Apostate Derelict

In a world where the Sevengod Church with an iron fist, Oliver, a downtrodden acolyte struggling to survive, uncovers a terrifying truth: the gods are long dead, their thrones consumed by madness. The Church’s “Divine Circuits” aren’t holy—they are cursed shackles, binding humanity to the ravenous, decaying deities they claim to serve. In reality, humans are mere sacrifices, fed to the gods to prolong their fading existence. Armed with the Blasphemy Codex System, Oliver treads a dangerous path. Each time he desecrates a god or slays a hypocritical priest, Oliver draws power from the Codex, strengthening himself with every heresy. The so-called divine beings of holy love? The great, selfless clergy? The beloved by all? Let me expose their true nature, and show everyone the maggots crawling beneath the shiny facade! This is what Oliver is doing, this is how Oliver grows stronger! When the last gilded lie peels away in his bloodstained hands, Oliver beholds the cosmos' cruel jest - those celestial parasites never craved worship, but the exquisite terror in mortal eyes. Now the Codex whispers of dead stars reconquering their thrones, its pages bleeding with revelations that could either forge a new pantheon from apostate flesh, or drown all creation in the gods' terminal scream. Will his blade carve salvation from their writhing carcasses, or merely crown him the most beautiful monster in this danse macabre?

艾哈迈德在信仰上陷入了疑虑。他会成为无神论者，还是会坚持自己的信仰？

When the world of magic stands on the brink of an abyss, the gods intervene in a desperate act to avert the end of all things. "Hidden Derelict" follows the unexpected journey of Alex Rodriguez, a college student battling the constraints of a rare disease, who finds his fate rewritten in the mystical land of the Polehso Continent.

Deep beneath the ironclad surface of New Babel, Kazelle—once a venerated Vampire King—rises from a slumber enforced by dark sorcery. With the resounding clang of the clockwork spire striking the midnight hour, he awakens not to the rise of Gorron as the cult intended, but to a world poised on the brink of eternal darkness. Kazelle emerges from the veil of death into an era where steam reigns supreme, and eldritch magic intertwines with pistons and gears. Betrayed by Visceris, the Apostate, Kazelle finds his throne stolen, his power usurped, and his kin divided between loyalty and fear. Fractured memories flicker in Kazelle's mind like the ever-present gas lamps that cast their dim glow upon the cobblestoned streets of a city teetering between order and anarchy. Yet clarity ascends as the night calls to him, and a resolute purpose ignites within his immortal heart—to stop the cult's grim ritual, to crush the rising tide of Gorron’s malevolence, and to reclaim his blood-stained crown.

A combination of Sci-fi setting and Dungeon adventure about the formation of a stellar empire. It starts simple with a pair of friends exploring Dungeons called Derelicts as Reclaimer. As they conquer each one an aspect of their universe is revealed.

A rouge group Avali, after having successfully escaping the Illuminate and stealing tech that even they can't fully understand, come across a derelict ship. After having explored the ship and collected a variety of artifacts, makes a big mistake, and accidentally activates the ships Anti-boarding defenses whilst looking through its databanks they flee and as they escape their ship is damaged causing them to disappear, their fate is probably better than what would have been if they stayed. Right? ==================================== All properties other than my own OC's and certain objects are properties of their own respective companies or groups The cover image doesn't belong to me if the author of it wishes for me to take it down I will do so

To be a light in the dark. A man lacking in faith dies in a society where religion has fallen to Atheism, and is reborn in a dark fantasy where a mysterious dark fog threatens all. . . . For a mark of a cross ordains his hand, he is an Apostle to a God unknown to this world. (Original title was 'The Apostate,' but the name was taken already) Author’s Note: It could have worked for any religion or a made up religion, but I know Christianity better so it centers around it. The story about an apostle in a dark fantasy was something on my mind for a while.

Anthony Mora was your run of the mill kid who aspired to be someone powerful. His parents died long ago, not being able to keep up with the new era spurred on by the system and the beasts of the rifts. But, inspired by the carefree attitude of his mother, and the intimidating demeanor of his father, Anthony was determined to surpass any obstacles and stand at the peak of power so he could one day reunite with them. Though, he didn't realize this "dream" of his was very well possible, as after awakening through the assistance of an F Rank skill book, he would come to discover that he was granted a cheat more powerful than any other. It was a ...? Rank Relic!

