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Welcome to Salem in the winter of 1692—an icy, tight‑knit village. Life here runs on strict rules and stricter rumors. You mind your fence line, your prayers, and your neighbor’s raised eyebrow, because the wrong look or cough at the wrong time can spark talk of witchcraft. All it takes is one name spoken with conviction. And....you become part of their religious quest for power.

You don’t remember offering yours. You don’t remember the bargain. But it remembers you. Now, something is whispering… and payment is due because - Every soul had a price.

They were told to forget. They chose to remember. Now the world will burn. In the fractured realm of Oruin, where power is measured in bloodlines and secrets, the ancient Guardians once bound reality with sacred laws. But those laws were broken—and the truth was buried. Enter Grim, a reluctant prodigy with a storm raging beneath his skin. After surviving a mysterious experiment and a deadly clash with royalty, Grim discovers he carries more than scars—he holds a piece of something forbidden. Something that should have stayed locked behind time and flame. When his awakening draws the attention of the Blank Court—a secret order seeking to shatter the boundary between worlds—Grim and his four powerful siblings are forced into the heart of a war long erased from history. Each is chosen by a lost Guardian, each tested by realms of myth and madness. But even their newfound strength may not be enough. Allies become enemies. And if Grim cannot master his fire, his storm, and the shadows hunting him—then the very fabric of existence may fall to ash. I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com,"

She never asked for his name. But now she wears it like a curse... and a crown. Taehyung is a man feared in every corner of the city. A ruthless mafia boss hidden behind the cold mask of a billionaire CEO. He doesn’t trust. He doesn’t love. He only owns. Selen was never supposed to be his. Forced into a marriage she never wanted, she swore she would never bow to the devil himself. She mocks him. Fights him. Defies him at every turn. But he doesn’t back down. He steps closer. He whispers promises that burn. Because villains don’t ask for permission— They take what’s theirs. As her world collides with his darkness, Selen is pulled deeper into the secrets he’s spent years hiding. Enemies are watching. Blood is being spilled. And Taehyung’s past is a storm that threatens to destroy them both. She was light in his ruined world. He was the sin she could never forget. He wasn’t meant to feel. She wasn’t meant to stay. But love doesn’t follow rules. And the mark she left on him was carved deeper than blood. In a world ruled by power, revenge, and forbidden desire… How do you protect someone from the monster you’ve become? Mafia × Hacker

(Based on LN) Tanya von Degurechaff - once a soldier of the Empire fell in the battle unfairly through that being shameless intervention. **Cursed Being X!** The promised destruction of the soul, and so called last reincarnation is a lie by that being. Tanya - or her new given name Tsuyu Uzumaki found herself in the world of Shinobi - with fox-skinned Godzilla named Kyuubi destroying the village on the day she and her twin brother Naruto were born. Tanya once again curse Being X in her heart because she knows this world is far more dangerous than the last. But that does not stop her from her goal of being able to sit on top and leisurely enjoy life. Therefore, she will rise through the ranks, finding opportunity for herself to finally sit at the throne of Hokage! Or the Konoha Council - eyeing the position similar to Danzo, Koharu and Homura. This is her journey! Illustrations at: ko-fi(.)com/nable1399

Betrayed. Forgotten. Slain in obscurity. Asher Greaves was once a powerful magus of the demonic factions, feared across the continent… until the world turned on him. After 600 years of carnage, secrets, and survival, his path ends—only for fate to send him back to where it all began: his 16-year-old self, inside the clan that cast him aside. Armed with memories of a brutal future, Asher returns to the Awakening Ceremony—only to receive a meager C-grade aptitude. But when Darkness and Shadow erupt from the flames, the elders whisper, and the factions stir. No one sees him as a threat. Perfect. Now, Asher walks a different path. One carved in silence, deception, and vengeance. He knows who will rise, who will fall, and which prodigies will betray the realm. This time, he won't aim for glory. He'll build power from the shadows. And when the world realizes who he truly is… It’ll be too late.

An Imperial Scholar by day. An assassin by night. The World of Cultivation has changed. Elemental Mancers. Flux Mancers. Spirit Mancers. Soul Mancers. Raining down fire and splitting oceans. Destroying mountains with a single stomp and calming skies with a glance. Controlling the tides of Karma, while wielding the souls of others like a puppeteer tugging on the Lines of Fate. The most mysterious of them all were Spirit Mancers, a truth that Theron was more than intimately familiar with. Due to one's Tribulation, his life was turned upside down. His family, his rage, his somber sadness becoming nothing more than Bad Karma's fuel for a madman. He was once a gentle young man, a non-combative Water Mancer who wanted nothing more than to read his novels to the sound of the rain and one day become an Imperial Scholar. But now... Everything had changed. He donned a cloak in the silent night as the clouds above gathered. Pulling its hood over his chilling blue eyes, he stalked off into the darkness. The first droplets fell. He would become the nightmare of his enemies, the blade hidden in the shadows of Heaven's tears. The River of the Night.

