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Grimvale is a dystopian city suffocating under the weight of a rampant virus known as Disorder, which mutates its victims into terrifying, monstrous beings known as Freakers. Amidst the chaos, seventeen-year-old Daito Greyhell walks a dangerous line between survival and humanity. Trained by his father, a fallen hero, and his uncle, a ruthless killer, Daito is a master of combat — but it’s his unwavering moral compass that sets him apart in a city where corruption and violence reign. Daito becomes a reluctant protector, quietly battling the Freakers that plague Grimvale, using his skills to save those he can, even if it means walking away from the bloodied streets feeling more burdened than ever. But when the government deploys the "Savages" — dangerous individuals who gain monstrous power through the alchemy of human sacrifice — Daito's resolve is tested. In a city where strength is bought through sacrifice, Daito refuses to succumb to the same brutal path, even as he faces new, twisted enemies. As a wave of Savages sweeps through the city, led by those who believe that power and mercy must be bought with blood, Daito must confront not only the Freakers and Savages but the growing question of what it means to truly fight for what’s right. Torn between duty, grief, and the desire to hold onto his humanity, Daito must find a way to carry Grimvale’s broken weight without becoming a monster himself. But the city's dark heart is closing in, and soon, even the strongest may not survive without losing everything. Grimvale is a tale of survival, sacrifice, and the price of power in a world that has forgotten what it means to be human.

"Desperation made him marry his cold boss!" --- By day, Adrian Cole is nothing more than a quiet shadow in the glittering empire of Alexander Devereux—the billionaire CEO whose power stretches across cities. As his secretary, Adrian fetches coffee, files documents, and hides his forbidden desire behind lowered lashes, knowing that attraction is dangerous when survival is his only priority. But by night, Adrian becomes Adrienne—the mysterious, breathtaking escort whispered about in elite circles. Draped in silk and secrets, Adrienne enchants the city’s most powerful men, earning what Adrian desperately needs to keep his mother alive. Until one night, everything shatters. The client waiting for Adrienne… is none other than Alexander Devereux. What Adrian doesn’t know is that Alexander carries secrets of his own. With his powerful mother demanding he marry to secure the Devereux legacy, Alexander needs a wife—a perfect society bride to silence scandal and fulfill duty. Love is a weakness. A plague. All he needs is a wife. But instead, Alexander finds himself captivated by the one woman who doesn’t exist. To protect his empire, he makes a ruthless offer: Adrienne will become his wife, his public mask, his possession. Now Adrian is caught in a dangerous masquerade. By day, he is the overlooked secretary Alexander barely notices. By night, he is the obsession Alexander cannot release—the false bride Alexander plans to parade before the world. How long can Adrian balance the fragile lies before desire burns through the mask—and Alexander discovers the truth? As deception twists into longing and duty ignites forbidden passion, Adrian may have started this game to survive… but Alexander plays to win.

As they say when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Life didn't just give Naruto lemons, it gave him Son Goku. Under the Saiyan's tutelage, Naruto unlocks power beyond ninja arts and sets his sights on becoming the Strongest Martial Artist across the Multi-verse. --- SI as Naruto Mc will be OP cause even earlier Dragon Ball Fighters could destroy cities easily. It'll be slight AU with Hiruzen being more of a Politician. This will be a crossover fic, where Mc will eventually travel to Dragon Ball-verse --- For supporting us and reading chapters in advance ( upto 30 Chapters) please visit (remove space) https://www.pat reon.com/8Ashes8 your support in whatever form would help us continue dedicating time and effort to this project and future projects. --- My update schedule is every other day except Wednesday --- For those wondering why Fic Image is Carrot behind Naruto, it's because Goku's saiyan name if Kakarot which means Carrot. --- Disclaimers: This work of fiction is based on Naruto universe created by Masashi Kishimoto, it is intellectual property of his all rights reserved. This fanfiction is created for entertainment purposes only. Readers are encouraged to support Official Naruto series. Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and others are created by Akira Toriyama it is intellectual property of his all rights reserved. This fanfiction is created for entertainment purposes only. Readers are encouraged to support Official Dragon Ball series.

