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“In an age where knowledge cuts deeper than knives, Victoria is about to learn far more than is safe for any soul to bear.” Victoria and Robert were torn from the gentle dullness of their ordinary century and cast into a realm governed by proto-concepts—those ancient, unblinking truths from which life, death, and divinity themselves are carved. Proclaimed “Heroes” by a world too desperate to question its own choices, they were commanded to rise in strength, confront a Demon Lord, and deliver salvation to a land that had never been theirs. Robert donned the mantle with the fervour of a man stepping into destiny. Victoria… hesitated. And in that hesitation, something old—older than scripture, older than light—turned its gaze toward her. She felt its attention like a draft through a locked room. In a moment poised between terror and terrible understanding, she accepted its offer: a contract sealed in silence, a year of her life exchanged for a thing that should never have been permitted to exist. Not in this world. Not in any. She did not yet grasp that, in straying from the Hero’s ordained path, she had not merely shifted her fate— she had begun to unwrite the very scaffolding of her humanity. Now Victoria walks like a phantom through a world that has marched on without her— one year behind the celebrated Hero, yet burdened with an insight so sharp it threatens to cut her free from mortality itself. She can now trespass upon knowledge forbidden to scholars, sorcerers, or even those who stand at the pinnacle of human mastery. She commits the kind of acts whispered only of beings who have stepped beyond the human threshold… and never returned. And in a world built on primordial, immovable truths, one truth endures: Knowledge is power. But power, when mishandled, becomes a curse that devours its bearer— quietly, inevitably, like rot beneath embroidered silk.

In a world where unseen demons dwell within human hearts, quietly spreading corruption and discord, a boy named Elham struggles with a simple truth, he is nothing. He has no strength, no skill, no place in a society that values contribution above all. As whispers of darkness spread through his village, Elham awakens a power unlike any other. Elham is sixteen when he leaves the only village he has ever known, carrying a warmth in his chest he cannot explain, a staff that belonged to a man that was his father, and a commission from an archangel that lingers like a warning: you will fail, and you will stand again, go and find the seven. Traveling with Asher, a quiet swordsman whose strength feels heavier than it should, Elham enters a world where truth is never whole and something unseen moves beneath every decision.

After obtaining the Mech Designer System, Ves aims to create the greatest mechs in the galaxy! In the far future, the galactic human civilization has entered the Age of Mechs. The countless lesser powers of humanity have come to adopt mechs as their main weapons of war. Only a small number of humans have the right genetic aptitude to pilot these destructive war machines the size of buildings. Born to a military family in the edge of the galaxy, Ves Larkinson is one of the many people who lacks the talent to earn glory in battle. Instead, he became a mech designer. Helped by his missing father, Ves has obtained the mysterious Mech Designer System that can help him rise in the galaxy and beyond. His mechs based on the principles of life quickly allows him to rise to prominence. Powerful and highly compatible with mech pilots, his products have the potential to take the market by storm. However, success does not come easily, and countless challenges bar his ability to sell his mechs to a market eager for innovation! With the sins of the human race in the galactic arena slowly catching up, Ves must navigate the perils of the ultra-competitive mech market and maintain control over his growing organization of misfits. This is the golden age of mechs. This is the golden age of humanity. The question is, will it last? "Any challenge can be overcome as long as I design the right mech!" --Join The Mech Touch's unofficial Discord server! https://discord.gg/APB5KCU --Follow my Instagram and Twitter! https://www.instagram.com/mlduong https://twitter.com/MLDuong --Cover Art by Derek-Paul Carll (carlldpn) --The Mech Touch is an original webnovel written by ML "Exlor" Duong. --The Mech Touch is mainly published on Webnovel.com and a select few platforms affiliated with the parent company of this website. --Artificial Intelligence / AI clarification: Since I started to write and publish The Mech Touch on 2018, I have never used AI tools to write my webnovel. All of my chapters are written and proofread directly by me for many years. The only automated tool that I have used is the basic spellchecker that comes standard with the Google Docs application. I have not changed my approach towards writing chapters for The Mech Touch even as technology has advanced and introduced new tools. I will continue to maintain my current approach for this webnovel until it has come to an end.

