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In a world where power determines destiny, the weak are remembered long enough only to be ignored, kael Verin is one of them - an orphan living in the shadow of towering warriors,legendary mages and noble bloodlines blessed with ancient abilities. Born without visible talent and mocked as "the forgotten", kael survives on the edges of society, doing whatever he can to stay alive in a kingdom where strength is law But the world is not as simple as it seems to be When kael stumbles upon a mysterious relic buried within the forgotten ruin of a battlefield, something dormant awakens-not just within the relic but within in kael himself. Ancient memories whispering in his mind, fragments of power stir within his very essence of existence and a buried truth begins to reveal itself:the power that the world discarded maybe the power it once feared As monsters begin appearing across the continent and forgotten ruins start reacting to kael's presence, powerful figures take notice. Empires hunt him,secret orders watch him, and ancient beings long sealed away begin to stir within their imprisonment Forced onto a perilous journey across cursed lands, lost kingdoms, dungeons -Kael must grow stronger or die forgotten as the world intended. Along the way, he gathers unassuming allies, uncovers history of the past that was buried and learns that the line between being a hero or becoming a walking catastrophe is very thin. Because the relic that chose him was not meant for a savior. It was created by a forgotten king who intended to use the relic to destroy the world. Now the power of the forgotten has awakened - Kael must decide whether to rise as the world's protector or become the calamity it deserves

#Top 20 Webnovel Best Sellers 2021, 2022, 2023, and in 2024 #### History is said to be written by the victors. If so, how about Earth's history? Two millennia ago, a young boy named Emery met a tragic fate. In his final moments, he was transmigrated and accepted into the Universe's most prestigious school of magic. “You are among the chosen few from thousands of human worlds. Whether you seize this opportunity or not, is up to you. You are at Magus Academy, the pinnacle of humanity's ingenuity. Magic, science, and might are all within reach for those who dare to pursue them." [Scan complete - Quadruple affinity. Water, Earth, Plant, and Darkness.] "A quadruple acolyte! Only one in tens of thousands of acolytes possess this!" Thus began Emery’s journey together with his 4 friends from the furthest corner of Earth. Each year they returned to Earth to grow, seek revenge, save the princess, conquer the world, and become Earth's Greatest Magus. Their names are still etched in our history books to this day. Authors Note: I have always been fascinated by writing fantasy relating to historical facts. In this story, you will find characters inspired by real-world myth and legend. The universe I created hopefully will make the reader's imagination excited and logically plausible. I hope you enjoy it. ### Here are some key aspects you'll encounter: MC: The protagonist follows the classic weak-to-strong arc. World: Picture a blend of Harry Potter and Star Wars. System: While it's primarily a magic-based story, there's a structured system in place that's easy to follow. Additionally, elements of cultivation. Harem: No, there are several female interests. But I enjoy romance first. So even if there will be more than one love interest it will be deep. Note: English is not my first language, but you'll notice that my writing and English skills gradually improve throughout the chapters. Other: The novel delves into deep research on science and history, enriching the storyline with factual and intriguing details. Give it a read—you might be pleasantly surprised by what unfolds. Check Out the Video Trailer on youtube type "Earth's Greatest Magus"

Aster, a mundane scholar who is drowing in a despair that is unknown to him. Feeling lost and exhausted for reasons he does not understand and having no magical talent atop that. How would life fair with someone like him? Just a story of a mundane scholar.

Zhang Xin traveled through time to the end of the Han Dynasty and became a Yellow Turban. He originally wanted to run away and live his life according to the script of history, but he was forced to become the last commander of the Yellow Turbans. From then on, a hero emerged. He destroyed the Wuhuan, defeated the Xianbei, and made his power known outside the Great Wall. Cross the ocean, pacify the Dongyi, and expand territory. Sweep the world, determine the destiny, and change the dynasty. "In the past three thousand years, I am the only one who has been able to reach here..."

