The Villain Who Wants To Live

Ethan's head throbbed violently as he opened his eyes, his vision hazy and unfocused. A dull ringing filled his ears, drowning out his thoughts. "What’s happening…?" he thought, his mind sluggish, struggling to catch up with reality. One moment, he was asleep—or at least, he thought he was—and the next, searing pain forced him awake. His vision swam, shapes blurring together in a disorienting mess. But then, muffled noises filtered through the haze—frantic, panicked sounds. Someone was trying to scream, their voice smothered, choked by something. A cold shiver ran down his spine. As his sight gradually sharpened, Ethan's breath hitched. He was on all fours, looming over someone. A girl. Her body twisted and writhed beneath him, ropes biting into her wrists and ankles. Her mouth was gagged, muffling her cries. Her wide brown eyes, brimming with fear and fury, glared up at him. Ethan's body locked in place, his blood running cold. "What the…?" His mind reeled, thoughts slamming into each other in chaotic disarray. "What kind of bizarre dream is this?" Panic clawed at his chest. His breath came in ragged, uneven gasps as he scrambled backward, only to realize his limbs felt sluggish, uncooperative, like they didn’t belong to him. "Is this… is this some kind of twisted fantasy I never knew I had?" A sickening thought slithered through his mind, making his stomach churn. The girl's frantic squirming slowed for a moment, her gaze flickering with confusion as she took in his expression—his trembling hands, his wide, horrified eyes. But the fear returned just as quickly. She struggled harder, her body arching, her muffled screams rising in pitch. Ethan wanted to speak, to say something, anything, but before he could force out a word, a glowing blue window materialized before his eyes. His breath caught. A translucent, hovering screen? "What…?" Lines of glowing text scrolled across its surface. --- [System Activated…] [Host Confirmed.] [Simulating Previous Data…] Ethan wakes up in a mysterious world, bound by a curse that clouds his judgment and forces him into choices he never wanted to make. Struggling with guilt and responsibility, he must navigate the consequences of his actions while uncovering the truth behind the curse and his place in this strange new reality.

Aidan was thrust into this word of death and magic against his will. He was weak, Frail and pathetic but his unyielding hardwork led him to the peak where he sits unrivaled, Now he tries to find other ways to cure his unending bordom. Netorase—Netorare—Overpowered—Harem—Elf’s—Giants—Incest—

Angel Johnson was a waitress struggling to make ends meet when an unexpected contract with Tryson Bliss, one of City Y's most powerful and ruthless billionaires, changed everything. Tryson needed a fiancée to appease his demanding family, and Angel, desperate for money and a way out of her humdrum life, agreed to play the part. What began as a calculated arrangement soon evolved into something neither of them expected—an intense and forbidden connection. But when Tryson's family uncovers Angel's true motives, they cast her out with venomous disdain. Humiliated and heartbroken, Angel's last hope is confronting Tryson. But instead of an apology or a chance at redemption, she finds herself shattered when he declares that he has chosen his first love, Riley, the woman he was preparing to marry. Devastated and with only her pride left, Angel walks away, determined to rebuild her life alone. Two months later, Angel is lost in the pulse of the music at a dark, crowded bar, seeking refuge in anonymity. A hand seizes her from behind, and her breath catches as she turns to face the man she can't forget—Tryson. His eyes, once cold and calculating, are now stormy with raw emotion, and he pulls her into his orbit, holding out the contract she once signed.  "We haven't finished our work, Angel. The contract says you have a year left to be my fiancée. Don't tell me you're planning on breaching it now." With no choice but to comply, Angel moves back into the house that once rejected her. But to her surprise, the family she once loathed now welcomes her with unexpected warmth and kindness. As she navigates this unsettling shift, Angel is left to wonder—what has changed, and why? What secrets do they hide that could alter everything she thought she knew about Tryson and his family? And as Angel's heart begins to thaw, she's confronted with the hardest question of all: Can she keep the secrets she's hidden from Tryson? And will Tryson fight for her love a second time, despite everything that has come between them?

zehen an immortal wandering the earth for over two thousand years currently lives in the new modern world,a world that coexists with magic and many of the world's mysteries. but he only has one goal to end his life once and for all he traveled to every place imaginable to look for someone or anything capable of killing him. During his travels he encounters a young Japanese girl named Mai Hashimoto with a little secret of her own. Bound by their deepest desires, the two travel together to fulfill their goals and find peace within themselves, stumble upon a long term conflict between mortals and God's. Zehen finds himself caught in this conflict that will decide the fate of humanity.

