Tobias Riddle

[Mature Content, No Rape] “Every year, a girl is taken. This time, Elira volunteered—only she didn’t.” In a remote village where vampire lords demand a tithe of blood, sixteen-year-old Elira is sacrificed to protect her younger sister. But when she arrives at the ancient and cursed estate of Lord Calvorn, she discovers the blood tithe is not just a cruel tradition—it’s a trap wrapped in secrets, power, and prophecy. Haunted by forbidden dreams, stalked by a northern vampire who speaks in riddles, and marked by a power she doesn’t yet understand, Elira begins to unravel a legacy buried by centuries of silence. The estate pulses with ancient magic. The mirrors whisper her name. And the master of the house watches her too closely… as though he remembers something she has yet to recall. In a house of monsters, what if the real danger is the blood in her own veins? Fans of slow-burn romantic tension, gothic intrigue, and dark court politics will fall into the shadows with Elira—where nothing is as it seems, and every drop of blood tells a story. “In a house of monsters, she’s told to fear him. But when his heartbeat calls to hers, she starts to wonder: which of them is the real danger?”

In a war-torn land where thunder is born from trench lines and loyalty is buried beneath the mud, Ragnar is no hero. No medals hang from his chest, no songs are sung in his name. He is a nameless drifter armed with nothing but a vow—whispered at his mother’s deathbed and carved into his soul like a wound that won’t close. Her final words were fragmented, veiled in riddles and sorrow, but they left him with a fire that won’t die. When his own bloodline mocks her grave and desecrates her memory, Ragnar walks away from kin and comfort. He walks into the storm—into the scream of shells, the silence of the dead, and the thousand-yard stares of soldiers who’ve seen too much. Among the ranks of broken men and splintered dreams, Ragnar finds his estranged brothers—torn apart by past sins, now fighting side by side. Every battle chips away at who they once were, reforging them in pain and grit. But Ragnar’s path is not just one of bullets and bayonets. Something deeper stirs beneath the surface of this endless war. Something old. Something watching. The vow he carries may be more than a promise—it may be a key. To victory. To ruin. To something that was never meant to be unearthed. As secrets surface and enemies tighten their grip, Ragnar must decide: What did his mother see in him? Is he merely surviving, or is he becoming the man his mother wanted him to be? And if so… what will he have to lose to find out?

When the latest blockbuster, The Deficient Piece, inexplicably comes to life, the boundary between fiction and reality collapses. Bun Chokan, a home-loving man on the bangs of society, finds himself plunged into a ruthless universe governed by deadly riddles. As chaos engulfs those who don't understand the workings of this new world from the film, Bun proves to be the only one who can exploit the narrative subtleties of the script of this one. But will this unexpected gift be enough for him to survive and discover the truth?

Arez Redzel, a middle school student known for his laziness, secretly possesses a hidden talent for solving mysteries with his sharp intellect. One afternoon, on his way home from school, he inadvertently crossed paths with a female detective named Rose Claret. Unexpectedly, Rose suddenly asked for Arez's help in finding a house key. Arez, initially reluctant, was abruptly drawn into the situation when three members of the Lupin gang unexpectedly snatched his backpack. Forced by circumstances, Arez had no choice but to collaborate with Rose to retrieve his bag. The Lupin gang informed them that Arez's bag was in an old warehouse. This revelation left both Arez and Rose bewildered about the true motive behind the Lupin gang's actions. However, upon arriving at the location, they were confronted not by the gang, but by a series of deadly riddles that they had to solve. Could they solve these intricate riddles? How would they find the solutions to each challenging obstacle in their path? These questions naturally arise. Yet, their success in unraveling the puzzles was far from the end of their ordeal. Rose persistently urged Arez to join her as a detective, ceaselessly involving him in her ongoing struggles with the Lupin gang. Without realizing it, Arez found himself swept away by the current, slowly beginning to embrace his role as a detective. What further twists await their story? What other riddles will they face, and how will Arez and Rose manage to solve them?

