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In 2042, fifteen years after the Red Ash Catastrophe turned Earth into a crimson desert, Kalen Voss is a ghost of the wastelands—lean, sharp-eyed, and haunted by a promise. His mother, a UN medic, died saving scavengers from radiation wolves, whispering one final plea: “Find the North Star Outpost. It has the meds. It has the truth.” His father followed, sacrificing himself to a sandworm to let Kalen escape. Now, Kalen treks toward the Ninth Safe Zone, armed with a car-spring machete and his mother’s Serbian medical emblem, determined to honor their legacy.​ But the Ninth Safe Zone is no refuge. Ruled by Blackstone Security, a ruthless group led by Victor Kim, it’s a den of corruption: Victor sells fake antibiotics laced with sawdust to dying scavengers, while his enforcer Tyson (a 6’5” brute with tattooed skulls) hunts anyone who protests. To infiltrate Blackstone and steal clues to the North Star Outpost, Kalen fakes loyalty—risking his life to uncover Victor’s lies.​ He doesn’t fight alone. He teams with Rico, a quick-witted Mexican smuggler who owes him a debt; Zoe, a rebel doctor grieving her sister’s death from Victor’s fake meds; Lena, a journalist hiding footage of Victor bribing government officials; and Masoud, an Iranian ex-medic who knew Kalen’s mother—and has a map to the outpost… if Kalen helps him reclaim stolen medical supplies. Together, they raid Blackstone’s warehouses, expose the fake pill racket, and discover a chilling truth: Victor is also hunting the North Star Outpost, eager to monopolize its untainted meds and rule the wastelands.​ By Chapter 20, the stakes explode. Kalen’s team blows up Victor’s fake pill stockpiles, but Tyson’s men ambush them. As they flee the Safe Zone, Kalen learns the outpost holds more than meds—it’s home to a vaccine that could heal the radiation-scarred earth. But Victor’s forces already have its coordinates. Will Kalen reach the outpost first… or die trying?​ Every chapter ends with a knife-edge cliffhanger—will Zoe’s radiation cure work? Can Lena leak her footage before Blackstone kills her? For fans of The Hunger Games (rebellion) and Mad Max (gritty survival), this is your next obsession. Subscribe now to see if Kalen keeps his promise… or if the wastelands claim him.

War? Sure, I will join that. Are there four worlds to explore? That sounds like my cup of tea. You want to change my race? Well, have at it, I guess. Massacre life forms? Yes, I will participate. Dragons? I would like two of those. You want to make me a princess? Sure, sign me up. Multiple siblings? Sounds good to me. Oh, don't forget about my two wifies! After 2 years of experimenting, 3 Sazanami appeared around the world. The invaders won Africa, the western side of Asia, and South America. Human beings have found salvation in the superpowers of the Sazanamis weeks after their appearance. Once the battle powers were established, the war recommenced. After 20 years of war Ren Bell enters the world with the first-ever S-rank teleportation power. Discord - https://discord.gg/Jj8PSmWahU I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com Please check out my other novel, The Tales of Kitsuna.

“The new meta made players faster… but it also made them lazy.” Eddie Cruz, known in-game as Drumstickkk, was once a name every veteran in Call of Duty: VR knew — a legend from the pre–neural assist era. But real life caught up: long hours as a Power Generation Engineer, a fiancée working abroad, and burnout made him retire quietly. Years later, Eddie logs back into the game after hearing rumors of a full neural update — and finds his old account still active. Out of curiosity (and nostalgia), he jumps into a ranked match with his classic setup: the “old meta” M4 loadout that carried him to glory. His first opponent? A rookie eSports prodigy with perfect aim assist. “That’s the old meta, old man.” “I prefer the old meta, young blood.” What starts as a comeback match turns into a war of philosophies — skill versus system, instinct versus algorithm. As Eddie grinds through tournaments, outplays neural-linked players, and surprises the eSports world, he begins to uncover something deeper inside the VR network — echoes of his fiancée’s old data profile, long after she supposedly logged off for good. In a digital battlefield ruled by upgrades, one man fights with memory, mastery, and a little bit of muscle memory. — A story of skill, legacy, and love in the age of neural gaming.

