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Tragic Past Web Novels

Web novels tagged Tragic Past, sorted by what's popular on NovelCult.

Fleeting Memories.

This story is about a boy and a girl who like each other, but they don't know if the other person likes them back. Let's see if they're able to confess their feelings or not... in time. Read at your own risk. Reading this might feel like a half-dead experience because there is absolutely no life in my writing yet. This is just a random thing I am trying to write. I have no actual idea how to write, I am just doing it because the idea seemed fun. I am not good at grammar or the structured form of writing, so things might be all over the place. Basically, do not read it. It is just a random thing I am trying to do. So YEAH, DO NOT READ, NOT GOOD, ALRIGHT?

Red_Lady · Eastern Fantasy · 2 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

The Trinity Divide - The First Relic - Book One

THE TRINITY DIVIDE SERIES Jarek Donati was an enforcer for the family until he was set up to die while on a job. He relives his own death over and over in his own personal hell loop for over a century, until the very weapon he used on the monster of a man who was meant to kill him sets him free. Now he finds himself in 1920 St. Cloud, Minnesota, during the start of Prohibition. He's got an angel and devil on his shoulder, a Nephilim with perfect balance between grace and damnation. The Trinity Blade transformed him into something both Heaven and Hell want dead. St. Cloud runs on illegal moonshine, demon-possessed mobsters, and church corruption. Jay establishes cover as a private investigator and discovers he arrived at the exact moment both sides waged war over St. Mary's Cathedral and what's hidden beneath it. ———————◊——————— ☩ WHAT TO EXPECT: ☿ † LitRPG with stat progression and ability unlocks ⸸ Weak to Strong (starts Level 1, learns through survival) † Fast-paced noir mystery with frequent combat ⸸ MC + bound companions (angel and demon literally on his shoulders) † Hard magic - wards cost blood, abilities drain health ⸸ 1920s Prohibition setting meets theological horror † Both Heaven and Hell are antagonists ⸸ No harem, slow-burn romance Content Warnings: Violence, theological themes, moral complexity

JE PAYNE · Litrpg · 35 ch

Anecdote

A short, one-shot story about a young adult and one night spent confronting the weight of a life left behind. “Dies quem hodie frustra vixisti est ille crastinus dies quem heri mortuus vivere cupiebat.” — Huisui Kim, Surviving Romance

Sora Aishi · Psychological · 2 ch

Leftover Legion

Expect: - Found family - A morally complex lead - DIY bunker takedowns that turn into something way deeper - An ensemble cast of survivors The wrong people survived the end of the world. Madeleine is going to fix that. Sixteen-year-old Madeleine has already lost everything. Her family. Her future. Her faith in humanity. The only thing left: revenge. And a book that delivers exactly what its title promises: 101 Doomsday Bunkers & How to Raid Them. When the apocalypse hits, Madeleine learns fast that surviving it was the easy part. Surviving those who survived it is a whole different beast. She saves her classmates, seizes the first doomsday bunker by locking its legitimate owners out to die, and forges the Leftover Legion—a bunch of kids who realize they're all orphans now. But they've found a new family. And a purpose: turning bunkers into a war machine on skates, leveling up with every raid, getting ready for the boss fortress, where only Madeleine knows what awaits them. They must learn to fight as family, knowing that every raid could take one of them away. A Psychological Survival LitRPG (Found Family - Ice Wasteland - Base-Building) saga where the apocalypse is only level one, and a bunch of ragtag kids fight to reclaim a world stolen by the rich and powerful.

Yubens · Apocalypse · 30 ch