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A calm breeze whisked its way through the medieval city, the sounds of those that live in this foreign land chattering and laughing away akin to a musical symphony in the air. It was peaceful– it was calm and almost serene despite the noise, and on one of the many cobble-slabbed streets opposite to where the dragon-hitched wagon's parole stands a young man of peculiar attire. He stood tall, firm– almost like a statue, his white, otherworldly hair blowing in the wind and resulting in a few odd glances being sent his way. “Eh…?” He blinked– Once, twice– thrice– Before finally daring to move as he angled his dark-tinted sunglasses downward to allow his eyes, a rich, sky blue with flecks of various brighter and darker tints of color painted into them to have a look around at these unfamiliar lands. “Weell– This certainly wasn’t on one of my bingo cards...”

Su Jin, an ordinary poor young man from the countryside working overtime every day to make ends meet in the city to support his family, finds himself in the possession of a book only known as Hell’s Handbook. The Handbook universe initially seems like a video game as it proceeds to throw him into a different world every month, each world filled with supernatural beings, mythical creatures and deities, and even includes a complete point system along with weapons and special skills. Surviving these Challenges is not easy, but it comes with great rewards. But he soon realizes that all of this is real. The monetary rewards and magical items he receives from Hell’s Handbook can be used in the real world, but in the same way, every person who dies during a Challenge dies in the real world too. As Su Jin desperately tries to survive each Challenge he is thrown into, he slowly starts to uncover the truth behind Hell’s Handbook. Who is behind Hell’s Handbook and its horror filled Challenges? Each Challenge reveals a new truth about the world Su Jin lives in, bringing new people into his life even as the world around him becomes harder and harder to trust, and perhaps, even a greater mission in life… Support me: https://ko-fi.com/neverluckysmile

Reincarnated as Harry Evans, our main character explores the magical world and the mystery of his parentage. The Wizarding World is different from what he once read about, but no less dangerous for it. The only thing he can do is walk the knife's edge in pursuit of power and hope it will help him weather the incoming storm. SI/AU

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.

Heroes are born to save the world. Adrian Black was reborn to break it. ​As a struggling writer, Adrian knew the tropes: reincarnation, a system, a second chance. But the Multiverse Evil System isn’t a blessing—it’s a death sentence. Eight previous hosts have already been slaughtered by the protagonists of the worlds they invaded. Adrian is the ninth, and he refuses to be another footnote in a hero’s journey. ​To survive, he must not just act the part; he must become the monster. ​His first destination? The apocalypse-ridden world of Highschool of the Dead. But he isn’t a student fighting for survival. He is Masao Busujima—the legendary Sword Saint, the head of a powerful clan, and the father of the deadly Saeko Busujima. ​With the apocalypse looming and the boundaries of moral decency crumbling, Adrian looks at this new world not with fear, but with hunger. The zombies are mere background noise. The real game is power, control, and the accumulation of Sin Points. ​From the sanctity of his dojo to the chaos of the streets, Adrian will rewrite the script. He will claim the wealth, the status, and the "forbidden flowers" of this world. ​The hero saves the beauty. The villain claims her. .... ..... ..... [WARNING: This work contains a lot of explicit content like Incest, Rape, etc., which may not be suitable for all audiences. However, there is NO NTR and NO YURI] Read at your own discretion. [A/N: All characters in this story are of legal age.] Discord:https://discord.gg/Rntx3SxvYj ​Not a fan of monthly subscriptions? You can now send a one-time tip via Gumroad! It helps me keep this fic a priority and ensures the updates stay consistent: https://immortaldaowriter.gumroad.com/l/vchiqn

