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Arka, a modern eighteen-year-old young man, is suddenly thrown back into the past—precisely eighteen years before the birth of Alexander the Great. Not as a baby, not as a reincarnation, but with his full-grown body and all of his modern knowledge intact. In a world still wild, without clear leadership, and filled with constant threats, Arka makes one decision: He will build the greatest empire the world has ever seen. With modern intelligence, advanced military strategy, agricultural innovation, early technological development, diplomacy, political intrigue, and strength that grows over time, Arka begins his journey from a poor, insignificant village to laying the foundations of a colossal kingdom. He will become an emperor loved by his people yet feared by his enemies. He will have a wife and concubines, including Lyria—the first girl he saved—who will later become one of the most important women in his life. This is a story of a harem, brutal action, empire-building, political drama, alternative history, and the rise of a man who refuses to live an ordinary life. This is the story of the Eternal Emperor.

Anon an average young man lives his life working, commuting, trying to date, and failing at most of this before being knocked unconscious? In a... car accident? Anyway... waking up sitting on a chair at a table floating in an endless abyss an unknown stranger claiming to be Loki offers him a choice he can't refuse: A pleasant lifetime as Loki's slave or eternal entertainment for the sadistic side of Loki's sense of humor. However, Loki will soon find out that Anon knows how to play a system and that while Loki may have wanted to send him to hell, like most things in life hell is what you make it. Soon, even Loki is looking for help trying to fix the disaster he unleashed upon the multiverse before Anon and his bevy of barbarian beauties destroy everything he has worked to build in their quest to get stronger and punish him for making Anon suffer.

The mighty heavens exist, ruling over all things. Those favored by its will are granted power and fortune, while those who dared to oppose it perished, leaving none behind. This is the tale of a man who once defied the heavens, underwent multiple reincarnations, and returned once more to the cultivation world. But here’s the twist. This young man remembers nothing of his past lives and is simply a teenager from Earth. How will he who has no knowledge of cultivation and experience in fighting, survive this grim world while being an inner disciple of a lower realm force, or so Xiao chen, the teenager thought till he heard a systematic sound in his mind. [Ding! Host has awakened the heaven's destined villain system!]

Don Klein was a forty-three-year-old veteran attorney whose life ended in a rain-slicked wreck on the Jersey Turnpike, only to awaken in a West Village walk-up in the body of a younger man. He has been gifted **Three Wishes**—supernatural abilities that function without the intrusion of a typical gaming system. His primary asset is **The Legal Library**, a cognitive construct that provides him with an intuitive, search-engine-like grasp of all law, manifesting as a sensation of "remembering" facts he never studied. Navigating the cutthroat world of Pearson Hardman, Don uses his meta-knowledge of the show's timeline to prepare for the inevitable return of Daniel Hardman. While building his own firm, **Klein Legal**, alongside a small team and a reliable Breville coffee maker, he must manage the "Library Points" (LP) required to access deeper levels of predictive analysis. As he prepares for his first major client, Tom Vasquez, Don realizes that his new life isn't just about winning cases—it’s about using his borrowed insights to outmaneuver the titans of Manhattan before they even realize he’s entered the game. Im uploading this into royalroad.com .

My Hero Academia: True Damage follows a manga fan, furious with the series’ ending, calls it a “disaster.” A god punishes him by sending him into its world. With a strange quirk, he fights alongside Deku and Bakugo, learning about their struggles. Will this change his view on the ending? A mix of humor, action, and lessons on empathy, it’s a superhero-fantasy adventure! P/s: The story release schedule is unstable due to my work, I hope everyone understands.

Zhang Tianwen awakens a forbidden ka, a power which can help him reach the peak , achieve everything he once wanted -power, longevity,freedom. One moment he has it all he wanted to lead a slow, cautious and dull life focusing entirely on cultivation.Next moment Zhang Wie,the zhang family elder discovers his secret about his rebirth... Now he couldn't help but increase his pace , increase cultivation at all costs and also established his own crew. When more people involve things wouldn't be the same anymore, circumstances change, grudges and enimity forms easily between people. How did he change things?? How did he use his forbidden ka?? ###selfish mc, ruthless mc, manipulative charectors, schemes and conspiracys ,especially charector settings and background perspectives of all people. Not a mindless novel,no female lead,no face slapping,no low iq garbage Note: 1)I am not chinese, just using chinese names for convenience, do tell me if you find anything wrong with the names 2) I will update 3 chapters a week(Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday) ...I will never drop this book as it will be my masterpiece...

