Best Rated Web Novels

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The Protagonist’s Sister Is Actually The Strongest

Have you ever read a novel with such a terrible ending that you wished you could rewrite the story and give the characters you loved the happy ending they truly deserved? I was just another failed author, writing stories that nobody read and that never sold. Seeking to improve my craft, I picked up the most popular novel of the time, “Solo Player”, hoping to learn what made it so successful. Yet as I read, frustration grew inside me. The story’s development was promising, but its ending was truly awful. Then, quite bitterly, the moment I finished the book, I found myself transmigrated into its world. Did I become the protagonist? A villain? Or perhaps even an extra? No. It was far worse than I could have imagined. I had become the most worthless character in the entire novel, someone nobody ever cared about. A character readers saw only as fuel for the protagonist’s growth, his greatest burden, and the person every reader hated. “I’m the protagonist’s sister…” However, with my complete knowledge of the novel’s events, my worthlessness was about to change. I had decided not only to become the strongest but also to rewrite the story’s terrible ending. “I won’t let you go inside a dungeon. It’s too dangerous.” …As long as I could get this incredibly corny and overprotective brother out of my way. And for some reason, the Constellations would not stop bothering me. [The Cosmic Throne {Butterfly That Flies Across The Universe} seems interested in your tenacity!] [She has sponsored 1,000,000 Plot Points and the [Demon of Calamity Transformation Technique (SS)] Skill!] [The Cosmic Throne {Monkey that Dances in Chaos} finds your chaotic nature amusing!] [He has thrown the [Umbral Chaos Stone Necklace (S Rank)] at you!] [Not enough? He launched the [Immortal Heaven Peach (SSS Rank)] right at your face!] There was clearly something wrong with the Constellations this time. [The Cosmic Throne {Jester Filled With Lies} is happy that you’re bringing despair to your victims!] [He has gifted you the [Jester’s Last Laugh (S Rank Privilege)] and the [Master of Manipulation (SS)] Skill!] [The Cosmic Throne {Maiden that Watches Over Nature} seems happy you’re growing stronger.] [She has gracefully sponsored you with 2,000,000 Plot Points and fully healed all your wounds!] [She has also begun to wonder if you could plant some trees for her and gifted you the [Divine World Tree Seedling (SSS Rank)]!] [The Cosmic Throne {Warrior That Seeks Calamity} is satisfied with your battle performance but demands more!] [He has sponsored you with 500,000 Plot Points and the [Beheading Sword of Destruction (SSS Rank)]!] They simply could not stop showering me with gifts, as if I were some famous streamer performing for their entertainment. “I am grateful, but please… just leave me alone already…”

PancakesWitchAuthor · Litrpg · 448 ch

Gu Demon King

100 bonafide bastards get locked in a multiversal dimension to repeatedly hunt each other in a Battle Royale, until the vilest, cruellest, scummiest, and damnest of them all survives to become the Demon King.

Anvelope · Action · 7 ch

Crisis Point

A mountain-sized elephant, carrying a city on its back, strolls into horrifyingly dangerous territories one after another, facing hordes of monsters endlessly. Living in this city, among 40,000 humans, are a group of seven individuals trying to survive, by going against every Geneva Convention possible. Strap yourselves for this journey.

Anvelope · Adventure · 47 ch

Gifted

Most people don't remember being born. Sebastian remembers dying first. Reborn with his memories somewhat intact and a stolen demon's power tangled into his soul, he's given something rarer than any starting class: time. Time to test his limits before he can walk. Time to reverse-engineer a hidden system no one will explain to him. Time to learn exactly how much of himself he can afford to reveal, and to who. Growing up at a mountain outpost on the edge of nowhere, raised by a disgraced mage and the mother who saved him from a cult's altar, Bastian has every reason to keep his Status a secret. But the numbers don't lie, and neither does the thing he absorbed in the womb. Somewhere in the dark, it's still hungry. And it isn't the only thing watching him grow. Gifted: First Steps — some paths begin before you can walk.