What happens when you realize that your entire life was fake and you aren't really the person you always believed yourself to be? And now you are stuck in a mysterious and dangerous world where everyone wants you dead, the only thing you have is a terrifying reputation and high intelligence. Allen wakes up in the body of a fearsome and ruthless crown prince in another world. He is considered extremely strong and naturally has countless enemies who want him dead. But soon he realizes three things: First that due to a previous injury, he cannot use his powers properly. Second that his transmigration in this world was not a coincidence, it was pre planned and that he is nothing more than a pawn in the mastermind's grand plan. Third that even though his family rules the entire continent, the outside world is much more vast and he is just a small fish in the big ocean. He must identify and outsmart those hiding in the shadows, uncover forgotten secrets regarding his own past life, navigate through dangerous politics against fellow schemers, explore and conquer this cruel and mysterious world, maintain sanity and deal with internal conflict, while also recovering the original body’s strength. Events overview: Ch 1-12: Initial reputation building, identifying hidden enemies, dominating some fights while also facing a few near death experiences Ch 13-18: Huge lore drops, world building and plot twists (this is where the entire story changes imo) Ch 19-28: High stakes War Ch 29-32: More lore drops and reveals about the outside world and power system. Ch 33-49: Enemy continent's royal family infiltration with a fake identity, schemes, manipulation, politics, and rise from nothing (Slave to king, actually logical and not at all easy) Ch 50-75: Battle of wits with the cunning major antagonist of the second arc, multiple near death experiences, layered schemes and final high stakes war Ch 75-Current: Answers to all the mysteries, lore drops and future planning A few points: The first major arc has been finished (ch 28) and has a pretty satisfactory climax imo. The second major arc has also been finished (ch 29-75) and I'll publish the remaining chapters soon. Trust me, there are insane reveals and shift of tides, and the climax is absolute cinema The MC is not naive, he is intelligent, manipulative and ruthless, but not actually evil. This isn't all about power flex; there are multiple intelligent characters, and the MC is forced to use his brain in various situations. Side characters are not there just for the sake of it; most side characters are complex and get proper development before the major arc ends (ch 28). The villain has a proper backstory and goal, and isn't just there to be a stepping stone for the MC. I have added quite some lore drops and emotional scenes after chapter 10. The intro and first 5 chapters may feel a bit generic, but it gets better and better from the 6th chapter onwards. One warning though, this is a dark and cruel world, and there are a lot of violent and terrifying scenes and body horror in this novel. Initial writing may be a bit weak, but I've fixed most of the previous issues in the current chapters The second major arc (Ch 29 onwards) is especially for those who don't want the MC to start at the top and dominate every fight with pure strength. As in that arc the MC leaves his home continent and starts from nothing (no resources, loyal people, identity, nothing). He conquers the other continent using his brain, through layered schemes and manipulation. But it still has fights and aura moments as the MC hates getting looked down upon. This is not AI slop, the whole story and dialogues have been written by me The MC is OP, but he also struggles in some fights (I haven't given him any plot armor, and the fights feel logical), and also gets outsmarted by others sometimes, there are more intelligent characters than him. The MC is not one of those who will spare his enemies whatsoever. Lmk your feedback

Fifteen years after the events of the past generation, a new one attempts to usher its way into even more important affairs. Magic has taken over the political and social elements of the world, and it is their obligation to fight their own battles and rise to the top just as their parents did. However, a new force is ushering it’s way in to destroy what they have known their entire lives. Let the Cycle Continue. Let the battle of Evil vs. Good, Right vs. Wrong and everything in between commence!

Dana Snide lives between two worlds: the ordinary life she was born into, and the Labyrinth that calls to her every night — a place where her power feels alive. When a coven gathering spirals into chaos and old enemies resurface, Dana becomes the centre of a conflict she barely understands. The world she once felt safe in has become her prison, and her fate demands blood, obedience, and sacrifice. Caught between loyalty, danger, and a power she cannot yet control, she is forced to seek answers and the closer she gets to the truth, the more she loses. Hunted, uncertain who to trust, and afraid of what she might become, Dana must uncover the truth about herself… before the truth finds her first. Will she fulfill her destiny… or has it been rigged to fail? P.S. If you’d like to see more character art, cover designs, or behind-the-scenes content from The Labyrinth, follow me on Instagram: @preciousokereke_

Riley Voss has always been invisible. In foster homes, in school, in a world that didn't want to see her, she learned to move through life unnoticed. It kept her safe. It kept her alone. When the virus comes—engineered to target adults, to collapse society, to clear the way for something new—Riley is ready. She has been preparing her whole life without knowing it. But no amount of preparation could have saved her from the men who come for her in the woods. The ones who know her name. The ones who put a needle in her neck and ship her across the ocean with hundreds of other children. She wakes on a military vessel, then on an island she cannot name. She is not a prisoner. She is something worse: chosen. Selected for a project she was never meant to understand. The world ended so a new one could begin. Riley is part of it. She just doesn't know what for yet.

