kingdombuilding

Back in 1960s Hollywood, Connor Hauser woke up to find himself a wounded vet lying in a hospital bed. To continue being a soldier was impossible… Afterwards, he witnessed the rise of the New Wave of Hollywood, when America's entertainment industry began to dominate around the world and the Blockbuster were barely invented. The vortex of desire for money and power, the close relationship between Hollywood, Wall Street and Washington... Most importantly the 1960s was full of beauties and money! Follow the director/media mogul path, he will invest in Media, Theme Parks and Videogames.

He died saving a future that never thanked him. In a shattered timeline born from the events of terminator, a child survivor of Judgment Day grows into a hardened Resistance commander. Forged in nuclear winter and machine logic, he learns to outthink Skynet—not through genius, but through ruthless adaptation. At twenty, he sacrifices himself to cripple the enemy’s defense grid, believing death is the end. It isn’t. Instead of oblivion, he awakens on the sands of **Geonosis**, inside the mind of a Jedi on the brink of the Clone Wars. Two timelines now coexist—Legends and Canon intertwined. The Force is real. Lightsabers burn brighter than plasma fire. And the galaxy is marching toward a war far larger than the one he left behind. But he is not the same boy who once loved **Star Wars**. He is a soldier forged by extinction. Where the Jedi seek balance, he sees strategy. Where they sense destiny, he calculates probability. Where they hesitate, he adapts. Given a second life at the dawn of galactic conflict, he must decide: Will he preserve the timeline and fight within its rules? Or will he reshape it—using machine-war pragmatism to prevent an even greater fall? This is not a story about a chosen one. It is about a survivor. And sometimes, survivors are far more dangerous. Be advised had this story in my head for while and yes i use ai seems easier

In a universe where House Stark's southern ambitions ended in tragedy, the North found its true leader in Arawyn Stark. Born of the early romance between Brandon Stark and Barbrey Ryswell, Arawyn is the reincarnation of a soul that traded the details of the original plot for the absolute pinnacle of First Men magic. Mastering supreme Greenseeing, Warg abilities, and the use of ancient runes, he ascends the Northern throne at just six years of age. Upon declaring Northern independence at the onset of Robert's Rebellion, Arawyn ignites an industrial and magical revolution. Under his command, the North transforms from a desolate land into a self-sustaining, wealthy, and militarily invincible Runic Empire. With a standing army clad in enchanted armor, swift ships protected by magical shields, and runic cannons that fire explosive stones, the North ruthlessly subjugates its enemies. Through a complex web of strategic marriages, the preservation of Rhaegar Targaryen's legitimate lineage, and the mystical preparation of his cousins, Arawyn shapes the world to confront the true threat retained in his fragmented memories: the awakening of Dragons and an apocalyptic Long Night. This is a rewrite of a previously written story, featuring major changes—such as power levels and the timeline—compared to the original. A few notes: I am not a professional writer (nor do I claim to be), I don't make any money from this, and I write purely as a hobby. Yes, the story is written with the help of AI. That’s about it. P.S.: I’ve already created the outlines for practically every chapter; I just need to write and expand on them, so I know where the story is headed. If you're interested, I can post the outlines as a supplementary chapter.

For nine hundred years, the continent burned in endless war. The gods abandoned the land, leaving sentient species to destroy themselves. Centuries of conquest and bloodshed reduced hundreds of nations into eight great sovereignties, each fighting for absolute domination. A naive but strong son of a blacksmith, wanted nothing more than a peaceful life. But just after entering the academy, a cursed beast shattered his fate and threw him into the horrors of war. Amid brutal battles and gut-churning traps, he received the blessing and joined the ranks of the Blessed—elite warriors gifted with supernatural powers. Yet the power he gained carried a terrifying flaw, one that could one day kill him. This is the story of Thane Ironforge, a young soldier who rises from the battlefield to become one of the greatest generals in history. Massive armies. Ruthless strategies. Gruesome duels. Military conquest. Cursed monsters. An epic fantasy world forged in blood and war. A slow burn webnovel. 1st volume is about academy life, rising tension and character growth. 2nd volume onwards, the wars and conquests begin. Editor: CynicGray Join my discord for discussions: https://discord.gg/Av3PqaF4Az

Subaru Ryu is a 28-year-old gaming addict who has spent thousands of hours mastering grand strategy games. His favorite is Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence, a game where numbers, loyalty, and perfect timing dictate the fate of nations. But when a sudden blackout twists reality, Subaru wakes up in the year 1551—the chaotic Sengoku Period of Japan. He isn't just a regular traveler; he has been integrated with the very game system he spent years mastering. Subaru can see the world through a tactical overlay, revealing the hidden stats, traits, and lifespans of real historical figures. Armed with his flawless knowledge of historical events and the ability to evaluate human potential with mathematical precision, Subaru sets his sights on the Owari Province. To survive and conquer this brutal era, his first mission is simple yet highly dangerous get noticed by a young, eccentric warlord named Oda Nobunaga.