In a world brimming with shadowy secrets, bizarre creatures, and an endless buffet of adventure, a curious bunny kid named Eleo dreams of one thing: becoming the strongest. Of course, that’s easier said than done when you’re armed with nothing but a head full of optimism and… ink? Yeah, that’s right—Eleo’s got some weird, inky tricks up his sleeve, and he’s not afraid to get his paws dirty. But this isn’t just a simple quest for power. Along the way, Eleo stumbles into a whirlwind of quirky allies, towering foes, and mysteries bigger than his floppy ears. A fiery skeleton gentleman? A loyal yet terrifying warrior? A cocky kid with a chip on his shoulder? Oh, and enemies that could devour the world? Just another Tuesday. With every misstep and misfire, Eleo’s journey proves that being strong isn’t just about muscle—though it helps when you’re up against a monsters who could flick you into next week. It’s about heart, guts, and maybe a little luck… or a lot. So buckle up for a wild ride filled with unexpected twists, unexplainable powers, and enough ink to paint the town black. You’ll laugh, you’ll cheer, and maybe, just maybe, you’ll wonder if you’d stand a chance against a bunny who’s out to prove he’s tougher than the rest. Spoiler: You wouldn’t.

The Bootlicking Antagonist Wants to Survive, but Female Lead refuses to follow the plot One car accident and I’m transported into a city power fantasy as the villain. As long as I survive until the grand finale, I can return to the real world with hefty rewards. But! These stunning beauties don’t go to serve as the protagonist’s harem, they surround me every day. Are they not satisfied with how slowly I’m dying? Stop wearing stockings, stop wearing uniforms, what’s with all of you trying to seduce me? To find Long Aotian! Since destiny is in my hands, I might as well challenge the protagonist directly! Who’s the protagonist, damn it, who knows! My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jodex7

# WIFE-CHASING "Honey, let's make a deal." "What deal?" "From this day forward, I will take care of you the rest of your life while you take care of the rest of me!" "Dream on!" [Sweet conversation of a couple] Four years ago, she left angrily while she was pregnant. Four years later... "Hey, I can see that you are having bad luck, and you get frustrated easily. Sir, you need a wife. My mom is single. Would you like to date her?" The chaste CEO gazed at the mini version of him before him with his dark eyes. He said nothing and brought the child and the mother home.

[Mature Content.] ** [COMPLETED.] ** Winter’s second marriage was nothing like the fairytale of her first. She spent the past two years being intimidated and abused by her evil mother-in-law, Camilla. She endured it all for the sake of her second husband, Sebastian. But she was finally pushed to her breaking point when she found out that Sebastian cheated on her and seized all of her assets accumulated from her previous marriage. Winter was left with nothing but a baby in her womb. - “You have taken everything from me, Sebastian Saenz. So I will take this baby with me to the grave. He doesn’t deserve to be born unloved by his scum father,” Winter said before she jumped from the balcony and plunged to her death. - She thought she’d end up in the afterlife with her first late husband. But she found herself back in the past, two years earlier when she had just finished her wedding reception with Sebastian Saenz. Thus, equipped with the knowledge of her misfortune that would happen two years from now on, she vowed to protect herself and everything that her first husband left for her from the hands of her greedy second husband and mother-in-law. But what would happen if Sebastian also returned back in time to beg for her forgiveness. Would she give him a second chance? Or would she destroy him just like how he destroyed her in their previous life? - “What should I do so you will forgive me, Winter?” Sebastian asked as he was on his knees. “You are the only one I have, so please…” Winter stood coldly, staring down at the man who ruined her in the previous life, “Then I will take everything from you, Sebastian. I want you to know the anguish I felt in my last moment.” ** All pictures are commissioned Contact me on Instagram: @foreverpupa ** Check out my other books! - Divorced My Scum Husband, Married His Evil Brother (Completed) - He Stole Me From My Deadbeat Husband (Completed) - She Becomes A Hot Sensation After A Scandalous Affair (Completed)