Yao Zhi died in regret due to exhaustion and transmigrated into an unrecorded kingdom in history. Waking up to find herself in a body weighing more than 200 jin, she was in despair. As she was ready to curse Heaven, she found herself bound with a system. With an auction system on hand, she embarked on the journey of pampering her rough husband and building her business. -------- Cover art by Zackbill ( @bila_art24 on X )

I am the only son of the Dukes of Connaught and Strathearn, and the grandson of Her Majesty Queen Victoria of the British Empire. Now, in the name and honor of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, I swear upon my life to witness and safeguard the rise of this land — to unite all the people of Australia and New Zealand under one new name, and to watch our destiny unfold together. Long live Australasia! A tale of royal legacy, ambition, and the birth of a new empire at the edge of the world. Australasia novel, historical fiction, British Empire story, Queen Victoria descendant, royal alternate history, Australia rise, New Zealand union, time of empires, colonial historical drama, House of Saxe Coburg Gotha, royal family saga, Australasia unification, Victorian era story, alternate history novel, British royalty fiction, imperial expansion novel

The year is 2494, and the world is not like the one we know now. Dominic Lazarus, a final year student is pressured by his friends to join the new MMORPG - World Conquest Online, the biggest and most realistic Virtual Reality Game in History. The Modern World is in a state of peace after recent conflicts between neighbouring kingdoms, but political strife is still high. With the World walking on a tight rope, will World Conquest Online give people the escape from reality that they desperately need. Join Dom as he tried to build his own Kingdom in the Wilds of World Conquest Online, as he tries to juggle his real life issues and those in game. As the Game slowly starts to take over not only his life, but the worlds, follow this growing cast on their journey. *Author Note - Currently aiming for 3/4 Chapters a week. For new Readers, Welcome! The first 20 or so Chapters are in need of a writing update at some point, I wrote them 3 years ago and I have definitely improved since then.*

Genghis Khan conquered the world with fire and blood. His name shattered kingdoms, erased borders, and terrified continents. His empire stretched farther than any before it. Yet after his death, that vast dominion didn't stand as one. Brothers turned against brothers. Sons against uncles. The greatest empire in history fractured, piece by piece, until only its legend remained. A modern soldier opens his eyes on the frozen steppe, surrounded by blood, steel, and screaming horses. He has been reborn as Batu Khan, grandson of Genghis, heir to the western armies of the Mongol Empire. And he knows what awaits him. He knows the Mongols will reach Europe, then retreat. He knows the empire will tear itself apart over succession. He knows history will squander this unmatched momentum. He refuses that future. With modern knowledge of warfare, logistics, and statecraft, Batu begins reshaping the western frontier. From tribal bloodshed to imperial ambition, from the steppes to the heart of Europe, he will carve a new destiny. Not as a loyal prince of a dying empire, but as the Great Khan of the West. ---------------------- 50 Power Stones = 1 Bonus chapter! 50 Golden Tickets = 3 Bonus Chapters!

Adeola's biggest problem was surviving the Lagos heat. Then a mysterious black notebook appeared in her house. One moment she was in her kitchen, and the next, she found herself trapped in a strange world ruled by the infamous Duke of Norweisian Rubian. Desperate to return home, Adeola soon discovers that the world she entered is far more dangerous than she imagined. Secrets lurk behind castle walls, hidden forces move in the shadows, and the Duke himself may be the greatest mystery of all. Armed with nothing but her stubbornness, sharp tongue, and determination to survive, Adeola must uncover the truth behind the notebook before she becomes trapped in the story forever. But the more she learns about the Duke, the harder it becomes to tell who the real villain is. And some stories were never meant to be changed.

--- She lived for everyone else. She died for no one. Vivienne spent her entire life pouring herself empty — working herself to the bone so her ungrateful siblings, Rosalind and Caspian, could live in comfort they never earned. No rest. No dreams. No one to call her own. Then, at twenty-six, her body simply… gave out. She expected nothing after death. No heaven, no second chances — just silence. But a god named Valdris has other plans. Reborn as the daughter of a powerful noble house in a glittering medieval empire, Vivienne wakes up in a gilded cradle with chubby baby hands, a doting nanny named Cecile, and absolutely zero patience for starting over. This time, she has made herself one promise: this life belongs to her. No sacrificing. No giving until there is nothing left. No falling for anyone who doesn't deserve it. The only problem? Alaric — the coldest, most untouchable duke in the entire empire — seems to have not received that particular memo. He doesn't smile. He doesn't bend. He has never, in all his years, looked twice at anyone. Until her. It wasn't supposed to happen. He wasn't supposed to notice her. And she was absolutely, certainly, definitely not supposed to feel anything about it. But fate, as it turns out, has never once cared about her plans. --- Tags: #Transmigration #Reincarnation #MedievalFantasy #SlowBurn #ColdMaleLead #AngstyRomance #HappyEnding #NobleHeroine #SecondChanceAtLife

The stories that this series is made out of is not for everyone. The freedom to freely understand them will not be enough for those that lack creativity. It's a hard read but at the same time the easiest one, cause it is mine as much of yours mind-playground. Any speculation one may have or understandment of the story will be correct, as there is no wrong answer to the question "What is this story about?" and be open to any arguments and thoughts of others.

