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Death has a taste - Kiss me or Die

She was never meant to save him. #DarkRomance #smut #ForbiddenLove #SlowBurnRomance #MorallyGreyML #ImpossibleLove #Angst In a world where humans lived unaware of the supernatural shaping their lives, she walked among them as a living curse. Being an orphan, financially struggling, being bullied at college, and her boss’s constant harassment pushed her to make a rash decision one night. She tried to end her life. Instead of dying, she was condemned to an existence worse than death—immortality. And that choice came back to haunt her! By day, she lived as an ordinary woman. At night, she was forced to witness the deaths of selected humans being killed, while she lingered in ghost form, powerless. She could only give them the final warmth before the soul left their body. Until one night, death went wrong! A feared mafia leader, a billionaire who runs Crown empire, covered in blood, was taking his last breath. His eyes met hers through the veil between life and death. When she asked for his final wish, he gave an answer she had not seen coming. A kiss.... Without thinking too much, she granted him a kiss. A soft, fleeting kiss that was meant to be meaningless. Days later, in a busy cafe bathed in morning light, he entered her life again. Alive! Breathing! Human? Their eyes met briefly, and he looked away as though she were nothing more than a stranger. That same night, the Grim Reaper appeared before her once more. The very being who had cursed her returned with an ultimatum. If she wanted her curse lifted, she had one year to complete an impossible task. The man who had escaped death must fall in love with her—and he must never kiss anyone else! If he kissed another person, the curse would reach them. She would then be bound to make that person fall in love with her as well. And if they kissed someone else, the curse would continue to spread—binding her to an endless chain of impossible loves. If she failed, the man who had survived death would be cursed, too. But his punishment would be far crueller than hers. Instead of witnessing one death each night, they would both be forced to witness countless deaths—night after night. All because of her one decision to end her life... All because of one kiss... She searched for him online, clinging to hope until it withered. The man she was bound to seduce had buried love with his dead girlfriend and numbed the absence by changing women every week, never letting one stay long enough to matter. And now, the question was no longer whether she could save herself. It was whether fate had set her up to destroy them both. *Content Warning This is a dark novel. Do not expect vanilla love or gentle romance. The story explores raw emotions, moral ambiguity, and an impossible kind of love that unfolds in unsettling, unconventional ways. Some dialogues are intentionally raw, and certain situations may be intense or uncomfortable. This novel is for readers who seek dark themes, flawed characters, and romance that defies norms.*
Trimohini · 419 Views

BOUND BY A LANTERN LIGHTS

Synopsis In the modern world, Ling Tian wakes in a hospital after an accident on Floating Plaza Bridge, desperate to find his brother Yang. He learns Yang died swerving to avoid a fallen tree and save three children during a storm-induced mudslide. Grieving, Ling Tian visits The Lantern’s Fate—the shop he and Yang dreamed of opening—where Wu Lan arrives with a finished bird lantern identical to his birthmark, which Yang had left for their opening day. The two confess their long-held feelings for each other and agree to hang the lantern in Yang’s honor. That night, Ling Tian’s birthmark glows warm, pulling him into a vision of a mountain ledge in an unknown place. A boy who looks exactly like him—Lin Yun—lies wounded, clutching a glowing green plant as three armed men approach. Lin Yun presses the plant into Ling Tian’s hand and shares his wish to be strong enough to protect others before passing away. When their skin touches, a wave of light merges them, and Ling Tian vanishes from his bedroom, leaving only his green stone necklace and the blinking bird lantern to alarm Wu Lan and his parents. Ling Tian wakes in Lin Yun’s body on the cold ledge, then later finds himself tended to by a broad-shouldered man with Yang’s eyes, who teases him and insists on being called "Master Baby." The pair travels to The Crooked Mug tavern, where an old bearded man and a bright-eyed young girl approach their table, with the girl exclaiming that Ling Tian (as Lin Yun) is "the one." The girl helps herself to bread while the old man plays a flute and sings a song about time, space, and hidden paths, then shows off a glowing drink called "Brook-Song Gold" before they depart. When Yang returns slightly drunk, he steals two horses to escape the stable owner’s wrath, and Ling Tian clumsily mounts the second horse. They ride past cultivation sect lands—Sunfire Clan, Dragon’s Scale Herb Gardens, Earth Spirit Sect, and Misty Cloud Sect—before reaching Grass Valley Village. Yang notices Ling Tian’s unusual spiritual energy and questions him, then brushes it off as a joke. In the village, Ling Tian unconsciously releases a wave of energy to protect children from a falling tree branch, surprising guard Da Peng with powers he didn’t have days before. At the family estate, Ling Tian’s boxing stances confuse his father Lord Lin Wei, who scolds him before sensing his open meridians in awe. His sister Xiao runs to embrace him, and his mother Lady Mei Lian calms her husband. From the roof, the old man and girl sing their song again, then transform into radiant, divine forms before vanishing in silver mist. As Ling Tian’s hand touches his father’s, a jolt of power passes between them.
jayveh32 · 851 Views

