Fantasy Web Novels

Fantasy web novels with public chapters on NovelCult.

Venerable

On a normal Tuesday afternoon, Dustin’s nap was interrupted and he was pulled into a new reality filled with magic, classes, powers, and countless monsters. In this new reality, one’s own strength was what truly mattered. A person could rule over countless others based solely on that strength. After obtaining a special class during the tutorial phase through a rare event, Dustin finally saw the true nature of the world he had entered. Here, the weak were oppressed for eternity, and even the strong lived under the oppression of fate. In a world where countless beings struggled to ascend to the apex of the multiverse, could Dustin truly rise… or would he fall into the bottomless abyss? What righteousness? And what Demonic? To ascend is to defy fate. What is a Venerable? Is he the strongest in the multiverse? Or is he the wisest… or something else entirely? How can one become a Venerable? Follow Dustin on his reluctant journey to become a Venerable — a path filled with joy, sadness, ambition, and madness. Update Schedule: 3 Chapters per week. Note: The Story is kind of a mixture of LitRpg and Cultivation at first it may seem like a LitRpg progression but as the story progresses it will eventually shift to mainly Cultivation genre (or you can also say magic based power fantasy rather than a system based) So in short the power progression will be logical. And yes numbers will go up but I won't be describing every single thing using a system screen since I'll be treating the system as a tool or as an entity rather than as a universal thing. What to expect:- No harem Logical power growth Weak to strong Very big world building (multiverse)

Jade_White · Eastern Fantasy · 35 ch

Necromancer Dreams of Mechs

Allen Voss is a master of steel, a 17-year-old social recluse who has 100% completed every mech-pilot sim on Earth . For him, life is simple: gears make sense, people don’t. But when he’s convinced to join the fantasy game—partly for the challenge, and partly because of a rare, electric connection with the school's "Ice Princess," Ciara Clarence—the game doesn't just start. It consumes him . Trapped in a hyper-realistic world with no logout button, Allen finds himself in the one role he never wanted: a Necromancer. In a land where humanity is losing a war against monsters, he is branded a villain and a "World Boss." But Allen hasn't given up on his dream of mechs. If the world won't give him steel, he'll forge it from bone and forbidden magic, building a mechanized army of the dead to take on the "Good Pantheon." Yet, the digital ghosts of his parents’ past aren't his only complication. By his side stands Seraphine, a high-ranking Marquis of the realm whose aristocratic steel and unwavering loyalty force Allen to face the weight of his new crown . While she shields him from the judgment of the living, Allen remains haunted by the girl he left in the real world—Ciara, desperately fighting her way into the game. Between a calculating AI Architect, a corporate conspiracy, and a noblewoman who refuses to let him apologize for his nature, Allen must survive in this new world that is shaping around him. From the grave to the stars, Allen will take it all for himself.

Magic · Mecha · 79 ch

Bleeding Kyber

In a galaxy far, far away... A world filled with struggle between the good the bad. The Empire The Republic. In this mess of a world, a soul crossed the barrier between worlds, the division of worlds into this opera of space. The calling of Force. These ancient times without the Jedi order and the Sith, what is the future of this galaxy. Will it follow the established timeline where darkness corrupts Anakin, leaving Padma to bear the weight of his fall. Or the times when Ben Solo sacrifices himself to stop the nonsensical resurrection of Emperor Palpatine. Anyhow, the world will never be the same, now that this new soul, changes the timeline. Read as new soul changes the lives of our beloved characters before they are even born. Note: This is a heavily modified Au that doesn't follow any established timeline, it just follows the established settings or rules of Starwars franchise.

theRonin_666 · Fanfiction · 24 ch

The Destined Path of Water

For generations, the River of Life has blessed the valley with crystal waters, flourishing forests, and a promise whispered through every spring festival. Hidden within its depths sleeps an ancient water dragon—the silent guardian who has watched over humanity since the beginning. When ten-year-old Sae and nine-year-old Rika are each saved by the mysterious dragon on opposite sides of the same river, their lives become bound by an invisible thread. Though they grow up worlds apart and never meet, both carry an unexplainable connection to the river, a strange blue necklace, and dreams that refuse to fade. Years later, as a massive dam threatens to silence the sacred waters forever, forgotten legends begin to awaken. The dragon's strength wanes, the river's voice grows faint, and two souls unknowingly destined for one another must uncover the truth hidden beneath the flowing current. In a story where nature remembers what people forget, The Destined Path of Water is a heartfelt fantasy about destiny, memory, sacrifice, and the bonds that transcend time. As the river's fate intertwines with their own, Sae and Rika must discover whether some promises can survive—even when every memory has been washed away. Two souls. One current. A destiny written by the river.