A Girl becomes the Symbol of Hope in My Hero Academia. Just a disclaimer, I'm going to do with this story whatever I wish to, as the only source material I have to stick with is mostly based in Japan. So, AU tag off rip.

[Simulation shall commence.] On this fateful day, the world was stunned by the appearance of ancient animals that were supposed to have gone extinct for millions of years. Huge sinkholes appeared in every corner of the world, becoming a tunnel for the ancient animals to emerge to the surface. Humans have found an answer to one of the biggest mysteries in human history. Hollow Earth is real. Here, humans will wrest their lives to explore this new world that has existed for thousands, if not millions, of years underneath them. Before the start of his exploration, Clovis came across a place called ‘Another World Mall.’ Dwarven Sword, Magical Elven Clothes, or Giant Race Toy? Everything can be found in this ‘Another World Mall.’ As an aspiring Subterranean Explorer, how would he utilize this ‘Another World Mall’ to become the greatest explorer of all time and find the truth about the simulation?

I died a heroic, powerful, male Archmage… so why did I wake up as a sixteen-year-old girl?! Theo’s last memory is of a glorious, failed last stand. His next is a beeping hospital machine—and a terrifyingly handsome guy he’s pretty sure is a demon calling him “princess.” Now, he’s Thea Montrose, youngest daughter of a powerful family in a world run on magi-tech and corporate espionage. Between navigating floating cars, enduring his new mom’s hugs, and figuring out the horrifyingly complex mechanics of using the bathroom, Theo has his hands full. But his new family is hiding secrets, and their rivals play for keeps. Good thing this spoiled heiress’s body now holds the soul of an ancient wizard. They wanted the real Thea back? They’re about to get way more than they bargained for. He failed to save his old world from an apocalypse—now he just might save this one (and finally figure out how this bra works).

My only path out of this dystopian hell was to Awaken as a super-powered Solar. I failed. Publicly humiliated and with my future in ruins, a new power ignited within me: The Creator System. My memories of a lost world called Earth—its addictive games, its soul-stirring music, its epic stories—are now my greatest weapon. While the Accord demands obedience, I will give the galaxy a cultural revolution. Every viral hit I create generates Resonance, fueling my secret Gacha and letting me pull real-world skills, gear, and powers straight from the media I remake. They thought I was a powerless failure. They have no idea I'm about to become the most powerful media tycoon in the galaxy, one Gacha pull at a time.

Tom cloned another self based on himself. Then he found that he could connect the clone's brain with his consciousness. With each clone, he would have one more body and one more brain. His memory, learning ability, action ability, engineering ability, etc. would be doubled accordingly. Facing the vast sea of stars after the inexplicable disappearance of human civilization, Tom had no fear in his heart. "Although I am the only one left in human civilization, there are countless 'me'..."

Beneath the vast and infinite starry skies of the universe, countless tribes engage in endless strife, and the flames of war remain unquenched. Rising from insignificance, he possessed no exceptional talents, except for the ability to draw upon the fruits of cultivation from the future. Yet, in a single night, he understood the Dao, and took a step that shattered the shackles of life. With but a thought, he grasped the universal powers, casually breaking down the barriers between spirit and reality. To him, even the most profound and enigmatic of secret tomes were as simple and dull as children's books. Still, he had to go back and fill in the gaps of his cultivation... Some appeared to be glorious, unparalleled geniuses. In reality, they practiced like mad in the shadows to repay their debts...

In the future, the Sol Succession and League of Free Worlds wage war across the stars. On the outskirts of the Sector, a research facility is invaded by the Succession, and a soldier awakens. Mind, fractured. Body, monstrous. In a body driven by overwhelming instinct, can he hold on?

