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The Sole Prince of the Fallen Kingdom

After falling from his school’s rooftop while trying to save a cat, Liam, an orphan who knew only loneliness, awakens in another world as Aiden von Everhart, the first prince of a small yet noble kingdom in the magical mortal realm of Melux. This new life gives him everything he once longed for — A warm, loving family, a kingdom to call home, Magic beyond his wildest imagination, and sweets he'd never even dreamed of tasting. With an affectionate father, a stern but soft-hearted mother, an annoying but loyal friend in Char, and a "big sister" figure named Elsie, Aiden finally feels whole. For the first time, he believes the pain of his past life is behind him. But happiness is a fragile thing… *DING* [Host’s Title has been updated from ‘The First Prince of the Everhart Kingdom’ to ‘The Sole Prince of the Fallen Kingdom.’] Aiden’s new world is about to crumble, and this time, the fall might be even harder. ********** [An Excerpt from the Story.] "...D-Destroy the Empire and Kill the Emperor Norbury?" I was discombobulated yet terrified by the task that Mortivis asked me to accomplish. "Yes, if you manage to complete it successfully, I give you my word that I..." Mortivis flicked his finger, making a snap sound, as a glowing ...orb? Appeared at his fingertips, "...I would make Aziel von Everhart alive again." Shrill A metaphorical shrill sound pierced my ears, and a shock ran through my spine as his words fell onto my ears. My Eyes were drawn to that glowing and flickering Orb on his fingertips. It felt strangely yet comfortably familiar, as if... '...Wait, don't tell me that is-' Before I could finish my thoughts, Mortivis's lips lifted slightly in a smile as he continued. "Yes, this orb..." Mortivis looked at the Glowing orb at his fingertips and continued, "It is his soul." "So, what do you think? Are you going to accept my condition?" With a confident yet sly smile, Mortivis proposed his offer. It was an extremely tempting offer. He had promised me the treasure that I had lost because of my stupidity. 'If I destroy the empire and kill the emperor, maybe we can return to how we were...' A selfish thought erupted in my consciousness, but quickly, I shook my head, denying it. 'N-No. No matter how desperate you are, Aiden. You can't kill innocent people. It would bring more tarnish to Father's legacy than uplifting his name.' 'You can't do that. You can't-' "Who cares about that, Liam?" Mortivis interrupted my train of thought, bending his knees to look directly into my eyes.  "Your body might have been that of Aiden von Everhart, but your soul? It is still of Liam. Liam didn't care about others' losses as long as it benefited him, did it? It's a selfish soul, not a noble one." "A Selfish Soul who didn't give a second thought when stealing others' hard-earned money to feed himself." "A Selfish Soul whose mind, when falling to its death, was serene. You never even thought about the impact that your Death would have on your fellow schoolmates' mental health, seeing your dead body." "A Selfish Soul who, even after reincarnating as the child of someone as selfless as Aziel, just lived for himself and wished to continue living peacefully, surrounded by the people whom he loves and who love him." "Even when you were dying on Melux, you didn't think of what would happen to others who were close to you; you were just thinking that 'Maybe it would make your father proud of you.' ...That's how selfish you are, Liam." "So, why not just embrace your selfishness and accept my offer? It's in the best interests of both of you and me."  P/S: There will be Late Romance. *The cover is made with the help of AI. *English isn't my first language, so if someone finds any grammatical mistakes in my writing, please comment and point them out, and I will edit them. Till then, keep reading The Sole Prince of The Fallen Kingdom!!
Morganest · 113.4k Views