Simply No One · Fantasy · 23 ch

The Saint and The Devil of Another World!

In a world once torn apart by war between humans and demons, peace finally arrived not through diplomacy, but through overwhelming force from 10 summoned heroes sent by the Goddess. The hero’s armies crushed the Demon King’s army, and reshaped the world itself. Two years later, the war is over. And with it, Changes in the life of both humanity and demonkind. The forgotten Saintess now works at a cat maid café she barely understands after her followers abandoned her for celebrity heroes. The defeated Demon King survives by taking odd jobs after losing his castle, army, and dignity to dungeon raiders and tourists. As their world becomes increasingly dominated by imported trends, and absurd hero culture, the former enemies reluctantly join forces not to save the world, but to reclaim what little remains of the one they lost!

ShonFrost99 · Comedy · 4 ch

Gatewalker: Remnant of the Tang Clan

Blue died in Murim fifteen years ago. Now he's back. Returned through a golden gate, Blue finds a transformed Murim where ancient sects fight as one beneath a new Martial Alliance. Gates scar the land. Monsters roam unchecked. Politics and manipulation run deeper than ever before. Armed with a strange system that hides more than it reveals, Blue begins climbing the path of martial arts once again. But as he uncovers the truth behind the monsters, the gates, and the gods manipulating them both, he realizes Murim is only one battlefield in a much larger war. Worlds are falling. The gates are opening. A man caught between two worlds. Blue fights to protect both, while everyone else seeks glory. The gods care about neither. They know what he must become. What to expect: Slow-Burn progression Character-driven story(not stat spam) Long term mysteries and delayed reveals Brotherhood, politics, and rising conflicts. New chapters daily.

TheeRaven · Fantasy · 35 ch

The Lost

Few students die and get transported to a different world. Yup they will have system.

Hands_Of_Tragedy_SSOTC · Fantasy · 1 ch

Akumarou: The History of Forbidden Feathers

Shinohara thought that he's just a normal bookworm, but he found out that his real name is Akumarou and that he's a son of the leader of demons. So he thought that his life can't be more complicated. But then he met a guardian angel and his life became a total mess. _________ Cover and other arts by Kann ("Aoihito", "The Middle of Nowhere") Updates: Wednesdays and Sathurdays

adawinry · Fantasy · 10 ch

Starting From Cannon Fodder To Sweeping The Stars

"Dignity is only on the edge of the psychic light blade, and truth is only within the range of the super-heavy purification beam." The chaotic situation made Amber, who traveled into the space hegemony game "Starry Sky", completely understand this sentence... Humanity, who accidentally acquired the jump technology, quickly spread across the galaxy like a plague. After hundreds of years of all mankind working together, division came unsurprisingly. Of course, there are also 'friendly' alien civilizations and unknown enemies that are ready to move at the edge of the galaxy. But as a wanted criminal by both the Federation and the Empire, the first thing Amber needs to do is... survive. Elements of this book: interstellar warfare, fleet warfare, mecha-destroying battleships, individual soldiers joining gangs, spiritual awakening, alien cat girls, alien elves...

ICB007 · Sci Fi · 57 ch

ABSOLVE: The Dark Horse

He was arguing that free will exists when the world ended. One move from winning. A stone between his fingers. His oldest rival across the board, insisting that nothing anyone does is truly chosen — that every step of a man's life was laid down before he took the first. Then the room skipped, and Shen Huang woke facedown in black water on a world that had never heard of Earth. He did not panic. He counted. Wrong cold. Fog the color of a bruise. A crowd above him, waiting. Two seconds, and he understood he was dead, and elsewhere, and here on purpose. The third second was the one that should have frightened him. He was interested. In this world, power is inherited. The Vashari are born holding it — fire that follows the eye, minds that bend memory, futures read like a page. Everyone else is Nuun. The empty. The severed. Cattle with names, herded into a drowned frontier nobody else wanted. Shen Huang has no power. He will never have power. He has something worse. He has four thousand years of a dead world's warcraft locked behind his eyes — every siege, every betrayal, every annihilation history ever recorded — and he has landed among a people who have never seen a single one of them. They will call him the Nobody. Then the general. Then the King of the Empty. And when they finally find a word for what he is, it will not be a title. It will be a curse, whispered in a language older than their gods, for the thing that moves without being moved. He has done this before. He does not remember losing.

