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The Sandman's Return

The world didn’t end in fire. It rotted while people were still alive. Fear seeped into humanity like corrosion. Some endured. Most didn’t. Those who broke twisted into monsters called Evildoers—predators born from what humans couldn’t survive. Bell lasted two years in that world. Not as a hero. Not as a chosen one. Just someone worn down, cornered, and finally betrayed during the fall of a human fortress—sold out by a survivor consortium that needed a scapegoat to escape. Death should have taken him there. Instead, Bell activated a cursed item he never fully understood. Dream Dust didn’t save him. It erased him. What rose in his place was no longer human—an empty, starving shell the Abyss eagerly shaped into a weapon. That existence would later be remembered as the Sandman, an Evildoer so lethal that even monsters avoided its path. Humanity fought back. Heroes burned their lives trying to stop it. They failed. The Sandman was never killed. By a fracture of fate too cruel to call mercy, what returned to the past was not Bell’s body—but fragments of his memories, shattered into recurring dreams and inherited by his younger self. A few days before the apocalypse begins, Bell opens his eyes again. He knows the truth now: The Sandman is not him— but it was born from the moment he lost himself. Having gazed deeper into the Abyss than any human should survive, Bell carries fragments of its rules… and glimpses of its flaws. Whether those insights are real—or remnants left behind by something inhuman—he doesn’t know. But he knows this: If he loses himself again, humanity won’t get another chance. And the more control he gains… the more the Abyss remembers the blade it once wielded.
Meydara · 2.1k Views

Kingdom Evolution: The cursed Regression of the No.1 Player

[Player Deathcleaver has become the first-ever player to defeat the world’s most terrifying nightmare witch, Elandra Moirae! Congratulations!] [Congratulations to Eterna Guild, as they triumphantly upgrade their territory to the highest rank making them the first!] This is what every gamer wants to see, the glorious accomplishment, the thrill of being the first, the strongest, the one admired under the envious gazes of all other players. But what about this? [Player Deathcleaver has fallen to the final strike of the witch, Elandra Moirae.] No gamer wishes for such a tragic ending. Every gamer wants to survive and be drowned in that moment worth celebrating. Draven had been a legendary gamer since childhood, known across the globe. Addicted, he spent most of his life gaming and had earned a multitude of awards by conquering the "impossibles" those very challenges that left other players hopeless. The famous Kingdom Evolution Online, tagged as the merciless VRMMO, wasn’t an easy feat. After four relentless years of grinding, treating it as his home and putting in his all, Draven finally conquered the game. And then, in the final clash, her spell struck ‘Cursebloom’ which crushed his victory and claimed his life. After his character was destroyed, he was sent back to the beginning. "Damn!.. this can’t be!" But this time, it was different. He discovered he could no longer log out, trapped in the real world of Kingdom Evolution Online.
Khaaaos · 1.4k Views

The Greatest Game Developer

Makoto Yoshida is a novice game developer working at a major company in a world where creating games means crafting entire realities. With advanced virtual reality tools, developers shape vast and vivid worlds using only their thoughts and imagination, yet the process is both more effortless and infinitely more complex. In this era, game development is one of the most prestigious careers in society. But despite Makoto's education, passion, and potential, he's stuck creating forgettable mini-games and ad mascots, until everything changes. When his company launches a program to promote new talent, Makoto stumbles upon a genre in the selection list: Survival Horror. That single term shatters something deep within him. In a surreal burst, a flood of foreign memories pours into his mind, entire franchises, characters, plots, mechanics, and music from another world. Armed with this mysterious knowledge, Makoto enters the SeedNet system and begins his project. His brilliance shines through character design, voice direction, game balance, and realism. And as the days pass, his legend begins. Makoto would go on to become the visionary mind who redefined the Survival Horror genre, with masterpieces like Resident Evil, The Last of Us and Outlast. He was the soul behind the emotional brilliance of To The Moon, revolutionizing the RPG adventure/visual novel experience. He reimagined what storytelling meant with the noir-fantasy drama The Wolf Among Us, pushed the boundaries of cinematic action with Uncharted, touched the world with the emotional weight of Undertale, and breathed life into Pokémon, the beloved franchise that captured generations. Makoto Yoshida was not just a developer. He was the creator who made us feel again. --- @GamerSoul99 > "I still remember the first time I played Resident Evil. It wasn’t just scary, it was art. The mansion, the atmosphere... chills every time." @MoonlitDev > "To The Moon literally changed my life. The way Makoto writes about love, regret, and memory... he’s not just a dev. He’s a poet." @OutlastedMe > "How the hell did one man manage to reinvent horror and give us that brutal Outlast trilogy? He’s insane, in the best way possible." @WolfAmongFaithfuls > "The Wolf Among Us made me believe in storytelling again. Bigby’s voice, that style... the man’s a genius." @ChocoPika88 > "Makoto’s Pokémon Origins made me cry. Like, actually cry. He gave so much heart to a world I already loved." @Undertouched > "Undertale was perfect. The choices, the music, the FEELS. Makoto is the only game creator who tells stories with such passion." @DevWatch_Journal > "We witnessed history. Makoto Yoshida isn’t just a developer. He’s a generational artist. A legend."
Aedis356 · 68.9k Views

