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Marrow is a town built to forget. A service road that leads nowhere. A building that shouldn’t exist. A government explanation ready for every impossible thing. When Alex and his friends notice the cracks—roads that shift, memories that don’t line up, a hidden facility beneath their feet—they uncover Project Palimpsest: an experiment meant to anchor something that refused to stay in one place. The building wasn’t a mystery. It was a cover. As officials rewrite reality and label the impossible as “infrastructure failure,” the teens realize the real danger isn’t what’s buried under Marrow—but who’s trying to keep it buried. Maya hears what the town hides. Alex stabilizes what shouldn’t be stable. Together with their group of friends they become variables the system never planned for. This is a story about lies made permanent, truths that fight back, and what happens when teenagers refuse to forget. Because Marrow isn’t haunted. It’s contained. And the containment is breaking.

Lauded by millions for his rarely-seen talent with the ball, Jair Campinho meets a tragic end at the World Cup. Death, however, is not the last page of his story. Now stranded in a world that doesn't make much sense, he'll find himself coming to terms with his new identity as Cha Jae-il. Can a jaded mind and talent for a sport sweep clean the stains of his past, or will the women of his new family bring him down an even bigger and unexpected abyss? Love isn’t simple. It never was. And for Jair, the real question isn’t whether to run… but how far he’s willing to fall. TLDR: A worldclass footballer reincarnates in the world of an adult manhwa and decides to take up the world by a storm. * This story will eventually have R-18 content. ** This story will eventually feature sibling and parent bonding, if you know what I mean. *** Slow paced at the start. Let this cook on a low fire.

Lin Feng's dream was very simple: to become a highly skilled, popular musician. To gain a firm footing in the unpredictable entertainment industry, he activated a system that, among other things, had an auxiliary function dedicated to minimizing all uncontrollable interpersonal risks. His creed consisted of only four words: emotional stability, team perpetuity. Thus, he was rational, calm, and "maintained" every relationship around him like a delicate instrument. To prevent relationships from breaking, he never disappointed anyone; for the sake of team unity, he would respond to expectations no matter how late. Years later, when he stood center stage on the world platform, looking at the former girlfriends, current girlfriends, and rumored girlfriends sitting neatly in the audience, and facing the sharp media accusations of him being the "Century Sea King" and the "Music World Bulldozer," Lin Feng clutched his guitar, his face full of weary innocence: "If I told you that, at the beginning, I honestly just wanted to prevent the band from breaking up, would you believe me?" This is the story of a completely steel straight man who, in order to practice his guitar properly, was forced to navigate the treacherous waters of a love shuraba, and who, in the end, unknowingly charmed his way through the entire entertainment industry. ~~~~ Written deliberately to feel like an authentic Chinese translated webnovel. Main Genre: Comedy

Callum Brennan was born to lead London's most powerful werewolf pack. Then his twin brother framed him for murder. Stripped of everything, Callum is thrown into the Rookeries, where packless wolves go to die. But he survives. He builds a pack from the broken and the damned. He falls in love with Valentina, a dhampir hunted by the same vampire Parliament that destroyed his life. In a city ruled by immortal aristocrats and controlled by ancient dragons, Callum learns the hardest truth: individual virtue cannot defeat systemic evil. But small victories matter. And some fights are worth losing everything.

Absolute power has a price. For Alaric, that price is his memories. Alaric awakens in a blood-stained alley in Lapis Noctis, a city where oaths and promises are traded like currency. Clutched in his hand is the Obsidian Coin, a forbidden artifact capable of reclaiming ancient vows and manifesting them into reality. Each time he wields its power, the coin devours a fragment of his mind: a face, a love, a piece of his childhood. To avoid losing himself to madness, Alaric must ascend—reclaim the Primary Oaths and forge unbreakable pacts with powerful women whose fates become bound to his own. In a world where morality is a luxury, Alaric does not seek redemption. He seeks dominion… even if it costs him his humanity, one memory at a time.

