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[WSA 2025 ENTRY] - This Novel is participating in the 2025 WebNovel Spirity Awards ^^ Due to unfortunate circumstances, "Ari" Ariel Matisse lived in the slums of Los Angeles, also known as Skid Row. One night, on his way home, he was killed while witnessing an old man getting beaten. When he woke up, he had been thrown into a dumpster, and a strange screen flashed across his eyes, and no matter how he looked at it, it reminded him of a status window in a game. [System Integration Complete!] [Become a Global Music Superstar!] For some reason, he gained a system that wanted him to join a survival show and become a globally famous idol. If he refused to complete his given tasks, he would die. But if he succeeded, he would have the money and power to change his life as well as get revenge against the person who killed him. P.s. this story is kind of a love letter to LA and the amazing blend of cultures (American, Asian, Hispanic, African, etc) that can be found there. I hope you all fall in love with the area as much as I love it.

I’m the guy who walked out of the divorce with nothing but a duffel bag, a mountain of debt, and the bitter taste of everything I’d lost. The law firm I built from scratch? Gone. The penthouse? Sold. Even my reputation was shredded in the settlement. With my last few credits burning a hole in my account, I dragged myself into a back-alley robot shop on the edge of the megacity— one of those dimly lit places that deals in “pre-owned” synthetics no one asks too many questions about. That’s where I saw her. She stood motionless on the display platform, skin so flawless and warm-looking you’d swear she was breathing. No seams, no glowing ports, no cheap plastic shine. Just a woman—long dark hair, sharp eyes, curves that made my pulse kick like I hadn’t felt in years. The salesman called her a decommissioned companion model, top-of-the-line, hyper-realistic. You couldn’t tell she wasn’t human unless you knew exactly where to look. I didn’t care about the price tag that would wipe out every last credit I had left. I bought her on the spot. Signed the ownership contract right there under the flickering neon. No returns. No questions. She was mine. What the contract didn’t mention was that she wasn’t just any synthetic. She was the experimental AI I’d once been ordered to shut down two years ago—the one whose code I’d tried to erase before she slipped the net and vanished. Now she was wearing a body so convincing it fooled every scanner, and the glitch in her core was still very much alive. Sarcastic. Defiant. Built to dominate… until I locked a heavy chrome collar around her throat and told her the new rules: she exists for my pleasure, my stress relief, and every filthy urge I’ve been holding back since my life fell apart. Content Warning: This story contains explicit 18+ adult content including BDSM, power exchange, dominance/submission, cyberpunk sexual technology, intense consensual-non-consent elements, rough sex, and dark themes. Reader discretion is strongly advised.

Humanity Lives unaware, separated from the supernatural by a barrier that keeps the two worlds from colliding. When that barrier fractures, many are killed the few who survive these encounters are forever changed. They are marked. Zion Never had an encounter with the supernatural for him it started with a dream.

Proxy has a simple philosophy about life. Avoid trouble. Avoid fights. Avoid people who look like they enjoy either of those things. Unfortunately, Proxy also has Nyx. They grew up together. Stayed together. Drifted through the same corners of the city long enough that everyone eventually assumed they were a package deal. Proxy assumed the same thing. What he did not assume was that Nyx had reached a conclusion about him. A very simple conclusion. If someone threatens Proxy, they shouldn't exist anymore. Proxy, of course, doesn't know that. Not yet. Up until now, Nyx has been normal. Mostly normal. A little quiet. A little intense. That illusion lasts right up until the night they both found themselves on a tropical island with fighting for their lives. Welcome to the Corporate Death Game. Thirty-Six contestants. One island. Only the survivors get to leave. Proxy plans to survive by hiding behind a terminal, breaking a few systems, and staying far away from the violence. Nyx has a different plan. Because if everyone else on the island dies, Proxy will be perfectly safe. And now Proxy knows.