Reborn as a Mechanist with a God-Tier System

‘Ah shit, is this… Earth?’ In the far future, humanity has collapsed beneath the weight of its own technology. Megacities rose, AIs became rulers, and biological evolution was rewritten through genetic design. The world changed. Instead of humans, there are Synths, Geneforms, and AI Constructs. And instead of meow meow and woof woof, there are Neon Beasts- beasts mutated by the corruption of ADE. Leon Ardent, an assistant temporal engineer for SpaceX woke up in this strange dystopian world with neon skylines and aurora-like storms. One question lingered. ‘Where… am I?’ DING! ~----~ [ChronoSystem Rebooting…] [You have received your first Mission: Survive the First Cycle] ~----~ Well, things do escalate fast. Just like that, Leon was thrown into a cyberpunk world with weird skies, weird ecosystem, a weirder system, and with fragmented memories of his past. Only one thing gave him hope, his expertise as an engineer. “If I can build, I can live”. … [Author’s NOTE: It’s October 31st in Shibuya, and history records it that this book starts today. All I can say is give it a try. I won’t make promises, just know that I’m giving this my all, and I’ll appreciate any form of support. Thanks.] *This book will be written in 3rd person POV. If you have any queries, you can comment at the bottom of each chapter. I’ll try my best to read comments every day, and reply to them if there are queries. *I’ll try my best to thoroughly proofread every chapter and avoid any mistakes, no matter how small, but if you see one don’t hesitate to point it out. *I’m not expecting them, but an author can hope. So, any super gift will supercharge me to write more, and I’ll give a 5 chapter mass release for any super gift in appreciation. Lastly, happy reading.
GREAT · 208.5k Views

Eternal Emerald Dragon

A young man was given a second chance in a new world. He died saving a life but now he must navigate the brutal world of cultivation and fighting against fate. Nothing is free, especially a second chance. Follow Lind as he discovers the world of cultivation and the dark secret of why he was given a second chance. ******* Discord: https://discord.gg/55XfdSG33h First novel on webnovel. I only self-published one other original work on Amazon. I will setup a Discord later. I hope people enjoy this world as I have enjoyed many others. Please note, this will not be fast paced and while it is a harem, I firmly believe relationships should be real as opposed to: Here is MC and new woman that will be his just because. Cover Artist: Amberlarkart IG: http://www.instagram.com/amberlarkart Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/amberlarkart Website: http://www.amberlarkart.com/ She is amazing! Goals: Effective August 12th 2024 as Webnovel tracks dates: Power Stones: 275 Stones = 2 bonus chapters; 500 Stones = 3 bonus chapters; and 700 = 5 bonus chapters. Golden Tickets: Every 75 tickets = 3 Bonus chapters. Assessed weekly and/or end of month Gifts: Gift below 2000 Coin one = 1 bonus chapter per gift (limit 2 per week per person) Dragon (red 2000 one) = 2 Bonus chapters Castle = 3 bonus chapters Ship = 5 bonus chapters Golden Treasure = 8 bonus chapters Gifts will include name of person who sent it unless you do not wish to be called out. Please note while I will try to stack these, I am only human! I will revise but go for most chapters to bonus as possible. Thank you all for anything we reach and I hope you continue to enjoy story!
mythosarcana · 1.7m Views

The Cube Queen's Apocalypse Feast

#NoCP #PlayingPig (This novel is one of my favorites. I’ve gone back and reread it about 5–6 times now.) Jing Shu has seen the end of the world, and it’s literally a storm of epic proportions, and she’s been given the ultimate do-over: a ten-year rewind. Thrown back in time to just two months before everything goes to hell, she has one mission: to make her apocalypse as comfortable as possible. Forget just surviving. While others are scrambling for canned beans, Jing Shu is building a fortified sanctuary, raising soon-to-be-extinct poultry for gourmet meals, and cultivating a garden of forgotten veggies. Armed with a mysterious evolving cube that grants her a private pocket dimension and a magical spirit spring water, she’s set to ride out the disaster in style. But what’s the point of living like a queen if you can’t enjoy a little revenge? The apocalypse is about to get a serious upgrade in style, and Jing Shu can’t wait for her enemies to see what they’re missing. Let them hear the sizzle of her steak and smell the aroma of her barbecue. Their despair is just the seasoning she needs. In a world where humanity itself is changing, mutating into powerful "New Humans" fused with the chaos, Jing Shu is ready to evolve right along with them. She’s got her cube, her spring, and a plan. The storm is coming, and she has a front-row seat. === English Original Title:《I'm planting a field in the end times》 (Note: Title adapted for tone and readability while preserving the story’s core themes.) Status: Completed
Reiya_Alberich · 492.8k Views