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Zerin, a boy without a place in anyone’s heart, grew up in an orphanage. Life wasn’t great, but he couldn’t complain; others had it far worse. Unknowingly infected with the Spell, he was cast into a blood-soaked land, where he claimed divinity for himself, receiving the Aspect: Lord of Veins. (This story is purposely different from the original Shadow slave Novel. I am new to writing so expect things to spiral out of control, I am aiming to improve so expect mistakes.) Thanks for Reading!

In a world where knowledge is power, ignorance is mercy. There exists a truth that no one dares to speak— that every piece of forbidden knowledge comes with a price. Not gold. Not blood. But sanity. Hidden beneath ancient scriptures, buried within lost ruins, and whispered through the minds of the desperate… lies a force known only as Corruption. The more one learns, the closer they drift toward madness—until the line between genius and monster disappears. Fray was never meant to walk this path. Once, he was nothing more than an ordinary seeker, chasing fragments of truth in a world built on lies. But fate is cruel to those who seek too deeply. A single discovery. A single mistake. A single glimpse beyond the veil— —and everything changed. Now marked by knowledge that should not exist, Fray begins to hear whispers no one else can hear… see patterns no one else can understand… and feel something inside him slowly breaking. Or evolving. As ancient powers awaken and hidden forces begin to move, Fray is forced to confront a terrifying question: Is knowledge the path to enlightenment… —or the beginning of corruption? And when the truth is finally revealed— Will there be anything left of him to understand it?

Heartbreak isn’t the end of the world; it’s the beginning of something new and, of course, something good. This is the story of a young man named Luke who, in his own mind, was born under a bad sign. He’s twenty years old and still a virgin, having never even been in a relationship. His teenage years were swallowed up by the family cafe, working to support himself and his two younger siblings after their parents passed away and left the shop to the children. As of now, he has been rejected by the girl of his dreams 100 times, a streak that has lasted from middle school all the way through college. But in reality, he is a handsome, hot guy. The proof is in the cafe’s customers, who are mostly women—ranging from students to career professionals—who come just to enjoy the coffee and get some eye candy by looking at the barista, Luke. Beyond that, the cafe has become a prime spot for matchmaking, because so many girls go there specifically to find a partner. What actually happened was that the 100 girls who rejected Luke felt a wave of regret when they saw his true, attractive appearance. On campus, he only wore plain, baggy clothes inherited from his late father because he saving money for cafe. Naturally, those 100 girls started flocking to the cafe, hoping Luke would confess his feelings to them one more time, and of course, this time they wouldn't turn him down. But since he already felt the sting of rejection, Luke simply ignored them. This is what triggered the girls to become miserable. If one of them was feeling down and a guy happened to approach her, they would start dating on the spot as a way to vent and erase the heartache. Or, for those who were desperate but still wanted to try, they would go outside, grab a random man, and make him an instant boyfriend just to make the indifferent Luke jealous—though in the end, those girls usually ended up actually dating the men they brought in. Luke had no clue this was happening, nor did he know that a System had attached itself to him. Every time a couple formed in the cafe because of him and completed a secret system task, Luke would receive a reward in the form of cash. Naturally, Luke was confused because he was suddenly receiving quite a lot of money out of nowhere. Eventually, he began to think, "The more I get rejected, the more money I'll get," without ever knowing the truth because the system inside him was a silent one that never told him a thing. This is the story of Luke's journey through his daily life, along with his two siblings and friends, who are secretly helped by a system that never shows anything except from behind the scenes, namely letting the girl who approaches him despair and then get a match in a cafe.

"Caged bird, who wishes to fly high, are you awake?" "Ugh… Where?" I mumbled, the words violently tearing from my throat as searing pain rippled through my veins. "Don't scream, little bird. You have no need for a voice now that I'm here." Once a proud young man, his past stripped away and his true name lost, Evernight awakens in a world where divine light hides an endless void of despair. In this twisted realm of power, monsters, and forgotten gods, survival demands sacrifice. Humanity is a weakness. Mercy is a death sentence. To rise in this hellscape, Evernight must abandon the man he once was and embrace the only two paths that remain. Order. Or Decay. Order or Decay follows the tale of Evernight, a Pseudo Deity who has been forced into an ongoing war between two deities fighting for supremacy. But as he travels further, he begins to realise it isn't so simple as one side is bad and the other good. Both are corrupted to the brink, and as he fights for the freedom of all angels under Order's Tyranny. A single thought begins to pollute his mind to destroy the infection before it infects everything good in this world of terror.

