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The shattered Heiress

Power built the Murad empire. Blood secured it. Betrayal nearly destroyed it. Across India, New York, and beyond, Sohan Kadeon Murad reigns as one of the most feared men in the underworld. CEO of eight global empires and supreme leader of the Obsidian Triad, he rules with calculated brutality. His enemies vanish. His name commands silence. Yet even the darkest king had a weakness. His wife, Riyana. And their only daughter— Lilith Mahira Baneva. Born as the final heir. The true owner of everything. When greed consumes Sohan’s own cousins, a carefully orchestrated attack shatters the Murad family. A truck collision meant to eliminate Riyana and six-year-old Lilith leaves Riyana missing and presumed dead. Lilith survives—but her mind does not. Sohan unleashes hell on those responsible, wiping out bloodlines in a storm of vengeance before being imprisoned for ten years. His final command to his eight sons: No war among yourselves. Protect your sister. Keep her away from the darkness. While the brothers rise into powerful men—ruthless, disciplined, and loyal—Lilith grows up in a mental asylum, her brilliant mind trapped in the innocence of a child. Unknown to her brothers, someone close ensures she never heals, poisoning her recovery with damaging medication to keep her fragile… and unfit to rule. At sixteen, she returns home. Beautiful. Quiet. Mischievous. Broken. The empire legally belongs to her—but the world sees only a shattered girl holding pieces of herself together. Then comes the man powerful enough to rival the Murads. The feared leader of The Dominion Apex—half Russian, half American, Indian by blood. A king among kings. Cold. Strategic. Merciless. During a high-stakes alliance meeting, a single moment changes everything. He sees Lilith Mahira Baneva. And instead of weakness, he sees something no one else dares to look for. He takes her. What begins as possession slowly shifts into something far more dangerous—an obsession neither of them expected. In her silence, he finds calm. In his darkness, she finds protection. But beneath the fragile surface of the shattered heiress lies something waiting. Healing. Memory. Power. Will Lilith Mahira Baneva rise to reclaim the empire written in her blood? Will the ruthless king fall for the girl the world underestimated? Or will secrets, betrayal, and war tear apart what remains of the Murad legacy? In a world ruled by monsters, the most dangerous throne belongs to a broken queen.
Myst_rose · 165.7k Views

Douluo 3: Seraph's Light returns to Douluo

[This Novel can be seen as a sequel to my other Novel Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God. Please do check it out if you like that one.] The era known as the Legend of the Dragon King was an age of magnificent contradiction—the zenith of Soul Master prowess and the nadir of mortal peace. Here, the magnificent Battle Armor elevated cultivators to god-like status. Yet, the grand, chilling calculations of a distant God King cost the lives of countless innocents, weaving a tapestry of glory and despair. When the obituary of the brave—a hero fallen into the abyss—was transmitted back to the continent, all hope seemed extinguished. Yet, within the crumbling walls of a once-proud Body Sect, destiny made its move. A silent spark of blue-star energy, a traveler from another realm, awakened. He was the inheritor of gifts left by predecessors who traversed parallel universes, and the final, precious favor of a retiring Lord of the Plane. Now, two souls, two destinies, coexist within a single vessel. The Body spirit is fused with the essence of a divine being—the Holy Body itself becoming the foundation of a magnificent Martial Soul. His very energy is sublimated into a Shining Angel, an entity capable of tapping the infinite, awe-inspiring potential of the human form. He possesses Martial Spirits of the same celestial origin, their Spirit Rings shared, their power multiplied. An inner sage guides an outer king, a connection closer than twins, yet distinct. Bound by a singular purpose, they are destined not just to restore, but to reforge the once-in-a-millennium luster of the Douluo Star, and usher in an era where the true light of the Seraph reigns supreme. (This is a genius-style refreshing story, and it will not deliberately target Tang Wulin. If you don’t like it, please don’t read it)
AVRKingsTL · 1m Views

Take Me Away, Dark Lord!