Discord Link: https://discord.gg/G4kJnNXxp Samar, middle age man also a top rank gamer find him self reincarnated in his favorite game as an extra character The Game That he Played of Eight year, The Worlds of Hunter . Arcade Academy trains the heirs of empires, clans, and guilds to become the next generation of heroes. But Michael Willson is different. With memories of this world as a game, he isn’t here to play the protagonist’s role — he’s here to survive, outsmart fate, and carve a place of his own. When every trial twists under his hidden knowledge, rivals begin to whisper his name. Is he ally, enemy… or the greatest threat Arcade has ever seen? Even it means to take the place of the Hero! -------------------- In a world where strength determines destiny, youths across kingdoms and clans dream of entering Arcadia Academy, the greatest institute for hunters, knights, and magi. It is here that the heirs of noble houses, royal bloodlines, and guild legacies gather to hone their talents — and claim supremacy over the future. But for Michael Willson, things are different. Once a nameless outsider with no family or backing, he possesses only one weapon: knowledge. By a twist of fate, Michael has memories of Arcadia not as a student… but as a game. Every trial, every event, every hidden danger — he knows them all. And he intends to use this knowledge not to play the hero, but to survive. Thrown into the brutal Survival Trial, Michael faces monsters, rival cadets, and even death itself. While the world sees a ruthless tactician who outpaces prodigies from the mightiest families, Michael only sees ticking clocks and looming disasters. His choices ripple beyond expectation: saving people he was never meant to, stealing victories meant for others, and twisting the threads of fate that once belonged to Arcadia’s destined protagonists. Now, as the trial ends and the cadets march toward the Academy’s grand halls, alliances begin to form and rivalries sharpen. Leon Lionheart, heir of justice. Selena Veylan, royal shadow. Edric William, the arrogant scion of the strongest family. And countless others. Yet in every glance, every whisper, one truth becomes clearer: Michael Willson is no mere background character. He is the variable, the shadow, the one unseen by fate’s design. Arcadia is about to begin. And Michael will rewrite the story. ----- Tags: #Progression ,#Fantasy, #LitRPG, #GameLit, #Academy, #System, #Swordsmanship, #Adventure #Action #Magic #Dungeon | #Weak-to-Strong #Rivalry #Hidden Identity #Isekai, #Overpowered

When two friends, Tojo and Ozaru, encounter mysterious stones from a fallen meteor, they accidently wield powers the god stones that link them to the hidden interplanetary force known as the Cosmic Defense Corps (CDC) guardians of the universe’s balance. As they faces the Voidspawns , creatures born from the darkness of collapsed stars, the two must master their Genesis Stones — Destruction and Creation — before they fall into the hands of Nexarius, the wielder of demon core and mysterious stone a being determined to reshape galaxies and rule as the Multiverse King. What begins as a discovery soon becomes a war between gods stone wielder, human aliens, and cosmic beasts and the line between savior and destroyer starts to fade will they survive? be executed to form balance? or change this universe FOREVER!!!?

