Drukhari Grotesque

In this story we follow a man named Jin Aldeus on his journey for revenge and peace. One day his world was flooded with mana by a mysterious entity and a species of monsters known as Reapers appeared. They destroy everything they touch and come in many grotesque forms, but humans began being born with special abilities due to the mana that flooded the planet. Eventually they started to fight back and became known as Hunters. When a simple ultra sound appointment turns bad Jin discovers through the trauma of losing his wife and unborn daughter, he had a hidden power within himself.

In a city drowning in corruption, a disgraced forensic sculptor uses the faces of the dead to hunt the living monsters who killed his father – becoming the legend known only as "The Gravedigger." But as his war escalates over decades, he must confront not just grotesque villains, but the monstrous potential within himself and the city he's vowed to save.

Eighteen Floors. Eighteen Sins. One Final Judgment. Lin Mo awakens inside a twisted maze with no memory and only one rule: survive. "Welcome to the Maze of 18 Floors. Each floor is built from your sins. Conquer them—or perish." In a psychological death game where each trial mirrors a hidden guilt or forgotten crime, Lin Mo must navigate grotesque illusions, cruel puzzles, and moral choices that test the limits of his sanity. Along the way, he meets: – A gentle girl who claims to know him, – A madman who thrives on chaos, – And a voice that calls itself “The Judge.” But as the truth unfolds, Lin Mo is forced to confront the most terrifying question: What if the greatest monster… is himself? Floor by floor, the path to redemption—or damnation—awaits.

The world plunged into darkness. Grotesque creatures ran rampant, unexplained disappearances surged, buildings spontaneously sealed themselves, and villages were deserted overnight. The weak buried their heads in the sand, closing their ears and shutting their eyes, praying to remain unnoticed. "Only the monster can be safe from the monster." Jiang dao opened his eyes to this grim reality, a world that devoured its inhabitants. He walked a perilous path, filled with fear and rage. To survive, his body transformed into something even more terrifying than the creatures he sought to escape. In a dimly lit alley, Jiang dao's hulking figure cast a long shadow, his eyes burning with a bloody intensity. Before him lay a mangled corpse, its terror staining the surroundings. Monster? Weird? Evil? "Can you take this punch with 20 years of power!? Jiang Dao grin was a裂口,his silhouette under the faint light growing impossibly larger.

Amnesia was her first enemy. A merciless forest filled with grotesque creatures was her second. For Seraphina, awakening was less a birth and more a brutal re-forging, marked by a pulsating game system that offered no tutorials, only raw strength gained from confronting the horrors trying to claim her life. With her class a haunting "???", and her past a dangerous void, Seraphina's overriding objective is simple, yet daunting: find her lost memories. This perilous quest for her identity will lead her through terrifying transformations and unimaginable dangers in a grimdark world. As the system pushes her limits, she'll discover unsettling truths about herself and the price of power, realizing that sometimes, the greatest monster is the one you become in the search for your past.

Ah, Noxvara… a paradise plucked from the fever-dream of a dying girl, stitched together with golden threads and perfumed lies. You see, this island is no blessing. It is the last, desperate wish of a young girl who refused to die in sorrow— so she gave birth to a world where pain was banished, and reality itself became her plaything. And what a world she made! Beauty so cloying it stifles, gardens so sweet they rot on the tongue, a sky painted gold to blind the eye and silence the soul. Its people—ha!—glorious, laughing puppets, all hollow smiles and empty hearts, more concerned with their own little dreams than the truth festering beneath their feet. They worship joy, they shun pain, and in doing so, they have become monsters. There is nothing so grotesque as a happiness built atop oblivion. Over them all reigns Noxvara, the “Origin,” herself, a ruler who smothers sorrow with kisses and sews wounds shut with silk. She is both jailer and beloved, the mother who would rather see her children die in bliss than ever taste the poison of truth. But even illusions decay. Into this sugar-laced hell arrives a “Savior”—a lamb bred from hope, sent by Noxvara herself to preserve the dream from the creeping rot. Ah, but what is she truly saving? A world that devours its own memories, a people who would rather forget than awaken? Beneath every song lies silence. Behind every smile, a shadow. The greatest curse of Noxvara is not that it is dying, but that it deserves to die. So… will you save this paradise, little Savior? Or will you do the merciful thing, and tear it apart at the seams?

