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Why is it, that no matter how many world shattering heroes rise and fall, no matter how many times a realm is said to be depleted of resources, a hero rises again - burning all the resources they find as they go? Another inheritance is always found, another spirit herb, magical artefact... and no one asks why they never seem to run out... ...what keeps creating all these fortunate encounters? Why? And what happens if it stops? --- Warning, this book is a slow burner - rather than a fast paced DBZ style novel --- AUTHORS UPDATE: --- First 50 (one-third of) existing chapters have now been edited and reuploaded. Very little has been changed plot or event wise. It's been grammar, clarity, pacing/smoothness, period accuracy, and detail/sense layering. --- Apologies to my Readers My life has gone completely insane since 2019. I am prepared to start again, but I'm going to be slowly posting revised and clean chapters first, taking down old chapters as the new edits completely replace them. Unfortunately, Webnovel doesn't alert to updates to old content. I'm managing a couple of chapters a week worth of editing. By the way, if anyone thinks AI can do the work of writing for you, I say that it's an invaluable editing tool and soundingboard - but I find it still takes three to four hours of rewriting and discussing with the AI to update each chapter to a state I'm happy with. The payoff is that the AI keeping track of the novel events, characters, plots and threads as I go; trying to keep all that straight and losing focus is a big part of what blocked me last time, so hopefully, once I get to new content things will flow smoothly. --- This work was written and revised by the author with the assistance of a trained AI editor. All final choices, worldbuilding, and character voices were shaped by the author’s intent and hand.

WARNING: Some mature content!!! 18+ This is what you call Urbantasy.. Fantasy in an urban setting with a strong female lead -- a story riddled in mystery, magic, and a lot of sass. ======= CHAPTER 1 sneak peek! ======= The air between them tightened like a rope. Cael leaned closer, head tilting slightly, pulling at her waist again, smugness softened into something sharper and quieter. His eyes flicked to her lips then back to her eyes as if asking for permission he didn't need. Hunger of a different kind pumped through Cael. The hunger that Galathea unmistakably recognized as it pressed hard against her lower abs, forcing through the fabric as if it can tear through. At the sensation, Galathea's mouth parted before she could stop it. Her whole body screamed at her to either shove him away or close the last inch between their lips herself. ===== SYNOPSIS ===== Galathea Brooks spent her life surviving quietly -- counting inventory, enforcing rules, keeping her head down inside one of the most powerful art institutions in the city. It's a simple life because paint doesn't talk; power doesn't notice people like her. and names are just names. -- That is... until a painting remembered her. When ancient works buried beneath Artemis Art Gallery began to respond to Galathea's presence, she becomes the center of the system that's older than the building itself. A system that cataloged her long before she knew it existed. Her name is not a coincidence. It is a KEY. Cael Alexander, on the other hand, has always understood control. As Artemis' immaculate but dangerous CEO, he manages secrets like no other. He knows the gallery and its bowels more than anyone. He knows what's hidden; he knows what's awaken. What he didn't expect, however, was Galathea. As archaic works of art start to stir, boundaries fracture -- between observer and artifact, power and possession, restraint and desire. Every choice Galathea makes draws her deeper into fate that doesn't want permission... only acknowledgement. Mind you, awakenings don't ask when you're ready.