A love story about the girl who protected him... and the man who never forgot. When Aika Tanaka—legal investigator, martial artist, and unwavering protector—steps into a corporate case riddled with corruption, she never expects the quiet IT analyst to become her greatest ally. But Ren isn’t just brilliant. He’s familiar. The way he looks at her, the way he trusts her… it tugs at memories she buried long ago. Ren remembers everything. From the rooftop where she saved him as a boy… To the lunches they shared beneath a blooming Sakura tree… To the day she vanished without goodbye. Now a wheelchair-bound man hiding behind screens and code, Ren has lived in the quiet ache of her absence for years. When danger closes in again, it’s Aika who rescues him—this time from a locked server room and a company hiding too many secrets. What begins as partnership turns into something deeper. But with the past unravelling and emotions rising, Ren must find the courage to tell her who he is—and that she’s been his reason to keep going. She held his storm. Now, can he be her calm? A deeply moving, slow-burn romance of strength, vulnerability, and the kind of love that never lets go.

The Tiangou (Heavenly Dog) rises from earthen mounds, only to fall with the fading afterglow— The sky blazes crimson as blood, while lucky stars fade into nothingness. Amid this desolation, a figure staggers forward, treading a path worn raw by hardship. Each step stains the earth with blood, until behind them, a single raffine withers and dies. This is an ominous riddle no one can unravel. Some say it is my fate. Others whisper: The funerary official meddles in both life and death, a master of burial rites who obscures heaven’s will. Ancient nobles all lie buried by his hand, their spirits bound to bless their descendants—yet none meet a peaceful end. I, too, cannot escape. But I refuse to accept it…

[Slayer: You can see the health bars of all beings. Every attack is guaranteed to deal damage—no exceptions, not even Mystics or Gods!] [Stalker: Lurking in the shadows, forever forsaking the light.] [Arbiter: Now… it is time for judgment.] … “Come on! Let me slash you just once!” “Can’t die? Doesn’t matter—once your health bar hits zero, you’re dead!” “As long as there’s a health bar—Mystics, Gods, whoever—I’ll kill them all. Watch me.” The world’s dark side… cloaked in mysterious fog, riddled with shattered maps, corrupted by the Aberrants of the Abyss, entangled in unanswered enigmas. Ahead, the mist is too thick to see a path forward. Behind, there’s no light to return to. Some chose to believe in the light. Some chose to extinguish it. Some surrendered themselves to the abyss. But those caught in between—what choice do they have? … The Abyss descends. The Aberrants invade. There is no light. And the gods? They do not die? A young man looked up at the starry sky above. Up there—he saw it. A health bar. A long one. “Gods, Mystics… that glowing thing just now—was that your health bar?”

Princess Anna was born beneath a rare celestial eclipse, a child whispered to be touched by fate—but chained by royal blood and duty. When an assassin cloaked in shadow and time magic crashes through the palace’s warded skies, everything she thought she knew begins to unravel. He calls himself Kai, a Time Ninja bound by an ancient oath and hunted by temporal wraiths, cursed blades, and a secret order sworn to erase him from history. Drawn to his haunted past and the prophecy that ties their souls together, Anna defies her court and plunges into a world of shifting timelines, forgotten gods, and enchanted realms where stars bleed memory and rivers flow backward. With kingdoms collapsing across centuries and a monstrous entity devouring time itself, Anna and Kai must battle ancient beasts, unravel magical riddles, and confront the dark power within Anna that even she doesn’t fully understand. As their bond deepens amidst chaos and war, love becomes their most dangerous weapon—one that could mend the fabric of time… or tear the world apart.

She was executed as a traitor. Now, she returns with a memory sharper than any blade. Elira, the seventh princess born of a forgotten queen, was never meant to rule. Overlooked, ridiculed, and framed—she met her end at the hands of her own royal siblings during a vicious coup. But death was not the end. Awakening ten years in the past, Elira is now thirteen again—timid, voiceless, and still powerless in a palace riddled with lies. Armed with the memories of betrayal and bloodshed, she vows to rewrite her fate, no matter the cost. To survive in a court where power is poison and affection is a trap, she must: Hide her awakened bloodline tied to forbidden magic, Infiltrate the Royal Academy to gain strategic allies, Outsmart the very siblings who once betrayed her, And uncover the truth behind the death of the queen—her mother. But every move has a consequence, and not all enemies hide behind masks. Let the palace games begin. She may be forgotten, but she will never be ignored again.

