable characters 2. No clear good or evil—only survival 3. Character-driven beginning → escalating high-stakes plot 4. Brutal worldbuilding 5. Mature themes (genocide, moral collapse, societal failure) 6. Gore, violent imagery, disturbing psychological content DISCLAIMERS: This story is officially published on multiple platforms under the pen name Zachelodeon. If you encounter it elsewhere under a different name, it has been stolen or reposted without authorization No audio adaptations, translations, derivative works, or commercial uses are permitted without written permission from the author. For adaptation inquiries, please contact the author directly. For professional or rights-related communication, please email: [email protected] Copyright: 2025 Zachelodeon. All rights reserved. This work is an original creation by the author. No part of it may be reproduced, reposted, mirrored, translated, or adapted without explicit written permission.

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.

In the blood-soaked Kingdom of Morvath, Ciro is not just a fool in a cap—he is a monster painted in motley. Known as the man death refuses to touch, he slaughters the Tyrant King's enemies with a smile, his laughter echoing over piles of corpses. He fears nothing. He feels nothing. Until he meets Her. Princess Elara is the only light in his abyss. Their love is a secret bloom in a garden of rot, hidden within the cold palace walls. But when King Valerius discovers their affection, he does not offer Ciro the mercy of execution. Instead, the King devises a punishment far worse than death. He forces the Jester to attend the royal wedding. Standing guard at the altar, Ciro must watch the only woman he ever loved say "I do" to a foreign prince. No chains hold him back—only the threat against her life. As the vows are spoken, the monster inside him doesn't rage. It simply dies. Now, the Jester still walks, still kills, and still smiles. But everyone who looks into his hollow, dead eyes knows the terrifying truth: "Some deaths happen without a grave." [WARNING] This novel is a Dark Fantasy containing elements of Extreme Gore, Psychological Tragedy, and Anti-Hero themes. The story explores the complete destruction of a man's soul. There are no fairytales here. Read at your own risk.