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Sulphur & Lightning

Osu. The word meant outcast. A creature lower than all his peers and set apart by the gods. The world of Reigina, disparate in its races and traditions, still maintained a universal treatment for such souls. Born into this world as one such creature, Elijah Brimstone must navigate the muddy waters of a society that despises him and unravel the tangled threads of his past that shaped who—and what—he is. Secret beings. Arcane texts. Mysterious metals. Who could sound the depths of such a world? Was he on a fool's errand or on the stairway to Heaven? WHAT TO EXPECT: Well-researched cultivation. Western alchemy. Authentic African folklore and culture. Cosmic horror Competent main character with clear limitations. Lots of action. Unique array system. Industrial age fiction. Sulphur & Lightning combines Eastern and Western Alchemy traditions with Nigerian and African folklore to present a story that's both familiar and foreign. Lycans. Elves. Cultivation. Sorcery. Clans. Castes. Everything you're used to in fantasy, and more.

anaugustauthor · Fantasy · 38 ch

Truth Beyond the Veil

Three close friends find their lives turned upside down after awakening from a strange event, and they receive powers they can’t explain. With these newfound abilities, they begin exploring the world, visiting places they never thought they would see. But the more they venture, the more they realize: the world isn’t what it seems. As they encounter ancient ruins, strange creatures, and forgotten remnants of a world long past, one truth becomes clear—they were never meant to stay on Earth. Driven by a need to uncover the origin of their powers and a way back to their home, they stumble upon secrets far greater than anything they could have imagined. This is a story of friendship, awakening, and a journey that spans far more than just one world. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello, I’m DarkCosmos, a first-time author writing for the love of the craft. While I'm still learning and refining my style (pardon any minor errors!), I am dedicated to this world and its characters. It can be a quiet journey at times, but I am here for the long haul. If you’re enjoying the story, stay tuned because the best is yet to come. I always welcome your feedback in the comments! This story is also being published on Royal Road.

DarkCosmos · Slice Of Life · 22 ch

The Prisoner of the Tides / Shio no Toraware Neiva

What if the Gods cast you down from paradise not to be a savior, but to be a sacrifice? In a realm of light beyond the clouds, a god's worth isn't measured by their goodness or purity, but by how idolized they are. Neiva Deep Water was a Primordial Goddess of Hyperion, living an untouchable eternity, until a dragon invasion shatters the celestial borders. The ruling deities decree a cruel fate: Neiva and her sisters are stripped of their grace and banished to the mortal realm of Primitia. Their mission? To act as divine shields for a fragile humanity. But Primitia is not a world that welcomes saviors. It is a ruthless, blood-soaked land ruled by tyrants, demons, and the Twelve Tears of Hollows, an elite guild of assassins that manipulates the continent from the shadows. When a desperate escape goes terribly wrong, Neiva is violently separated from her twin sister and thrust into the darkest corners of the mortal world. To survive, the goddess of water must trade her divine silks for a colossal iron greatsword and stain her hands with blood. The goddess of water was sent to save a planet, but on earth, she will find mortals who also bleed to save the land they love, and monsters who seek to consume it entirely. Cover by : Yuzhang

NeivaDeepWater · Fantasy · 24 ch

Veil of Ashes

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 · 13 ch

Damned world knights.

When a young man wakes up alone, with no memories of who he is or where he comes from. He goes on a journey to discover himself in a world filled with monsters, mysterious and people that messed around with what they should have not. Armor with a sword, knight armor and...a glowing watch?, he travels through dead and destroyed landscapes with the hope to his home...or at least a place he can call home. (This story will be on pause for a while.)

Burnbright · Action · 11 ch

Gematrail — Echo Observer — Lævateinn

There is a layer to this story that cannot be reached through the surface plot alone. Clues have been deliberately woven throughout the story for the author and readers to uncover together. Everything needed to reach it should already exist in the knowledge and tools we possess, yet it has not fallen into anyone’s hands—not yet. As you read on, the story quietly waits for someone to notice. *** DEVOUR. The ordinary. The reality. The world. Despair, hope, good and evil—none are permitted. The prophecy is fulfilled here. Soon, the world will lose everything. And the man who once saved it has already lost himself. *** The boundary between illusion and reality had long since ceased to exist. In the year 20XX, without warning or precedent, Monsters emerged — consuming cities, devouring lives, swallowing the world’s last reserves of hope whole. And then, when humanity had nearly surrendered to despair, a Savior appeared. What awaited him was a death sentence — the charge: high treason against the state. Stripped of everything that had ever made him himself, he was cast into a cold and indifferent sea. Yet even there, sinking through the abyss, a light found him — the luminance of a Goddess, merging with what remained of his shattered soul. Darkness coiled around him like a living thing, its tendrils hungry and absolute. And still, against all reason, he was pulled back to the surface. He returned with nothing. No past. No name. No self. They gave him a new one — Ariwara Yūki — and with it, a second life stitched together from silence and borrowed time. Beside him walked Sano Amana, the girl who would become his anchor, and for a while, the two of them knew something that almost resembled ordinary days. Then the Monsters came back. They always come back. As his own memories continue to bleed away, Yūki pursues the vanishing silhouette of Amana — drawn ever deeper into a storm where government conspiracies and the ambitions of shadowed factions grind against each other like tectonic plates. He was once the Savior of this world. Now he has nothing. So what, exactly, can a man with nothing left — do? *** Comedy / Ecchi / Fantasy / Harem / Horror / Mature / Mystery / Romance / School Life / Sci-fi / Slice of Life / Supernatural / Tragedy From Japanese Full-length light novel This translation is provided by the author.

