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Alternative Title: Villain's Saviour, Game Over Again Lin Ji’an, a modern master chef, never expected to wake up inside a dog-blood BL cultivation novel. Worse, she transmigrated into the role of the "vicious cannon fodder", the crossdressing Third Young Master destined to humiliate the future Villain and die a miserable death by his hand. Her mission? Simple. Feed the starving slave boy and the future villain, Xie Wangchen, fix his broken body, and make sure his "Blackening Value" doesn't hit 100% and destroy the world. She beats up the arrogant Heir, face-slaps the evil Stepmother, and cooks her way into the Villain’s heart, purely to survive, of course! But as they head to the Celestial Sword Sect, Lin Ji’an realises something is wrong. She thought she was raising a cute, obedient little brother. She thought she was just a "straight bro" helping him out. She thought the main plot’s protagonists would chase the original MC. So why is the Villain looking at her with eyes darker than the abyss? Why is he threatening to cripple anyone who smiles at her? And why are the original male leads suddenly lining up to taste her cooking? Lin Ji’an: "I’m just here to cook and survive! I’m straight! And I’m a girl!" Xie Wangchen, who was sharpening his sword, looked up with a smirk tugging in the corner of his lips, "Luggage? No. You are my world. And I never let go of what is mine."

In this new world, spiritual energy—called Qi of Creation—flows through all things: the wind, the mountains, even the dreams of mortals. From this boundless energy, countless beings seek transcendence through the ancient art of cultivation. Yet, not all paths lead to the same end. Some seek strength, others seek wisdom, and a few seek eternity.and some are pathless

This book is a companion lore archive to "The Beast Within" series. It is entirely OPTIONAL and not required to understand the main story. Volume 1: "The Awakening of the Noctusborn" Volume 2: "Yulong" Volume 3: "The Bloodclaw" TikTok.com/@jjwakawaka pinterest.com/jjwaka1144/ instagram.com/jjwaka414 Note on Illustrations & Coats of Arms: All coats of arms, symbols, and illustrations in this work were created specifically for this fictional universe. They do not represent real state, noble, or organizational coats of arms. Copyright 2025 JJWaka & Wayne Shao. All rights reserved. This work is protected by copyright. Any reproduction, distribution, translation, adaptation, public performance, or other use—even in part—is prohibited without the express written permission of the authors. Publication of this work is reserved exclusively for the authors—regardless of platform, medium, or format. Any further publication or use by third parties, even for non-commercial purposes, is strictly prohibited. All characters, plot lines, texts, musical compositions, sound recordings, visual elements, and other creative content are the intellectual property of the authors.

“Do not expect a husband, Woman. I have no room in my chest for a heart– only the King’s law.” I flinched, my eyes filling with fresh tears at the cruelty of his words. "My Lord, I only-" “Be silent,” he spat, not even looking at me. "You are no wife. Only a burden I must now carry across the kingdom.” He gripped my upper arm with a painful force, his strength bruising and indifferent, as he dragged me toward the towering, battle-scarred warhorse. “If you have any dignity left in you, stay downwind and out of my sight. Looking at you is a chore I no longer wish to endure."

Rebirth + Era + 1960's - Femine + System Space + Military + Powerful Male protogonist At seventy-eight years old, she died with nothing but regret. Only at the end of her life did she learn the cruel truth— the world she had struggled through was nothing more than a novel. And she… was cannon fodder. Her father, once a Squad leader, was falsely branded a traitor and executed. Her three brilliant elder brothers were crushed one by one, stepping stones for the novel’s so-called “female lead.” Her family’s blood paved the road to the heroine’s glory. She could only watch helplessly as the heroine’s family prospered while hers was destroyed. Powerless. Broken. Too late. But fate was not finished with her. A falling flowerpot ended her life— and opened her eyes once more. 1958. She is thirteen years old again. Her parents are alive. Her brothers are alive. Everything has not yet begun. In the turbulent 1960s era, she awakens with memories of her previous life and an unexpected System Space that grants her resources and hidden advantages. This time, she will not be cannon fodder. She will not allow her family to be sacrificed. She will not let the so-called heroine step on their corpses to rise. Amid famine, political storms, and the shifting tides of the era, she quietly builds strength, gathers supplies within her mysterious space, and protects her family step by step. And standing in the shadows of the military compound is a powerful, sharp-eyed man— a future commander whose destiny was never meant to intertwine with hers. In her previous life, he stood at the peak of power. In this life, he watches her change everything. This time— She will become the author of her own fate. (Original) PS-: The Story is taking place in the parallel world, so although the historical events are same, characters are fiction.

