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Follow ongoing web novels with active updates, growing chapter lists, and fresh reader momentum. Use this hub when you want stories that are still unfolding, with authors adding chapters and readers discovering new arcs while the series is alive.

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 · 21 ch

Faces we never saw

Miyase Runa. Tojo Mika. Asakura Hina. Shirogane Yui. Four friends finding their way through high school. As their story begins, so too does the gradual unveiling of the hidden truths each of them carries within. Runa has always struggled academically. Her friends tried to help her. They failed. So they turned to the one person Runa never imagined she would have to speak to. Kuroiwa Rei. At first, everything was filled with doubt. Then, slowly... Hope began to reveal itself. But at what cost? As one person enters their lives, the threads holding Runa, Mika, Hina, and Yui together begin to tangle. Some grow stronger. Others slowly begin to fray. As the faces they never knew begin to reveal themselves, they come to realize that the face they understood the least was their own. A story about first love, misunderstandings, friendship, and discovering who you truly are—and the quiet ways people change without even realizing it. Laugh with them through their ordinary days, grow alongside them through their struggles, and join them on the journey they never expected to take. Please enjoy, and have a wonderful day.

cjohngt · Romance · 39 ch

Origins of Blood

For thousands of years, the government lied, kept us hostage, and sold us unknowingly. Little did we know that these times would be the best for us all. The High-Bloods came through the firmament that veiled us in snow, and conquered everything. They shattered our false freedom, burned flesh from our bones, and feasted on us for sport. They enslaved us to be chained beyond Earth's soil—Hemorion, they call it their home. Now, we are forced into a society ruled by blood, where Kingdoms, slaves, and the deaths of beloved are as common as the light from Helios, one of their deities. Yet, whenever my eyelids close, I still see red—the light of us all stolen ... my brother’s and my own dying. But as my blood is red, my hope burns forever. I will kill them all. Note: this is a rewritten version of my already published first Volume, "Red Eclipse," of "Origins of Blood," and thus will be a revised edition with changes throughout the entire story, including prose, characters, worldbuilding, powersystem, and other elements.

Bloody_Potato · Action · 11 ch

Desio Jokoa

Ellis Ranger is a strange boy with an unusual gift of tasting people's emotions. After moving once again for the seventh time, he thought this would be his chance to be normal, but when a wraith attacked his new school, Ellis's desire for normalcy was shattered. Desperate for finding answers about himself and for an ordinary life, he joins a mysterious organization that swore to protect humanity from the unknown. As Ellis dives deeper into the world of monsters, he realizes that secrets won't remain hidden forever. Ancient horrors inch closer, forbidding magic resurfaces, and the thread between reality and nightmares becomes shorter.

CLG · Supernatural · 6 ch

Naruto: I Ascend to Godhood Through Character Classes

Reborn in the world of Naruto. Good news: I'm in Konohagakure. Bad news: I'm a member of the Hyūga branch family. Worse news: My older brother, long designated as my family’s heir, lost one of his Byakugan during a mission. And so, six-year-old Shingo had his Byakugan gouged out, his family name stripped away, and was cast out of the Hyūga clan. The main house believed that a Hyūga without the Byakugan would never pose a threat again. Yet Shingo still had the Class System. [Warrior]: Forging muscles and bones through a thousand trials, fists capable of shattering all things, a body that can shake mountains. [Sorcerer]: The circulation of boundless energy, elemental transformation, commanding all magical arts. [Physician]: …… Years later, Shingo returned to the Hyūga compound, stepping heavily upon the chest of his former brother. "My eyes have been borrowed by you for all these years." "It's time to give them back."

Overgod · Action · 10 ch

The Devil's Ante

What happens when the unluckiest man on Earth gets a class based purely on luck? I died in the most beautiful place a man could die - a shady gambling parlour run by a local thug. I'd never won anything in life, except for a couple of bucks in a pack of chips, and that luck was sure to follow me into the afterlife. Turns out heaven isn't as nice as they say. It's quite fucking awful, actually. A four-foot-in-heels goddess of luck took one look at my soul, decided I was a problem, and awakened something in me that dragged me into a whole new world. Now this awakened System has decided my entire combat class should be Gambler. Do you want to know how it works? I throw a punch, the System flips a coin, and if it comes up wrong, it bills me. And it does that by attacking me, not the guy I was trying to hit. Everyone keeps telling me to bet small. Bet safe. Survive. Yeah. We'll see.

Lerion · Litrpg · 7 ch

The Unknowns of Othala

I know what you are thinking. Seriously, ANOTHER WEREWOLF love story!? Now before you trash this on a "Do-not-even-bother" list, read this description. It is not just a werewolf story. This is a story of a lone female werewolf who thought she could live her life in Northern Ireland unbothered by others, living every day either working or watching her Wheel of Fortune on the boxed television. Until one day, a handsome radio host with lots of tattoos crashed into her life like a bulldozer. Her bachelorette lifestyle in peril now that she has a pretty man following her around like a second shadow. Will she fall victim to her primal desires? Or stay alone forever? And is he a Sith Lord? He's not, but he could be anything else!?

