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The King's Gambit: The Bastard Son Returns

So, what’s this novel about? Think 'Squid Game' meets 'Game of Thrones'. ✧˖°── .✦───☼༺☆༻☾───✦.── °˖✧ In a kingdom where the crown is not passed by blood. Even a prince must earn it and even a peasant can claim it. Keiser was a knight of the royal brigade, one of the first commoners ever to reach the final trial of the King’s Gambit. A brutal tradition decided the kingdom’s next king. While nobles trained their entire lives for it, Keiser… born with no mana, rose through grit, loyalty, and unyielding strength. At his side stood Prince Gideon Aury Valemont, the king’s fourth son, who had seemingly renounced his own claim to support Keiser. Or so Keiser believed. It was in the final trial that the truth revealed its fangs. Keiser had been nothing but a pawn. Gideon had used him as a shield, a decoy to draw assassins and rivals, all while secretly paving his own path to the throne. In the trial, a candidate’s kingmaker must either make the ultimate sacrifice or betray their chosen king and seize the throne. Gideon chose the crown. Bloodied and broken, Keiser knelt, impaled by the very sword Gideon gifted to him. A blade forged from the core of a dragon he had once sworn to free, now twisted into the instrument of his death. Smoke curled from seared flesh, sigils burned into his skin by the hand he once trusted most. As numbness dulled the pain, he raised his gaze... And beheld Gideon, crowned in gold and betrayal... a serpent in royal silk, enthroned by treachery and gilded lies. In that final breath, Keiser understood. The King’s Gambit had never been about valor or justice. It was a masquerade of shadows, where victory belonged not to the strongest... but to the most ruthless deceiver. But death was not his end. Keiser awakens in the body of Muzio Auro Valemont, the king’s disgraced tenth prince, long-missing bastard son, doomed to die before the Gambit even begins. To stop history from repeating, Keiser must find the man he once was, must convince his former self that betrayal is coming, that Gideon will drive into his back the very blade forged from the dragon he once freed. Even if it means entering the Trials again in a body too weak to hold a sword. Even if it means bleeding himself dry to keep pace with his mind. Even if it means turning to the forbidden art of Blood Scripting. Keiser---now Muzio, must train, scheme, and survive... Not as the knight who flew too close to the sun, But as the bastard son hidden in its shadow. He no longer seeks the crown. He seeks to destroy all who dare to wear it. ༻✦༺  ༻✧༺ ༻✦༺ Unofficial tags are: #Transmigration, #Regression #TimeTravel, #BodySwap #IdentityRebirth #MagicSystem #Greek/Latin/Symbols/Weird-Magic-System, #BloodMagic #ForbiddenArts #StrongToWeak / #WeakToStrong, #Trial-by-Succession, #FoundFamily #Mystery, #HorrorElements, #Elves, #Dragons, #Fae, #Sirens, ━⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽༓☾∘∙⊱⋅•⋅━ If any of that caught your interest, give the story a try, and hopefully you'll find it better than expected.
seinsi · 243.9k Views

Extra’s Survival: Reincarnated with a Doomed Bloodline

He was just a boy, betrayed too many times, broken far too early. On Earth, he had no dreams left. No family. No hope. Only Greg, the quiet friend who never missed a Tuesday visit to his cell on death row. Greg always came with stories, webnovels filled with magic, bloodlines, betrayal, and power. Stories the boy never cared to read, but somehow… he always listened. On the day of his execution, there was no miracle. No escape. Just Greg’s last visit, a quiet goodbye, and the cold plunge of sleep as the needle ended his life. But death didn’t last. He awoke to agony, his face shattered by a punch. And the man before him… was straight out of Greg’s stories. He had transmigrated. Into the world of the webnovel. Into the body of Fenix Ackerman, a disgraced heir from a once-mighty house, now exiled from the ranks of the nine great Tier-One families. The Ackerman Clan, once known for their unmatched resolve and deadly technique, Black Star, had long fallen from grace. Their name, once revered, had become a curse whispered behind closed doors. But this new Fenix wasn’t bound by fate. He remembered Earth. He remembered Greg’s loyalty. And this time, he would not die a forgotten extra in someone else’s story. He would survive. He would rise. And the world that scorned his name would learn to fear it once again. From the ashes of execution, Fenix Ackerman rises. And the story of the extra's survival begins.
Lore_Whisperer · 53k Views

