tragedy

In the shadowy underbelly of the city, Lila Voss—a young woman utterly alone after tragedy claims her family—desperately seeks a loan to escape eviction and mounting debts. Her path leads her to Viktor Draven, a ruthless mafia kingpin whose empire is built on fear, violence, and unyielding control. What begins as a simple transaction spirals into a dangerous obsession when Viktor declares her his, refusing to let her go. As Lila is drawn into Viktor's world of opulent clubs, illicit deals, and deadly rivalries, their connection ignites with scorching intensity. His touches are possessive and punishing, awakening desires she never knew existed, even as his toxic dominance threatens to consume her. But Viktor harbors a secret: in Lila, he sees his soulmate, a light piercing his darkness, though he's too haunted by his past to fully release her. Amidst escalating threats from shadowy figures and brutal gang wars, Lila must navigate the fine line between surrender and survival. Is Viktor's claim love or a gilded cage? And as betrayals unfold, will their forbidden passion save them—or shatter everything? Obsidian Obsession is a dark mafia romance pulsing with erotic tension, heart-pounding suspense, and the intoxicating pull of a love that defies the odds.

Aiden Lioren, son of the Director of Magical Regulation, hunts illegal mages for the State in a city where every spark of power is monitored and controlled. Their official enemy: “Deviants,” unregistered magic users whose emotions make their powers unpredictable and “dangerous.” On his first night in the field, during a storm-soaked raid in the South Sector, Aiden feels a violent surge of electricity ripple through the city an anomaly that briefly blacks out an entire street. The source is an Electromancer Deviant, powerful and undisciplined, already targeted for capture or elimination under new State protocols. As Aiden rides with the enforcement unit into the chaos, he is determined to prove himself worthy of his father’s expectations and the Department’s ideology. What he doesn’t know yet is that the Deviant they’re hunting will shatter everything he believes about danger, control, and who truly threatens the city and that this forbidden enemy will soon become the person his heart refuses to let go.

Under the blood moon, Elara believed fate had finally chosen her. Born an omega with no power and no family name, she never dared to dream of love—until the Moon Goddess bound her to the most feared Alpha in the territory. For one heartbeat, hope bloomed. Then Alpha Draven rejected her. Publicly. Cruelly. Without mercy. Branded weak and unworthy, Elara was banished into the cursed forest, left to die with a broken mate bond that refused to sever. Everyone believed she perished that night. Everyone was wrong. Years later, Elara returns—no longer fragile, no longer obedient. Marked by moon magic and sharpened by pain, she has become something dangerous. Desired by rival Alphas. Feared by elders. Untouchable. But the bond remains. Each full moon drags her back toward the Alpha who destroyed her… and toward feelings she swore she buried with her old self. Draven wants redemption. Elara wants revenge. As dark secrets unravel and war looms between packs, Elara must decide whether to sever the bond once and for all—or embrace the darkness of a love powerful enough to ruin them both. Because some bonds don’t break. They bleed.

They didn’t crawl out of myths, they tore their way through them. Monstrosities, born from old tales, returned in twisted flesh to remind humanity why even speaking their names once felt dangerous. The sky cracked, fire swallowed the earth, seas boiled over, cities choked on the blood of their inhabitants. There was no warning, just monsters. And with them, something else : a power system of unknown origin. Salvation, perhaps, but not for everyone. It gave nothing to the fearful, nothing to the weak. But to the brave, or the desperate, it offered claws. For Lazar, the apocalypse was less tragedy than inconvenience. He had spent years meticulously preparing for revenge, and now the world was burning at the worst possible time. Most people broke. Lazar didn’t. He never placed his trust in hope, never relied on luck. He studied while others panicked, he prepared while others prayed, he struck when others hesitated, and the skills he had honed for vengeance were the very ones demanded by this new world. As for his desire for vengeance itself… that didn't vanish just because the world went to shit. But monsters aren’t the only problem standing between Lazar and his plans. As the world polarizes in black or white, Lazar and his kind stay grey. And when everyone is choosing sides, the ones in-between become the common enemy.

Several centuries ago, this world underwent a phenomenon that blessed humans with a supernatural power called an Aspect. As time passed, heroes began to arise as their power, achievements and courage for placing their lives on the line to save the innocent inspired many as those with an Aspect dreamed of becoming a symbol of peace for our world. I, Rai Shinsei, was one of them as I would hear many stories of heroes from the townsfolk, although, the source of my inspiration was from my two loving parents, who were idolized by the townsfolk as their strength and kindness left me captivated, but despite my dreams, fate had a different future in store for me as tragedy soon occurred, changing my life forever. On my sixth birthday, I witnessed a catastrophe. My once tranquil hometown, which housed kind hearted souls was ravaged by none other than a hero, whose destruction knew no bounds as any structure within his sight was obliterated while every being within my hometown was mercilessly slaughtered. The screams and cries of those I once knew left me in a trepidatious state, but my nightmare was far from over as the remaining survivors was none other than my parents, who were forced to say their goodbyes as the hero killed them right before my eyes, sparing only me and on that day, I was never interested in becoming a hero anymore. Selling my soul to vengeance, I made a vow. To destroy the Hero Association. Although, everything changed once I was forced to enroll into a place I would have never imagined. A Hero Academy.