Mic_Mac_Roni · Comedy · 7 ch

Echoes of the Silent Sky

Year 2147. The Sun stops—not dead, not dimmed, but *paused*. Fusion ceases for 11 minutes and 43 seconds every 72 hours. A silence with a pattern. A signal. Astrophysicist Dr. Ella Vayne decodes the sun's tremors and discovers the frequency matches human brain theta waves. Not coincidence. Something is broadcasting to Earth—or waking something *in* Earth. Recruited into a black-ops mission, Ella and ex-special forces operative Kasen Reed are sent to a remote Martian research base. The scientists there report footsteps in the dead of the base—footsteps that echo from 300 meters below, where satellite scans show only empty rock. What they find buried beneath Mars isn't a ship. It's a **memory vessel**—a relic built by a civilization that encoded its final moments into a structure that responds to human neural patterns. And Ella's brainwaves? They sync perfectly with the sun's silence. They always have. She wasn't chosen. She was *made* for this. But someone on Earth is building a tower—a transmitter. They don't want to receive the signal. They want to **reply**. The question isn't who sent the silence. It's who—or what—will answer back.

gloriabatao · Sci Fi · 21 ch

The Daisy Theory

Cheryl Sakurai is a young woman with a fondness for portal fantasies. Her two friends are harmless theorists who think a cartoon character named "Jax" from a show called The Amazing Digital Circus is a trans woman they nickname Daisy. One day, Cheryl wakes up in another universe. Here, her friends think a flesh-and-blood popstar named Daisy Butler is a closeted lesbian. Oh, and they want to murder her boyfriend. … Also on Wattpad, Tumblr, and Tapas!

SnarkyLisa · Drama · 20 ch

Author's World [Transmigration, Magic, Author in His Own Novel]

I was just your average author, who struck gold during the pandemic with the debut of my novel "Fever War". But I made a mistake! "I made a bet." Dropped into a withering dystopia. A reimagined version of Earth after COVID-19, where some patients began gaining supernatural powers and magic. The future of humanity had changed forever. Wars were fought not solely with military technology, but supernatural soldiers fighting against each other. And then they came, aliens from the other world. And they were far better at using magic than all of humanity. War against aliens was not as simple as it seemed. Governments, secret cults, & ancient families all want one thing—Control. But I will control my own fate, I will ▮▮▮▮ this place and ▮▮▮▮. How? Because I wrote this story—I am this World's Author. --- What to expect: - No OP protagonist. As it takes time and training to become strong together with a very unique power system. This is the author falling into his novel trope, but with a twist. - No Harem, set in a futuristic 22nd century Earth filled with advanced technology and magic. - The beginning is slow as I am still developing my writing style. I am power-system enthusiast (Not LITRPG, but hard and logical magic system) kind of an author. So, please bear with me. --- This story is also available on RoyalRoad, ScribbleHub and Webnovel.

47th_DemiGod · Urban Fantasy · 20 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

Shadow Emperor

Immensely powerful yet wildly down-to-earth, Xylan Miirak has never been particularly interested in putting up a front- even with the responsibilities of ruling his people. No amount of politics, bureaucracy, or public perception stops him from unabashedly being himself at all times, for better or worse. For the past ten millennia, he’s been able to keep this up, no doubt in part due to his quick wit and unmatched power and skill as a Level 7 Kinetic Sorcerer. Despite having to worry about ruling an interstellar empire, Xylan still has to worry about things like being a husband, raising his daughter, maintaining friendships, and generally finding time for a life outside of work. Unfortunately, his life is about to get a lot more interesting. The evil warlord Romulus has unleashed his merciless Kymaran hordes upon the Andromeda Galaxy, and Xylan’s people are first on his list. Apparently, he wasn’t busy enough already.

StarPrince · Sci Fi · 7 ch

My Unicorn Thinks I’m His Maiden – A Dungeon Crawler World Story

The world ended while I was hungover… and dressed as a magical girl. It's not exactly how I planned to start my day. One minute I was waking up next to a bonfire with my friends, the next, everything, my home, my town, all of it, gone. Flattened. Stripped. Replaced with dirt and stone like it never existed. Then came the message, Earth had been claimed and harvested due to an error in paperwork. And the survivors? We were given a choice: Enter a massive, AI-controlled dungeon… or stay behind and figure out how long we could last with nothing left. I didn’t have supplies, didn’t have a plan, didn’t even have proper clothes, but I wasn’t about to sit around and starve so, I started walking. Now I’ve got my friends behind me, a horse that refuses to leave my side, and a countdown to get to the nearest entrance. I don’t know what’s waiting for us down there, but I do know one thing... If I’m going to survive the end of the world, I’m apparently doing it in heels. (Gonna be straight up with everyone, if you are familiar with the DCC novels then you should know what to generally expect. No, Carl and Donut will not make an appearance, this story happens at the same time and the dungeon is a big place. I am attempting to stay within the cannon though. Also, there will be a gender transformation, but it won’t happen until the start of the 3rd floor. However, that doesn't mean that the AI isn’t going to be trying to push the MC into it, after all, the AI finds the idea funny... Also, I hope this series inspires anyone who enjoys it and isn’t familiar with Dungeon Crawler Carl to pick up the first book and give it a try. Finally, a message to Matt Dinniman. I apologize in advance. At the very least, I hope if you ever come across this story it is weird enough for you.) (Credit where credit is due, the character design for the cover is by the talented Marudochi) (This novel is also being posted on Scribblehub and Royal Road)