[Warning: Mature Content R-18, Smut, Yuri, Futanari] "To rule the world, he wanted to be a King. Fate decided he would be a Queen." "Keep your stance wide, grip the sword tight," Alex muttered to himself, trying to focus on the training dummy. As a fellow traveler from Earth, he dreamed of a powerful system, strength, domination, and standing at the top. But as a drop of sweat rolled down his chest, it didn't hit a flat, hard muscle. Instead, it slid down the valley between two soft, highly sensitive mounds of flesh that definitely hadn't been there a month ago. A thunderstorm in the Green Leaf Mountains changed everything. “Look at you,” a dark, purring voice echoed inside his mind, sending a deep shiver straight down to his toes. It was the Silver Serpent Empress, the ancient ghost who wants to occupy his body but is now trapped inside his head. “Trying so hard to play the tough man’s act?” “We both know your little toy down there is shrinking, and your new body is just begging to be touched and used.” A cold, phantom hand traced the newly carved dip of Alex’s waist, sliding upward under his shirt to pinch a highly sensitive peak on his chest. Alex gasped, his back arching off the mattress as an intense, melting heat flooded his system. “Such a responsive body,” the Silver Serpent Empress purred, her ghostly body wrapping tightly around him. "Stop fighting it, my little vessel." “Let’s see how long you can hold it in.” She loves to push him into dirty, desperate situations. Alex trembled, clutching his chest where his nipples were throbbing painfully against his shirt. "I am a man! I won't be your toy!" As his mutation deepens, she will force him into intense, sweaty Yuri encounters. He finds himself pinned beneath powerful females, his girly body subjected to deep oral worship. He will be forced to endure endless milking to drain what little of his male pride remains, riding out mind-shattering orgasms that slowly rewrite his brain into a needy, desperate girl. Locked in a battle for his own body, Alex watches in horror as his rough male skin peels away, leaving him soft and ultra-sensitive. His waist was shrinking, his hips were widening, and worst of all, his body was constantly leaking a sweet, heavy scent. But the Empress made one fatal mistake: she gave him a weapon, the potent pheromone, and it drove every woman who breathed it into a blind, sloppy frenzy of lust. Alex refuses to just be her broken pet. If the Empress wants to turn him into a demonic enchantress, he will play the part to survive. Instead of hiding in fear, he starts to adapt. Alex must navigate a world where he is no longer the hunter but is turning into the ultimate prize. Will the Empress successfully break his mind and turn him into a submissive toy, or will Alex master his new female body and use his irresistible allure to conquer the world? *Slow-Burn TF: A detailed transformation from a lean boy to a voluptuous, devastatingly sexy beauty. *Genre: Gender Bender (Male to Female), High Fantasy, Adult, System, Harem, Incest (Cousins), R-18, Mature, Yuri (After Transformation), Futanari, Domination/Submission. New Discord link: https://discord.gg/sUsUBKJST If you can't wait to find out what happens next, you don't have to! You can read up to 30+ Chapters ahead together with 300+ (R-18) Character Arts, right now on my Patreon. Read on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDQK7X6H Patreon/Mountain Dusk Walker — Gender Change Web-Novels Thank you so much for reading and supporting my work!

In one night, Han Seo-yeon loses her boyfriend, her best friend, and her faith in everything. Drunk and heartbroken at a club, she crashes into the one person she never thought she'd meet: Min Yoongi, SUGA of BTS, one of the biggest stars in the world. Her bias, Weeks later, two red lines change everything. Pregnant with the child of a man millions adore, Seo-yeon makes a choice: she will raise her babies alone rather than destroy the career he spent a decade building. Yoongi, meanwhile, can't stop thinking about the girl who vanished, and every search for her ends with him missing her by minutes. But fate has other plans. A near accident, a kind stranger who turns out to be his mother, and a dinner table where the truth can no longer hide. Now both families know. The world doesn't. And Seo-yeon and Yoongi must decide whether love can survive a scandal waiting to happen.

Tags: [Naruto] [System] [Fanfiction] [Rogue Ninja] [Dark] [Female Lead] Status: [Non-Transmigration] [Canon Divergence] This is the story of a girl who yearned for peace, only to fall step-by-step into the depths of darkness. To leap from a mere single tomoe directly to the Mangekyo Sharingan… just how much agonizing pain must one endure? Kanon Uchiha, the biological younger sister of Itachi and Sasuke, finds herself thrust into the nightmare of the Uchiha Clan Downfall. As the massacre begins, she is forced into a desperate confrontation with the Mysterious Masked Man. In Kanon’s heart, her parents were her entire world. When she finally drags her battered, broken body through the streets of Konoha and stumbles back to her home, she is met only with the cold, lifeless corpses of her mother and father, lying in a pool of thickening blood. In that singular, soul-shattering moment, the vibrant field of flowers that bloomed within her heart... Was crushed to ash.

