The Regressed Son Of The Duke Is An Assassin

In 2177, the world changed forever. The first full-dive VRMMORPG, 'Eclipse Online', was released. With its breathtaking graphics and adventures, countless players and already established guilds flocked to the game, which stunned the entire world and forced the largest conglomerates to act immediately after gold could be bought with money. It was supposed to be the future of gaming. For Yone, it was the cause of his destruction. Starting over once more, he has entered this “living game” again to control his own fate. This time, he will not be controlled by others and will instead walk his own path. "Kill them till they are allies" This was Yone's infamous phrase as he will rise from just an assassin expert to an unprecedented peak in this life. *** 20 Power Stones= 1 Bonus Chapter

William was but an ordinary man—until fate saw fit to thrust him fifteen years into the past. Yet, this was no mere journey through time; he awoke not in his own flesh, but in that of the third son of Duke Herne, the most formidable noble in the realm. Now, amidst the glittering halls of power, where smiles conceal daggers and honour is but a well-spoken lie, William must navigate a world where commoners are naught but dust beneath the boots of the aristocracy. In this treacherous game of deception and ambition, he must learn quickly—for in the world of the nobility, ignorance is a death sentence ---------------------------- Hear ye, my loyal readers… From this day onward, updates shall be limited to three chapters per day—no more! Alas, my quill grows weary, and my stockpile of chapters runs thin. The weight of silence presses upon this tale, and my passion falters… I ask but a simple boon—Golden Tickets and a flood of reviews! Shall this humble plea go unanswered?.

--[WSA 2025 Entry]-- Betrayed by his sister. Betrayed by chosen one's humanity. Betrayed by the Gods. That was how the life of Leonard, the Defier of Fate and the world’s greatest heretic, came to an end. When demons invaded human lands, he received a revelation from the Goddess. She commanded him to act as a spy, to infiltrate the enemy ranks and expose their secrets for humanity’s sake. To fulfill this mission, he had to sacrifice a part of his soul. He accepted a demonic contract, surrendered his soul, and became a demonic human. Risking everything, he provided critical information to the humans and helped them turn the tide of battle. But then, he had a shocking discovery. The war was nothing but a gambit between various gods and before he could act, the war was stopped out of nowhere. In an unexpected turn, humans and demons put aside their hatred and signed a peace treaty. Before Leonard could make sense of it, he was betrayed. Both demons and humans joined hands to kill him. "Fuck! If there is a next life, I swear I will tear you gods apart!" With this scream, he thought his suffering was finally over. But… When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in the body of Kael Veydrin, the son of the Grand Duke of the Heizen Empire. But this new life was no different from the last. His sister wanted to get rid of him. Born with clogged vessels and no talent, he was nothing but a disappointment. A subject of fun and ridicule among the fellow nobles. Despite rebirth, nothing seems to change. The cursed fate. The distorted history smearing his name. A world that was against him. Leonard, now assuming the identity of Kael, let out a low chuckle. "Don’t worry, Kael. I will have revenge for both of us." "They called me heretic right? I will show them how a true fucking heretic acts.” Follow Kael's journey, as he fights against the fates and injustices to drag the ones ruling above.

Heavy is the crown that lays upon the throne, whoever shall wear it must walk upon the blood, tyranny and madness! --- Follow August and his journey through the world of Centuury, along with his friends and companions who he will meet along the way.

