Appalachian Rules

I died with her voice in my code—and woke up with nothing. No power. No past. No name worth keeping. Just a child’s body in a world where men obey, and women command breath, blood, and flame. The House of Anara runs the monastery that reshaped me. They think I’m quiet. Useful. Harmless. But I’ve begun to see the gaps in their structure. I have an eye for patterns. A mind built for systems. And more than anything— I have memory. I have theory.

"Obey the rules, or vanish forever."

Kael Voren has never known the feeling of a full belly. Born in Brinewatch, the beast-plagued slums of Ashport, hunger is his oldest companion -- gnawing at his gut, his dreams, and his place in a world that values strength above all. When his sixteenth birthday comes, Kael awakens to the misery of an E-Rank Talent: Advanced Digestion. Not strength. Not speed. Just the ability to eat garbage without dying. But beneath this feeble Talent lies a dormant truth -- an insatiable void tethered to an unfathomable potential. A hunger not for food, but for power. Everything changes when Kael inadvertently devours fragments of Prana and Chakra -- powers that create and shape reality itself. Powers that were supposed to be beyond the reach of a gutter rat such as himself, but were made available to him by Advanced Digestion. These stolen sparks awaken something ancient inside him: a nascent, skeletal system. No interface. No tutorials. Just a stark warning burned into his mind and a void calling out from within - devour everything! What he has awakened is not a talent. It is a trait. XXX-Rank Trait: Inner Universe Creation. But it is embryonic -- barely functional, missing structure, support, and a will. To unlock its power, Kael must build from nothing. Piece by blind piece. Trial by brutal trial. Fueled only by his desperation to protect his family and claw his way out of the grave Brinewatch was supposed to be. In secret, Kael creates an RPG World inside his trait -- a universe he rules, where monsters can be spawned, skills mastered, time bent, and power devoured. There, he forges his own path, his own system, and his own strength. But the hunger never fades, it only grows. And as his enemies close in and betrayal tears his world apart, Kael makes an oath: I will protect my family, and I'll devour everything that stands in my way. From starving boy to High Human Emperor, from discarded E-Rank to system god, Kael Voren’s rise will shake the stars. A dark fantasy progression epic of hunger, creation, revenge, and ruthless evolution. For fans of cultivation, RPG systems, and protagonists who build their own power from the blood-soaked dirt up. Publishing Schedule: (2) 1,500-2,000 Word Chapters/Day

For twenty thousand years, the crowned House of Dehmohseni, its line of witch-kings and sorcerer-emperors, held dominion over the entire world. That dominion ended twenty-one years ago, when the last king was slain and the empire shattered. The world rejoiced as the mad nephilim dynasty was cast down, its legacy buried beneath new borders and fledgling kingdoms. But on the night of the fall, unknown to most, a son of the slain king was smuggled from the City of Many Tongues by loyalists and hidden in a distant corner of the world. Now twenty-one, Yvain the Younger has been raised in exile, taught to speak forgotten tongues, to conjure before he could walk, and to believe, without question, in his divine right to a throne that no longer exists. This is the tale of his return, a journey across the broken realms of Malkuth, haunted by sorcerers, demon princes, eldritch gods, and the worst of men. As Yvain confronts the terrible weight of his bloodline, he must decide whether to inherit his family’s tyranny… or destroy everything.

Seventeen-year-old Dali Perkins is too smart for her own good and far too sarcastic for anyone else’s comfort. But sarcasm is her armor, her default setting, ever since her world shattered at thirteen when her parents died in a horrific accident. Taken in by their closest friends, the Simmons family, her godparents, Dali now lives in a lively, chaotic household that’s tried its best to soften her rough edges. Fiona and Dave, her foster parents, are warm and well-meaning. Their son Jayden is a goofball three years her junior. And then there’s Raven, the brooding eldest son who left abruptly to live with an uncle shortly after Dali moved in, convinced his presence only made things harder for her. Now Raven’s back. He’s twenty-one, in college, and still quietly magnetic in all the worst ways. Dali isn’t sure how to act around him—or how to suppress the feelings she’s harbored for years. What follows is a short, heartfelt love story between the guarded girl who hides behind wit, and the older boy who left to protect her. With an unexpected dash of humor, miscommunication, and a charming side couple who steal scenes as much as hearts, this is a romance about awkward beginnings, second chances, and the fine line between familiar and something more.

