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With the world changing fast, only the talented get to achieve greatness while the others fall. Being abandoned by his parents before he can remember, Ars Knight finds himself living a peaceful life in a orphanage until tragedy strikes.
FooBoo · Adventure · 41 ch
Tags #Mature #Villain-centered dark epic fantasy #High-fantasy #Secondary-world-fantasy #Rival Kingdoms #Supernatural #Bromance #Angst #Found-family #Action* * * On his way home to the Empire of Arkosia, Vermon, son of Uthus, causes trouble in the central mountains of the Empamalangon Kingdom when he burns an ancient temple and enslaves a sick young man discovered hiding within its secret underground chamber after a fierce confrontation between them. As time passes, Vermon realises that Orb, his new slave, is no ordinary man. Behind his frail appearance lies an astonishingly blood-stained history and secrets far more dangerous than Vermon could have imagined. Their meeting was destined to unearth a past Vermon had forgotten entirely and set in motion a chain of events that would draw him together with five other villains, all bound by the same desperate longing: to have a family. * *
Lazarus · Fantasy · 6 ch
Elise Shadowspill existed behind a screen in Green Emerald Online (GEO). She was the pinnacle of players, striking fear into the hearts of many, yet she was only pixels on a screen. All of that changed when her player walked into a gas station late at night. In a stroke of misfortune, or perhaps fortune, she was killed and ended up in the body of her character. The Sanguine Queen, surrounded by loyal followers, must navigate an unfamiliar world. In an unknown forest, in a new stage vaguely similar to the game, she will grapple with being the strongest there is. What to expect: -Overpowered Vampire Queen Protagonist -Loyal Subordinates -Slow Burn Yuri -A Hint of Edge -A Concoction to Scratch That Itch Cover Art By: BlueWinter
Kurayami · Fantasy · 26 ch
[The adventure of a former secret military operative and a content creator with an insatiable thirst for sensation is only just beginning. Everyone, grab your snacks!] Janya stared at Orn as if the girl had just saved the world—with nothing but lip balm. “Seriously? You brought face powder to a freaking firefight?” she muttered, counting the last few bullets in her magazine. Orn smiled and patted her own cheek. “I’m not dying ugly!” Janya let out a deep sigh and glanced at the girl beside her, who was busy applying lipstick. “What kind of stupid logic is that?!” “Content creator logic.” Orn winked. “Trauma first, go viral later, P’Kirin.” Janya briefly stared up at the sky as bullets whizzed towards them. For a split second, she considered giving up on life altogether. “If we make it out alive,” she said quietly, “I’m leaving you in the middle of the jungle. For real this time!”
Moonflow · Yuri · 4 ch
I failed to save the world. And ever since then, I’ve been living in a forgotten corner of it. It’s been a long time... Now, the world has changed - and I have no idea what awaits me beyond this place. I am Rowan. I have crossed the boundaries of mortality, magic, and existence. I have witnessed the end of a world and survived what should have been the end of me. But surviving the end is not the same as finding a reason to keep going. The world has moved on. Now, it is time to discover what comes next.
FLASHY · Fantasy · 47 ch
Memoirs of William Harfelld covers nearly the whole span of his life, his perspective on the many wars that plagued Caldonia and its people. From the war for Ashthrone to the claim on Gallenor, from the Thorne Rebellion to the third Marek Rebellion and the bloody civil war. A tale of those times when Caldonia could be discribed by few words and few words alone. "Caldonia, the burning land."
TheNoGod · Fantasy · 5 ch
I know what you are thinking. Seriously, ANOTHER WEREWOLF love story!? Now before you trash this on a "Do-not-even-bother" list, read this description. It is not just a werewolf story. This is a story of a lone female werewolf who thought she could live her life in Northern Ireland unbothered by others, living every day either working or watching her Wheel of Fortune on the boxed television. Until one day, a handsome radio host with lots of tattoos crashed into her life like a bulldozer. Her bachelorette lifestyle in peril now that she has a pretty man following her around like a second shadow. Will she fall victim to her primal desires? Or stay alone forever? And is he a Sith Lord? He's not, but he could be anything else!?
Mic_Mac_Roni · Comedy · 8 ch
The Devoted Spirit society, an organization of human supremacist, had brought havoc long enough upon the Forgotten Realms. A young fairy, Lucia, plans to finally take her long waited vengeance on Ricon, the Society's head, for killing her parents and her whole village. After a lifetime of training, revenge seems so near and sweet, yet during her raid on a base, she seems to find something.... someone, far more important. Will Lucia and Modeus, the Warforged, manage to show each other a new way?