[WSA 2025] He wasn’t particularly handsome by the standards of this world. A fragile and fleeting appearance, fitting for a child, his empty eyes emitted a chaotic gleam, his lips closed in what seemed to be an expression of pure indifference, his face neutral in front of the carnage before his eyes—the one he had caused. NBC: Faced with the growing threat of the forces of evil, humanity had no choice but to turn to the hero, their last hope. And it was a success. The summoned hero quickly became one of the most powerful and greatest, his rise unmatched after defeating powerful plagues. His strength, unrivaled, was no longer in question. But behind his power lay a deceitful character, filled with manipulation and intrigue, a man willing to do anything to achieve his goals. After a long quest, he took his companion's wife as his own. When she noticed the signs of pregnancy, she made the heartless decision to abort. In a desperate act, she threw the fetus into a dungeon, where it would be devoured by the monsters inside. However, the fetus did not fade into oblivion. Slowly, it began a process of assimilation, fighting to exist in a world that had abandoned it. Taking control of the monsters that had devoured it became its first victory. But that was just the beginning. As it grew in power, it would be devoured once more, and the cycle of violence and survival would continue. An child born of evil, abandoned by those who created it, will it be able to take its revenge and change the fate that seemed sealed?

transfer student is an assassin, kim sung the well trained assassin lost his childhood memories, he remember some of them while he was on a mission. At the same time he was assigned to the mission to eliminate the traitors with in the Korean branch of blue dragon group he was infiltrated with. with in the gained memories of kim sung, he discovered that his real parents are from Korea. kim sung decided to work in shadow by staying with his real parents. will he be able to complete his mission or will he change his mind and stay with his real parents forever and what are the threats are kim sung his real family are going to face if he quit being a assassin.

One of the seven strongest people on the continent, the King of Mercenaries. He started a war to avenge his fallen family and destroyed territory but failed and lost his life. However… “Wow, I’m alive?” I returned to the past, back through time. A perfect opportunity to right my regrets and reverse everything. It doesn’t matter if people around me point fingers, calling me a scoundrel, or dismiss me as tr*sh. Because… “I’ve got a plan.” “What plan?” “A plan to destroy everything.” There won’t be a second failure. This time, I’ll wipe out all my enemies. …But first, I need to rebuild this damn estate.

A legendary assassin is tasked with eliminating a high school girl... who can see the future. But in every future, one thing is certain: he will never be able to kill her.

Dante, a freelance novel editor, takes on a high-paying job to edit a massive 2,250-chapter webnovel. After completing his work, he suggests that the villain’s son, Vryne El Drexsic, isn’t suited for an antagonist role. Satisfied with his edits, he sends the novel back and goes to sleep—only to wake up as Vryne himself. Now trapped in a world he only knows through text, Dante must navigate the dangerous fate of a villain’s heir while uncovering the mystery behind his sudden transmigration. Can he change his destiny, or will he be doomed to follow the tragic path written for him?

A man rejected by the will of the world he grew up in for all of his life, and a genius with infinite potential who fell as a result of making a risky bet. Under the machinations of the deceased Heavenly Emperor, Huang Xian, two unfortunate souls from entirely different worlds got saved and fused together into a new whole, adopting the identity of the latter–Theodore Winter, the heir to one of the Supreme Pillars of the Heavenly Court. As an eon-spanning competition to decide the next generation of Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress began, it brought with it a game of wits, power and plots that would shake the Heavenly Court to its core. Reincarnators, Transmigrators and Regressors were barely qualified to chase after the unprecedented monsters that had been brought into being for the express purpose of rising above the rest. Battles between peers were like peeling an onion–nobody ever knew just how many cultivation realms and Talents the other had hidden away to catch his opponents off guard. With a saint-like image and the heart of a devil, Theodore Winter entered the fray. Unbeknownst to all, other than returning triumphantly, he was entrusted with another task: To kill Huang Xian’s murderer–his wife, the Heavenly Empress! ------------------------- Read advance chapters (by paying for my meals) on Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/sh1ro My novel series "Reincarnation Cycle's Unfortunate Bug" on Amazon: • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYHGRR8M/ Discord Server (currently under construction): • https://discord.gg/NdAjjmXSDh ------------------------- Hi there, this is Shiro / the author. Just one little cautionary warning here: Due to being set in an entirely alternate world from ours, while some terms and concepts might seem familiar at first glance, many in actuality are not. In canon, the World's Will of a world exactly like our own 'got inspired' by memories that it secretly glimpsed from the Heavenly Emperor, thereby creating extremely loosely related concepts in its own universe. So never expect anything to work in the same way as something that you are already familiar with, because chances are very high that it won't be the same at all. (Yes, I just blatantly flipped the script.) I hope you'll enjoy The Heavenly Empress' Assassin! ------------------------- Current Release Schedule: • 5 chapters per week • 1 chapter every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (at ~11 p.m. GMT+1) (More chapters can appear as bonus chapters, so this is the absolute minimum.) • Vote with Power Stones to read more chapters in the week after the results are in! -> Top 100: +1 chapter -> Top 50: +2 chapters -> Top 10: +3 chapters -> Top 5: +4 chapters -> 1st Place: +5 chapters - Chapter length: ~2k words on average

