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Liora, a village-trained apprentice mage, arrives for the first time in Lanternfall, a whimsical city that keeps its lanterns lit even in daylight and treats questions like bait. She chooses the dark brick shortcut into the city and, when a name-hunting paper-thing corners them, she uses rare old-school magic to force it to reveal its own name instead of taking hers. The shortcut “notices” her afterward, marking her as someone the city will pay attention to. She’s taken in by Master Orren, an eccentric mage on High Row who recognizes immediately that she’s clever enough to protect herself but desperate enough to take risks. Liora gives him her letter and a chosen name (“Lark”) before her real name, trying to keep control of herself in a city that trades in identities. Orren offers her what she thinks she wants: power, fast enough to fulfill a promise she swore after failing to save someone back home. But he warns that power can also be what breaks promises, not just keeps them. Her training begins with two foundations at once: rules (a binding vow not to trade names, hers or anyone else’s) and truth (a blindfolded confession meant to keep the city from stealing her story). As Liora stalls at the edge of that truth, it becomes clear the central tension isn’t just “learn magic,” but “learn what kind of person you become when your magic is fueled by a promise and a wound.”

In the frozen world of Iskarra, hunter Nirvana only feels alive when she’s chasing a kill. But her tribe, the Glacians, are dying. The population is collapsing, and in desperation, the elders have opened their gates to the Eirvaleans, a people who have been kept at bay for centuries. The moment the outsiders arrive, the rot begins. First, the rite fails. Ice fractures where it should hold. Young initiates die without a visible cause. Ancient safeguards misfire, supplies spoil, and defenses weaken at critical moments. The Glacians blame the Eirvaleans, convinced it's sabotage. But Nirvana, along with her loyal but anxious friend Cai and her pragmatic sister Raisse, tracks a different trail: a corruption that preys on magic itself, spreading like a sickness no one remembers. As tensions rise, another threat stirs within the Eirvalean ranks, a vengeful outcast using the chaos to fuel a rebellion from the shadows. While the guards hunt for foreign spies and this hidden enemy fans the flames of fear, Nirvana’s hunt becomes a race against the dying light of her world. To save Iskarra, she must prove the real enemy isn't the newcomers—but a forgotten plague returning to finish what it started centuries ago. What to expect: –Action and tension that build gradually –Five distinct POVs, each revealing a different truth about the world –Full-length chapters (2,500 to 3,000 words) –Conflict that is emotional, political, environmental as well as physical –Depictions of violence and injury, including combat and non-graphic physical harm –Slow-burning relationships and evolving loyalties What feedback is most helpful: –Pacing –Clarity of worldbuilding without over-explanation –Which characters you connect with What this story is not: –Not a fast-paced action fantasy –Not a spell-based magic system –Not a romance-driven plot Some mysteries are meant to be confusing at first and will become clearer as the story unfolds. Thank you for reading. Take your time and enjoy the ride.

[Warning: Adult content 18+. Extreme Smut every 10 - 20 chapters] "What, I have received two SSS-Ranked skills? Tower, show me." [Skill Name: Divine Pervert Touch] [Skill Name: 10,000 Ways of Pleasure Manual] --- Kent was a handsome human male who, for some reason, couldn't get his d*ck to stand up, nor was he able to feel pleasure. He lived his entire life full of regret and hatred. Knowing his days wouldn't get any better as time passed by. He chose to become an adult movie director, where he got to see things up close and earn handsomely for his professionalism. (He couldn't get his dick up, so no weirdness on set...Lol) Then he was killed, and his soul was sucked into the realm of Hatred and Resentment. However, everything changed for him from there on. He received a Celestial Grade Inheritance Tower, which granted him access to an Overpower Harem System. He also received a godly body with a full 9-inch divine rod. But that wasn't for free... He was assigned a mission to kill the god of alchemy by the goddess of hatred and resentment. Of course, he must first make the goddess his first harem member as the requirement for his inheritance. After a whole year of sex and pleasure, he got his wish. Then, he was sent to start his journey as a cultivator with a haram system and two SSS-Ranked skills. With Women waiting for his rescue and a goddess who grants his every wish, Kent began his journey filled with love, lust, and bloodshed. A journey full of blood, pain, and Pleasure... ============ No NTR No Yuri ============ Join The Discord Server: https://discord.gg/wFptfB9Sgv

When the Moon cries, a boy made of light is born in the heart of the Hollow — trembling, nameless, and hunted. Rowan never asked to be a guardian, but the moment the boy opens his silver eyes, the Hollow reacts… and so does Rowan. Across the realm, four others feel the same pull — a soul‑deep bond awakening with the Oracle they’ve never met. But the Hollow is fractured. Something ancient wants the Oracle dead. And something even older remembers him. As danger closes in, Rowan must protect the boy who somehow knows his name — even though Rowan never told him. Five guardians. One reborn Oracle. A prophecy that binds their souls… and threatens to break their world. The Oracle has returned. The Hollow is waking. And destiny is coming for all of them.

