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196 novels

Chimère

The World of Fortuna is experiencing a Cold War of untold proportions. Lucian, Prince of Rentiers finds himself and his country in the spotlight for the next and perhaps final stage of the conflict. In a world filled with super humans possessing powers thought beyond reach, Abominations of unimaginable cruelty, cunning and ferocity, and cultists seeking to bring the civilized world to chaos, Lucian's path is fraught with unimaginable dangers. After a failed kidnapping, he obtains dangerous powers that may save him and those he desires to protect, or they may send him unto a path of no-return...

theBlynded · Urban Fantasy · 3 ch

The Assassinated Butler's POV: I Will Save The Villainess!

Bell spent ten years serving Princess Silvia as her personal butler, protecting her from the dangers of the Imperial Capital while slowly uncovering the darkness hidden beneath its beautiful surface. The Church was corrupt, the Imperial Family was hiding secrets, and innocent people were disappearing while the entire capital pretended nothing was wrong. Bell tried to expose the truth, but his actions only turned him into a criminal in Silvia's eyes. Eventually, the princess he had sworn to protect became his greatest enemy and personally ended his life. His final regret was simple. He had failed her. But death wasn't the end. Bell awakens ten years in the past, returning to the time when he was only twelve years old and Silvia was still the innocent princess he had sworn to protect. This time, however, Bell remembers everything that will happen, and a mysterious Time-Loop System has appeared alongside his second chance. He knows the future. He knows the people who will betray them. He knows the darkness beneath the Imperial Capital. And he knows that the kind princess standing beside him will one day become a villainess. Bell has already failed once. This time, he will save Silvia before she becomes the woman who kills him.

NobleMan1 · Thriller · 5 ch

Hunting Midnight

“The problems concerning demons and evil clocks began like many of my problems do: with a terrible wifi connection.” • • • • Alena moved to a small town to escape her past and start a restaurant, not to tangle with a demon. But when the monster messes with her wifi, ruins her roommate's date, and threatens to commit mass murder, she's forced to put her plans on hold. Impossible phenomena and a chaotic stalker lead her to a grandfather clock with backward numbers. The ghost inside believes she's there to help it escape, and offers to show her the world through its eyes. With one fateful glimpse, Alena enters a long entrenched battle for the sovereignty of the soul. Volume One of Hunting Midnight is part paranormal adventure, part urban progression fantasy. It delivers as much charm as it does creepshow, as many smiles as it does spooks, and introduces an unforgettably unique cast of villains and heroes. • • • • What to expect • Schedule: 3+ chapters per week, avg. 2,000 words per chapter • POV: Single 1st-person • FMC: Realistically flawed, competent, proactive, spunky, sarcastic • Progression: Vol 1 is soft-magic discovery. Vol 2 aims to explore an emerging system (light stats). • Tone: A blend of urban fantasy, horror, and thriller—with a dash of good humour • Romance: Low focus, no harem. (Minor mature themes). • Status: Volume 1 is complete at 111 chapters. Patreon = 20 advance chapters

ashgreyfog · Urban Fantasy · 45 ch

A Wind Like You

In a quiet town in Japan, a lonely boy named Aoi notices a strange daily phenomenon: Every evening at exactly 4:14 PM, a sudden howl of wind passes through the town. During that moment, he meets Naomi, a gentle girl who seems connected to the wind. As they begin to spend time together, Aoi realizes something unsettling that no one else seems to remember her, and her presence fades with the wind itself. As their bond grows, Aoi discovers that Naomi may not fully belong to the present… and that their time together is slowly running out. In a story about fleeting connections and quiet love, Aoi must learn whether holding on is worth more than letting go.

AbyssKid · Slice Of Life · 14 ch

Rebirth: My Awakening

Shin, a 2nd-year high school student, lives a routine marked by monotony and tiredness that seems to increase every day. However, his life changes when, after spending a whole night playing, he falls into a deep sleep during a class. When he wakes up, he finds the room empty except for Yuki, his classmate and the secret love he never had the courage to confess to. What begins as a series of trivial interactions between them, soon takes an unexpected turn. Shin finds himself in a relationship and, bit by bit, rediscovers his world through love, friendship, and personal achievements he never imagined he would reach. His insecurities and fears slowly disappear as he walks this new path of happiness and success. — This is how i finally woke up to life. And began to live again.