Kael, once a rising warrior destined for the Grand Order, had his dreams shattered when Vespera, a ruthless Vampire Monarch, turned him into a vampire to spite his mentor, Lord Alaric. Unable to kill him out of respect for Alaric, the alliance of Castle Lords exiled Kael to a remote citadel on the edge of their domain a forgotten stronghold of a deceased lord. Now an outcast, Kael struggles to adapt to his new vampiric nature, feeding alongside Vespera and loathing every moment. Though he can no longer become the strongest human, he resolves to become the strongest vampire. Surrounded by suspicion and danger, Kael must confront conspiracies, defend his territory, and prepare for an inevitable clash with Vampires and the darkness within himself.

He died doing what he loved—on the basketball court, surrounded by cheers, chasing a dream that never came true. But fate—or perhaps the Basketball God—gave him one more shot. When Dirgantara Renji, a washed-out benchwarmer with a decade of struggle behind him, suddenly wakes up as his 15-year-old self, he’s confused, overwhelmed... and determined. This isn’t just a second chance at life—it’s a second chance at the dream he refused to let die. Now in 2009, armed with a mysterious System, years of experience, and a deep hunger to prove himself, Dirga is ready to carve a new path. But this time, things are different. New faces. New choices. And hidden talents he never met in his past life. Will he finally rise from the shadows to become the basketball legend he was meant to be? Our little event 50 Power Stones = 1 Bonus Chapter 5 Golden Ticket = 1 Bonus Chapter 50 Reviews + Comments = 1 Bonus Chapter 300 Collection = 1 Bonus Chapter Come joint us https://discord.gg/RHfhCj8q https://www.royalroad.com/profile/757780/fictions

You’d think seeing the future would give me a head start on surviving the apocalypse. I had it all planned—until everything I knew shattered when my husband sacrificed himself to save me and our son. Now it’s just me, my three-year-old son Leo, and my cursed gift of foresight that only seems to kick in when it’s nearly too late. I’m doing my best to keep us safe, to find food, to make some kind of plan— “Mommy?” I glance down, trying to ignore the tug on my pant leg as I focus on our supplies. “Not now, Leo. Mommy’s thinking.” “Mommy!” I sigh and finally look down. My three-year-old is standing there, clutching… I blink. “Leo, where did you get a knife?” He shrugs, grinning like it’s the most natural thing in the world. My heart stutters. “No, really. Where did you find that?” I try not to laugh. I mean, he’s three. Maybe he just—found it somewhere? But the next day, it’s a water bottle. Then, a tiny flashlight, somehow with batteries still inside. I don’t even know what else; he’s pulling things out one by one with the pleased grin of a kid who’s just figured out his favorite game. Well, we may just survive this mess after all. Now, if only the universe could have spared me from him. I don’t even know his name, but I know his type: tall, broad, and annoyingly handsome, with an air of calm control that’s out of place in this chaos. Ex-military, if I had to guess, with a voice that’s just as infuriating as his smirk. The man has a habit of showing up at the worst—or best—possible times, with a gun at the ready and secrets buried as deep as those bright green eyes. I mean, he’s probably useful, but I’m trying to keep my eyes on the prize here: survival. For Leo and me. Because, foresight or no foresight, nothing is guaranteed in this new world—except the fact that people like him are trouble.

"Welcome aboard the Dimensional Rift game exclusive train. This train will depart from the Level E Departure Station and head to Level D stations. Please ensure your safety while boarding in an orderly manner and abide by the train rules." "The train rules are as follows:" "1. Do not bring non-game items onto the train. (Underwear is the exception)" "2. Consumption is mandatory. (All train staff are unpaid volunteers)" "3. Do not turn on the lights after they are out. (Except for those who are exceptionally talented and courageous)" "Additionally, the train encourages various leisure activities such as sneak attacks, brawling, and predation. Players are free to choose." "We wish you a pleasant journey."

The day the apocalypse arrived, Su Mo got utterly chilled by a meteorite fragment. When she woke up, the enchanting young man upstairs asked her, "Do you have a superpower?" "I do!" She silently pulled out a Flat Pot. While being teased, the villain arrogantly put his hands on his hips and said, "You're just a powerless waste." "Heh," she said, and with the Flat Pot, she turned his face into a pig's head. Bound to the strongest Cooking God system and dare to call her waste? She could smash your face in a minute. The Arrogant Chapter "My tea, one sip and superpower durability becomes endless." "My meat, one piece and superpower lethality doubles." "My dish, one plate guarantees you level up." "But can you afford them?"