Wizard: Start By Merging 0 Ring Spells and Create A Mutated Army

Breaking News An Industrial Giant has Fallen Dr Edward McAllister a Scottish Genetic Engineer and Biologist was Found died in his Lab This Morning Authorities said cause of death is still unknown with nothing in the Lab be it Video Footage Record seem to point to any cause of death it seems the good doctor died of exhaustion or something similar. ‎The Year is 2500 of the Global Confederation Empire and the world is different from what it was 500 years ago, Humanity is no longer divided by Territorial boundaries like Countries All it ruled by The Global Confederation Empire. ‎After the Great War Which Old Era Historians Called World War 3 The Now Global Confederation Empire formerly known as United States of America won the war becoming the Sole Super Nation in the World what followed was an annexation of Global with many Countries either surrendering or end up Destroyed. A Leading Factor for the Empire Victory was the Discovery of the Supergene Boosting the Physical Abilities of Human to the level of Supersoldiers. And So The Era of Global Confederation Empire begin spearheaded by the Supergene with more and more brilliant minds expanding and opening new field in Biological Mastery, Edward was One of Such Minds, A Big Supporter of the Supergene Edward lived his life for it, Making himself outstanding in his field. ‎3 years before the death of Edward 2497 of the Empire Era, Edward while exploring around his arctic base he found a Strange Rock with the ability to merge both inorganic and organic substances together while maintaining they're properties. ‎Understanding the Crime of owning a jade Edward Choosed to keep the rock as a secret, after 3 years of research Edward has little to no useful knowledge on the rock which he now called Merge Stone. ‎The only things he knew was that the rock is alien, consumes a large amount of energy and it next to impossible to control. Today First Week of March 2500 I decided to Follow a Different Approach In Source of Energy A New Type of Energy Have been found in Mars These Recent years it Called Mana Stone sue to the Spiritual resonance in the ore, I set an alchemy formation laying 12 mana stones in a Pentagon Shape Suddenly the Rock Starts to react violently At of Fear of Losing a invaluable Material like the merging stone I rush to remove it from the array but I immediately I touch it i violent energy rip through my body and soul in front of me the stone crumble to dust and with it my life Force i fell lifeless to the ground. ‎On Opening my eyes I was shocked I was not in my lab but in a Study of Some kind, Immediately my head start to hurt as Memories of my current body start to pour into my mind like a broken dam flooding my Consciousness I'm Glic Goldbear The Viscount of The Goldbear Originally a Merchant Family But was able to Buy the Title of A Baron later due to the Valiant Effort of my Great Grand Father During the War Between Our Kingdom of Fae Wood Named After the Fae Wood forest the Surround us and The Crimson Alliance of Northern Barbarian Tribes and Frost Elves To be Promoted to Viscount, Glic Goldbear was A Low Level Wizard Apprentice of the Fae Wood Tower but later left to dawn the title of the Viscount of Goldbear family after his father died Glic Is a Jack of all Trades dabbing in Every Known School of Magic Although Glic was a brilliant Young Man his taste for knowledge rub some people the wrong way
Dragonfromthewest · 1.8k Views

The Forged Soul :Xavier's Journey

Jake Allan’s first life was nothing but pain. Bullied, broken, and abandoned, he carried burdens too heavy for a boy his age. When his mother passed away, the last spark of hope inside him was extinguished, and he made the choice to end it all. But death was not the end. For reasons he cannot understand, Jake is given a second chance—a chance to live again. Reborn as Xavier in a world where swords gleam with arcane fire and the very air hums with magic, he begins his new life as a helpless newborn in the arms of a loving family. Yet deep within, the scars of his first life remain, whispering reminders of despair and strength alike. This new world is no paradise. It is a place where nobles wield power like weapons, kingdoms crumble in endless wars, and ancient beasts stir in forgotten lands. The gifted are exalted, while the weak are trampled underfoot. For Xavier, survival will demand more than talent—it will demand resilience, cunning, and the will to stand against those who would see him crushed again. He may be a child now, but as he grows, trials will test him at every turn: A kingdom’s secrets that could consume him. Enemies hidden among allies. A path of blood and sacrifice toward strength. Yet in this harsh world, there is also light—bonds of friendship, the warmth of family, and the possibility of becoming someone greater than despair ever allowed him to be. Xavier’s journey begins in innocence, but the road ahead is lined with shadows. To rise, he must face them all—because this time, he refuses to fall.
kaiRylan_120012 · 7.4k Views