“The world only remembers those who rise—not the ones who were ruined.” Reyan Hart was just an ordinary young man trying to survive with his mother after his father was falsely accused and mysteriously killed before the trial. Labeled the son of a criminal, Reyan's life spiraled into obscurity—until a voice echoed in his mind. > [Fortune Ascension System Activated.] Your path to power begins now. No godly powers. No fantasy realms. No instant riches. This system doesn’t offer shortcuts. It offers choices—strategic, dangerous, life-altering choices. From reviving a failing restaurant to uncovering hidden ingredients that enhance vitality… From winning the hearts of powerful women to silently outmaneuvering corrupt elites… Reyan’s every move now echoes with purpose. Every decision is a step toward an empire. But the path to the top is riddled with buried secrets— Secrets tied to his father’s downfall… Secrets his enemies will kill to protect… And secrets the system itself may be hiding. --- In a modern world where power is currency, and loyalty is rarer than gold… Reyan will rise— From nothing. From pain. From ruin. > “You took everything from me. Now watch what I build from the ashes.”

Zaatar was born into a noble house with no great political or military ambitions. Unlike the typical heirs of his clan, he grew up driven by curiosity and a desire to understand the world around him. Endowed with an unusual intelligence and an almost perfect memory, Zaatar was always seen as peculiar - a young man who preferred books and riddles to the sword and power. However, in the midst of his learning and maturing, he comes across the most mysterious power in the world - a force that will not only transform his life, but also start a new legend.

At Tokyo Metropolitan University, where cherry blossoms fall like unspoken words, Nakamura Kenji moves through life with quiet precision and invisible armor. Brilliant, distant, and utterly alone, he believes silence is survival—until one fight behind a lecture hall cracks that silence open. As rumors swirl and unwanted attention grows, Kenji finds himself drawn into a quiet orbit with two unlikely figures: Tanaka Hiroshi, a popular but grounded classmate who sees more than he lets on, and Sae Takahashi, a sharp-eyed literature major whose red scarf hides her own bruised history. But connection is dangerous for someone who’s spent years building walls instead of bridges. And kindness, once dismissed as a trap, begins to feel alarmingly real. A slow-burn character drama about emotional scars, unexpected friendship, and what happens when three lonely people stop walking past each other- and finally start to see.

Desan doesn’t know who he is. He only knows how to bleed. Waking in a tomb of ritual, impaled by memory and soaked in the leftover will of things he’s killed, Desan is thrown into a world already broken, drenched in fog, stitched with cults, and ruled by monsters in the skin of men. His only companion is a voice fused to his brain, snide and possibly insane, speaking in riddles and half-truths. As Desan fights to survive, he begins to see the truth buried in ash. He doesn’t just remember the things he slays. He becomes them. Every kill infects him. Every breath is borrowed. And something ancient watches from behind the fog, waiting for him to wake up fully. Waiting for him to fall.

A fake marriage. A real past. And a future neither of them saw coming. When rising violinist Noelle Tanaka loses her sister in a tragic accident, she's left with the one thing she can't afford to lose—custody of her five-year-old niece, Emi. But with no husband, no steady income, and a past riddled with mistakes, the court sees her as unfit to raise a child. Enter Micah Lin—Seattle's youngest tech CEO and the man who still believes she betrayed him six years ago. He makes her an offer she can't refuse: a one-year marriage contract. No strings. No feelings. Just appearances. But living under the same roof isn't as simple as signing papers. Not when old chemistry sparks behind closed doors. Not when trust was shattered and never rebuilt. And definitely not when someone is determined to expose their lie. As the custody hearing looms, the lines blur between performance and reality. Because somewhere between court dates and bedtime stories, fake begins to feel dangerously real. What if the biggest lie isn't their marriage—but how little they pretend to care? It all started with a phone call that changed everything. The phone rang at 3:47 AM. --- Perfect for readers who crave emotionally charged romance, slow-burn tension, and second chances that hurt just enough to feel real. Tropes: Fake Marriage • Second Chance Romance • Forced Proximity • Custody Battle • Billionaire Hero • Slow Burn Heat Level: Moderate Triggers: Loss of parent/sibling, custody battle, emotional manipulation

