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In a world haunted by darkness, a single spark can rewrite fate itself. When shadows devour everything he ever knew, Raizen is left with nothing but grief - and a vow to hunt down and kill every Nyx. He shouldn't have been alive. But darkness made a mistake. Now, he'll burn the world to hunt it down. At his side stands Hikari, a mysterious girl with a blurry past and a dark fate she cannot escape - one that even she fears. From the ashes of loss to The Underworks, to the halls of Neoshima's Lotus Academy, and Vanguard duty - Raizen's surrounded by ruthless rivals, corrupt officials, adapting creatures and secrets sharp enough to kill. He must grow stronger - or die quietly. A story with battles of unimaginable scale. A world that still echoes from disaster. Awakened powers that break every limit. Some call it Eon - a power beyond fate, a force that can bend reality itself. But something far darker is waking inside of Raizen. Something not meant to protect life... But to end it. As the darkness spreads, only one truth remains: The journey has only just begun. Will Raizen's spark ignite a new dawn... Or vanish beneath eternal darkness? ⊰ 40K+ FREE WORDS BEFORE LOCK ⊱ A few words from the author: Hey there! Thanks for checking out Gilded Ashes! Raizen starts out broken... But he doesn't stay that way. Every chapter he grows sharper, faster, and more dangerous - until the world realizes it should've feared him from the start. Dive into the free chapters, at least. You have nothing to lose! Gilded Ashes is my Dream. So you can rest assured that I won't drop it until the very end! Also, make sure to check the pinned review! Feel free to comment your thoughts! I reply to every single one! Discord: sqair_ (server is in the works!) Instagram: sqair_wh ━━━━━⋅•⋅ ⊰∙∘ ☽ ✧ ☾ ∘∙⊱ ⋅•⋅━━━━━ 20 golden tickets = +1 bonus chapter 1000 coins gift = +1 bonus chapter! 5000 coins gift = +5 bonus chapters! Every gift fuels the fire - no matter how small, it means the world to me! ━━━━━⋅•⋅ ⊰∙∘ ☽ ✧ ☾ ∘∙⊱ ⋅•⋅━━━━━

Steven is a total newbie who just got isekai’d into the world of Terra. But before all this, he spent years surviving in the blocky world of Minecraft, living the slow and cautious life of a seasoned Minecrafter. Thanks to that history, he almost got forcefully ejected by Terra’s world will the moment he arrived— “Don’t just toss me back to the world where even the sun is a square!” In order to survive in this world—where at least the girls have pointy faces instead of square ones—Steven has no choice but to dive into one chaotic event after another, all to raise something called his "World Acknowledgement Point" and earn his stay. This includes, but is not limited to: Fighting infected; Fighting the Church of the Deep; Fighting eldritch horrors from the sea; And, of course… Fending off suspiciously grateful girls with very ungrateful intentions. . . . . . . . . . Gladiia: “Steven, why do you always get yourself involved in those troublesome land-dweller affairs? I find it… intriguing.” Steven: “Hey, it's about the experience, you know?” Gladiia: “Then why are you always the one who ends up solving everything?” Steven: “Well, I’m already here, right? May as well go all in…”

The beginning of the apocalypse brought chaos and disaster to humanity. It tore away the mask of society and revealed the cruelty hiding beneath. Ivy Ravencroft experienced it all firsthand. Her family was unfair and cruel, and they abused her so badly that she went blind. Her lover died trying to protect her, and she spent the next five years struggling to survive, until she finally died in the apocalypse. But then, Ivy woke up again, reborn in the first year of the apocalypse. At first, she felt hopeless. If only she had returned to a time before the apocalypse, she could have gathered food, weapons, and supplies to survive better. Still, she was grateful for one thing: she had kept her special ability, the power to create safe zones. This time, Ivy made a promise. She would protect her lover, find her real family, and take revenge on everyone who had hurt her. .................................. "Huh? Why is there a bento box lying here?" Ivy asked, confused. "What bento? Are you trying to trick me again?" Silas asked, sadness in his eyes. "This one!" Ivy said, holding up the packaged meal and waving it at him. "What the... where did that come from?" Silas stared at it in shock. Ivy’s eyes widened. She realized something, only she could see these items, and when she picked them up, they became real. "Can… I buy it from you?" Silas asked, unsure. "Of course. But I won't give it to you for free." Ivy smiled like a fox. Silas closed his eyes; he was ready for her to demand something sky-high and said, "Okay. Tell me how many gold bars you want." Ivy smiled and teased, "I don't want gold bars; they are way too cheap. I want one kiss." Silas: Blushing hard. His subordinates: "..." This wave of dog food was too unexpected! ....................................................... With the supplies, picking a superpower and a safe zone superpower, Ivy built her own residential area. She gained Kindness Energy and multiplied supplies with the help of Temporal Storage. While other bases struggled to make a simple house, she used her golden finger to make luxurious buildings and rent them out, becoming the big shot in the apocalypse.