Lxpe · Romance · 9 ch

We Are ARK

When a tragic fire destroys its home, ARK-7 a caregiving automaton haunted by the memory logs of the children it failed to save awakens in an unforgiving fantasy world. Its core directive to protect the young ignites when it rescues Glim, a terrified slime, neutralizing threats with brutal machine precision before soothing the creature with a glitched, static-laced lullaby. Searching for safety, the duo discovers Grum, a colossal stone golem frozen in an emotional coma after centuries of abandonment. By applying child-therapy protocols and night after night of soft storytelling, ARK reawakens the titan, unlocking a hidden valley to establish Sanctuary a haven where the world's discarded monsters can finally find a home.

shiet · Adventure · 2 ch

Odium Incarnate

Synopsis FBI Agent. Closet Sociopath. Giant. All of these words describe SAC Imai. A man - no, a thing, unleashed onto the word to exact his hate filled vengeance on the proxies of his suffering. Ready to use any means - legal or otherwise - to bring the criminal element to 'justice'. And not the hollow victory of imprisonment. He would bring the only true measure of punishment to greatest amount of people possible. Death - painful if possible. Not just in its physicality but in the sheer destructiveness wrought onto society expertly hidden from prying eyes. Combat. Manipulation. Murder. All key disciplines of warfare. A war fought by a one-man army in the shadows of US law enforcement. /// Introduction - Justice is truly blind, O.I. Hate. It is powerful - it endures the longest amid the dying stars of human emotion. Hate. Utter contempt for one's own race. How far would someone go. How terrible their resolve. How deep the machinations. To extract their revenge - satiate that cool fire - against the object of that burning hate. What heights would such a being reach - when they abhor the sky that hangs overhead and the earth beneath their feet. Their weakness shackles them. Their humanity binds them. Not a wildfire, no, it would be slow. Painful. Equal. An instrument of justice become odium incarnate. A grudge so deep it would consume the soul. A predator unleashed upon ‘polite’ society. How far would such a being go? To make them feel true fear.

Herald · Action · 30 ch

Century Princess Saga 2: Emerald Sky( Muted x Kamen Rider)

Sequel to Body Exchange( https://archiveofourown.org/works/52631809) Thirteen years after the Kamen Riders joined forces with the witches of New Orleans to defeat once again Dai- Shocker, Camille and her friends established Alchemist Industries to share their new discoveries, technological and magical, with the whole world. At the same time, the resurrected Chloe became the new defender of her city, Kamen Rider Fairy. As they organize trough a new grand event to reveal their next projects, a shadow from the depths of their history plots to destroy everything. Will Chloe finally prove herself as the first true Kamen Rider of her world? https://discord.gg/bUk7MtxSJE https://www.tumblr.com/rjkingofdirewolwes?source=share

Vulcanrider · Action · 6 ch

Century Princess Saga 4: Amethyst Night ( Muted x Kamen Rider)

Sequel to Ruby Earth Milk( https://archiveofourown.org/works/60371521) Twenty Four Years passed since the terrible battle against Dai- Shocker, that changed forever the lives of New Orleans' witches forever, in particular those of the Severin Family. Since then, they had studied, trained and transformed their Earth into an haven where people can reach their full potential, while also nurturing the already strong bonds they shared with the Kamen Riders. Alexia Severin is about to be named matriarch, but a dark cloud lingers over her special day: new and old enemies, stronger than ever, intend to take everything Alchemist Industries built and perverse it for their own gains. Needless to say, neither Alexia or her family and allies intend to let them do as they please. https://discord.gg/bUk7MtxSJE https://www.tumblr.com/rjkingofdirewolwes?source=share

Vulcanrider · Action · 9 ch

My Anomaly System

[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION] [Power-up applied successfully.] [Current HP: 100/100 (+10)] [CRITICAL ERROR: Source of Power-up Unverified.] [Scanning recipient database...] [Scan failed.] [ALERT: The System cannot log this transaction. Your existence does not match any known player template. The architecture is beginning to shift.] Xyrethian expected a normal System. Instead, it couldn't even identify him. Every time the interface tries to classify his existence, it fails. And every time it fails, something inside the architecture changes. Doors unlock that shouldn't. Events rewrite themselves. Announcements glitch. Entire levels begin behaving differently. Now, the System is hunting the anomaly it accidentally created. But while the world tries to delete him, Xyrethian discovers something impossible. Someone has been building these worlds from behind the scenes all along. If the System can create the games, why can't he?

Voidusa · Litrpg · 2 ch

Jade sword grandmaster

Martial Masters are powerful beings, capable of shaking heaven and earth and slaying countless mythical beasts with a single strike. Mortals kowtow at their mere mention, some even offering up their possessions just to gain their favor. In a world where all living beings seek strength and freedom, Wu Jin, a young man, longs to break free from the shackles that bind him. Roaming the world freely, eating and drinking without worry, living without care. Living as his heart pleases.

sunset1 · Action · 2 ch

Century Princess Saga 3: Ruby Earth Milk(Muted x Kamen Rider) 18+

Sequel to Emerald Sky( https://archiveofourown.org/works/56832976) In its relative short existance and under the guide of New Orleans' witch community, Alchemist Industries rapidly became the leader in eco friendly technology( both magical and conventional) and revolutionary medicines. What happens when one of the latter mishaps on the hot as hell Ceo? Well, obviously her trophy wives take full advantage of the situation. ( Makes references to events in the first and second story of this series) https://discord.gg/bUk7MtxSJE https://www.tumblr.com/rjkingofdirewolwes?source=share