Two girls become two princesses. Camilla and Violet. One fair, one dark. One wealthy, one poor. They both marry handsome princes from the powerful House of Devon. So how do their stories weave together and how did their lives take such very different paths? A compelling medieval tale of forbidden love and untamed emotions. Volume One revolves around an arrogant young prince and the terrified princess he holds captive, both burdened with a deep-seated animosity towards each other. As the plot unfolds, their shared history and the tragic fate of their families create a palpable tension between them. The author masterfully weaves a narrative of passion, fear and vulnerability, forcing the protagonists to confront their true feelings for each other. A tale of two lovers who must stop pretending they can live without each other. Volume Two is the story of fierce sibling rivalry. Of how jealousy and insecurity can drive people to do things they never imagined when power is at stake. Can anyone find joy in the House of Devon?

A marriage built on deception. A love neither expected. And a truth that could destroy them both. **** He married a stranger. She became the only truth he ever wanted. When Adrian Alaric Montrose, a duke of Langford, agrees to an arranged marriage, he expects a union of convenience, nothing more. But the quiet grace of his new wife disarms him, her warmth awakening a tenderness he never imagined. What he doesn’t know is that his duchess is not Lady Evelina Harcourt at all, but Clara Whitlow, a humble girl who traded her freedom for her mother’s life. **** She stepped into another woman’s world— and found the one man who could see her truth. Clara Whitlow never meant to deceive anyone. But when desperation forced her into a noblewoman’s place, she became the Duchess of Langford overnight. Cold halls turned warm beneath her care, and the duke who’d never known love began to fall for her kindness, her laughter, her heart. But secrets can only sleep for so long. When the truth surfaces, Clara must face the man she loves, and the ruin her love has wrought. BOOK TROPES: Arranged Marriage Marriage of Convenience (turned real love) Identity Swap / Impostor Bride Forbidden Love Class Difference Romance Hidden Identity Love Born from Deception Slow Burn Romance The Duke Falls First Found Family Redemption & Forgiveness Emotional Reveal / Secret Comes Out

Raised as a pampered simple minded girl Yu Qinghe never really understood what it meant to be a wife. After 3 years of marriage without a child she decides to seek help from a famous monk in the temple. The monk realizing her complete unawareness of the affairs of a man and woman takes advantage of her in the name of spiritual instructions and they embark on a secret journey of guidance and devotion.

Felix, a business elite, died in a car accident under a heavy truck, but his soul accidentally traveled to New York in 1860 and became a 19-year-old Irish youth with nothing. With only 100 dollars in his pocket, he built a canning factory from scratch using modern business thinking, expanding it to become a company. During the turbulent years of the Civil War, his assets soared thanks to precise planning. With the advent of the Gilded Age, he expanded into oil, steel, military industry, railroads, and even ventured into media, real estate, electrical technology, and the hotel industry. From a contemporary elite to a 19th-century pauper, how did he create a multi-faceted, top-tier family tycoon in America a century ago? This is a translation America 1860: Building a Financial Tycoon from Scratch 美利坚1860：从零开始当财阀

