When you wish upon a portrait
The recreation of an old project for college, where I wrote a sort of sequel to The Picture of Dorian Gray, exploring what happened to the painting after his death.
Aims_the_sloth · Supernatural · 1 ch
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I Reincarnated As An Elf
Brenda had her future planned. At seventeen, she was already an award-winning pianist with dreams of becoming a professional musician. Then a building collapsed on her. She died. When she opens her eyes, she's no longer on Earth. She's an elf named Averly—a legendary warrior who is supposed to be one of the most powerful people in the kingdom of Elveria. There's just one problem. Brenda doesn't know how to use magic. Now, with thousands of elves expecting their legendary commander to lead them into battle, Brenda must survive a world she knows nothing about while pretending to be someone she isn't. But when she discovers that magic can be understood through the same rhythm, timing, and expression she learned from playing the piano, her new life begins to change. And as she uncovers the truth about the conflict between elves and humans, Brenda begins to suspect that her reincarnation wasn't an accident. She was given a second life. The question is—why?
Jenny301 · Action · 7 ch
Journey To Become God
Bhuvan, who grew up on Earth, completely unaware of his mysterious origins. His ordinary life is shattered when a sudden and inexplicable phenomenon transports him, along with more than 54 other people from Earth, into a brutal and unknown world. Separated from his friends during an encounter with powerful creatures and mysterious warriors, Bhuvan falls from a mountain and is eventually rescued by the people of Elarin Village, a small village surrounded by dangerous forests. While recovering, he discovers that this world is completely different from Earth. Most people possess extraordinary abilities, including the ability to fly, while strength determines status, survival, and lifespan. As an ordinary human from Earth, Bhuvan starts at the absolute bottom. Everything changes when he learns that he was actually born in this world and that his family is still alive somewhere. Determined to uncover his origins and find his missing friends, Bhuvan must overcome his weak physique, lack of knowledge, unfamiliarity with the world's powers, and the dangers surrounding the whole world. As Bhuvan grows stronger, he uncovers secrets about his birth, his family, the people who summoned the Earthlings, and the mysterious forces connected to Heaven. And that the world itself is approaching destruction because of a terrifying cosmic cycle. The truth behind many other secrets about this new World, and Bhuvan's own existence are all connected to a much larger conflict. What begins as a journey to find his friends, discover his family, and understand his identity eventually becomes a struggle for the survival of the entire world and a journey toward becoming someone capable of standing among the strongest beings in the universe.
Bhuvan.k · Adventure · 5 ch
Using Anomalies to Survive in Another World
Ethan Aster is suddenly transported to another world. A modern Earth except he has to deal with monsters, dungeons, and opposing hunters. Now, he has to survive on this earth and either fight hard to go back or stay and just live in this one.
Insanegooseman · Litrpg · 4 ch
UFA: I Am Mechanical Species
A moment when eight billion souls, once human, were instantly transported across countless universes. Each person is reborn into a completely unique form, chosen by a powerful, higher-dimensional being for an ultimate challenge: to survive, evolve, and rise as the Master of All Universes. This is the incredible journey of Keon. Once a brilliant human mind, he now finds himself as a rusty, one-inch repair bot, stranded in a forgotten cave beneath a vast, desolate wasteland. He's a mechanic without tools, a warrior without weapons, a king trapped in the body of an insect.
Veylon · Sci Fi · 63 ch
What You Said
Leo's biggest problem is the secret being kept from him that could change everything. And what does his stepfather Ryan have to do with this, or his mom Holly? Five years ago Leo's DNA was reprogrammed, and it wiped the slate clean. There's more to Leo than Brooklyn knows. And even more to Leo than he knows - about himself.