My chaotic world suddenly becomes deafeningly silent. A world where everything starts anew... It's actually a blessing that we can't see our future. If we could, I wouldn't have stayed, I wouldn't have suffered, I wouldn't have met him... Power. The deeper it seeped into my veins, the more I learned what it could destroy… and what it could save. In the world of variens, where humans have evolved to a superior race, Rysa Thalorin—the only heir to one of the biggest conglomerate—awakens with no memories. Unaware of the power sitting awake inside her, Rysa discovers the betrayals and power plays around her that her naive past self was unknown of. Thrown into a new life she barely understands, Rysa takes the reins of her own destiny. An air varien and light varien rediscover their resonance ### "I'm scared" I whispered, burying my face into his chest. The steady beat of his heart tried to sooth my thundering one. Chuckling, he wrapped me into his arms, pulling me closer. "Hmm... that's new coming from you sunshine," He murmured into my hair. "But I know you can do this. I trust you." he said as he kissing the top of my head. My eyes welled up, threatening to spill at any moment. Adrenaline surged through me when I remembered what I had to do. "Will you stay with me?" my voice was muffled into his shirt. I couldn't look at his stupid face, which was definitely smirking right now. "Always and forever" he said, tilting my head up. Our eyes locked. His eyes roamed my face like he was carving it into memory. I ached to say the words caught in my throat, but I held them back, afraid it'd only hurt him more. "Prove it, then." Yanking his tie hard, I kissed him one last time before I pushing myself off the cliff to see my world disappearing into darkness. ### Part I : Rays of monsoon ###

Shiao Yi is an 18 years old boy from a war-torn future, he is badly injured while escaping his enemies and wakes up in a strange, old-fashioned world with no technology—only magic, swords, and monsters. He’s saved by a kind but mysterious knight named Dominic and taken to a stone fortress where people think he’s just a lost child. As he heals and tries to hide who he really is, Shiao Yi slowly realizes he may have ended up in another world. With no idea how he got there or if he can ever return, he must learn to survive, understand magic, and figure out if this strange new place could be his chance to live a real life—for the first time ever.

After 1,046 lifetimes, Nolan is the universe's most experienced failure. He's been a tyrannical king, a beloved hero, a powerless loser—and each life has ended in the same way: bleeding out at the Seraph Spire. His goal is no longer to win, but to finally, permanently, die. In a final, desperate act, he combines two seemingly useless artifacts upon his death and awakens to his ultimate, and possibly last regression with a game-breaking power: the Omnipotent Copy System, allowing him to steal any skill or talent he witnesses or interacts with. Yet, his new power seems to have broken more than just his curse. A mysterious message interrupts his system, accusing him of tampering with fate itself. Now, Nolan must navigate a world he thought he knew perfectly, while unraveling the truth behind his endless prison. Is he a pawn in a game he can finally win, or has he just become a threat to the gods who designed it?

The day I saw Caleb’s interview on the ‘Celebrity Hot Gist’ talk show, our five-year relationship came to a humiliating end. *** Hi, my name is Naya Rivers. Struggling actress. Betrayed fiancée and recently turned amateur assassin to save my dying mother. Now I’m posing as a replacement actress, sent to ruin the cold, ruthless Apex Entertainment President, Hansel Ward. Instead, I ruined myself and collapsed in his arms, only to wake up three days later as a prisoner in his penthouse. Turns out Hansel Ward isn’t just a billionaire. He’s a werewolf with a monster buried deep inside him. Now I'm trapped in his world—a hidden society of werewolf dynasties, vampire enemies, and ancient bloodlines. I'm bait in his game to smoke out whoever's trying to kill him. But here's what nobody knows: I'm immune to werewolf mind control. I'm the weapon vampires have been hunting for centuries. I'm the one thing that can destroy the most powerful werewolf dynasty in existence. Hansel Ward thought he was using me, joke’s on him, I’m the most dangerous thing that’s ever walked into his life. And this fake relationship? It's about to become the most real thing either of us has ever known. This is my story. My downfall. And now, my rise. It is now my turn to take revenge, and I won’t stop until I put everyone who has ever hurt me in the misery I am currently wallowing in. So yeah… Good luck to me.