Series A - After Our Decade Vol. 1-3 Synopsis -In the year 2070, The ambition to change the entire world is always overwhelming, yet no one can achieve it alone. With the might of three stones. They create this half-eclipsed world, where the intertwined tales of seven characters will lead you on a journey of discovery and reveal what kind of fate.... draws them together to prevent the secret society from abusing the power of the stones. Vol. 1 - ⧗ Time (Main : Romance / Sub : Sci-fi Adventure) -Every sound creates three waves, scattered across millions of miles. Brian, a fallen veteran scarred by the cruelty of war. Adeline, a woman of wealth who finds that happiness cannot be bought. And two scavengers, hopelessly wandering through the vast darkness of space, found the mysterious stone Just to think of selling it on earth, If fate were to draw them together, what reason would bind their paths? And could that reason be strong enough to turn strangers into a bond unbroken? Vol. 2 - ☯ Soul (Main : Adventure-Action / Sub : Sci-fi Cyberpunk)  -Rose, known by the code "Hitokiri Gatana," an android built from a mysterious stone to extinguish the human spirit, begins to wonder what it means to be human. Drawn by that curiosity, he encounters a young woman, "Yoona," with a heart of pure light, one who seems to gift him the very soul he was never meant to have. Together, they must confront the red dragon that has long devoured both of their hearts. Vo.3 - ♰ Faith (Main : Dark Adventure / Sub : Action Thriller) -Mary, possessed by the "Anweald" stone and branded as a witch who brings ruin to her people. She has lost all faith in the beliefs she once held dear. She used the might of the three stones to flee away from the kingdom "Castletia"; however, she was sent to the present day. Her life, shattered by loss, takes an unexpected turn when she encounters an old countryman, an unlikely master of survival whose skills may be the only force strong enough to ward off the misfortune that shadows her while teaching her the way of living in the present day. -Moves on from main cast's backstories & wrap up world building- Series B - Behold The Trials (Draft / Main : Crime-spy fiction; Sub : Sci-fi Adventure) -The Round Table members had made their move; The government reestablished The DEKA project with the new agents. Brian, Hubert, Sam, and Rolina set out for the Lyre Colony to stop the new dictator, Hiat’wota. Known as ‘The Control,’ he had established himself as the colony’s president and taken the Axian princesses as hostages. Meanwhile, Adeline, Rose, and Yoona infiltrated a Paris fashion show to unmask the mysterious jester, ‘The Mend,’ who had been involved in the murder of Adeline’s parents. Series C - Cruel White Petunia (Draft / Main : Crime-spy fiction; Sub: Thriller) -Hubert, Brian, and Yoona were sent on a new mission to infiltrate the private island of Emilio Margoles in the Caribbean Sea, the drug lord, or "The Dream." Now, it's the time for Hubert to make Margoles pay for what he did to him years ago. On the other hand, Mary is feeling fatally ill from the side effect of the stone. She heard from the local that there is a cure up on the Estonian sea. She traveled across the world alone and found a hidden village, found to be her abandoned kingdom, "Castletia," from a hundred years ago. She finally found Edward living healthy here. People in this village worshipped a lady messiah called "Mama' Il'ja" who could cure any disease. Series D - The Dead Journal (Draft / Main : Dark Adventure; Sub : Political Fantasy) -Deep dive on Mary's grandma the apple brothers tale (Vol.3), Castletia origins, The mighty stones origins, Brian's, Mary's, and Arthur's ancestors, Past stones wielders, The hero of Castletia and the chosen one story, Foundation of The Round Table, period timeline. Series E - Wreak N Havoc (Draft) - TBA Series F - Forever Known (Draft / Final Volume) - TBA

Humanity reached for the stars, etching an age of glory and might unprecedented. We built machines that could stand against the fury of tornadoes and volcanoes. We forged ships that could twist the very fabric of space. Through science and genetic manipulation, we created warriors who could descend from the sky like angels. But the more we learned from our galaxy, the more we realized the dangers that awaited us. Artificial intelligences in humanoid bodies, capable of freezing entire worlds in dark crystal. The living dead, consumed by fungus that spread faster than any virus, dooming billions in mere days. Horrible mutations that sought to end all life, bringing eternal silence and darkness. Corrupted entities that traded honor and pride for power and bliss. Sylar was born long after the Golden Age of Humanity, in a peaceful world, forgotten by mankind and its enemies alike. But fate had other plans for him. His destiny was not one of peace, but of war, a glorious purpose that would take everything he held dear, and drive him to face the horrors of the galaxy… and to control them. ---- Piloting an eighty-meter-tall killing machine against one of the giants of the Thinking Rot — Check. Crashing a massive starship to halt the advance of the Living Machines — Check. Fighting Easter atop the Tower of Babel — Check. Holding back one of the Ancient Ones on the surface of a world about to be consumed by a black hole — Check. --- A/N 1 - Op character: Yes. 2 - Fast-paced story: Yes 3 - Harem: No 4 - Superpower: Yes 5 - Genetic Power: Yes 6 - Psychic Powers: Yes --- Read the first review!