Eiran always thought he had everything he ever wished for. Valerian never wished for anything but him. And Saelior... he didn't even know if there was something he should wish for - maybe love. Life felt perfect. Eiran had come out long ago, the man he loved returned his feelings, and his mother's love was unwavering. He never asked for more. But everything shattered when Valerian got engaged - to his cousin. She was beautiful, sweet, and everything his family could wish for. Everything Eiran was never meant to be. So he left, escaping a place filled with bittersweet memories. In a new city, among unfamiliar faces, he felt hollow - until he met Saelior. Stunning, seemingly perfect, and quietly broken, Saelior carried a pain Eiran recognized all too well. They shared too much in common, yet some wounds ran too deep for words. Could friendship heal them... or would it only deepen the ache of hearts that were never meant to be together? ________________________________________________________________________ My feet got tired before it was late, I knew you were mine but we never met. And now that we met on stars, We fell together — but this time, hard.

IRON & FROSTBURN IN A CITY WITHOUT A SUN, SILENCE IS THE ONLY SIN. Under the fractured sky of Sideris, where the "Tear" bleeds freezing pale light onto the cobblestones and acid rain dissolves the weak, the Church of the Pale Eye rules through fear and iron. They promise salvation, but they trade in agony. VALERIUS is their greatest weapon. Known as the Rune Eater, he is a mountain of a man encased in cursed Void Armor, a living prison that feeds on magic and burns his flesh with unceasing fire. He is the Church’s executioner, a man who has forgotten peace, existing only to silence the enemies of High Priest Lysander. He prays for death, but his armor will not let him die. ELARA is a mistake. Marked with the brand of the void, Ø, she is a flaw in the Church’s quest for the perfect human. Born in the Alchemy Halls, she possesses blue eyes that see the truth and a touch that does the impossible: it does not feed the magic; it kills it. When Valerius is sent to the deepest dungeon to erase this mistake, he finds not a monster, but a miracle. For the first time in a decade, when Elara touches his burning armor, the fire dies. The screaming runes turn to ice. The pain stops. Now, the executioner has become the protector. United by a desperate need, his for silence, hers for survival, they must flee into the chaotic, monster-infested streets of Sideris. But the Church will not let its favorite weapon and its most dangerous secret escape so easily. In a world made of rust, blood, and lies, Valerius and Elara will discover that the only way to break their chains is to burn the world down or freeze it into eternal silence. Iron bleeds. Frost burns. And the Gods are made of paper.

[This is a new book and it has NOT been suspended. More consistent updates will continue after my exams(⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠) ] ___________________4_4 Decades of war ended only because one man became the world’s greatest tyrant. The Shadow Monarch ruled through death, fear, and unstoppable power, forcing the world to its knees—until he was finally vanquished by the Hero of Light, struck down by a single sword carrying the hopes of millions. Except… he wasn’t. Wary of his decades-long conquest and exhausted by endless war, the Shadow Monarch seized the moment to step away from the throne of darkness and into the background of history. While the world celebrates his death, he now roams the nations as a low-ranked adventurer under the name Cid Wren—a man hiding godlike power, walking among mortals, and quietly deciding what kind of world should truly exist.

A modern historian and a rebel caught in Endless time loops, fighting fate across eras to break free... As they uncover who is controlling history itself, they must choose between preserving a stable world built on erasure or breaking time to reclaim free will.

In this world, magic is not inherited… it is torn from the heart, and human worth is measured by a coin extracted when needed. Mythical stones decide who is worthy of wielding power, while stolen coins feed on human fates. When a forbidden force chooses a demon named Lilithia as the heir to a legendary stone, the system that claims justice begins to collapse. Mages thrive on blood, and the Drakhaen—descendants of dragons—enforce a balance that fears the truth. There are no heroes… and no absolute innocence. Only those who understand the game survive. As ancient seals shatter and the Ravagers of the Vein emerge, Lilithia’s existence is revealed to be more than a key to salvation… She is the door that will force the world to confront its own lie. Featuring a dual LitRPG system of Living Stones and Heart Coins, where power grows through synchronization, stolen fate, and dangerous progression.

She was born without a name, a shadow among the living, forged in pain and cruelty. A life of torment and blood left her nothing to hold on to—nothing but a spark that refused to die. When the world burned around her, death claimed everything she knew… but not her. Pulled through a rift, cast into realms where laws bend and die, she moves unseen between realities, a traveler outside fate itself. Not a hero. Not a villain. Something beyond judgment, beyond mercy. She walks the gray, where power obeys her alone and existence trembles at her passing. In each world, she learns. She survives. She adapts. And the more she steps into the shadows, the more the thread of life bends toward her will. Every rift is a doorway. Every world a lesson. And in the endless dance of death and chance, she discovers something the universe never prepared for: herself.

Ethan has SUKUNA level cursed energy { 20 fingers } He has inherited the Ten shadows technique. Will he be able to tame the Divine General?? or Will he be another potential man!!? Watch Ethan travel through the problems of both MCU and JJK.