One billion worlds. Countless lives. Only one billion were chosen as Lords. You're one of them. Lucky? Maybe. Alive for long? That's the real question. Every world sent its sharpest mind. Every Lord carries ambition that could shatter galaxies. And you? You've got something they didn't expect — a Golden Finger. Now it's an all-out war of brains, blades, and betrayal. One billion Lords will fight. Scheme. Fall. Only one will rise as the Supreme.

A man in his 30s is reincarnated as a 10-year-old prince in a small country in another world. Starting with almost no skills, he gradually builds his abilities through hard work and perseverance. The protagonist is averagely talented but his sexual relationships and encounters with women are very much cheat-like due to his knowledge. He can work through any woman pretty easily, in a sexy way. He faces plenty of hardship and suffering but through relentless efforts and countless sacrifices, he’ll slowly rise through all of them to pinnacle of existence!

Nicole Johnson. History teacher. Sharp. Disciplined. Unforgiving. She taught empires how they fell. She taught children how not to repeat them. She believed knowledge was power. She believed effort could change society. She was wrong. — A classroom. A lockdown. A knife. Her throat slit in front of the students she tried to save. Blood on her hands. Screams in her ears. A girl she pushed to “do better” smiling as she bled out. "This school will burn with me." And then— Silence. — February 20th, 1515. She opened her eyes again. Not as Nicole Johnson. But as Morgan Le Fay de’ Queen. Eldest daughter of the Grand Duchy of Queens. Pawn in a political marriage. A kingdom built on stone, fragile trade routes, and rotting alliances. Yorkania. An 16th-century North American throne wrapped in Arthurian bloodlines and colonial ambition. No magic. No divine system. No second chances. Only knowledge. Only politics. Only survival. — They want her married to a piggy king. They want her silent. They want her useful. But she has studied fallen dynasties. She knows what destroys empires. And this one is already cracking. — In her first life, she died powerless. In this one? She will build. She will manipulate. She will outlive them all. Even if the crown must drown in blood. ------------------------------------------ Author Note: This is a spin-off of my other story (I Became Beyonce’s Half Sister) and is apart of the I.C.T.M.H.E.T universe. WARNING WARNING ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ ⚠️ Content Warning: Throughout this story, there are scenes involving strong language, physical and emotional abuse, sexual situations, violence, and other mature or disturbing themes. Please read with discretion.

Steel is my scales, flames cast my bones. The blood of the red dragon and the iron dragon interweaves and fuses in my body, creating a dazzling new life. Flames and steel are my innate talents, and adaptation and evolution are my power to prove eternity. The weak are full of concerns, but the king has no taboos. Anyone who can't kill me will make me stronger. In front of me, those who kneel live, and those who stand die. All things live and die under my control, and I can decide life and death at will. If the whole world is against me, I will burn this world with the power of a dragon, and then rule its ashes. My name is Garros, the world respects me and fears me, and worship me as the eternal and immortal dragon!

A Warhammer-forged protagonist crashes through one world after another, leaving a trail of baffled locals, broken power scales, and increasingly awkward misunderstandings. In most stories, technology advances through research and industry. In his story, it advances through archaeology—digging up lost relics, reverse-engineering ancient super-tech, and using “old empire” hardware to skip entire eras of development. NieR:Automata — 2B calmly informs him her “functions have been upgraded,” and that he should stop holding back. Highschool of the Dead — A kendo prodigy pledges absolute loyalty, ready to cut down anything that threatens him. Final Fantasy — Tifa: … R@W: 从战锤开启的超次元综漫

Nareth was chosen by the Sefirot "Kingdom of Disorder," altering his fate from the gestation pod and giving the Chaos Gods a little shock. During the Great Crusade, he expanded the empire's borders. In the Horus Heresy, he slew the traitorous Primarchs. After the Emperor ascended the Golden Throne, as the only remaining Primarch, he became the one to put out fires across the galaxy. In the War of the Beast, he struck down the Beast. In the Eternal War, he made traitors tremble in fear. All praise his loyalty—but was that the whole truth? "Actually, I was just in it for the benefits. "What? You didn’t notice? With the potion ingredients, I could nurture Beyonders. "Belisarius Cawl was my ‘enlightener’..." "I am the shadow of order, finding every exploitable loophole in the rules." He is the Black Emperor, the one who dictates the laws. He forges a new empire and carves out a future for humanity, drowning in darkness and despair!