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like if your dick exploded? Or if voodoo or black magic actually worked? Axel got a crash course in both after leaving a one-star review for a trashy smut novel where the hapless author-san offed a minor villain. Little did he know that this particular author had some serious power. Suddenly, Axel found himself in the body of the very villain he was lamenting, right at the moment when everything was about to spiral into chaos. Now, with a second chance at life (and a brand-new set of problems), Axel must navigate the wild world of villainy—complete with explosive consequences and dark magic—if he wants to rewrite his story before it ends in disaster.

[WPC APRIL WINNER 2024] Lucas Voss was a normal adult in his late twenties. He doesn't know how or why but he got transmigrated as an extra inside of the novel he read till 5th volume. The problem for Lucas was that his life was in danger as soon as he entered the novel. Why? Because Lucas was transmigrated as the 4th Prince who is an extra and was about to die with an Illness that couldn't be cured. Not only that novel he transmigrated into was 'Cold-Blooded Emperor Rules.' The protagonist of that novel killed every member of the royal palace to become emperor of the empire. How will Lucas survive? Will he die like the extra that he is? or will he fight against fate to survive in this cold-blooded novel and become more than an extra? The only way to know is it read this novel! --- Support me one Pateron patreon.com/InkWaver_122

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?

Marcus Evans was the epitome of an ordinary guy—stuck in a dead-end job, addicted to reading webnovels for a taste of excitement, and completely invisible in the grand scheme of life. His greatest joy was escaping into the pages of Decade Long Crusade, a sprawling epic where the hero, Ash Braker, rises from weakness to ultimate power in a world of magic, technology, and danger. But when Marcus wakes up one day in a body that isn’t his, in a world that feels disturbingly familiar, he quickly realizes the impossible: he’s been transmigrated into the Decade Long Crusade universe. However, there’s a catch. He’s not the hero, nor even a notable character. He’s an unknown extra, an expendable background figure doomed to die without making a mark on the story. To survive in a world where extras are crushed underfoot by stronger powers, Marcus knows he can’t play the game like a hero. The only way to protect himself is to manipulate the plot, ensure Ash Braker’s rise to power, and play the part of the ruthless villain who pulls the strings from the shadows. As the world of cultivation, magic, and futuristic technology threatens to swallow him whole, Marcus must make hard decisions, form dangerous alliances, and betray those who stand in his way. Because in this world, it’s better to be the villain than to die forgotten.

A young man dies on earth, then he gets lucky to be chosen to be reincarnated into a new world. He discovers that he has been captured and on his way to be sold as a slave or to be used in fights. He also understands that his new world work on the rule of 'Survival of the fittest', where the strong rule the weak and the rich are human and the poor are ants. He realises that his life is not that much secure in this new world since he is both poor and weak so his fate would be worse wherever he was being captured to. He discovers that he has been gifted a system by the being that reincarnated him to surive better. This system enables him to be able to travel to different timelines and parallel universes or different worlds, to try to become stronger and carve his existense into history, whether as a hero or a villain or an anti-hero, in his own way. He will use this power to survive life the best and fufilling second life Note: I do not have an exact update scheldule, as I will only update when I'm free or chanced I would also try to create a myth for this world and I will also take inspirations form different myths so you might see some similarities between them