Tate · Drama · 21 ch
Yubiwa: The Wanderers in Frozen Time
Tansetsuki Yuume just wanted to revive his older brother, sister-in-law and little niece. He didn't know that he would have to save one more person. And why this person had suddenly become so important to him? _________ Cover and other arts by Kann ("Aoihito", "The Middle of Nowhere") Updates: Sundays
adawinry · Urban Fantasy · 5 ch
Stuck as a Dark Dragon Goddess
Yesterday, twenty-six-year-old Megumi Furukawa had the worst day of her life. Now she has awakened into a mysterious world, one filled with a menagerie of magical creatures hailing her as their Dark Goddess. Even stranger, she’s become an enormous dragon, imbued with power and abilities befitting her divine station. Too bad she can’t seem to use them for herself. She can’t even leave the cave temple she supposedly rules. The details in her mind are sketchy and muddled with memories not her own. Megumi knows her twin brother Hikaru is somehow at fault. He’s the key to her returning home. And he’s nowhere to be found. Updates Sundays at noon PST Author’s note 10-04-26: Welcome to my weekly serialized novel! Please leave comments with your responses after reading. The amazing cover art is hand drawn and painted by JWABeasley. Isn't it fabulous? Go check out his webcomic Etherwood, available on webtoon and comicfury.
SmilingWorg · Shoujo · 6 ch
Lunar Legacy
Celvian was born into House Solmar of the Sun Clan, destined for divine glory. Instead, the Moon Goddess marked him - a blessing that became a curse in a world where her power is considered worthless. Stripped of everything he once was, Cel must survive in a world threatened by rift-creatures, where only Chosen Ones blessed by Gods stand between humanity and extinction. The Moon Goddess chose him for reasons beyond understanding. Whether that choice will forge him into a savior or twist him into something far more dangerous depends on how much of himself he is willing to give up.
Celastos · Fantasy · 46 ch
The Reincarnation of a Mage
In a world where power determines destiny, magic follows laws that have remained unquestioned for thousands of years. But what if those laws reveal only a fraction of the truth? Beyond forgotten wars, divided worlds, and secrets never meant to be uncovered, a hidden truth lies waiting—one capable of shattering everything the world believes. Sometimes, the most dangerous power isn't the magic you possess, but the knowledge you were never meant to discover. And some truths cannot be buried, even by death.
The_lite · Fantasy · 5 ch
Heart of the Wilderness
Phoenix, the deathless flame that rises from its ashes. Dragon, the sovereign of heaven and earth. Qilin, the sacred beast that walks between fortune and calamity. In a cursed world where the wilderness devours the weak and the Heavenly Dao have no mercy, an old ruthless failed man with the heart of a magician sets his journey against fate itself. With strong will and a forbidden path of beast cultivation, he shall tame the wilderness, defy the heavens, and reach immortality. From mere mortal to the peak of the Immortal Dao… this is the journey of a man who refuses to remain as a failure again. Even the heavens shall bow before the Heart of the Wilderness.
AbyssKid · Eastern Fantasy · 52 ch
Convergence: Eclipse
Laurie Tamworth is an ordinary guy. Or so he thinks - but with a missing memory, it’s difficult to tell. He has woken up to find that his world has been integrated into the multiverse, and as a result has been transformed into a fantastical place filled with monsters, loot, quests, and most thrilling of all, magic. There are many unanswered questions: does he have a family? Where are they? Who is the mysterious Galactic Ordinance Directive? And is there a way out of this nightmare? To find answers, Laurie needs to learn to master his magic, how to navigate the politics of the Starting Zone, and how to hold onto his weapons for more than five minutes at a time. Convergence: Eclipse is a LitRPG progression fantasy. You can expect action and adventure, mayhem and magic, and all the classic tropes of high fantasy as seen through the eyes of someone just making it up as they go along.
J.L.Hollingwell · Fantasy · 32 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
Another Side
Set In a world where anyone can unlock extraordinary power called "Powers" with enough hard work, most people simply choose not to due to the difficulty in doing so. For a group that have, they soon realise there is much more going on in the world they live in than they had bargained for.
yfstudio · Action · 97 ch
The Colour of Your Heart
Hell’s seven colours to rule Hell’s seven kingdoms. Red, Green, Grey, Blue, Yellow, White and Black. Satan, the ultimate lord and commander of all seven Kingdoms had made it so. No one remembered where the colours came from or when they last lived without them. It just became a way of life. The royal descendants, spawns of Satan, were born with the power to manipulate most Colours. Born with the power to submit most to their will. However, in order to ascend and become true Masters of Hell, they were to conquer all Colours and pass the final Test. No matter the cost. Over the years, Satan himself lost many of his own children to the Test, but it was the iron law. It could not be changed. There were some whispers. Predictions foretold. A rare human soul, joined with one of Satan’s children, would bring an end to his reign.