Joker · Fantasy · 15 ch

The Fading Moon

Tokyo never sleeps, but for twenty-three-year-old Mike, every day feels the same. Living alone in a small apartment and trapped in a routine he no longer enjoys, Mike has long given up on excitement, friendship, and love. His world is quiet, lonely, and predictable—until a rainy night changes everything. Under the glow of a fading moon, he meets Jessika, a spirited high school girl whose smile hides secrets deeper than the night sky. Their first encounter is anything but friendly. She finds him cold and grumpy. He finds her irritating and impossible to understand. Yet fate keeps bringing them together. As days turn into months, arguments become conversations, conversations become friendship, and friendship slowly blossoms into a love neither of them expected. For the first time in years, Mike begins to feel alive again. But Jessika carries a secret. A truth that threatens to shatter the future they dream of together. As the moon fades from the sky, so too does the time they have left. A heartbreaking story of first love, loss, hope, and memories that never disappear, The Fading Moon explores how even the briefest light can change someone's life forever. Some people enter our lives for a moment... Yet stay in our hearts forever.

MananTayal · Romance · 30 ch

The Runic Artist

Where there is a Rune, there is a way! Nate is a kid from Sydney, Australia who spends his free time indulging in his one true love - art. Graffiti specifically. That is until his 'hobby' catapults him into a new world filled with danger and magic. Finding himself alone in a forest that is clearly not on Earth, he must learn to navigate this new world and more importantly, the System that governs it. Armed with nothing but his trusty penknife and a Legendary Class, Nate will fend for his life. He'll conquer dungeons, discover runes and be drawn into battles against enemies he didn't even know he had, all while making new friends along the way. Torn between returning to his old life and the friends he left behind, or making a new home in this world filled with magic, he will have to decide where his heart truly lies. No matter what he chooses he'll leave his mark - and hopefully - a little art. Release Schedule - 3 chapters a week Mon-Wed-Fri (2.5K+ words per chapter, GMT +10) All rights reserved, do not repost on other sites without the author's permission. Book 1 - https://www.amazon.com/Runic-Artist-Blank-Canvas-ebook/dp/B0DCK9MW1B Book 2 - https://www.amazon.com/Runic-Artist-Painted-Path-ebook/dp/B0DPC5L2HJ Book 3 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0F2Z8NXPK Book 4 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FCMCDVW5 Book 5 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0GF678F2Z

Ellake · Fantasy · 56 ch

The Protagonist Is Dead

What happens when the protagonist of a world dies? Will the world cease to exist? Or does it hold its crumbling pieces together in a desperate attempt to save itself? In a world where peace had finally become a reality, the man chosen by fate dies in an accident the world was never meant to allow. His death went unnoticed, unacknowledged by the world and the system that rules it. Until it was too late. As things go south and mana starts seeping into a world that is marching towards its demise, Kim Han — a man that was never supposed to mean anything in this story — finds himself facing a difficult situation. Unseen and uninterrupted by the fate that was withering, he must decide if he should quietly intervene in the tragedy that will unfold, or let the world choke under the weight of a story that will now never end.

Senyir · Fantasy · 9 ch

Don't Move! I'm Just Taking Your Measurements

*** 4 chapters or 10k words per week. Publish in every Saturday!!! *** A master of couture from the runways of Milan, Leo lived for the art of the silhouette. But when the light of his life flickered out from overwork, he found himself reborn in Avelia, a land governed by the laws of steel and sorcery. While Magic Knights stand at the apex of power, their glory comes at a price. Bound by the heavy burden of their armor and the jagged texture of primitive undergarments, these women fight through a haze of physical discomfort. To Leo, this isn't just a logistical oversight—it is a crime against beauty. Without a legendary blade or a cheat system, Leo sets out to revolutionize the world through the science of comfort. By weaving modern design with mana-conductive silks, he rises to become the most sought-after man among the kingdom's elite.

LuckyRR · Fantasy · 10 ch

They Have Magic, I Have NexusGPT: Modern Warfare in a Fantasy Realm

In his past life, Vane built a god. He created NexusGPT, an AI so advanced that even with heavy restrictions, his treacherous business partner used it to conquer most of the world within decades. Left with nothing but betrayal, Vane died and woke up in a fantasy realm. He didn't ask for legendary swords, divine blessings or cheat skills. He just wanted his creation back. Seeking a quiet, peaceful existence, Vane tried to build a simple life—a quiet house in the meadows. But this world is unforgiving and the cruelty of empires and mages tore that peace away. Now, Vane is tired. Tired of holding back. Tired of chasing a happiness that the universe refuses to give him. Armed with an AI that holds everything from basic carpentry to quantum mechanics, Vane realises something liberating: if magic bends reality, then being freed from a world with rigid laws of physics means he can rewrite the rules of nature entirely. While arrogant mages waste mana chanting to summon inefficient fireballs, Vane condenses superheated plasma into blinding laser beams that slice through armies. Why match their cavalry when you can rain hellfire from high-altitude aerial bombers? To finally secure the quiet life he desires, Vane will build an unassailable utopia. If he has to conquer every kingdom, crush every empire, unearth the origin of mana and control everything under the stars to secure it, so be it. What to Expect: - Weak to Strong MC who hides his true power. - Academy arcs filled with intrigue and rivalry. - Ruthless, smart and strategic protagonist. - Deep worldbuilding with various races, politics and mysteries. - Exploration of ancient ruins and forgotten secrets. - Powerful intelligent enemies and grand conflicts. - Diplomacy, romance, and wholesome moments. - Epic scale conflicts including a Demon King and wars. - Programming to create advanced magical weapons and tools. - Angels? Gods? ....Aliens?