Vulcanrider · Fantasy · 3 ch
In most worlds, the true origins of Adam was never discovered, Sigma was never bonded to a Little Sister, and those that survived the horrors of Rapture stopped fighting upon leaving the city for good. In this world, the paths of Brigid Tenenbaum and Eda Clawthorne cross just before a certain Ace in the Hole reaches Rapture. And the fate of many changes forever..... in particular that of Sigma's own daughter, Luz Noceda. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/BigSisterOfTheOwlHouse Now has a TV Tropes page
Vulcanrider · Adventure · 2 ch
Some roads lead somewhere. Others should never have existed. When a Bell sounds across the land, Marek expects trouble. He does not expect the roads themselves to stop agreeing with the maps. What begins as a routine journey carrying desperately needed medicine quickly becomes something stranger. Familiar routes lead travelers back to where they started. Forgotten roads return. Ancient markers point toward places that should be days apart. Maps that have been trusted for generations begin contradicting one another. And Marek is one of the few people capable of finding a way through. He is a skilled ranger and navigator, accustomed to reading terrain, judging distance, and noticing when something does not belong. But the world is beginning to behave according to rules no ranger was ever taught. Then Recognition begins changing people. New abilities emerge from what they understand, what they survive, and what they prove themselves capable of doing. Marek is not alone. A formidable warrior, an Elven scholar, healers, travelers, local leaders, and people caught on the wrong side of impossible roads are all beginning to discover pieces of the same mystery. None of them has the whole answer. Every discovery makes the world larger. Every answer creates another problem. And somewhere beneath roads that should not exist, something ancient is beginning to connect places that were never meant to touch. The Bells of the Buried World is a progression fantasy and high-fantasy mystery featuring exploration, meaningful character progression, practical problem-solving, dangerous creatures, archery, magic, ancient infrastructure, multiple fantasy peoples, combat with consequences, and a world whose history may be far stranger than anyone remembers.
Loreforged · Fantasy · 15 ch
Group of non-human strangers wants to find crystal iris which makes dreams come true. Magic, dragons, elves, mermaids, other magical species and almost everyone isn't straight. That's it, that's the plot. Oh, and there is d r a m a . A lot of drama. _________ Cover and other arts by Kann ("Aoihito", "The Middle of Nowhere") Updates: Mondays and Thursdays
adawinry · Fantasy · 10 ch
This is not a story about good versus evil. It is a story about what happens when good people stay silent. In a world decaying under greed, corruption, and moral compromise, two brothers are chosen to stand at the center of a celestial war between the god Irah and the demon king Zahar. But divine battles are only a reflection of a deeper truth: Darkness does not win because it is powerful. It wins because people allow it to. Lucian carries both mercy and ruthlessness within him. Hito carries a hope that refuses to be extinguished. Together, they are forced to confront a reality few are willing to face: Light without action is meaningless. Power without integrity is corruption. Hope without courage is illusion. Seven celestial angels defend crumbling nations — yet even heaven cannot save a world that refuses responsibility. Balance is not about harmony. Balance is about choosing to stand up when it would be safer to kneel. When injustice spreads… When corruption feels normal… When silence feels easier… Who are you?
AbelAntonetty · Fantasy · 5 ch
[BISEXUAL PROTAGONIST WITH GL] In a world where people are separated into ability users and unabilitied, Luna Ione is an 18 year old ability user with only one goal: to find her missing siblings. Six years after their disappearance, a chance encounter leads her to two secret organizations. Regret; an organization that uses their abilities for good and wants to resolve things peacefully, led by the heroic and mysterious Blaze Winslow. Crime; a criminal organization that uses their abilities to take revenge on the unabilitied, led by the elusive and mystifying Thorn Shadows. But Blaze and Thorn have a feud that runs deep, and now that Luna has become entangled in it, she's about to find out that the war between Crime and Regret may be more complicated than she could have imagined... Rated Teen+ for violence, mentions of abuse, and depictions of obsessive/toxic one-sided love. Logo with help from @/Meowssey
Lilyflowerv · Urban Fantasy · 36 ch
Imported Draft"How... How... How in the heavenly hows! Do i always find myself in such situations!!" Khult Mingrovo found himself at a loss for words, for once again the fickle hand of fate had played against him. Just like it has done so throughtout his 21 years of life. Since his birth, Khult had the unfortunate luck to be born in a fantasy world that was going through it's darkest times. Threatend by the lurking existence of the Prin'Mundra, a horrid and dark corruption that consumes and rules all it devoures. The many mysteries of this world hold promises of sanctum as the Obsidian Lords begin their plays for power. Humanities guild councils summon the aid of the Expidors-elite explorers, whose sole task is to hunt for truths of the old world and arm the current for the dark which awaits... And then, there was Khult. After getting entagnled in a scandal with a nobleman's wife, he finds himself being imported to the state of Jolvgah, only to end up lost in a Forsaken Region chained to a man he could only call-"You are my fate, personified!" From cheap liquor and sleeepless nights as an abused accountant, to adventures and life risking flings across a vast world that forgot what it was. We join Khult Mingrovo for an adventure like no other, as he tries not just to survive his shifting fate but thrive.