⛰️ Mt.Kongou_Ragnarok · Fantasy · 33 ch

The Great Mage Above the World

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

SPACE: I Can Summon Players From Earth!

Luis wakes up aboard an interstellar colony ship, suddenly bound to the Best Commander System. When he complains he has no crew, the system reveals he can summon players from Earth. Eager to begin, Luis is told he must first reach the command center to take control and that the ship is already overrun by swarms of deadly alien insects. His command journey starts with a fight for survival.

JJA_Lightzero · Sci Fi · 31 ch

Niko’s Nexus: The Cries Of Chaos

With no memories of himself and nowhere to go, a lost boy must find his way through an unknown world with instinct alone. Trusting in a body he doesn’t recognize to keep him alive throughout the day while enduring its repressed memories at night. With no guarantee to see tomorrow and no way back from today, will he be able to face his future knowing his past does not exist? Or will he choose to live in the moment forever, betting it all on today?

Jordan The Jester · Fantasy · 17 ch

Dark in the Dollhouse

In a time under the reign of the 8th King of Anarchy, this story unfolds. Yuliana blazed as her whole body was engulfed in flames. With just a withering mind left, her final option was to force her own death. So she attempts to end her life in an ultimate act of jumping off, only to get caught by a suited and eccentric dollmaker. Evander, who wields a mystical power known as Artistry, finds her fate to be an amusing one and decides to revive her from the clutches of death. Using the Codex of Life, he builds her a new body and identity, allowing her to have a fresh start at life. But the past still lingers. The flames that once burned her, and the mysterious Supreme Oracle rooted deep within her, Yuliana's fate is not yet resolved. She must deduce it, the reason that put her into such a predicament in the first place. Thus begins the tale of Evander and Yuliana, the dollmaker and his doll, the burning girl and her 'saviour'. To what end will they see their fate? What to expect: •🧠🔍 A brain churning mystery that makes the reader think and a plot that keeps on expanding. •🧐🎭 Thoughtful and expressive characters with complex emotions and actions. •🌍📜 A rich world with a long standing history and lore, spanning across 8 Anarchy Eras. •🩸🔪 A dark fantasy with intense imagery and a prose that doesn't cut in the descriptions. •🔮📖 A complex power system known as Artistry which revolves around using ichor to draw archaic sigils in the mind.

Haspberry · Fantasy · 41 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 Monarch Of The End

For a thousand years, the city of Novaris has believed it was humanity's last refuge. Its walls protect countless lives from the Corruption—a force that transformed ordinary beasts into monsters and granted humans supernatural powers through their blood. Seventeen-year-old Zeroxsus has always dreamed of becoming a Hunter. But when the man who raised him disappears without a trace, that dream becomes the first step toward a truth buried beneath a thousand years of lies.

TheBlackPenguin · Action · 12 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

The Lost Remnant

In the kingdom of Homura, an old man narrates a legendary tale to a group of children — a story he swears is true. An orphan named Raiku awakens a rare martial ability and goes on a journey to become the greatest warrior

malik3 · Eastern Fantasy · 2 ch

I Can Extract the Plot ( As a Trash Side-Character)