The Oblivion Syndicate. The notorious gang causing death and destruction across the continent, for a price. When the Aegis League sends agent Andrew Grayson out into the field with the sole objective to fight against the syndicate, his last thought was that the mysterious child he adopted would be part of The Oblivion Syndicate. Bedridden musical prodigy, mass murderer, and Oblivion Syndicate member Caspian Sinclair is only one of seven children Andrew Grayson will welcome into his family, each being vastly different. From the bustling city of Nimerath, to the Empire of Sand, Zul'Azar, to the snowy tundra of Brisbale Mountain, Andrew and his adopted children will travel the world, searching for answer to their pasts, and to seek the end to the Oblivion Syndicate. This is the story of The Seven Faces Available on Royal Road at https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/114963/the-seven-faces

After the adventures in Kanto, Orange Archipelago and Jhoto, Ash is showing interest in Hoenn. Side by side with his friends and his Pokemon Ash looks forward to new experience and adventure. He only wished the organizations from Hoenn would not interfere with his plans. Ash wonders what will happen during his journey especially with Legendary Pokemon literally hanging around him. Front picture is from a Pokemon colour book so don't come after me for it.

Some debts do not disappear with death. When someone dies with something unresolved, they do not pass on. They remain. They decay. They become an entity born from the weight of what was left unfinished. Broken promises, hidden guilt, words never spoken… everything takes shape. Yüta never believed in it until the night he saw one of them staring back at him. Dragged into a secret network of hunters who defeat these entities in order to release them, he soon discovers that defeating them is not always the hardest part. Some want to be heard. Others seek revenge. And some believe humanity does not deserve to continue existing. In a world where every death leaves a crack, the question is not how to fight… but who has the right to decide what deserves to rest.

After dying a rather unfortunate death, a young woman was given a set of boons and curses before being sent off into the world of "Highschool DxD" armed with the power to gain the abilities, powers, and items from other fanfics and fanons. What will she do with this power? Just how far will she grow? And...why the hell does she have to bat wings? Find out in Highschool DxD: The Fanon Maker! ___________________________________________________________________ Tags - Yuri, Large Harem, Futanari, Overpowered (But not godlike), fast paced, not romance heavy, lemons, timeskips, and more.

After a ferocious and bloody battle in the depths of a nightmare, many different egos and personalities are stuffed into one being who's left with only one directive: to hunt. Nebulous and unknowable beings have placed a great amount of importance on the creature, for it could bring about the revival of a primordial monster, or the birth of a new god. However, it must first brave a new world. A world where the entire structure of society has been flipped upside down with the spreading of a "Nightmare Spell." Facing memories of it's past lives, unknown worlds and beasts, and worst of all the ever-present madness that constantly threatens to push the creature into the depths of insanity, the creature must walk the line between the divine and profane. All while uncovering the mysteries behind its creation and the worlds around it.

"Luca, please…" she cried. "You need to see who the devil really is. And decide if you want me that way," he said. "Because this is who I am. You either accept it or reject it." Luca's hand reached for a knife from the array of tools spread meticulously on the desk. "I wanted to prolong his suffering…" he murmured. "Luca…" she whispered. "But since this is a show and tell…" Without a pause, he cut the rope holding Inferi's wrists, letting the man drop heavily to the floor with a thud that made the room shudder. Inferi's eyes, wide with terror, flicked to Vee as his body twisted weakly under the weight of his injuries. "This isn't one of those times when you ask me to let someone go, I am going to kill him right here." "You have two choices," he continued. "Walk away right now, and I will accept that you will never accept who I am. Or stay and watch me kill him, to prove to me that you accept all of me, that you want all of me." "God, please, Luca, don't do this." Behind Luca, Inferi struggled weakly on the floor. Luca looked only at her. "It's simple, Vee. I am giving you a choice. I don't have a gun to your head, now, do I? Are you ashamed of who I am, or do you accept who I am?" "It's not so simple!" Vee yelled. "You're asking me to stand here while you take a life." "I will count to ten." He gestured with the knife toward the steel door behind her. "There is the door. Here is me." "Jesus!" Vee bit down on her lower lip. She squeezed her eyes shut. "Jesus Christ!" "One…" "Two…" She stepped toward him. "Three…" "I'm not running." She moved closer. "I will not run. I will stay." "Four…" Vee drew in a shaky breath, steadying herself against the tidal wave inside her. "I meant what I said last night. I said I love you. I meant it. But don't subject me to this. It will not change how I feel about you. It won't." She stepped even closer, until the knife hovered inches from her hip. "But it will most definitely change me." She swallowed hard. "If you make me stand here and watch this, you are not testing my love. You are reshaping me into something I may never recognize again." Her hands came up slowly and pressed against his chest. "I love the man who protects. The man who terrifies everyone else but holds me like I matter." Her eyes glistened, but she did not look away. "I know what you are. I accept what you are. But do not ask me to become it." "Five…" Luca moved behind Inferi now, the knife hovering at his throat. Vee's feet rooted to the floor, the edge of Luca's jacket gripped tightly in her fists. Her eyes, brimming with tears locked onto his, daring him to see, really see, what she was becoming in his presence. "Six…" he continued. He held the knife steady against Inferi's skin, a cold, absolute line of judgment, waiting. And in that pause, Luca realized a part of him wanted her to run, desperately. He wanted her to bolt, to retreat from this room of blood and fear, because maybe, just maybe, if she ran, he would see the futility of the obsession clawing at him from the inside. "Seven…" he murmured. "Eight…" "Nine…" Synopsis: She insulted the devil. He decided to own her. Veronica Scalese walks into New York’s elite club, ‘Commissioned’ by accident—and mouths off to the wrong man; Luciano Genovese popularly known as ‘The Devil’. He grants favours but gets your soul in return. When Luca comes to collect a debt from her father, the payment demanded is flesh. Veronica becomes both Luca’s weakness and his obsession. He burns his empire to the ground to keep her. Undressed by the Mafia God is a mafia romance story where power is foreplay, love is a liability, and the most terrifying thing a god can do… is fall.