Obito Uchiha awakens to a cruel paradox—his soul torn between two lives. In one, he was a foolish boy, always a step behind, yearning for recognition. In the other, he was a harbinger of destruction, the masked demon who plunged the world into war, only to fall in bitter regret. Now, reborn as his five-year-old self, Obito possesses both the ultimate power of dual Kamui and the knowledge of a shattered future. The pain, the betrayals, the deaths—this time, he will rewrite everything. Minato-sensei and Kushina-nee will not die. The Uchiha will not fall. The Akatsuki will not be twisted into darkness. And most of all—Rin will never suffer again. She was the only warmth in his cold, bloodstained past. Her kindness, her unwavering belief in him, her innocent soul—they do not belong in a tainted world. This time, he will create a future worthy of Rin’s smile, a world untouched by the cruelty of fate. #Regression #Single FL #No NTR #Cunning MC #Pure Love #TOO-MUCH ROMANCE #TOO-SWEET: DIABETES [Schedule: 2 Chapters/Day] ═❀═❀It's A Translation❀═❀═ Raw: 木叶开始的日向宗家

“Kindness built upon others’ suffering is the most hypocritical kind of kindness.” — Uzumaki Kushina ——— A bloodstained Uchiha boy was carrying three human heads, walking toward the main gate. All three heads wore masks, their faces unrecognizable. This boy was Rengoku, who had rushed back from the Kusagakure after being rescued by Muku and Ryuzetsu. He exchanged one piece of intel for a special rapid treatment. He didn’t dare to stop, not even to change clothes, and headed straight for Konoha. Rengoku arrived at the village gate, and gatekeepers Kamizuki Izumo and Hagane Kotetsu immediately stepped forward to confirm his identity. “Uchiha Rengoku, mission in the Kusagakure,” While flipping through the file in his hand, Hagane Kotetsu glanced at the heads. “Did something unexpected happen?” ——— “Looks like I made it in time,” Hearing the clan meeting had just ended, Rengoku also let out a breath of relief. He had been rushing all the way, not even changing clothes, and finally made it back before the night of the clan extermination. The Uchiha clan meeting had already concluded. Konoha had already learned from Itachi about Uchiha’s planned coup. Danzo had probably already given Itachi the order to annihilate the clan. Itachi was likely contacting Tobi in the past few days, preparing to take action. But since he had made it back in time, there was still a chance to gamble. ——— Rengoku, this was just the beginning. As long as he protected the Uchiha clan, the clan members would provide him with an endless supply of chakra. The rise of the Uchiha was the path to his own strength. He would ultimately become the god of the Uchiha. And even, the GOD OF THIS WORLD. ═❀═ITS A TRANSLATION═❀═ RAW: 火影忍者：宇智波统治世界

"Rosse... huh..." Rosse stared blankly at the boy in the mirror, momentarily at a loss for words. The boy in the mirror had a smooth and fair face, well-defined features, exuding a sense of cold and stern aura. His deep, dark eyes shimmered with captivating light, and his whole body radiated a noble temperament. He had transmigrated, or perhaps it was memory awakening, and directly became a Celestial Dragon. ’This is just, way too good!’ However, his identity was a bit awkward. His name was Jaygarcia Rosse, a standard Celestial Dragon name, and his grandfather was Jaygarcia Saturn, one of the current Five Elders, and also the first Five Elder to be removed in the original One Piece. ——— [Ding! Defeat System at your service!] "Defeat System? What's the function?", Hearing the pleasant system prompt, Rosse felt even better. ══════════════ [Host: Rosse] [Strength: 63/100 (G+; even Marines are stronger than you)] [Overall Rating: A (All you’ve got going for you is status)] [Abilities: None] [Skills: None] [Note: Defeating enemies grants you rewards equal to the enemy’s overall rating -1. Killing or crushing the enemy grants a reward equal to the enemy’s current overall rating.] [Note: You can only receive the kill/crush reward for each person once, and defeat rewards do not conflict with kill/crush rewards.] ══════════════ TAGS: #EvilMC(Not morally gray but total dark MC) #Clever #MultipleFemaleLeads ═IT'S A TRANSLATION═ RAW: 海贼王：活恶魔

A boy was reincarnated into the anime, manhwa comic/novel he once read as his favorite despite having a disease to kill him which has no cure and his family abondon him he got isakei'd and got a second chance being in a body of an extra villain boy with white sulky messy hair, midnight blue eyes and is a villain, demon, vampire and dragon. He is going to try and survive with his knowledge of the story and his past lives intelligence with the system and God of darkness with him he will shake the world itself and from his birth when he opened his eyes it reached through the clouds of heaven and hell. Aether kiyotaka hoshino will survive and be the strongest in the world of fiction itself.