GOBLIN SMASHING Tokyo, 2045. For most, a future costs more than they’ll ever earn. For Rin Kazehaya, it costs everything his family’s home, his mom’s life in a hospital, and debt collectors closing in on his siblings. The only thing that pays is hustle and hope. When Hero’s Glory Online launches its Crystal League expansion, a single tagline is everywhere: “Bring your business here.” One week. Discounted entry. Real cash for every match, every territory won. Anyone can play but not everyone survives. Rin gambles the last of his savings on a shot he can’t afford to lose, logging in from a battered first-gen pod built by his father. But a glitch locks him in as a Goblin the weakest, most-mocked race in the game. No reset. No second chance. Now, every victory means cash, every loss risks everything, and every move is broadcast to millions while Tokyo’s most ruthless family closes in on his real life. If he fails, he loses more than a game. But Goblins don’t know when to quit. With nothing left but his wits, a gambler’s instinct, and a dream nobody believes in, Rin’s about to find out what happens when the underdog brings his business and his fight to the world’s biggest stage. UPLOAD 2-3 TIMES A WEEK {MONDAY AND FRIDAYS} Goblin Smashing comes from someone who’s lived the grind as an esports organization owner and competitive MOBA player. This story is only published on Royal Road & WN  If you spot it anywhere else, it’s fake, please flag and report.

He was just another man from the countryside—until life brought him face-to-face with the women who would change everything. From the kind-hearted housewife next door to the newlywed running the village store, from his unforgettable campus goddess to the ambitious young village official, even the mayor’s wife—each encounter sparked a different fire. Every relationship comes with a choice, every touch with its own consequences. As he climbs his way out of the ordinary, his life becomes a dangerous mix of temptation, passion, and forbidden intimacy. A story of love, lust, and the cost of chasing both. For mature audiences only (18+). If you enjoy the chapter, please remember to vote with Power Stones!

"They said my Mana was trash. They didn't know my Hunger was infinite." ​In a world where Dungeons are mines and Guilds are ruthless corporations, Kim Min-jun was born bankrupt. Diagnosed as a "Rank E Defective" with a pathetic 2 units of mana, he is the dirt under the boots of the Hunter industry. He exists only to carry bags, endure insults, and scrape together enough won to keep his dying sister, Seo-yoon, alive for one more month. ​His fate was to die quietly in the dark. But when he is betrayed by his team and left as bait in a collapsing illegal dungeon, Min-jun doesn't die. He stares into the abyss, and the abyss offers him a contract. ​[Hidden Condition Met: Sacrifice of the Weak] [Unique Class Awakened: Entropy Devourer] ​Now, the rules of the world no longer apply to him. He doesn't need years of training or billion-won elixirs to grow. He only needs to feed. While regular Hunters sell monster drops for cash, Min-jun commits the ultimate taboo: he consumes Boss Cores raw. ​By devouring the crystallized hearts of the strongest monsters, he absorbs their essence directly into his flesh, stacking raw Stats without limit. ​A Goblin Chief’s strength? Swallowed. ​A Stone Lord’s durability? Assimilated. ​The laws of physics? Broken. ​But in Seoul, power is a death sentence if you don't have the backing of a Major Guild. To pay off his crippling debts and cure his sister’s "Mana Erosion," Min-jun must play a dangerous double game. By day, he is the trembling, cowardly porter terrified of his own shadow. By night, he is a violet-eyed nightmare walking through the Dungeons. ​He is no longer a victim of the system. He is the glitch that will eat it alive.

"Magic is not a miracle. It is a language. And you are pronouncing it wrong." I incarnated into this frail human vessel for a simple purpose: Observation. ​It was a miscalculation. ​I woke up in a dystopia where "Mages" have forgotten the true nature of power. They treat the 70 Names of the Creation like blunt instruments. They are stuck in the Circle of Concepts, drawing shapes in the dirt, unaware that the Sphere of Gods even exist. ​Now, I am trapped in a mortal body that burns calories like a furnace every time I speak a Truth. ​The Magic: While they struggle with simple shapes, I calculate with infinite precision. I don't cast spells; I define reality. ​The Progression: The world has lost the path to the Sphere of Gods. I am the only one who remembers the way back up. ​The Burden: I accidentally acquired a traumatized child soldier as my "Luggage." I keep him around solely because he is the only thing that soothes my divine headache. ​Armed with nothing but a cheap suit, a fountain pen, and a perfect understanding of the world, I am going to teach them a lesson. ​"The Universe was built on 70 Names. You only remember 69."