Caelen Vance was supposed to die in Chapter One. Not metaphorically. Not “almost died but awakened hidden powers” died. Actually executed. Publicly. By axe. Unfortunately for the plot, Caelen remembers the game he reincarnated into. And unfortunately for the world, he just unlocked the single most broken ability imaginable: Endless Concept Extraction Touch anything. Steal one of its concepts. Permanently. Sharpness from swords. Durability from shields. Intent to Kill from monsters. Later? Luck. Identity. Memories. Even Divine Authority itself. There’s only one catch: He can only extract once every 24 hours. Now trapped inside the brutal dark-fantasy RPG Apocalypse: Reforged as a talentless noble bastard with a dead mana core and a 30-day countdown to execution, Caelen has exactly one goal: Survive quietly. Get rich illegally. Avoid every main character. Retire before the apocalypse. Naturally, everything goes horribly wrong. The future Ice Tyrant overseeing his execution becomes suspicious of him. The regressed heroine meant to save the world thinks he’s a timeline-breaking demon. A terrifying demon assassin starts living inside his shadow after he accidentally frees her from slavery. And a merchant genius keeps trying to convert emotional intimacy into legally binding business contracts. Now Caelen must survive political conspiracies, eldritch horrors, noble assassins, and the increasingly violent cold war between four dangerously competent women all while pretending he is absolutely, definitely, completely normal. Which becomes difficult after he accidentally removes a monster’s “Intent to Kill” and gives it an existential crisis. After all… It’s hard to stay a background character when you’re secretly stealing the concepts holding the world together.

Arthur04 · Fantasy · 14 ch

Under The Veil

Original ONGOING Portal Fantasy / IsekaiTime LoopUrban FantasyProgressionWar and MilitaryActionMysteryPsychologicalRomanceApocalypseDystopiaFirst ContactGender BenderHigh FantasyMagitechMale LeadMartial ArtsMythosReincarnationSteampunk Warning: This fiction contains: Graphic Violence Profanity Sensitive Content On the empty street, a lone figure walked. A black coat draped over a white shirt, stained in dark, uneven patches that had yet to dry. Black trousers followed the same muted tone, blending him into the night as though he belonged to it more than the world around him. His hair was black, unremarkable at a glance, yet his eyes—sharp, brown, and unwavering—carried a quiet weight. Not exhaustion of the body, but something deeper, something that had settled within him long before this moment. Blood marked his clothes. Fresh enough to glisten faintly beneath the dim light, yet old enough to cling stubbornly, refusing to fade. The road remained silent. No footsteps but his own disturbed the stillness. No distant engines, no whisper of wind—nothing. Only a single street lamp stood above, casting a weak, yellow glow that felt… insufficient, as though it illuminated less than it should, leaving parts of the world just slightly beyond reach. And in that dim light— Something about the scene felt incomplete. Then, without warning, the streetlight flickered. Once. Then twice. Then irregularly, as though something unseen had begun interfering with its rhythm. The shadows shifted with it—but not entirely in sync. A fraction too slow. A fraction too late. As if they were no longer bound perfectly to the objects that cast them. NOTE:- Please only read if you are ready to imagine the extreme gore and all types of mortal cruelty. Also available on Minkly.io in audio form

Phoenixfly_steller · Mystery · 7 ch

Children of the Meteorite

Twenty years have passed since the Great Collapse, and the world has been reclaimed by nature — but not the nature we once knew. Colossal trees and mutated vegetation now dominate the landscape, and humanity's only weapon against the monsters that roam the wildland, are poisonous crystals found deep inside the infested forest. When the crystal hunter Rosario and her young apprentices Stefan and Franziska accidentally discover a swarm of monsters threatening to overrun a nearby settlement, their attempt to warn the town will inadvertently uncover a conspiracy that stems from the origin of the Collapse itself.

Azifri · Adventure · 24 ch

Beyond The Eclipse

Three hands are at play, dragging a dying man to a morbid fate across the treacherous wilds of Sumatra… Each player trying to tip the scale as 6 pawns remain. Fleecing and straining every ounce of value from them… This is the final stretch, every scheme and every plot ends here as the Invasion tolls near… One century to outrun the eclipse or drown in it…

TecShonin · Sci Fi · 35 ch

The Ending Reader

People say every person dies twice. The first time when their heart stops. The second time when they are forgotten. Vael learned that earlier than most. In the rain-soaked megacity of Nexarum, he lives with a curse that allows him to hear the final words people will ever speak. Most are meaningless. Some are horrifying. But one night, inside a Dead Scene where reality twists into nightmare, he hears a silver-haired girl whisper: “Thank you for finding me again.” The problem is she says it like they have already loved each other across countless ruined worlds. As the city collapses beneath endless rain, fractured timelines, and horrors born from abandoned stories, Vael is dragged into a war against the inevitable end of humanity itself. And at the center of it all stands a girl trying desperately not to fall in love with the boy destined to erase himself for her sake. Because in every timeline, the world ends. And in every ending... Vael dies for her.

Arthur04 · Fantasy · 8 ch

Orion The Fallen God

War has Consumes the universe. The Arcadians and The Angelics fight for the right to oversee as the rulers of the universe. Four beings were created known as Orions. The Orions were created to bring peace but when one (Valak The Orion of Chaos) decides that the universe needs reshaping, the other three must come together to stop this threat.

AltexTV · Fantasy · 18 ch