In this modern mythological tale, Dhruv, an unsuspecting mortal, finds himself in Vaikuntha, questioning whether this is truly the end of his journey. Instead of peace, he meets a mysterious man in a suit, who ultimately reveals that Dhruv cannot enter heaven due to "arrows of regret"—a metaphor for his unfulfilled purpose. Offered a chance to return to Earth for 90 days to make amend. Upon accepting the deal, Dhruv embarks on a chaotic and humorous journey through the underworld, meeting Yamaraj, the god of death, and Gorgo, a nervous demon with horns, who comically reacts to Dhruv's presence as though he's a harbinger of disaster. As Dhruv navigates the strange, labyrinthine bureaucracy of the underworld and the daunting task of creating a "happy ending" for himself. With gods in disguise, reluctant demon assistants, and divine missions laced with humor, Dhruv's journey becomes one of discovering the true meaning of life, death, and purpose.

Experiencing a suffocating marriage with the man whom she was arranged to marry made Joanna want to leave him. But it was a failure as she died as the wife of the man who abandoned her and her son before they divorced. On the verge of her death, she made a wish to not encounter him again if there was a next life. She wished for the end of their fate only in this lifetime. She wanted to forget everything about him. However, when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in the room of the mansion of the man she just married. She was awakened by a dream that seemed to be a nightmare of her past life. She didn’t remember completely everything that had occurred in her past life and the dream was fragmented. But deep inside her heart, she only felt one thing. She was adamant about leaving him, to be far away from him. Therefore, she left his mansion just before she met him in person in the present lifetime. However, what she didn’t expect was that the so-called husband pursued her, not allowing her to leave him. Would Joanna be successful in leaving the man in this lifetime? Would fate play the same tragedy as her past life? --- As he pulled his finger away from her soft, warm lips, he said, “It is good you stopped winding up, Joanna. Otherwise, I would have used the other method to make you stop blabbering over the same, boring topic endlessly.” When he noticed the stubborn woman was about to prove herself to be stubborn, the man leaned forward in a swift movement, facing the woman’s stupefied face which was an inch away from his. “Continue to blabbering, don’t blame me if I apply my other method right now,” the man murmured above her breath, trailing his gaze from her quivering eyes to her lips before moving it back to her now widened eyes. --- *Cover doesn’t belong to the author. Credit to the artist/owner.

Auriel spent his entire life playing by the rules. He worked hard, helped others, and believed in the power of the law. The world repaid him with betrayal, exploitation, and, ultimately, with a pitiful death. But fate had other plans. Just as one life ended, another began. He was reborn in a foreign world as a young mercenary, waking up surrounded by corpses, lost in a land where power is taken, not given. Determined never to be used again, he discards his past righteousness and embraces a new path—one where survival means making tough choices. He knows that to have a fulfilling life this time around, he can't only hope that doing the right thing will be a reward in itself. He knows that he is no hero. And that heroes don't get paid... So, he is done being a pawn. If the world wants to take advantage of him again, he’ll take up the gloves and deal with it—on his own terms. The deeper he sinks in this new world, the more he questions himself, though. Is he genuinely breaking free by not following the rules anymore… or is he just becoming another cog in someone else’s machine?

Gu Ziming thought he had hit the jackpot when he inherited billions and became a second-generation rich heir. Little did he know, his new life would spiral into chaos when he found himself trapped in a dystopian apocalypse. Worse yet, he's not the hero of this story—he's the villain. In a world on the brink of collapse, Gu Ziming is trying to survive and make the most of his wealth when an unexpected twist of fate drags him into a rivalry with the protagonist. The problem? The so-called “hero” is furious after mistakenly thinking Gu Ziming has stolen his cherished goddess, the "white moonlight" of his life. Now, Gu Ziming is stuck between two terrible choices: Either get dragged into the chaos of the protagonist’s vengeance, or use his newfound wealth, knowledge of the future, and tactical genius to build his power and dominate the apocalypse before the hero can stop him. But there’s more. With dark forces at play and the world descending into chaos, being a "villain" in this story might be the only way to survive. Will Gu Ziming rise to the top and carve his own destiny, or will he fall victim to the very world he is trying to conquer? It's time to build an empire in the apocalypse. Power, wealth, and vengeance await. Get ready for a thrilling ride of betrayal, power struggles, and epic confrontations in a world where survival is the ultimate prize. ---