I'll be honest with you. If you've been on Webnovel for more than a year then you've read a hundred similar books. High school boy dies in a road accident, gets transmigrated into his favourite book, and then does whatever the plot asks of him. What more could there be? It's all too predictable. Well… That's what Moon thought too. Except, he didn't wake up as a useless extra, or a third rate villain. He became the deuteragonist at the most pivotal turning point in the story—a position great enough to rewrite fate itself. And the cute elf he met in the abyss? She was never meant to exist that early. Now the plot is unraveling, the characters are changing, events are shifting, and he finds himself walking the path made for the original villainess of the story. The future he memorized no longer exists. His question is simple: If this world isn't a dream… then who's writing the story? ***** And fate was not changed. It was only rewritten.

CONTETNT ADVISORY : those unwilling to become couch potatoes due to C. H. S(chronic hooked syndrome), should turn back now cause even the sypnosis is peak. SOURCE : trust me bro. ---- 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.

Born the son of Brandon Stark "The Wild Wolf" and Serena Umber, Brandon's lover whom he married without his father's consent, who would sadly die in childbirth, the new Lord of Winterfell and Warden of North will be faced with many challenges. Will Alaric Stark succumb to the weight of ruling the north, or will he rise higher than even his ancestors since before the last Stark King knelt before the Conqueror? ------------------------------------------ Hey guys, this is my first attempt at an ASOIAF fic and while I have watched the show and read the books it has been a while so please bear with me! This story will feature a mix of elements from both the books and show. As a disclaimer, this story is an AU, there are two branches of House Stark that descend from the twin sons of Artos Stark and there will be no white walkers. Along with web novel, I will be posting this story on AO3 under the same name. I do not own anything pertaining to ASOIAF except for my OCs.

When ordinary gamer Yoshida Natsuki is suddenly pulled from modern-day Japan into a brutal, futuristic world overrun by devils, he quickly learns that survival here isn't about heroics-it's about endurance. This new Earth is united under military rule, powered by supernatural abilities, and locked in an endless war against forces far beyond human understanding. Recruited into the elite 101 Squadron, Yoshida is thrust into a world of seasoned warriors, divine powers, and impossible battles. But while others fight with experience and control, Yoshida is different-unstable, untrained, and burdened by abilities he doesn't yet understand. As he trains alongside godlike allies and faces enemies that bend reality itself, he begins to realize that power here doesn't come without a price. Blending high-stakes action, dark humor, military drama, and psychological tension, Start Again? is a story about survival, consequence, and what it truly means to be "chosen" in a world that never stops demanding more. Hope you enjoy :)

"The hero of the story is 19 years old name (hill). He was transported to another world called Journey to Healing In this world, power is given according to the amount of suffering and hardship you endured in your original world.

A land of brutal battles, mysticism, towering warriors, word power, superhuman strength, supernatural abilities, as well as sects, evil cults, and other-worldly entities... Endless conflicts between the sects and cults have been ravaging the land. The constant battle for power among nobles and officials has turned the pursuit of Gahum into a desperate arms race, where the weak are mere fuel for the ambitions of the strong. In this world, only Gahum is the measurement of a man’s soul. A foreigner of this world comes to seek the hidden truth behind the Bathalas, the silent gods whose legacy governs the world's power; the Anitos, and the source of Gahum. Memories of a past life. A golden finger. One boy, two lives, and a cultivation path forged in secret. He carries the destiny to be the spark that will light the world, or the ember that will burn it to ash.

In the heart of the Abyssal Forest,the most dangerous place in the world,sit a small tavern where the food is magical and the secrets are even hotter.

Arman was an ordinary thirty-year-old programmer who died quietly at his office desk, crushed by endless overtime and an unfulfilled life. Instead of oblivion, he awakens before a god who grants him a second chance—rebirth into a world where mana exists and destiny is shaped by effort rather than routine. Reborn in the Brahim Continent, Arman finds himself alone in a mysterious forest, guided only by a strange status window and a beginner’s guide. Though his body is healthy and mana flows through the world, he begins with no occupation, no skills, and no real power. Determined to never waste his life again, Arman chooses the path of a wizard—only to discover that magic is far harder than fantasy stories promised.

Two hundred years ago, a prophecy revealed the coming of the Seventh Bond, a rare, powerful connection that would tie the soul of the Cursed Beast King to his one true mate. King Zarek waited two long centuries for this soulmate, only to discover she is the one thing he despises most. A human. Eliora knows nothing about magic, curses, or ancient prophecies. All she wants is a peaceful life with her parents, until she loses her home and is taken to the immortal king who claims her as his. Zarek is cold, feared, and dangerous, the most powerful king Eldfrost has had. His beast is violent, unpredictable, and fiercely possessive. Eliora fears him. Zarek refuses to let her go. Will she run from the bond or step into the destiny that could unravel everything?

After dying from eating too much pickled ginger, a modern office worker is accidentally reincarnated as a noble baby in a foreign world—with no gods, no harem, and no idea why he’s there, (a depiction of a younger Keisuke Yamano on the cover).