​[DARK PSYCHOLOGICAL BL THRILLER / OBSESSION] Are you trying to destroy me, Yuyan?" The golden boy’s voice wasn't filled with fear, but a dark, breathless fascination. ""You made a monster. Now you have to live with him," Yuyan smiled, his beautiful face perfectly crafted for this very moment. Seven years ago, Xu Zhifan—the Nation's Heartthrob—staged a deadly fire just to win a sick bet. He wanted to see if the boy who loved him would walk into the flames to save him. The boy did. He thought the boy died in the ashes. He was wrong. Lin Yuyan survived. He built a new face from the ruins of the old one, spending seven years sculpting himself into exactly what Xu Zhifan finds beautiful. Now, Yuyan has returned with a singular, terrifying goal: To dismantle Zhifan's perfect life piece by piece. Career . Freedom. Sanity. Yuyan controls the narrative, the leaks, the slow erosion of a golden reputation. He is patient in the way only people who have lost everything can be. He expects the golden boy to break. He expects him to beg. But as the trap finally snaps shut, Yuyan realizes a terrifying truth: Zhifan isn't breaking. He's fascinated. And the monster Yuyan came back to destroy might just fall in love with the cage.

What makes a Superhero or Supervillain powerful in the comics? Is it their powers, special abilities or their skills? What about Space Marines? Is it their masks? Or their helmets...? No. However, that's precisely what gives Flavius his powers. To be precise, he can summon any mask or helmet which will grant him the powers of the ones they belong to. He summons and wears a Space Marine helmet; he gains their power and all their skills. He summons Jason Voorhees' mask; he will become a near-unstoppable revenant. And so on. Waking up in the Grim Dark Future of Warhammer 40k, on the planet Medusa, with this Essence of Many Masks, Augustus will have to cheese his way through hardship, the Inquisition, Chaos forces and the many Xenos. Will he make it out alive?

In a world ruled by order, chaos is a force both feared and forbidden. Yet, for Nero, chaos is the key to ultimate power. Scarred by a tragic past and driven by an insatiable hunger for strength, he will stop at nothing to seize it. He steals, destroys, and kills without hesitation, carving a path of devastation in his relentless pursuit of immortality. With the ancient Polykenas at his command, beings born from chaos itself, Nero has discovered a way to harness the untapped energy of fallen worlds. His empire grows, and his enemies fall before him. But as he edges closer to godhood, the question remains: Will he control the chaos, or will it consume him? In this tale of power and ambition, even the gods will tremble before the strongest of immortals. Official Discord: https://discord.gg/KcStUBP9U My patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/EclipseofPower

Eva Rostova has lived a hundred years in her sister's shadow. The world remembers the Monster Queen as myth — the girl who commanded titans, destroyed the Architects, and sacrificed herself to stop a viral apocalypse. They don't remember her name was Lily. They don't remember she had a sister. Eva remembers everything. Engineered to carry Lily's genetic legacy, Eva has spent a century protecting the fragile civilization her sister died to save. She leads. She fights. She survives. But she's never stopped looking for answers. When seismic anomalies emerge from the Arctic Wastes, Eva's elite team discovers more than abandoned ruins. They find live Architect facilities. Functioning laboratories. And a transmission that shouldn't exist: "Project Continuation: Eva Rostova — Authorized." Someone knew she'd come. Someone has been waiting. As the team uncovers horrifying truths about the extinction event, Eva realizes her sister's death wasn't just sacrifice. It was activation. The Architects didn't lose the war. They evolved it. And Eva isn't just Lily's legacy. She's their endgame.

Reincarnated into a peculiar, dying world, young Alaric found himself in a modest village, far removed from any grand dreams or ambitions. He had no grand schemes of heroism or destiny; instead, his goal was simple yet pragmatic: accumulate enough wealth to secure a comfortable, stress-free life before facing the inevitable specter of death that claims all living beings. However, the harsh realities of this world shattered even that modest aspiration. In a devastating turn of events, his village was burned to the ground, leaving him bereft of everything he held dear. The chaos that ensued after this tragedy forced Alaric into a desperate struggle for survival. Yet, fate had other plans. As he was captured during the chaotic raid, the Heavenly Dao, judging him unfit for such a bleak end, bestowed upon him the Grand title of a BLESSED—a title that promised power, potential, and perhaps, a chance at revenge. But something is wrong, in this era, each Blessing comes with a fatal flaw...? Why are there 13 of them, instead of 12? Something must have gone terribly wrong with the heavens this time. With such terrible flaws, would they be the savior of this dying world, or will they be the source of its destruction?? Follow Alaric's journey as he tries to keep his sanity in a world that wants nothing more than to drive him insane while he battles with the flaw that came with his BLESSED status. DISCORD SERVER https://discord.gg/rsT4k9uYHm