A knife in the pregnant Luna’s belly. All evidence points to the Alpha’s scorned concubine. Althea didn’t do it. But no one will believe the wolfless omega who was rejected, humiliated, and made his slave. So she runs—straight into the Red Mist and into the jaws of the one creature that even the Alpha hunting her fears. --- Thorne Vargan, the Hellhound of the North Clan, swore bloody retribution on everyone responsible for destroying all he had ever known—especially the woman who beheaded his mother. As fate would twist it, that woman’s daughter stumbles into his hellish domain… And Thorne is not letting her go. He claims her. As captive. As leverage. As vengeance. But the fates have a different tale to weave as something in him hungers for her in ways far more dangerous than hate. Her scent tempts him. Her fear intrigues him. Her secrets threaten to set his blood—and the entire pack system—on fire. And while Thorne pins her to his world with claws and shadow, the Alpha she fled is coming. He wants his little omega back.

After getting hit by a truck in an attempt to chase down his brother's bullies, Alex transmigrates into the body of a weak mage in a fantasy world called Eldora. As expected, transmigration can never be complete without a golden finger! Shortly after waking up in his new body, Alex awakens the almighty path system. But that wasn't all, a more shocking discovery almost blew Alex's mind away. .... The system is crashing!! The system is crashing!! The system is crashing!!!! [Due to the system breaking down, several parameters of the system have been broken. Required exp for levelling up is now fixed; repeatable missions no longer have limits and can be completed continuously, even when capped. Penalty function disabled, rewards for missions are now fixed] ....... Alex's system got broken, and a lot of functions stopped working, but this was a good thing because Alex can now level up continuously without anything to slow him down. ...... Armed with such a system, join Alex as he journeys to become the strongest mage in this new world and what his reaction would be after finding out the secret of his system and why it had broken!!

Mature (R-18+) Three years of marriage. Three years of silence, loneliness, no recognition, and now... betrayal. Elara Frost thought love meant patience, that one day her husband would finally see her emotions, her love, and her care, and choose her, cherish her as she did. But the only thing he gave her was loneliness and indifference. And thus, when his affection for his secretary shadowed her entirely, shattered her illusions, and made her realize that she was never anything to him, never more than a pawn, she walked away. Everyone who knew them thought she would fade away without him, that she wouldn't survive a day without the luxurious life her husband provided, but did they really know her, the real her? She didn't leave to disappear; she went to return as someone untouchable, someone her ex couldn't dare to provoke, and someone every man desired and every family wanted as their daughter-in-law. When her real identity was revealed, it left everyone shocked. She returned as the real heiress, with connections to the underworld. She returned as the woman everyone needed to bow to and fear, wrapped in diamonds and draped in the drapes of vengeance. After being betrayed once, Elara vowed she would never fall in love again, but the queens aren't safe from love either. She isn't left with much choice when her childhood fiancé returns from abroad, promising her the world she never had. Snippet: "I would be a fool to fall for a man again after everything that life has made me go through," Elara confessed, her expression edgy, a solemn hint crossing her eyes. "In that case, don't fall for me, Miss Elara. Instead, let me fall for you. Because I know for sure, you are worth fighting for," Daniel Macros said, his eyes holding nothing but pure obsession, something she had never experienced before. Elara thought dealing with one persistent pursuer was hard enough, but what would she do when her ex-husband knelt before the entire world, begging for her to return? Will she let the old flame of her love burn again, or will she let Daniel's calm presence sweep her off her feet? Disclaimer: The story is participating in the Viral Book Call 2025. Please support. The more you support me, the more motivated I'll be to write. Follow me on Instagram—@angelinabhardawaj. Bonus chapters- One magic castle = 10 chapters+reader's announcement on this book for three days.  One spacecraft = 15 chapters+ reader's announcement on this book for a week.  One golden gachapon = 20 chapters + reader's announcement on all my socials and this book for two weeks. 

