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At the heart of a wish lies an attempt at completion, a human desire to become our true and final selves. Wishes are fuelled by regrets and are bound eternally to the past, serving as approximations of what once was. We all experience regret and nostalgia, leading us to make wishes and find despair, but can we become our true selves despite this all? That's where the story of a girl who struggles to control her desires begins... Two souls sharing the same body and memory are living in Kyoto 2031. Tang-Ji Shizukesa, a girl who's grown up in her previous life with a hardcore passion for gaming, is now a bookworm in her new life who has no interest in video games. Along with her, Kazami and Hoyeon, the three childhood friends who separated 7 years ago due to an accident, have now been reunited again in a VRMMORPG game known as Dusk Protocol. The game has a unique combat system known as "Leere," a physical manifestation of an individual soul that can be conjured into deadly weapons. As Tang-Ji navigates this virtual world, she confronts the echoes of her past and the dissonance between her former self and her present identity. How will she cope with the rediscovery of a life she thought she left behind? How will Kazami and Hoyeon react to the new Tang-Ji? In a world where reality is malleable and death is just a click of a button away, the boundaries between past and present blur, forcing everyone to grapple with the truth of who they truly are. Disclaimer: This novel contains explicit language, violence, racism, and sexual scenes. There are also scenes that deal with various traumas, from physical to emotional to mental. (THE CHARACTERS’ CIRCUMSTANCES , TRAITS, AND BELIEFS IN THIS NOVEL ARE ALL BASED ON A TRUE STORY.)

Life can be hard. Sometimes, it feels like the world is against you, and no matter how strong you try to be, sadness follows you everywhere. Hannah knows this feeling too well. She has faced pain and loss, carrying heavy burdens that never seem to leave her heart. Nights are the hardest, when silence surrounds her and memories whisper like shadows. Yet even in the darkest moments, a small spark of hope stays alive inside her. It pushes her to keep moving, to keep fighting, even when everything seems lost. This is a story about pain, courage, and the ties that connect a mother to her child. It is about waiting, longing, and the quiet strength that grows when life is unfair. Somewhere ahead, destiny is waiting—and when it comes, nothing will ever be the same.

Three years ago, billionaire playboy Lucian Velmore and wild, free-spirited heiress Caliste Winslow were forced into a cold, political marriage. They sealed the deal, wore the smiles, signed the papers—and walked away. Separate lives. No questions asked. But now, the elders of both dynasties are calling them back. There's a clause in the marriage contract that demands an heir—and time is running out. What begins as a cold negotiation for a child quickly spirals into a dangerous game of proximity, passion, and buried emotions. Because some contracts are harder to break... especially when hearts are on the line.

Hou Niao, devoted to seeking the Dao, found himself mistakenly sent as an undercover agent to the Demon Sword Sect, eagerly anticipating the day he’d be rewarded for his service and could return to the Daoist Sect… Only when he had become a towering figure in the Sword Dao did he sorrowfully realize that there was no one left with the power to recall him!

After his wife's affair and the discovery that his child belongs to another man, Li Feng is cast out into the rainy night. Since fate won't allow him to live an ordinary life, he resolves to live an extraordinary one. “How many roads must a man walk down, before they call him a man" --- <Blowing in The Wind> Bob Dylan

A disowned noble, forsaken by father and mother, despised by brothers and sister, facing poverty in the ghettos receives a Command from Omnione, The ONLY One there Is! To return to the academy of his youth days where he was valedictorian in his set and become a teacher to the new generation of nobles. To teach them empathy and ethics, to turn them from the violence and oppression of their forbears, to awaken within them zeal for justice.

For centuries, the people of Nytheris have been trapped in a cycle of regression, immortal, yet never free. When King Orion of Nytheris dies without returning, his granddaughter Elara Nytheris Veyldan must navigate on how her grandfather achieved a full death without regressing back. Nine lives. Nine deaths. Nine betrayals by those she once loved, her father, her fiancé, her own family. But in her tenth life, everything changes. Her father, Duke Caelum Veyldan, dreams of her deaths, his guilt cracking open fragments of past lives. Her former fiancé, Crown Prince Adrienne Aurelthar, is haunted by visions of the girl he once ruined. Even the very curse begins to unravel, the silver sigil on Elara's wrist fading with every act of acceptance rather than resistance. When Kaelion Veyrath of Aetherion, a demi-god prince carrying the essence of the Moon's light, appears, the truth surfaces: "Nytheris' immortality was never a gift. It was a prison born from her grandfather's desperate pact with The Eclipser, the deity of oblivion. The endless cycles of pain are the price of that broken deal." To break it, Elara must do the unthinkable: stop seeking love, stop feeding the curse with longing, and let go of the pain that binds her soul. To break the curse, Elara must let go of the love, pain, and longing that have chained her for centuries-and forgive a world that never deserved her. Because freedom doesn't come from vengeance. It comes from release.