'why of all roles this? ' ------- --@@--- "My lady you are summoned to the Generals chambers. " ------ "Why force me to marry you aren't you afraid I would kill you?" ....... "I hate you! " ------- "*cough * *cough * Don't pretend to care now that I am *cough* dying..... you will never, ever have anyone besides you who will love you.... LIN YANROU!" " I will hate resent you till my next life.... I.... I just hope we never meet another life. " *thud*

Nobody knew what started the fire but it destroyed the whole of Suckersbend neighbourhood leaving her as the only survivor. Twenty three years later, she now owns her own thriving company. A new neighbourhood is built over the ruins of Suckersbend and she resolutely decides that she must get a house there. She wants the house built over her former home but realises that a new home was never built over it and the derelict building still stands. She meets a couple of ghosts who manipulate her to do their will, a young girl who she relates to, her brothers best friend who nobody knows is still alive and she becomes the only one that can give Suckersbend a happy ending. Nb synopsis may change as story progresses.

A former singer finds herself in her favorite tragedy novel and finds herself driven by an unwavering determination to alter the course of destiny for her beloved tragic character, whose road only leads to pain and death.

cover art if from stellaris. A sentient artificial intelligence, formerly the caretaker of a galaxy spanning empire, awakes in a strange universe, filled with war, suffering, and strife, as it tries to rebuild from the derelict remains of a once prosperous civilization, warring with numerous unique species, and encountering many strange experiences as it travels its new world.

Cape Ore: a small village on the Suffolk coast, shrouded by fog and overlooked by a twelve-mile spit once home to a military base. The community faces economic ruin and struggles to survive. When DEFRA (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) buys the derelict complex on the spit, locals owe the department a thank you. They don't ask too many questions about what's going on, and they don't care that staff rarely venture into the village. But when people start dying, livestock falls ill, and a tragic fishing accident occurs in the harbour, they start to question whether their luck has really changed. Their suspicions are aroused, however, by the discovery of two Russian bird watchers in the local church tower, a glimpse of what is believed to be a submarine surfacing nearby, and a Russian trawler anchored out on the twelve-mile exclusions zone with more aerials than fishing nets. Nevertheless, life continues until a stranger arrives and people die....

In the uncharted depths of space, a crew of brutal space pirates aboard the "SS Wraith" seeks fortune and glory, but their ambitions lead them to a haunting discovery. Lured by tales of a derelict vessel rich with treasure, Captain Mara and her ragtag team embark on a perilous journey, unaware of the sinister forces that dwell within. "Ghosts of the Void" is a chilling tale of greed, paranoia, and the horrific consequences of human ambition in the vast, dark expanse of space. As fear festers and the line between reality and nightmare fades, the crew learns that not all treasures are worth the price-and in the echoing void, some horrors will never truly die.

Read the manga on: https://mangahack.com/comics/13657 Tachibana Nobara, a cold and materialistic selfish woman, bought a little Siberian husky from a derelict-looking shop, replacing her late companion and also a pet-friend, a black Doberman pinscher. She named the new puppy Yuu. She found out that her little puppy wasn't really a dog after comparing his extraordinary thinking-skills and habits with a normal dog's cleverness. She agreed to take him as an assistant after he showed his human's form with a condition he must be a dog all the time except when she told him too. In exchange of that, she needed to help him to break his curse as a little puppy which brought calamity to the one who admired him the most. Despite the deal, Nobara seemed to had no intention or initiative to even help Yuu to break his curse. Regardless of being cursed, Yuu also had a superpower for which he could induce electricity and even lightning bolt without the use of magic either in the form of a human or a dog. As one of the chosen hero, the great 7 sentinels, Nobara's only job was to slay vampire or apprehend them if necessary. Her current mission was on investigation of the vampire's third method of conquering humanity after they had achieved twice failures. Tag: Action, Fantasy, Military, Shounen, Comedy, Vampire, Ecchi, Super Power, Villainess, Werewolf, Demon ............................................ Cover: drawn by me (visit https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/93845353 to view some examples of my artwork) I also post this novel on RoyalRoad.com

After suffering a tragic accident at the prime age of his life, the young Kai Raven never would have thought that after years of futile battle, just when his heartbroken, derelict old man of a father would have agreed to let him descend to his eternal slumber, would such an incredible phenomenon would strike down from the sky! A purple lightning! Yet, when he miraculously woke up, he found himself with even more questions, than answers...