#VillainDad #CuteProtagonist #Ghosts #Misunderstanding #Transmigration #SmartMC Mira realized two things the moment she woke up in the body of a nameless orphan in a fantasy novel: 1. She is a disposable "shrimp" destined to die in the crossfire of the main characters. 2. She is the only person in this world who can see the screaming, terrifying ghosts that haunt every corner of the empire. Tortured by the wails of the dead, Mira finds only one source of silence: Duke Kaelus von Nacht. Known as the "Dark Lord" and the "Emperor's Sword," Kaelus is a man so ruthless and soaked in bloodlust that even the ghosts are terrified to go near him. To the world, he is a monster. But to Mira, he is a walking, talking pair of noise-canceling headphones. Desperate for a good night's sleep, Mira clings to him, acting like a naive, affectionate child to secure her place by his side. She succeeds, but she miscalculated. Kaelus didn't adopt her out of kindness. He needed a disposable child to act as 'live bait' for the assassins targeting him. Now named Seraphina, she must navigate a deadly game of survival. She thinks she is using him as a ghost shield. He thinks she is a fearless prodigy who loves him. As Seraphina munches on poison berries and naps through ambushes to avoid seeing spirits, the cold-blooded Duke starts to ask the wrong questions. "Why does she only sleep when I am holding her?" "Why does she stare into space with such disdain?" "Is it possible... that I am a good father?" Spoiler: He is not. But he’s about to destroy an entire kingdom because someone woke her up. --- ### Excerpt "Your Highness, the Archduke," the aide whispered, trembling hard to cover his laughter from bursting out. "The child... she is clinging to your leg again." Kaelus looked down. The tiny creature known as Seraphina was attached to his calf like a barnacle, drooling on his pristine military trousers. "She is fearless," Kaelus murmured, misinterpreting her desperate need for his ghost-repelling aura as familial affection. "The assassins are approaching, yet she seeks comfort only in the eye of the storm. She is the perfect bait." Seraphina, currently trying to avoid eye contact with a headless ghost hovering three feet away, squeezed her eyes shut. 'Just don't move. If I let go, the headless guy will ask me where his nose is again.' "Sir," the aide hesitated. "She's... eating your cloak." "Let her eat," Kaelus commanded, drawing his sword. "Whatever she wants, she gets. Except for freedom."
CoffeePrincess · 1m Views

Birth of the Ruler: The Emergence of the Primordial Race

Tags: Celestials, Demons, Titans, Magic, .... Before Earth’s destruction, Zion was involved in a tragic accident that caused his soul to escape the planet. This event spared him from witnessing the catastrophic disaster that annihilated all life, leaving no living creature behind. However, Earth and every soul connected to it underwent an on imaginable distribution as they got refined by the Celestial being for its mysterious purpose. Both souls and matter were erased from existence. After 1,000 cosmic years, Zion was reborn as a Titan, a member of the legendary Primordial Race. Myths tell of how, after creating the Seven Heavens and the Seven Hells, the Cosmos populated them with two opposing forces: the Celestial Race, who adhered to cosmic laws to refine their divinity, and the Demon Race, who defied those same laws in their pursuit of power. But the Celestials and Demons were not the Cosmos’ final creations. A third race was unintentionally born, the Primordials, beings capable of bending the very laws of reality. Feared for their overwhelming power, their existence threatened the delicate balance of creation. To prevent chaos, the Cosmos sacrificed itself, using its own essence to seal the Primordials at the edge of the Void, far beyond the reach of the heavens and hells. Zion, born as the first true Primordial through natural birth, an act that defied cosmic laws, became a member of the Nihiliths, a noble Void Primordial clan. His unique existence granted him unparalleled abilities to manipulate the fabric of reality itself, marking him as a being of extraordinary potential. But his life was far from easy. The Celestials and Demons, unable to rival the Primordials’ power, discovered loopholes in the ancient seal. Out of envy and greed, they began abducting newborn Primordials, exploiting their essence for twisted experiments, weapons, and forbidden alchemy. Zion uncovers a dark truth: the destruction of Earth was not a natural catastrophe but a calculated act to prevent humanity’s evolution into a race capable of rivaling the heavens. Now, Zion must rise as the leader of the scattered and sealed Primordials. He must unite his people, protect them from the relentless schemes of Celestials and Demons, and uncover the secrets behind the Cosmos’ ultimate sacrifice. To reclaim the Primordials’ rightful place in the universe, Zion must embrace his full potential, even if it means bending the laws of creation itself and challenging the balance of existence. releasing day: Thursday
Primordial001 · 405.8k Views