Elira Veylen was cursed from the start. Her birth caused her mother to fall ill and eventually die. She was hated in her household, by her Father and her brother. Salvation came in the most unlikely form, an arranged marriage with Aric Dreyos, who was from the Duchy of Veylen's only rival family, the Duchy of Dreyos. There was just one problem: Aric already had someone he loved, and all of the Dreyos Duchy hated Elira. Will Elira be able to find her happy ending in the midst of a world where seemingly no one loves her?

He was never meant to be here. The gods did not call his name. The world did not open its arms. He came quietly, through an accident no one noticed, and found nothing waiting for him. There was no light when he woke, only the sound of wind and the dull ache of hunger. The streets were empty, the sky pale and endless, and every passing face looked through him as if he were part of the dirt beneath their feet. He did not remember a name, or a place, or a reason. The body felt wrong. The air felt wrong. Even breathing felt borrowed. He walks because he can. He eats because he must. He speaks only when silence becomes too heavy to bear. No one asks who he is, and he has no answer to give. The gods never meant for him to exist. The world has already forgotten. Yet somehow, he remains — an echo left behind by mistake, still moving through the cold.

[Welcome, adventurer, to the lands of Dirgrad! A small town inhabited by dwarves.] [Despite being a small town, it belongs to a very prosperous domain. Its inhabitants are far from war and have an abundance of food due to the ingenuity of the dwarves.] [However, recently a curse has plagued the people after their children provoked a witch who lives in a swamp near the town.] [Your mission is to resolve the curse using the necessary means!] ‘I like the adventurous vibe and all, but why on earth should I solve something?’ ---- Discord with illustrations: https://discord.gg/CXAa5hZuSM

Cain Sinthorne, the youngest of seven royal sons, was born with a skill so useless the kingdom branded him a disgrace. Consume, a passive effect that slightly boosts the potency of food and potions, earned him nothing but scorn. His family ignored him. The court mocked him. The nobles laughed behind his back. Only his best friend and his lover treated him like a person. Only they believed in him. Or so he thought. Lured into a beginner dungeon under the promise of training, Cain is betrayed and left for dead. Alone in the depths and on the brink of death, he stumbles into a sealed chamber hidden beneath the ruins. Inside lies a soul long forgotten. An immortal once revered as a savior, then cursed as the world's greatest villain. Their hatred, their sorrow, their rage—they are the same. When Cain awakens, he inherits not just the immortal’s memories but the truth behind his skill. Consume was never worthless. It was incomplete. Its true name is Gluttony, a power that feeds on monsters, skills, magic, and even souls. Cain will rise from the dungeon the world buried him in. And when he does, he will show them what it means to be consumed.

"My love for you is a crime… but I’d rather burn than give you up." Aria is no ordinary vampire—she's the daughter of a powerful clan, bound by ancient rules. Falling in love with a human? That’s the ultimate betrayal. But when she meets Liam, a mortal who sees past the darkness in her, she can’t stop herself. Their love is dangerous. Forbidden. And when the ruthless Lord Marcus discovers their secret, Aria is faced with an impossible choice—betray Liam or defy her own kind. Just when they think they can escape, everything goes horribly wrong. Liam is turned into a vampire against his will, and his newfound power makes him a threat to both humans and vampires alike. With enemies closing in and trust breaking apart, Aria and Liam must fight for their love in a world that wants to tear them apart. Will they survive the darkness… or become part of it?

“The least a person born into this world can do is take care of themselves.” “I’m no one’s hero.” All I want is a peaceful life—a life where I can sit around doing jackshit. I, Sigurd, refuse to be a martyr. The village’s safety? My ass! They can all burn for all I care—my only obligation is to myself and myself alone. That’s why I ran. I’ll run as far as my legs can take me. I won’t let them throw me in that pit with those monsters. I’ll tame a beast of my own choosing. Ambition? I don’t have any. You want compassion? Then tough shit. If selfishness is a virtue, then I’m a goddamn priest!!

