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Accursed heroes

Two souls. One ritual. A world where mercy is an extinct concept. When Oliver and Emmet are ripped from the mundane comfort of Earth, they don't awaken to the gilded halls of royalty or the benevolent gaze of a king. Instead, they claw their way out of the suffocating silence of The Mourning Wilds, a primordial forest where the air tastes of rot and ancient malice. Surrounding them are the cooling, mangled corpses of the Covenant of the Last Breath—cultists who didn't just summon them, but fed their own vital organs into a ritual pyre to bridge the gap between worlds. There is no guiding system. No radiant Saint. No tutorial. There is only the damp earth, the stench of sacrifice, and the dawning realization that they are utterly alone in a realm that views them as foreign parasites. Before their arrival, a "Goddess" bestowed upon them abilities that defy the laws of physics—powers that feel less like gifts and more like tumors growing within their souls. In a world where the ceiling of strength has been shattered, Oliver and Emmet find their power accelerating with terrifying speed. But in the Mourning Wilds, growth is not a triumph; it is a dinner bell. The Goddess they look to for salvation is not a protector—she is a scavenger. She has no use for the weak, and in her eyes, a Hero who cannot survive the first night is merely wasted fertilizer for her grand design. As the duo treks through miles of untamed, shifting wilderness to find a civilization that may not even want them, the true horror of their existence begins to unfurl. The "debt" of their summoning was not paid in full by the cultists' deaths; it is an ongoing interest collected in blood and sanity. Every time they draw upon their "god-like" abilities, they lose a piece of their humanity, unknowingly replaced by something cold, vast, and hungry. A twisted power—a shadow of the Void and its King—stalks them through the trees. It does not want to kill them quickly; it wants to harvest the strength they have cultivated. They slowly uncover the sickening reality of their roles. Heroes are not saviors; they are disposable pawns. They are "cattle of the gods," sent to be fattened on power only to be slaughtered at the peak of their strength to reshape the world in a deity’s fractured image. For Oliver, the revelation is a death sentence for his heart. He will soon discover that in this world, weakness is a sin punished by the merciless annihilation of everything he holds dear. They are not the protagonists of a grand adventure—they are the prey in a cosmic hunt. Unimaginable horrors await in their ascent to power. As they grow stronger, the shadows grow longer, and the King of the Void draws closer, waiting to collect the final payment for a life they never asked for. What is the price you are willing to pay to gain strength.
jade_astra · 22k Views

My Transmigration in the Beast World (BL)

Tang Ziqian’s greatest dream was to live a simple life with the people he loved most—but even at a young age, he learned that life was never meant to be easy. His parents abandoned him to pursue new love. The boyfriend he had loved for five years cheated on him and left him for his stepbrother. Friends he truly considered family mocked him. And his grandmother—the only person who genuinely loved him—passed away because he couldn’t afford her medication. In the end, everyone he loved had abandoned him. What is he striving for? Why must he suffer? Everything turned dull—a monotonous routine sustaining his existence. In time, he began to "play." Having sex with strangers he met at a bar once a week brought a spark into his mundane life. Unacceptable? Disgusting? Yes. But he grew addicted to the fleeting warmth and sweetness offered by people whose names he didn’t even know. Is this the life he dreamed of? No. He knew this wasn’t the life he was meant to have. He tried to fight against what felt like his fate—but the more he resisted, the worse things became. As days and years passed, he accepted that misery was his destiny. Then one day, he unexpectedly woke up in a new world and met new people. Is this a second chance granted to him—to pursue what he truly wanted? ___________________. English is not my first language. Kindly comment for wrong spelling and grammar. Thank you and enjoy reading.
OnceUponATime · 128.9k Views