Conscripted at fifteen, Park Seongjin steps into a war already older than his fear. His father has fallen. His brother is missing. His name is carved into wood and sent toward the frontier. He is not a prodigy. He is not chosen. He is merely another boy placed inside iron and dust. War does not create heroes—it erodes them. Steel demands discipline. Loss demands endurance. Campaign after campaign, repetition after repetition, the body learns before the mind understands. On battlefields ruled by ironclad cavalry and endless formations, he survives—not through brilliance, but through restraint. Not through destiny, but through persistence. Yet in surviving, something begins to take shape. The sword ceases to be a weapon alone. It becomes a path. This is a slow-burning war and progression story about experience, discipline, and the forging of a swordsman—step by step, until the blade and the man are no longer separate. This is my first time sharing my work on a global platform. I truly look forward to your evaluation and feedback. I am particularly interested in how readers from different cultural backgrounds perceive the story. Thank you sincerely. Author Note: This story may soon be contracted with another platform, so it might be removed from webnobel.. If you're interested, please read it while it is still available. Thank you.

The gate did not open. Youngwoo realized they were going to die outside the wall. Abandoned outside the southern gate, a disposable soldier survives when everyone expects him to die. Wounded, poisoned, and cast aside by his own comrades, he begins a brutal climb through the harsh life of a frontier garrison. In the collapsing battlefields of Goryeo, survival demands more than loyalty. It demands strength, strategy, and the blade. War and intrigue will shape the fate of a forgotten soldier. The soldier no one expected to live will become a master. At the edge of a collapsing frontier, a young soldier stands among men who are meant to die first. Wars are decided by generals and kings, but sometimes history remembers the blade of a single soldier.

At the heart of the continent of Aethelia, squeezed under the relentless pressure of the eastern and western empires and standing on the brink of collapse due to an empty treasury, the historic Kingdom of Kayşahr is besieged by military threats and internal corruption. The story follows the struggle of Crown Prince Kaahn Yauzan, who is forced to shoulder the governance and destiny of his country upon his father's failing health, alongside his greatest supporter, Akça, in this buffer zone that appears to be an unyielding fortress from the outside. Combining the mechanical knowledge from his past life and a rational state intellect with the power of a secretly established logistics trade network, Kaahn launches a massive modernization campaign to transform his country into a contemporary civilization. At the same time, he strives to keep the kingdom afloat with strategic genius against the inevitable political and military collapses looming along the borders.