Ethan awakens from brutal betrayal within the confines of a bed; his body wracked with intense pain. The mysterious, provocative Kian treats his wounds, telling him of the poison now riddling his body. “His kiss, it tastes of blood and bitter tears…” Desperate not to die, Ethan follows the stranger back into the world of cultivation; a place he so fervently wishes to forget. But peace is not so easily obtained. “Is it the sight of the blood that's gushing—? Or the feeling of fleshy bone resisting the blade— But she's quick, desperately clamping her arms and legs around him to keep him in place— I stab. And stab repeatedly; blood splattering against my cheeks. And then I twist, and twist; twisting the blade in slowly.“ Evil sects and righteous sects. Demons and Monsters. Immortals and the damned. Traveling through a society of hypocricy, Ethan encounters others with strangely similar tales; kidnappings and horrific torture. And the experiments he can’t ever forget. A catastroph that ultimately changes him from a young boy into— Well, just what is he, after all? “There was blood on his hands; the red so red it stuck to his fingers like dye. He wiped and wiped but couldn't wipe that coppery paste away. The darkness. The metallic stink—“ And just what was Kian searching for? Why does he say it’s found? And why? Why do his eyes always, always go cold? What, exactly, is Kian? And why does Ethan find himself completely bound? “In that place of blood splatter and broken wings, he'll be sure to reap what he's owed.”

“Attention, everyone,” The reporter's voice cut through the air on the television and radio. “A severe thunderstorm with extreme lightning will hit the city tonight. The metrological department predicts that this lightning is likely to produce a high-power outage. Please, everyone, stay indoors and avoid unnecessary travel. Be safe.”  Within a few minutes, the warning became a reality. A massive lightning strike split the sky with a loud roared lasting for few minutes. Everyone in the house squeezed their eyes shut, clamping their hands over their ears in primal fear.   Then, just as suddenly, everything went blank--- Not just the lights, but all sensation, leaving only a profound darkness and death silence.  When their eyes opened, everything seemed dark, no buildings, no vehicles, no familiar faces--- only the towering trees of a dense forest surrounded them.    Before the confusion could completely overwhelm them.  The beam of light flashed in the dark, and an AI automatic voice announced: “Welcome to Game of Earth Signs”. "The Game Arena: Earth Signs " story based on psychological thriller and survival. 250+ people are trapped in a deadly arena, forced to survive terrifying challenges based on Water, Air, Fire, Sky, and Land, including puzzles, riddles, memory tests, and brutal physical trials.

When a nameless gutter-rat in the smog-choked City of Iron scrawls a stolen ley-map beneath Maiden Bridge, a single tram-spark ignites his chalk, and the hidden System awakens.   Status: Null Overtone (Stable)   Spectral Mass: 0   Constraint: Undefined   Paradox Risk: 97 % Instead of dying, the boy becomes Cipher, a living contradiction who can slip into the zero-gaps between atoms, borrow power he doesn’t own, and repay it as silence. The discovery paints a target on his back: gladiator bounty-hunter Brack Morrow, the all-seeing Concord of Twelve, and rival Spectra-lords who guard reality’s twelve colorful layers with bloody zeal. Thrown into underground arenas, clockwork graveyards, and sky-bridges where numbers themselves fracture, Cipher must: Anchor his unstable “Null Overtone” before the System unthreads his atoms. Out-riddle enemies who wield Pulse shockwaves, Echo memory edits, and Glyph reality hacks. Solve the Impossible Fraction : the cosmic equation that says zero can never equal infinity, before the Concord solves it with a firing squad. But every level he climbs rewrites the rules, and every rule he breaks echoes across the Spectra. If Cipher can master all twelve : Null to Infinity, he won’t just escape the slums; he’ll decide which laws of existence stay and which are erased forever. From nothing to god-tier, one loophole at a time. The ascent starts now. P.S. You might want to read the Prologue for a better understanding of the power system and the novel as a whole. *** The first few chapters might feel like a puzzle but if you stick with it, everything clicks into place. Release Schedule: 6:30 PM UTC | ≥ 2 chapters per update

