academy

Over a thousand years ago, the Byzantine Empire (Romans but Catholic) unified the world through a campaign known as the SANCTIFICATION. This conquest was made possible by the Prime Twelve. Immortal warriors blessed with CRESTS; Divine marks that granted them godlike powers. Each Crest embodied a fundamental force of nature: the Winds of Time, Chains of Fate, Breadth of Life, Scales of judegement, Radiant Truth, and others. The Prime Twelve's true purpose, however, was to seal the Seven DIAVOLO. Apocalyptic entities representing the darker inversions of the natural order: Corruption, Death, Decay, Dreams, Chaos and Darkness. Each Diavolo commanded Heralds who in turn commanded Apostles wielding fragments of their masters' world-ending power. The sealing was successful, but it came at a cost. Dimensional tears called Rifts began opening across the world, unleashing VARIANTS; monsters that defied natural law. To combat this threat, the Prime Twelve founded Major Houses and spread Crests throughout humanity. Today, those born with Crests called TOPPLERS form the ruling class of society, while the Crestless, the ACHUSOI are treated as second-class citizens. Marcus Chen was Achusoi. He survived by taking whatever work he could find in the empire's margins, invisible to a world built for the powerful. His life ended when one job went sideways, murdered by Huey Cross—the youngest son of House Cross. One of the Prime Twelve lineages. Ironically, Huey himself was Crestless, and an embarrassment to his bloodline. Marcus wakes up in Huey's body with fragmented memories and a terrible realization: Huey DID have a Crest. Just not one that came from God. Now inhabiting his killer's body, Marcus must navigate VIRELIA INSTITUTE, a university for gifted Topplers, while investigating what happened eight months ago at St. Helena Hospital..... the incident that put him in this body. By night, he becomes the Blue Reaper, a vigilante hunting down secrets the empire buried. But as he digs deeper, Marcus discovers a horrifying truth: the Seven Diavolo were never truly sealed. Their Heralds walk among humanity and he is infact one of them. Armed with a kingdom of Apostles, maids, servants, foot soldiers and his very own palace REQUEIM within the dimension of death - LIMBO. Marcus comes to accept his new fate "I AM THE BLUE REAPER, AND I HERALD DEATH." --- NOTE: See auxiliary chapters for detailed world-building and power system information.

Death is the end of life, the closing of a cycle. But what would happen if someone were trapped within that cycle? Liam Mason never believed in heaven or hell—he only longed for eternal rest. Yet fate defied his wish. The moon granted permission for the destroyer to become a saint... The light at the end of the tunnel came with an announcement, as well as a sentence. What came after death was...

RE... Heavenly paradise. A popular cultivation novel I liked to read just finished serializing today, and I'm happy the story has come to an end. Kyle is lost in his thoughts, walking home from school, and suddenly, Truck Kun sends him to the afterlife. The last thing Kyle remembers is the unbearable pain wrecking his body and the blood staining the ground under him, his very own blood. After spending an unknown amount of time in limbo, in a dark space, he wakes up and finds out he has been transmigrated into Heavenly Paradise! The only problem is he can't cultivate! But then, while browsing through his memories, he discovers that whoever transmigrated him left a little gift for him, a dual cultivation technique to get him started, along with a note, "Good luck, and sorry for running you over. I was driving a truck for the first time. See you around, if you can stay alive." Equipped with knowledge of the future and information about the world, as well as knowing the characters more than they know themselves, their personality, friends, enemies, and emotions, Kyle sets out to live a carefree life and conquer some beauties using his Dual cultivation technique, and of course, he is starting with the main cast! Can he navigate the world of cultivators and stay alive while doing so? {[Additional Tags]} #Smut #HighFantasy #Cultivation #Transmigration #Faceslapping #NoYuri #NoNTR #Lemons [AN: Extremely vivid Mature and NSFW content. Read at your own risk!] For NSFW Art - Discord: https://discord.gg/zEuxNTwpXe

There's a Problem: I’m trapped in a novel I randomly picked up just because I was bored. To make matters worse, I’m not even the hero, I’m just a background character. I don’t have any 'cheat' knowledge of the future because, let’s be honest, I wasn't really paying attention to the writing. So, what’s a guy supposed to do when he’s stuck in a story he didn't even read properly?” … He really didn’t think he’d be the type to draw eyes. His goal was to spend four peaceful years at the academy and graduate without getting tangled up in someone else’s "story." After all, William Graham was a textbook mob character. In the original novel, William was just an orphan whose name showed up once and never again. He was more than happy to be left out of the plot, but as he went about his ordinary day, things started getting weird. “...Strange,” he whispered to himself. For some reason, the characters who were supposed to be the stars of the show were suddenly paying way too much attention to him. ‘Aren’t the feelings she’s directing at me getting heavier by the day?’ William thought as he held out a spoonful of ice cream. ‘I’m just a gloomy mob character, you know…?’ “Hey! Are you listening?”