Would you sacrifice your life in order to save another person? Eizit finds himself in front of that dilemma and confidently says no. However, can you truly know yourself well enough? In two mirror worlds, a futuristic Earth and a fantasy one, the latter has people have 9 lives. Will Eizit keep his word and watch them die, or will he be moved by an uncontrollable force to sacrifice himself? If he wastes his First Opportunity to Live, will he also waste his Last Opportunity to Live?

Doctor Rut selects Lux and a few others to witness secretive experiments, plunging Lux, a brilliant student with dreams of a promising future, into a nightmare. But what starts as curiosity quickly spirals into chaos when an experiment gone wrong catches Lux, leaving him with fragmented memories in the midst of a sea of casualties. Branded as a failed attempt by Doctor Rut, Lux emerges from the chaos surrounded by bodies, his own mind clouded by the locked monster within him.  Determined to unravel the truth behind his switch, Lux vows to make those responsible pay. Later on, assigned to solve a murder case, Lux, now known as a professional detective, teams up with Chloe, another sharp-minded detective. As they follow leads, they uncover a sinister plot orchestrated by a powerful organization that has the potential to change the world. Along with the organization's threat, Lux and Chloe are in a race against time to deal with personal and business problems. With danger coming from every direction, Lux and Chloe have to deal with the fact that the real villain may be closer than they thought.  Will they uncover the truth in time to save themselves and stop the organization's plans?

Hunter Cha Eui-jae, who was dispatched to seal a rift that appeared over the West Sea, was flung out as soon as he closed the rift. When he came to his senses, he was lying in a garbage dump. Starving, he was drawn like a zombie is to blood to a hangover soup restaurant, where he realized that he had fallen into South Korea, eight years in the future. In this era, disaster alerts notify people of rift openings in advance, ASMR videos of slimes gathered from dungeons were trending, and idle hunters livestream unboxings of A-rank longswords. Unlike the past, where people trembled in fear of an impending apocalypse, the future was surprisingly peaceful, leaving Cha Eui-jae feeling empty. Since things had turned out this way, why not start a second chapter of life as a part-timer at the hangover soup restaurant, rather than being a hunter? “That’s strange.” “…” “Have we met somewhere before?” Cha Eui-jae’s plan to quietly spend his remaining days as the only part-time worker at the decades-old hangover soup restaurant goes awry when he encounters a mysterious, gas-masked individual… DISCLAIMER: The story isn't mine

Qin Mo is no hero. In fact, in the grand scheme of things, he’s little more than a side character in a story that’s already been written—a minor villain destined to fall. But when he awakens with memories of a past life and the devastating realization that his world is nothing more than a novel, everything changes. He knows how his story is supposed to end: in humiliation, betrayal, and obscurity. The protagonist, Ye Fang, is destined to rise while Qin Mo is meant to crumble. But Qin Mo refuses to accept that fate. With a fierce determination burning inside him, he sets out to rewrite his own story. No longer content to be a pawn in someone else’s tale, he vows to defy the protagonist, challenge the narrative, and carve out a new path for himself. Yet, as he struggles against the weight of destiny, one question lingers: Can he truly break free from the chains of the story, or will the world force him back into the role he was never meant to escape? Will he rise as the anomaly that shatters the story, or will the weight of fate crush him once more?