The story of a giantess knight. Powerful, beautiful beyond measure. Monsters get trampled beneath her boot. Men jizz in their pants at the sight of her. Her lady kisses her feet. She slays monsters and do workouts. It makes her big and muscular. And it makes her feet sweaty.

“A married man, a foreign star, and a love so deep it summoned wings from the heavens —Ramish, a 32-year-old married man with three children, lives a life of silent longing, his heart carrying a secret it can never confess. Across borders and beliefs stands Richer, a 25-year-old Thai actor, whose charm has unknowingly ignited a love so deep it transcends distance, time, and destiny. As fate orchestrates an unexpected meeting, the two souls are drawn together in an emotional storm—where unspoken desires meet unyielding realities. Love, forbidden yet pure, grows between them—woven with mystical elements, heartfelt poetry, and the pain of knowing that some connections, no matter how powerful, can never find a home in this world. Will Ramish find solace in Richer’s presence, or will his love remain a beautiful wound—eternal, unhealed, and unforgettable? A tale of longing, destiny, and the unseen magic of hearts that dare to love beyond limits. This is the story of everyone who loves deeply but sees no hope of their love ever being returned. Even if they dare to confess, love does not always come back in return. Yet, they continue to wait for a miracle—hoping that the one they love might one day love them back.

Starling was bought by the Antivan Crows as a child and shaped into a deadly assassin, but she never stopped searching for her father, Zevran. When they're finally reunited, the bond they once shared deepens into something far more complicated. She's not a child anymore. Before Zevran’s return, Starling had already built something with Lucanis Dellamorte and Viago De Riva. But when buried truths surface and her father finds her, Starling runs with him. Lucanis and Viago don’t let her go for long. When they find her, it isn’t anger that drives them. It’s possession, devotion, and a refusal to lose what’s theirs.

" I replaced my runaway sister on her wedding day… My husband was the most dangerous and ruthless billionaire in the city." Forced to marry her sister husband, Silveria ended up in a contract marriage with ruthless billionaire Damien Crew. But as their paths keeps crossing, they began to spend more time together. She realized that her husband isn't what everybody seems to think he is, and starts to develop feelings for him. What happens when the original bride appears and their contract comes to an end? Will she be able to endure the pain and tragedy of a one-sided Love? or will Damien Crew a man who believes that love is not but a waste of time also come to realize and accept his feelings for her? Find out now in SUBSTITUTE BRIDE TO DAMIEN CREW!

Six months of continuous heavy rainfall has caused global floods. The Arctic glaciers melted, sea levels rose, and seawater flowed backward into rivers. Ancient viruses sealed in ice have been revived, leading to biological mutations and racial evolution. Everyone is trapped at home, unable to go outside. Liang Yuan unexpectedly awakens a Lottery System, which not only allows him to win various daily necessities but also different attributes. When everyone is struggling with a lack of food and clothing, Liang Yuan is enjoying steak, drinking red wine, and having a meat-filled diet every meal. A sexy and alluring neighbor, wearing a spaghetti strap bodycon dress, knocks on his door late at night: "Little brother, can you lend some food to your sister?" Liang Yuan: "Sis, isn't everyone short on food nowadays? Do you really just show up empty-handed to borrow food?"

War correspondent Chen Xuan accidentally traverses to a Martial Arts World, becoming a hunter. In his home, besides him, there are two women, the beautiful sister-in-law Su Wanqiu and her pure sister Su Yun. Under the matchmaking of Wanqiu, Chen Xuan marries the pure Su Yun. Unexpectedly, after the wedding night, a strange piece of information suddenly appears. Chen Xuan:..... His expression is somewhat peculiar! Why does this system seem somewhat improper! So....with the improper system, and the improper him, they push through the Martial Dao, and reach her!

