Web novels tagged Curious Protagonist, sorted by what's popular on NovelCult.
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
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
The first bell broke before anyone could ring it. Then someone started moving a mountain. Not a particularly promising beginning for the people living beneath it. High above an ancient city, under an ocean suspended in the sky, Aevran Sol is having a disagreement with an old acquaintance named Rhovel. Aevran would prefer that the city remain standing. Rhovel would prefer to see what happens if it does not. They have known each other for a very long time, and neither is particularly inclined to concede an argument. Unfortunately, this disagreement involves rather more than words. There will be extraordinary magic, weapons with histories older than kingdoms, and the occasional demonstration of why being immensely powerful does not mean being right. Or invincible. But this is not only a story about someone who can stand against impossible things. Long before the battles, before the centuries of knowledge, before Aevran became someone capable of arguing with beings that treat mountains as interesting objects, there was a boy with a family, a curious mind, and rather more questions than his parents probably appreciated. And that part of his life matters just as much. The Infinite Has Edges follows different periods of one extraordinary life through a vast world of magic, ancient mysteries, dangerous creatures, remarkable peoples, friendships, mistakes, discoveries, and consequences that do not conveniently disappear when the fighting ends. There will be adventure. There will be battles. There will be quieter moments worth remembering. And there will be questions. Quite a few questions, actually. After all, even the infinite must have its limits. Finding them might be the easy part. Welcome to the story. Loreforged
Loreforged · Fantasy · 2 ch
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
The war ended. The machines were destroyed. But one of them survived. And a farm boy just brought her home. Elio Joshua is an ordinary farm boy in a world still healing from the Human-AI War. The war that killed seven billion people. The war that turned machine against man. The war that left his family with scars they never speak of. He helps his parents with the harvest. He plays with his two best friends. He dreams of becoming an inventor. His life is simple. Quiet. Safe. Then he falls through the earth. Beneath the forest floor, he finds an abandoned underground laboratory that shouldn't exist. Inside, a girl floats in a tank of glowing purple liquid. She is beautiful. She is fragile. She is drowning. Elio breaks the glass. He carries her home. He names her Luna. But Luna is not human. She cannot walk. She cannot talk. She has no heartbeat. She knows things no child should know. She is a hybrid, a remnant of the war, a creation that should have been destroyed. And she is not the only one who survived. A rogue military power called Salvon knows she exists. They know what she is. They know what she can become. And they will tear Elio's family apart to reclaim her. One night. That's all it takes. One night. One raid. One promise. Luna gives herself up to save the family that took her in. Elio, beaten and broken, is left crawling in the mud, screaming her name into the darkness. He has no army. He has no money. He has no map. All he has is a knife, a photograph, and two friends who refuse to let him go alone. The journey will take him across the Grey Zones, through corrupt cities, and into the frozen heart of Salvon itself. He will face thieves, sinners, and monsters wearing human faces. He will lose more than he ever imagined. He will grow harder. Darker. But he will never break his promise. Because the girl who couldn't move taught him what it means to be human. And he will cross the world to bring her home. This is Book 1 of an epic serial series. The journey continues in Book 2: The Long Road to Salvon. Every chapter builds. Every promise matters. Start from the beginning and follow Elio to the edge of the world and back.
Hannzys · Sci Fi · 11 ch
Truths are relative. At seven years old, Song Yunxi had a seemingly perfect life as a noble daughter. A loving mother, a respected father, and a comfortable life behind the walls of a noble household. Until her mother dies. Everyone had an explanation for what had happened, but Yunxi was not convinced. As she grows older, she began to uncover mysteries she was never meant to know. The deeper Yunxi digs, the more she realized that finding the truth is not enough. Not everyone can be trusted. Not even the truth. Note : - Background: fictional place inspired by asian culture (mostly East Asia) - Slow burn and romance as a subplot (ML starts to appear later in the story) - No misunderstanding trope - Mystery-focused - Using some real world science concept
Miu_z · Mystery · 3 ch