Jian rue gazed back at the ugly gray alien while stumbling and running. he clumsily tossed a stone at it "Fuck just leave me alone!!!" Suddenly a warm pair of hand grabbed his waist and tossed him over a study shoulder. "Xing yu!! let me down! you fucker!!! The said man chuckled and playfully smacked his butt. "Honey, I'm saving your life~" "I had it under control. Now, let me go!" Jian rue bit his shoulders hard until the sweet taste of blood filled his mouth. "Hiss.. baby, you're making me hard~" Jian rue froze. "W-why are you following me! why me.." Xing yu stopped running, and with a swing of his sword, the ugly tentacle alien was slayed. He gentnly pulled him down and hugged him close. Peering into his eyes, he smirked, "Because you are my betrothed,"

Aizen Blackthorne, once a powerful and ambitious individual, finds himself reincarnated in a world he created—a world where he is the villain doomed to perish at the hands of the hero. Stripped of his former power and bound by the **Curse of Creation**, Aizen is forced to navigate a web of fate and manipulation, determined to survive against the forces that conspire to bring about his destruction. In this new world, Aizen's only ally is his own intelligence. With his ruthlessness and cunning, he begins to manipulate those around him, using his knowledge of the future to bend fate itself to his will. But as he moves deeper into the political chaos of the kingdom, makes secret deals with dark mages, and learns the truth about the **Loom**—a cosmic force controlling all reality—Aizen discovers that survival is far more complicated than simply outsmarting a hero. The stakes rise as Aizen realizes that to escape his role as the villain, he must confront not only the **hero**—Leoric, whom he secretly manipulates—but also the very fabric of existence itself. As he delves into forbidden magic, battles powerful foes, and faces ancient cosmic entities, Aizen's path to survival becomes a brutal, high-stakes war against fate, morality, and his own soul. With the **Reapers**—agents of the Loom—hunting him, and the cosmic rules of reality beginning to break down, Aizen's choices will reshape the fate of worlds. Will he rise to power and rewrite the very nature of existence, or will his defiance against fate lead to his own undoing? In a world where betrayal is a tool and power is the only truth, Aizen will stop at nothing to ensure that he is the one who survives—no matter the cost. ***The Villain Who Refuses to Die*** is a dark fantasy epic filled with twists, betrayal, high-stakes battles, and a protagonist whose only goal is to survive—by any means necessary.

Yunho had always been a sickly kid, and at the ripe, young age of 19, he died of a terminal illness. But just when it was all over, morning comes again?! And now he's the villainous younger brother from the novel he'd been reading! His reincarnation would be seen as a curse by many because of his character's destiny of banishment and misfortune, but Yunho is determined to turn it into a blessing in order to finally live a healthy life. "I just want to live peacefully!"

2055 A time of turbulence and uncertainty. With the sudden arrival of the dungeons, in the form of space rifts, a new era of awakeners began. In this world, where more and more dimensions are connected, as time flies by, a man is reborn. Only noticing the world to be very similar to a game he played. A harem-building game that is. [Ding!] [The host has awoken the villain system] ********** The cover doesn't belong to me. If the owner wants to take it down, please inform me. [Author note: The novel will gradually get dark, so here's a heads up to people who don't like such genre. I hope everyone enjoys the novel.]

Who wants to become president? The story is about how people can try to overthrow a dictator in a rather unusual, unconventional way. After all, any idea manifests itself at a certain and designated time. Ideas - whose time has come - have enormous power. People have known and used magic since time immemorial. All magical rituals are based on supernatural, immaterial forces, incomprehensible and therefore not yet recognized by science. Magical and paranormal phenomena and abilities have much in common, since they use forces and factors that cannot be explained scientifically. All living beings and people are not just material bodies. There is something in them other than matter, and therefore they are able to perceive what is beyond the physical world. Almost always, in order for something fresh, new and better to appear, the rotten old must be destroyed and burned. Fire is a symbol of change, transformation and rebirth. The element of Fire functions at the center of all things - everything came from it and everything will return to it.