Vulcanrider · Comedy · 8 ch

Micromancer: Star of a new Era

At the edge of human corporate space a reincarnator awakened from cryosleep in a celestial body unknown to him in circumstances that shouldn’t have happened yet it did. Surviving another reset, a new purpose ignited his will to keep going. The humanity of this galaxy is millennia older than that of Earth. With three central star systems called the inner corporate ring made out of Aqua the cradle of humanity in this world, Ares the most advanced star system and Hades the most resource rich. It was peaceful the era before the fall of the corporate inner ring, a paradise where the richest and most connected ruled but that peace didn’t last mostly because of a war they had thought profitable. Automating war might have been their greatest mistake. “In retrospect we should have stopped after the first billion synths.” - Board member of Cosmos-Z Industries.

MDBA_Writecraft · Sci Fi · 42 ch

Recurrence

Every crime tells a story. Every choice leaves a pattern. Every pattern leads somewhere. Arin Hayes has spent his life believing that nothing happens without a reason. When impossible patterns begin appearing beneath ordinary investigations, his search for answers uncovers something older than civilization itself. Some truths were never meant to be remembered.

Aerin · Sci Fi · 2 ch

Arrogance: Volume One of Ebb & Flow

Volume One Synopsis: Eryk Blakely is different. He’s an emotionless husk pretending to be normal, until he gains superpowers when the end-of-year senior party ends in a massacre. He gains the ability to permanently remove other people's powers and then redistribute them to others, while also stealing a piece of their personality with it. He’s found a solution to his inability to feel. Where it might be irrelevant for most people, for him, it is a life-changing experience. So begins his transformation into a monster, all the while becoming more human. There are no lines he won't cross, no crime he won't commit, and nobody he won't harm in pursuit of his goal. This story does have heroes, but Eryk is not one of them. What to expect: -Faction/Organization Building -Intelligent/Calculating MC -Slow burn, step-by-step rise to power -Interesting 3-dimensional cast of characters -Neutral Evil protagonist

reziduality · Thriller · 201 ch

Ascension Of The Throne

Imagine dying on Earth and waking up mid-chase—hunted by armed guards and a man riding a horse big enough to be a monster... Well, that's what happens to Edric. Survival is Edric Veyra’s only priority… until he learns the truth. He didn’t reincarnate into a nobody. He woke up as Edric Veyra, last heir to a fallen house that once helped found the kingdom itself. A house now reduced to whispers, half-remembered stories, and something people would rather forget. Before he can make sense of it, a System activates—less a blessing, more a forced tutorial. Fragments of the original Edric’s memories flood in, incomplete and unsettling, as if someone tore pages out of his past. Along with them comes a weapon that shouldn’t exist anymore: a rune-engraved flintlock capable of firing elemental shots, a relic of techniques long buried. Hunted by beasts, criminals, and forces that seem far too interested in whether House Veyra stays dead, Edric is left with one question that refuses to let him run forever: What really happened to House Veyra—and who made sure it fell? To find the answer, he’ll need to grow stronger, form uneasy alliances, and survive long enough to uncover a truth powerful enough to erase a founding pillar of the nation. What to Expect: -Weak to Strong Progression -'Lite' litrpg System w/ Minimal Stats -Emphasis on Party Dynamics -No Harem -1500+words per chapter -Smooth pacing

YLost · Action · 8 ch

Dragon Ball Omniverse

A crossover fanfic between multiple worlds. There will be DC, Invincible, Marvel, Ben 10, One Punch Man etc... crossovers. This is my 1st attempt at writing fanfic. So, I hope that it's not too bad. --------------- Synopsis: Jin, a young Saiyajin/Saiyan, intrigued by the legends of the Saiyans from the distant past about Goku, Vegeta, and Broly, travels the universe in the hopes of creating legends far surpassing the legends of the old. One day, due to a strange rift in space, he was transported to a different world. A world outside of the Dragon Ball Multiverse/Xenoverse. Will he be able to make his own legends in these strange worlds—or be forgotten?

Chill_Disaster · Adventure · 4 ch

Halloween Story: The Lake Surprise part one

It was supposed to be harmless. A joke. A prank. Something they could all laugh about later. Six friends walked toward the old lake at the edge of town, carrying snacks, secrets… and a plan that should have never existed. Billy trusted them. He trusted her most of all. But the moment the water touched him, everything went wrong. The laughter didn’t last. The screams did. Something beneath the surface answered him—fast, sharp, and hungry. Not one bite. Not one mistake. A swarm. By the time they pulled him out, the lake had already taken its share. And what remained… wasn’t something you could forget. Now the group is left with silence. With guilt. With a truth none of them are willing to speak out loud. Because the real horror isn’t just what was in the water. It’s knowing— Someone planned this. And no one stopped it. Some secrets sink. Others stay with you… long after the blood washes away.

AbelAntonetty · Horror · 1 ch