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The Broken Halo

‘How cliché. I’ve read countless novels where the Hero is betrayed by their companions… but was I wrong to trust those who fought beside me for nearly six decades?’ ----- Betrayal. A word many live in fear of. A word some never expect… until it happens. A word that completely shatters one’s view of life. Just like any other heroic tale, Simon was the Hero of Earth, the one who defeated the Demon King and was about to end the war between races with his companions. Yet, in the end, he was betrayed by his own companions for reasons he never understood. Instead of finding death, Simon found rebirth. To his horror, he reincarnated as the very race he had devoted his entire life to exterminating… a race he despised, feared, and was disgusted by. Reborn as a demon infant within one of the most impoverished demon tribes, Simon found himself at the very bottom of a world he once sought to destroy. Fortunately, he was not entirely abandoned. His unique Seven Star Blessing, bestowed by his patron God, followed him through reincarnation. Armed with this Blessing and the Demonic Magic of his new race, Simon now harbors an ambition greater than ever before… to rise higher than he ever did as the Hero of Earth. To become a God. But the path forward is far from simple. Betrayals from those he would never expect. Endless trials and tribulations. And the lingering question of identity… Should he cling to his past as a human hero, or embrace his nature as a demon to survive? Can Simon abandon his hatred and live among demons? Will he erase his past entirely and fully embrace his demonic nature? Will his thirst for revenge drag him deeper into darkness… Or will he rise above it? In the end… Will he be devoured… or will he devour all?
Anon22 · 2.9m Views

365 Days Before Doom: All Hell Break Lose

Under the sun, the world is not as it seems. Underneath what was presumed to be the truth lies a long-forgotten history of the world. Janus, an ordinary man, is haunted by a realistic recurring nightmare of a ruined world run by bloodthirsty beasts and beings that far exceed human imagination. He jolts awake as he crashes onto the floor, memories of the nightmare flooding into his mind. "It's... it's just a dream," he consoles himself, but the thick darkness of his room offers no comfort. His body shakes violently. The line between dreams and reality slowly begins to blur. Two worlds begin to bleed into each other: the normal world he has always known and the nightmare world that has haunted his dreams. Fantasy and reality. [PING] [SEAL BROKEN, FIRST GATES OPENED, ABYSSAL HOUND RELEASED] The system message plays. The nightmares from his dreams begin to crawl into reality, bloodthirsty and hungry for human lives. Janus is forced to choose: rise up, gain the power necessary to stop humanity's destined collapse, or stand by and watch as humanity is slaughtered. But the path to power is paved with pain, suffering, and death. With the System, he levels up. But will that be enough? Will he be able to prevent humanity's destined collapse before it's too late? Along the way, he forges various relationships, friendships, and rivalries, while encountering enemies and psychopaths who threaten to drag him further into the darkness. The taste of power is sweet, but often, it is poison seeping into the bones and corrupting those with an unquenchable thirst for it.
Asterilux · 12.4k Views