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House Of Puppets

Arthur Moreau was not just a player. He was the best. In a massively multiplayer game notorious for its brutal complexity and unforgiving systems, Arthur stood at the top. While others blamed imbalance or randomness, he mapped mechanics, dissected probabilities, and reduced chaos to structure. His reputation was not built on personality. It was built on dominance. At the center of that dominance stood his character: Gepetto. The most powerful Marionettist ever created. A class feared for its indirect warfare, battlefield control, and absolute manipulation. Gepetto did not overpower enemies — he repositioned them. He did not charge into combat — he decided who moved, who fell, and who never realized they were already defeated. Then, during a live broadcast, everything fractures. No warning. No transition screen. No system notification. Arthur is dragged into the game. Not as a beginner. Not as a weakened version of himself. But as Gepetto — at the height of his power. His skills remain. His mechanical knowledge remains. His understanding of builds, factions, exploits, and hidden systems remains. What changes is the world. Pain is real. Death is permanent. There is no respawn. No reset. No logout. And the systems he once exploited now react unpredictably — because players were variables. People are not. Trapped inside the body of the most feared Marionettist, Arthur realizes something unsettling: Power in theory is clean. Power in reality reshapes everything around it. In this world, the name Arthur Moreau no longer matters. Only one question does: Who truly holds the strings?
MisterElegance · 13.3k Views

After The Midnight Hour

It's Katelyn Reyes’ first day at work as an Intelligence Bureau agent and she is sent to handle a high profile murder case. While her colleagues believe it to be an act of vengeance from an obsessive ex, Katelyn believes otherwise. To her, the case seems anything but simple and she takes it upon herself to uncover the truth. However, finding the truth doesn’t seem easy. Every path she takes leads to a dead end, leaving her frustrated and disheartened. In her search for the real murderer, she receives help from her neighbor, Kincaid Ferell, a SWAT team leader, who is on convalescent leave. She finds herself drawn to him in the first meet and the feelings are mutual. With Kincaid's help, she is close to finding the killer. But the murder case becomes stranger and more sinister and as time passes, the body count rises. It’s not just an act of vengeance anymore, but a serial killer at large. During the hunt for the murderer, Katelyn comes across a shocking discovery that leaves her mortified. The killer seems familiar and now, she has become the prey. Will Katelyn be able to capture the killer before she is captured? And why is Kincaid the only one she can trust during times of need? ----------------------------------------------------------- Scene 1 - Kincaid took a step closer towards Kate. "You lost the challenge, Kate. Now, it's time to fulfill my wish." Kate looked at him warily while her heart pounded in anticipation. "What is your wish?" Kincaid smiled in triumph and leaned forward until his lips were inches away from hers. "Go on a date with me." ----------------------------------------------------------- Scene 2 - Kate: Will you teach me how to ride a motorbike? Kincaid: I'd love to. (Smirks evilly) An hour later..... Kate: I asked you to teach me how to ride a motorbike. What are you doing? Kincaid: What am I doing? (Feigns innocence) Kate: Mister, control your unruly hands. Kincaid: Hey, I'm scared. I need to hold on to something lest I slip and fall. Kate: Oh, please. Scared and you? Kin, stop it. You're distracting me. Kincaid: How is it my fault? My girlfriend is sitting in front of me and it's my right to hug her from behind. You continue riding the motorbike while I exercise my right. ------------------------------------------------------------ Scene 3 - Kate: I'm on leave today. Let's do something interesting. Kincaid: Really? (Eyes twinkling in mischief) Kate: What do we do? Kincaid: I have a suggestion. Let's not leave bed today. Kate: No way. (Tries to run away but gets pulled back instantly) Kincaid: Objection denied. Now stop struggling. Warning: Mature content, lots of fluff, and heart-fluttering scenes. Readers have been warned.
prada_murthy · 39.6k Views