Ellake · Litrpg · 99 ch

Self-Summon [Demon Summoning/Evolution litRPG]

Literal starving artist, Angelica Hallow, is suddenly hit on the head by a book while dumpster diving out of desperation. Compelled by the illustrations inside the tome, she recreates one of the intricate circles on the floor of her apartment. Ignorant of the forces she's messing around with, Angelica accidentally activates the magic circle and triggers a Summoning. But rather than any Demon or other supernatural creature, instead, she summoned... herself?! With a new voice in her head blathering about Skills and Contracts, and the inexplicable ability to give herself Orders that she is forced to obey, will Angelica be able to secure the peaceful life of artistry that she craves, or will she come to embrace the Demon within? What to expect: - A system made by Demons for Demons. Filled with unique and strange skills to explore, some of which don't always have her best interests in mind. - Steady progression throughout, even while still figuring out her situation and system. - Fairly lighthearted… most of the time. - Action at regular intervals. It’s not constant, but it’s never too far off. - Strictly Urban Fantasy for the first book. After that, the settings will continue to get more diverse and unique - Yuri tag will happen in later books, but not Book 1 Coverart by Slothbeing

Drim · Litrpg · 172 ch

Curses and Will

Shin never believed he deserved a happy ending. Shunned by his village and haunted by spirits only he could see, he spent his life surviving one lonely day at a time. The only light in his darkness was a girl named Tsukiakari, until fate stole her away. When death should have been the end, Shin awakens in a world where curses roam the land, ancient kingdoms hide forgotten truths, and a girl named Annya bears a curse powerful enough to one day consume the world. As the shadows grow and the line between human and monster begins to fade, Shin must choose whether to keep running from the past... or become the one person willing to stand against a destiny written in despair. Because even in a cursed world, a single act of will can change everything.

Simply No One · Fantasy · 67 ch

Mortal Protection Services

The Earth wakes up to find itself surrounded by completely different stars. An announcement rings out across the planet: "We at Mortal Protection Services have relocated you to a foster system temporarily. Do not panic." . . Some of you are panicking, when we specifically asked you not to. What to expect: Sci-fi: Various densities, mostly soft. We got your warp drives and subspace enfuckulators, but also a touch of hard space reality. Who doesn't love a chewy candy with a hard shell? Comedy: From slapstick to erudite to troglodyte. We got stuff for any brow level you want. As well as many, many easter-eggs for sci-fi & fantasy nerds alike. Galactic horror: I'll leave the fully fleshy nature of that for you to discover a few chapters in, it's better that way. Fun with Letters: Silly little anagrams, and silly little acronyms. A Hyperspace Cat. (Proudly made by humans. No AI in Writing or Art. Cover by Instagram user: pedro_serpa_75)

B.T.Skull · Sci Fi · 54 ch

Arachnoextinction

On an uncharted island in the middle of the Pacific, Dr. Ivory Gale arrives for a routine inspection of a secret United States government cloning facility. His mission is to verify progress on a project to resurrect the woolly mammoth. Simple job. In and out. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. Literally everything. Dr. Kale, head scientist at the cloning facility and certified lunatic, has been keeping secrets from the United States government. Not the kind of secrets they can all giggle about later. These are the kind of secrets that awaken a long-extinct and highly murderous monstrous spider species. Armed with a gun he doesn't know how to use, a crippling case of arachnophobia, and the help of a ragtag group of survivors (including one who definitely wants to kill them all to protect the government's secrets), Dr. Gale must find a way to escape the facility before nightfall. Because once the sun goes down, the giant spiders come out to hunt. All of them. Welcome to Arachnoextinction.

ShowerKrogan · Comedy · 41 ch

The Crimson Magister

Aqua devoured the Supreme God of her world. For centuries, the tyrant had taken everything from her: her family, her teachers, her home, and eventually the entire elven race. Too many had died believing she would one day be free. So Aqua tore the Supreme God from his throne and brought his civilization down with him. But his divinity did not die. It became hers instead, transforming Aqua into the very thing she had spent centuries fighting against. A goddess. Then a rift cast her into another world, one filled with too many gods... And living elves. *** - Slow-burn f/f romance - Overpowered female elven protagonist - Divine politics - Time manipulation - Cosmic threats - Kingdom building Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Okram333 Join the Discord community: https://discord.gg/FKE5BeWYWc

Okram · Fantasy · 195 ch

Riot in New Batavia [Beat 'Em Up, Political]

Punk? Faction warfare? Conspiracy? Secret cult? All wrapped in dark comedy and slow-burn progression? "What's wrong with your ears, you Kratonate spy?" That's the first thing Rads hears after crawling through a hidden tunnel beneath a train station. 24 hours earlier, he was just another unemployed graduate chasing the Batavia Dream. Then he lost his apartment. Slept under a bridge. Couldn't afford breakfast. Now he's smuggling secrets for Batavia's most wanted revolutionaries. In Batavia, zines are contraband. Rock concerts carry encrypted messages. Cassette tapes hide political manifestos. Every faction is fighting a war nobody admits exists. Rads doesn't want to change the world. He just wants to survive. Batavia has other plans. RIOT IN NEW BATAVIA is a story-first LitRPG, rich in graphics. No chosen one. No overpowered hero. Every victory is earned. Every choice has consequences. If you enjoy Disco Elysium, Final Fantasy VII, Yakuza, then... Welcome to Batavia. Check out the GLOSSARY for a glympse!