Luke has simple ambitions, to uncover the secrets of the world and the powers that make him special. The world he encounters tells dark tales and is full of treachery, lies and deciet. It takes more than it gives, it tries to shatter his ambition, to rend him of the morals he upholds. Will Lukehiem Fitch realise his goals or will the world put down him down just like the many ambitious that came before him. Can be gain power while also trying to keep hold of the morals and codes that define his character? Oh and Tobias will be there as well. His adventures might be the most grueling of them all.

The year is 2557. Earth has changed—but Lucien’s life is quiet, ordinary. He’s a popular streamer, a caring brother, and a young man just trying to enjoy the calm. But the dreams won’t stop. A woman’s voice. A man’s final words. A feeling of being torn away. Then, on the night of a storm unlike any other, everything changes. Dragged into an unfamiliar world, surrounded by glowing crystals and a pain he can’t explain, Lucien realizes this is no nightmare—and no accident. He doesn’t know where he is. He doesn’t know why he was brought here. But something inside him is beginning to awaken. --- A story of forgotten truths, fractured realities, and the silent power hidden in blood. Step into a journey where the past is a riddle, and the future demands more than survival.

At the heart of the city of Axis, a boy who should not exist sends a team into the Pit—a vast, reality-warping abyss where science and sorcery blur. He is called the Director. He looks eight. He speaks in riddles. And he knows too much. Chosen by him, a war-scarred captain, a blade-wielding survivor, and a brilliant but timid scholar descend through a labyrinth of forgotten relics, fractured minds, and living nightmares. Each floor tests their strength. The Director tests their purpose. But as they go deeper, one question rises louder than the rest: Who is leading them... and why?

Aria Blackwood has always Lived in her father's shadow, an Omega confined to the fringes of pack Life. On her eighteenth birthday, a bond ceremony meant to bind her to one Alpha heir instead Links her soul to Dorian, Tobias, and Marcus_triplets and sons of Alpha Raphael Blackwood. Pack Law offers no path for three-way bonds, and chaos erupts in the Great Hall. As Rowan Vale the seer reveals fragments of an older prophecy, Aria Learns that each prince carries a shard of her soul. Dorian's binding rune is failing, Tobias uncovers a warning that unworthy Luna rulership means death, and Marcus secretly serves the Syndicate. Meanwhile, a blood pact forces her to consider marriage to a rival if she accepts her place, and her friend Selene Hart confesses a hidden Lineage that could tip the balance. On the night of the blood moon, the Syndicate attacks. Marcus reveals his orders to kill her, but Aria invokes her hidden royal blood, unleashing ancient Ruby Wolf magic that subdues him. With the true moonstone returned and her Lineage confirmed, she breaks her father's pact and forges a balanced bond with all three brothers. The Syndicate's hold collapses, and Elias Crow relinquishes his claim. In the aftermath, Aria is crowned Luna alongside her tri-bonded heirs. Dorian becomes chief protector, Tobias pack scholar, and Marcus guardian of the borders. Selene rises as diplomat, and Elias stands Loyal as an ally. Under Aria's rule, the Suncrest Pack enters a new era of unity, its future reshaped by a bond thought impossible.

