PETAK: The Fractured Republic

Ren died at twenty-one with a web novel half-finished and one regret — a sentence he never got to complete. He woke up inside it. Not as the hero. As the side character written to die in chapter twenty. Now he is Milo — a penniless orphan with the kingdom's weakest magic affinity, a forty-gold debt, and a beast everyone else mistook for a defective rock. He has fourteen days before his scripted death, a head full of plot spoilers that degrade every time he changes something, and the slowly dawning understanding that the story he memorised is no longer the story he is living. The wyrm at his side is not what the Academy's records say it is. The kingdom around him is hiding older things than noble politics. And at the edge of the continent, past the ruins and the dungeons and the wars that haven't started yet, five Abyssal Seas wall off a world that is far larger and stranger than any map admits. He read one hundred and fifty-one chapters. Beyond that, the page is blank. Follow Milo as he races through a story never written for him — looting the plot ahead of the hero, feeding a wyrm until it remembers what it was born to become, and discovering, one hard-won step at a time, what it means to finally be alive in a world worth living in.

In the high-stakes world of the global elite, Nyx Ishizaki-Zobel, a 22-year-old medical and legal prodigy, views human emotions as mere biological variables to be manipulated. During a mandatory 36-hour vacation in Amanpulo, she sets her sights on Zhang Linghe, a famous, introverted Chinese actor. What begins as a seemingly chance encounter over a "clashing" accessory is revealed to be a meticulously planned abduction of a man’s life. ​As Nyx ascends to the head of her family's multi-billion dollar empire, she systematically dismantles Linghe’s reality. Through a series of high-level corporate takeovers and manufactured scandals, she traps him in a "silk cage"—owning his career, his reputation, and eventually, his physical freedom. ​The story explores the dark boundaries of obsession as Linghe’s attempts at rebellion—ranging from secret recordings to a tragic suicide attempt—are consistently anticipated by Nyx’s clinical genius. Ultimately, the narrative culminates in a chilling "stagnant checkmate": a life spent in a golden cage where the hunter realizes that in successfully breaking her prize, she has extinguished the very spark she was obsessed with. It is a haunting portrayal of a power play where winning means the total isolation of two souls in a world of glass and steel.

After transmigrating into the Douluo Continent, Bai Chen awakened three martial souls across three different eras. Three-Eyed Golden Lion! The chosen son of the Douluo II version. The Emperor’s Auspicious Beast. Dual ultimate attributes—Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Light. Carries the Golden Dragon bloodline. Its primary attribute—spiritual power—is even stronger than its two ultimate secondary attributes. And its destiny attribute? A wildcard capable of bringing endless miracles. Golden-Furred Lion Mastiff! The chosen son of the Douluo III version. Ancestor of lion-type and canine soul beasts. Innate domain bearer. At ten thousand years, its raw strength rivals a 480,000-year Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear. A ten-thousand-year Lion Mastiff can suppress Tang Wulin if he doesn’t go all out. Unaffected by the Golden Dragon King’s bloodline suppression. Battle records speak for themselves. Dark Demon Evil God Tiger! The chosen son of the Douluo I version. Six attributes—Evil, Time, Darkness, Space, Lightning, Hurricane. Innate domain wielder. Signature ultimate skill: Life-and-Death Arena—nearly killed Titled Douluo Tang San. Has the potential to ascend as the Evil God. Later even became the ultimate cheat for another protagonist, Zhou Weiqing. Achievements? Outstanding. With the combined power of these three version-prodigies, Bai Chen is surely destined to— …Wait. Isn’t the order a bit off? What do you mean the “chosen sons of each version” didn’t awaken in their own versions?! Author Note: PLEASE SUPPORT THE NOVEL WITH YOUR POWER STONES.

The mountain-like behemoth collapsed to the ground. A green hatchling, no larger than the monster’s head, stood atop its skull. Dark emerald claws were buried deep in the beast’s flesh. The young dragon held its head high, its entire body radiating the aura of a king… “Hum-da~ hum-da~” The imagined majestic scene was instantly shattered by a sudden childish cry. Standing on the giant’s head, Kaos lowered his draconic head and cast a helpless glance toward the ground. There, squatting with her two thick hind legs stretched straight out and her chubby, cone-shaped tail drooping behind her, was a white hatchling. The white hatchling was covered in wounds. Almost none of her scales remained intact—fresh marks left by the recent battle. Around her lay many other hatchlings of different colors. Like her, they were all battered and battle-worn. “You little white chubby—couldn’t you at least let me finish looking cool?” White Chubby tilted her head slightly. She didn’t quite understand what Kaos meant by “finish looking cool.” Her round little dragon head drooped down. She placed her plump claws on her round belly and rubbed it. She was hungry. She wanted to hurry up and eat some meat. “Hum-da, hum-da~” The white hatchling lifted her head and called out to Kaos again. This time, her cries carried a faint note of grievance.