In a world where every human awakens a Crystal at the age of fifteen, power is determined from the very beginning. The stronger your Crystal, the greater the Monsters you can command… and the higher your place in society. Qalish was given a second chance at life after dying while trying to save a child. Reborn into a world of fantasy, he hoped for something more—something better. But fate had other plans. At his Awakening, his Crystal was judged as F Rank… the lowest of the low. Mocked. Looked down upon. Branded as a failure once again. Even in a new world… he was still nothing special. Until that night. At the stroke of midnight, a mysterious System appeared before him—something that should not exist in this world. A system that could: Analyze Monsters Reveal hidden evolution paths And… break the limits of rank itself In a world where strength is fixed and fate cannot be changed… Qalish has obtained the one power that defies everything. From the weakest F Rank… To something far beyond what the world has ever known.

Jake Rivers was just another broke university student trying to survive—until an accident changes everything. After waking from surgery, Jake discovers a terrifying advantage: for one hour each day, he can see the gold market with impossible clarity. Every move, every trap, every surge becomes predictable. With no money and no safety net, he quietly turns this ability into profit, transforming small trades into growing wealth. What begins as a desperate attempt to pay debts soon becomes something far bigger. As Jake’s fortune rises, so does attention from powerful figures who notice a silent player dominating the financial world. To protect his edge and build something lasting, Jake must master discipline, secrecy, and ambition. Because getting rich is only the beginning. Jake Rivers is on his way to becoming a tycoon. ___ Just another newbie author here... Original novel...

Maxx Rave was a small-time streamer with big-time dreams… until he died on camera. But instead of fading into oblivion, he wakes up uploaded into the Afterlife Network — a digital world where souls respawn, data bleeds, and universities compete for cosmic influence His destination? Stream University. The most chaotic, glitch-infested campus in the entire afterlife. Now Maxx must: survive corrupted classes, dodge glitch-beasts, manage a snarky camera drone, and livestream his “student life” to an audience that grows every time he almost dies. But when a mysterious entity known as Gl1tchLord begins targeting Maxx directly, the campus comedy spirals into something far more dangerous. Good news: dying is temporary. Bad news: embarrassment is forever Welcome to the Afterlife.Please enjoy your stay.No refunds

Forty years ago, the gates opened—and the world fell into chaos. Abyss creatures poured into cities, and no weapon could stop them. Humanity survived only because of the awakened—individuals granted unique abilities by the System. Kael lost his family to the gates long before he ever awakened. When his time finally comes, the System grants him an ability called Negotiator—a power with no obvious combat value. Pulled beyond the gates and into the Shadow Realm, Kael begins to discover that power doesn’t always come from strength—and that some paths to ascension exist outside the System’s design. In a world ruled by force, Kael chooses a different way to survive.

Emil Kaspari always half-believed the conspiracy theories. The hidden world beneath the visible one. The things that moved in the dark. The people who were more than people. He stopped half-believing on the night something came out of the dark on a deserted road and took his entire family from him. A girl with a blade arrived too late to save them and just in time to save him. Her name is Gwen. She is the strongest new Savant in recorded history. The world beneath the world is real. People whose brains were restructured by traumatic injury walk among the ordinary, organized into factions that are quietly tearing each other apart. Emil is one of them now — activated the night his skull met glass. He doesn't care about politics. He doesn't care about the war. The creature that killed his family came from somewhere. There are more of them. And Emil, with his grief hammered into something cold and patient and purposeful, has only one thing left worth wanting. He's going to find every last one.