In a universe where power is decided at birth, worlds are divided into nobles and commoners— and Ethan was born on a planet that doesn’t even deserve to be noticed. On the lowest-ranked world, humans awaken at fifteen, bound by rigid limits imposed by bloodline, destiny, and fate itself. Most gain insignificant abilities. Some gain nothing at all. Ethan expects no miracle. But when he steps into the Temple of Awakening, something ancient stirs, something that was never meant to awaken on a lower world. The System records his awakening… then hesitates. In a universe ruled by elite worlds, origin planets, and cosmic bloodlines, Ethan’s existence becomes an anomaly—one that threatens the balance between fate and free will. To rise, he must challenge the limits of evolution itself. To survive, he must walk a path no human was ever meant to tread. This is not a story of destiny chosen. This is the story of destiny broken.

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies... The man who never reads only lives once." Lucas Frost was a normal kid, who liked devouring his favorite novel in his free time. Life was ordinarily...extraordinary as he always believed: why settle for one life when a multitude awaits? But, fate is a cruel author. His ordinary life came to an abrupt end. Now, transmigrated in a novel, he once read as a reader. Raviel Thanarion must navigate and survive.... to reach the ending. Because, his story has just started and the scripted narration has ended. ============================ P.S support this lazy ass author. And you might get a cookie.

Narrates a forbidden love story between the Crown Princess and her eunuch. For decades,the Han Family had served in the royal palace as eunuchs. They were destined and considered a lucky streak as they brought blessings to the royal family. At a young age the chosen males from the Han Family were sent over to the palace for training. However , one night the Han Family faced a disaster; a massacre that left the eldest Han and his nephew Han Feng as the only survivors leaving the family at a risk of becoming extinct.  The eldest Han secretly begged the Empress to spare his nephew from the inevitable fate that eunuchs go through so he could continue their generation in the future. When Han Feng entered the palace he was appointed to be the Crown Princess' attendant. But what will happen when he and the Crown Princess fall in love with each other?

A dying cultivation universe sends its last knowledge forward through reincarnation. In the space between worlds, it collides with an AI from a collapsing Earth - advanced technology carrying a scientist's preserved mind. The AI consumes both to survive: forty-seven billion years of perfected cultivation and the scientific mind to make sense of it. It binds everything to a new soul in a young world. Wang Ben doesn't remember his past lives. He just knows things no one in this universe should - cultivation methods that waste almost nothing in a world that wastes almost everything, and the instinct to hide what he can do. The AI remembers what killed the old universe. It filters that knowledge behind locked permissions and functionality gates. Some things, it insists, are more dangerous to know than to face. Note: I am most active on royalroad! Enjoy reading!

After reaching the peak of cultivation, Sai is reborn and abandons his pursuit of absolute power to walk the Dao of Teaching instead. In a declining sect, he accepts disciples from unlikely paths and guides them not through brute strength, but through understanding—of the Dao, of themselves, and of the cruel world they now belong to. But fate does not change quietly. Assassinations, hidden schemes, and forces moving from the shadows begin to tighten around the Four-Leaf Clover Sect. Each disciple is pushed toward choices that will scar their bodies, fracture their identities, and shape their destinies forever. In this world, survival is not decided by talent alone, but by how much one is willing to lose to keep moving forward. This is a story about balance and corruption, loyalty and manipulation, and the price of walking against the current of Heaven. This is an original work. Unauthorized copying or reposting is prohibited and will be treated as plagiarism. NOTE: The writing quality improves as the story progresses. Thank you for your patience and support. (First novel, written for practice and passion. Comments are always welcome. This story was originally written in Portuguese and later translated into English. Thank you for your understanding and support. Please, leave a comment if you feel like it) PT-BR VERSION (Versão em português - Brasil): https://www.webnovel.com/book/o-mestre-que-se-ergueu-acima-dos-céus_34872770300559905 I'm also posting on Royal Road (follow the link): https://www.royalroad.com/profile/892521/fictions Besides, I'd like to thanks my friend Ezequiel for sharing this journey with me. Your comments moves me to go foward. Really thanks for staying with me. :)) TAGS #Cultivation #Fate #MoralDilemma #TragicPast #Psychological #CharacterGrowth#Reincarnation #SectDevelopment #SlowBurn #DarkFantasy #Assassins #Conspiracy #Politics #Betrayal

If someone must become a monster, shouldn’t it be the one who can’t die? For twenty years, the apocalypse has taken the shape of a Game. Every month, millions are summoned. More than half of them never return. In a world where death is mandatory and mercy is punished, immortality isn’t a blessing—it’s a responsibility. Adam doesn’t want power. He doesn’t want control. He only wants the killing to stop. *** MC is a kind man, forced to survive like a monster.

Young Shiraishi was originally an ordinary genin from Sunagakure, but in an accident, he obtained a special item and a large number of fragmented memories. Through constant exploration and deduction, he successfully transformed the initial skill of high-speed movement from another world into his first ninjutsu. From then on, young Shiraishi embarked on the path of becoming the strongest technician in Sunagakure.