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A Symphony Written in Vanishing Ink

In the kingdom of Orvainne, power is not seized with swords but with ink. Every noble, servant, and lover is a piece on a sprawling, invisible chessboard, bound by the Oaths of Ink—magical contracts that can bend loyalty, erase memories, and rewrite destinies. In this world, trust is a weakness, and love is a weapon. Seraphine Valecrest, the kingdom’s enigmatic and theatrical queen of strategy, sees every person as a tool to be used, every interaction as a move in the ultimate game of survival. Cold, witty, and ruthlessly intelligent, she navigates court intrigues with ease, manipulating allies and enemies alike. Yet even she cannot predict the forces converging against her: the calm, calculating Lord Cassian Veylor, whose own genius threatens to counter every plan, and the unpredictable Prince Alaric Orvainne, a rising strategist learning to bend rules without breaking his moral compass. As political schemes deepen, Oaths become weapons of terror, and secrets from the mystical Archive of Ink begin to surface, Seraphine finds herself entangled in a web of betrayals, sacrifices, and hidden agendas. Every pawn has a purpose, every knight a hidden agenda, and every move carries irreversible consequences. In a kingdom where manipulation is law and every life is a piece on a chessboard, Seraphine must choose between absolute control and personal loss, between the thrill of the game and the danger of truly caring. Her final move will decide not just her fate, but the future of Orvainne itself—and the echoes of her choices may vanish into legend, like ink in a storm. ASWVI is a darkly cinematic, philosophical tale of strategy, betrayal, and subtle romance, where everyone is a chess piece—and the game never ends.
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The Villain Professor's Second Chance

Draven is a magic professor in a fantasy world. He is also an earl, notorious for his evil deeds and mistakes since youth. His downfall is due to a curse that hinders his intellectual potential and his talents. Eventually, he becomes a villain, losing everything he holds dear: his siblings, fiancée, house, domain, and more. After a miserable death, he reincarnates in the modern world as Dravis Granger. In his new life, he grows up to be a highly intellectual individual oblivious towards his previous life, becoming a young professor in mechanical engineering and a researcher. However, he harbors a strange obsession with creating a game, fueled by vivid imaginings of another world. This obsession leads him to develop a game that mirrors his previous life. Upon completing his virtual reality world, he regains his past memories. Overwhelmed by intense emotions—rage, sadness, and the realization of his past ugliness—he suffers a fatal heart attack. In his final moments, he hears a voice, seemingly from the world itself, offering him a chance to return to his original fantasy world. However, he would only retain the memories of his modern life, not those of his first life’s mistakes. He agrees and is reincarnated once more, this time with the knowledge of a modern mechanical engineering professor. But one thing about the Dravis Granger, he's not just a mechanical engineer professor. Not just a straight, killer genius professor. He has his ideals, and the world is too full of villains for his great idealism. So he strived, with his great mind, he became a mastermind. But not as a villain, but as a person who has lost hope in police and justice, and decided to help the people by his own hand. Collecting victims and invited those handpicked talents to his side, making several insane stunts, assassinating, trapping, and eradicating the scums from the world. But now in this fantasy world, he has to survive from multiple factions trying to kill him, protect his domain, protect his siblings, protect his fiance, and the most important thing. Protect the world. But he hadn't lost the Dravis from the modern world. As a professor at the morning, an earl at the afternoon, and a dark knight at the night. _____________________________ "You've hurt my student." Draven stands still, no mana seems to emit from him, but just a single frown. A frown that is enough to make the room's heavy. "As a teacher, you think I would leave you unpunished?" "You seem to think that I care about your position, Prince Hermit. But believe me," Draven took a slow step. "Not even your father could protect you from me," _____________________________ Daily Update 2 Chapters = 14 chapters/week Some Friendly Rewards 100 Powerstones = +2 chapters in that day 200 Powerstones = +4 chapters in that day 50 Golden Tickets = +4 chapters in that day 1 Gift = +4 chapters in that day _____________________________ One of the King of Kings Series
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