NovelCult

Ongoing Web Novels

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.

The Redman's Game

In a world where destiny is not a choice but a shadow that devours, a boy with no name, hunted by the death of the only person who ever believed in him, Dot wanders a brutal continent, searching for answers… and for a reason to keep living. Joined by a cynical mercenary, a guilt-ridden chain-wielding rogue, and a defiant young noblewoman, Dot becomes the unwilling center of a gathering storm. Gods stir. Ancient bloodlines awaken. A conquering Monarch rises in the north, while the Allthing secretly breeds living weapons to maintain their iron order. As the lines between monster and man blur, Dot must confront a devastating question:   Is he fighting to protect what little he has left… or is he simply becoming the very force that will end everything? In a tale of cycles, guilt, found family, and the terrible cost of strength, one broken boy will either break the wheel of fate — or be consumed by it.

Emmadcreator · Action · 13 ch

BLOOD AND SHADOWS

His name is Damien Voss Callahan. Lord of the Nightfall Court — the most feared vampire clan in the immortal world. Cold. Calculating. Ruthless beyond measure. He commands armies with a glance and ends centuries-old feuds with a whisper. He has lived five hundred years without once feeling something as fragile as need. But the ancient prophecy carved into the walls of his castle speaks of a fated bond — a mortal woman who will either complete him or destroy him. He wants neither. Her name is Nora Delacroix. On paper, she is unremarkable. A freelance archivist with a secondhand coat, ink-stained fingers, and a talent for disappearing into crowds. She takes temp jobs to pay her bills, keeps no close friends, and prefers the company of old books to people. She smiles at strangers and never lets them see past it. But Nora has a secret identity — one she has guarded since the age of seventeen. A ghost name. A blade in the dark. What happens when the Lord of the Nightfall Court crosses paths with the one mortal the shadow world has been hunting for years? What will Damien do when the universe names a quiet, glasses-wearing archivist as his fated bond? And what will Nora do when her new assignment — cataloguing the private library of one Damien Voss Callahan — puts her directly inside the most dangerous court in existence?

Emily · Romance · 2 ch

Ayame Kessho: The Legend of Crystal Iris

Group of non-human strangers wants to find crystal iris which makes dreams come true. Magic, dragons, elves, mermaids, other magical species and almost everyone isn't straight. That's it, that's the plot. Oh, and there is d r a m a . A lot of drama. _________ Cover and other arts by Kann ("Aoihito", "The Middle of Nowhere") Updates: Mondays and Thursdays

adawinry · Fantasy · 9 ch

Crime & Regret

[BISEXUAL PROTAGONIST WITH GL] In a world where people are separated into ability users and unabilitied, Luna Ione is an 18 year old ability user with only one goal: to find her missing siblings. Six years after their disappearance, a chance encounter leads her to two secret organizations. Regret; an organization that uses their abilities for good and wants to resolve things peacefully, led by the heroic and mysterious Blaze Winslow. Crime; a criminal organization that uses their abilities to take revenge on the unabilitied, led by the elusive and mystifying Thorn Shadows. But Blaze and Thorn have a feud that runs deep, and now that Luna has become entangled in it, she's about to find out that the war between Crime and Regret may be more complicated than she could have imagined... Rated Teen+ for violence, mentions of abuse, and depictions of obsessive/toxic one-sided love. Logo with help from @/Meowssey

Lilyflowerv · Urban Fantasy · 32 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 · 31 ch

The World Ends in 7 Days, But I'm Stuck Farming EXP

Seven days. That's how long until the "Final Patch" drops and turns this world into a permadeath nightmare. While everyone's rushing to unlock rare classes and raid legendary dungeons, I'm doing the unthinkable: farming the same three slimes in the starting forest for the hundredth time. They call me broken. They call me bugged. They don't know that when the apocalypse hits, only one stat will matter: Total Level. And I'm the only one who knows that the "useless" tutorial mobs drop the key to breaking the level cap. This isn't a hero's journey. This is the story of a man who read the patch notes before the world ended.

ichinose_ren · Litrpg · 3 ch

The Assassinated Butler's POV: I Will Save The Villainess!