They thought Tatsuya Shiba was the peak. They were wrong. When a mysterious boy from the Mitsuya Clan transfers into First High, the entire school system begins to collapse. He doesn’t follow rules. He doesn’t need CADs. He doesn’t even show up on the detection radar. They call him The Untouchable, a being no spell can affect, no heart can ignore. Even Miyuki hesitates. Even Lina breaks protocol. Even Tatsuya... watches from the shadows. And as buried truths begin to resurface, the world will soon learn: Magic was never the strongest force in this world, he is. Tags: #MahoukaFanfic #OCProtagonist #HiddenPower #DarkMystery #HighSchoolMagicWar #TatsuyaVsOC #SupernaturalThriller ------------------------- If you’d like to support my work, check out my: patreon.com/Greyhounds

Everything changes the day invisible Seiji inherits a mysterious amulet that makes him an irresistible magnet for every woman he meets. Even his older sister. Girls who never knew his name suddenly can’t stop looking. Icy beauties melt. Women now feel drawn into his orbit… and they don’t understand why. It’s not mind control. It’s not hypnosis. Because the amulet isn’t just a charm. It’s a key. A bloodline inheritance with hidden secrets and a legacy that demands more of Seiji than he ever expected. Seiji must master his abilities, navigate the growing harem of women, and uncover the amulet’s true purpose… before the fantasy life he always dreamed of becomes something he can’t control. Urban fantasy. Male lead harem. Erotic. Incestuous. Power. Romance. Desire.

David Drinkwater lived his entire career as football's biggest joke. Thirty seven years old, rejected by every major club, and called a "club whore" by fans across Europe, but at Wembley Stadium, in the rain, he finally proved them wrong. Championship playoff final between Millwall and Norwich, and in the 90th minute, he scored the winning goal, then he died. **[Ding. Ding.]** **「Host found: David Drinkwater.」** **「Synchronisation complete.」** He opens his eyes in an eighteen year old body. Demien Walter, a failed Fiorentina academy prospect and suicide attempt survivor with an overall rating of 48, no team, and no future, but David brought something impossible with him. **[Ding.]** **「Ultimate Gacha System activated.」** **「Mission: Rise from nothing. Become the greatest footballer in history.」** Training earns points while matches earn rewards, and achievements unlock legendary packs. Every pack opening could change everything, whether through common stat boosts, rare techniques, or epic abilities, yet there's always the ultimate prize. **[Ding.]** **「Diamond Pack opened.」** **「Congratulations. Andrea Pirlo — Regista Vision obtained. Passing +15. Vision +10. Legendary Trait unlocked: Deep-Lying Playmaker.」** From trialist to conquering the football world, every pack, every point, and every impossible moment building toward football immortality. They called him a failure once, and they called him wasted potential, but now, with forty years of wisdom in an eighteen year old body and a system that rewards every drop of sweat with power, David will rewrite football history. One pack at a time. **Some dreams get a second chance, and some legends get a second life, so this is his.**

Justin Kalego and his friends yearn for one thing: to become superheroes. Born into a fantastical world of mutant power, magic, and all the fun stuff in-between, Justin Kalego, now known as Emerald Atlas, fights for freedom and justice against the threats that fill his insane journey to becoming the world's mightiest hero.

Just an unlucky bastard trapped navigating through low IQ brainrot plots trying to survive.