Excerpt... Henry’s hand shot out, closing around her arm, firmly enough that her breath caught. “Stay…” He stood beside her, close enough that she could feel him without touching him. “I…” Livia’s voice broke before it found strength. “I didn’t flee.” She still would not fully look at him. Her eyes remained on Bella. “This is not my fault,” she whispered. “No,” Henry said at once. “It isn’t.” He looked away, then back at her. “Do you love him, Livia?” “Please,” she cried. “Stop calling me that.” “Do you love him?” he asked. “Yes,” she said. “So soon after me?” he asked. “I thought we…” He stopped. “I assumed you…” “That I what?” Livia asked, her voice trembling. “That I loved you? Henry…” she began then she caught herself. “Your Highness. I did seek solace in your arms... Yes. I will not lie about that. I wanted you. I trusted you. In a sea of sharks and wolves, you were the safest thing I could find.” Her eyes filled again. “You made me feel as though I could breathe. Turns out, you are no better.” “Why?” Henry asked quietly. “Because I am the king?” “Because you lied to me. You let me trust a man who did not exist.” “I existed.” “Henry the merchant existed because you created him.” “For good reasons, I had to keep my identity hidden,” Henry said. “The king moving around London without security,” he continued, “what do you think would happen?” “You speak as though I was asking you to announce yourself in the middle of Cheapside with trumpets and a crown. It doesn’t matter anymore,” Livia said, looking away from him. “I am getting married.” “Yes,” Henry said, the word leaving him like a blade drawn from flesh. “To my best friend. Did you tell him?” Henry asked. Livia’s brows drew together. “Tell him what?” “That I fucked you. Did you tell him I was your first? Did you tell him you once trusted me? That you once promised yourself to me because you thought I was the safest thing in your miserable world?” “That is not fair.” “Then tell me is it fair that Richard gets to call you his intended while I stand here pretending I do not know the sound of your moan? Is it fair that he holds your hand while I cannot even say your name without ruining you?” “Please stop.” “Did you tell him,” Henry pressed, unable to stop himself now, “that you were mine before you were ever his?” “How could I?” she asked, the words breaking. “I did not even know who you were.” “Then let me ask you this,” he said, leaning down just a little, his lips a hair’s breath from hers. “Has he fucked you? Has he touched what is mine?” ..... Sold into slavery and trapped in the brutal underworld of London, Livia Valenti is placed on the auction block. She makes a desperate choice and places her fate in the hands of the mysterious man who once caught her stealing. She does not know he is the King of England. Then comes Richard, Duke of Kingsmere willing to offer Livia the one thing Henry cannot easily give her— a future outside the shadows. Caught between the king who awakened her heart and the duke who may be her safest escape, Livia is pulled into a dangerous court. Livia becomes Diana Bellamy, the woman another man intends to wed, King Henry must decide how far a king can go before love becomes scandal, obsession, and war. From the author who brought you: 1. Undressed by the mafia God 2. Undressed by his arrogance 3. The Vampire's Luna

Lin Haoran was reborn in 1978 Hong Kong, becoming a wealthy young heir. At this time, the glory of the British financial consortiums was beginning to fade, while Chinese capital was rising rapidly like bamboo after the rain, starting to shine on the international stage. Former British-controlled giants like Wharf and Hutchison Whampoa were becoming prime targets pursued by Chinese entrepreneurs. So, with growing strength, Lin Haoran set his sights on the leading British trading firm—Jardine Matheson... Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon. Read 30 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Albino1

A thousand years of history. One infinite library. No way home. When a modern-day engineer wakes up in the damp, freezing solar of a 12th-century manor, he finds himself trapped in the body of Thomas, a minor noble with a failing reputation and a wife who despises him. He has no magic system, no leveling up, and no celestial guide. All he has is the smartphone in his pocket—invisible to everyone else, perpetually charged, and still connected to the internet of 2026. In a world where a simple infection is a death sentence and the Church’s word is law, Thomas must use the sum of human knowledge to survive. From implementing basic germ theory to discovering hidden silver veins and forging high-carbon steel, he begins a quiet revolution from the mud up.

What if the world was never as ordinary as it seemed? What if magic didn’t vanish but simply slipped into the margins of history, waiting for a single choice to awaken it? On one quiet, fateful night, Cody Rivera was meant to duel Dwayne Newhiskey. But what if that moment never happened? What if the mirror held up to our world showed something else entirely, something unfamiliar, brilliant… or dangerously dark? This is a story of that reflection. A world reshaped by familiar names, altered paths, and dreams long forgotten. Inspired by a lot of video games.

In an age of blood, steel, and freezing spray, a Viking’s worth is measured by the swing of his axe. They are raiders. They are conquerors. They are the terror of the North. Ragnar, the eighteen-year-old bastard son of a starving chieftain, is none of these things. Just a month ago, he was a Senior Naval Architect in Seattle, designing high-efficiency cargo vessels. Now, he stands on a frozen fjord in 865 AD, facing a suicide mission to England that threatens to wipe out his village. Mocked for his refusal to raid and his obsession with "wizard words" like logistics and drag coefficients, Ragnar is dismissed as a coward. But they are all wrong. Where they see a longship, he sees a displacement curve waiting to be optimized. Where they see a storm, he sees wind energy waiting to be harnessed. They say his methods are madness. Soon, they will realize that while they are playing at war, he is engineering an empire. -------- Disclaimer: *Kingdom Building & Tech-Uplift: MC uses modern engineering to revolutionize the Viking Age. *Weak-to-Strong: Starts as a despised bastard, progresses to a wealthy tycoon/warlord. *High Detail: Detailed descriptions of ship-building and primitive industrialization.