The Hero A Villain Cry

After being fired from his job due to a baseless accusation and dying while trying to save a girl from a robber, Maximilian is reincarnated into a world where caped heroes and superpowered villains clash in the streets. Disillusioned by a life of injustice and unrewarded good deeds, he vows to live for his own satisfaction. Armed with the Greatest Villain System—a golden finger that promises to make him the most feared villain in history—Maximilian sets out to embrace his dark side. First Mission: Beat up innocents. An old, retired hero thanks him for preventing a terrorist attack. Second Mission: Destroy a hero monument. Maximilian ruined an unlucky villain career. Third Mission: Beat up a famous hero. A detective hero praises him for exposing a criminal’s crimes. System: “Maximilian, are you messing with me?” Maximilian: “I’m innocent!” Several heroes who think they’re privy to the truth: “Maximilian, you are the most selfless hero we’ve ever met!” Maximilian: “I’m a villain, you idiots!” As Maximilian struggles with his new life as a villain and tries to prove his villainy, he uncovers numerous conspiracies within the new world’s government. Will Maximilian be able to prove his villainy? Or will he be remembered as the greatest hero of all time!?

[WSA 2025 Entry!] I got transmigrated into a game—but not as the hero. Nope, I’m stuck as a third-rate villain, one destined to die at the hands of the protagonist. And to make things worse? I don’t even have a system to help me. Meanwhile, the hero has one that makes him nearly invincible. F*ck that. I’m not just going to roll over and die. If the game is rigged, then I’ll rewrite the rules. And maybe—No, definitely, I’ll find a way to outsmart the so-called hero who thinks he’s going to kill me. ---- No NTR | No Yuri

He was an absolute evil — he wiped half of humanity off the face of the earth, subjugated demons and plunged the world into the flames of chaos. But in the end, he was killed by a hero. It would seem that this is the end of the story... But fate decided otherwise. Reinhard Deira is the second son of the grand ducal family. Reborn in another world, he will not repeat the same mistakes. This time he will finish what he started. This world will be destroyed.

No NTR—unless it’s the MC doing the taking. Harem? I don't know, let's see how the story unfolds. --- Eryon Ashbourn finds himself grappling with the harsh reality of being transported to an entirely new world—a world where terrifying monsters roam freely, and humans possess super abilities. In this world, magic interweaves with technology, mythical creatures walk among men, and awakeners shape the destiny of society. At the age of 18, every individual is fated to unlock a unique class, from mage to alchemist, each determined by the whims of destiny. For Eryon, whose future seemed bleak and uncertain, destiny had something far greater in store. [Divine Stealing System Activated] [Kill monsters or humans to steal their abilities and talents] Armed with this extraordinary system, Eryon casts aside the moral compass of his old life, embracing a darker path where power is everything. [Successful Kill: Legendary S-Class Wolf. Ability Gained: Gravity Manipulation] [Successful Kill: Hydra. Ability Gained: Super Regeneration] Adapting to his new surroundings, Eryon enrolls in a prestigious academy, embarking on the path to becoming an awakener while fulfilling his deepest ambitions. But fate has more in store for him. Eryon’s journey takes an unexpected turn when the destiny unveils new, tantalizing threats: [Villain Detected. Eliminate to obtain the Destiny Villain System] [Protagonist Detected. Eliminate to obtain the Protagonist Halo] Unfazed by the moral grayness, Eryon chooses a path few dare to tread. Heroes or villains—it doesn’t matter. All are stepping stones in his pursuit of ultimate power. [Congratulations! System Obtained: Sign-In System] [Congratulations! System Obtained: Super Summoning System] [Congratulations! System Obtained: Demon King System]

In this Isekai-type world our main Hero Kaito wants to discover about 'Doom days' also known as 'Bloody days' Can he discover the truth of the Mysterious man, A mysterious man who killed all the previous top 9 Heroes.