Eliana Demi is kidnapped and wakes up in a nightmare, forced to attend an assassin academy with no explanation. Her family’s lives hang in the balance, leaving her with no choice but to obey. As she struggles to keep up with the brutal training and navigate the hostility of the other recruits, her five ruthless and dangerously alluring mentors make her life a living hell. Between relentless pain, torture, and psychological warfare, Eliana is determined to escape. But when a mysterious psychopath sets his sights on her, she realizes her mentors might be the least of her problems. Will she survive the academy and the twisted minds that control it? Or will she break and become the cold-blooded assassin they want her to be?

"In a world where power is everything, Kaisel de Ravengard, the enigmatic Duke of Ravengard, hides behind a mask of nobility while orchestrating a grand scheme of deception and revenge. Born into disgrace and marked by the fall of his family, he wields forbidden magic and the deadly power of the Seven Sins to dismantle the corrupt aristocracy from within. As shadows whisper his name and enemies fall one by one, Kaisel moves ever closer to his ultimate goal—vengeance for his mother’s murder and the complete domination of the Empire."

Kenji and Reika Kurozawa never wanted to run a family of assassins. But when Kenji’s parents died, they had no choice. Their will tied him and Reika to the top, and walking away wasn’t an option—not unless they wanted to end up dead or worse. Their parents had made sure of that, keeping them uneducated, unqualified for normal jobs, and way too deep in the family business to escape. Kenji isn’t the first to feel trapped. His older brother and plenty of others ran while they still could. After that, the family cracked down, banning school so no one else got any bright ideas about leaving. And now, Kenji gets it. The deeper he digs into his family’s past, the more he realizes—there’s no end to how bad it gets. The Kurozawas built their empire on pure horror, and if he tries to tear it down, his whole family is going down with it. And as if that wasn’t bad enough? A long-lost family member just walked back in, bringing a whole mess of problems with them. On top of that, Kenji’s kids—reckless, clueless, and constantly screwing up—keep handing their new patriarch endless reasons to make their life miserable. Kenji wanted to fix his family. Now he just has to survive it.

The Son of Selfishness: A novel that combines action, drama and a profound moral dilemma in a world where power and immortality are intertwined with human despair. The story follows **Dyr Yuuzora**, a young man whose childhood was marked by the enigmatic figure of **Novara**, a man who raised him amidst tales of gods, immortals and the dark desires of mankind. However, those tales turn out to be more than just stories: they are a harbinger of the tragedy that will mark his destiny. After years of waiting and abandonment, Dyr is reunited with Novara on his deathbed, who gives him a fragment of flesh of "The Immortal", a being condemned to eternity. With this, Dyr acquires a responsibility he never asked for: to protect **Nanatori Novara**, the daughter of his mentor. When a brutal attack sweeps in, Dyr makes a desperate decision. In an act of selfishness and desperation, she consummates Novara's inheritance and unleashes a fate worse than death for Nanatori: the same immortality that has doomed so many before her. Now, with the weight of her mistake on her shoulders, Dyr sets out on a path of no return. He seeks neither glory nor vengeance, but a single goal: to restore Nanatori's soul and restore the peace he took from her. "For if immortality is a curse... then I will be the executioner who releases her."