Hazekaya Hazuki got drunk... and woke up in another world. No hero summoning, no goddess, no cheat skills. Just a hangover and a whole lot of confusion. Dragged into this world by unknown force, he now lives like an aimless adventurer. Wandering from town to town, doing odd jobs just to afford food, grilled meat, and a bed to crash in. No real goal. No grand destiny. Just sightseeing, survival, and wondering how his life got this weird. Things only get stranger when he meets Ellyn, a sharp-tongued cat girl with secrets of her own, and Ridan, a floating spirit with ancient knowledge and too many opinions. Getting dragged into dungeon trouble, noble conspiracies, summoned hero wars, and cursed objects. Hazuki’s just trying to mind his business, enjoy the scenery, and ignore the fact that everyone thinks he’s a crazy guy for talking to someone they can’t see. He’s not a hero. He’s not even trying. But the world seems dead set on dragging him into something bigger, whether he likes it or not.

Daniel Voss, an ordinary individual thrust into the anomalous expanse of the Backrooms, awakens in Level 0 equipped only with a newly integrated Survival System. Facing relentless environmental hazards, deteriorating mental stability, and unpredictable entities, he begins a methodical process of adaptation and growth. Through disciplined observation, strategic resource management, and incremental mastery of the system’s mechanics, Daniel transforms initial vulnerability into steadily increasing capability. Each level presents distinct challenges—environmental extremes, shifting geometry, darkness, pursuit, sensory overload, and deceptive endpoints—that he confronts with escalating competence. Over an extended period, repeated encounters, carefully chosen upgrades, and hard-earned milestones compound his advantages. Passive resistances, active abilities, and fundamental alterations to how he interacts with the Backrooms’ rules accumulate, shifting the dynamic from mere survival to dominance. The narrative follows his measured progression across multiple levels, culminating in a decisive assertion of control over the anomalous structure itself. By the conclusion, Daniel achieves an irreversible position of absolute authority within the Backrooms, rendering him effectively unbeatable and granting him permanent sovereignty over its domain. The story emphasizes persistence, analytical thinking, and the systematic exploitation of available systems to overcome an environment designed to be inescapable.

In a world where hidden bloodlines give rise to beings known as Hybrids, power is everything and those who lack it are nothing. Kael awakens in a hospital after a mysterious incident he cannot remember. Though his memories of life remain intact, something crucial is missing his connection to the world of Hybrids. Declared a Hybrid and taken to a secret academy that trains the strongest among them, Kael is thrown into a world of overwhelming power, ruthless rankings, and deadly expectations. As Kael begins his journey, mocked as the lowest of the low, he unknowingly carries a power that shouldn’t exist one that bends the very fabric of reality itself. A power that was never meant to awaken.

Tachibana Takeshi is a young man who travels along with his grandfather Takahiro to various shrines and historic places in the shogunate. Hoping to find what happened to his parents, he decides to take up the path of the sword. As they continue on with their journey, an unexpected event occurs which changes Takeshi's life forever, a setback he never expected. In an unforgiving world where people and blades clash, will Takeshi be able to figure out how to survive? What was the unforgettable event that changed his life? Follow Takeshi as he embarks on a journey to become strong, as life forges him. Join my discord to hang out! https://discord.gg/eSQZ5JRC

What happens to a boy when the world teaches him he's not worth saving? Max Hart never got a happy beginning — and maybe he was never meant to. This isn't the story of a chosen one. This isn't a hero's journey. It's the story of a kid who broke quietly …and woke up in a world that made him realize he wasn't broken because the breaking process had just began. This is a slow-burn, action packed story with deep descriptions and quick pacing. If like stories like CSM or JJK— This story is for you. Welcome to Vices & Virtues. Instagram: valentine.is.extinct

A nameless being awakens in darkness… and is reborn on a battlefield drenched in blood. With no past, no purpose, and no restraint, he slaughters all who stand before him—an unstoppable force drawn to violence itself. In the chaos, he names himself Ares… the God of War. But when the battle ends, so does his power. Weakened and lost, Ares discovers a terrifying truth: his strength is not his own. It grows with conflict, feeds on bloodshed, and fades in peace. War is not just what he desires—it is what sustains him. When a kind-hearted girl named Aphrodite crosses his path, she becomes the first anomaly in his existence. Where others feel fear, she shows compassion. Where he seeks destruction, she offers something unfamiliar… restraint. After a violent clash with a village leader and his forces, Ares is given a choice: remain a prisoner, or walk free as Aphrodite’s protector. Now bound by an agreement he barely understands, Ares sets out toward Dreadspire Academy—a place where warriors, mages, and monsters alike forge their destinies. Alongside the cautious mage Ignis and the unwavering Aphrodite, Ares enters a world far larger than endless battlefields… a world filled with power, ambition, and hidden dangers. But one question lingers beneath it all: What happens when the embodiment of war is forced to live in a world that cannot survive his nature? And more importantly— Can something born from endless violence ever become anything else?