GETTING POLISHED AT THE MOMENT [Warning: Mature Content +18] Tired of smutty reincarnation and system novels? Oh boy, I got something here for you. ------------------------------------------- Synopsis : Alex is a handsome, ordinary college student. No, he is an extraordinary person, 18 years old and a loner on top of that. It is his freshman in college, but unlike most freshmen; he spends most of his time studying and reading books alone. Sounds typical, right? However, the reason for being an outcast and an introvert, despite being a good looking pal, is his eyes' color! Yes! His looks are above average, he is handsome and charming. Even so, his eyes' iris are uniquely red. He was brought into the world with a rare condition; it made him unlike the other kids his age and he got bullied for having such oddish eyes the whole time, which became his usual life... . UNTIL everything fortunately started changing!  . . . After he got possessed by a succubus queen!...Who is in a dire need of his help... . . . Humm! if this synopsis doesn't make you want to give this a read, I don't know what :) . . --------------------------------- • Quick Development In Characters! • A Nice Plot! • Perfect Hot Smutty Scenes! • Lots Of Harem! • No NTR, No R*pe! • No Strong Inc*st (Blood Related) • Balanced Romance! • Loveable Characters! • Tragedy And Dark Moments (Rarely) • Heart-Warming Romance! • Kinks And Fetiches --------------------------------- Hello there, guys! I hope you guys give this a read! if you are comfortable with the tags below, I highly recommend you read this novel and give it a try! You won't regret it! Also, I would like to apologize for the quality of the writing in the first chapters, properly between the 1st and 20th chapter, but I promise it only gets better, as well as longer. Basically, if you cannot handle grammatical mistakes please don't read this No worries! I'm slowly editing the those chapters, fixing the mistakes in them, so don't worry, you will be able to read this too! For more information about this work, its character reference images, and more announcements, you will find everything on my discord server! https://discord.com/invite/4RJXUuq3dW ------------------------------ Tags: Action - Romance - Slice of Life -Harem - R-18 - Comedy - Fantasy- Genius Protagonist - Handsome Male Lead - Cute Female Leads - Beautiful Female Leads - Calm Protagonist - Shameless Protagonist- Poor to Rich - Overpowered MC - Smart MC- Vampires - Fantasy Creatures - Mature - Tragedy- Succubus Female Lead - Mature Content - ------------- -- --------------- The book cover is made by an AI, a model mixed by me, which kinda makes the illustration originally mine. Cover illustration credit: MasterY :)

"They called me trash because I was F Rank. Now the whole world thinks I'm a god..." Damon Kells was a delivery guy with debt up to his neck. Invisible. The lowest of the low in a world where your mana is your value. Nobody looked at him... until he survived the explosion that "killed" Zero, the strongest SSS hunter on the planet. Now everyone thinks he IS Zero. With amnesia. Problem is: he has no mana. No strength. Nothing. After the accident, all he's got is the [Legislator's Eye], a skill that shows hidden weak spots nobody else can see, and a cursed gun that charges him in years of his life. Stuck between a Guild Master who can spot lies, a captain falling for the hero he's pretending to be, and a demon girl who'll kill him the second he stops being useful, Damon has to bullshit his way through a nightmare where even SSS legends get eaten alive. ----- Warning: This story contains epic misunderstandings, dumb choices, revenge against arrogant assholes, a demon who doesn't understand microwaves, stupid powers, romance with someone who loves a guy who isn't real, and so many twists you'll start asking if "the weakest" actually means "the luckiest." An MC who wants to prove everyone wrong even if it kills him. Spoiler: They're not gonna kill him... probably. If you like clever underdogs, shameless power fantasy, and pure chaos, this is for you.

In the spring of 2019, strange disappearances began sweeping through Japan. One by one, people vanished without a trace, and those who remained instantly forgot they had ever existed. But for some unknown reason, Yuki Ayano retained her memories. Over time, she awakened a powerful magic ability. It wasn’t a gift by any stretch of the imagination. It was a curse. A curse that tore through her soul like a plague, twisting her thoughts until she could no longer recognize herself. It reached the point where even her allies began to fear her. They kept their distance, knowing that when Yuki Ayano pointed her finger, no one could be certain who she was aiming at.