【The latest update for 'Age of Ice' has been completed, heralding the era of open beta testing for all. In one minute, every human on Blue Star will be thrown into this game.】 Starting with a small bonfire, this is your range of activity. You must continually gather materials and upgrade the level of your bonfire. Bonfire → Large Bonfire → Furnace → Energy Tower → Super Energy Station By unlocking more buildings and recruiting various troops, build your power in this extremely harsh world. Having just crossed over, Cao Xing accidentally activates the sole hidden SSS-grade talent: Eternal Power. At that moment, he discovers a beautiful Saozi (sister-in-law) accompanying him... With their hidden talent, they cooperate and gradually expand and strengthen their territory! As they explore the vast world beyond, more secrets of this expansive world come to light...

Jiang Zuo has a beautiful wife, but she often goes on business trips. To do what? It's not that she's busy cuckolding him, but rather she's gone to vanquish demons and slay devils. Upon learning the truth, Jiang Zuo sighed repeatedly. It seems he can't sit still anymore either. For the sake of their wonderful married life, Jiang Zuo can only take action in secret. Vanquishing demons and slaying devils? Maintaining the order of heaven and earth? No problem, as long as his wife is happy.

#In every world, the corrupted male lead wants to lock me in a little black room# Shen Lang, true to her name, wreaked havoc upon the world, relying on her soul-snatching and captivatingly beautiful appearance. One day, she was locked onto by a System, the reason surprisingly being that she had broken the laws? Shen Lang issued a three-part denial: “I'm not, I didn't, you're spouting nonsense.” The System counted on its fingers: “According to a rough estimate, the Host, in her previous life, created a time-space machine, a zombie virus, a supernatural ability potion… You have severely violated the universal laws, so the System must punish you.” And so, Shen Lang was “forced” to get down to business, wholeheartedly being a scumbag to the male leads, striving to achieve the “cannon fodder” accomplishment. However, what's going on with the devastatingly handsome and immensely powerful male lead, the big BOSS, becoming paranoid and corrupted and wanting to lock her in a little black room?

After the death of his parents, Dirk Carter lived with his father's best friend Dylan Tate, the County Governor. Three days ago, Dylan left Dirk a notebook containing dark secrets about other officials, then jumped from the top of a building on the second night. The news of Dylan's suicide soon spreads across the county yet no one knows the book is in Dirk's hand. "Dirk, you need a reality check. Dylan Tate jumped off a building. Your backer is gone. Do you really think there's still a chance for us to get engaged?" "Dirk, I heard you two have been seeing each other for several months, but she never let you touch her? Funny, Lily was quite forward with me just now, stripping herself and climbing on top. Seems like it's you who's the problem,"

An extraordinary genius in cultivation, after encountering the Xuan Yuan Divine Dragon Technique, his skills skyrocketed but he still struggled to break through a bottleneck. The old man calculated with his fingers and said, your opportunity lies at the foot of the mountain! Lin Xi was stunned and nearly burst into tears: After all these years, you finally said those words.

The beautiful CEO fell in love with me！

Ask, under the starry sky there was a beauty, her black hair like eternal night, bright eyes sparkling like stars, her powerful magic made the world tremble, her supreme beauty made all creatures submit, who was this beauty? "That's right, it's me, the Witch King, Dorothy!" ps: The original title is "Armed Witch." This is a slow-burn story, not for those who dislike a slow pace. Not for those who dislike a slow pace! Not for those who dislike a slow pace!

In the bodyguard profession, merely having agile skills is obviously not enough. A high-class bodyguard also needs to have a smart mind and extraordinary combat power. And if he can also possess the superpower to handle any opponent and god-like methods, then undoubtedly this guy is an outstanding elite. Lin Mu is clearly such an oddity!

"Jiang Fan, I regret it!" When Xu Yining realized that the useless fiancé she would rather die than marry had taken her sister as his wife and transformed her into a powerful empress, she was filled with regret. If she could do it all over again, she definitely wouldn't have petulantly let her sister marry in her stead!