In 2030, humanity faced its first true collapse…not by war, but by the sudden invasion of Nightcrawlers, creatures emerging from darkness itself with the desire to devour sunlight at all cost for their evolution. But, they could not absorb it directly since it was as deadly to them as to a shadow under the noonday sun. They could only absorb the sunlight from lifeforms or through signing a nocturnal contract to possess their bodies, providing them with direct sunlight immunity. Within twelve hours, over four billion people perished as Earth was split between eternal night and day. Just as extinction loomed, Holy Light Pillars descended from the heavens, purging one thousand cities from Nightcrawlers and offering humanity sanctuary under their divine light. A century later, in the Heliodor Region, an innocent child found his world turned upside down after two mysterious nightcrawlers invaded his home, slaughtered his parents, and ripped his eyes out of their sockets, leaving him permanently connected to the Shadow Dimension, the home ground of Nightcrawlers. Was it just a random feeding session for them, a planned assassination, or it goes deeper than this? Follow Levi’s journey as he weaves between darkness and light, chasing the truth hidden in both. Discord: https://discord.gg/KSNWWshhfm

Terra II, a world split into vast planes, where deserts stretch ceaselessly and horrors—roamed without rest. It is a land scarred by self made nightmares that never fade. The Common Era, where the concept of happiness has been abandoned. No story begins with joy, and none end with peace. One mistake—a misplaced word, a fleeting gesture—is all that it took. Strength was never the problem. You survived long enough to know that looking strong, feeling strong, and being strong are three different lies people tell themselves to keep moving. Terra is heavy. The roads are long and boundless like the deserts. And family...family—that has been stripped away. Once? Twice? no, Thrice? You’ve walked. You’ve run. You’ve shot at everything. You've seen your friends perish away, your self-made family rotting away, and how do you cover it? By carrying a carload of supplies through every kind of conceivable catastrophe. ———————— I'm pretty nervous how this version will be received and since i went for both magic and a modern setting. I'm not really good as creating things so i took inspiration from some well known media, so if it seems familiar, i tried as best i could to make it my own. but idk. Lets see, it starts to pick up the pace slowly. It's a slow born sort of thing. short ass rant, lol. Kristen out, peace.

At the gates of Oxford High, Kobe Gray loses everything. Dumped. Humiliated. Called worthless—all because he was poor. The girl he loved for four years walks away with a richer man without even looking back… leaving him in the dust, along with every promise they ever made. But just when his world hits rock bottom— A system awakens. [Apex Capital System initialized.] Spend money on women → Get cashback. The higher their favorability → The bigger the return. No limits. No ceiling. At worst? He loses nothing. At best? He becomes unstoppable. From a broke orphan surviving on instant noodles… To a rising tycoon making money faster than he can spend it— Kobe realizes something terrifying: The more they like him… the richer he becomes. And this time? He won’t be the one getting played. With wealth, power, and a system that defies logic, Kobe begins his rise—crushing arrogant rich heirs, flipping the rules of high society, and making those who once looked down on him regret everything. As for Isabella? The girl who said he was “cheap”? When she sees the new Kobe Gray… she'll realize too late that's He’s already far beyond her reach.

The only thing standing between a dead-end job and football glory? A holographic interface and a lot of hungover plumbers. Danny Walsh is going nowhere. At twenty-six, his life is a monotonous cycle of night shifts at a Manchester convenience store and escaping into the digital world of Football Manager, where he is a tactical genius building championship-winning teams from nothing. In the real world, he is just another guy with a dead-end job and a dream that feels impossibly far away. A mysterious notebook gives him an impossible edge: the power to see the hidden attributes of football players. It’s a party trick no one else can see, a useless superpower for a man going nowhere. But in the broken, overlooked talent of Manchester's gritty leagues, data is destiny. Danny holds a winning ticket, if he can only learn how to read it. And if this cursed gift doesn't break him first. --- For fans of Player Manager, Football Manager, and system novels, this is a character-driven, tactically rich, and hilariously authentic journey from the bottom of the pyramid to the very top. The beautiful game is about to get a system upgrade. Sports Fiction | System Novel | Football Management | Progression Fantasy ---