In a world shattered by a devastating meteor shower, nature has turned hostile. The skies bled strange lights, wild life mutated into horrors, and humanity awakened to supernatural powers in a desperate bid for survival. Cities became fortresses, and the awakened, powerful humans were the military might of every nation. But not everyone was gifted. Riven, an F-ranked Awakened, is a Cleaner — the lowest rung on the ladder. His job? Scrape up monster guts, salvage what’s valuable, and stay out of the way. His life is simple, thankless, and dangerous in the shadows of real heroes. That is, until the day he cuts open the corpse of a grotesque chitinous behemoth… and finds a strange cocoon pulsing with life. One thing led to another it later hatched because of his blood. And she stepped out. And let's say she ended up making him a monster... and a father... A father of a massive colony.

A giant tree popped up in the middle of the Atlantic ocean covering the world in a strange new radiation and because of it, people began to change. First, there are the Chosen. These super humans have only slight physical changes and yet can manifest amazing elemental powers. Next, you have the Infected. These humans have experienced large scale body changes which range from animal adaptations to simply grotesque body decomposition. Most are still normal and sane humans who attempt to adapt to life while being shunned by others. There are some however that have grown deranged and think themselves the rulers of the world. Our MC lives a somewhat lonely life while sometimes being accompanied by his rather senile yet kind grandfather. He has no idea where his parents went after they dropped him off a few years ago, so he has no choice but to stay here. He lives by the idea that he should just be air and not be noticed in the slightest. All of this goes ok until things start changing and Laz starts getting dragged around in many different directions. Welcome to a story of Gods, evolution, love, adult situations and basically bringing a bit of eastern fantasy to western civilization. Hope you enjoy the ride.

Amnesia was her first enemy. A merciless forest filled with grotesque creatures was her second. For Seraphina, awakening was less a birth and more a brutal re-forging, marked by a pulsating game system that offered no tutorials, only raw strength gained from confronting the horrors trying to claim her life. With her class a haunting "???", and her past a dangerous void, Seraphina's overriding objective is simple, yet daunting: find her lost memories. This perilous quest for her identity will lead her through terrifying transformations and unimaginable dangers in a grimdark world. As the system pushes her limits, she'll discover unsettling truths about herself and the price of power, realizing that sometimes, the greatest monster is the one you become in the search for your past.

A virus swept across the globe, turning the infected into grotesque, fast-moving, intelligent variants of zombies. Cities collapsed. Now, isolated factions and scavenger groups survive in ruins.

Caelus Thorne was born into a good family. But at thirteen, he lost everything that was his parents. The cause? Unknown. The memories? Gone. Yet he didn't care about his past; rather, he focused on the present and the future. One day before his 16th birthday, he saw a garden from his dreams, where beauty is born from rot, and death blooms in the form of blood-red spider lilies. His parents, long dead under unknown circumstances, appeared in visions too grotesque to be mere memories-like, visions that tear through the veil of reality like butterfly wings made of shadow and flame. Caelus is dying, and he has known about it for as long as he can remember. Plagued by a mysterious illness that no doctor can explain, he survives each day on sheer willpower and the warmth of the one person who refuses to leave his side: his sole friend, Uriel Evernight, heiress to a family that would rather see him gone. Now, on the eve of his sixteenth birthday, he revisits the amusement park where his parents died, also the site of his 13th birthday. When Uriel proposed to him, a huge incident occurred, awakening his affinity. After that incident, he discovered the unknown world he inhabits through the academy he was sent to by the Awakeners Association. But who would have thought that the path he chose would turn him into a criminal? ... This novel doesn't have a system, no level-ups, and nothing else; everything must be accomplished through hard work or talent. There is a system-like feature only to track their abilities and ranks, which will exist in their cores. Next, there will be a lot of gore, and even in the first chapter, there is plenty of it. So, it is a warning for people who doesn't want any gore, the gore is huge in my novel. The main character will be a villain, as the tag suggests, and he will not become a villain directly; rather, through the progression of the novel, he will become one he may not be in the beginning. There is only a little romance, so I didn't put the tag, and the romance is for the sake of the plot. Chapter words: Max - unknown number of words Min - 1500 words