Elizabeth Rose. Young. Beautiful. Talented. She conquered the underworld and was crowned Queenpin. Women adored her. Men resented her. She was powerful. Glamorous. Untouchable. Until she wasn’t. Betrayal ended her reign. After everything she built… After all the blood, loyalty, and dominance… It still wasn’t enough. — July 22nd, 1510. Florence, Italy. She opened her eyes again. Not as Elizabeth Rose. But as newborn Alessandro de' Medici. The first historically afro Italian duke of florence, Illegitimate son of Lorenzo II de’ Medici and a North African servant, Simonetta da Collavechio. High nobility. Proud. Rotting. A different throne. A different battlefield. Was power never enough? Or was she chasing the wrong kind? ___________________________________ Author Note: This is a spin-off of my other story (I Became Beyonce’s Half Sister) and is apart of the I.C.T.T universe. WARNING WARNING ⚠️⚠️⚠️ ⚠️ Content Warning: Throughout this story, there are scenes involving strong language, physical and emotional abuse, sexual situations, violence, and other mature or disturbing themes. Please read with discretion.

Power doesn’t explode. It accumulates. While others chase influence through violence and politics, he builds something far more dangerous — control. Through data, infrastructure, and hidden networks, he begins reshaping the city from the inside. Corporations rule the skyline. Syndicates rule the streets. But from the shadows… he rules them all. An empire no one sees. Until it’s too Additional Tag #Urban Fantasy#Realistic Urban Life #University Life #Underdog #Survival #Social Hierarchy #Intelligent Protagonist #Calm MC #Rational Thinking #Low-Key Dominance #Planning & Schemes #Resource Management

A silver-haired beauty suddenly appeared right in front of him. She claimed that he had awakened an esper ability called “Slip”, that she needed to take him away to protect him, and even arranged for him to transfer to Hoshinoumi Academy. Wait a second.... Isn’t this silver-haired girl .....

With zero knowledge of the Naruto universe, Linto is suddenly reincarnated into Konoha as an Uchiha—on the very night of the clan's massacre. Luckily for him, he arrives equipped with a JOJO Stand System. Taijutsu fight? Summon Star Platinum! Long-range battle? Call Weather Report! Need for speed? Activate Made in Heaven! One by one, powerful Stands manifest behind him. But as his power grows, so does the list of people who want him dead. Itachi Uchiha wants him eliminated. Danzo wants him for experimentation. Obito wants him silenced. Even Madara Uchiha sees him as a threat. Linto soon realizes his enemies aren't just a few individuals—it's the entire twisted, cannibalistic world he's landed in. "If you refuse to be a master of power," Obito tells him, "you are doomed to be its slave. That is the immutable rule of the ninja world." "But just because a rule exists, does that make it right?" Linto makes his choice: "If this world is broken, then I will shatter it and build a new one." His goal is simple: to make people live like human beings.

A boy from the frozen north arrives at a school where every student is someone's political piece. He is also someone's political piece. The difference is he knows it — and he's been paying attention since before anyone thought he was worth watching.

When he finishes fighting to make his country a better place, a mysterious mind organizes a worldwide attack for an evil purpose and in search of saving his family and avenging his dead wife who was expecting a daughter, he will face this mind reaching the end of his life only seeing a light.

A flute disappears from a locked room in coastal India. There are no signs of theft, no broken seals, and no reason it should be gone. Raghava Cholan is brought in because he notices what others dismiss. He doesn’t chase suspects. He studies residue—warmth where there shouldn’t be any, vibrations without sound, and patterns that repeat across unrelated cases. What begins as a single investigation slowly opens into something larger. Because the objects aren’t the real target. And whatever is taking them is doing it quietly, methodically, and without leaving the kind of evidence anyone expects. What begins as a single investigation slowly opens into something larger. Because the disappearance is not an isolated event—and the silence it leaves behind feels deliberate.

Andy Smith lived an average life. Average looks. Average talent. Average relationships. Then he died in the most ridiculous way possible. He forgot to breathe in his sleep. Instead of heaven, he wakes up in an endless white void, face-to-face with a mysterious old man named Rob, who refuses to grant him wishes and forces him to spin four strange wheels that will decide his fate. No overpowered cheats. No choosing his destiny. No second chances. Reborn as Crystalline Alina Knowles. A five year old girl in 1970s america and the future half-sister of Beyoncé. Andy is thrown into a completely different world of music, fame, money, danger, and hidden conspiracies. Armed with a supernatural status system, a legendary vocal template, and an unforgiving personality, he must survive childhood, scandals, ruthless rivals, secret organizations, and his own dark past. From an ordinary man to a global superstar. From forgotten nobody to feared billionaire. This is the chaotic, darkly comedic story of survival, ambition, and ego in a world where talent is power and mistakes are fatal. Will he…now she…survive? ------------------------------------------ These stories are apart of the I.C.T.T universe. Spin-off: Crown of Rot. Spin-off: The Legend. Spin-off: The Mordred. ⚠️ Content Warning: Throughout this story, there are scenes involving strong language, physical and emotional abuse, sexual situations, violence, and other mature or disturbing themes. Please read with discretion.