"Verily, after sorrow shall come great joy. And after this pitiless winter shall come a gentle spring. Be patient my child, you only need wait to receive its soft rains." There wasn't much good that could be said about Leon or his life in general. He'd been raised by his single mother in the bad parts of town, Neither he nor his sister knew their fathers, He'd dropped out of school early on to make ends meet, something he'd barely done even with him and his mom working their asses off. To top it all off, the useless son of a gun that was apparently his father had genes that were susceptible to cancer. So at the ripe age of 18, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Such suffering would've almost been comical, if it wasn't his life. Having lost his physical ability, he finds work writing novels online to help with the bills. And then the world took his family from him. Left in a hospital with terminal cancer, american healthcare and his novel as his only companions, Leon decides to end it all. Only to wake up as Victor, an extra in the brutal world of his novel. His troubles were only just starting. Soft rains be damned. ________________________ Hello, this is the author, if you like this story please add it to your collection. Also, this novel is losely inspired by other works both on this platform and outside the platform. Though, I'd like to think it comes together to give an original experience. Please be patient with me, I'm still finding my footing in novel writing. Comment anything that needs to be corrected. Do note, this story will cover some dark themes. So do keep that in mind. -No harem -Mc is not evil, or good. He is human, he has emotions and he has a brain as well. -Original powersystem(though also losely inspired by other works) - Do enjoy. PS: If you enjoy the novel, add it to your library. It helps the numbers go up Discord link: https://discord.gg/sgZW9EdNK

The kingdom stands on dry tinder: fragile harvests, sealed granaries, and a single rumor strong enough to ignite a city. When a plague of pests devastates the region, the Bunansa branch family does the right thing—opening their stores and rationing food to keep the people alive. The reward is chaos. One foolish shout becomes a chain reaction: looting, arson, and the deaths of Virgil’s parents in the flames. Thirteen-year-old Virgil walks out of that night with a belief carved into him—kindness without control is just another way to invite disaster. A year later, the main family “adopts” him—not to restore him, but to own the story. Virgil is sent to Trivia Garden Academy beside their daughter, reduced to a servant’s role, humiliated in the placement ceremony, and sealed into Class F. In a school built for swords and spells, Virgil chooses books. He spends his allowance on strategy treatises, law codes, logistics manuals—anything that turns chaos into something measurable—while other students buy mana potions and sharpen blades. Virgil isn’t the strongest. He is the most prepared. As academic competition escalates into team war games and field missions, Virgil begins assembling a power no one notices until it’s too late: faction maps, information networks, procedures, and a unit forged from the academy’s “rejects.” Each small win isn’t just a score—it’s a structural change that strips his enemies of options. Meanwhile, the tragedy that destroyed his family starts to reveal deeper roots: supply politics, reputational warfare, and noble games played with human lives. And when Trivia Garden finally sends its cadets to the frontier—where fortresses starve, supply lines snap, and Demonlands bleed into the border—Virgil is ready to prove one thing: War isn’t won by the strongest. It’s won by the one who can change the board.

Now that he thought back, it had probably started back then. They day when Nox van Strier turned sixteen. Teenagers who live to experience that age, obtain a so-called stigma which helps them unleash a god's power. But what fun would it be if it was the same for him, right? The Stigma of combination, something no one had ever heard of before. That all sounds cool until you realize that there's some oganization striving around, looking for 'sacrifices' and claim to be the ones who are the true heroes. But what if they are? With the time, Nox dives deeper into the magic world, encounters tons of conflicts and finally finds himself trapped in the exact centre with no way out. Will Nox and his comrades survive? Even if the whole world, and the ones he had considered friend just moments ago, turn their back on him? You will find daily chapter uploads, great plots and a romance I bet you have never seen before on this novel. And it might turn out more entangled than it seems at first...