Deep in the Appalachian Mountains Varen and his fellow Marines found a derelict cabin. Upon entering the cabin he and is companions were transported to a new location were they met a witch that gave them a choice of slavery or experimentation. Varen now unable to return home and in an unknown location must find a way to survive and thrive to take his revenge on the witch that has forever changed his fate. (The beginning chapters wont have this occur until later on)

The two Books of Kings are regarded by many as the last part of a work commonly known as the Deuteronomistic History. The latter tells the story of Israel from its settlement in the land (Joshua and Judges) through the transition from judgeship to monarchy under Samuel, Saul, and David (1 and 2 Samuel) to the reign of Solomon, the disintegration of the united kingdom into the kingdoms of Israel and Judah and the eventual downfall of both kingdoms (1 and 2 Kings). The Deuteronomistic History along with the Pentateuch forms a single historical narrative stretching from creation to exile. The Books of Kings can be approached in several ways. They contain history and are an important source of information about the Israelite kingdoms. They are also narrative that calls for careful reading; historical accuracy is sometimes sacrificed to the demands of compelling characterization and dramatic tension. Most importantly, both historical presentation and narrative creativity are shaped by a particular religious worldview. The multifaceted character of the work means that it has a variety of focal points. The historical events themselves, of course, are important, but the patterns according to which the author organizes those events give a unity to the author’s historical reconstruction. The northern kings are condemned without exception, and the royal line degenerates from the divine election of Jeroboam I through a succession of short-lived dynasties to the bloodbath of Jehu’s coup d’état, and finally dies out in a series of assassinations. (It must be admitted that the author at times skews the story to preserve the pattern: the relatively prosperous forty-one-year reign of Jeroboam II is dismissed in seven verses!) Judah’s kings, on the other hand, follow a cyclic pattern of infidelity followed by reform, with each reformer king (Asa, Joash, Hezekiah, Josiah) greater than the last. Unfortunately the apostate kings also progress in wickedness, until the evil of Manasseh is so great that even Josiah’s fidelity cannot turn away the Lord’s wrath. As a literary work, the Books of Kings are admirable. Some of the brilliance is accessible only in Hebrew: wordplays, the sounds and rhythms of poetic passages, verbal allusions to other passages of the Hebrew Bible. Scenes are drawn with a vibrancy and immediacy that English cannot reproduce without sounding overdone. But other literary techniques survive translation: symmetrical structures for narrative units (and the disruptions of symmetry at significant points), rich ambiguities , foreshadowings (such as the way the prophet of Bethel and the man of God of Judah portend the destinies of their respective kingdoms). Characterization is rich and complex (Solomon, Jeroboam, Elijah, Ahab, Elisha, Jehu, etc.), revealing deep insight into human nature. Into the stories of the kings, almost as a counterpoint, are woven numerous stories of prophets, named and great (Elijah, Elisha, Isaiah), and less known or anonymous. Many of the stories are anecdotal, reflecting the everyday life of prophets and prophetic guilds. But the volatile dynamics of prophetic involvement in the political realm are prominent: prophets in opposition to kings, prophets in support of kings. This too is part of the theological worldview of the Deuteronomistic historian. The destiny of Israel is in God’s hand. Through prophets, the divine will is made known on earth to kings and people and the future consequences of their response to God’s will are spelled out. It is perhaps indicative of the importance prophets have in 1 and 2 Kings that the structural center of the two books is the story of Elisha’s succession to Elijah’s prophetic ministry, and that this is one of the few passages in Kings that occurs outside the account of any king’s reign. Behind the temporal realm of kings and reigns lies the continuing realm of the divine word and its servants, the prophets.