Arriving in a fantasy Otherworld, Gauss obtains an Adventurer's Handbook that grows stronger the more monsters he slays and collects. Gauss originally thought he was embarking on a classic adventure to defeat the Giant Dragon, kill the Devil, and save the kingdom. Yet, seeing goblins breeding like pests and multiplying endlessly, along with the fast-growing kill count and rewards in the Monster Atlas, his face grows increasingly helpless... "You have slain 1000 goblins! Intelligence +1, Strength +1, Constitution +1." "The title 'Goblin Slayer' has upgraded to 'Goblin Expert'. You are an expert on goblins; few know better than you how to kill them." "..." "The title 'Goblin Expert' has upgraded to 'Goblin Star Destruction'. "

Transmigrating into a high-martial world, Lin Ye unexpectedly discovered he had acquired a system— But the problem was, this system didn’t seem to work quite right. [Basic Attack Lv.1] [Thick Hide Lv.1] [Charged Smash Lv.1]… “Hold on, System, I’m obviously a human! Why are the skills you’re giving me so damn weird?” “Negative, Host. You are a goblin. Please abandon your delusions and prepare for battle! This System will absolutely make you the ultimate Boss, never to be raided by adventurers!” It wasn’t until the invasion of the myriad races, when the Demon God flashed a hideous grin and ripped Lin Ye’s head clean off, that the deity finally realized— Wait… was that just this human’s first health bar?!

Reborn as a mosquito? Got a system that makes you stronger by sucking blood? Regarding this start, Chu Sheng was a bit silent. I've already become a mosquito, how much stronger can I possibly get? But no matter what, I have to give it a try... Chu Sheng randomly flew into a room, and unexpectedly, there was a stunningly beautiful girl inside. Not bad! I'll suck her blood! ... Gu Yuexi, an Emperor-Level Beast Tamer, the Empress of the Human Race! In her previous life, she only started on the path of Beast Taming at the age of sixty, and her first Contracted Beast was merely of a Low-Level Bloodline, leading to an unstable foundation and her perishing in a heavenly tribulation. Reborn at the age of eighteen, she must become a Beast Tamer at the first opportunity! She bankrupted her family to buy a High-Level Bloodline Demon Beast and prepared for the Blood Covenant ritual! Just as she was about to sign the Blood Covenant with this Demon Beast, a mosquito landed on her leg and took a mouthful of her blood!! "..." "My name is Gu Yuexi. In this life, it seems I'm ruined..."

In a world running rampant with evil spirits and demonic entities, the imperial court established the “Xuanqing Guards” to oversee the realm, eradicate treachery, and slay evil to uphold the righteous path. Shen Hao transmigrated into this world. It took him four years to climb from an ordinary foot soldier in the Xuanqing Guards to the rank of Small Banner Commander. However, given his complete lack of background and connections, taking another step up the ranks was virtually impossible. One day, he suddenly discovered a dragon residing within his body—the Ancestor of All Dragons, an entity that fed on the souls of the living and the spirits of immortals! Whenever he slew an enemy, this dragon would emerge, tempting him to devour the opponent’s soul, demonic core, or evil nucleus. Consequently, his cultivation base began to skyrocket at an insane pace. …… Shen Hao: “I was just solving cases… how did I become invincible?”