Starting With SSS-rank: I Get A New Skill Every Livestream

One day, I decided to end my short livestreaming career. Not that I had ever started it with the intention of earning money. My life had hit rock bottom: a disappointment to my family, painfully average in academics, buried under massive debt after my company failed, and to top it all off, the one person who had been my emotional support, my loving girlfriend, cheated on me. Yes, life had turned into hell. So I chose to cut off all distractions and focus solely on my studies. However, the moment I went live to announce my decision, the few viewers I had exploded in rage. [There will be slaughter! Whoever made my Kyle sad deserves to burn in hell!] [My time with Kyle… gone… that demands… massacre.] [Kyle… Kyle… don’t go…] Then came a suggestion. [I have sent a gift for you. I hope that helps change your mind.] That gift, sent by one of my regular viewers, completely changed my life. I learned that the world I lived in wasn’t as simple as I had believed. Nightmares, shadows, ghouls, curses… they were as real as humans. And with the blessing I received, I became part of that hidden world. On top of that, I received a system that sometimes rewards me simply for existing. It’s crazy. The viewers I thought were just regular people were all deities. •••••••• A/N: For the first few arcs, the protagonist will operate in secrecy, and there is a good reason for it. The main character will experience sudden growth in strength, as this story isn’t about gradual power-building but about personal connections and slice of life. Expect heavy slice of life in this one. And please read through the free chapters before passing judgment. https://ko-fi.com/rashcore
RashCore · 1.6m Views

The Last Step

They will call him a fool. Maybe sometimes a god. However, most, will forget his name. In this world, magic alone cannot win a war. Neither can intelligence. Neither can science. The Demons, Elves, Dragons, Beastkin, Dwarfs, and Fairies have spent 7,000 years proving it, and humanity, the weakest race alive, has paid for every lesson. Its end was close. It wasn't a story where a hero is born. They created an artificial weapon. Kaiser Everhart has no morality. No ethics. No greed. No fear. No heart. He cannot feel what other people feel, so he copies it, and he imitates it so well that his friends think he is kind, his enemies think he is a coward, and no one has ever caught him fooling. He does not care about humanity. He never has. He cares about one promise. A childhood friend once taught him that a life is worth saving, even a broken one, even when logic says no. He never understood why she was right. He promised her he would find out. And promised himself to cherish that smile of hers. So he ascends. He is building a staircase to heaven out of the one thing heaven rejects: competence. He is using what no god has ever combined, magic, science, and brutal intelligence that has no end. And he is not climbing to stay. He is climbing to bring someone back down. Every step takes something from him. He knows it. He keeps climbing anyway. He loses himself one piece at a time, and the world never notices, because it is too busy praying to him. Heroes get rescued by the people they save. Nobody is coming for him. "Was it worth it, Kaiser?" "Yes." He always smiles when he says it. This is a dark fantasy where anything goes. Every victim has a story nobody wrote down. Long before Kaiser, another man climbed the same stairs. He gave everything to humanity, then stopped believing in it. Now they are walking toward each other, and only one can be right. A slow-burn dark fantasy of war, politics, science, magic, romance and the price of becoming a god. Long chapters, big payoffs. No heroes exist. Two ways to begin: - Chapter 1: The full adventure, and the biggest payoff. - Chapter 144 (The Void's Tale): A standalone origin with no magic and no lore. Meet him early, then come back!
KaisefR · 634.4k Views