Reborn into the world of Naruto with a mysterious ability to manipulate time, Hatake Kaede awakens a power that defies the very laws of reality. While others train their bodies and master jutsu, he breaks the boundaries of time itself; slowing it, accelerating it, and even stopping it entirely. Starting as Kakashi's older brother, Hatake Kaede flies under the radar; quiet, unassuming… and dangerously overpowered. From surviving brutal ninja missions to dominating the Chūnin Exams, he charts a course that will rewrite the fate of the ninja world. As rival villages plot and Akatsuki begins to stir in the shadows, Hatake Kaede rise is inevitable. With each battle, he inches closer to the realm of gods; unbound by time, unshaken by destiny. But can someone who controls time remain untouched by it?

[The Header Note] This is the Enhanced Edition of Marked By The Numbers. I have completely reworked the early chapters to provide a more immersive experience, deeper world-building, and better pacing. If you are a returning reader, I highly recommend starting from Chapter One to see the new details and secrets added to Kael’s journey. [The Synopsis] The monsters called the Numbers rule from the shadows. They've spent centuries hunting for one thing—the child marked in violet. Kael doesn't know any of this. He's just a boy turning ten in a small village that doesn't even appear on maps. But when a creature with eyes of purple light descends from the sky, Oakhaven burns. His mother dies protecting him. And the mark on his back—the one she checked every birthday—begins to burn. Now Kael is alone, carrying nothing but a dragon pendant and a secret buried in his blood. The things that destroyed his home are still hunting him. And the power waking up inside him? It's the very thing they want. He will chase them across a world of mercenaries and mages. He will learn what his mother died to hide. But the Numbers aren't running from him. They've been waiting for him to find them.

"I wish to transcend even you, God. To reach a place even you couldn't reach!" "So let me take your place." Growing up in poverty, Vergil never expected his life to amount to anything. After his organs are harvested and his life ends in silence, he is offered an impossible second chance by a deity known as Weaver. Granted a powerful Authority and reborn into a world where strength rules, Vergil knows only one thing: move forward with strength. What Weaver does not tell him is that his Authority carries a side effect. One that will shape not only his fate, but the heavens themselves. "Wait for me everyone. I'll devour everything and meet you there." Warning: This novel contains excessive violence, torture and suicide.

Waking up in an unfamiliar world with no memories, I had only one advantage, a mind filled with knowledge of fictional tropes, clichés, and common sense learned from countless novels. At first, I thought I was trapped in a romcom nightmare when I started triggering events like "Helping a Girl on a Rainy Day", "Damsel in Distress", and "Tripping Into the Heroine’s Arms." Naturally, I shut those nonsense down before they could escalate. No forced romances. No misunderstandings. No cringe. But something was clearly off. The world wasn’t just a slice-of-life comedy. Beneath the cliché academy setting, there were whispers of awakening powers, hidden dangers, and a brutal magic academy entrance exam. And every challenge I prevented or manipulated was an opportunity to grow stronger. [Title Earned: Background Character.] [Achievement Unlocked: Firm Mind.] [New Skill Acquired: Background Character's Aura.] [New Ability Acquired: Anti-Narrative Influence.] I may be just a background character, but if fate insists on throwing these events at me, I’ll turn them into stepping stones. Let the protagonists play their scripted roles — I have my own path to power.

hi

My name is Abel, of course you can also call me Abel Astaroth, an ordinary time traveler, and now a pure-blooded demon. His eldest brother is Beelzebub, one of the four great devils. Sona is his fiancée and Rias is his childhood sweetheart. After awakening the memory and activating the system, I found that there is more than just the Devil High School in this world. Like cursed spirits, evil spirits, monsters, disobedient gods, etc. However, this does not prevent him from having followers.

Traveling through the world of Harry Potter, Lucien awakened the loan magic system. With a flick of his hand, he could advance his rewards! Of course, debts still have to be repaid. So, the students at Hogwarts got to know a new student who was not only better than you, but also more competitive than you. [Congratulations to the host for obtaining "Loki's Faceless", please repay the loan: Perfectly master the art of transformation] Dumbledore: "With talent and hard work, could it be that Lucien is the future of the wizarding world? But the prophecy..." [Congratulations to the host for obtaining the "Dark Magic Encyclopedia". Please repay the loan: Voldemort's head] Voldemort: "What do you mean you owe a debt and need to borrow my head?" [Congratulations to the host for obtaining the "Resurrection Potion Formula". Please repay the loan: create fifty new potions.] Snape: "Lucian has developed the formula for the resurrection potion? Lily... tell Dumbledore I'm resigning as Potions Professor? Go find Lucian!" … Lucien put his hands behind his back and said, "I didn't expect to be this good. I just took out too many loans."