Synopsis Detective Elias Mercer, known as ‘Mercy’ for his angelic demeanor, hides a mind as sharp as a blade and a heart as cold as the cases he solves. A former journalist framed and cast out, he now walks the thin line between justice and obsession, unraveling the city’s darkest secrets one case at a time. When Adrian Holt, a man seemingly swallowed by the shadows, vanishes without a trace, Elias is dragged into a mystery far deeper than he anticipated. His only lead? Evelyn Drake—a woman who speaks in riddles and keeps secrets like currency. As Elias peels back the layers of deception, a familiar name resurfaces from his past: Nathaniel Voss, a phantom figure lurking behind countless crimes, always just out of reach. With each step forward, the case tightens around him, drawing him into a web of corruption, fear, and a truth far more sinister than murder. The deeper Elias digs, the more he realizes—some ghosts aren’t meant to be found, and some truths are buried for a reason. But Elias Mercer doesn’t believe in walking away. And this time, the darkness is watching back.

100 years ago, the Demon King was slain by the heroes. His name erased. His empire shattered. His soul cast into the Abyss. But the world forgot one truth: Evil never dies — it adapts. Reborn in a peasant’s corpse, the Demon King awakens into a world ruled by false peace, hollow gods, and heroes who’ve grown fat and corrupt. But this time… he’s not just strong — he has the System meant for the Hero, twisted and corrupted into something far more dangerous. Armed with shapeshifting powers and forbidden skills, he will rebuild his throne from the shadows — one kingdom at a time. There are no allies. Only pawns, predators... and prey. They thought the Demon King was gone. They were wrong. His second life is just beginning. ---

Throughout the world's beyond the one of the story one name still remains scarred in the memories of Gods and demons [A Elrod] the founder of Edo and the Elrod family

THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION AND NOT EXACTLY CONNECTED TO REALITY. When the war between allied countries and Japan ended in 1868, the age of the Samurai also ended. A 17 year-old boy named Ryujiro Kurogane decided to take revenge on every country that defeated the Samurai. He travels with hope in his heart. Only keeping one goal in his mind. To take down the World by becoming a revolutionary Samurai. The secrets and developments of his life are waiting for him... On a journey of revenge.

Born of the bottomless abyss, I forsook all that once defined me. Through endless slaughter and boundless ruin, wreathed in blood and flame, I rose— To seize the supreme throne! I am the Plague King, corruption incarnate, rotting worlds with my breath. I am the Doomsday Demon God, igniting all creation, ushering the end of days. I am the primeval blight, defiler of laws, corrupter of souls, the abyssal source of all evil. I am the Supreme Overfiend, slayer of gods, defiler of heavens, the usurper of fate itself. I am the undoing of all order— The Eternal Sovereign of the Bottomless Abyss!

Ethan Millers was just an ordinary man with an ordinary job — until one unplanned act reset his karma to zero. In a universe built on balance, this was not a miracle... it was an error. Erased from the world, Ethan awakens in a place without time or space — the No-Where. With nothing but his thoughts, he spirals into madness, invention, and eventually, creation itself. He imagines powers, technologies, divine systems, and worlds beyond comprehension — until the void bends to his will. Now, known as Zane Creed, the strongest existence in the cosmos, he descends into a new world with overwhelming knowledge and unimaginable power. And what does he choose to do with it? Become a teacher. After all, what better way to reshape a world… than to teach it? _____________ Hey everyone! I'm just a rookie author, but I’m passionate about telling this story. Please support me with votes, comments, or collection.....it really means a lot! Let’s see where this wild journey goes together....

After dying, a man from our world wakes up in the body of a young Killmonger in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He soon obtains spiderman powers similar to Miles Morales. Armed with these abilities and knowledge of what's to come, he begins navigating his new life in a world of heroes, villains, and impossible choices. (Update Schedule: I’ll try posting one or two chapters a week—most likely on Mondays and Thursdays.) (Disclaimer: You might notice a few scenes inspired by movies, comics, or series I love—reimagined to fit the story. This fanfic is purely for fun. I’m not making any profit from it, and I don’t intend to. Just sharing something I enjoy.) Peace. ✌️

In a world where unknown mazes devour the souls of the weak, Joseph was nothing but a small pawn in a game much larger than him. Joseph, an ordinary boy with no notable talent, entered the black maze with his team in search of a chance to escape the harsh reality. But when the shadows trapped them inside an abandoned castle, his companions decided to sacrifice him. They left him as prey for a magical beast… and fled. But Joseph did not die. He returned. A mysterious power whispered to him from the depths of darkness, granting him a power that changed the course of his life.