The Aros family carries a curse no one dares to speak of. Every month, their house vanishes only to reappear where the boundary between the living and the supernatural is weakest. Ghosts, yokai, monsters. Things best left in myths crawl out of the cracks, and it falls to Aiden Aros, the scarred son, to cut them down before they consume him first. His father is far away, sending money to keep them afloat. His mother is locked in the basement, her body still breathing but bound by the will of something far older and hungrier than any human. And within Aiden himself lurks a young spirit gnawing at his soul, demanding to be fed with stronger and stronger prey. When three hunters from across Asia arrive each carrying their own scars, powers, and reasons to fight the curse becomes more dangerous than ever. Together they’ll face myths of young and old.

Araya Varrow spent years thinking that marrying the pack’s Alpha, Jasper Drevyn, would finally earn her a shred of dignity. Instead, it all blew up in her face. Jasper, proud as ever, shamed her in front of the whole pack, tossing her aside as if she meant nothing, wolf-less, unworthy, and pregnant with his child. Alone and exiled into the bitter cold, survival seemed like a lost cause. But destiny had other ideas. Just as her strength was giving out, Araya was found by Ronan Tharos, a Direwolf whose past is written in scars and whose gaze could melt stone. His methods are harsh, his temper sharp, but he pushes Araya harder than anyone ever has. Under Ronan’s relentless training, the wolf inside her finally roars awake—enormous, silver as the moon, and bound to an ancient prophecy. The child she carries isn’t merely a symbol of her old life; he’s the linchpin in a legend that could either heal the rift between wolves and Direwolves or plunge Drevalon into chaos. When word reaches Jasper that Araya is not only alive but thriving, he returns a shell of the man he once was—pleading at her feet for a second chance, willing to risk everything. But Araya is no longer the vulnerable woman he cast aside. She’s carved herself into a force to be reckoned with, standing at the head of her own pack, a Direwolf at her side, and a son whose power could shake the world. Now she stands at a crossroads: forgive the man who betrayed her, or embrace the wild Direwolf who taught her to fight for her future. In a realm where betrayal hits harder than any blow and the fires of prophecy burn hotter than revenge, Araya is ready to take her place at the top and make sure every last wolf who turned their back on her remembers her name.

In a world where magic is forbidden and witches are hunted, Ashlynn Blackwell has hidden her mark of the witch since birth. The night of her wedding she's betrayed and her secret is exposed. Attacked by her husband and his knights, Ashlynn was abandoned and left for dead in the wilderness. Rescued by the vampire lady Nyrielle, Ashlynn is offered a choice: die as a human or embrace her power as a witch. Bound by a mystical blood pact, Ashlynn is plunged into a world of ancient magic, immortal vampires, and deadly political intrigue for the chance to find eternal love. [Bronze Winner: Weekly Love Tales - Vampire] [Book of the Month: September/October 2024]

They took everything from him... His name, his home, and even his money. Beaten, betrayed, thrown and abandoned like trash. Ryan is left with nothing. But in a world where power is the only law, the powerless don’t just survive… they hunt. The weak don’t beg for mercy. They return with a knife... [Ding!] [You have awakened 'The Villain System'] And this was his knife. ------------- Discord: https://discord.gg/CXs4Wz9aad

I transmigrated into the world of Douluo Continent, where martial souls reign supreme. However, my awakened martial soul turned out to be completely useless, without even a trace of soul power. Destined to be an ordinary and insignificant person for life. Fortunately, a cheat system activated at the right time. As long as I crafted a persona for myself, I could turn that persona's power into my own. If I fabricated the persona of having twin martial souls, then once everyone believed I had them, I would truly possess twin martial souls. If I created the persona of becoming a god in the future, then as long as the world believed it I would become a god! Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon. Read 20 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/cortez10

In a world ruled by three powerful entities who call themselves gods, Hunter carries something they fear above all else. When she dies under mysterious circumstances, the council buries the truth along with her body. But death is not the end. Beneath the earth, something awakens– and the gods who once thought themselves untouchable will soon learn that death was only her beginning. Now returned to life, Hunter faces more than the weight of divinity—she must fight her fractured mind, her broken body, and the unwanted attention of powerful men who seem just as dangerous as the gods themselves.

In the age when emperors and legendary warriors shaped the destiny of Elysium, there was also Leon— a man born not to a noble house, nor blessed with divine power, but to the streets. Once an ordinary guard and later a soldier, Leon’s journey was not carved in prophecy. His strength lay not in unmatched swordsmanship or mystical arts, but in stubborn loyalty, quiet courage, and the will to stand when others faltered. Through battles fought and friends lost, Leon witnessed the cost of empire—its triumphs, its injustices, and the fragile lives caught in between. He was never hailed as a savior, never destined for a throne, yet his choices carried weight in ways he never imagined. This is the story of a common man who stood in the shadow of giants, and in doing so, revealed what it truly means to be a hero.