Daichi thought his life was perfect. As a demolition household heir with eight properties generating passive income, he was living the dream of every modern person—collecting rent without lifting a finger. But fate had other plans. After a attempt to save someone from drowning, he transmigrates into the brutal world of One Piece as a low-ranking member of the Beast Pirates. But Daichi isn't your typical protagonist seeking adventure and friendship. He has one goal: rebuild his real estate empire and return to his comfortable landlord lifestyle! With the power of Groudon and a cheat that more property = more haki, Daichi begins his rise through the pirate world. Why fight for treasure when you can buy houses and collect rent? Daichi: "My dream is to collect rent from the world" ------ Image from pinterest Has powers of Groudon

Surviving the Game as a Barbarian is a Korean fantasy novel where 29-year-old gamer Hansu Lee is transported into his favorite, brutally difficult game, Dungeon and Stone, as the barbarian character Bjorn, son of Yandel. Using ten years of gaming knowledge, Bjorn must survive the dangerous Labyrinth, manage high taxes, and navigate a treacherous world to stay alive.

Regular boy attends high school. Dies out of a heart attack while pissing and gets reincarnated as a Majin Guu in the Dragon Ball verse.

When humanity faces extinction, what breaks first? our bodies, or our humanity? How much of ourselves are we willing to lose to stay alive? In 2104, The world has already ended, but its consequences haven’t. In the OctaCore: the last of humanity's shelters, resources are limited and the radiation is rising fast. Within two years, the surface will become unlivable. Long before that, the food will run out. The monsters that destroyed the world are still out there, but they’re no longer the worst threat. With the shelters on the brink, the council faces an impossible choice: Cull 80% of the population to preserve the remaining 20%, or Launch a suicidal mission into the wasteland to retrieve a supply shipment that could sustain humanity long enough to rebuild. A small team is chosen for the Hail Mary attempt. Memory-scarred survivors, soldiers who’ve already lost too much, and civilians carrying secrets they’d kill to protect—bound together by the thin hope that something out there might still be worth saving. Outside, they will face the world that once was: a ruined city haunted by monsters, nazis and the aftermath of choices no one wants to admit they made. What to Expect: 1. Morally questionable characters 2. No clear good or evil—only survival 3. Character-driven beginning → escalating high-stakes plot 4. Brutal worldbuilding 5. Mature themes (genocide, moral collapse, societal failure) 6. Gore, violent imagery, disturbing psychological content

In his previous life, Kazuki was a scholar whose ideas challenged those in power. Brilliant yet withdrawn, his work was quietly erased through political maneuvering, leaving him forgotten by the world he sought to understand. His death is not the end. Reborn into a new reality governed by rules rarely questioned, Kazuki begins again with the mind of an observer rather than a hero. In this world, magic is real, shaped by discipline, understanding, and intent. What appears stable on the surface conceals contradictions, silences, and patterns that suggest deliberate design. As he grows, Kazuki does not walk alone; guidance, trust, and hard-earned bonds slowly take form around him. Somewhere within this structure exists a man whose influence predates Kazuki’s rebirth—a presence felt more than seen. His actions shape events indirectly, guiding outcomes without ever standing at the center of them. He does not rule openly, nor does he chase conflict. He waits. As Kazuki—now known as Kael—develops both knowledge and ability, he learns that magic and power favor those who understand their limits. Every truth uncovered draws attention, and every step forward risks aligning his path with forces that should have remained unnoticed. Chronicles Of The Reborn Scholar is a slow-burn fantasy about knowledge, restraint, and consequence, following a man who once lost everything—and now moves through a world where magic, loyalty, and hidden hands shape destinies long before they are understood.

The Immortal stroked the top of my head, and as my hair was tied up, I was bestowed with eternal life. IBM z15, 190 CPUs, 40T of memory, 12.2 billion transistors Arriving in the Cultivation World with a portable data center space, a tale of cultivation aided by the IBM z15. All for the sake of immortality!