The year is 2227. The sky over Alpha-Zero is a bruised blue, and the world is a graveyard of scrap metal and iron. In a society where humans are a rare breed and life is reduced to a digital rank in the Legend God Game," seventeen-year-old Rio Crimson has reached his breaking point. Standing on the edge of a 200-story monolith, Rio takes the final step. He chooses death over a world that has given him nothing but pain. But as he plummets, his own body betrays him.

Black obsidian obelisks, present in every city, were acquired inside the space rift where the beast wave originated. Once humans were under its shade when the sun arrived at the top, they were granted a chance to connect their souls to a dimension, where they could summon a beast and contract it. Thus, began their beast taming journey. Felix, during the day of the summoning, connected his soul to a different dimension and summoned an old, rusty dull sword instead. He was devastated---the dream to save his family from poverty was shattered. However, a voice echoed in his head, calling herself "Guide." With the Guide guiding him, even when Felix was far different than other beast tamer, his dream was reignited. Even when he summoned an object, who's to say he'll be lonely in his journey? Who says his weapons won't manifest a humanoid form? And who says he can't contract a beast as his pet? . . . Release ch per day: 1 Extra chapters milestone: 100 powerstones: 1 200 powerstones: 2 300 powerstones: 3 10 "proper" reviews: 5

After sacrificing his life to save another’s, 24-year-old Ryan Ray is pulled from his mundane world and dumped into a realm teetering on the brink of all out war. Tasked by a cryptic, divine ‘spirit’, he’s given one job: protect a fragile world from a mysterious prophecy. But thanks to the spirit’s charmingly incompetent assistant, Ryan is dropped into the wrong world, a much, much more dangerous one. Will he rise to the challenge and become the hero this planet needs? Probably not. He’s just a human after all.

At Aetherial Academy, where chosen heroes chase glory, groundskeeper Arcus Frey just wants to prune bushes, grow illegal herbs on the side, barter with the ancient spirits under the campus ruins, and quietly buy his way out before anyone notices him. Cursed to have no elemental magic, he can only hear and deal with forgotten dryads, wraiths, and elder elementals that everyone else ignores. In the original novel, he was a nameless extra who died early and pathetically. Now living that life, Arcus sticks to one rule: stay invisible, avoid the main cast, survive. But the spirits repay his daily care—vines hide his stashes, ghosts warn of trouble, roots shield him from bullies. The more he tends the grounds, the healthier the academy becomes… and the more he accidentally fixes problems no one else can. Every small act creates ripples. Whispers spread of “helpful haunts.” Arcus keeps telling himself it’s temporary. He’s wrong. A slow-burn story of pragmatic survival, subtle spirit alliances, reluctant bonds, and one very tired man trying—and failing—to stay off the map.

The white lotus, a legendary artifact rumored to contain the very secrets of the soul, granted unimaginable power to its wielder. Countless Magi from across the universe waged an epic battle for it. But when the dust settled, the lotus vanished, awaiting to be inherited by the destined one. Adam dreamed of escaping poverty, yearning for a life of riches and comfort. Yet, in a world ruled by arcane spellcasters, achieving such a dream meant becoming one himself. But learning magic was a costly pursuit, one that required talent and resources he did not possess. Until one day, everything changed when he stumbled upon a mysterious white lotus... *** Discord: discord.gg/w4vACWwfSv Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/esenel

Rikishu Kairo was the strongest Upbringer of his era—until the day he vanished in battle and was declared dead. Years later, the Upbringers’ Citadel still honours his name, unaware that Echo—the legend they buried—never truly disappeared. Royushi Kairo is nothing like him. Accidentally recruited into the Citadel, Royushi is average at best, unmotivated, and ranked far below his peers. He doesn’t chase power, recognition, or even love. He simply exists—unnoticed, unremarkable, and unprepared. Until the day he nearly dies. When a mysterious hologram saves him from the brink of death, Royushi meets a man who refuses to give his name—yet knows him better than anyone ever has. The hologram senses within Royushi a dormant force called Shuryoku, a potential so vast it has gone completely ignored. As Royushi is drawn into secret training guided by a legend the world believes is dead, a greater threat begins to stir. Sevran Axiom, a man who believes potential must be claimed by force, sees Royushi not as a person—but as unfinished property. Caught between a mentor who waits and a villain who demands, Royushi must confront the one thing he has always avoided: Trying. ECHOBOUND is a slow-burning supernatural academy novel about wasted potential, silent legends, and the terrifying choice to awaken.