Bell spent ten years serving Princess Silvia as her personal butler, protecting her from the dangers of the Imperial Capital while slowly uncovering the darkness hidden beneath its beautiful surface. The Church was corrupt, the Imperial Family was hiding secrets, and innocent people were disappearing while the entire capital pretended nothing was wrong. Bell tried to expose the truth, but his actions only turned him into a criminal in Silvia's eyes. Eventually, the princess he had sworn to protect became his greatest enemy and personally ended his life. His final regret was simple. He had failed her. But death wasn't the end. Bell awakens ten years in the past, returning to the time when he was only twelve years old and Silvia was still the innocent princess he had sworn to protect. This time, however, Bell remembers everything that will happen, and a mysterious Time-Loop System has appeared alongside his second chance. He knows the future. He knows the people who will betray them. He knows the darkness beneath the Imperial Capital. And he knows that the kind princess standing beside him will one day become a villainess. Bell has already failed once. This time, he will save Silvia before she becomes the woman who kills him.

NobleMan1 · Thriller · 5 ch

Time Lock

In a technologically advanced future where elite academies compete for prestige, eleven exceptional students receive a mysterious invitation to participate in The Chrysalis Initiative, a secretive tournament reputed to challenge the world’s most brilliant minds. Within an advanced simulation, the participants are assigned concealed roles as Hunters or Survivors. With no certainty of who stands on which side—and with roles capable of shifting between rounds—alliances begin to form even as doubt quietly takes root. As the tournament progresses, every interaction becomes a test of perception and every decision a calculated risk. Trust begins to erode, and the students find themselves questioning not only those around them, but their own judgment, instincts, and sense of self. In a system built upon deception and survival, the question is no longer who will win, but how far someone can be pushed before losing the very humanity they are trying to protect.

Ryxel · Sci Fi · 9 ch

Journey of a skid to a Master

journey of a skid to master is about max's journey from being a script kiddie to a behemoth in cybersecurity..all the tools and things shown there is real and you can learn from it as well

z3r0 · Sci Fi · 1 ch

The warrior of ashes: Tales of the chaos

In a world on the brink of destruction where myths and legends blur together, a prophecy remains the only perspective for the future. It foretells the ultimate struggle between good and evil—the destruction or the salvation of the world—born from the blade brandished by the Warrior of Ashes. However, for Thiongane soldiers like Pierre, this story is nothing more than a tale, a tall story. Amidst the constant horrors and the permanent anguish felt during every new battle against the Djinns for three centuries, they have never seen even a shadow of these Boechins and their radiant powers. And Pierre’s only experience with the gods had long since convinced him that they should expect no favorable divine intervention. But whether one believes it or not changes nothing. Despite himself, Pierre finds himself in the heart of the most tragic and ferocious battle he has ever known, unaware that it is the fruit of manipulations by entities beyond all human conception. And in the ashes of this tragedy, the story of a boy was meant to begin. The first cog in a cruel destiny whose mechanism seems unstoppable. The first prisoner of a web already woven. Georges Badji.

GilbertDiatta · Fantasy · 6 ch

Gaia's Second Champion

Pulled from the River of Souls by a goddess, I’m given a choice: become her champion and defeat the enemy, or cease to exist. A second chance at life. Sounds simple, right? Yeah—no. The goddess is hiding something. The power I asked for? Not what she gave me. It was supposed to save my life, now it takes them. Yeah, that’s going to have consequences. My first friend? A Fae creature with secrets she’s too stubborn to tell, burdened by a past she regrets, and a punishment keeping her trapped between who she is, and who she used to be. Together we’ll fight, survive, and perhaps change things, and one another, if we live long enough. As we travel a world that doesn’t trust champions or Fae, the truth about the goddess’ struggle begins to unravel. I wasn’t brought here to save this world. I was brought here for something else entirely. This is an isekai romantasy, a tale about second chances and forgiveness, found family and the bonds that keep people together. It’s also about a fish out of water MC stumbling his way from one potential disaster to the next and the FMC who fights at his side. WHAT TO EXPECT : NO harem A romance integral to the plot Spice, mild to heavy, beginning in Vol 2 2 POVs Dialogue heavy, with fun banter Pulpy-style prose Updates M/W/F, large backlog, 60k+ new words/month.

ajjohnsen · Fantasy · 116 ch

Sovereign seals of aethelgard

Two planets. Seven houses. Zero mercy. Aethelgard is a brutal world of overpowered monsters governed by the Seven Great Houses, where the only way to rise is to violently crush the family above you. When twelve-year-old prodigies Lulu (House Blueyard) and Nie (House Zephyr) trigger an illegal brawl, they are sentenced to a demeaning year of forced labor serving the first family. Stripped of their freedom and bound by an absolute command spell, these two proud rivals must survive under the arrogant thumb of Master Dark. They think we are broken. They have no idea what we are building in the dark.