Breaking the Billionaire’s Rules CEO Cesar Blackwell has five unbreakable rules: no underage, no relationships, no drama, no expectations, and most importantly, he doesn't do virgins. But one night, he meets Casey, and she shatters his whole world. When he discovers the truth—that she lied to him about her virginity status—anger replaces his desire. He walks away, never to look back again. Five years later, fate plays a prank on him. Casey is now his father’s fiancée’s daughter and his soon-to-be stepsister. But that is not the only shock he gets, because Casey is not alone. She is carrying a little boy, and this little boy looks familiar in his eyes. Cesar's world is disrupted as secrets unravel and the past resurfaces. The woman who broke his rules might be the only one who can put the pieces back together. But can love survive betrayal? Can he rewrite his rules—the rules he has lived by for so long? Or will it destroy them both?

Reincarnated into an eroge brimming with cunning and seductive women, Shia quickly learns this world is no paradise. His childhood friend? A manipulative beauty with a penchant for control. The maid? A silver-haired, venomous tsundere. Even the elegant motherly figures hide sharp fangs behind their kind smiles. Fortunately, Shia knows this world’s secret: a unique system that only he can use. From making alliances with snake-like in-laws to hosting wild parties in the elf kingdom, Shia takes charge as the self-proclaimed administrator of chaos. But taming bad women isn’t easy, and Shia’s life quickly turns into a whirlwind of power plays, unexpected friendships, and wild nights. 240 Advance Chapters on my Patreon: patreon.com/UltimateHaremfan

Aria, a renowned light magic singer in the dazzling city of Eldoria, finds her world slowly losing its luster. Haunted by the disappearance of her sister, Mia, Aria grapples with an overwhelming sense of emptiness and fatigue. Her strained relationship with her remaining sister, 18-year-old Erma, only deepens her isolation. One seemingly ordinary morning, Aria's usual quiet breakfast routine turns into a frantic search when Erma oversleeps, triggering a wave of anxiety. This fantasy tale explores themes of grief, healing, and sisterly bonds, as Aria navigates her pain in a world brimming with magic.

In a world of swords and sorcery, Su Qing isn’t the chosen one—he’s the villain. But that’s not a problem; it’s an opportunity! Why fight fair when he can manipulate from the shadows? Why be noble when scheming is more effective? With divine maidens and royal beauties in his grasp, Su Qing will forge his own legend.

Ethan Graves was a weak, poor, 26-year-old virgin who had never even talked to a girl properly. His only escape was gaming. One night, after finally beating his favorite fantasy game, he went to sleep wishing he could live in that world and become someone powerful — someone feared, respected, and surrounded by beautiful, strong women. When he woke up, his wish had come true. Now trapped inside the very game he cleared, Ethan starts at level 1 with the mysterious Overlord System. In a world ruled by strength, where heroes, monsters, and magic dominate the realms, he must rise from nothing, grow stronger, and slowly build a powerful harem of villainesses, warriors, and queens. This is the story of a former nobody rising to become the ruler of all. WARNING:- this novel has smut. it has harem. it has smut but it is not smut based novel. No NTR

A young man named: Deacon Cross was born into a world that is controlled and regulated by a woman who goes only by: Ms. Millicent. The rules that Ms. Millicent has set in place are harsh to say the least. That is: women being able to do practically whatever they want to the men. Thankfully, Deacon meets one of the few people that decided to go against Ms. Millicent's rules.

Dragon’s Tale: Ultimate was the VRMMORPG to end all VRMMORPGs—a fantasy world where players chose from hundreds of dragon classes to fight, grind, evolve, and eventually ascend to the legendary title of [Dragon Sage], a divine heavenly serpent. Shake the heavens, change the meta entirely. It was something that all fought for, but none achieved. 17-year-old Ryuuzen Valeflame was this close to achieving it. One of the top players. Dark Silver Dragonoid breed. Built different. But sabotage, backstabs, and RNG hell meant he never reached the endgame title. So, in the final hours before the servers shut down forever, he decided to solo one of the hardest legacy bosses—just for the memories. He did not expect to get hit by [Tier 0: Medusa’s Stare] and turn to stone mid-fight. He also didn’t expect the shutdown to happen before he could hit the logout button. And so he stayed. Frozen. Forgotten. For thousands of in-game years. Until now. Ryuuzen wakes up in a very different Dragonia—no players, no devs, just ancient legends and glitchy memories of the old world. Turns out, he’s still a Dark Silver Dragon… and now technically a divine being revered. So yeah. If he’s gonna be stuck here? He might as well finally become the [Dragon Sage]—for real this time. Join Ryuuzen on his chaotic journey through a world that barely remembers what patch notes even were. With absurd companions, cults who think he’s a god, and enough overpowered dragon nonsense to crash an old server—this isekai is about to get out of hand. - - - - - - - [!] Discord server dropping soon!