Whitskey · Litrpg · 5 ch

Creature Farm: Beginnings (A Cozy Monster Evolution LitRPG)

A simple, quiet life. Do you have what it takes? Deep in the valley, a treasure slumbers. They say it’s a gift…a record of the past. Willem just wanted a quiet life outside the village, but when a treasure-hunting team arrives on his property, he’s forced to take notice. Armed with his watering can and sickle, he joins the mysterious traveler and his team of trained monsters. Together, they’ll journey into the woods, seeking the help of Ayla, the village witch. Their party grows, new villagers joining the hunt. It’s the talk of the town—the most adventure they’ve ever seen. In a valley rich in magical energy, there’s no shortage of mystery. There’s no shortage of companionship. This is how a farm begins.

TristanRye · Litrpg · 7 ch

Sirius

A bastard named Li Jihan fights in an underground fighting establishment to make a living. In his spare time, he bets all the money he earns. Exhausted by this life, Li strives to get out of it. Li is a young adult in a life full of mistakes and frustrations. With the help of his teacher, he finally seizes a chance for redemption. Now, contacted by a mysterious man, he sets off for a new world, aiming to improve himself and fight against the dark forces plaguing Erebus. This is the story of how Jihan, who came from nothing, ended up in Erebus, a fantasy world haunted by dark forces. Will the boy survive and reach the top of this new world?

Dealer · Fantasy · 34 ch

The Crack In Heaven [A LitRPG Progression Fantasy]

In the slums beneath Veston, Kael fled before his mother's body grew cold. No sun. No flowers. No hope. No dreams. Winter and gang lords buried them all. "Pray to the gods and endure for a better tomorrow," his mom said. Why would he pray to the same gods who denied him peace? Who thrust him into this nightmare? No, he'd carve a way to Veston with his own hands, and it started by breaking his promise to his mother for survival. But the job for gang lord Garrick Vane went wrong. He was left for dead with nothing but a ledger salvaged from a submerged temple. But he refused death. "I persist." Two words that awakened a forbidden power, an unlicensed truth anchored to belief and paid for in the warmth of his most precious memories. Now a heretic hunted by priests who burn the unfaithful, Kael discovered the ledger tracked everything: his stress, his anchor, the price he had already paid. Every choice stresses his truth. And if his anchor breaks, he wouldn't just die: he'd become something worse. What to expect: - Analytical main character who thinks his way through problems. - A deep, original system to decipher along with Kael. - A lore-rich worldbuilding with its own religions and epochs to discover. - Truths that aren't free entries on a stat sheet. - No harem Length: 1,600 – 2,000 words per chapter. Schedule: 1 chapter daily.

Adamus_Auguste · Fantasy · 65 ch

Gracefall

On the night a white-haired infant was born, the world changed forever. Natural disasters plagued the planet, leaving behind a pale, otherworldly residue that empowered humanity with unnatural abilities while twisting animals into monstrous horrors.

arsy · Fantasy · 16 ch

Shadows Of The Sun

Darkness enveloped humanity after the Great Wind tore away the firmament itself, stealing the sky and reshaping the world. Since then, survival has replaced history, and truth has become myth. No one remembers what the world looked like before the darkness. Only one name remains carved into every surviving settlement—House of White, the so-called saviors of humanity. Winter, an orphan raised in the ruins by Old Ren, knows nothing of the past. In the slums of a broken economy, he survives the only way he can: theft. Everything changes when a job leads him to steal from House of White. Instead of gold or relics, he ends up with something far more dangerous—Summer White, a runaway member of the ruling house. Now hunted by hidden organizations and entities known as Wraiths—beings that exist between life and death—Winter is forced into a role he never chose: protector. But survival comes at a cost. With a militant system awakening inside him and a failed encounter transforming his body into something inhuman, Winter becomes a new kind of Wraith. One they will come to fear. The Beast Wraith.

BigDreams101 · Fantasy · 2 ch

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