"You call yourself a hero? After your greed killed my sister?" After the brutal arrival of Kaiju, the entire world had fallen into an apocalypse. At the brink of extinction, a lucky few people obtained this mysterious and yet powerful source of energy known as qi. However, only a few of them were truly strong and able to fight back against these Kaiju, saving humanity. These were known as the Exalted. The rest were simply Wasted—Adam being one of them. Living his life constantly on the brink of death, Adam does everything in his power to keep his sister alive. Yet it was these strong heroes, these people that society claimed were humanity's greatest defenders, that killed her. Dying soon after, Adam finds himself strangely waking up in his bed a month before the first dimensional collapse. Additionally, he had somehow obtained a new system, with his first task being... [Kill a future Exalted]

Little Iris is bleeding amid a field of vibrant flowers, her cries for her mother lost in the shadows. A weird pendant around her neck starts to sparkle as her life fades away, and the flowers emit a heady scent. The spectral image of her mother, a woman with heart-shaped eyes and ethereal beauty, appears from the perfume. She tells Iris the terrible truth: Iris is now the only chance in a fight against twenty ancient evils. Armed with a pendant that contains the secret of her parents' abilities and a heart hardened by loss, Iris must rise from the ashes of despair after her parents' deaths and the destruction of her planet. Iris sets out on a treacherous quest to find the horrors that murdered her family because she is driven by a desire for revenge and a thirst for the truth. However, she is forced to face her inner darkness as she learns the truth about the witch's knot pendant and the fate associated with its missing jewels. Will she give in to the anger that drives her, or will she have the fortitude to respect her parents' sacrifice and go in a different direction?

It always starts with an accident. That’s how all these stories go. One moment, you’re minding your own business, and the next, you wake up in someone else’s body. For Caspian, his accident started earlier than he even knew. Maybe it began when his sister got him into romance novels? Or when he started really sympathizing with the villains at the ends of books? He’d never know. It was too late to worry about it now. For now, he had to find a way to fix this nightmare, or rehabilitate his image, all while trying to free himself from the fate set out for him. All because of the damn "gods" who he'd cut a deal with. These were the only two options he had available, and he wasn’t sure he could succeed at either. The man he had taken over for had been…a true piece of work. And the secret villain of the book he had been reading before he passed. It had been a harem novel. A reverse harem novel. He was trapped in a huge ass CASTLE with a bunch of men who hated him because he was taking affection and time away from their shared wife. All Cass wanted to do was be a good person, not mess around with this poor woman and her far too handsome husbands. But why would no one leave him alone? Was he too suspicious? And why, after going out of his way to avoid them like they had asked, did they keep pestering him? And where did the heroine go? How was he going to manage three, handsome men without the heroine?

Keith Rovan, a crazy guy who got transmigrated inside a novel as an extra named Eric Jonas. In the novel, Eric was a child who never received any kind of love or affection from his family because of that, the struggle he had to face are numerous. However, the silent endurance of his hardship, slowly leads him to the edge of suicide as an escape from the cruel world. Who wants to live and die like that character, especially Keith who had an polar opposite character of weak Eric. So eventually, he decides to change the original plot. Not by acting as an angel, instead a devil who lives for his own desires without concerning anything. He never hesitates to dominate over others or eliminate the ones that dare to cross his path. However, his path dramatically leads him towards the future ultimate villain, Abaddon Mir. They are born enemies because of their families, rivals in name, but what crazier is… with time, the rivals are turning into toxic lovers.

As a child with an unattainable dream, I yearned to become a Hero, but I veered off the right path. Looking back, my aspiration to save others was nothing more than a foolish dream. I now realize the magnitude of my sins and the impossibility of atoning for them.

"Leave, you're free. Don't ever come back here again." She said, hoping he wouldn't return and she'll get to live Hael was shocked, "Are you abandoning me, My Lady?" Corvina Cory lived her first life like a typical villainess and the consequences of her actions were pretty obvious. She died at the hands of the person she was in love with. Yet she gets a second chance at her first life even though she didn't want it. She didn't want to face the man she was madly in love with again and she definitely didn't want to get killed again by him as well.

In a lawless world where crime reigns and justice is nothing more than a myth, survival is a game of deception, strategy, and bloodshed. Yaku Hanama, a seemingly ordinary woman moves like a ghost in the shadows-swift, silent, and utterly ruthless. She is known only by whispers, a nameless predator who eliminates those who dare threaten her existence. But in a world where trust is weakness, and betrayal is inevitable, the real question isn't how many she can kill-it's how long she can keep dancing before the music stops.

Not being a hero isn't the issue. The only problem I'm facing right now is surviving in this world!

Dying after getting bitten by a zombie, the main character finds himself in the world of fantasy. Reincarnating as the mid-rank villain, he decided to live differently and avoid the main cast. After all who would like to live as an arrogant brat only to die like a dog? However, just as he resolved to live a better life, [Ding!] [This world is not the same as the host knows. Because of the tragic ends, the God of Fortune has reversed the time and has allowed the main heroines to retain their memories.] Yeah, he is done for. ****** Additional tags: Possessive characters, no Yaoi, no Yuri, no ntr. ***** A/N:- The main character would be overpowered but not to the point where he could defeat his enemies with a snap of his fingers. This novel would be more focused on character development, slice of life, and romance.