DoomyStoner · Urban Fantasy · 20 ch

The Star Of Ire

"No one is good to you once you stop pleasing them." Three thousand years ago, the gods made a wager: do mortals deserve to exist? The cruelest god cursed mankind. The kindest offered a way out. In the dark, the curse still waits — not for the wicked, but for the one the world chose to break. Three thousand years, and it has never once failed. Two centuries after the last catastrophe, Aseri sings hymns to a hero-king and calls the truth a myth. Markella believes every word — top of her class, bound for the palace, certain of her golden future. She has no idea what she is. She has no idea what's waiting. The Star of Ire has slept long enough.

ccmaker · Fantasy · 6 ch

Aetherios System [Slow Build OP MC, Isekai LitRPG/Cultivation]

Welcome to the Aetherios System, where the quests are mandatory and failure results in deletion! Alex Pierce thought the worst part of military life was eating stale MREs and getting screamed at by people who loved pushups more than oxygen. He was wrong. Caught in a nuclear blast and dumped into a world of magic, Alex and eleven other soldiers find themselves in a reality where stats rule, The System gives no mercy, and Alex discovers bigger problems than simple rations and the childhood trauma of living in his twin brother’s shadow. Problems like: - Forest badgers with bodybuilding addictions and very personal grudges. - A kobold village too dumb for diplomacy. - One cantankerous apothecary witch. - Smug elves. - And an undead dungeon that didn’t get the memo about staying dead. His fellow Isekai’d soldiers are a disaster, his power build is ruined thanks to one little magical oopsie, and his closest “ally” might be an evil talking river pebble. (It swears it isn’t evil. He’s not convinced.) The System doesn’t care if Alex is confused, terrified, or quietly crumbling under self-doubt. It only cares if he proves himself worthy to exist. Prove yourself or be erased. No pressure.

TTReynolds · Litrpg · 301 ch

Arc of the Souls

The Soul. It brings life, creates life and destroys life. For 15 years, the galaxy has been in turmoil by an all-consuming war between Soul-Core and Dark Intrinium. Few understand the true reason behind this conflict, yet all bear witness to the destruction it has left. In a desperate attempt to change the course of history, Jumkou Katatoria travels from a shattered future back to the year 2195. Her mission: To stop a catastrophe that left the galaxy in ruins. But playing with time caused an irreversible paradox, creating an even bigger threat than ever before. And she did not come back alone. Chasing her through the rift is the most dangerous Soul-Wielder ever. Those chosen by the Soul were given power. Some use the power to save, others use it to destroy. Which will Jumkou choose? Welcome to the ｢ Arc of the Souls ｣ NOTE: Arc 1 will be reworked/rewritten in the coming future.

Noyr · Sci Fi · 122 ch

This Stalker Won't Leave Me Alone!

No matter how far I ran, no matter where I hide he’s always one step ahead leaving me enthralled by his schemes. I, April, a 23 years old woman never thought once in my life that my ordinary life could be flipped upside down. That was until I received a message; a message from an annoying, flirtatious, ingenious guy who’s obsessed with me. He’s my deranged stalker, And he won’t leave me alone until he got me in his grasps. ******************************************************************************************** This story can also be read on Inkitt, Scribblehub and Webnovel

TheGhostWriter · Romance · 94 ch

I Became My Vampire Witch Character

Ella was a delusional woman. She spent her days grinding in her favorite MMO, on the off chance she got isekaid. She would play for hours every day while chugging energy drinks and hoping to make the strongest character possible. Well, maybe she wasn't so delusional after all? One fateful day, she had chugged one energy drink too many and died of a heart attack. "I can't believe it! I really became my witchpire character!" Cover Art: Tora San - https://vgen.co/ToraSan Typography: Pangmida - On ScribbleHub

Kurayami · Yuri · 78 ch

The sweet venom

Helia had spent her life in the shadow of her elegant and charming best friend, Elysia. Guided by strangely vivid dreams, she eventually discovered that the friendship that had shaped so much of her life was not what she had believed it to be. Seeking clarity and a sense of purpose, she turns to the one thing that has always grounded her: science. As the empire faces a crisis with deadly creatures spreading an unknown venom, she's determined to prove her worth and break free from her past by throwing herself into finding a cure. With each discovery, she uncovers more than she ever expected, and the pieces of her world begin to shift.