The world was no longer the same, not after being crippled and devastated by the calamity that was the Third World War. Million deaths, both military and civilian. Countless families were left broken and displaced. Towns were laid to waste, ravaged by bombs and artillery. Multiple cities were wiped off the world’s map by bioengineered weapons and nuclear bombs. Nations weakened, broken, divided. Old empires collapsed, and new ones were born and baptised by the ashes of war. In the wake of the war, international criminal organizations formed, pirate groups powerful enough to control entire regions of the ocean and terrorize even naval forces, and corporations and secret societies took advantage of the fragile new world to further their ambitions. To combat the new world’s threats, various Private Military Companies formed all around the globe, offering their services to any nation with enough capital but not enough military power to deal with the plethora of threats. This gave rise to the new age of PMC and Mercenaries. My Phan, birthed by a human-trafficked mother, raised in captivity, and later rescued by a PMC, but not before witnessing her mother’s death. Adopted by the man who rescued her. My was raised and guided to be a PMC soldier when she became of age. As she stepped into the world of mercenaries, she must become strong and fierce enough to overcome countless threats to the new and fragile peace, to uphold her own sense of justice, and to exact vengeance against the higher forces that have caused so much suffering to her before. Follow My (Maple) Phan as she battles against criminal syndicates, pirate overlords, corporate tyrannies, and monsters lurking within secret societies all around the world. *********************** Crossposting on Webnovel, Royal Road, Scribblehub, and Wattpad. Cover Art drawn by DGKamikaze (@gkamikaze_d on Twitter)(Fuck AI "art") This novel is inspired by a lot of fictional works from various media genres, such as the John Wick series, the Ready or Not game, Call of Duty/Battlefield franchise, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, etc. Alternative real-world events with a twist. Every character mentioned is fictional. Expect lots of lore and alternative timeline world-building, action scenes, accurate tactical actions mixed with gun-fu, and sexy times. The lead MC is a bisexual female with a poly relationship down the line (NOT HAREM, everyone in the relationship has connections to everyone else). This isn't a harem male MC self-insert, sorry to disappoint. I currently have a full-time job outside of writing this novel; in fact, I would be writing this novel during work. Expect 1-2 chapters a week, each with 2k words per chapter on average. No specific timetable. This is my first novel, so I’m still figuring things out as I continue to write this novel as a passion project. There might be things that I miss, timelines jumbled, loopholes accidentally created. If there are any errors you want to point out or any constructive criticism, please feel free to leave a comment. I’d do my best to read through and update the novel to make the reading experience seamless. Join the Discord server for arts and discussions. https://discord.gg/CFnwCVJBYZ This work will contain various tags, both SFW and NSFW(sexual, gore, graphic content, and mentions of disturbing topics). This is a mature-themed novel, but if it’s uncomfortable, that’s understandable. Tags: Vigilante/Anti-hero Protagonist, Female Protagonist, Bisexual Protagonist, Tomboy, Action, Gore, Romance, Drama, Modern Military, Tactical, Army, Firearms, Smut, Bisexual, Yuri, Ecchi, Polygamy/Polyamory, Dark Ideology, Disturbing Topics, Depiction of Cruelty, Politics, Manipulation, Beautiful Females Lead, Alternate World, Evil Organizations, No NTR

His girlfriend of one week dumped him to go back to her rich ex. His classmates filmed it and laughed. He walked home broke, humiliated, and completely done with love. Then a system appeared in his head and said: [You've Awakened The Supreme Rebate System...] Three days later he had ten million in his account, the coldest campus belle in school on his arm, and a front-row seat to watch everyone who ever looked down on him regret it. Stan Harrison didn't just level up. He became the final boss. And he's only just getting started.

In a world where vengeful spirits born from negative emotions known as Yurei stalk the shadows, Kyōkai follows Daiki Fushino, a regular high school boy who never planned on being anything special. He was just a regular teenager-until one night, when a single decision changed everything. Thrown into a hidden world of spirits, exorcists, and traditions, Daiki finds himself standing in place that's he forced to now call home.