Imagine waking up as the villain in your sister's cheesy fantasy novel. Yeah, not ideal, especially when that villain is destined for hatred, and a grim end in some forgotten dungeon. That's Astrid's new reality. Her old life? Gone. Her new mission? Survive. And step one means throwing the original script out the window. But changing fate is way harder than it sounds. In a desperate move, Astrid makes the story's heroine, Lyra, her personal maid. Clever, right? Except teaching Lyra magic and treating her like, well, a person, backfires spectacularly. Lyra's gratitude twists into something intense, dark, and possessive. And she's not the only one. Astrid tries mending fences with her powerful aunt, only to find herself smothered by a love that feels dangerously close to madness. Even her ambitious half-sister, originally her rival, gets weirdly attached after Astrid shows her a bit of warmth and helps her gain power using some modern-world smarts. Astrid thought she was being clever, building alliances, creating intelligence networks, rewriting roles. She is changing the story, but it's warping everyone around her. Their loyalty? It's becoming obsession. Their affection? A dangerous fixation. Now, Astrid isn't just fighting the plot. She's drowning in a mess of her own making – caught between people who crave her, tangled in lies and affections twisted way out of shape. Everyone wants her, and sharing isn't remotely on their agenda.

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?

When the universe awakens after ages of silence, it senses the Abyss approaching—an ancient void filled with creatures that seek to consume all existence. To survive, the universe must choose a Guardian Race, a species worthy of wielding its power and defending reality itself. But no race is chosen. Instead, the Awakening sends out a call across the stars, summoning countless civilizations into the Guardian Trials—a vast series of challenges that test strength, spirit, intelligence, unity, and will. Every competing species believes it deserves the mantle; every one of them is prepared to fight for it. Humanity, still young and relatively unknown, finds itself thrown into a struggle far larger than anything it has faced before. Surrounded by advanced empires and rival contenders, humans must rise far beyond their limits, forge unexpected alliances, and prove their evolution has only just begun. All races stand equal. None have been chosen. And as the Abyss draws closer, the universe waits to see who will earn the right to defend creation.

I was reborn as Portgas D. Ace, the son of the Pirate King. In the original story, I was supposed to live in the shadow of my father’s 'sin,' join Whitebeard as a loyal son, and die with a hole in my chest at Marineford. To that, I say: Screw the plot! I didn't come to this world to be a tragic footnote. I was born with a soul mutation that grants me two Devil Fruits, a monstrous reserve of energy that never fades, and a Conqueror’s Haki that screams for the world to kneel. I’m not playing the 'Good Son' for Whitebeard, and I’m certainly not running from the Marines. I’m founding the Eclipse Pirates. I don't care about the Pirate King's throne—I'm going to be the only Sovereign this sea has ever seen. The era of 'The Son of Roger' is over. The era of the Eclipse has begun. [OP MC | Dual Devil Fruits | No Whitebeard | Ruthless Progression]

Suddenly the world as we know it is ending, everything is changing, evolving into more sinister and deadly versions of themselves. If humans don’t adapt and quickly they’ll become hunted prey. Amidst all this Mia is only trying to survive, to get back home to her family who she’s hoping has survived, that hope is her driving force, her fire, to beat the odds stacked against her. Will she survive or will she transcend? She must pave a road of blood through a new unforgiving world even if she has to rule over it!

Before he knew it, Kaito realized he had been transported to another world—not as a hero, but as the frailest creature imaginable: a skeleton. However, by a twist of fate, he inherited the Authority of the Undead Ruler. His first move? He decided to test his powers by resurrecting a villager’s deceased father. The result? He was immediately hunted down by the man's screaming, terrified son! After fleeing for his undead life, Kaito discovered a crucial hidden mechanic: as long as his skeleton minions manage to "break through" their limits, he triggers an Evolutionary Feedback that strengthens him in return. Watching one of his brain-dead skeletons perform the "heroic feat" of knocking a squirrel unconscious with a wooden stick, Kaito had an epiphany. "Wait... is raising the undead actually this easy?" When his first true Skeleton Soldier emerged, gripping a jagged bone sword, Kaito turned toward the Great Forest and issued a declaration to the world: "People of this continent... are you ready to face the Undead Calamity?!"

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

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.

In this continent ruled by thousand-year-old families, bloodline means everything. Glory, power, even the right to survive—are all decided by birth. But I am only a hunter’s descendant. No noble blood. No inheritance. No future. So how do I climb to the highest seat of power and join this deadly feast of thrones? A broken golden finger? A glimpse of the future? Or just sheer, ruthless luck? One thing is certain—this game belongs to those who dare to defy fate. -------------------------------- 40 advanced chapters are now available on Patreon!