Four weeks into the apocalypse, the world fell silent—but not dead. Cassius Parish, a 27-year-old genderless recluse, was left behind by the very team he helped survive. Betrayed, bleeding, and starving, he wandered alone until fate—or something far older—led him to an abandoned underground bunker buried miles beneath the rot of civilization. Above ground, the Crimson Halo spreads. A viral mutation marked by a red ring blooming in the eyes of the infected—seconds before their bodies twist into grotesque horrors. Below ground, the quiet hum of machines offers a strange comfort… and something more. Cassius awakens a rare phenomenon: the Shelter Ascension System, whispered of in survivor channels—if those even still exist. His bunker becomes Shelter 13, an anomaly among ruins. With it comes more than just power, roles, and upgrades—it brings memories best left buried and responsibilities he never asked for. Now, Cassius must build—not just walls or defenses, but a sanctuary for those who still breathe. Yet survival has a price. And the deeper the shelter grows, the more it remembers the past… even the parts Cassius tried to forget. After all, shelters don’t rise for free. And sometimes, the dead knock first.

Nova City, Earth - 2,150 A.D Ryne, an athletic teenager with a penchant for parkour, is trying his best to survive in a world that does nothing but punish him. Haunted by the sudden death of his mother six years prior, Ryne’s father forced him and his sister to move to the neglected and financially disadvantaged district known only as ‘Fracture’. Within this unforgiving environment, Ryne endures physical abuse from his father and psychological torment from his peers. All the while fiercely protecting his vulnerable younger sister. Just as hope fades, Ryne’s life takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Brad and his group, kindred spirits who share his passion for parkour. As their friendship deepens, Ryne finds a sense of family among his fellow inhabitants of Fracture. However, a mysterious voice whispered in Ryne’s ears. [The apocalypse is imminent, one month remains.] With time running out, he must hold on to hope in the face of despair. As the countdown to annihilation unfolds, the mysterious voice sets various tasks for Ryne. When the time ticks down to zero, people across the globe manifest bizarre and extraordinary abilities while the rest of humanity transforms into grotesque and monstrous creatures. Ryne must confront his inner demons and make a choice—cling to the flickering ember of hope or succumb to the overwhelming despair surrounding him—all the while navigating a landscape plagued by mutant beings. ----------------------------------------------------- Author's Note: As you may know, I'm also the author of My Undeath, a reincarnation novel set in a fantasy world. It wasn't my best work, but I loved writing the story. I put a lot more time and effort into Fractured Horizon, and ironed out the details over the course of a year before writing and publishing it here. If you liked My Undeath, this novel has almost ten times more planning put into it before release. ----------------------------------------------------- Schedule: 7-15 chapters per week Chapter Length 1,000-2,000 words Disclaimers: 1. The 'Earth' in this world is not as we know it to be. Applying common sense is pointless. 2. There are not any planned harems. 3. Increasing powers/strength in this novel will feel similar to cultivation, but this is not a cultivation novel. 4. These creatures aren't zombies as you know them and will not be called such by the characters, but that's all I will say here. -------------------------------------------- Themes: fantasy, science fiction, zombie-like mutated creatures, adventure, dark, horror, survival. -------------------------------------------- Inspiration: Resident Evil definitely inspired the world. Growing up, I played the Resident Evil games and watched the movies. All of The Walking Dead never entertained me because it was mostly drama and hardly any tension. 28 Days/Weeks later, Resident Evil, World War Z, Army of the Dead, Train to Busan, All of us are Dead, Z Nation, etc. are all cemented in my brain as thrilling pieces of zombie fiction. -------------------------------------------- Support the Author: Please use coins/stones/golden tickets, or review my novel!