LordDungFlinger · Fantasy · 19 ch
Luca West has everything: the fame, the fans, the flawless image Fisher Group built for him. What nobody knows is the price he's still paying for it — and he intends to keep it that way. Then his manager brings in an intern. Noelle Auclair isn't here for the glamour. She's spent years quietly obsessed with one question: how does a man like Luca West get made? Her thesis depends on getting close enough to find out. She just never planned on him deciding, the moment he sees her, that she's a spy sent to destroy him. He wants her gone. She needs to stay. And neither of them expected the two of them figuring out the truth about the other would feel like anything but war. A slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance set behind the glass walls of the entertainment industry's most ruthless empire — where every smile is a performance, and the one person who sees through his isn't supposed to be looking at all.
ccmaker · Romance · 18 ch
Forced to marry a blind girl. A world where dungeons exist. At the age of 17, everyone undergoes a ceremony that enables them to get their status screen and receive their first skill. The main protagonist belongs to the noble House of Duke Lunaris. He has been interested in dungeons since childhood and has spent years gathering knowledge about them. But what awaits him after the ceremony? The story will have many romance elements as well as gaming elements. Hope you guys enjoy the story!
Ryujine · Adventure · 1 ch
A raw, devastatingly atmospheric story. The core themes of unresolved guilt, trauma, sleep paralysis blurring reality, public vilification, and the haunting discovery of a past he couldn't face. An emotional, slow-burn psychological tragedy of a man called Alfred.
Accuscripter · Tragedy · 2 ch
Nine billion souls. Every species on Earth. One final, desperate Hail Mary. For three decades, an AI has tried to engineer a peaceful coexistence between humanity and Earth after preventing a human-caused extinction level event. Put into stasis, humans have all been living in a simulation. Every single test failed, poisoned by human greed, class warfare, and systemic exploitation. Now, the AI is pulling the plug, locking each of the remaining population into an interspecies territorial death game. Clark didn't ask to be drafted into the swarm, but it was another Monday morning to him. He had just finished his internship, only to find himself trapped inside a supermega world in a cyberpunk insect hive where basic survival requires mindless work and resisting mind-control broadcasts. He realizes quickly that the only way out is up, but three queen bees with some very human tendencies stand in his way to get to the top. To keep himself from becoming a plaything or worse, Clark needs to use all three of his now-separated brains to survive. After finding Aria, a reserve queen forced to work as a regular worker, and her two dysfunctional sisters, together they must build a plan in secret, and collect more allies. They have three months before the first Territorial Expansion of their shard happens, and they need to take down the three queens before the time runs out! Welcome to the hive. Try not to die on your first coffee break. {P.S. There is no sex described or anything like that. All scenes fade to black. Also, Art of cover was done with Midjourney because I am poor. If the book does good, I will pay for a cover.} In this book, you will find: 1. BEES! Bees and honey are a huge theme in this book, so there will be tons of fantasy varieties made from plants from earth, modified versions, and a few fantasy ones! 2. Animal accurate traits converted into human-sized interactions. This will lead to some very strange things!(Not all will be perfect, but I will do my best) 3. Swearing. There is a bit of cursing, but I try not to drown the book in it. 4. All kinds of humor in the book, but mostly cynical. 5. Harem. Yes there will be a harem, but it is very slowly and naturally built, but more like Release That Witch, where he only has one romantic relationship. 6. Grimdark. While there is a lot of humor, the book still has death and misery, but anything uncomfortable is glossed over. Humans are like the shades of colors in rainbows, and not all are bright. 7. System Menus. There are some, but I don’t use stat pages, and try to use them sparingly or gloss over things that aren’t important and just explain quickly in narration. My system is a bit different than most, but similar in the ways that count. 8. Pop-Culture YOU TO DEATH! Lol, I love pop-culture! So, unlike my book, Epic of Bees, you won’t find many puns, but there will be a ton of references to pop-culture, mythology, Canadian terms, and real world stuff! 9. Romance. There will be some romance, and emotional scene through character building of each of the character since the are all so dysfunctional. 10. Fighting vs Negotiating. There will be lots fighting, epic battles, and wars, but it is very slow at first. Most of the first book is building a team to get ready to challenge the queens, so expect a lot of interaction and world building at the start.
Magic · Litrpg · 44 ch
Veil of Ashes is a slow-burn, character-driven novel about survival, growth, and found family in a world rebuilt from ruins. When strangers arrive, Jo must navigate the fragile line between trust and danger, all while learning to love herself in a place that often feels unloving. Every choice carries the weight of life or death. This is a tale of resilience and connection — of fighting to reclaim hope and rebuild a life worth living. For mature readers: adult themes, strong language, and open-door romance.
Mattie Caird · Sci Fi · 12 ch