As soon as Luo Yan graduated, he immediately got an offer from a prestigious gaming company. He thought all his hard work finally paid off. And he would finally reach the pinnacle of life. But then, on his first day of work, a potted plant fell on his head and he died. Surprisingly, when he thought he would cross the Yellow River, he suddenly woke up and found himself in the body of a 17 year old boy. This body had the same name as him but completely different background. Because the original was the second young master of the Luo family - one of the most powerful family in S City. Luo Yan almost cried. God probably took pity on him and decided to give him a loving family with a wealthy background. He didn't have to work hard anymore. Studying like his life depended on it and pretending to be a holy father just to cater to people. So Luo Yan decided to be a salted fish and just shamelessly sell meng. A certain male god who always bought Luo Yan's meng: Yan Yan is so cute! Why is Yan Yan so cute?? Cold faced on the outside, a cinnamon roll on the inside Gong X Super beautiful, black-belly Shou.

A fast-paced story of assassination picking off his adversaries and leaders one by one. How he attained a fearful reputation, worry not, because we’re cutting to the core of the issue with an insight into the real assassin's code. What’s more, a hallmark of the killings was made public as possible so as to sow maximum fear, overwhelmingly ending in the assassin’s death. He turned himself into a calculating machine, an extremely terrifying assassin that would give nightmares to the enemies and feared by the underworld including the SAS, CIA, and M16 Government. Of course, this was no trivial task requiring both skill and training. The greatest benefit of becoming a skilled fighter was mentored by two elderly couples who were not in this world that has unimaginable power of life forces. A true story with fantasy. Let’s rock on….

Peradaban dunia senantiasa berubah. Ada pasang, ada surut. Ada kemajuan, ada kemunduran. Terkadang mendapatkan batu loncatan untuk melampaui segalanya, dan terkadang terjerumus ke dalam jurang untuk menghina diri sendiri. Namun dalam peradaban selalu ada cahaya dan bayangan. Lahir sebagai 'Anak Sang Badai', ini adalah kisah Tadayori Ikiru dalam petualangannya menguak sejarah peradaban dunia, warisan masa lalu, dan rahasia dunia yang disembunyikan. Seiring perjalanannya melihat dunia, semakin banyak hal yang ia ketahui. Dan ia menyadari bahwa dunia ini lebih rumit dari kelihatannya. Ia mulai mempertanyakan jati dirinya, mengemban begitu banyak tanggung jawab yang tiba-tiba dicurahkan padanya. Apa dan siapa sebenarnya dirinya. Apakah jawabannya ada di gunung tertinggi? Atau di laut terdalam? Akankah bahkan ujung dunia memberikannya jawaban atas semua pertanyaan yang ia simpan selama ini?

"Qin Fen had once been abandoned and broken until, one day, he picked up a liquid metal ball that turned his life upside down. This is the interplanetary era where Classical and Modern Wushu are competing. Classical Wushu enables followers to grow as powerful as dragons and elephants, whereas Modern Wushu enables followers to freeze monsters or even extinguish erupting volcanoes. Qin Fen steps onto the stage of both Classical and Modern Wushu while belonging to neither. With the exquisite combination of both Classical Wushu and modern technology, he will pave a way to become a legend. He is one of a kind, a favored son of heaven." -KyleChow_ "He is a youth, a gentleman, and a scholar cultivating in the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art. He has the strength of ten dragons and ten elephants, producing clouds with a turn of a hand and rain with the other. This is a story about the clash of passions between neo martial arts and paleo martial arts. This is a story about transcending the apex, about forcefully slaughtering one's way into the legends. This is a story about fading into nirvana, about the prideful of heaven! In this world, cultivating the paleo martial art known as the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art to the pinnacle allows one to possess the enormous strength of ten dragons and ten elephants! In this world, the Nitrogen Freezing Magic can freeze even a volcano on the verge of eruption! In this world, the Magma Art can instantly melt and vaporize a glacier! This is a heavy undertaking by Skyscrapper back in 2009! This is a story of affection, of love. This is a story never lacking in friendship. This story, overflowing with heated blood, is certain to cause your own passion to surge! This is a radiant era where hot-blood, friendship, love, and heroes converge, shine, and interweave upon each other. Click and fall in love with this legend." -Strivon (Translation of original synopsis)