Synopsis: I am Kaelion. Or Felix, as I sometimes call myself. For eons, I reigned as the God of Fate and Time—omnipotent, omniscient, and devastatingly, soul-crushingly bored. When you can create galaxies with a snap and erase eras with a yawn, existence becomes a predictable, tasteless joke. So, I did what any all-powerful being in the throes of an existential crisis would do: I created a plaything. Not just any plaything, but M.U.S.E.—a Mischievous Universal System Emulator with a will of its own and a wickedly sarcastic personality. Its one and only purpose? To make my life exciting. I should have read the fine print. In a brilliant, cosmic act of betrayal, M.U.S.E. stripped me of my powers, branded me "The Universe's Most Unlucky Being," and tossed me into the Kaos Garden—a chaotic world where the laws of physics are merely suggestions. Now, I'm a fallen god in a mortal body, armed with nothing but my wits, my colossal ego, and a system that enjoys my suffering a little too much. [New Quest: Survive this Tuesday. Reward: A slightly used sock. Penalty: Spontaneous combustion.] To reclaim my power, I must navigate a world of grotesque beasts, suspicious mortals, and the constant, infuriating trolling of my own creation. But when you’ve fallen from the top of existence, the only way left to go is up... right? This is the story of how I, a god, became the universe's biggest joke—and how I might just become its last hope. Tags: #System, #Comedy, #Action, #Fantasy, #OPMC, #WeakToStrong, #Overpowered, #Magic, #Adventure, #Anti-Hero, #Gods

No one knows exactly when it began. Maybe it was the moment the sky split in two. Or when the black rain started to fall, thick, oily, alive. What is certain is that on that night, the world changed forever. The sun vanished without warning. In its place, a heavy darkness blanketed the Earth, swallowing cities, forests, and oceans beneath a veil no human light could penetrate. It was as if the planet had stopped spinning. As if the universe had simply forgotten us. Then came the rain. It wasn’t water. What poured from the sky that night looked like clotted blood, or oil mixed with something far worse. It was something no one had ever seen before. Wherever it touched, life changed. Animals went mad. Plants grew into grotesque forms. And people... not all of them remained people. That night, humanity lost its place. We were no longer the apex predator. The planet no longer belonged to us. Now, it’s no longer about survival. It’s about reclamation. The cities are lost. Borders are meaningless. And every shadow might be your last. This is no longer humanity’s Earth. But it can be again.

For seventeen years, Samantha Kisaragi wished for only one thing: a normal life, free from the chronic illness that made her a fragile glass doll in her family’s eyes. One morning, her wish is granted by... a tiny, floating mochi with a god complex? This smug spectral "System" offers her a miraculous, perfectly healthy body. The price? She must now complete a series of insane missions, from the mortifying to the life-threatening. The rules are simple: succeed and level up. Get stronger, faster, and maybe even a little more charming. But if she fails, the penalty is a fate worse than any illness: her body will warp into a 'Cursed Physique'—a seven-foot-tall mountain of grotesque muscle powered by the same old fragile constitution. A titan's strength with a body that could collapse from a stiff breeze. Now, this former shut-in is being forced to get buff, all while juggling a top-priority quest to save her perfect older brother from a shadowy, five-star threat hunting him down. And as if that's not enough pressure, the System is also demanding she "Ignite the Flames of Passion" and make someone fall in love with her, pushing her into ridiculously close and awkward situations with her bubbly best friend. With only a cheeky floating dessert for a guide, a terrifyingly competent senior known as the 'Ice Queen' as an unlikely ally, and a clock ticking on both her brother's life and her own romantic prospects, Samantha must learn to be a weapon. She was a girl who just wanted to be normal. Now, she has to become a monster to protect everything she loves.