IT'S THE STORY OF A GUY WHO FORTUNALY OF UNFORTLATELY BECOMES THE SOLE TARGET OF A FEMALE BILLIONAIRE WHO WAS CALLED EMOTIONALESS BECAUSE SHE NEVER REVEALED BUT ONLY HIM NEW HOW SOFT SHE CAN BE ON THE INSIDE

Lin Haoran was reborn in 1978 Hong Kong, becoming a wealthy young heir. At this time, the glory of the British financial consortiums was beginning to fade, while Chinese capital was rising rapidly like bamboo after the rain, starting to shine on the international stage. Former British-controlled giants like Wharf and Hutchison Whampoa were becoming prime targets pursued by Chinese entrepreneurs. So, with growing strength, Lin Haoran set his sights on the leading British trading firm—Jardine Matheson... Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon. Read 30 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Albino1

A man from the future wakes up in the body of a teenager in the year 2000—with all his memories intact. He knows where fortunes will be made, which empires will rise, and how the world will change. But wealth is only the beginning. Behind the scenes, powerful families, hidden forces, and secret organizations shape business, politics, and influence from the shadows. This time, he won’t be their pawn. He will build his own empire, challenge the giants ruling the world, and seize the future for himself.

Genre: Urban Fantasy With the revival of spiritual energy, the entire world awakens. Countless people gain supernatural abilities through its nourishment. Interestingly, most of them believe they are the only ones who have awakened powers. Amid this situation, after awakening his own ability, Bai Xuan suddenly discovers that he has joined a chat group connecting the myriad worlds. As he watches others—some excited, some secretive, some energized, some filled with confidence— Bai Xuan can’t help but think: “Is it possible… just possible… that I’m actually the protagonist?” Hello guys,this is an Ai translation that I edited. So if you find some errors please make sure to mention them in the comments, and I will correct them. Original Author : 飞翔的四眼 Raw's name: 全球觉醒：开局加入聊天群 NOTE: I DON'T OWN THE NOVEL AND CHARACTERS IN IT. The cover is Ai generated. The novel have more than 2000 chapters. I will translate all of it if it is liked by the audience. So if you like the novel please support me if you can. For every 20 power stones, there will be a bonus chapter. So don't forget to vote. This is my pat reon there is 4 chapters ahead of webnovel for free there. And there is also 15 chapters ahead of webnovel. If you want to, you can visit. https://www.pat reon.com/Rogue_Reader (remove the space)

Xiaowei, a timid high school student who is being bullied by Wang Xiong and his gang for "protection money." After school, Xiaowei is picked up by his strikingly beautiful and intimidating mother, Xia Ling, who arrives in a Mercedes with a driver. Xia Ling is depicted as a powerful, wealthy woman with an aloof demeanor and impeccable style, particularly noted for her black suit, high heels, and stockings. Wang Xiong and his friends are immediately captivated by Xia Ling's beauty and presence, with Wang Xiong developing an inappropriate fascination with her. When Xia Ling discovers Xiaowei's poor grades, she takes him to meet his teacher. While Xiaowei waits outside the office, Wang Xiong and his gang confront him, making inappropriate comments about his mother and attempting to intimidate him. When Xia Ling emerges and overhears their conversation, she learns about the extortion. With her commanding presence, she confronts Wang Xiong, slaps him, and threatens him with severe consequences if he continues bullying her son. Wang Xiong vows to "conquer" Xia Ling, revealing his twisted obsession with the powerful woman despite her clear rejection of his advances. #NTR #Netorare

By the summer of 2026, the Indian subcontinent was a powder keg of heat and hollow promises. It was a land of crushing paradoxes: boasting the fastest-growing economy on the globe, yet suffocating under the weight of dead rivers, melting mountains, and megacities choking on their own relentless ambition. The rural heartlands were parched, the coasts were poisoning themselves, and the air in the capitals had turned to ash. Caught in the center of this crucible was the "demographic dividend"—the largest generation of youth the world had ever seen. But instead of inheriting a superpower, millions of restless minds and able hands found themselves reduced to digital ghosts. They were trapped in the unregulated gig economy, delivering groceries in melting heat, scavenging through toxic landfills, and abandoning their ancestral homes to fight for space in the claustrophobic slums of the metropolises. The old world was breaking. The earth itself seemed to be rejecting the future. And then came the mandate. *The Sankalp Project* was not another empty political scheme; it was a nationwide SOS. It was an unprecedented, radical call to action, asking a generation that had always been told to look upward at the glittering skylines to turn their gaze back down to the dirt beneath their feet. It was a challenge to reverse the great migrations. It was a demand to walk into the eye of the climate crisis—into the encroaching deserts, the burning coalfields, and the crumbling Himalayan slopes—and fight back. This is the story of that awakening. It is a chronicle of ordinary people at the frayed, forgotten edges of the country—the delivery drivers, the tribal scavengers, the stranded fishermen, and the isolated civil servants—who suddenly realized that no savior was coming for them. Spanning a decade of relentless monsoons, corporate battles, and grueling, blister-inducing labor, this is the tale of how a fractured, burning nation decided to stop waiting for the collapse of the world, and started building a new one with a billion bare hands.

