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After the Awakening

On January 4, 2016, a colossal rock fell from the sky. It did not burn up in the atmosphere. It did not shatter on impact. It struck the earth with unnatural precision and embedded itself into the ground as if it had chosen where to land. When authorities secured the site, they discovered something carved into its surface: “Six Days Preparation.” No one understood what it meant. The rock defied every attempt at analysis. It could not be drilled, scanned, or broken. It emitted a faint vibration that instruments struggled to measure. Scientists called it an anomaly. Governments labeled it classified. For six days, the world watched. On the sixth day, reality tore apart. The sky fractured. Gates opened across continents. Creatures once confined to myth and folklore stepped into the modern world. At the same time, ordinary humans awakened extraordinary abilities — powers that defied science and rewrote the limits of possibility. Fantasy became reality. Chaos followed. Cities fell. Nations trembled. Humanity stood on the brink of extinction. In response, the world united and formed the World Awakened Association — an organization dedicated to training the awakened, now called Hunters, ranking them by strength, and sending them into the Gates to fight back the monsters within. Years passed. Humanity adapted. Skylines were rebuilt. Gate raids became routine. Survival became structured. But one truth remained unanswered: Where did the giant rock come from? Why did it fall to Earth? And was humanity ever the one being prepared? While most have accepted this new world as fate, Mateo Javier Sarmiento — a D-rank healer — refuses to ignore the origin of it all. Alongside his closest friends, Peter and Justin, he begins searching for the truth buried beneath official reports and forgotten records. Mateo believes the rock did more than trigger catastrophe. He believes it gave humanity power for a reason. To prepare. For a war that has not yet begun. And whatever started on January 4, 2016— May only have been the beginning.
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Dark Ascension:Return of A Failed Villain

So I died choking on a sandwich. Not in battle. Not saving anyone. Not even doing something mildly interesting. Just... lunch. One minute I'm biting into way too much bread, the next I'm coughing, then choking, then—nothing. Classic. Next thing I know, I'm waking up in a body that smells like incense and existential dread, staring at hands that belong to someone else. Some noble prick with a family crest and a servant who calls me "Second Son" like it's an insult. Which, apparently, it is. Turns out I've been isekai'd into that dark fantasy novel I used to read. You know the one—magic schools, reality-bending nobles, cosmic horrors that eat worlds for breakfast. The works. And I've been dumped into the body of Damon Mournblade, a background character so irrelevant he dies in the first major disaster to show how dangerous the bad guys are. Oh, and that disaster? It's happening in about three months. So here's the situation: I've got the memories of a dead guy who read this story, the affinity of a death-obsessed noble house that thinks I'm mediocre, and a countdown clock to the scene where I'm supposed to get vaporized by something that makes demons look like puppies. The smart play? Run. Hide. Let the "heroes" handle it while I figure out how to survive in a universe where humans are the bottom of the food chain. But here's the thing about dying from a sandwich—it does something to your pride. Makes you think maybe, just maybe, you deserve better than a footnote. So I'm not running. I'm going to walk right into that disaster. I'm going to look the thing that's supposed to kill me in the face. And I'm going to make it regret ever noticing my name. The universe thinks I'm a corpse waiting to happen. The nobles think I'm invisible. The "protagonist" hasn't even shown up yet. Let them all keep sleeping. Because when the screaming starts and the walls start breathing and everyone realizes too late what's actually coming—they're going to notice the dead guy who refused to stay dead. And that's when the real game begins. Assuming I survive the next three months. No pressure.
Alucardhelsing · 3.6k Views

Reincarnated in a novel: I am the villain!

[System Alert: The Villain has logged in…] [Detection: The Script has been corrupted.] The world of The Hero Returns ended in ash. The Hero failed, the Gods abandoned their creation, and the Demon King erased humanity. Lin Ye, a reader obsessed with the novel, raged at the tragic ending. He cursed the author, the gods, and specifically Damien Voss, the cowardly mid-boss villain whose incompetence doomed them all. Then, he opened his eyes. He was no longer Lin Ye. He was a newborn infant, staring up at a lavish ceiling. He was Damien Voss! The same Damien destined to be framed as a traitor. The same Damien who would watch his family be executed. The same Damien meant to become the "King of Ten Thousand Monsters", only to serve as a stepping stone for the Hero. [Destiny System Activated] [Current Status: Cannon Fodder] [Objective: Rewrite Fate.] Armed with encyclopedic knowledge of the future and a System that rewards defiance, Damien refuses to follow the script. Does the plot say he dies early? He edits the event. Are his skills F-Rank trash? He rewrites the code. Do the Heroes try to stop him? He enslaves them using the forbidden Contract Gem of the Voss Bloodline. However, changing the story comes with a price. Grafting new abilities shreds the soul, and altering destiny draws the gaze of the Void Demon Gods. But Damien doesn’t care. He will save his doomed family. He will command beasts, monsters, and demons. He will tear apart the script written for him. He will walk his own path, even if the world opposes him! ................................................ discord server: https://discord.gg/5XSAhZc9VS
HeavenlyDemonLord · 522.8k Views