The once great fortress of Seluke, for centuries a symbol of Ashtai pride and unshakeable might, is now but a derelict ruin. With the Azarus growing in power, and having recently completed their conquest of East Daisha; they now set their sights on finally breaking their arch-rival Ashtai. With the Ashtai military and Navy preoccupied, the one thing standing between the outlying Ashtai islands and Azarus is the even now formidable Seluke fortress

Ryan had lost his father at a very tender age. His father was well known through the city as he was working for a Mafia lord named Jacob. Mr Jacob arguably led the biggest cyndicate in the city. After loosing his father to Mr Jacob trough some misunderstanding, Ryan grew up struggling and surviving on his own. Lost and a derelict who could fit all his property in a bag, Ryan swore to avenge his father's death no matter what it took him. He grew up followed his father's way too. From doing menial thefts and robbery to developing a notorious crime family, Ryan climbed his way up. In his line of work, He met a lady whom he worked with for a long time without realizing it was the daughter of Mr Jacob. Ryan soon knew who she was and a chance to get his revenge finally came. He surely will not let her go Scott free, Not after all he's been through.

The light witches had ruled most of the Leylands with an iron first for most of the renaissance era. When Oliver Fade a night time vigilante spies an incoming avalanche of magic from the direction of the cursed lands, he discovers from a beautiful, inexperienced apostate, the impending doom awaiting the Leylands. Arthur looks out his window as the civilization he had known all his life falls around him. When his attempts to call his dad become futile, Arthur sets out in search of him in the middle of a war between the Guardians of the Leyland and The Light Witches. Will Arthur find his father? What happens when he comes across the beautiful defector? Is their love the only hope for the future of magic and humanity?

Her smile was the sweetest. Her ability is the deadliest. A decade ago, the emperor issued an imperial edict called Official Forsaken Territory as part of a war strategy. To divert enemies from attacking the imperial city, he abandoned certain land that he deemed valueless. Teokess, the land of the harshest cold, was the only place written on it. All Teokess citizens begged for protection and support on warfare but were slapped by dereliction and the emperor's edict. However, 10 years later, as empires changed their rulers, Teokess mysteriously emerged and became an infamous tribe for two reasons. One, its chief is but a lady dragon. Second, on its tribe gate entrance, a written word was posted: Alliance is to submit. ~~~ A/N: Thank you for checking this fictional world. We are joining the writing contest. Please vote powerstones and share your thoughts in the comment section. Enjoy reading!

A cataclysm occurred in the world, which rolled back its development for many centuries. The power in it returned to the church, because otherwise, as the "2nd coming", the event that destroyed the earth, cannot be called. A big war is brewing, humanity has already mastered all places suitable for life, and the rulers are trying to expand their possessions at the expense of others. Our hero, Marzio, lives in one of the free Italian towns. He is the bastard of a major feudal lord who made his name in the war. His mother, despite her righteous lifestyle, practices quackery. For which one day, on an unremarkable and ordinary day, she is sentenced to death. Seeing the burning of his own mother and losing faith in people, Marzio begins his journey. Thanks to the connections of his small family, he escapes from the city and, together with a trade caravan, moves to another city, where he plans to enter the academy and become stronger. Along the way, he contacts people who call themselves "diggers" - plunderers. So, he finds himself in the ruins of the old world, which was much more developed and finds more and more evidence of the terrible secret of the true cause of the fall of the world, which the church so zealously hides. But the second coming gave not only the suffering and wrath of God, but also monsters from mutated animals. In a fight with them, he falls into the eyes of the detachment of the sacred order, after which they, having estimated its potential, take it to themselves and, with their patronage, he enters the academy. At the academy, he meets new friends, and his origin is revealed there. Since he is the only male descendant, he can claim the title and possession of his father. Thanks to this, our hero receives a certain amount of attention from the opposite sex. After training, Marzio learns about the so-called knowers who are aware of the artifacts of the ancients and how things truly are. New prospects are opening up for him, but also new dangers. He becomes part of the squad that helped him. And using modern for us and futuristic for the Middle Ages, small arms are engaged in protecting the secrets of the church and persecuting a group calling themselves apostates, who want to reveal all the cards that will drive the world into a new branch of chaos and the fight against the regime. As cover, his order sided with minor rulers to fight the old-fashioned way and maintain the balance of power. More and more secrets are revealed to Marzio, and a serious intriguing game unfolds behind him, into which he is sucked in with more and more force. But the hero is the hero, in order to grow and cope with the twists and turns of fate, he stoically withstands all trials and even not knowing about the threats from the east and another continent continues to go forward to meet his fate, for the sake of freedom, revenge and struggle.