For fourteen years, Freya survived the apocalypse alone. Gifted with the power to command the elements, regenerate even severed limbs, and store endless supplies inside her portable space dimension, she became a force of nature in a dying world. Fire answered her call. Storms bent to her will. Broken bones and torn flesh healed in moments. There was nothing she couldn’t survive. Except betrayal. When the one person she trusted most turns on her, Freya dies with fury and heartbreak burning in her chest. But death is not the end. She awakens beneath fluffy purple clouds drifting across an unfamiliar sky, in a vast primeval forest where flowers glow in the dark, bees are the size of grapefruits, and massive winged creatures soar overhead—creatures long extinct on Earth. And then she sees it. A colossal beast shifts before her eyes… bones cracking, fur receding… until a man stands where the monster once was. Freya realizes the impossible truth: She is no longer on Earth. In a world ruled by powerful male beasts who can transform between animal and human forms, females are rare—and fiercely protected, pursued, and claimed. Strength determines status. Instinct runs deep. Mates are not casually chosen. And Freya? She is powerful. Different. Desired. Surrounded by dominant beast men who want her as their wife, will Freya surrender to fate? Or will this savage new world learn that she is far more dangerous than any beast?

I died when the nukes fell. Next thing I knew, I was a baby in the Lawrence clan, yeah, THAT Lawrence clan, the disgraced Mondstadt nobles everyone hates. I spent ten years unable to relate to anyone. How do you play tag with other kids when you remember watching civilization burn? How do you care about noble etiquette when you know the Abyss is going to threaten this entire world? I got my Electro Vision at 10. I also got a system. Sounds OP, right? Wrong. It gives me one hour a day of enhanced understanding. That's it. One hour to figure out what everyone else misses about elemental power. The rest of the time, I'm on my own. So I started experimenting. Turns out you can use Electro to enhance human cells at the microscopic level. The Knights of Favonius call me “The Great Devil” because my training methods are brutal, but they work. At 15, I became their youngest captain. At 25, I completed something no human has done before. I travel with the Traveler and help with the main story stuff, but I’ve got my own agenda: collect all seven elements by learning from the Archons themselves. Sometimes they cooperate. Sometimes I have to convince them.( Venti’s secret identity makes excellent leverage.) Focalors doesn’t die in my version of Fontaine. Mavuika(Capitano too) doesn’t sacrifice herself in Natlan. I’ve saved lives that canon killed off and changed events that were supposed to be tragedies. Am I a hero? No. I blackmail gods, force solutions, and make morally questionable choices. But I’m preparing this world for what’s coming, whether it wants me to or not. Canon diverges hard. The MC gets strong but earns every bit of it. Lots of elemental theory and creative applications. Almost no romance because I’m too busy trying not to let everyone die. but there will be

A new world. A new reality. Something straight out of the novel huh? Well then, let's see what this new world have to offer? Shall i be a good guy?..... Meh. Lets just play it my way. Lets be a freaking villian.

Reincarnating into the world of Harry Potter, Lucien Grafton thought he would grow up as the heir to a wealthy family. But the moment his Hogwarts letter arrived, his Loan System awakened. Advance rewards now, pay the price later. Simple, right? [Congratulations to the host for obtaining "Loki’s Mask" (Black-green shifting mask of Loki).] Repayment Period: 365 days】 Reward: 【Loan Content: Acquire the magical talent of Loki, the God of Trickery and Change】 【White Magic: S】 【Dark Arts: SS+】 【Defense: S+】 【Transfiguration: SSS】 【Potion: A】 【Alchemy: A+】 【magic Power: SS】 Repayment: Perfectly master Transfiguration within one year. "Umm.. with this SSS-rank talent, I can master Transfiguration within a year.. pretty simple." [Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Qilin Egg.] Reward: A divine beast companion. Repayment: Refine a Potion using the Philosopher’s Stone. "Uhh.. a Potion using the Philosopher’s Stone..? Well, I guess I can do that.." [Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Dark Magic Encyclopedia.] Repayment: Voldemort’s head. “…Wait—what?!” Voldemort: “What do you mean you owe a debt and need to borrow my head?!” With every loan, Lucien gains powers beyond imagination, becoming Over f#cking Powered far too quickly—but also debts that could shake the Wizarding World itself. McGonagall sees him as a once-in-a-century Transfiguration prodigy. Dumbledore frowns at his “dangerous potential.” Hermione stares in shock as the new boy buys out half of Flourish & Blotts. And Lucien himself? He just wants to clear his debts before they pile up too high. After all… what’s scarier than Voldemort? A System that won’t stop lending!!!