[Supreme Harem God System.] This was the Cheat Nux Leander, the man who transmigrated to a cultivation world, received. In a cultivation world, this cheat system allowed Nux to skip the arduous process that takes years, decades, or even centuries. All Nux needed were his lovely wives. The stronger the wife, the more benefits he receives. “What? You are a 100-year-old Grand Master Stage Cultivator? And you call this Unparalleled Talent? Unparalleled Talent my Ass! I am 18 and I am already a King Stage Cultivator, get better bitch!” As ridiculous as it already was, Nux’s cheat did not end there. Cultivation Talent, Special Physiques, Bloodlines, his System could inherit them all! All he needed to do was seduce strong Women. Accompany Nux in his journey as he promotes himself from a mere mortal, to a boy toy of a Lonely Noble, and then to Emperor of the strongest Empire in the world! All while he gets stronger while spending time with his lovely wives. ... Do check out my other novel, Primordial Vampire God System If you want to read revenge, war, blood, gore, vampires, and, the Return of the Forgotten Blood Empire ... AI-Generated Cover. ... Discord: https://discord.gg/qZHRTHGdZG If the link does not work for some reason, DM me: SleepDeprivedSloth

Magic broke the world once. A dead empire reached too far, tore something in the sky that never healed, and sent civilization back to the dark ages. Eons later, the scar is still there. So are the monsters that came with it. A modern military officer opens his eyes in a ditch, in a dead man's body, in a region the kingdom uses as a dumping ground for its problems. The Badlands. Charming. He inherits a gutted city, a corrupt garrison, flooded mines, and a woman who can bend gravity with her bare hands. He also has something this world has never seen. The industrial revolution never happened here. It will now. ---------------------- 150 Power Stones = 1 Bonus chapter! 100 Golden Tickets = 3 Bonus Chapters!

In a world where magic is forbidden and witches are hunted, Ashlynn Blackwell has hidden her mark of the witch since birth. The night of her wedding she's betrayed and her secret is exposed. Attacked by her husband and his knights, Ashlynn was abandoned and left for dead in the wilderness. Rescued by the vampire lady Nyrielle, Ashlynn is offered a choice: die as a human or embrace her power as a witch. Bound by a mystical blood pact, Ashlynn is plunged into a world of ancient magic, immortal vampires, and deadly political intrigue for the chance to find eternal love. [Bronze Winner: Weekly Love Tales - Vampire] [Book of the Month: September/October 2024]

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. ---------------------- 150 Power Stones = 1 Bonus chapter! 100 Golden Tickets = 3 Bonus Chapters!

Ari Igarashi was a bitter, isolated teenager who despised insects—especially ants. Ostracized and harassed for his relationship with a girl named Keiko, his resentment toward the world steadily grew. After a heated argument with her, he lashed out in frustration, destroying an ant nest he happened upon. But fate had other plans. Moments later, Ari was hit by a truck and killed. When he awoke, he found himself in a strange new world—reborn as an ant humanoid. Stripped of his human form and forced to survive in a harsh world beyond the safety of the colony, he soon realized that the very creatures he once loathed now surrounded him. Will his hatred for ants waver? Faced with relentless training, towering enemies, and a past that continues to haunt him, Ari must navigate this new life. Will he cling to his resentment, or will he rise above it and carve out a new purpose in a world where survival means everything?

Exiled for receiving the wrong Gift, Yuri is sent to a bankrupt territory and a political marriage no one envies. Born into a prestigious noble house, Yuri Leonidas was cast aside when the Star Rite granted him the Gift of “Merchant” instead of the magic his family desired. Branded a disappointment, he is pushed toward a ruined land drowning in debt and a marriage to Celine, a former royal consort exiled from the palace. But Yuri’s Gift is anything but useless. With trade, negotiation, and a sharp eye for value, he begins rebuilding the territory from the ground up—food, taxes, workshops, roads, and diplomacy. Every reform wins him allies, every success invites envy, and every step forward pulls him deeper into noble politics and international intrigue. As the land begins to thrive, so do the bonds around him. Loyal retainers, brilliant women, and former court beauties gather at his side, turning one disgraced noble’s fight for survival into a story of romance, ambition, and a growing harem. In this world, economics moves the story—and Yuri intends to change not only his fate, but the fate of his territory itself.