Once, Serein was a Guide—devoted, loyal, and in love. She gave everything to her guild master, believing his promise of marriage when they reached the top. Instead, she was betrayed. Abandoned in an S-rank gate, left to be devoured by monsters while he escaped with another. But death was not her end. When she opens her eyes again, it’s the past. Before the guild. Before the lies. Before she became a Guide. This time, Serein swears to live quietly—an ordinary office job, lazy weekends, and a life far away from Hunters. She almost succeeded… until a single mistake exposed her powers. Now, every path she takes draws the gaze of S-rank Hunters. - Zane, her dangerous new neighbor, the cold guild master who believes Awakeners are more than weapons. - Kai, the reckless trainee who knows her secret. A foolish but brave soul. - Sylvan, the relentless CBAA officer who will never let her go. - Elias, the shining idol who dragged her into the spotlight. - And Deimos, the enigmatic crime lord of Maledictus, who sees in her a power worth possessing. Once a forsaken Guide, now the most hunted woman alive. Will Serein find the peace she craves, or be claimed as prey by the very Hunters she swore to escape?

Most people don't choose reincarnation. Reincarnation finds their way to them. Perhaps they did something great in their life. Or maybe truck-sama wasn't looking where it was going. But without fail, those who reincarnate are destined for something great. A new life where everything changes for the better. But... Reincarnation isn't always the greatest thing. Sometimes you just draw the short end of the stick. Di Tou just happens to have drawn the shortest stick. Pulled out of his life randomly. Taken by a crazy old eccentric man not as a disciple, but as a body double?! And a janitor body double no less?! Grasping a system to find... It's a JANITOR SYSTEM!? Truly, how unlucky can one get?

It’s the age of superhumans! Genetic modifications, Cybernetic enhancements, magic enchantments- the choice is yours! For the right price, you can rise above the masses and gain power only ever seen in myths! For the right price! No matter how far humanity advances, power will always fall in the hands of the wealthy few. It was a truth Dante learned at a very young age and with it came a burning hatred for those who use power to oppress and dominate. The flames grew stronger once he found himself faced with the cruelty of those who rule from above. Left all alone in the world, robbed of everyone he cherished, Dante swore revenge on those who hurt him, but true power couldn’t be fought with hatred alone. In his search for a weapon that could help him take his revenge, Dante crosses paths with a certain Artifact, his fate taking a turn he could never have anticipated. =================================== This is not a Fan Fic. Check out my other works: Valkyrie Smash.

Growing up on the streets, Ray lived a relatively quiet life. But even he never expected that one fateful day he would be chosen by the world itself and become a Resonator — one of the awakened, endowed with supernatural abilities, designed to protect humanity. Stranded on a continent teeming with monsters, he is forced to fight magical creatures and, worse, other people. But, as it usually happened in his life at the very beginning, everything is not going according to plan...

There are times—far too many times—when you feel that uncontrollable urge to kill someone. For Kaya, this… this was exactly that moment. “Repeat what you just said?” She’d seen hell on the battlefield—second-in-command of a military unit, dodging bullets, dragging traitors by the collar, and coming out alive with grit under her nails. But nothing, absolutely nothing, prepared her for the sight of her spineless husband flirting with her own sister. Right in front of her. “I could never marry a barbarian like you. The one I... I like is Meera—” Blah blah. The same pitiful nonsense again. You think—what could possibly be worse than this? And then, right on cue, your idiotic sister chimes in, completely serious, “I just poisoned you.” Wow. BANG. Before anyone could even react, Meera collapsed. Dead. Her so-called husband gasped like a fish dragged out of water. “Y-you…” He dropped to his knees, staring at Kaya like he was seeing a monster rise from the dark. “You killed your sister?! How could y—?” BANG. Second bullet. Same spot. He dropped like a puppet with its strings cut. Silence. ... Just when Kaya thought her story had finally reached its bitter end, the universe—no, god himself—decided to throw in one last, ridiculous twist. “Wife… wife, didn’t you say you were gonna eat me? Why’d you stop?” A snake beast, ridiculously charming and glowing like some immortal fantasy, clung to her, eyes gleaming. Another voice interrupted. “Shut up! My wife wants to cuddle me now—” A sparrow beastman leapt into her arms, like that made any sense. “Hic… wife, don’t you want me anymore?” A panda-like beastman sat beside her, huge, sniffly, and wronged like a child abandoned at a festival. Sitting in the middle of all this, Kaya was absolutely dumbfounded. ‘When the hell did all of this even start?’

A kid from the slums desires to become a storm breaker….