aspa201 · Fantasy · 46 ch

Our Journey's End

(Undergoing Rewrite) “I want to live too...” Those were the last words he uttered before being left behind, torn apart by the fallen. Yet betrayal, anger, and frustration were not the deepest emotions he felt. Not even the pain of being ripped apart, flesh by flesh. It was clarity, much like his name. Lucid understood then that maybe, just maybe, he had spent his life the wrong way. Perhaps, in his next life, he would have better luck. However, Lucid awakens in a strange purple forest that feels both foreign and strangely familiar, against all odds he had survived. Yet his face is hidden behind a peculiar fog that seems mysterious. Suddenly a voice chimes inside his head, a beautiful, elegant voice. A voice that seems to belong to a long-fallen deity named Alice. But upon realization, she is just as lost as he is. She cannot remember her own past, and yet, she carries a hope he himself lacks. Alice guides him forward through the scattered realms, and as they journey together, Lucid may be the only thing capable of restoring this fallen deity to her former divinity. And in return, she may be the only one capable of leading him home. Or perhaps fueling the twisted desire buried deep within him. Revenge... After all, he has not forgotten... What to Expect 🃏Slow-burn 💮Transmigration, Isekai and fantasy 🃏An overpowered protagonist forced through brutal struggle and grit 💮Heavy moral conflicts, difficult choices, and the weight of duty 🃏A consistent main cast that grows and supports one another 💮Mystery-driven worldbuilding 🃏Character-focused progression 💮Subtle romance 🃏AI opening chapter illustrations Schedule: 5 chapters on Tuesday 5 chapters on Saturday Patreon Daily release schedule General Author Linktree https://linktr.ee/Cr1msonLight

CrimsonL1ght · Fantasy · 340 ch

Your D to Major

The story began between two prodigies from different backgrounds and may have evolved into something more... Yuri Yoshima, a 16-year-old 2nd-year high schooler with a good reputation. A valedictorian made her popular in academics. A Musical Muse, known for her talented and virtuosic musical abilities, with her flawless, gorgeous, unignorable appearance that made many boys in the school fall in love with her. A student council president. A girl who excels in some sports. And among all... She's a "Major". Behind all of that, she was known for her ego and fear of losing the spotlight despite being angelic and respectful. Jiro Arashi, a 17-year-old 2nd-year high school student who appears to be an average, calm, and introverted "D" student, has quietly been under pressure, dealing with tensions and an unfair school system and treatment since the middle school era, which affects him deeply. Yet his musical abilities made him push himself beyond his limits, a payback for his negatives.

Akai Mara · Romance · 7 ch

Warm My Bed, Brother-in-law

“Spread your legs for me until your husband wakes up.” I barely have time to breathe before I’m pressed against the office door. His fist tightens in my hair, and his other hand hikes my skirt up without hesitation, like this was always going to happen. His lips hover at my ear, his voice quiet and deadly. “Six months, Elena,” Damian murmurs, knuckles brushing the inside of my thigh. “For six months, my brother will get your name, and I get your body. Fair, isn’t it?” I should push him away. I should scream until someone hears me. I should be thinking about my husband lying in a hospital bed, machines breathing for him. Instead, my fingers clutch my husband’s brother’s shirt, and I hate that my body responds before my mouth can find the word no. Because in a world built on blood and betrayal, the only man who’s ever looked at me like I was more than a decoration is my husband’s much younger brother. I’m Elena Vitale, 38, wife of a powerful mafia boss now clinging to life in a coma and somehow, I'm the one left holding an empire I never wanted. And the only person ruthless enough to help me hold it together is Damian Vitale. At 26, he’s the black sheep of the family… an exiled hacker who built his own ruthless syndicate from nothing but resentment, genius, and an obsession with me that began when he was nineteen. Our deal is brutally simple. He’ll protect my husband’s empire. He’ll hunt the traitor who put a bullet in his brother’s chest. And in exchange, I’ll give the devil everything he’s craved for years. My body. My surrender. My soul… until the day my husband opens his eyes.

PayalSinghRajput · Romance · 18 ch

Requiem for an Aberrant

Killing your younger brother at the age of ten isn't something you forget. Years later, Cole is chosen for the Trial of the Abyss, a descent into a place where survival is forced and the weak are swallowed whole. Most begin the trial with a fall into endless black. Cole finds himself standing before a castle that should not exist. Summoned alongside five strangers just before the trial truly begins, he is drawn into a hidden clique tied to something far older and more dangerous than the Abyss itself. A girl riddled with curiosity. A man who speaks like he's already seen the end. A masked figure who claims the Gods are not what humanity believes. And when he finally completes his trial, Cole learns it was only the beginning. "Welcome to the Threshold." --- What to Expect: Weak-to-strong progression Well written fights Character-focused storytelling A unique power system Long-term mysteries and foreshadowing Academy Arc after Volume 1

TheJestersGambit · Litrpg · 33 ch