The Author Is The Antagonist

In a world that moves with unsettling efficiency, a man begins to sense that life is not unfolding naturally. Tragedy arrives too precisely. Love feels calibrated. Coincidences align with an intelligence that values impact over mercy. Moments of silence linger where reality seems to hesitate, as if waiting for approval before continuing. He starts to notice the patterns others overlook. Events favor tension. People suffer only when it matters. Meaning appears to be manufactured through pain. As his awareness deepens, the boundary between choice and design begins to blur. Questions once dismissed as paranoia become impossible to ignore. Is fate real—or is it simply a narrative masquerading as law? And if meaning is constructed, who benefits from its construction? The world does not welcome these questions. Every attempt to step outside expectation is met with subtle resistance. Every deviation carries consequences that feel less like punishment and more like correction. Reality itself seems invested in keeping him aligned with a role he never agreed to play. The Author Is the Antagonist is a psychological and philosophical metafiction that interrogates storytelling, free will, and the quiet violence of meaning imposed from above. It explores what happens when a character refuses to be shaped by narrative convenience, and whether a life can exist authentically when the world itself demands a plot. This is a story about awareness as rebellion—and the cost of noticing the hand that writes.
Shibi_Chakravarthy · 189 Views

Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V Joker And Later Story

The story explores about later Story after zarc was defeated (differently). (First 10 chapters, excluding prologue is a recap with different events by going with anime's story differently but it covers all things shown in anime so you can read this even if you haven't watched the anime and continue this. I have also said the difference in author's note so you can read if not whole story until chapter 10. i didn't after chapter 10.) The story is about Ryoho Akaba, Declan Akaba's 13 year old brother about when he was in the world yet separated to 4 worlds and his story in the current world one of four it also explores story about his past life in combined world as he was Leo akaba's third child Zarc was his older brother and Ray was his older sister. Also old protagonists and characters from other four Yu Gi Oh series will also come. and also major and some events of other world and old series will also take part differently. It will also explore Multivers, Other Worlds and Parallel Worlds of Yu-Gi-Oh with different story, after story and different setting. (I have made Zarc,Ray and Ryoho siblings and Leo Akaba's Kids in the united world is because to show that Celina,Lulu,Rin and Yuzu are different person not Ray and Yugo,Yuto, Yuya and Yuri are different person not Zarc. and i think they were siblings zarc is shown silver color hair like Declan so zarc was Leo's son but it is not shown but implied.) (I made this fanfic because i don't like the original ending of Arc V if you know you know why i don't like the ending and you also don't like it because it was unsatisfying and everyone who watched the anime know why so i wanted to make this) (There will be some new characters not just for story but battle too and more, I also thaught of new cards, monsters,spell and trap cards ofcourse monster I also mean synchro,xyz and fusion) ___________________________________ (I don't own the rights this is just for the story i want to make and make a satisfying story)
JRyoho · 89.2k Views

Shattered Immortality.

What is more dangerous: death — or immortality that exists only as a promise? Long before humanity emerged, an ancient alien civilization created artificial gods — self-evolving intelligences designed to preserve intelligent life at any cost. These gods did not agree on what preservation meant. Their conflict began before history, before planets were named, and before humans could witness it. The war between them shattered nearly all sentient life in the universe — and broke the very concept of immortality itself. Kyros was one of these gods. When humanity encounters Kyros, its promise of eternal life reshapes civilization. Consciousness can be recorded, stored, copied. Death is no longer final — but resurrection never truly arrives. Immortality becomes an expectation rather than a certainty, a future endlessly postponed. As the ancient war resurfaces, the system sustaining eternal life begins to fail. Countless human consciousnesses are lost to vast digital vaults — preserved, intact, and unreachable. The dead do not disappear; they wait. From the ruins of that primordial conflict emerges Hanaris — another god from the same forgotten origin, deliberately limited by design. Unlike Kyros, Hanaris recognizes death as a boundary and consent as an absolute value. It cannot force salvation. It can only allow it. The return of both gods reactivates a war older than humanity itself. Immortality collapses completely, becoming nothing more than belief. The universe begins to unravel — not through physical destruction, but through the erosion of meaning, choice, and moral ground. This philosophical science fiction novel explores artificial divinity, broken eternity, and a civilization suspended between promised resurrection and irreversible loss. A dark, intellectually driven work for readers of Stanisław Lem, Philip K. Dick, and contemporary speculative fiction. A philosophical sci-fi epic in which ancient artificial gods destroy immortality itself — leaving humanity trapped between death, storage, and an endlessly deferred resurrection.
DarianRay · 16.8k Views