Kael Renard awakens in a mist-veiled realm, bound to the Void Spire—a sentient tower adrift between shattered dimensions. Marked by a glowing sigil, he’s forced into a deadly climb toward a reality-shaping wish. Guided by the cryptic Keeper of Echoes, Kael navigates a labyrinth of riddles, time-warped floors, and shadow-born horrors alongside a rogue alchemist and a secretive swordsman. As rival transmigrants and the Spire’s nightmares close in, clues unravel a cosmic betrayal linking Kael’s past to the tower’s origins. He must solve the Spire’s mysteries before it consumes him—or the fractured multiverse.

In the crumbling Kingdom of Valon, haunted by the remnants of a shadow realm long forgotten, Eleonora is an apothecary—capable of healing both bodies and souls with her unique gift. Shunned by her village for a crime she never committed, Eleonora lives a quiet life on the outskirts, brewing potions and tending wounds. So when she comes across an injured soldier in the dead of the night—stabbed, poisoned, and left there to die—Eleonora doesn't think much before bringing him back to her little cottage. Her world is upended when the mysterious stranger turns out to be the Crown Prince of Valon, infamous for his cruel and merciless ways. Feared for his brilliance, whispered about his indifference, and followed by rumours darker than the shadows at his back, Callahan Ashbourne is a man who plays people like chess pieces. He's a master strategist at work. A cloaked wielder of dark forces. His cursed powers transcend the living. He's everything she is meant to fear. Eleonora avoids the nobles just as fire avoids water. But when Prince Callahan starts to take an interest in her, she realizes her days are numbered and her life span significantly reduced. He speaks in riddles. He tests her limits. And with every encounter, it becomes harder to tell if he's protecting her—or pulling her into something she won't survive. But Eleonora is not so easily played. And as the lines between captor and confidant begin to blur, she must decide whether the prince’s interest is a calculated threat… or something far more dangerous. Because in a kingdom where magic is forbidden and power is the deadliest currency, one woman who wants nothing to do with the throne might be the only thing standing between a prince and the ruin he was born to bring.

TRUE & LIE Some dreams are memories. Others are warnings. In the blurred space between dreams and reality, a boy begins to question everything he's ever known. Strange visions haunt him—symbols etched in fire, voices speaking in riddles, and a legacy hidden in silence.

In Prima Materia, power has a name: Signature. Innovators wield theirs to shape cities, carve realms, and bend reality itself. But beneath the surface, a greater hunger drives them all: the search for the **Unified Theory**—a truth vast enough to explain existence, and rewrite it. In the neon-lit ruins of Calvessan, young hustler **Zahir Mercer** has no Signature. Worse, his soul is broken. Which means he’s locked out of the very system peple need to live, the Lattic. Until the day a forgotten relic finds him. It doesn't grant him formulas. It doesn't teach him control. It unlocks him. Marked as an Anomaly, severed from every system that shapes the world, Zahir is left with only a glitch, a riddle, and a voice that speaks in forgotten tongues. While corporations, warlords, and dynasties fight to bind reality tighter, Zahir’s power wasn’t made to follow laws. It was made to break them.

They call it the Loom — a hidden weave that stitches power into fools reckless enough to bind it. Sparks of metal, flowers, stone, secrets. Enough to make a gutter rat a ruler — or stitch their corpse right back into the dirt. Kael Merin’s never been reckless. He trades ruin scrap for Shards, sleeps with one eye open so nobody cuts his throat for his last Token. Not a hero. Not chosen. Just hungry enough to crawl into holes the Orders don’t guard — the ones they warn you to leave shut. Some swear the Loom is alive. Some say a Numen — the Weaver — still dreams at its heart, half-god, half-lie, waiting for a fool to wake it up and finish what it started. Kael finds a Spark he shouldn’t. Steals it. Survives it — somehow. Now his Threadrealm hums with secrets that shouldn’t whisper, and every ruin is deeper, darker, hungrier. The vaults cough up riddles and half-dead things that remember too much. There’s no prophecy. No blessing. No mentor with answers. Just a desperate boy, a stolen Spark, and a rumor that maybe the Weaver didn’t vanish — maybe it hid inside him. The gutter wants him gutted. The Orders want him chained and bled dry. And the Loom? The Loom wants him to weave — or die screaming.