In the neon-soaked streets of Neo-Tokyo, shadows hide secrets and danger at every turn. Detective Kaito Nakamura, a brooding investigator with a haunted past, partners with the fearless journalist Aiko Takahashi. Their unlikely alliance is forged in the wake of a series of high-profile murders that threaten the city's fragile peace. As Kaito and Aiko delve deeper into the investigation, they uncover a sinister secret society pulling the strings from the shadows. Navigating through underground fight clubs, luxurious ballrooms, and derelict factories, they must piece together the clues before the city is plunged into chaos. Their quest for truth is fraught with peril, but amidst the high-stakes action, a slow-burning romance begins to blossom. In the climactic showdown, they confront a shadowy mastermind whose ambitions threaten to upend everything they hold dear. Copyright 2024 by Seraphina Darkstar. All Rights Reserved.

The land of Delford across the great Black sea is a land of freedom. Many travel it escape the persecution from the slave masters and war mongers in the western world. Our story follows many but at the center is Derelict That not his name but he doesn't know any other than what the masters of the west would call him. In this world major battles are not fought on the lands below instead most people have the ability to meditate and enter the illusions. The illusions is a land where you are not restricted by your body and instead choose your form any form that suits you weather is is a beast or just the wings of a beast allowing flight, but all choices are made subliminally and change compared to how you view of yourself changes throughout your life. All major battles are fought here because murder has been outlawed do to extremely low birthrates only 1 in 1000 can have children. If someone is killed in the real all people see it as the worst thing that can be done and work together to find detain and imprison that person in a cell for life Do to the circumstances most choose to juat fight in the illusions if they have an argument or disagreements.

In a future where humanity has joined a vast interstellar alliance, the Galactic Federation stands as a beacon of unity and order among diverse worlds and alien species. The Federation’s capital, Galactica Prime, is a hub of politics and diplomacy, overseeing a fragile peace that stretches across the galaxy. Ethan Voss is a young mechanic on the cargo ship Sovereign Horizon, dreaming of a life beyond his mundane duties. His routine mission takes a dark turn when a catastrophic anomaly pulls the ship into uncharted space, leaving the crew stranded and isolated. As the crew struggles to regain control and contact the Federation, Ethan uncovers a hidden signal leading them to a derelict space station with a dark secret. Inside the station, Ethan and his crewmates stumble upon fragments of a disturbing conspiracy: a shadowy organization within the Federation is orchestrating a plan to destabilize the galaxy from within. This revelation sets off a chain of events that thrusts Ethan into a dangerous game of political intrigue, rebellion, and survival. Joining forces with Captain Aria Thorne, a rogue federation officer, and Senator Lyra Varian, a cunning politician with hidden motives, Ethan embarks on a perilous journey to expose the conspiracy and save the Federation. As they navigate treacherous alliances, battle powerful enemies, and uncover ancient alien technologies, Ethan must rise from an ordinary mechanic to a key player in a galactic struggle that will determine the future of countless worlds. In the midst of war, betrayal, and the quest for power, the crew of the Sovereign Horizon faces their greatest challenge yet: to restore peace to a galaxy on the brink of collapse. But with secrets lurking in every shadow and the fate of the Federation hanging in the balance, Ethan’s journey is only beginning. Prepare for an epic saga of adventure, intrigue, and cosmic battles in “Galactic Federation”—where the fight for unity may be the galaxy’s last hope.