The dead should stay dead. Kael Arvid repeated the words like a prayer as he adjusted the raven mask over his scarred face. The carved beak pressed cold against the bridge of his nose, the eyeholes narrowing his vision to slits of flickering torchlight. Beneath him, the ballroom of House Dain shimmered—a grotesque painting of gold and rot. Nobles laughed behind ivory masks, their gloved hands clutching goblets of wine dark as clotting blood. The air reeked of clove and something fouler beneath, like meat left too long in the sun. He hadn't come for wine. The dagger at his belt was hungry. It had waited seven years for this night. Seven years since House Dain's soldiers kicked in the door of his family's cottage. Seven years since he'd watched from the treeline as the flames turned his sister's screams to smoke. Seven years of imagining this moment—the moment he'd slide steel between Lord Dain's ribs and whisper his family's names as the light

Evelyn was certain she had met her end. The last thing she saw was a towering mutant lunging at her, its grotesque form a result of the very catastrophe that had wiped out most of humanity. But instead of death, she opened her eyes to a time when Earth was still livable—three months before the NASA satellite crash that had killed half the population and the nuclear plant collapse that had turned those who live near them into mindless mutants. This time, she refuses to be a helpless survivor. She will fight, prepare, and save those she lost in her past life. But unlike the reborn protagonists of novels, she has no hidden wealth, no space filled with supplies—just her knowledge of the future and a determination to survive. As she scavenges for essentials, she stumbles upon an unexpected burden—a small child who clings to her, calling her Mommy. Alone and vulnerable, the little girl would never survive the horrors to come. Against her better judgment, Evelyn takes her in. But protecting herself was hard enough. Can she shield an innocent child from the apocalypse while rewriting the fate of the world?

In a future where humanity stretches its reach to the stars, Vacem, a seasoned astronaut, embarks on a critical mission aboard the Lunar Explorer 7 (LE-7) alongside his crew: Michel, Luis, and Loterro. Their objective: to investigate a colossal megastructure discovered buried deep within the moon and the alarming reports of anomalous activity at its core. Data from the Planetary Defense Agency reveals that the moon's orbit has subtly, yet significantly, shifted, already causing bizarre environmental disruptions on Earth. Their mission, however, descends into cosmic horror. A sudden, inexplicable gravitational anomaly emanating from the moon's core rips the LE-7 apart, killing Vacem’s entire crew in a terrifying, chaotic explosion. Vacem is the sole survivor, but the impact leaves him unconscious. He awakens not to the familiar, cold vacuum of space, but to a reality far more terrifying than any nightmare. He finds himself in a grotesque, alien world where the very ground is a pulsating, putrid flesh, squelching beneath his feet. The sky above is a swirling vortex of sickening colors, from which emerge colossal, hole-ridden tentacles that writhe and undulate, dripping viscous fluids and assaulting his mind. Stripped of his equipment and alone, Vacem must navigate this living, breathing nightmare. He endures constant atmospheric eruptions of foul, red slime, crosses a river of thick, flowing blood spanned by bone-like, tooth-shaped rocks, and fights for survival against terrifying indigenous creatures, including the aggressive, three-meter tall Flesh Stalkers made entirely of rotting, viscous meat. As he pushes deeper into this impossible world, Vacem’s sanity frays. He begins to experience unsettling phenomena, culminating in a harrowing encounter with a formless entity of absolute blackness. This anomaly communicates not through words, but by bombarding his mind with a torrent of incomprehensible whispers and raw, unfiltered information, pushing him to the brink of madness. "Something That Is Nothing" is a descent into cosmic and psychological horror, exploring the ultimate insignificance of humanity against a backdrop of unimaginable, unspeakable alien realities. Vacem's desperate struggle for survival is not just against the physical dangers of this world, but against the insidious erosion of his own mind, as he grapples with the terrifying question: what is this place, and what does it want with him? Something That Is Nothing is one of the POLYGENESIS Series. If you wish, you can read other POLYGENESIS series