PrincessArylin · Fanfiction · 26 ch

Wisps of Humanity

Nine billion souls. Every species on Earth. One final, desperate Hail Mary. For three decades, an AI has tried to engineer a peaceful coexistence between humanity and Earth after preventing a human-caused extinction level event. Put into stasis, humans have all been living in a simulation. Every single test failed, poisoned by human greed, class warfare, and systemic exploitation. Now, the AI is pulling the plug, locking each of the remaining population into an interspecies territorial death game. Clark didn't ask to be drafted into the swarm, but it was another Monday morning to him. He had just finished his internship, only to find himself trapped inside a supermega world in a cyberpunk insect hive where basic survival requires mindless work and resisting mind-control broadcasts. He realizes quickly that the only way out is up, but three queen bees with some very human tendencies stand in his way to get to the top. To keep himself from becoming a plaything or worse, Clark needs to use all three of his now-separated brains to survive. After finding Aria, a reserve queen forced to work as a regular worker, and her two dysfunctional sisters, together they must build a plan in secret, and collect more allies. They have three months before the first Territorial Expansion of their shard happens, and they need to take down the three queens before the time runs out!  Welcome to the hive. Try not to die on your first coffee break. {P.S. There is no sex described or anything like that. All scenes fade to black. Also, Art of cover was done with Midjourney because I am poor. If the book does good, I will pay for a cover.} In this book, you will find: 1. BEES! Bees and honey are a huge theme in this book, so there will be tons of fantasy varieties made from plants from earth, modified versions, and a few fantasy ones! 2. Animal accurate traits converted into human-sized interactions. This will lead to some very strange things!(Not all will be perfect, but I will do my best) 3. Swearing. There is a bit of cursing, but I try not to drown the book in it. 4. All kinds of humor in the book, but mostly cynical. 5. Harem. Yes there will be a harem, but it is very slowly and naturally built, but more like Release That Witch, where he only has one romantic relationship. 6. Grimdark. While there is a lot of humor, the book still has death and misery, but anything uncomfortable is glossed over. Humans are like the shades of colors in rainbows, and not all are bright. 7. System Menus. There are some, but I don’t use stat pages, and try to use them sparingly or gloss over things that aren’t important and just explain quickly in narration. My system is a bit different than most, but similar in the ways that count. 8. Pop-Culture YOU TO DEATH! Lol, I love pop-culture! So, unlike my book, Epic of Bees, you won’t find many puns, but there will be a ton of references to pop-culture, mythology, Canadian terms, and real world stuff! 9. Romance. There will be some romance, and emotional scene through character building of each of the character since the are all so dysfunctional.  10. Fighting vs Negotiating. There will be lots fighting, epic battles, and wars, but it is very slow at first. Most of the first book is building a team to get ready to challenge the queens, so expect a lot of interaction and world building at the start.

Magic · Litrpg · 42 ch

Slaughter District

The Districts continue to slaughter. Set back in the times of the 1700s, A dystopian society where people work themselves to death just to find their purpose of life, the government fools people in the delusion of giving them comfort and peace in exchange of tirless workings. Beck sets out to be the strongest among all and fights major threats in the story to find his own purpose of life. However, there's a major hurdle in Beck's life, a hurdle which might ruin Autumn's routine of life...

Khompanny_27 · Action · 4 ch

Bullet Memory

In 2024, a corrupt America is ruled by gangsters, thugs, and crooked politicians. Amid the chaos, Hunter a bright university fresher with a loving family and girlfriend tries to build a new life. But when shadows from his violent past resurface, he's dragged back into a world of blood, secrets, and survival. His future now hangs in the balance… and the streets don’t forgive.

Twilight67 · Action · 5 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

Liquidation: From Big Boss to Bloody Demon Sauce

Death was supposed to be the end of Visthal’s reign. Instead, it was a humiliating demotion. Reincarnated into the demon world of Xeenar, he’s trapped in the lowest form imaginable: a literal stain of demonic slime left behind by the succubus Luriel. Abandoned in the deadly Dark Glade, Visthal realizes that survival requires aggressive expansion. By absorbing raw elemental Ether, he begins to evolve his fluid form and assemble an unlikely vanguard. With a loyal two-headed Bihound, an army of goblin contractors, and the fiery succubus Grimora bound to his side, Visthal is turning his pathetic rebirth into a monopoly of power. Luriel and the Demon King Markon think they rule Xeenar. They have no idea a rogue slime is auditing their empire—and he’s about to liquidate their assets.

Magic · Eastern Fantasy · 38 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