JeeChay · Romance · 9 ch
The price for saving you
She saved his life. But who will save hers? Caterina Civell possesses a rare healing power that can suppress even the kingdom's most dreaded disease. When Saphriel Clarison, the son of a powerful Grand Duke, becomes her patient, she never imagines that saving him will cost her the life she once dreamed of. As Saphriel grows stronger, Caterina watches her own freedom slip away, trapped by a duty she never chose. Years of sacrifice can change a person. And when kindness gives way to bitterness, neither wealth nor power can undo the damage. In a kingdom of dangerous abilities, aristocratic rivalries, and battles where even the strongest can fall, two lives remain bound by a past neither can simply escape. He was given the chance to live. She was left wondering what it means to be alive.
Jake501 · Action · 2 ch
What if
It's a story you've read before. Boy meets boy, and both boys fall in love. Yes, but what if they were to fall in love no matter what? A series of short stories about the same characters falling in love over and over again despite different settings and circumstances.
ShinMeiko · Romance · 22 ch
Particles of Fin: Cyan and Grey
A century after a war that reshaped the world, history has become little more than a collection of convenient lies. Felmer Gorbin lives an ordinary life as the heir of Cerfis, until a chain of events begins pulling him toward secrets that powerful people would rather keep buried forever. As political tensions between Falvaria and Cerfis rise, ancient people stir again, and hidden forces begin manipulating humanity from the shadows; Felmer must navigate a world where every answer raises new questions.
muneeb_96 · Action · 17 ch
Reborn as The Sect Leader's Husband
Lin Xiaoyu died smashed on a Shanghai street, phone still in hand. He wakes up in the body of a minor cultivation world side character, the sect leader's husband, three months married, and roughly one insult away from being discarded to save face. The problem: nobody actually likes this marriage. Not the sect elders, who think their leader married beneath his cultivation. Not the leader's insufferable "senior brother" and one-true-love-that-never-was, who's very publicly still around. And especially not the original Lin Xiaoyu, who apparently spent three months crying in the west courtyard instead of doing anything useful. New Xiaoyu has zero interest in crying. He has modern day pettiness, a business degree, and absolutely nothing to lose. If the sect wants a trophy husband, they're getting one who slaps faces, flips tables, and much to everyone's alarm, including his own, slowly make the terrifying, emotionally constipated Sect Leader Jiang Heng fall in love with the husband he married for political convenience.
WenSun · Yaoi · 2 ch
The Revenge Affair My Bestfriend's Husband Offered Me
“It’s still her.” Three words. That was all it took for the carefully constructed world of my last five years to shatter into dust at my feet. Zane didn’t even have the decency to look away as he said it. For twenty years, I had been the third wheel. The reliable shadow to Jovienne’s brilliant sun. I had buried my own feelings for Zane so deep I almost forgot they existed, only daring to dig them up and confess them after Jovi had left the country and broken his heart. We built a life. A marriage. I truly believed, in my foolish, hopeful heart, that it was my happy ending. Now Jovienne was back, and the illusion was gone. The love of my life saw me only as a consolation prize. As my world collapses, the last person I expect comfort from is her husband—a man as cold and polished as he is powerful. Vance sees the same betrayal in my eyes that he sees in his wife's. Leaning in, his voice a dangerous whisper, he proposed the unthinkable: "They are living in the past. Let's be each other's revenge. What do you say, Nerissa?" I should avoid at all costs. It was a game that could burn our broken worlds to the ground. But as I looked into his eyes and saw the same raw, humiliating betrayal reflected back at me, the answer poised on my lips wasn't "no." It was a terrifying, thrilling question. “What,” I whispered, my voice steadier than I felt, “did you have in mind?”
NaykoAyasame · Romance · 73 ch