After a fatal car accident during a high-stakes investor pitch, a mid-level logistics analyst named Chase awakens in a body he only recognizes from the cinema: a blue-skinned Na’vi Avatar. He has been transmigrated into the world of Pandora, but his arrival has not gone unnoticed by the planetary consciousness, Eywa. The world’s neural network has "quarantined" his anomalous soul by manifesting the Eywa’s Dominion System, a symbiotic interface that turns Chase into a semi-autonomous node within Pandora's greater biological web. Now caught between the military demands of Clan Leader Eytukan and the spiritual scrutiny of the Tsahìk Mo'at, Chase must navigate complex tribal diplomacy while his very existence is being monitored as a potential threat by the planet itself. In a world where every connection is data and every action has a biological cost, Chase must build a legacy before the escalating conflict between humans and Na’vi deletes his sub-network for good

WARNING: 18+ content story. Mission: 100 power stones. Current: 34 power stones. Double update promised once mission goal has been met. Sold for three grains of rice, Elara was meant to be nothing—a pawn in a game of power she didn’t understand. But the moment she stepped into the palace, her life became a battlefield of desire, obsession, and secrets. King Kaelis, cursed and cold, rules with iron and fire. No one bends his will… except her. She cannot read him, cannot control him, and yet, he dominates her every thought. As jealousy, lust, and dark ambition clash within the palace walls, alliances will crumble, hearts will break, and even the strongest minds will falter. In a world where destiny cannot be escaped and betrayal hides behind every smile, Elara must navigate deadly schemes, forbidden desires, and a love that consumes all reason. To survive… she must become untouchable.

Due to a political move to force his family into submission, Leone was exiled to the Borderlands. A land where monsters roam, barbarians rule, and disgraced nobles are sent to die. But instead of despairing, the shameless young noble refuses to accept his fate. By sheer coincidence and terrible luck, he found himself falling from the sky, and crashing into the altar of a desperate tribe praying for a Hero. Perhaps the Goddess of the World took pity on him, and allowed him to obtain the ancient grimoire that was hailed as the Kingmaker. Armed with wit, outrageous confidence, and a kingdom-building power that defies logic, Leone begins turning the wilderness into his domain. The Nobles, and the King of Britannia, who sent Leone to exile have no idea that they have made the biggest, and greatest mistake of their lives. Out of all the things they did, they sent the future Hero King to the perfect place where he can build a kingdom of his own... A kingdom that will take the world by storm! -------- Join me in Discord!: https://discord.gg/UesrNGmKWz

"Immortality? That can be lonely. And in the end, everyone will die. It doesn’t matter what you do to escape it—sooner or later, all shall taste death. It is already written; it’s only a matter of when and how. But glory… glory is the answer. Glory will outlive flesh and bones. Glory is what we should strive for, not immortality." ~~~~ Robin Burton was a young man who grew up with everything anyone could ever hope for: immense talent in cultivation, a sharp mind, and a wealthy family that would stop at nothing to protect and nurture him. He had everything—except the will to make use of it. "Why should I walk the same path as my ancestors? Why must I seek strength just to defeat one rival or compete with another? That is not what I was born for!" --- “…Heh\~” Robin let out a long sigh. “Pursuing power was never my goal. I left my family and secluded myself to escape those pointless struggles for authority. I wanted to explore the universe, and to explore myself first… yet time and again, I was dragged into devastating wars. I wanted to benefit people with my knowledge and immortalize my name, yet worlds fell and hundreds of billions died because of me. Ironic, hah?”

All things began with a single choice, a single desire to break the status quo, a moments decision that caused a war between four beings that still rages across uncountable worlds and universes even now. The first amung them wished to create and observe. The second longed for the endless cycle that had now been shattered. The third looked upon existence with disgust and wished for it all to return to the void. The forth desired only for an equilibrium and hoped to stop the complete destruction of the others. From these clashing ideologies existence itself would split apart and all things were dragged into their never ending struggle. Now I must learn, learn and survive in an omniverse controlled by four warring concepts of unknowable power. Reborn as a certain parasitic organism I must subjugate and indoctrinate, build my armies of metal and flesh, my endless hordes of monsters and mechanical weapons. I do this all for a simple reason, to protect myself against entities and beings that could wipe me away with a single flick of their wrist. And this isn't even mentioning all the opposition that I may face from those supposedly on my side of this stupid war that I find myself so abruptly pulled into. /===================================\ This novel is currently only being uploaded on Scribblehub, Webnovel and Royalroad, this may change later on but for now these are the only places I am posting this.