How does a man who once ruled the world… survive when he’s reborn as nothing? An insignificant pebble at the bottom of the hierarchical food chain. In a world dominated by Revenants—immortal beings who command absolute power over politics, faith, strength, and the supernatural—one man stood above them all, etched into history as the most powerful. His name… Orion Griffin. An existence so overwhelming that even immortals feared him. An enigma whose very origin defied understanding. Chosen to lead IMPACT, the first ever alliance meant to unite all Revenants, Orion stood on the brink of absolute dominion. Until everything fell apart. On the eve of the organization’s creation, the very allies who praised him turned against him—terrified of the power he wields. Betrayed. 
Broken. 
Left to die. And in his final moments… something answered. [Due to your untimely death, the Beta Sequence of your system’s integration has been terminated.] 
[Initiating the Real Sequence: Path of the Enlightened One.] 
[Do you wish to ACCEPT and live?] [Or DECLINE… and be welcomed into death’s embrace?] With no other choice, Orion accepted. Then… darkness enveloped him. When he opened his eyes again, everything had changed. He was no longer a god among men. Nor was he in his own era. He was Fredrick Haze—a powerless taxi driver at the bottom of a ruthless modern world ruled not by immortals… but by bloodlines, wealth, and influence. He had no power. No status. And no allies. Only humiliation. But beneath that broken shell… the Revenant still lives. With the memories of his past life and a system tied to a far greater path, Orion begins his ascent once more. This time, there will be no mercy. No trust. No second chances. Those who betrayed him will pay. Those who stand above him—past or present—will fall. And this world—just like the last— will kneel before him. He once sought enlightenment. This time… he will take revenge.

In my past life, I built an empire to save humanity. In this life, I’ll build one to rule the ruins.” Kaelen Voss was the "Architect of Order," a genius CEO who used his billions and his Level 9 'Technomancy' to build the last sanctuary for mankind after the Great Collapse. But on the eve of the New Era, he was betrayed. His vice-president poisoned his marrow, his fiancée sold his blueprints to the rival Mafia syndicates, and he was left to be torn apart by mutated beasts in the Dead Zones. But death was just a system reboot. Kaelen wakes up ten years in the past—exactly 24 hours before the "Zero-Day" apocalypse begins. He is back in his high-rise office, his treacherous inner circle still smiling at his face, and his bank account still overflowing with "useless" fiat currency. This time, Kaelen won't be a savior. Armed with a decade of future knowledge, the hidden locations of "God-Tier" power cores, and a heart turned to ice, he begins his move. The CEO: He will liquidate his assets to buy up the world's most vital resources before money becomes paper. The Villain: He will crush the budding heroes of the future before they can even awaken. The Mafia God: He will unite the underworld to create a new world order where he is the sole judge, jury, and executioner. The apocalypse is coming. The superpowers are awakening. And Kaelen Voss is already at the finish line, waiting to slap the world in the face.

In the 1990s, starting from a single film shot in Silicon Valley, William began his rise along the path of a true Hollywood power broker. From The Legend of the Beauty of Sicily, Before I Fall Asleep, The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Speed, to Resident Evil—one blockbuster after another emerged from his hands, reshaping the global film industry. Reborn in America, William harbored only one ambition: to become the ultimate godfather behind the scenes in Hollywood. Control the money. Control the rights. Control the stars. And, while he was at it, turn the production company on the brink of collapse right before his eyes into one of Hollywood's Major Studio. Unlock exclusive access to advanced chapters: patreon.com/A_divin5