A man who faced lifelong rejection by the will of the world that he grew up in, and a genius with infinite potential who fell as a result of making a risky bet. Under the machinations of the deceased Heavenly Emperor, Huang Xian, two unfortunate souls originating from entirely different worlds got saved and fused together into a new whole, adopting the identity of the latter–Theodore Winter, the heir to one of the Supreme Pillars of the Heavenly Court. As an eon-spanning competition to decide the next generation of Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress began, it brought with it a game of wits, power and plots that would shake the Heavenly Court to its core. Reincarnators, Transmigrators and Regressors were barely qualified to chase after the unprecedented monsters that had been brought into being for the express purpose of rising above the rest. Battles between peers were like peeling an onion–nobody ever knew just how many cultivation realms and Talents the others had hidden away to catch their opponents off guard. With a saint-like image and the heart of a devil, Theodore Winter entered the fray. Unbeknownst to all, besides returning triumphantly, he was entrusted with another task: To kill Huang Xian’s murderer–his wife, the Heavenly Empress! ------------------------- Read advance chapters (by paying for my meals) on Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/sh1ro My novel series "Reincarnation Cycle's Unfortunate Bug" on Amazon: • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYHGRR8M/ Discord Server: • https://discord.gg/NdAjjmXSDh Cover created by: • https://www.instagram.com/llay_art/ ------------------------- Current Release Schedule: • 4 chapters per week • IDEALLY 1 chapter every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday (at ~11 p.m. GMT+1), but more realistically, they'll just appear whenever they're ready until everything's stable again. (More chapters can appear as bonus chapters, so this is the absolute minimum.) • Vote with Power Stones to read more chapters in the week after the results are in! -> Top 100: +1 chapter -> Top 50: +2 chapters -> Top 10: +3 chapters -> Top 5: +4 chapters -> 1st Place: +5 chapters - Chapter length: ~2k words on average

The first vampire, Cain, ruled over the continent of Rampiel, the land of blood, with an iron fist. For hundreds of years, he fought battles against the humans to rid them from his land, to which he succeeded. However, Cain's arrogance grew with his recent victory. He believed himself to be far more superior to the humans, which drove him to attack Seraphim, the continent of humans, with all his might. After decades of war, Cain eventually disappeared completely, which led to the army he brought with him to be completely eradicated from the face of the world. With a couple more years passing, humans finally took their chance to seize Rampiel for themselves, sending in mercenaries as meat shields, with the royal army following close in pursuit. Eventually, a group of mercenaries stumbled their way into restricted area, finding a crypt that would change the tides of war ever more. Updating once every other day.

What happens when you're the most precious daughter of a Mafia kingpin one moment, and the next, you find yourself in an underworld black market, about to be auctioned off like cattle to a bunch of dangerous Dons like your father? This was the situation Lucrezia found herself. Born in a crime world that was against her personal values, she finds herself learning to accept things she never believed would be normal for her. By day, she was a surgeon, saving lives with good hands and a disciplined heart but by night, she was the daughter of the most feared Mafia Don in Montoverra, a city ruled by violence and blood-stained power. However, everything shatters the night her father is executed in their mansion. The Alexandro estate is betrayed and destroyed, sending the underworld into chaos and being the only child of the mafia king, Lucrezia is captured. When she wakes up, she finds herself in the black market her father once controlled, thrown onto an auction stage like property. Just when she is almost sold to an old man thrice her age, "One billion dollars!" Someone bids an outrageously high price for her, breaking the black market's records. She barely sees the buyer right there, only a pair of dark eyes trained on her and she is quickly brought to a mansion, twice the size of her father's estate. No one in Montoverra had an estate bigger than her father's so who was this mysterious man? She had expected torture, degradation and death but Instead, she finds something worse. Her captor is Maverick Vale—the new Don and godfather of the criminal world… But also the boy her father once adopted...only he no longer served her– he owned her. Now trapped inside the enemy’s mansion, Lucrezia must survive the man who bought her while uncovering the truth behind her father’s assassination. Because in this world, love is a weakness… And the most dangerous thing a Don can desire… Is the daughter of a past mafia king, whose blood lies in his hands.