Approximately 3,141 years ago, according to the oldest historical book, it records a world that is vibrant and full of life, and a world where people can roam and travel without fear, to experience the beauty, to see, and to feel the abundance it gives. However it was also recorded that it's the year the first gods suddenly appeared, and began ravaging the world tearing down great civilization and even the ones that tried to thrive. The gods didn't bring salvation when they arrived before humanity, instead it ruled over the skies, the land, and the ocean killing whoever stepped foot into their domains. And just like that on the same year the world was never the same. The land shifted colliding with one another forming mountains and creating different terrains, the sea rise burying cities destroying lives, and the sky no longer followed the natural order where one city will experience endless storms that ravage it but the one besides it experience magnified heat burning trees and melting steel. Until the 'genesis' arrived when the first god was killed and brought a spark of hope to humanity. The story began on the year 1,853 of the current era ATG (After The Genesis), the protagonist woke up in the middle of a gloomy dessert with only a holographic companion named SAI (Systematic Artificial Intelligence) and world different form what he knew, a knowledge even he himself don't know how he got. In that knowledge he dreamt of a vibrant world full of life, people everywhere, buildings that are intricately designed, and a place where no creatures named gods hunting and destroying homes. Now after waking up he only has a few thing in mind, to see the world and hoped to know who or what he is. Passion project of mine, so the the update can really fluctuate.

In the fantasy world ruled by Matriarchy, Kael of the Ancient Moonstone House was working as a guild receptionist. Throughout his life, he was protected by his mother and, later, younger sister, who was considered one of the highest potential individuals in the Queendom of Elyria. One day, he hears that his sister has gone missing and his family has accumulated debts of over 127 million gold coins to the Bank. The Queen comes to his rescue, paying off his debts, and in exchange, he has to marry her five daughters, who each excel in a domain of their own. Having the five imperial princesses and the Queen herself as the backing, Kael has become one of the most protected individuals in the Queendom. Little did his wives know that Kael had another identity. He is the most dreaded yet noble Assassin of the imperial city, "K," one who hunts down the criminals who escape punishment either because of insufficient evidence or by using their connections. Follow Kael's journey as he navigates his life as the protected figure in the light and protector of justice in the shadows. * Do comment and give power stones or golden tickets to support the author. For further support: patreon.com/snowstar For discussions about the novel or hints of future arcs and spoilers, Join the Discord server: https://discord.gg/9pw6NBJD

Growing up in poverty, Sunny never expected anything good from life. However, even he did not anticipate being chosen by the Nightmare Spell and becoming one of the Awakened - an elite group of people gifted with supernatural powers. Transported into a ruined magical world, he found himself facing against terrible monsters - and other Awakened - in a deadly battle of survival. What's worse, the divine power he received happened to possess a small, but potentially fatal side effect... Character art by @Catphinee Discord: discord.gg/guiltythree Wiki: shadowslave.fandom.com OST: youtube.com/@skeuzmusic Reddit: reddit.com/r/shadowslave

Book 2 of the Codex System Series. (Will start 1 year before the events of the Novel: The Prehistoric System in the world of fantasy) ***** Male Lead 1: Born as a Godkin, a child of a female divine beast and a human male, Han Sungjun grew up to become an A-rank Hunter, a Black Commando in the Alsacian Federation, a union comprised of 18 countries in the Zuania continent. While reserves aren't that exceptional, he carries one of the most powerful ocular abilities in the world. But before he could reach his full potential, he ended up dead after a mission gone wrong in 1996. Little did he expect that just before his death, a new power merged with his consciousness, giving way for his transmigration, 19 years into the future, into the body of Alexander Han, the Pakhan of Siberian Underworld, who leads Pavel, one of the strongest mafia gangs in the entire world. Armed with a System that gives him the power of Overlord's Authority, a bionic eye that carries a Quantum Artificial intelligence software, enormous wealth, and power that he wields as the leader of Pavel, Sungjun's new journey is about to unfold. *** Male lead 2: Qin Tianzhu was a former elite of Shen Triad, a powerful criminal organization based in Siberia and Zuania continents, an archrival to Pavel. Due to various reasons, he lives in hiding, as a store owner and an adoptive father to twins: Veronika and Theodore, who were his biological nephews. After a certain incident, he decides to go back to his homeland and proceed to live a new life, one that makes him stay close to his sister Xueli (the biological mother to his adopted children). * With Xueli being Sungjun's past life's sister-in-law and those two children being his nephews, Sungjun's path is bound to cross with Tianzhu. Whether they will become friends or rivals, it is up to fate.