The Wolf and the Wall

In the shadowed heart of 19th-century Europe, **Frederick Thomas** hunts monsters for the Vatican, seeking redemption for sins he cannot remember. His latest prey—the bestial Mr. Hyde—falls from Notre Dame’s heights, but victory brings no peace. Summoned to Rome, Cardinal Jinette reveals Frederick’s true purpose: destroy **Edward Nicolas**, the ancient vampire lord haunting Transylvania, and protect the last of the **Valerious bloodline**. Centuries ago, their ancestor swore his descendants would not enter Heaven until Nicolas perished. Only two remain: the fierce warrior **Elizabeth Richard** and her brother **William**, whose family castle stands as humanity’s final bastion. A torn painting fragment binds Frederick to this quest, its dragon crest mirroring the ring he bears—a clue to his forgotten past. Joined by the inventive friar **Brother Matthias**, Frederick journeys into the Carpathian darkness. They arrive in a village gripped by terror. Elizabeth greets them with blades and suspicion, but her defiance shatters when Nicolas’s three brides—**Seraphina, Lilith, and Morgana**—descend in a storm of fangs and leathery wings. Frederick saves Elizabeth, killing Lilith with a holy bolt at dawn, yet the villagers brand him a bringer of doom. Seeking refuge in her crumbling castle, Elizabeth mourns William’s disappearance during a werewolf hunt. When she attempts a suicidal raid on **Castle Nicolas**, Frederick sedates her—only to witness a werewolf clawing at her window. As clouds obscure the moon, the beast reverts to William, who gasps, *“Nicolas… has a cure…”* before transforming again. Elizabeth begs Frederick to save her brother instead of killing him. Their pursuit leads to Castle Nicolas, a fortress veined with lightning. Inside, a nightmare unfolds: thousands of vampiric cocoons pulse in a cathedral of decay, while William—chained and half-transformed—feeds Nicolas’s experiment. The vampire lord himself appears, immune to holy water and silver, and greets Frederick like an old enemy: *“Centuries, and you still plague me.”* Nicolas harnesses William’s lycanthropic energy to animate his brood, but the winged abominations crumble to ash. Enraged, he commands William to kill the intruders. Frederick and Elizabeth flee across a chasm as William howls in pursuit. Sheltering in a windmill, they discover **The Creation**—Frankenstein’s gentle giant—who reveals Nicolas needs *his* life-force to stabilize the brood. When William tracks them, a frenzied carriage chase erupts. Frederick destroys Morgana with blessed explosives, but William attacks. Forced to shoot the werewolf, Frederick watches Elizabeth cradle her dying brother—only for William to bite his arm, transferring the lycan curse. As grief consumes them, Seraphina kidnaps Elizabeth. In Budapest, Nicolas offers a trade: Elizabeth for The Creation. Frederick infiltrates a masquerade ball of vampires, rescuing Elizabeth mid-bite. They escape using Matthias’s sunlight grenades, but Nicolas’s servant Igor captures The Creation. At her castle, Matthias deciphers the painting: Nicolas is the **son of Valerious the Elder**, who betrayed his vow to kill him after Nicolas sold his soul for immortality. Frederick’s dragon ring opens a portal to Nicolas’s true lair—a frozen fortress where The Creation is entombed in ice. The giant delivers a devastating truth: **only a werewolf can kill Nicolas**, and he possesses the cure for lycanthropy. As midnight nears, Frederick’s transformation begins.
Emad_Sadiq · 4.5k Views

My New Boss Is My Baby Daddy

“That child is mine. And so are you,” he commanded, his viper-green eyes pinning her in place. Grace couldn’t believe that he—Carlos Benjamin, her new CEO and eight years her junior—was the father of her unborn baby. “You can go back to that deadbeat you call a husband, or you can come with me and have everything.” ===== For the last five years of her marriage, Grace Preston, 32, believed she was broken. She couldn’t have a child, and her deadbeat husband, Charles, never let her forget it, calling her useless while she worked tirelessly to fund his failed acting career. He didn’t just break her spirit; he shattered her trust by cheating on her with her own sister. Heartbroken, Grace fled to her office late one night, seeking solace at the bottom of a bottle. She wasn’t alone. A beautiful, blond-haired man was there, nursing his own wounds. He never told her his name, but he offered her a night of oblivion. Fueled by whiskey and a desperate need for revenge, she gave in to her darkest desires, pulling the willing stranger into her web. In her drunken haze, she thought, “If my husband can have his fun, then so can I.” She never worried about protection, convinced she was barren. Until a month later, when a positive pregnancy test trembled in her hands. Grace Preston, the ‘barren’ wife, was pregnant. In a single night, the stranger gave her what Charles couldn’t in five years. Now Carlos has made his claim, pulling her into a world of immense power and lethal secrets. Will Grace escape her toxic marriage only to be trapped in this captivating young billionaire’s golden cage? Or is trading one prison for another a mistake that will cost her more than just her heart?
ForeverPupa · 32.3k Views

Surrounded by Monsters

Chase was the ultimate divine weapon: a ruthless, time-shattered warrior tasked with executing the enemies of his contracted goddess—be they heretics, kings, rival champions, or even minor gods. For centuries, he carried out his grim duty, killing without question, his loyalty absolute. When the time finally came to claim his long-awaited payment, his ancient contract was violently voided. The Goddess, in a moment of catastrophic carelessness, accidentally killed him by forgetting that human flesh cannot withstand the divine realm. To escape the consequence—a massive payment she couldn't afford—the dishonest deity did the next best thing: she granted him his desire and an "extra wish" and immediately dumped his soul into a new, unfamiliar reality. He awoke as a baby in a world unrecognizable to him, one filled with seductive, predatory Monster Women and humans who, despite the veneer of normalcy, are hiding terrifying powers and darker intentions. Vowing to leave his life of bloodshed behind, Chase grows up using the handsome, pre-Awakened body the Goddess provided to him, choosing a simple, anonymous life as an office worker at a major game development company. But anonymity is impossible for an "Awakened" human who unknowingly emits a rare, desirable essence that grants god-like power to those who consume it. Now, Chase's quiet cubicle has become a hunting ground. His immediate problem: his powerful, alluring co-workers. Mostly vampires, demons, and beast man, they are drawn to him like moths to a flame—or, more accurately, predators to prey. Chief among them is his breathtaking, demanding wolf-demon Boss, whose predatory intent is thinly veiled by an executive suit. Will Chase manage to keep his head down and finally achieve the peaceful life he desires, or will the demands of his past and the insatiable hunger of the powerful Monster Women in his office drag him back into a conflict more dangerous than any he faced as a warrior?
jade_astra · 42.6k Views