> He died a god. But the world had already moved on—ruled by AIs, corporations, and tyrants drunk on borrowed power. Until now. Zarek Voss, the legendary System Architect betrayed by his own creation, awakens in the body of a dying street rat. The world he once controlled is unrecognizable. The Systems he built have enslaved humanity. But this time, he's not designing from above. He's playing the game himself. Armed with the forbidden Core Override System, Zarek can hack, corrupt, and absorb other systems—becoming the ultimate System God. Let the reboot begin. One glitch at a time, he will bring the world to its knees.

The participants arrived on an unknown island in pursuit of their deepest desire, but they must play the game of the witch who rules this place. Will they uncover the truth, or will they sink into the depths of despair?

He was cast out as a traitor… but fate had other plans. Evan was an ordinary college student—until he woke up bound, bruised, and abandoned as Lucien Elvar, a disgraced noble villain exiled to the deadly borderlands of a fantasy kingdom. Just betrayal, hunger… and dungeons buried in myth. Everyone expects Lucien to vanish in the wilds, forgotten like a footnote in history. But when Evan discovers a hidden system linked to an ancient power, survival turns into something more. Something dangerous. Cunning over brute strength. Traps instead of spells. And secrets that could shake the entire kingdom. He doesn’t want revenge. He doesn’t want power. All he wants is to live quietly. Too bad the world won’t let him.

Life is just a game. So why does everyone take it so seriously? Quests, loot, leveling up; it’s all part of the adventure. But what if I stop playing by their rules? Aren’t rules meant to be broken? What if I bend them, rewrite my own story, and become the villain instead, just for fun? Because boring is the worst feeling ever. Join me on this chaotic journey from zero to hero… or maybe zero to demon. Either way, it’s going to be one hell of a ride as I carve my legend, the Demon and the Bell. It’s adventure time!

"Obey the rules, or become the next woman he breaks." Zara Blake had everything—until billionaire Aiden Knight took it all. Her father’s business. Her future. Her freedom. And now… her name. Forced into a contract marriage with a man who thinks love is weakness, Zara has two choices: survive the cage—or set fire to it from the inside. But there’s one problem. The more she resists him, the more he wants her. And the more he wants her, the more dangerous he becomes. This isn’t a love story. It’s a war. And Zara doesn’t plan to lose.

The novel tells the story of an eternal creature, Venteros, the Creator who chose to incarnate by dividing his consciousness into parts, The larger conscious self remained outside of all universes, and the smaller self, which he divided and preserved half of its memory within, entered an unknown eternal universe containing dimensions, galaxies, and other universes whose end cannot be determined because each end is linked to the beginning of another creation, as with the rest outside this unknown universe. Venteros' first incarnation was a mistake because he incarnated without going through the laws of that universe, No being could do this, and because Venteros, the Supreme Eternal Creator, could, even without his knowledge, penetrate the unknown order of the universe and incarnate directly. But he failed because he chose an incarnation whose end had already been determined in the Akashic dimensions, After the end of Venteros' first incarnation, he moved to the meeting point of the small vessels, which represent larger vessels, as with Venteros, where nothingness is the meeting point for them after the earthly demise. From that moment, Venteros's journey begins he want to enjoying his earthly path and starting from scratch with creation, as he had decided before Incarnation because he already knows what this unknown universe contains, but with half his consciousness, he will realize everything again, After Venteros passed the laws of the universe, where only he was allowed to enter the Supreme Divine Council, a place in the void a place where energy can not be used, Venteros' second incarnation journey begins, But will his second incarnation continue? There is a secret hidden in every word in the novel.

King's Rule, the trading card game. Despite only being ten years old, the game has swept every nation. Entire Academies have been created to help students ruse the ranks of the worlds favorite pastime. At one such academy, a seeming novice proves his prowess alongside friends and ruthless rivals. When he's not searching his school for special vending machines, he's off defeating top tier players with an older deck that shouldn't function in the current meta. If you're a lover of modern card games like Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering or Pokemon, this Light novel is the one for you.