Kai Voss died on a normal Monday. Then he woke up with a broken power: he can steal the final “Echo” from dying people — their skills, memories, and even pieces of their personality. One Echo turns him into a rich snob who demands fancy wine. The next makes him roar like a street fighter and punch through walls. With every steal, Kai gets stronger… but he also becomes someone else. Now the sky is cracking, ancient gods are waking up, and strange powers are spreading across the world. Kai teams up with Lira, the serious girl who sees fate, and Mira, the crazy collector who treats Echoes like trading cards. Fast fights. Funny personality swaps. Epic power-ups. Will Kai become the strongest by stealing more Echoes… or will he lose himself completely and turn into everyone except Kai? Echo Thief — Die. Steal. Change. Repeat.

For years, Anna never thought Sullivan was the type of man anyone should go to for help. Heck! She didn't think he was the type of man anyone should be seen with. She hated him. Secretly. Deeply. And loathed his presence. His existence alone appalled her until she crashed into his building. A loud cry for his protection and help. Sullivan didn't bother with Anna. She was too busy hating him while keeping his secret, too absorbing. Too much of everything he shouldn't be giving in to. Yet, in a fleet of seconds, she ripped his perfectly quiet world apart. As the world of the supernatural opened before her, with their unknown enemy promising a repeat of tragic fate, Anna banked on Sullivan's protection. Taking pleasure in his attention and interest. Yet, the knowledge she lacked was that peculiar interest is often overwhelming. Unhealthy. Dangerous. Obsessive. And a path of thorn that tears at the most precious skin. ■■■■■■■ “Are you hiding, little bird?” His tone was different from the usual. It wasn't the coo she knew, neither was it the song of calmness that often emanated from him. It was vibrating. An allure that in a dark and dangerous way promised a touch that would drift her alive. Annabelle kept her hand to her mouth, her heart racing past its usual rate. She wondered in that moment—now that she knew what he was—if he could hear her heart beat. As if the universe was sending her a response, she felt him stop. Right above where she hid. Holding a shaky breath, she raised her head, feeling the pressure of his feet on the wood that obscured her view from him. Surely, his ability can't go underground. Surely, the scent of watermelon and potatoes would mask her. Yet…the low chuckle that sounded like a sinister laughter made her heart jump, as her legs gave away. He lifted the wooden pallet, their gazes colliding in a fit of what seems to be prey and predator instinct. A tiny smirk was playing on his face now, the same one she was used to. And the evidence was as glaring as daylight. Blood streak marked his crisp white shirt, drooling down the side of his face to his lips—his hands, a crimson bloody mess against rich skin. The stale of another man's death lingering around him, morphing his aura and forever confirming what he is. What he will always be. “Little bird…” “Please…” Huge palm reached out to pat her nest of hair, definitely leaving behind strokes of blood. The metallic iron scent assaulted her nose in the small space she hid. He was after her heart—an organ she feared he might mean in the literal sense. As she remained in the squatting position, watermelon threatening to squash beneath her knees, she felt his pat. Once. Twice. As soothing as always for a creature like him. “I wished upon you little bird. You cannot run from me.” His words were a promise, a seal that bounded them together. Forever. ■■■■■■■ This is an enemies to lovers cum friends to lovers kind of story. ALSO... !!!THIS BOOK WILL CONTAIN DARK VULGAR AND CRUDE CHAPTERS BUT A SERIES OF WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BEFOREHAND (depends on this authors mood *evil laughter*) SO...YOU WILL BE FINE ^.^

The world of Warhammer 30.000 is an extremely dark world. The God Emperor of Mankind walks among the people, attempting to rebuild the glory of the human empire. But the fate of humanity has long been manipulated by the Chaos Gods. In a future filled with storms and uncertainty, there is only endless darkness and war. Until-- The Death Guard known as Hades appears. The threads of destiny have been twisted beyond recognition, and can the presence from the outside world reverse the tragic fate of countless beings? Now, the gods have placed their bets. But Hades doesn't know any of this yet, for fe is currently crying like a kicked imp. "God damn it!!! Of all possible worlds, why the Warhammer universe!?” “NOOOOO!!! I don’t want to be a Death Guard! I don’t want to be tied to Nurgle!” "Can I just die and start over?!" A comedic novel, where an otaku protagonist is transported to a grimdark world and finds himself torn between misery and crying like an imp.