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The Villainess's Survival Guide to Not Dying (Again)

A bestselling author dies and wakes up inside her own fantasy romance as Seraphina Nightingale—the infamous villainess destined to be executed in six months. The “hero route” collapses immediately: a noble is poisoned at the engagement celebration, Seraphina is framed, and Duke Kieran Valerius appears far earlier than he should—because he’s regressed through multiple timelines and has watched her die again and again. Seraphina allies with the supposed heroine, Lily, only to uncover a much darker conspiracy: the Temple, the Crown, and Seraphina’s own father are playing a long game that involves assassination, propaganda, and time-loop mechanics. The story becomes a fast, chaotic survival run—escape, fights, horror-set pieces, dark humor, and romance—while Seraphina and Kieran’s bond grows from tense alliance to love forged by repeated deaths and impossible trust. As the conspiracies escalate, Seraphina learns the worst truth: her father is also looping, and “fate” isn’t just narrative—it’s being actively engineered. The enemy expands beyond the palace into organizations that treat kingdoms like chessboards, turning public faith and politics into weapons. Seraphina ultimately gains access to reality-level power tied to an ancient artifact and breaks the loop system—but victory has a price: reality needs stability, and new “seeds” (future anchor artifacts) begin maturing across the world. Worse, hidden factions and “reformers” weaponize democratic language to sabotage the fragile new order from within, creating crises that look like public movements but are actually engineered collapse. Then comes the twist that redefines everything: a thirteenth seed—not part of the original artifact—exists, tied directly to Seraphina’s author-essence. It becomes a real chance to bring her back fully, but it risks destabilizing the world again. When Seraphina returns, she isn’t the same—she carries memories of being “the world” and must relearn how to be one person without accidentally reshaping reality. While she takes on a formal role to help mediate crises without becoming a tyrant, a resurrected thread from the beginning—Mercedes, a woman who remembers “drafts” of reality—reveals that stories themselves can be manufactured like weapons. She lures the cast toward an underground “Printing House”, where alternate endings are stored and deployed, and the final conflict shifts from swords and armies to the most dangerous battleground of all: who controls the narrative of the world, and who decides what ending humanity deserves.
No_Name_6742 · 18.6k Views

He Became A Monstrous Genius After Obtaining A Time Dilation Artifact

Kailen Darkhaven had a simple, happy life growing up. But when a sudden misfortune claimed the lives of his parents two years ago, his entire world collapsed. His heart broke, his grades plummeted, and worst of all, on his sixteenth birthday—his final chance at hope—he failed to become an Awakener. By his seventeenth birthday, hungry, exhausted, and alone, Kailen collapsed in an alleyway, regretting how pitiful his life had been. As he drifted toward what he believed was death’s embrace… something impossible happened. Instead of dying, he awakened bound to a mysterious artifact—an object of overwhelming, incomprehensible power that defied every known law of the universe. For the first time since losing everything, a spark lit within him. With this second opportunity, Kailen vows to never be weak again. In a world where strength determines identity, status, and survival, he will rise above every boundary placed upon him. He will shatter every perception of strength. He will seize control of his fate. He will climb until he stands at the absolute Pinnacle of the universe! --- Tags: #Psychological #Interstellar( with advanced technology) #Unrivaled #ExtremelyFastPaced #UndeadArmy #NoHarem #RuthlessMC #Urban #Apocalypse #Mythical creatures( elves, vampires, witches, dwarves etc) #IntelligentMC(High IQ, deductive , strategic, high functioning psychopath) Disclaimer: This is purely a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real names, places, or events is coincidental. This is an extremely fast-paced novel, and the protagonist becomes absurdly overpowered. He is not the usual “hero complex” type. The villain and antihero tags are not for show. If you are looking for a “goody-two-shoes” protagonist, this novel is not for you. Kailen is a morally grey character. He makes decisions that those interested in hero complex protagonists may not find pleasant. Note for Readers (Please do not skip): Early on, Kailen awakens with a shadow affinity. Yes—it may remind you of popular works you've read… but this is only the beginning. As the story progresses, he will unlock and master multiple affinities. The shadow affinity is a nod to some of my favorite novels, but the journey, characters, and world are entirely my own. Join the Community: Care to interact with me and other readers? Help with things such as character art, fandom wiki, OSTs, and more? Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/d5yf4sgb3y Credit to Nortex for the amazing revamp on the discord server
theartisan3 · 1m Views

If love was a crime-i will be your prisoner

Lucien blackthorns a very dangerous and ruthless hybrid, first of its kind running away and living in trauma due to his father's pursuit and with the help of his witch mother which made it worse for him. He ran very far away building his army of hybrids and made name and fame. On the night of the full moon, the night he was meant to do a sacrifice with a double dagger, a witch,a vampire and a were wolf, to make him stronger than his father and mother combined,the girl he was supposed to use was his mate not just that she was a curse and also half vampire and half double dagger. He saved her life and postponed the ritual but the problem just got started after he realized that his parents are now after the girl. He fell in love with her Sasha black, a very beautiful lady,she is a double dagger and he is a hybrid which is a forbidden love both can't be fated. His love for her increased after the news got to Lucien Blackthorn's father Adrian Blackthorn, he decided to eliminate her saying she is a threat to nature. His father promised him he will give him his life and happiness which he stole when he was young and not disturb him again if only he handed Sasha black to him or he will wipe out his whole city that he has built and be his worst nightmare. Now Lucien realized the girl he saved from the sacrifice is special. What will he do next? To protect the girl he loved and be running for the rest of his life or hand her over to his father and live the life he wanted to live..
Ifechukwu_Livinus · 1.4k Views