The Redemption of the Eternal Dawn

In the steam-powered era of depleted magic, the continent is heading towards an inevitable sinking. Victor Reinhardt, originally a low-level worker during the European economic crisis of the 2020s—delivering takeout late and receiving bad reviews, working overtime in factories without pay, defaulting on his mortgage, and dying in a car accident on a stormy night—is transported to a dilapidated minor noble family, becoming the most marginalized illegitimate son. This is a magical world resembling 1912: nobles monopolize magic crystals through ancient bloodlines, the propaganda of "unsinkable" steamships masks an iron wall of class divisions, and the lower-class magicians struggle in factories and mines. The magic economy is inflated like the Titanic—overexploitation, credit inflation, a frenzy for transnational magical bonds… everyone is reveling on deck, but no one sees the iceberg approaching. Victor awakens two great talents: A keen eye for business: discerning value differences, breaking down costs, and calculating compound interest as naturally as breathing; and a silver tongue: persuasion, negotiation, and oratory that sweeps through hearts like a storm. Starting from repairing pigsties and selling handmade magic soaps, he gradually built a small workshop, a chamber of commerce, and a bank… He befriended a cold and beautiful knight, a fanatical alchemical genius, a down-on-his-luck nobleman, and a black market fox spirit, forming a cross-class partnership. When "Magic Thursday" arrived—the largest magic mining group went bankrupt, a chain reaction of bank runs engulfed the continent like a tsunami, noble banks collapsed, and monster hordes invaded in the chaos. The giant ocean liner "Eternal Dawn" became the last hope for escape—Victor did not run away. He hoarded food, acquired bankrupt assets, issued relief magic crystal vouchers, and delivered the powerful "Castor Manifesto"... Using his modern economic memory and eloquence, he reversed the bank run, stabilized public sentiment, and forced the nobles to compromise. He didn't want to overthrow the old order, but to make the lie of "unsinkable" a reality: to establish a new era of magical constitutionalism, market freedom, and social security. Could a European illegitimate son prevent the Titanic, named "Continent," from repeating its tragic fate? From a lowly laborer to a redemption merchant of the Magic Federation, this is an epic journey of rewriting destiny with gold and incantations.
DaoistpA7Pho · 7.9k Views

I became a Mirror but I am too overpowered.

Lee Eunwoo was a completely ordinary Korean office worker. Actually… no. He was even below ordinary. He had no talent, no money, no girlfriend, and his boss treated him like a disposable NPC. His only hobby was reading trashy webnovels where the protagonist becomes the strongest being in the universe. One day, after staying up all night reading a 3,000-chapter cultivation novel, Eunwoo muttered: “If I got reincarnated, I’d definitely do better than this idiot protagonist.” Then he died. Just like that. Truck-kun didn’t even bother slowing down. ⸻ The System Appears When Lee Eunwoo opened his eyes again, he didn’t see heaven. He didn’t see a fantasy world either. He saw himself. But something was wrong. He couldn’t move. He couldn’t blink. He couldn’t breathe. And then a mechanical voice echoed. [Welcome to the Universal Reflection System.] [Host has been reincarnated as: Mirror.] Eunwoo: “…Wait.” At first Eunwoo believed his second life was cursed. He was just a mirror in a dusty antique shop in a small fantasy town. But then a thief broke into the shop. The thief looked into the mirror. And suddenly— BOOM. The thief collapsed unconscious. [Skill acquired: Reflection.] Anything shown in the mirror… Can be copied, reflected, amplified, or reversed. Magic spells? Reflected. Sword skills? Copied. Curses? Returned to sender. Even divine abilities could be mirrored. The stronger the opponent, the stronger Eunwoo becomes. ⸻ Eunwoo’s Biggest Problem The system kept giving absurd powers. But Eunwoo misunderstood everything. Every time he gained a new ability he thought: “This is probably the weakest starter skill…” Meanwhile the world thought something completely different.
Arman2026 · 3.7k Views