Oskar Zelek, a 42-year-old NEET and unfulfilled economist, is fatally stabbed while trying to protect a girl… only to be given a second chance by fate. He is reborn as a tiny hydra in a dangerous, chaotic world — one that is slowly approaching a catastrophe... From a helpless hatchling, Oskar begins a brutal journey toward becoming one of the legendary Demon Lords. Alongside Valeria, a cunning and proud vampire, he builds something impossible: a nation of monsters. Together, they unite forests, mountains, and islands under a single growing banner. But the world does not remain still. Deadly dungeons awaken. Ancient cataclysms spread. Rival gods, human empires, and ruthless guilds driven by greed and ambition all begin to move — each one ready to crush anything that threatens the balance. And something far worse is coming from beyond the world itself. What you can expect in this story: This is a long-form fantasy story focused on kingdom building, survival, and character growth — from the very bottom to world-shaping power. A strong emphasis is placed on both main characters’ pasts, and how those experiences shape their present decisions. Their struggles, mistakes, and personal growth are a core part of the story. There is also a slow-burn romance developing in a harsh and unstable world, where survival often takes priority over emotions. The story follows the rise of a kingdom from nothing into a major world power, set against the backdrop of an approaching catastrophe from another realm. You will see many factions, battles, and characters throughout the story — each with their own goals, conflicts, and influence on the world. This is a planned long series (~800 chapters), focused on gradual progression, world expansion, and long-term character development.

https://discord.gg/GuK7mFwAvd John, a regular nerd, dies and wakes up in a fantasy world as a pathetic punching bag nobody. He gets killed fast. A tired god needs a long vacation and picks John as substitute ruler of the universe. "How long?" John asks. "Infinity minus one years, roughly," the god says before dipping out. Now with godlike power, bitter John takes revenge and reshapes the whole world to match his twisted, dark ideals, becoming a ruthless overlord.

Born beneath a sacred weirwood in the Mountains of the Moon, Torren of the Painted Dogs grows up marked by the Old Gods, an albino child with red eyes and the rare gift of warging. Guided by a mysterious voice in his mind tied to the ancient weirwood network, Torren begins to understand the forgotten history of the Vale and the fate of the First Men. As he grows among the mountain clans, he may become the leader destined to unite them—and reclaim the lands the Andals once stole. Note: This story is written with the assistance of an AI!

In the world of Shinobi, tradition is law. But for a reincarnated soul in Sunagakure, tradition is a death sentence. To break the cycle of poverty and war, the village needs more than jutsu—it needs an industrial revolution. Armed with a scientific mind and a master’s touch, the protagonist redefines the art of Puppetry. Watch as he develops the manned "Mirage" platforms and pioneers a Magnet Release that bends the very iron of the earth to his will. As he navigates the deadly politics of the Five Nations and the internal resistance of the Sand’s high command, he must prove that wisdom and perseverance are the ultimate Kekkei Genkai. The desert is vast, but his ambition is greater. The era of the puppet strings is over; the era of the Magnet Master has begun. [Magnet Release] [Sage Mode] [Kingdom Building] [Technological Revolution] in case you want to support me (special benefits) p4treon.com/talkfictome (+extra Chapters)

Corbin Calloway traded a terminal cancer diagnosis for the salt-sprayed deck of the USS Nathan James, arriving months before the Red Flu wipes out billions. Now a Navy Intel officer with a thirty-two-year-old’s body, he navigates the apocalypse using the Ark Genesis Protocol, a system that binds his consciousness to the ship’s helm. To save a dying world, he must manage Genesis Points earned through saved lives to evolve the vessel into a semi-sentient "Ark Core." Transmigrated into a timeline he only knows from television, Corbin battles Russian fleets and viral mutations while balancing a rising Strain meter that threatens to shatter his mind.

Lightweight system) (Slow-heating) Aegon travels to the world of A Song of Ice and Fire and becomes Aegon Targaryen, who shares the same name. Good news: He possesses the bloodline of the Valyrian Dragon King and can ride dragons. Bad news: I didn't transmigrate into Aegon the Conqueror who conquered the Seven Kingdoms, nor into any of the Targaryen kings in history, but into "Little Aegon"—yes, the one who got smashed against a wall by the Mountain and had his head split open. To make matters worse, the Targaryen dynasty had already fallen, and a usurper had ascended the throne in King's Landing. He could only drag his broken body and rely on the system to stay alive as he fled to the Narrow Sea. Aegon thought he was getting a tragic and heartbreaking script, but what happened? Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully checked in at the Valyrian Ruins and received 1 chance to win a prize. Ding! Congratulations, host, you have drawn the Golden Legendary item and obtained King Ghidorah (juvenile form). Aegon stared in astonishment at the grotesque three-headed beast on the system screen: "Wait... is this art style right?!" When the shadow of a three-headed dragon, obscuring the sky, swept across King's Landing, when the chaotic Seven Kingdoms were reunited under the dragon's wings, and when usurpers and traitors were reduced to ashes in the flames, the maesters who wrote the Targaryen Chronicles bestowed upon him the title "Aegon the Avenger" after Aegon the Conqueror.