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The Exiled Prince With the Divine Attribute System

Alex was reborn into Blue Star, a world of advanced technology and modern comforts, yet ruled by the ancient, unchanging power of royal families. As a prince of the mighty Roshar Kingdom, he was born into luxury but cursed with minimal talent for the martial arts that defined this world's elite. Seeing the brutal intrigue within his own family, his sole ambition became a simple one: to avoid the throne's bloody games and survive a long, quiet life of privileged obscurity. That plan shattered when he was framed for a rebellion he knew nothing about. Cast out by the king without a trial or explanation and abandoned by a mother who refused to even say goodbye, Alex was exiled to the Wall—the world's most feared military penal colony. As a low-ranking, seemingly untalented warrior, everyone believed he was being sent to a silent death. But the Wall was not a prison. It was the grim, hidden truth from the normal people. Here, Alex witnessed the real war: a daily, desperate struggle against nightmarish monsters, a crisis kept secret from the peaceful, modern world behind a veil of royal and Council lies. Facing the terror for the first time, he realized the world's cruel hypocrisy and his own terrifying fragility. Yet, in the carnage, he discovered a latent, macabre gift: the ability to harvest strength from the fallen. This power could change everything, offering a path to survival and vengeance. But even as he grasps this chance, burning questions haunt him: Why was he, the deliberately passive prince, chosen as the pawn? Why did his father condemn him without a word? Why is the true horror of their world buried beneath a facade of normalcy? Armed with a secret that could elevate him or mark him for death, Alex must now navigate this brutal reality, seeking strength in the shadows while chasing the answers that could unravel the very foundations of his world.
A_raane · 1k Views

Whispers of the Obsidian Veil

In a city built on lies, the truth doesn’t set you free—it devours you. Kaelen Veyne walks into Eldmere like a ghost returning to his own grave. Once a revered acolyte of the Veiled Choir—a secret order that wove reality from memory and silence—he vanished after the Cataclysm of Ashveil, an event that erased a city and branded him its destroyer. Now, seven years later, he’s back. Not for redemption. Not for revenge. But for the one person the world insists is dead: his sister, Elara. But Eldmere is no ordinary city. Its canals run with salt and secrets. Its lanterns don’t hold flame—they trap echoes of the dead. And beneath its gilded spires, something ancient is waking: the Obsidian Pantheon, gods who feed on regret and wear forgotten names like stolen skin. When bodies begin washing ashore—mouths sewn shut, eyes gouged out, palms branded with forbidden sigils—Kaelen realizes someone is reenacting the ritual that shattered the world. Worse: they’re using Elara’s stolen memories as fuel. To stop them, he must descend into catacombs where time unravels, outwit a Luminarch commander who knows his darkest sin, and face a thief named Mira whose brother is now a puppet of the dead. Kaelen doesn’t fight with brute force. He fights with perception. With silence. With truths so sharp they cut through illusion like glass. Every move is a gambit. Every word, a weapon. And every step closer to Elara drags him deeper into a conspiracy older than civilization—one that claims he was never the hero… only the sacrifice. But Kaelen has one advantage the gods forgot: He remembers what they tried to erase. And this time, he won’t stop until the veil burns.
SahilZzz · 474 Views

Gilded Ashes: When Shadows Reign

He should have died. But someone - or something - made a mistake. When shadows devour everything he ever knew, Raizen is left with nothing but grief - and a vow to hunt down and kill every Nyx: dark creatures with an even darker past. Now, he walks in a world on the edge of collapse: From the depths of the Underworks to the halls of Lotus Academy and the ranks of the Vanguards, he's surrounded by ruthless rivals, living nightmares, corrupted authority, evolving monsters, and secrets powerful enough to kill. If he wants to survive, he must grow stronger. But if he wants to win, he may have to burn everything in his way. A story with battles of unimaginable scale. A world that still echoes from disaster. Awakened powers that break every known limit. Will Raizen's spark ignite a new dawn... Or vanish beneath eternal darkness? ━━━━━⋅•⋅ ⊰∙∘ ☽ ✧ ☾ ∘∙⊱⋅•⋅━━━━━ A few words from the author: Hey there! Thanks for checking out Gilded Ashes! I'm not gonna keep you much, most things I'd love to tell you are explained in the pinned review! (make sure to check it out) Raizen starts out broken... But he doesn't stay that way. Every chapter he grows sharper, faster, and more dangerous - until the world realizes it should've feared him from the start. Dive into the free chapters, at least. You have nothing to lose! Gilded Ashes is my Dream. So you can rest assured that I won't drop it until the very end. Speaking of the very end... We're still far, far from it. The journey has only just begun!
Sqair · 545.1k Views

After the Crash, the System Awakened

Leena is nineteen, a Computer Science student from a middle-class family in Bangalore, preparing to begin her undergraduate degree with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence. Her life is simple, structured, and full of hope. Everything ends on a rainy night. A violent car crash kills her father, John—an honest accountant—and her younger brother. Her mother survives but is left permanently paralyzed. The family’s savings vanish in hospital bills, leaving Leena without tuition fees, stability, or a future she once believed in. She survives. That is when everything changes. While recovering in the hospital, Leena begins to hear a voice inside her head—calm, precise, emotionless. It introduces itself as a System. Not a hallucination. Not a dream. An interface appears in her mind. Task Assigned. Objective: Survive. Reward: Financial Support Activated. Soon after, money appears in her account—small amounts at first. Enough to pay bills. Enough to breathe. The System gives her tasks. Simple at the beginning. Observe. Analyze. Collect information. For every task completed, she is rewarded—money, access, influence, skills no ordinary person should possess. The rewards grow more powerful as the tasks grow darker. As Leena digs deeper into her father’s death, the System begins guiding her toward the truth. It pushes her to revisit old files, overheard conversations, and financial records tied to her father’s workplace. Slowly, a terrifying picture forms. The crash was not an accident. John had refused to help his boss cover up massive financial fraud. He knew too much. He said no. The System does not ask Leena what she wants. It tells her what must be done. Each task brings her closer to justice—and further away from the girl she once was. Power solves her problems, but it also isolates her. The more she completes, the more control the System takes. Money is no longer the real reward. Power is. And power always has a price. Now Leena must decide whether she is using the System to uncover the truth—or whether the System is using her to finish something that began long before the crash. Because the System never gives without taking. And once awakened, it does not shut down.
Mishal_1591 · 8.5k Views