When software engineer Lin Xue wakes up in an ancient empire ruled by immortal cultivators, she thinks it’s a severe hallucination. When her necklace starts shooting lightning and calling her “Protector of the Realm,” she knows she’s in cosmic trouble. Armed with sarcasm, basic physics, and an inconvenient amount of divine power, Lin Xue accidentally disrupts centuries of imperial routine—and catches the immediate, intense attention of Prince Jinhai, the empire’s cold-blooded heir whose heart beats like a storm behind a facade of ice. Bound together by a celestial artifact known as the Heaven’s Code, the two discover they are the reincarnations of lovers cursed by the gods: she is the Lady of Thunder destined to defy the realm, and he is the Prince of Frost doomed to rule it alone. Now, caught between lethal court politics, a divine conspiracy involving the very Goddess of Fate, and a literal, life-sharing bond, Lin Xue must decide: Will she rewrite destiny’s millennia-old script—or let the heavens delete her completely? Because in a world where gods treat love like a programming bug, she might just become the ultimate glitch heaven can’t contain.

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A caged bird wants to be free... A young and nameless prisoner who wishes to be free is given a chance by a noble lady to turn his life around with some others. The woman seems fishy and strange but he accepts it anyway. He is given proper clothes and good service for manual labor. As he spends his days in the mansion he notices that something is very wrong and gets pulled into a world of dark power and mystery.

“You don’t return to this house… unless it calls you back.” After years away, Karan Mehra is forced to return to his childhood home—the place his parents never speak about. But from the moment he steps inside, something feels wrong. The walls seem familiar… but not in a good way. The clocks are stuck at 3:17 AM. And every night— Someone whispers behind him: “Karan… you came back.” As reality begins to distort, Karan realizes something terrifying— He hasn’t just returned to the house… The house has been waiting for him.

[18+] [MATURE CONTENT] He died once — pushed to death by the one person who had spent years making his life hell. || He woke up in someone else's body. Someone else's wedding. Someone else's empire. The rules of his new life were simple: smile at the banquets, pour the tea, be the perfect house-husband. Survive. Gerffron Wadee was very good at surviving. He had already done it once, in a different body, in a different world, under the hands of someone who hated him for simply existing. || He had not planned on Styrmir. He had not planned on the boy locked in the dungeon beneath the estate — eighteen years old, body wasted to half that, eyes like winter that had forgotten it was allowed to melt. He had not planned on the way that boy flinched at raised voices but never at his. Had not planned on the nights spent teaching him to read, the mornings teaching him to fight, the quiet dangerous in-between hours that felt like something Gerffron had never once been allowed to have. || He told himself it was pity. Then responsibility. He ran out of lies around the time Styrmir started looking at him like he was the only fixed point in a spinning world. The Duke has her own secrets. The Crown Prince has his own designs. And the past Gerffron thought he'd left behind in another life has followed him across worlds, wearing a brand new face. Gerffron Wadee has survived one lifetime of being destroyed by someone he trusted. He knows exactly how dangerous it is to let someone matter. || He lets Styrmir matter anyway. || Because some loves don't ask permission. They just arrive — quiet, inevitable, and absolutely impossible to undo. BL isekai | slow burn | dark secrets | he came back to life just to lose his heart all over again