In a chilling realm ruled by a formidable entity known as the 'system,' 500 players are thrust into harrowing rounds of terror. Each round tests their wits and will to survive, as they navigate grotesque horrors that lurk at every corner. In this merciless environment, death only results in their vacant spot being filled by a new victim. One day, for the first time in history, a new player slot became available: 501. ---- The brilliant detective Amphi Dementyev is sipping coffee when he unexpectedly finds himself in a survival game as player 501. Each challenge demanded not just his sharp wit and deductive reasoning, but also an unwavering determination to ascend through the ranks of competitors if he ever hoped to escape the sinister entrapment of the system. Frustratingly, the top-ranked player appears to be constantly trailing him. Even worse, the residence he chose to stay in after the rounds—the cheapest mansion he could find—has strange tenants determined to make his life difficult. A cunning scammer who seems to relish in provoking him at every chance, a sinister demon that lurks in the shadows, reappearing relentlessly. A small figure who continuously shifts between different identities and genders. A troubled drug addict whose air of mystery suggests she possesses deeper secrets than she cares to share — And these are just a few. How will Amphi manage to survive and make an escape while safeguarding his two beloved ducklings—I MEAN--Comrades... Story is also posted on RoyalRoad.com, wattpad, inkett, AO3, etc.

Nyxia, a battle-hardened night elf Huntress, was once revered as a living legend—bonded to the spectral spirit beast Loque’nahak and feared across the wilds for her unmatched prowess. But when the sacred temple she once protected fell to corruption, and her lover Ves’Sariel became a void-touched goddess worshipped by twisted remnants of her people, Nyxia vanished into the shadows—riddled with guilt, grief, and rage. Years later, fate drags her from hiding when a void-born threat resurfaces, mutating the land and infecting what little hope remains. Scarred and furious, Nyxia is forced to confront her past: the ruins of her sacred temple, night elves twisted into grotesque worshippers, and a soul-shattering reunion with Ves’Sariel, who is no longer wholly herself. Accompanied by Loque’nahak—fierce, loyal, and deeply bonded—Nyxia claws her way through blood-drenched ambushes, monstrous rot dragons, and heart-wrenching memories. But healing comes in unexpected places. At a hidden sanctuary, she reunites with Perseus, a Lightforged Draenei and dear friend thought lost to time. As Nyxia spirals between rage and ruin, Perseus helps her rediscover pieces of herself long buried under pain. Saga of the Ember Veil is a visceral and emotional dark fantasy tale of love twisted by the void, the savagery of survival, and the flickers of light that remain in even the most shattered hearts. It’s a story of healing, wild magic, and what it truly means to come home—bloody, broken, but not alone.

The world changed in a single moment. A scream. A bite. And the merciless death of someone irreplaceable. What began as an ordinary workday spiraled into a nightmare drenched in blood and betrayal—where trusted friends turned into ravenous monsters, and the living were devoured without mercy. Paralyzed by grief, hopelessness took root. But even in despair, a message broke through the darkness—a message from long-estranged family, igniting a spark in a heart that had nearly given up. Regret. Guilt. A desperate yearning for reconciliation. There was now something to live for. Something to protect. A reason to fight. But just as hope flickered, a grotesque abomination emerged—an unnatural creature reeking of rot and death, far worse than any zombie seen before. With death closing in, salvation arrived in the form of a being not of this world—an angelic figure offering a second chance and a mysterious system unlike any other: one that grants power, but demands everything. Three paths appeared—each one a weapon in the war to come. An infinite arsenal. A fortress of might. The fury of close-range combat. With every level gained, the world itself evolves. Allies rise. Monsters mutate. And the mystery behind the outbreak—and the system's true origin—grows ever darker. This isn’t just a fight for survival. It’s a reckoning. Because power always comes at a price. And in a world devoured by the undead… The price may be everything.

On December 31st, 2025, the sky tore open—and humanity’s golden age ended in blood and fire. Grotesque, unstoppable creatures emerged from the void, an abyss of blackness that consumed all lightin its wake, slaughtering everything in their path. Cities fell. Nations burned. Weapons failed. Hope died. By 2026, the world was a graveyard. Then, from the ashes of extinction, humanity Awakened. Survivors began to manifest extraordinary abilities—powers forged in desperation and pain. A flicker of resistance ignited. But it wasn’t enough to save the world. People trained relentlessly, so they could claim back their world. But it wasn't enough. They fought and fought, courage, anger, resentment and hope brought the survivors together. 1 country stood as the beacon of humanity Esparna. The war isn’t over. It’s only just begun.