Chen Han obtained a game system that was supposed to transmigrate him into the game world of Shu Mountain Swordsman. However, the transmigration failed, and as a result, the game system became a little… weird. [The Canine Demon has arrived before you, wantonly unleashing a dense demonic aura. Please expel the Canine Demon immediately!] Chen Han stared in absolute bewilderment at the little mutt lifting a leg to pee against the corner of the wall. It was just the stray dog from the village. [A Clan Elder has appeared and is standing by to back you up. Please expel the Canine Demon immediately!] Chen Han took another glance at the little old lady standing to the side, cheerfully watching the standoff between man and dog. That was his great-aunt. … Years later, Chen Han successfully mastered sword flight. He soared into the clouds, recorded a video, and uploaded it to TikTok. "Wow, the creator's CGI is getting more and more realistic." "This is obviously AI. AI is seriously insane these days." Meanwhile, satellites from nations across the globe simultaneously detected an unidentified high-energy entity moving at rapid speeds! “That man……that man is flying!!!”

"What are you willing to do to achieve something? How serious are you about achieving your goals?" This was the question that Loki and the other people who came to the Four Directions sect to earn their freedom were asked on their first day in the sect. For Loki, this question was easy for him to answer because he was reborn as a slave in this world and had already defied the will of his slave master in order to join the Four Directions sect. He had braved danger and suffering to reach the Four Directions sect. So he knew what it meant to be desperate and was willing to do whatever was required of him to achieve his goal. In the world of the blessed heaven realm, there is no such thing as human rights, and freedom is a luxury that very few people have. It is said that everyone is a slave to someone. The only difference is how strong their master is. So he, just like everyone else, is under the control of someone above them. But he doesn't want to remain a slave forever. He aspires to greatness, immortality, and freedom. He wants to acquire enough power to gain control of his fate. He also wants to rise to the top of the world and be the one to control others. He even wants to gain power and control over death. In order to achieve this, he is willing to do anything. This is his answer to the question of what he is willing to do to achieve his goals. His answer to this question was why he awakened the Fenrir metac. This is a metac that can help him achieve his goals by granting him the ability to find prey, hunt prey, and devour them to strengthen himself. With the Fenrir metac, he will transform from a prey into a predator. He will even have the chance to rise to the top of the food chain and become the strongest predator. That is to be his purpose in life, and with great luck and perseverance, he might achieve it. Golden Tickets/Power Stones: Bonus Chapters 1. 100/500: 1st Bonus Chapter. 2. 200/1,000: 2nd Bonus Chapter. 3. 300/1,500: 3rd Bonus Chapter. 4. 400/2,000: 4th Bonus Chapter. 5. 500/3,000: 5th Bonus Chapter. Discord: https://discord.gg/wA7n2M23Aw

A thousand years ago, a Rain of Evolution fell, and the world entered the Era of Evolution. Animals, plants, and humans all gained the potential to evolve into higher-level life forms. However, the human method of evolution is unique; they must absorb the extracts of higher-level life forms to complete their evolution, and each time they absorb an extract, they also acquire a skill from the extract's original owner. Absorb the extract of an “Undying Salamander” and gain the ability of limb regeneration; Absorb the extract of an “Iron Armor Oyster” and possess a flexible gender; Absorb the extract of a “Forest Giant Cockroach” and transform into an unkillable cockroach; Su Ze has come to this world, but before he can begin his evolution, he must solve his life-and-death crisis. “My name is Su Ze.” “I originally thought I had transmigrated and become a scion of a powerful official, but I never expected that I was just his clone, a scapegoat for him to escape punishment, a tool used for him to fake his death and get away.” “What's worse is, I'm scheduled to be executed tomorrow, but my cheat has not yet arrived...”

Reborn in the school from a previous life, Qin Fan decides to take a revenge on those bullying him for years. rising from an outcast of his family. "I'm not dead? I'm still alive? Haha! HAHAHA!" "Damn! This waste of space is getting way ahead of himself!" "Shit! What kind of dream was he having?" "This is the most attention that waste Qin Fan has ever gotten, haha!"

Lin Chang'an traversed to the Immortal Cultivation Realm and became a lone cultivator who failed to enter an Immortal Sect. After twenty years of arduous cultivation, feeling disheartened and prepared to return to the mundane world to enjoy human wealth, he awakened to the proficiency panel. As long as he diligently learns and practices, his efforts will surely bear fruit.

Traveling through American Comics, Su Ming changes from an ordinary person to a world-famous mercenary and assassin. Just when he tries to get some information of this world, he encounters another Deathstroke.

Konoha Year 54. Konoha Anbu had two super geniuses. One was named Uchiha Itachi, the other was Akihara Kagura. One was the tool of the village, doing anything for Konoha except sparing his brother Uchiha Sasuke; The other claimed to be the village's tool, willing to do anything for Konoha, including Uchiha Itachi's brother Uchiha Sasuke.