!~~~WSA 2026~~~! "A teachable moment. The fragility of life doesn’t care what you want, only what you can do. SkillSense simply shows you the truth of yourself, of what you are, and what you can become. And the truth, little one, is rarely kind." ——————————————————— This is the story of one man's Ascension to godhood and beyond. Magnus Barlowe: Cult Leader? He'd wish it wasn't so. But when he plays an obscure game and is the first ever person to complete it, he's rewarded, or punished, with the most unexpected skill. In this world, skills are managed and recorded through technology known as SkillSense, and the people of the world place a hierarchy on those with skills. Meaning: The higher your skills, the more people respect you. But the skill Magnus just earned, SSS-Rank Cult Management, is not only two levels above the max S-Rank, but is also a restricted and mostly unknown skill to the world. What has the world got in store for this reluctant man? Will he deny his destiny, or jump into the path of being a cult leader and not look back? Follow Magnus along his journey through the occult in this tale of mysteries! ——————————————————— Author's Notes: As you may know, I'm also the author of Reborn with a Necromancer System, which has been a blast to write, Fractured Horizon, a slightly futuristic fantasy/sci-fi novel about mutated human monsters and psychics that battle them (currently on hiatus to focus on my other novels and my life). I also wrote My Undeath, a reincarnation novel set in a fantasy world. It wasn't my best work, but I loved writing the story, and I may get back to it one day. ——————————————————— Disclaimers/FAQ: 1. This story is set in a modern alternate Earth, where there is a technology that reads your best skills and reveals them to you. This is not a system novel, instead, the "system" is just a mathematical analysis of your skills that everyone has access to. But the MC is guided (not very gently sometimes) by the social media system known as SkillSphere occasionally. He is not a slave to it, but reluctantly follows it's suggestions for one reason or another. 2. There are no plans for a harem, or for multiple lovers over the course of the novel. The MC is a loyal, stick-to-one-person-at-a-time kind of guy. But don't worry, we won't suddenly see Magnus shift his entire personality just because he likes someone. He is who he is, and of course may change over a couple thousand chapters, but not in an instant. 3. This is not a cultivation novel, even if it has cult in its name. 4. Yes, the images and cover art in this novel are currently generated with A.I. This in no way impacts my writing, and if enough money is made from this novel, I plan to commission professional art for the title, characters, and some world building images. ——————————————————— Inspiration: The Steam game Cultist Simulator, was actually something of an inspiration for this novel. I played several dozens of hours, but always felt it needed something. I started working on a 3D alternate version of the video game to make it better, but it suddenly hit me that I could write a novel about a cult leader instead. I've watched and read several pieces of fiction with cults in them (quite difficult to find, honestly), and they usually grab my attention pretty well, and so here I am. ——————————————————— Support me, the Author: Please use coins/stones/golden tickets, or review my novel! And if you're feeling extra benevolent and want to help me turn writing into my full-time job so you can all read more from me, please share my novel or send me gifts with coins. Everything helps, and I can spend more time writing more chapters for you all to binge! If I were to win WSA 2026, you'd have me writing full-time for an entire year. Wish me luck!

It was a normal night, until it wasn't. At midnight, the world changed. A floating System UI opens in everyone's vision, and the metropolis' nightlife turns into a slaughterhouse as spirits made of emotion crawl out of shadows and start feeding. Noara Vasconcelos was just a lonely girl in a BDSM bar, surviving the end of another boring week, when everything went south. Suddenly, she has a class, and the bar around her is thrown into a murderous chaos. The Sixth Cycle didn't begin with heroes. It began with spiritual hunger. With monsters and spirits manifesting from emotion overload, with old myths becoming real. With Genies creating firestorms in the deserts of Arabia, with dragons chasing airplanes in the skies of Europe, with faeries dancing and reclaiming the locations where their old forests used to be. It began with the return of the Old Ones. As the first nights drag on, survivors begin clustering in local neighborhoods. One of those clusters forms around a woman who can keep people calm enough to live through to the next day. That woman is Noara Vasconcelos. ::: Before anyone asks or complain - Yes, if romance will ever develop between the MC and any other character, it will be YURI. Why? Because I'm a lesbian myself, that's why. Period. No discussion allowed on that. Warning: there will be gore. There will be scenes that border R18 (but not literal sex scenes), including descriptions of BDSM-related scenes.

When seventeen-year-old Kazuya Hayato transfers to the glittering city of Shinkuro, all he wants is peace, new friends, and a normal school year. Instead, his roommates drag him to a nightclub on his first night where a drunken stranger crashes into his lap and steals an unexpected kiss. The next morning, that same girl appears in class: calm, brilliant, and terrifyingly composed. She calls herself Ayame Kurosawa, his senpai, and pretends nothing happened. But Kazuya soon learns that Shinkuro isn’t normal at all. Every night the city resets its memories, and the mysterious “Council” forces its students to play a secret Game that decides who keeps their past. Ayame remembers everything. He shouldn’t remember anything. Bound by a forbidden kiss and hunted by rules neither of them understand, Kazuya must decide whether to trust the senpai who may be saving him or controlling him. Love, illusion, and danger collide in a city where curiosity can rewrite your soul. Urban Love • Mystery • Forbidden Romance • Psychological Thriller