"welcome to the world of TGT..." Synopsis: The Granite Throne The Premise At the turn of the 10th century, the Chola Dynasty is a kingdom on the verge of either total collapse or unprecedented glory. Surrounded by the hostile Pandyas to the South, the fierce Cheras to the West, and the lingering threat of the Rashtrakutas to the North, the young Prince Arulmozhi Varman (the future Raja Raja Chola I) inherits a throne stabilized by his predecessors but hungry for a legacy that will never fade. The Conflict The story follows three primary threads that weave together to form the Chola Golden Age: The Path of Steel (Warfare): Arulmozhi must transform the Chola army from a traditional land force into a terrifying maritime power. The series details the brutal campaigns of Kandalur Salai, where he destroys the Chera fleet, and the daring naval invasion of Ila-mandalam (Sri Lanka). These aren't just wars of conquest; they are strategic necessities to control the Silk Road of the Sea. The Path of Stone (Architecture): Haunted by a dream of a monument that touches the sky, Arulmozhi commissions the Thanjai Periya Kovil. The synopsis follows the impossible engineering feats—moving 80-ton stones without modern machinery, managing thousands of sculptors, and the spiritual battle to build a "Mountain of the South" (Dakshina Meru) that defies gravity and time. The Path of Shadows (Politics): Behind every victory is the sharp mind of Kundavai, Arulmozhi’s sister, who manages the intricate web of spies, temple grants, and land reforms. Internal betrayals, the mystery of his brother Aditya Karikalan’s death, and the challenge of administrative brilliance form the backbone of the Chola court's drama. The Evolution The series is structured to show the evolution of a man into a legend. In Volume 1, we see a warrior-prince securing his borders. In Volume 2, we see a visionary King building a marvel that still stands 1,000 years later. In Volume 3, the torch passes to his son, Rajendra Chola I, who takes the Chola Tiger to the banks of the Ganges and across the oceans to Srivijaya (Southeast Asia). The Theme At its core, The Granite Throne is about the permanence of culture. It explores how a civilization uses its wealth not just for war, but to create art, music, and architecture that speaks to the heavens. It is a story of Tamil pride, demonstrating how a singular vision can unite a people to achieve the "impossible." Series Quick-Facts for Readers Protagonist: Arulmozhi Varman (Raja Raja I) Primary Setting: Thanjavur, South India (10th-11th Century) Major Landmarks: Thanjai Periya Kovil, Kandalur Salai, Anuradhapura, The Bay of Bengal. Tone: Epic, Intellectual, Action-Packed, and Culturally Rich.

"Abbot, the demon possessing my daughter will leave today, right?" "The profit I earn from trade and lending, is that pleasing to God, or has it already become the sin of usury?" "When disaster and injustice strike, why does God remain silent?" A top tier financial con artist has his soul transported to Florence in 1345, opening the story by impersonating a monastery abbot. In 1345, the House of Medici has not yet risen to power. The dawn of the Renaissance is still buried beneath the darkness of the Middle Ages. In 1345, the Black Death is about to arrive. Death is sharpening its scythe, ready to reap half of Europe. In 1345, theology is the only truth allowed to shackle thought. And he understands better than anyone how to define “truth.” He drains the wealth of the entire city with a single “gold certificate.” He triggers a crisis that turns Florence’s banking giants to dust beneath his feet. He writes doctrines of his own, disguises greed as “divine grace,” crowns the rising bourgeois class, and becomes the spiritual totem of capitalists. He ignites the Renaissance, frees the mind, and opens the age of “man.” When the plague sweeps across the land and all voices fall silent, he builds a kingdom on earth amid the ruins. With economic power in his left hand and the cross in his right, he becomes a pope who rules both matter and faith. * * * Hundreds of years later, in the estate of a 33rd degree Freemason. A young heir holds that green bill said to rule the world and points at the pope’s profile printed on it. "Father, why is this pope printed on the dollar?" The father reverently touches the back of the bill and says, "In God We Trust." ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• WARNING: The Mc is a bad guy who will use Christianity to fool the masses. He will deceive, kill and do a lot more in the name of God. So people who are very religious or don't like this type of Mc, read at your own risk. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 100 Powerstones = 1 Bonus Chapter. To read 26+ advance chapters and support me, visit my p@treon at - P@atreon/SilverShark769

Title: Blue Flame of the Steppe On the endless steppe, where freedom is carved by steel and blood, destiny does not ask—it takes. Kökçin, the blue-eyed daughter of a Great Khan, was born to lead—not to bow. Raised among warriors, she rides like the wind, fights like fire, and carries the ancient spirit of the Ashina bloodline within her. But the steppe is changing. From the eastern shadows, a merciless force rises—the Black Army. It does not conquer… it erases. Tribes fall, loyalties shatter, and the world Kökçin knows begins to burn. To save her people, a price must be paid. And that price… is her. Promised as a bride to a distant prince, Kökçin is forced into a choice that will define her fate: protect her people through sacrifice—or defy destiny and risk losing everything. Her tribe. Her love. Herself. In a world where loyalty is fragile, and war is inevitable— Will she rise as a ruler of her own destiny… or become the offering that saves a dying world? An epic tale of war, love, betrayal—and a woman who refuses to be forgotten.