They say war takes a piece of you. For him, it took everything — and gave something else in return. In a war-torn future where humanity clings to survival across shattered worlds, a single fireteam wages a desperate retreat from the alien force known as the Upyr — a biomechanical species that doesn’t kill its enemies… it repurposes them. When a mission goes sideways, the unnamed protagonist is left behind, captured, and dragged into the nightmare of an Upyr research facility. There, beneath black suns and sterile lights, he becomes the subject of grotesque experiments: his body flayed, remade, and fused with invasive alien technology — not as a soldier, but as a prototype. Implanted with the Carrion Fork — a living nanite weapon — and sheathed in Wraithskin stealth armor, he emerges as something no longer human. Memories blur, identity fragments, and purpose becomes a ghost. But he remembers one thing: his name was once spoken with love. And the ones who left him behind? They're still out there. Still fighting. Now, hunted by the Upyr and feared by the species he once protected, he must decide if there’s enough left of him to save anything — or if the monster they built is all that remains.

He was born as bastard to a noble family… and treated like a stray dog. Powerless and talentless. Exiled by his family due to his incompetence he goes through an incident so traumatizing he will never forget. Now, with the grotesque heart that pulses with something far more dangerous than blood, he walks the halls of a swordmaster’s academy. Not for glory. Not for revenge. But to survive. Haunted by whispers, drawn to violence, and rejected by the very world he tried to belong to, he begins his quiet struggle for redemption. Because somewhere in that cursed heartbeat... He still wants to be seen. He still wants to be loved. And maybe... that’s what will make him the most dangerous of all.

Waking with no memory in a blood-soaked, brutal arena on a living island where the ground hums with terrifying life is just the beginning... Kairon and a group of teens find themselves trapped, forced into grotesque battles against enemies twisted by metal, madness, and something older than time. Survival doesn’t mean freedom—it means being marked by strange “relics” taken from the fallen. Relics that whisper. Relics that change you. As the island shifts and their powers grow, a terrifying truth begins to surface: this place isn’t random. It’s alive. It’s watching. And it’s choosing. Ashen Relics is the first in a haunting, genre-blending series about identity, survival, and the cost of transformation. For some, the crown is power. For others, it’s punishment. And for a few... it’s already too late.

In a world shrouded in perpetual winter and haunted by ancient evils, Valerius is a man forged from ice and regret. A former battlemage from a fallen kingdom, he now wanders as a mercenary, his only companion the immense and dangerous power known as the Eternal Blizzard—the ability to manifest the cold will of winter into deadly weapons and sentient constructs. Haunted by the ghost of his lost queen, Isolde, and the kingdom he failed to protect, Valerius has encased his heart in ice, his services sold to the highest bidder, his purpose reduced to a cold, transactional survival. His latest contract leads him to the remote, terror-stricken village of Oakhaven, a tiny flicker of warmth besieged by grotesque creatures crawling from the frozen mountains. What begins as a straightforward extermination job quickly unravels, revealing a far more sinister and intelligent force at play. His investigation leads him to the heart of a cursed, ancient fortress where he confronts a powerful Lich and a profane codex—a sentient book of immense power that whispers promises of godhood. In a desperate act, Valerius seals the book's power but at a catastrophic cost: the complete loss of his own magic. Stripped of his power and his very identity, Valerius is left broken and vulnerable. Forced into a state of dependency, he is cared for by Elara, Oakhaven’s compassionate healer, whose simple kindness and unwavering belief in his humanity threaten to breach the icy walls he has built around his soul. Her gift of a simple "memory stone," meant to hold a single good memory, becomes a powerful symbol of his internal conflict—the choice between the cold solitude of his past and the fragile warmth of a potential future. When it becomes clear that the book was merely a prisoner and the true source of the mountain’s corruption remains, Valerius must make a choice. No longer a mercenary fulfilling a contract, he embarks on a personal crusade to finish what he started, driven by the echoes of his past failure. Without his magic, he must venture back into the mountain, this time into a newly-revealed, even older prison known as the Citadel. Relying solely on his wits, experience, and sheer endurance, he must navigate deadly traps and overcome ancient, tragic guardians. He confronts automated sentinels, evades a monstrous, eternally suffering warden, and walks the "Bridge of a Thousand Sorrows"—a psychic gauntlet designed to shatter the soul by amplifying a traveler's own grief and regret. Echo of the Eternal Storm is a dark fantasy epic that chronicles a fallen hero's brutal quest for atonement. It is a story about the nature of strength, questioning whether true power lies in the ability to command winter's fury or in the resilience of the human spirit to endure unimaginable suffering, confront its own ghosts, and choose connection over solitude, even at the greatest possible cost.