Architect's Resonance

In Vidyashree Academy, Domains decide everything — future, opportunities, status. Aryan chooses Business & Management, the toughest path in the school. Not because he’s ready. But because he has no choice. His classmates see him as quiet. His teachers see him as promising. Only he knows the truth: He is one mistake away from collapsing. But when failure hits him on Day 1, Aryan does something no student has done before — he writes down the exact words of everyone who refused to help him. Not to complain. To understand. Every word. Every rejection. Every consequence. Because in this school — like in the world — every choice has a price. And Aryan is done paying silently. With the rise of DHARA, a VR-world reshaping global power, Aryan’s small decisions begin to ripple far beyond school walls. A grounded, intense, emotional coming-of-age story about ambition, consequence, and the cost of becoming someone who refuses to break. Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. All characters, schools, organizations, systems, locations, and events in this story are entirely fictional and created for narrative purposes. They are not based on real people, real institutions, or real incidents. Any resemblance to actual individuals, places, or events is purely coincidental and unintended. The story explores themes of emotion, growth, competition, and personal struggle within a completely fictional setting. Names, titles, and terms used in this novel do not refer to or represent real persons or real entities. Interpretations beyond the written text are the reader’s own and are not implied by the author.
Yashwanth_RP · 24k Views

The Ultimate vongola

I'm sorry but the jin mori book got put on the side until I can actually get my writing to be better so I'm writing this instead, also this still my first work so if you want to add anything or say anything about the quality not only insult me give me actual criticisms. Also I'd like to add that there will be NO AI not even art the mc will look like tsuna so there's no AI art either alot of this story will in actuality be just OC's(Please be warned) in a world I've created but these characters will look like character I've seen from manhwa or manga I like or have seen i will also never use ai to write neither will i ever translate any kind of fic [Synopsis] _____________________________________________________ What would you do if you crossed a person, only for you to find out that he’s actually a mafia boss’s son and wants you swimming with the fishes in a barrel of cement? Ykw lemme answer that for you-NOTHING, simple as that there’s nothing you can do about it. And guess what, that's exactly what happened to me. I was at a club and got way too drunk, then proceeded to duke it out with some rich kid after insulting his mother right to his face. I was going to win, mind you, but guess what-I got jumped. And the bastard wouldn't slide, so he had me drowning in the middle of bumfuck nowhere at the Jester ocean. But to be honest, it really isn't surprising. Not only am I unlucky, but all I’m really good at is fighting, and even then, when I tried to train in all kinds of martial arts, I couldn't manage learning any of them. All I could do was street fight and fight dirty, so I focused on that the most. Now, combine that with the environment I grew up in, the slums of New Angel City, aka the worst slum in the world by a mile, and you can only imagine what kind of life I've lived. __________________________________________________________ This world will be similar to our world but also nothing is the exact same like for example non of the countries in our world exist in this world
D410N1 · 1.5k Views

Accel World: Beyond the burst

“Haru-chan.” …Haru? HARU? The chubby kid from that poster he saw once on MyAnimeList?! Before the panic properly sets in, a notification pops into his tiny, horrified brain: [ SYSTEM ACTIVATED] Congratulations! You have been reincarnated into… accel world, a world you know absolutely nothing about! Complete tasks to receive random gifts! Random. Gifts. Not useful gifts. Not logical gifts. RANDOM gifts. [Task: Don’t cry for 30 seconds] Reward: Slightly Above Average Patience] [Task: Don’t fall when standing up] Reward: A sticker] A STICKER. Not chakra, not magic, not a Sacred Gear. A STICKER. Haru quickly realizes he has reincarnated into an anime world he only recognized because of the name He doesn’t know the plot. He doesn’t know who’s dangerous. He doesn’t even know the genre. Is this sci-fi? Is it action? Is it slice-of-life? Is he supposed to fight people? Hack computers? Lose weight? Gain weight? Make friends? Who knows? Certainly not him. But as he grows up as Haruyuki Arita, the system keeps giving him tasks that are sometimes helpful, sometimes emotional… and sometimes: [Task: Stop eating cake for one whole day] Reward: +1 Self-Control / -10 Happiness] Now trapped in a life where the biggest enemy might be his own BMI, Haru must navigate childhood, bullies, friendships, and the mysterious digital evolution happening around him, completely blind and armed only with a system that thinks giving him “slightly improved reflexes” is equivalent to granting immortality. And maybe, just maybe, he’ll discover that even if he didn’t get reincarnated into a world full of anime oppai, ninjas, or power levels, this life might still be worth living. Assuming he survives middle school. (A/N:I don’t own Accel world, all rights belong to their original creators.) Havent seen much Accel World Fics here, so i decided to create one (Disclaimer: This fanfic is set in an alternate universe based on Accel World. While it features the original characters, certain events, abilities, and background details may differ from the official light novel. These changes are intentional for the purposes of this story.) (will probably make this into a shared anime universe if i feel it needs a little bit of spice)
vboy · 36.5k Views