In a world where ‘hero’ is a cursed word, I stand alone. They hate me. They fear me. But I have the power — and the burden — to save them. This is my final life, and I will not waste it.

Roy received the Destiny Villain System and was assigned a task—to kill the protagonist. But how will he accomplish this?

When Hero Lucas Ovanoah is defeated in battle and betrayed by the very kingdom he sought to protect, he realizes that the world has no need for a hero. He believes that they simply need someone to save others while not being manipulated or used by a tool by other kingdoms. Heroes can be controlled with ease...but a Villain, a symbol of fear cannot, and now Lucas knows what he must do and what he needs to be. And maybe he will find out the truth about who he really is.

Kael Draven was supposed to be nothing more than an obstacle—the Supreme Villain in the world of Eternal Dominion, a massively popular RPG where the Hero rises to power, defeats evil, and claims the greatest treasures and heroines. But when a gamer dies and wakes up in Kael’s body, everything changes. Armed with the Destiny Stealing System, Kael can now rewrite fate itself—stealing the Hero’s power-ups, intercepting legendary weapons, and even turning the destined heroines against their so-called savior. With each stolen opportunity, he grows stronger. With every broken prophecy, he twists the narrative. And with every conquest—whether of land, wealth, or beauty—he defies the gods who wrote this world’s story. But Eternal Dominion isn’t just one game. It’s a franchise spanning multiple volumes, each introducing new heroes, new power-ups, and new challenges. If Kael wants to rule this world, he must outlast generations of so-called Chosen Ones. The gods may have scripted his downfall, but Kael Draven will carve his own legend. The Villain will not be defeated. The Villain will reign supreme.

"If fate demands that I become a villain… then I'll shatter fate itself." Kaen, once a noble prodigy, was destined to fall as the world’s final villain. But on the night of his 13th birthday, poisoned and betrayed, then, his past life’s memories as a genius surgeon awakened.

Kai befalls a tragic death and wakes up to find that he has reincarnated into the body of the most villainous noble from a novel he last read. The power is now in Kai's hands to either accept his inevitable fate as the villain or to alter the threads of fate to carve out of his own destiny.

The protagonist of the world where Lev Razanov lived had already achieved his happy ending.  Meanwhile, the world continued to move forward. Until the protagonist betrayed humanity. [You have been killed by the main character.] [Hero’s System successfully installed.] [Do you wish to return to the past?] Lev was given a chance to return to a time when the story of his favorite novel had just begun. Although he was destined to become an extra villain—a pawn of the pawns serving the real villain, he vowed to end the lives of anyone who had caused him suffering. [Hero’s System inherits your desire from your life on Earth—the desire to do good.] “Who said killing your enemies is an evil act?” [You gain +10 kill points.] [You gain +10 heroic points.] *** Additional Tags: Second Chance, Past Play a Big Role, Game Elements, Handsome Male Lead. (Third Person Limited Pov.) Slow update! Just add to your collection first.

In a fantastical twist of fate, Janet Mcquincy is thrust into a world she never imagined possible—a romance novel she once devoured, now turned into an otome game. But her excitement turns to dread when she awakens not as a beloved heroine but as Veronica Henderson, the dreaded villain destined for a desolate and heart-wrenching fate. Determined to defy the cruel hand of destiny, Janet, now Veronica, embarks on a daring mission: to befriend the captivating male leads and steer her story away from the treacherous path of banishment. Along the way, she forms unexpected bonds with delightful and quirky characters, who prove to be both allies and friends in this intricate game of fate. Just as she starts to feel invincible with her knowledge of the original novel's plot, a startling revelation shatters her confidence. She realizes that the game's universe operates independently from the novel, leaving her vulnerable to unforeseen twists and turns. Panic sets in as she discovers that not only her fate but the lives of everyone in this enchanting world are at grave risk. In a realm where happiness hangs in the balance, Janet must summon every ounce of courage and wit to confront the impending danger. With time slipping away and danger lurking around every corner, she finds herself entangled in a heart-pounding race against destiny itself. Will Janet seize control of her own narrative and forge an extraordinary love story? In this breathtaking isekai romance, where fate holds sway and uncertainty reigns, the battle for happiness becomes a daring quest—one that will captivate your heart and leave you breathless until the very last page. "Discover a world where destiny weaves an unpredictable tale, and love becomes the ultimate quest. Join Janet Mcquincy on a thrilling journey, where her determination to find happiness defies the boundaries of reality itself." Author's Note: That synopsis took me a week to write with help from my English and Literature teachers. Thank you for reading my novel. I apologize because some of my first chapters are really long and jam packed. Please bear with me and don't let it discourage you from reading. The story is good I promise. Though it may take a while for the story to pick up. It might not get interesting until the 68th chapter but I implore you to give it a chance. ( ꈍᴗꈍ) It's my first novel so please support me (٥↼_↼). Vote, comment even an emoji will suffice.