I wasn’t meant to live. But she wasn’t meant to die. Two sisters. One body. Together, we survive. The world didn’t end with fire or war. It ended with silence—slow, creeping decay that no one could stop. First, the food spoiled. Then the water turned. Then the air itself grew toxic, thick with ash and sickness. When the economy collapsed, humanity followed. Then came the infection. Skin gray, veins black, minds fractured. You could smell it before you saw it—the stench of flesh refusing to die. They weren’t corpses. They were people—still breathing, thinking, but twisted by hunger and rage. Rumor had it the government was working on a cure. Volunteers lined up, desperate for salvation. Soldiers were “volunteered” without a choice. But the cure didn’t heal. It evolved. What they created was worse—fast, brutal, intelligent, organized. A new breed of infected that turned against its creators and the world that betrayed them. When the crash came, my sister and I were running from it all. We’d made it miles outside the city before the road turned slick and the night exploded into metal and flame. When I opened my eyes, I was still in the car—smoke everywhere, the taste of blood thick in my mouth. My sister sat beside me, hands limp on the wheel. Her eyes were open. Her lips parted, as if about to say my name. But she was gone. I didn’t have to touch her to know it. She was dead. And as the cold crept through my body, I felt it—the slow pull of my own heartbeat fading, the world narrowing to a pinprick of light. Then I died too. Until I didn’t. When I woke again, everything was wrong. The air smelled sharper, my vision clearer. My reflection—hers. My voice—hers. I was alive. But not in my body. I was alive in hers. At first, I thought it was a shock, grief, and then insanity. Some twisted hallucination brought on by trauma. But then I felt her inside me. Not just memories—her. Her thoughts. Her instincts. Her strength. My sister had always been the quiet one, the gentle one. But this voice in my head? It was something else. Commanding. Ruthless. Capable of killing without hesitation. And that’s what we needed to survive. Now I walk the wastelands wearing her face, stalked by her whispers, pushing me to survive. Every day is a choice between hiding and fighting, between clinging to the girl I was—or becoming the weapon she’s trying to turn me into. No one is innocent anymore. No one is safe. And in the ruins of what’s left of humanity, love and guilt are the only things strong enough to make you fight one more day. Reborn As My Sister: After the Fall is a visceral, heart-stopping post-apocalyptic thriller about identity, sacrifice, and what it means to survive when survival itself demands you become something else

Rocky, who traveled to the cyberpunk Night City, accidentally discovered that he could install modules for the world. Since then, Night City has had a living devil and five legends. ps: Heroine Lucy + Rebecca ... Arasaka Intelligence Files [Ascending Technology Special Operations Team] Archive Overview: [Team leader: L, runs an underground clinic in Night City and is also a freelance mercenary in Night City. He is equipped with the most advanced exoskeleton mecha of Ascension Technology and is extremely dangerous. The first sighting record appeared in an underground clinic in Watson District in 2073. There is no earlier intelligence information. Team members: Jack, when he was young, was a gang member of the Valorantino gang in the Highwood area. He later became a free mercenary in Night City. In 2074, he met the captain and led him to join the ranks of mercenaries. V, former deputy director of the Arasaka counterintelligence department, defected to Arasaka in 2076 and joined the team. Please note that intelligence shows that this person has multiple high-intensity cyber modifications all over his body, and the risk of cyberpsychosis cannot be estimated! If you come into contact with him, please be vigilant at all times. David Martinez, a former student of Arasaka Academy, dropped out and joined the team in 2076. He is the same as V mentioned in the intelligence, with a highly modified body and equipped with multiple terrifying cyber weapons. Lucy, suspected defector to Arasaka network hacker... Rebecca, former member of Night City's Mann Team... Special Notes: The prosthetics and weapons equipped by this team are mostly cutting-edge technologies that have not been circulated by the mysterious armed technology company "Ascend Technology". Their effectiveness and power are unknown, and most of them are extremely dangerous, so please be careful when handling them! ] ---------------------------- If you want to support me: patreon.com/TripleCrown07