Inuzuka Kyotaru is a guy who doesn't just have bad luck—he has a universe that actively hates his guts. Between exploding alarm clocks and targeted bird strikes, he just wanted one thing: a normal confession to his beautiful childhood friend, uko Yoshino. But after being "friend-zoned" into a different dimension by the neighborhood's resident Saint, Kyotaru’s life takes a turn from tragic to absurd. In a moment of misplaced heroism, he saves a silver-haired girl from a truck moving at the blistering speed of two miles per hour. Enter Amilia Shindou-Ainsworth. She’s rich, she’s eccentric, and according to her family’s bizarre ancient tradition, Kyotaru is now her Eternal Consort. Now, Kyotaru finds himself trapped in a localized war zone: The Saintly Childhood Friend: Yuko, whose kindness hides a possessive streak wide enough to swallow a classroom, isn't ready to let her unlucky pet go. The Traditional Heiress: Amilia, who has traded her fortress of bodyguards for Kyotaru’s guest room and a tactical obsession with destiny. With one girl bringing high-explosive flares to friendship hangouts and the other claiming marital rights based on physics-defying accidents, Kyotaru’s only goal is to survive the semester. In a world where love is a battlefield and the weapons are rocket launchers and traditional logic, can the world’s unluckiest boy find a moment of peace? Or will the Marriage War claim him before the next bread-van does?

[A Multi-POV epic fantasy adventure featuring a fully rendered artwork in every chapter! Updates every Friday] “We will find our siblings and we will save them. No matter what anyone says, they are alive,” Allen says, holding Jenna’s palms in a deathly tight grip, “You cannot lose hope. I beg of you.” After a hiking trip goes terribly wrong, and an ancient ritual causes the earth to open up beneath their feet, Allen, Jenna, Ana and Blake awaken to find themselves bloodied, bruised and torn apart in a world far too different from their own. Allen and Jenna enter a world where dinosaur-like creatures are real and a deathly fog envelops the region, threatening to put all who breathe it in for too long into a coma that can never be undone. Forcefully dragged into the sharp politics of the underground city of Uykuda upon arrival, the two must navigate their forced new roles while juggling the most important task of all—finding their lost siblings and going home. Meanwhile, Ana and Blake crash land into a forest teeming with daemons willing to eat anything or anyone to survive. Hindered by Blake’s broken arm, the two are forced to team up with a woman known as the Reaper in the hopes of being lead to a healer before Blake’s injury can get them killed… that is, if the Reaper, the kin-eaters or the monstrous beasts hidden deep within the caves don’t kill them first… And finally, on the other side of the world lives the clueless prince who caused this whole mess, living a life of bliss ignorance until the consequences of his actions finally catch up to him and suddenly that life of bliss has an end date that’s coming up fast. Can Allen and Jenna escape their ties to find their lost siblings? Can Ana and Blake survive long enough for that to happen? Can they find the clueless prince to reserve the damage he’s done before his timer runs out? You’ll have to read to find out…

The Judge is a sci-fi action fantasy set in a future where governments outsource responsibility and institutions decay behind polished language. 
Elias Journeyman is a mercenary who operates alone, enforcing contracts no one else is willing to touch. He doesn’t believe in justice, redemption, or systems. He believes someone has to carry the cost when they fail. 

As Elias takes on increasingly impossible contracts for a government that has abandoned its people, the line between necessary violence and institutional cruelty begins to erode.



In the age of great pirates, Aiden Drake is a young executioner who feels trapped by the darkness of his work. Everything changes when he discovers that, by judging criminals, he can take their abilities. With the strength of warriors, the skill of swordsmen and the courage of kings, Aiden decides to change his fate. His mission is to protect the innocent and fix the wrongs of the world. When the