In the Kingdom of Orlos, only those who have any kind of talent will receive fortune and glory. In a competitive society, only those considered strong would survive, but their strength will be determined by the star that shines on their birthday. The archdukedom of Felnatus has four heirs, all born into wonderful and auspicious stars, but one hidden heir is treated like a lowborn in the family.

Zephyr, a physics grad, understood the laws of the universe—the laws of motion, energy, and space-time. But so what? When he wakes up in another world, he finds that there seems to be another defining force here—Magic. It shapes reality, allowing people to bend laws to their will. But not without a cost. The world itself has to accept the existence of your magic. The world asks you, why can your magic be real? For Zephyr, who is used to laws and principles, why can his magic be real? Read as Zephyr forges his path through this world of magic, challenging its very foundations in pursuit of his own magic.

After a gruelling decade-long war, Gabriel returns home not as a hero, but as a man burdened by the weight of his war deeds. His badge of valour feels less like an honour and more like a price tag—a symbol of the part of him he had given up. All he wants now is a quiet life, far from the battlefield, tending to the orphanage he had been raised in. But peace is a luxury he will never have. When Gabriel uncovers a buried secret at the heart of the capital, his dreams of retirement shatter. Powerful forces move to silence him, and just when all hope seems lost, a god grants him a fable—an ancient power tied to a mission that intertwines with his thirst for revenge. What should have been a new beginning becomes a path of reckoning. If they won’t let him walk away, then he’ll make sure they regret ever dragging him back in. I WILL BE POSTING THIS STORY ON RoyalRoad.com

Opening his eyes, Victor was immediately confronted with the startling reality of his reincarnation into the very novel he once read. At first, he was ecstatic, cheering at the prospect of being free from the dull life on Earth. But as time passed, he realized that his role in the novel was that of a villain, not even the main one. Despair loomed, overshadowing him with the grim future of a tragic demise at the hands of the protagonist. Just when he plummeted to his lowest point, salvation arrived in the form of a system! [Congratulations to the host for binding the system] [Beginner rewards will be distributed] [Congratulations, you have obtained an S-Class Miracle Spirit!] [Congratulations, you have obtained the divine weapon: Ruyi Jingu Bang] [Congratulations, you have obtained the magical base: Sage Realm!] Just slumped, now seemingly invincible? [The system will provide you with options within its functions] Even a protagonist blessed by the heavens wouldn't stand a chance against him!

Duke Lucian Everhart has always been feared as the ruthless villain of the empire—a man whose very name sends shivers down spines. Bound by a political marriage to the fragile and timid Evelyn, he has played the role of the cold and heartless husband for years. But one day, everything changes. Lucian wakes up with memories of his past life, realizing he has been reborn into a novel where he is doomed to meet a tragic end. Determined to escape his fate, he makes a shocking decision—he wants a divorce! However, his timid wife is not as weak as he once thought. As Lucian tries to push her away, he discovers layers to Evelyn that he never noticed before. And to his horror, the more he tries to free himself from the marriage, the more entangled they become. Can the villain rewrite his fate, or is he destined to fall in love with the very woman he was supposed to discard?

___Lost Notes___ In this age of superheroes, the public safety is at the hands of these all so powerful figures. Located in the metropolis of Condor is the worlds strongest hero, UltraMan. In his decade long carrier, he has destroyed multiple conspiracies started by the city's old elite, single handedly apprehended the mafias that encroached upon the weak and feeble and even stopped several alien invasions and infiltrations. It is safe to assume that such a man would have many enemies, but with skin that cannot be pierced by any earthly means and strength that puts the legends of old to shame, how can such a creature ever be defeated? If UltraMan wanted to, he could have conquered earth at any time. So why did he not? No one quite knows. '' In any regards, he is seen as the balancing force of the world. So what happens if he is removed from the picture? What if I removed him? How will the world live? How will "I" live? ....