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Path To Vendetta

Its the late 1990s, the tensions and hostile relations brought forth by the Cold war have began to thaw and the threat of another large scale war being fought has slowly settled into the past. However, behind this facade of "peace", numerous regional conflicts still remain in Africa, one of the last parts of world that has yet to be conquered by neither East or West. The African state of Zaire remains in the hands of Eastern backed guerilla insurgents, whom are pushing against the Western backed national army. Despite France's and Belgium's intervention in the region, allied casualties continue to hike up and more land is lost to the insurgent fighters. Soon, the world would begin condemning the insurgent fighters for their war crimes. However, in another bold move, the insurgents manage to kidnap and get a hold of the EU's defense commisioner and the director of the US' Department of Defense, both of whom heavily spoke out against the insurgents. The world now watches in shock, as seemingly out of nowhere, the threat of war was already returning. The extremity of the situation prompts the Joint Special Forces Command to take action, who soon begins working together with military organizations within their network to assemble a task force capable of dealing with a situation so fragile. Their mission, with 3 goals to be accomplished: To safely extract the EU's defense commisioner and the DOD's director out of the region, to finish the investigation started by the CIA recon squad and to hijack the insurgent forces in their war against the West.
hydrox67 · 415 Views

God of War - Karmic Cycle [AU]

TLDR What if instead of landing in the realms of Norse Gods, Kratos finds himself stranded within the realms of Hindu Mythology? ___ Summary After his last stand atop Mount Olympus, Kratos believed his bloody saga had finally come to an end. But death has other plans. Awakening in a mysterious, ancient land alive with powerful gods and unfamiliar legends, he finds himself face-to-face with a new pantheon - one as vast and intricate as the one he once tore apart. Without the blinders of vengeance clouding his vision, Kratos is forced to confront himself as never before. Without enemies to chase or grudges to fuel him, he must reckon with the monstrous deeds of his past and question the path that brought him here. Is there still a chance for redemption, even for someone like him? This is a journey of self-discovery, repentance, and growth - a path that might lead Kratos to something he has never known: peace. ___ Author's Note This is an AU (Alternate/Author's Universe) that picks up from where God of War 3 leaves off. Note that the label AU is important as I take some creative liberty when painting certain elements of the Hindu Mythos. The ratio of content that is true to the source material and my interpretation is 90/10. Though I will not deviate significantly from the crux/core of the mythology, I do need some creative leeway to ensure that the "rules" of the universe are robust and free of plot-holes. For more information on this, please read the Preface chapter. ___ FAQ Q: Will Kratos be killing gods? A: Maybe. Q: Will "X" (god or character) make an appearance? A: Maybe. Q: Will "X" (event) take place? A: Maybe. Q: Will there be a harem? A: No.
Junior_Sundar · 97.5k Views

The Eternal Devourer

Three years ago, Chen Xuan was a genius on the verge of breakthrough. Body Tempering Ninth Layer Peak at age fifteen, standing at the threshold of Foundation Establishment, with scouts from all five great sects competing to recruit him. Then Ye Tianlong crippled him. In front of thousands, during the Provincial Youth Tournament, his meridians were systematically destroyed by a forbidden technique. The Absolute Yin Palace protected the perpetrator. The Chen Family fell from grace. His parents died from grief. For three years, he endured humiliation. Called trash. Mocked in the streets. Watching his sister go hungry while their enemies prospered. Until yesterday, when he died. And today, when he woke up. Chen Xuan—no, the FORMER Chen Xuan—is gone. In his place stands a man from another world. A programmer who died from overwork, given a second chance in a body that was once extraordinary. A body that the world thinks is broken beyond repair. They're wrong. [Primordial Devouring System Activated] The weak devour spiritual energy grain by grain, taking decades to advance a single realm. The strong refine pills and treasures, spending fortunes for marginal gains. But Chen Xuan will walk a different path. The Devouring Path. Why refine when you can consume? Why cultivate when you can take? Beasts, techniques, bloodlines, treasures—even the laws themselves can be devoured. His enemies destroyed a genius. They created a monster. And this monster remembers every insult. Every betrayal. Every person who kicked the Chen Family when they were down. Ye Tianlong thought he'd crippled a rival. He has no idea what's coming for him. --- This is the story of the weakest becoming the strongest. The cripple becoming the conqueror. The fallen becoming eternal. This is the legend of The Eternal Devourer.
AFKMaster · 1.4k Views

Arcana Null : 22 - The Fool Who Imprisoned Fate

Zekai is twenty-two and has already decided that life is meaningless. He has no job, no ambition, and no interest in the future. While others chase purpose, he watches from the sidelines, convinced that the world runs on illusions people are too afraid to question. Then his grandfather dies during a circus performance. The death is ruled an accident. The silence afterward is not. Something is left behind—something old, something deliberate. From that moment, Zekai begins to notice what others cannot: patterns beneath coincidence, intent behind tragedy, and a presence that seems amused by his existence. The city changes around him. Crimes grow stranger. People disappear without explanation. Whispers spread of a figure who appears in moments of fear—part savior, part nightmare. Zekai does not seek to become anything. He only reacts. Yet the more he intervenes, the more the world pushes back. Every choice carries consequences he cannot escape. Every step forward reveals another layer of truth he was never meant to see. Some paths offer power. Some demand sacrifice. Some do not allow turning back. As Zekai is pulled deeper into a hidden side of the city—where justice, guilt, desire, and fate collide—he is forced to confront a question no one can answer for him: Is freedom something you choose… or something taken from you the moment you play along? Because this story is not about destiny fulfilled. It is about what remains when the final number is reached— 22.
Haise_Hkr · 1.3k Views

Witch, Fireball and Steam God

In an empire where steam-powered industry collides with forbidden mysticism, cursed artifacts roam unchecked, containment agencies struggle to hold the unknown at bay, and fanatics whisper the names of slumbering evil gods beneath a blood-red moon. When Ethan awakens in this perilous world on the outskirts of the imperial capital, he has no legendary bloodline, no divine blessing—only a single, beginner-level spell: Fireball. While ancient gods stir, new deities ascend, and dark cults scheme in the shadows, Ethan chooses the most practical path to survival—practice the same spell, over and over again. Day after day. Year after year. As the empire weakens under political turmoil and a prophet’s ominous prediction of civilization’s end begins to unfold, strange anomalies plague the frontier towns: werewolves that shouldn’t exist, cursed objects that twist minds, and rituals that poison entire settlements. But something is wrong. The “basic” spells Ethan has painstakingly mastered don’t behave the way they should. Fireballs fall like meteors. Ice Arrows pierce like artillery. And every improvement brings him one step closer to truths humanity was never meant to uncover. In a world racing toward annihilation—where witches return from death, steam machines grind against arcane horrors, and gods demand sacrifice—Ethan must decide: Is he still practicing magic… —or has he already begun rewriting the rules of it?
Inkveil_ · 3.5k Views