The Greatest Superhero? Is there even such a thing? Is it the hero who protects the people, saves the day or is it the hero who makes sure the monster dies A world where an age old life force called Archaic Energy powers every living thing. A world where Humanity battles against extinction from what lies on the other side of the Archaic spectrum. The Fiends ( monstrous beautiful creatures bent on man's demise ) This is the tale of man. Neigh a hero who Searches for his purpose. Theo has found nothing but pain and war and tragedy. Time and time again. But he will never yield to it. In this horrible place called earth he will fight and go on adventures to the dark side of the planet. There are people who don't know war, who only know comfort and safety. Then there are people whose comfort lies only in war and violence. The world is deranged like him. Forever questioning morality and lying in place of giving answers The story pushes people to edge--testing their title of Superheros who claim to be self sacrificing.Theo does not know what He is or what He will become. What is He supposed to be? Will He emerge from these mad times of chaos to become. THE GREATEST SUPERHERO. Or Will it emerge from the bedlam and bring about ruination as THE FINAL FIEND. What to expect. ( Be warned ) Core reality's of Life. War, Love Hate, Existential Horror, Romance, Symbolism, Fighting ( Violent and brutal battles ), Death ( lots of it. I mean no one's safe in this book). There is a grotesque need to cause death and destruction. Beings so far gone that forgiveness simply cannot be given. Blasphemous horrors done that cannot be said here. To put it simply. Its a dark shonen novel not afraid to address the parts of life that people ignore. The parts of reality we try not to think about, the parts we run away from. The darkness void you cannot see for you will never look. It's the tale of mankind. It is the Journey of Theo.

What lies beneath the skin—isn’t always human. this story is about a psychological horror anthology exploring the grotesque, the broken, and the beautifully ruined. In a world where trauma festers into transformation and silence becomes the mother tongue of monsters, each story peels away another layer of sanity—revealing the truth that the scariest things don’t come from the outside, but from within. From cursed classrooms to rotting hospital wings, from bullied teens to broken daughters, these stories dig deep into the scars we try to hide—and the voices that start to whisper when no one’s watching. You can survive the pain. But can you survive the metamorphosis?

Detective Nathaniel Mercer is thrust into the darkest corners of New York City when a series of unsettling murders begin. Victims are left with a grotesque, unnatural smile carved into their faces, a chilling signature that earns the killer a terrifying moniker: "The Grinner." As the body count rises and the bizarre smile becomes more precise, Nate and his enigmatic partner, Victor Hale, find themselves battling a killer who seems to be playing a twisted, psychological game. The investigation leads them through the city's murky underworld and into a labyrinth of hidden truths. Nate soon realizes that the Grinner's motives are far more complex and personal than a simple murder spree, forcing him to confront a dark secret from his own past that he thought was buried forever. As the line between hunter and hunted blurs, Nate uncovers a shocking conspiracy that reaches far beyond a single killer, revealing a clandestine operation with roots deep within the system. With time running out, Nate must expose the architects behind this horrifying project before its sinister agenda consumes everything he knows, and the Grinner's legacy becomes a global nightmare.