In a full-dive VR game, a single cup of wine leads him to a chance encounter with Jiang Xue — a pure-hearted boy shrouded in quiet mystery. Unbeknownst to him, a hidden bond forms in that very moment. In the real world, bloody nightmares and a ghostly white silhouette haunt him relentlessly. An invisible passage opens, pulling him into a series of bizarre, self-contained realms — each with its own rules, stories, and dangers. Crisis. Wonder. Quiet joy. Unexpected warmth. Each world holds a different flavor. Bound by unseen rules, traveling alone through unpredictable dimensions... Is he a pawn, or a player? A dreamer, or the dreamed? Between the faint glow of that first snowy meeting and the pale shadow buried deep in his nightmares lies a twin-threaded riddle — one that may unravel the truth of what is real, and what is not. (Each arc is a standalone unit world with its own story and characters.) Author's Note: Hi everyone! Thanks so much for reading my story I’m committed to a weekly update schedule, so you can expect a new chapter every week. This story was originally written in Chinese. The English translation you’ve read may not fully capture all nuances and details of the original text. Some parts are still being refined to ensure a more accurate and smooth reading experience. Thank you for your understanding and patience. Your support and feedback mean a lot to me and keep me motivated to write more! Stay tuned and enjoy the story!

In a world fractured by ancient crystal magic, three races once reigned: Humans, Elves, and Vampires. Each held a sacred crystal — a relic of unspeakable power, capable of summoning divine spirits or rewriting fate itself. Centuries ago, the Vampire King Kalidor led a failed war and was cast into the abyss of eternal torment. His body perished… but his soul endured. Now, after hundreds of years, Kalidor returns — not as a man, but as a wandering spirit, drawn back to his ruined castle by the last remnants of the Vampire Crystal he once bound to his blood. To reclaim his throne, Kalidor must recover his body piece by piece, solving arcane riddles, facing spectral guardians, and surviving the very horrors he once commanded. But the deeper he descends into the castle’s secrets, the more he begins to forget who he truly was. He gains his strength… but loses his identity. With each limb regained, with each echo of memory restored, the question grows louder: What use is a body… when the name behind it is lost? Castle of Lumania: Lord of Lumania is the first volume of the Crystal Trilogy, a gothic epic of undead kings, forgotten wars, and the price of resurrection.

Kael Westbridge was born into privilege, power, and promises, until it all crumbled in a single night. Disowned, betrayed, and cast out alongside his mother, Kael vanished into the shadows of a city that once bowed at his name, but pain has a way of awakening things buried deep. Now a pendant pulses against his chest, shadowed figures whisper from beyond the veil, and a mysterious girl who looks exactly like the love who left him appears in cloaks and riddles. As Kael claws his way back from disgrace, he finds himself caught between two worlds: the brutal reality of survival, and a hidden realm where destiny, ancient bloodlines, and a forgotten war are calling his name. Somewhere between betrayal and magic, Kael must uncover the truth: Who is he really? And why is something... watching him?

After a catastrophic accident ends his life, 16-year-old Asaru Takayoshi awakens deep within a nightmarish dungeon, armed with nothing but his instincts and a strange System bent on his survival. But as he gets thrown from one crisis to another and arrives at the end where everything should have been over, he was split. His mind wiped, Asaru wakes up in a hospital in modern Japan, believing he survived a bus accident. Meanwhile, the system created a separate entity from the memory, strength, and identity he once had—a new being named Ace. Emerging and navigating into a world riddled with magic and monsters while branded a mystery, Ace finds himself reborn but detached from his own humanity. As he gets caught in the crossfire of secret factions and fierce battles growing ever stronger, he begins to unravel the disturbing secret truths of his origin, and of this new world. But as memories blur and destinies awaken, one question remains— Was his pseudo-reincarnation truly a coincidence… or part of a far more dangerous design? Whatever it was, the world didn't just need a hero anymore. It needed a code breaker.