"Beneath her feet, I swear my oath. Upon her ashes, I shall claim my throne." Thirteen years is an eternity to nurse a grudge. For Alaric Vane, the world is nothing more than a collection of frayed rags stitched together by the crushing poverty of the Gray Cradle orphanage. Ever since his parents vanished without a trace, Alaric has lived by a single law: protect the family that remains, or be consumed alongside them. But when the Kingdom of Oakhaven decrees that the Gray Cradle be razed to the ground, Alaric does the unthinkable. He crawls before the City Governor—a woman of lethal beauty, with hair as red as fresh blood and piercing yellow eyes. To save his foster siblings, Alaric signs a soul-crushing contract of enslavement. He becomes a shadow beneath her feet—a human "footstool" stripped of every shred of dignity. Yet, the sacrifice was a lie. Within the gilded walls of the governor’s estate, Alaric uncovers the bitter truth: the orphanage was leveled long ago. Every humiliation he endured for a year was merely a game—a grand deception by a woman who wanted a new toy to break. Alaric’s rage is a dormant volcano, but he knows he is not yet strong enough to erupt. Within the remaining years of his contract, he begins to weave a web of his own. Under the guidance of a secret ally and a surge of magic born from utter despair, his once-fragile frame transforms into a terrifying threat. Now, the Governor begins to see Alaric through a different lens. The sadistic satisfaction of belittling him has soured into a torturous obsession. She has fallen for the man she enslaved, unaware that behind Alaric’s mask of obedience lurks a predator counting down the days. A four-year contract. A single vow of vengeance. Alaric doesn't want her love. He only wants to watch Oakhaven burn, just as she burned his world to the ground.

In a kingdom where Alphas rule and the weak are treated as livestock, power is absolute—and mercy is a myth. King Alistair has never been challenged. Brilliant, ruthless, and dangerously untouchable, his dominance bends even the strongest to submission. Until the day a Prince is brought before him. Asarmose is no ordinary omega. Divine in presence and unbreakable in spirit, he does the impossible—he looks the King in the eye and does not bow. Worse still… he is unaffected by the King’s overwhelming power. Instead, a dangerous bond forms—one that ties them together in ways neither of them can control. To mock his court and keep the Prince close, Alistair names him Consort. But Asarmose refuses to play the role of a submissive. He challenges the throne. Questions the system. And begins to unravel the very foundation of a kingdom built on cruelty. As whispers of rebellion spread and the people begin to awaken, the palace turns into a battlefield of power, pride, and dangerous desire. Because the greatest threat to a king… is the one person he cannot dominate. And when truth demands blood, both ruler and rebel must decide— will they destroy each other… or remake the world together?

Elara, a vampire surviving centuries on animal blood to preserve her soul, is dying. Her "Silver Vow" has left her frail, plagued by a "gray sickness" that even the sun finds offensive. When Sam, a compassionate human, rescues her, his scent triggers a primal, animalistic hunger. As Elara’s control shatters, Sam makes the ultimate sacrifice—offering his own blood to save her. Their love survives through agony and blood, leading to a bittersweet happy ending where Sam abandons his humanity to join Elara in the eternal shadows. Together, they embrace a beautiful, haunting immortality CHARACTERS ELARA (The Vampire): Ancient but fragile. She has survived for centuries on animal blood to preserve her soul, but her body is failing. SAM (The Human): A kind-hearted boy who loves Elara unconditionally, despite knowing her secret Key Theme: Survival vs. Morality: The struggle to remain "human" when your body demands you be a monster The Weight of Sacrifice: What we give up to save those we love Devotion in the Dark: Finding a "happy ending" within a tragic transformation