I possessed a supporting character in a reverse harem novel. As a young concubine who gained the interest of the emperor. The concubines and male lords eventually killed her for treason. Fortunately, I possessed her just as she was entering the Imperial Palace. Everyone in the Imperial Palace was wary of me, but didn’t hate me yet. I don’t need nor want to be loved by the emperor. “Come to my room tonight. I’ll read you a fairy tale!” "Woo, don’t cry. I’ll give you this.” But why is everyone so soft towards me? I don’t understand. ‐--‐-‐--------------------------------------------------------------------- I am not the author of this novel, but personally I think the Novel is better than the Manhwa. Author(s) Yemaro 예마로

Rita Oreira, a fun-loving radio host known for her girly gossip, met a tragic end during a home burglary while trying to save her pet parrot. Surprisingly, she transmigrated into a fantasy novel as Lirian Nightwind, a quirky villainess from an evil family, destined to marry the wicked northern duke, Gabriel Sylcrest, who planned to take over the crown. In the original story, Lirian was set to betray Gabriel, leading to her own death by his hands. Fortunately and unfortunately for her, the new Lirian was protected by her two mischievous brothers, who were supposed to die alongside the duke. Their loyalty complicated her plans to escape the dark fate that awaited them all. In this new world, she had to scheme and do unspeakable things with the lunatic duke to protect her true identity and prevent anyone from discovering that she was not the real Lirian. Not only were the tasks out of line, but they were all for pure entertainment rather than any real purpose. As she accepted her life as his wife, she learned that her parrot, which could only say modern phrases, had special powers that made others believe it could see the future. If the parrot said, “Slay, b*tch!” Gabriel would kill a person on the spot. If the parrot said, “Let it cook!” the male lead would banish or imprison the chef, thinking the food was poisoned. If the parrot said, “Sus, very sus!” Gabriel would tear his advisors apart. As Lirian tried to change her destiny and save them all, she discovered surprising truths about those around her, especially Gabriel Sylcrest. Motivated to survive, Rita had to find a way to save them all. “The crown prince—!!!” “Say one more word about another man, and I’ll let my beasts tear him apart.” “You know, my Lord, for a duke who seeks power, you certainly have a way of making a girl feel… vulnerable.” “Vulnerable? No, my dear. You’re mine, and I’ll make sure everyone knows it. If another man even dares to look at you, I’ll unleash my wrath. I’ll have him begging for mercy, and then I’ll enjoy every moment of his despair.” “You can’t just claim me like that.” “Watch me. I’ll mark you as mine in blood and shadow. You’ll be a warning to anyone who thinks they can touch what belongs to me. The moment you’re within my reach, I’ll ensure no one else can ever have you.” “Is that a threat or a promise?” “Both, Lirian. And trust me, the line between love and possession is razor-thin. Cross me, and you’ll find out just how deep my darkness runs for you.”

In a world of constant competition, one man aims for the top. In this new genre VRMMORPG, he plans on becoming the strongest at all costs. The classes, the races, the starting zones, everything is a mystery in 'New Eden'. This game is coming out without a shred of details. The only thing that was promoted was the freedom of skill choosing. Our protagonist Alexander, gamer tag Astaroth, has always dreamt of becoming an E-Sports athlete. His parents supported his dream, but they are no longer of this world. He fully intends on making it in this new game, if not for him, then at least to honor their memory. With no idea how he wants to play his character, Alexander chooses the most mysterious starting race. Will this be his road to success or his downfall? The game assistant certainly thought the latter. "Do as you wish, young adventurer. I only wish to add this. Do not come back with complaints when you realize you have made the wrong choice," the elf said, looking at him with clear hatred. "We will see about that," Alexander flatly replied. "I love challenges," he added. "Very well!" the elf harrumphed. "Have the adventure of your lifetime, as short as it will last," he sarcastically added. Ahead of him lies an uncertain path, filled with trials and hardships. But one thing is clear in his eyes. He will become the strongest player in the game, even if he must step over mountains of corpses to do so. Over are his days of working hard for nothing, it's make or break now! I now have a discord where you can talk with other readers and me. There are also channels to discuss new weapons; characters; classes; or monsters that you might want to design and see incorporated in the story. I will always give credit to the person that created said thing, rest assured. The link is https://discord.gg/68kPqbSFrN