Kaen Blaze, the strongest warrior in history, found himself at the forefront of Demon invasion. However, despite his devotion and strength, he was betrayed by his own people for peace! Regressed to his 15-year self, he found himself in the past with a second chance, however, with a price to pay. Now, with his previous life's experience, he'd strive for strength to not let the future repeat itself, destroy the people who betrayed him, conquer all the empires, build a unified nation that can resist the demon invasion this time. With his secret organization, Sovereignty and his powerful subordinates, he'd grow and conquer everything in this life!

Rosellene Valentine, the eldest daughter of Earl Valentine, was the epitome of beauty, a fragile and untouchable rose that bloomed in the frozen gardens of the Valentine estate. After reaching the depths of despair. She returned unexpectedly, stepping back in time by seven years. Before fate and time had ruined her. Then, She met him...The Duke of Eryndor, the kingdom's guardian and shield. She had become gracefully attuned to the admiring glances and silent reverence of those around her. So much that she could feel the weight of every lingering glance, the unspoken affection in his eyes, as his love for her bloomed, undeniable and apparent...once again. "Should your joy be the prize, I would gladly place myself at your service." His golden eyes seems to glow faintly in the dark as he whispered softly. (The Prince charming X The Damsel in Distress)

An abandoned street kid awakens the class of assassin and takes the world by storm with his power . When everyone was expecting him to be a serious individual to lead their world he turned out to be a chaos loving person and would most likely be found in the most chaotic area . This is a story of Lu Xiao Tian growing from a feral kid to the world's strongest assassin .

In the midst of a brutal war, dark elf assassin Arden is tasked with retrieving vital plans from a light elf enemy. His mission uncovers a deadly weapon—a gun created by dwarves using black powder—that threatens to change the course of the conflict. Teaming up with Berdine, a half-human, half-feline master healer, Arden navigates treacherous terrains and deadly confrontations to prevent the weapon from falling into enemy hands. They capture Prince Eryndor, who reveals an internal plot to overthrow King Faelor and seize the weapon. With General Ninloth coordinating their efforts, Arden and Berdine split their forces. Arden leads an infiltration to stop the coup, while Ninloth and Berdine aim to secure or destroy the weapon plans. As they face magic, betrayal, and their own moral dilemmas, they must act swiftly to protect their kingdom. "War Crimes" is a high-stakes fantasy of dark magic, shifting loyalties, and the relentless pursuit of survival in a world where the lines between right and wrong blur.

In a world where magic and technology coexist, a secret academy trains young talents to become heroes. However, a student with exceptional abilities decides to use his skills to kill other students, creating an atmosphere of terror within the academy.

Meet Sophia Jang—the epitome of a modern woman. She's passionate about K-pop, K-dramas, and stays deeply connected to the ever-shifting currents of her country’s current affairs. With a Sharp-tongued, opinionated, and a master of 'cancel' culture, she never backs down from calling people out. But fate has a twisted sense of humor. After mocking a historical novel, suddenly finds herself trapped in one. Except, instead of the old Korea , she lands in the strict but fancy — Victorian era. Worse, she crosses paths with the most ruthless, ill-tempered, and dangerously influential man of his time - Raphael Von Veldt. In a world where her words hold no weight and her usual tactics are useless. Can she outsmart the merciless duke, or has she finally met her match?