Jenny301 · Action · 6 ch

A Fallen Angel

In a world ruled by magic, a scientist must survive without any. Axure Saint Avante was a genius Scientist who created an invention that revolutionised humanity. Then without warning, he found himself in a world of magic, monsters and mystery. Entangled with a royal family and caught between religious wars and false prophets, he must turn to the one thing this world doesn’t understand: science. Forced to build weapons of destruction just to survive, he begins to unravel the twisted history of this world. And the truth behind his arrival. He doesn’t belong here. He never wanted to stay here. All he wanted was to go home.

SidzWrites · Fantasy · 47 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 · 5 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 One Punch Demon

Julien is a young high schooler and a self-proclaimed loser. Everyone's punching bag. His classmates bully him daily and he had been wishing to disappear because he couldn't take it anymore. "If this was a video game, I would punch all of them with a single punch." He thought about fighting back but never had the guts. But in video games, he was untouchable. Number one worldwide on his favourite game, ABYSS ARENA. He had few challengers and none of them lasted long. It still wasn't enough to satisfy him though. One afternoon after getting bullied, he logged on, took out a challenger in under a minute, then he was still bored that he switched to story mode. He had been using his favourite character, Sorin, a powerful fighter, strong enough to challenge Lennon, a boss who had proven to be an opponent Julien simply couldn't beat. He gave up and let the game run on its own. Lennon made his final move and sent Sorin flying into the sky. The crowd erupted screaming Lennon's name. Julien closed his eyes in jealous. ‘If only I was famous like Lennon.’ Suddenly He saw himself falling. He was inside Sorin's body, actually, he was Sorin. Falling from the sky, he drove one punch straight into the celebrating Lennon and knocked him out. Sorin stood victorious. Julien (Sorin) cheered. "Yeah!" But the voice that came out wasn't his. It was hard and deep. Instead of erupting with cheers, the crowd remained quiet. Then the system screamed. "ALERT. ALERT. ALERT. Arch Demon detected within the Arena premises. This is a Code Red. All defense forces, converge on the Arena immediately." He had been given a second life inside a fighter's body — but that second life came with a problem. He was a demon. The entire Varenhold State was now hunting him. He was saved by Clara, an elf girl who helped him escape and showed him the ropes of this new world. What Sorin didn't know was that Clara was on a mission. A prophecy had foretold the coming of a powerful demon — and the person who sent Clara wanted Sorin to become the next Demon King. When Clara found out the truth after bringing Sorin in, she refused to hand Sorin over. She chose to become a traitor instead. With her trusted team of girls by her side, they fled with Sorin. But the threats kept coming. Sorin's fiancée in another state had her own agenda. She wanted his power, and she was willing to become an enemy to get it. Now the whole world is after him. Arch Demons aren't allies to any race. Every faction wants him captured, controlled or dead. How will a boy who just wanted to beat a video game boss survive a world that was never meant for him? Additional Tags: Transmigration, Isekai, Demon MC, Overpowered MC, Dark Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Magic, LitRPG, System, Level Up, Weak to Strong, Male Lead, Fantasy World, Elves, Prophecy, Arch Demon, One Punch, Video Game, Bullied Protagonist, Second Chance, Strong Female Lead, Enemies to Allies, Hidden Identity, Survival

JJ_writing · Fantasy · 4 ch

My Mate Thinks He's Human

Elaria crossed the sea to bring her mate home. She expected Vaelor to be busy. She expected him to have a very good reason for disappearing into the human world for hundreds of years. She did not expect him to look her in the eye and calmly say: “My name is Valerian.” Even worse, the Duke of Edevane insists that he is human. That dragons are myths. And that the strange young woman who appeared at his estate claiming to be both a dragon and his lifelong mate should probably go home. Unfortunately for Valerian, Elaria knows exactly who he is. Unfortunately for Elaria, her mate has apparently forgotten everything. Now she must survive human society, learn why unmarried men and women are not supposed to sleep in the same room, pretend to be Valerian’s “distant relative,” and somehow convince a perfectly rational duke that he is, in fact, a dragon. Meanwhile, the strange anomalies Valerian has spent his human life hunting may be connected to something far older than either of them remembers. And the closer Elaria gets to the truth, the clearer one thing becomes: Vaelor did not simply forget his way home. He forgot that home ever existed.

Aislynne · Romance · 11 ch

Blessed VS Sinners

Askel is a young Norwegian who has spent his life trying to prove that the monsters he saw as a child were real. As an adult, he discovers that he is part of a group of people called the Blessed. The Blessed are people who care for the Aether, the energy of reality, and fight the Sinners who want to destroy humanity.

Noah · Mystery · 12 ch