A cosmic court has condemned humanity. Seven immortal witnesses return to the dawn of civilization to prove — or disprove — its worth. Most fall. Power twists them into tyrants, idols, and architects of sterile utopias. Only one chooses another path. Across centuries, Enki walks among mortals unseen, planting knowledge instead of monuments, nurturing fragile lives instead of controlling them. He learns that meaning is not found in eternal empires, but in fleeting acts of grace — a hand lifted from mud, a garden built from flood-ruins, a child taught to listen to water. His defense is not glory. It is tenderness. It is persistence. It is humanity’s quiet refusal to stop loving, even knowing all things end. A mythic tale about time, loss, and choosing to build anyway. [Beneath the myth and the science fiction lies a simple, stubborn claim: this is not just a story. Enki was born in 2850 BC and has been carrying the memory ever since. The names are changed, the years shifted, the moons given new orbits, yet the resurrection happened, the desert temptation was real, the stone rolled away, and the Judge has been reigning ever since. Everything else — the Scrapbook, the 0.3%, the blind spot in the machine — is simply the record of those who kept looking up while the world looked down. Most have forgotten there is a sky vaster than any mind can hold, that Earth is a gift, not a possession, that God drew no borders and the birds still fly free without passports. Read it as fiction if you like. Some books are written so the truth can reach the few who still have ears to hear. This is one of them.] 2025 Mark Casa Nova You may share, translate, adapt, illustrate, animate, film, or perform this work freely — even commercially — on one unbreakable condition: Do not change the lesson. The resurrection happened. The stone was rolled away. Grace is real, borders are not, and the birds still fly free. Everything else — style, medium, language — is yours to play with. The core is not. That’s all I ask. [Mark K. Carlos]

After being fired and erased by Omnitech, Matt Garner is suddenly hunted through the city by a silent, human-sized cyborg assassin. A mysterious woman contacts him through impossible messages, guiding him through narrow escapes and near-death encounters. But nothing makes sense. Why does the cyborg know his movements? Why does it hesitate when it sees his face? And why does the stranger insist Matt must survive at all costs? As the city plunges into chaos, Matt discovers the truth: The cyborg chasing him is from the future. And worse— it might be him. Manipulated, hunted, and trapped in a war he doesn’t understand, Matt must outrun the machine he becomes… before time itself collapses.

Mariana Pérez was married to Diego Rivas, the Alpha of one of the strongest packs in the area. He gave her everything she could ever want. But when Diego goes back to his ex, her perfect life is over and she is all alone. Mariana is having Diego's kids, which is a huge betrayal that hurts her very much. She only has her pride and a terrible secret left. Diego is surprised when his old girlfriend comes back into his life. He is a famous Alpha and business tycoon. He makes the biggest mistake by leaving Mariana and their possible future behind because of old feelings and a desire to go back to an old love. He doesn't know that his own family's history will make him think about Mariana's leaving for a long time. Diego's life changes completely when he finds out about the kids he never knew about years later. This news shakes up his family, his pack, and his own heart. Can he make up for the harm his proud decisions have caused? Is it too late for him to win back the woman's heart after he said no? Diego wants to get back what he lost, but Mariana has to decide whether to forgive the man who hurt her or keep the walls she has built around herself. Is it still possible to love and trust again, or has the betrayal gone too far? Diego and Mariana need to deal with their past before it destroys everything they've ever known. This intense, emotional roller coaster of love, betrayal, and rescue shows that.

In the year 2544, magic and technology are an everyday thing. Humans now have wonderous abilities that transcend the physical laws of the world. Eighteen-year-old Gavin has always been an ordinary human—until a shocking truth shatters his reality. He was found as a baby, the sole survivor of a massacre that wiped out his birth clan. His entire life has been a lie. He’s not human—he’s a werewolf, one of the last of the alpha predators the world sought to destroy. Determined to understand his true nature and protect the one person he’s always loved—Erza O'Malley, his best friend and the woman who has always been his home—Gavin enrolls in a magical academy. But learning to shift is only the beginning. As hidden forces stir and the ghosts of the past resurface, Gavin must decide: will he remain in the shadows, or will he embrace the predator within to fight for a future that was never meant to be his? Perfect for fans of action-packed paranormal fantasy, forbidden love, and a world where magic and science collide.