In 2068, the United States was moving toward a second frontier era, a second Manifest Destiny across the solar system. Then, one day, thanks to a strange alien signal, they discovered a hidden facility on Mars. The signal was transmitted through a device considered an ancient decoration but turned out to be a portal to another world. With a series of events, the United States sent one of its most elite teams to this world to investigate, Combat Fire Team-1, also known as Comanche, and discover why the people of Alagore opened a Bridge to their world. Comanche must explore the connections of this new world and the wonders discovered on Mars, confront the darkness known as the Unity in its global conquest, and above all, protect the US and the rest of Earth from this new threat. However, will they be able to discover the secrets of this war or fall victim to all that had come before?

Malia's world shattered when her parents' marriage crumbled, leaving her caught in the crossfire of their bitter divorce. With nowhere to turn, she reluctantly packs her life into a few boxes and leaves behind everything she's ever known, relocating to the enigmatic town of Ravendale to live with her reclusive aunt, Isabella, her mother's estranged sister and her cousin Pamela. Ravendale, a quaint town shrouded in secrets, immediately intrigues Malia. Yet, it is the enigmatic and handsome Dominic who captures her attention. Dominic, a charismatic and alluring figure, is a vampire who has dwelled in the shadows of Ravendale for centuries. His hauntingly captivating presence is impossible for Malia to resist, even as she learns of the supernatural mysteries that entwine her new home. As Malia delves deeper into the heart of Ravendale, she discovers that the town is teeming with supernatural beings – witches, werewolves, and other vampires, each with their own complex desires and agendas. She also uncovers a cursed necklace of unimaginable power, a relic that threatens to tip the balance of power among these supernatural factions. As tensions rise and the search for the cursed necklace intensifies, Malia must navigate treacherous alliances, dark magic, and her own conflicted heart. In the climax, the fate of Ravendale and the future of her supernatural love hang in the balance. Malia's choices will determine not only her own destiny but also the destiny of the town and its immortal inhabitants. "Endless Passions" is a spellbinding tale of love, betrayal, and the eternal struggle between light and darkness, set against the backdrop of a town where passions run deep and secrets are buried in every shadow.

Hoku lived his life in the dark spend all his time making niche mods for his favourite videogames. But when a strange power drags him into Exdrift, an apocalyptic fantasy world where technology and magic collide binded by a mysterious power. In this new world, Hoku is forced to attend a special training academy called Angel-9 where young people train to fight the mosters that enhabit the land using a powerful force known as hex. "What a weakling!" Initially Hoku is laughed at and mocked for his lack of power. But, once he discovers that the hex system actually resembles a videogame system, he uses his knowledge as a programmer to look for ways to exploit the terrible hand he was given, gaining unimaginable forbidden power and uncovering the true nature of this strange world.

Oren falls into a foreign land after surviving something that should have erased him entirely. Whatever he once was, whatever power or purpose he held, is gone. He awakens weak, human, and surrounded by people who treat suffering as routine and survival as currency. ( will probably change) (Author’s note: The title of this story may change in the future. Those who continue reading will understand that the current title relates to the MC’s past.)

I have a mission and that is to kill the irresponsible God who has some sick taste. To fulfill this mission I got some cheats from a very nice couple. Although I don’t know much about this world since I only managed to read fanfiction I will do my best to help my friends now that I’m part of Fairy Tail. With my cheat unique skill, I’m sure I can solve almost every problem. Well, I should finish sorting out my own family problems first before I get started with it. After all my 400-year-old Dragon Slayer Mother is really too pitiful. Just you wait Mira I will marry you and give you a beautiful daughter who is as talented as me and more pretty than her aunt Erza. ….. I don’t own Fairy Tail. English is not my first language so there would be some mistakes but please bear with me. I hope you all love my story and make this story rank in the top 10 in popularity. …. If you guys want to read advanced chapters go to my Patreon account. patreon.com/Nauty_Manu

First things first… I’m dead. “Fuck!!!” Valen, a young man from the 21st century, died from the most common cause of all: overwork, no enjoyment, and not enough rest. But his story didn’t end there. He was transmigrated into a magical world. And that wasn’t even the worst part. He was cursed to become the therapist of this world filled with magic and mana “Wait… you, a pure-blooded fire dragon, are afraid of the dark?” “Hold on… you’re in love with your sworn enemy?” “What do you mean a knight is afraid of war?!” From dragons with childhood trauma to warriors crippled by fear, Valen is forced to navigate the fragile minds of beings powerful enough to level kingdoms. With every session, his worldview grows darker. What begins as simple conversations that cause mild headaches slowly turns into revelations that shake his understanding of everything. The more he listens, the more he realizes this world is far more twisted than it appears. And with each client who walks through his door, Valen uncovers deeper truths about the balance of this realm. Maybe he isn’t just a therapist. Maybe he is the only thing preventing this world from falling apart.