Flayed Alive

"The Paradox Of Life. Some people live to die while some die to live. Life and death has become an almost paradoxical concept. Some humans reveled in the joys of being alive while some sought death to end the misery of being alive. Nothing in life was ever set in stone, except Death." Benji was just an average teenager. Despite having his own difficulties in life, he always kept a positive outlook. He felt that he would be swept away in the mundanity of his own life. Until one day, he met her..... COVER ART BY @woo_lemon in Instagram

That guy was my friend's boyfriend. After they fought, he came home and said he wanted my opinion. What exactly made his girlfriend change? I, who didn't have a bad feeling at all, put him in the house. Then he killed me! That bastard stabbed me multiple times with a kitchen knife and killed me. Even though he knew tomorrow was my wedding day. How sad. A death that made me curse all efforts. But, what could I do? I thought I was dead. I did. Because at that moment I didn't feel any air in my lungs. Because everything went dark. I didn't know anything until I opened my eyes and saw a beautiful ceiling with crystal chandeliers. Are there hospitals like this? I'm sure that even if the apartment I lived in was sold, I wouldn't be able to buy that crystal chandelier! "She's alive! SHE'S ALIVE! LADY ELEONORA IS ALIVE!" I turned my head and saw an old woman running while screaming. I'm alive? Really? But who is Eleonora? I'm Cristy! I don't understand anything yet. Not a single thing. People started introducing themselves as my parents, future in-laws, and fiancé. But I knew that none of them were telling the truth! Their smiling faces were terrifying masks. My gut screamed at me to run away. And I knew that my gut never lied!

[Your shadow is alive.] [Feed your shadow, devour souls, level up, gain skills, complete quests, and grow stronger.] [Do you wish to view your current stats?] In the magical world of Aetherus, Damon Grey is the weakest student at Aether Academy, relentlessly bullied and ridiculed for his lack of power and defiant personality. Yet, he endures the torment, clinging to his scholarship—the only thing providing him with the funds to keep his sick sister alive. After a brutal attack leaves him near death, Damon encounters a dark viscous entity in the forest that fuses with his shadow, awakening the Living Shadow System. This strange power grants him unimaginable abilities but comes with a grim cost—a relentless hunger for souls and flesh to feed his shadow. Now, with his shadow alive and insatiable, Damon faces a terrible choice: feed it to grow stronger or starve it and die with it. In a world ruled by ruthless nobles, deadly monsters, and power-hungry demons, Damon must decide if his newfound power is a curse or the only way to survive. With the Living Shadow System, his fate is clear: devour or be devoured. discord. https://discord.com/invite/23jwFnt9

While escaping from her terrible husband, Anastasia, the queen of Rovis, was murdered violently. As she lay dying, she prayed for her husband's demise. Anastasia opened her eyes and found herself alive and well, yet in a prison. What will she do to endure? How will she seek her vengeance?

When I was twenty years old, I accepted an antique that I shouldn't have accepted because of greed. Since then, in order to stay alive, I have had to go in and out of those forbidden places where there is a risk of death.

The strongest man alive is reincarnated into a new body after he got betrayed by the king, now he wants to become something greater than before.

When Lu Huang woke up as Lidia—the villainess of a cringe-worthy romance novel—she was determined not to let the story play out like the dumpster fire it was written to be. Nope. Dying at the hands of the Alpha King after being falsely accused, publicly humiliated, and manipulated into madness? Yeah, that’s not on her to-do list. Armed with a sharp tongue that could flay egos, the street smarts of a broke college grad, and the petty audacity of someone with nothing left to lose, Lidia decides she was ripping up the script. Holier-than-thou saintesses? Screw ’em. Self-righteous alphas? They can eat dirt. If this world insists on casting her as the villain, she’s going to own it—on her terms. One chaotic scheme at a time, Lidia’s ready to rewrite her fate—and if she has to break a few rules (and maybe some noses) to do it, so be it. Villainesses don’t play nice, and Lidia is just getting started.

A thunderstorm and heavy rain woke up Danny Sage from his final rest in bleak dead of night. Shattered memories assaulted his mind of the final battle he had met his end at the hands of two women but he was alive again reborn with a different name and destiny.

Lost and abandoned in this mansion, the only thing keeping us alive. Most of us have given up hope on finding a way home. This is my journal of how we came to know the truth of this place.

A 21st century American is transmigrated into ancient china as a two year old Chinese village boy, can this boy adapt to this cruel time period or will he be buried in history…. as the boy survives in this world he finds out that this is a world of martial arts and secrets that history has forgotten may come to light….. (please note that this story was originally supposed to be a fanfic but i couldn’t find the right world, so i created my own, hence the novel)

The world will never be the same

A tale of courage, loss, and discovery, where ancient myths come alive and the fate of a kingdom rests in the hands of a young woman. Lena’s journey from seeking vengeance to uncovering her destiny reveals the unyielding light of hope, guiding her through the shadows that threaten to consume her world.

After having no choice but to join the extermination corps that fight against destructive monsters to keep his sister alive alongside his best friend, Zane steps into a life of brutal battles, adventures, taking the path to grow his powers and unknowingly involves himself in a brewing mystery would change his life and the world

SHE KILLED HIM! BUT WHY? EVARA DAVIDSON IS GOING TO FIND OUT ABOUT ALL THIS NOT KNOWING IF SHE WILL BE ALIVE OR DEAD.

some sort stories of taboo This story is a complete work of fiction; any resemblance to anyone, alive or dead is pure coincidence. All of the characters in this story are 18 years and older.

Seven high school cousins are living life to the fullest when they encounter a strange phenomenon that transports them to another world. Beautiful but nearly devoid of life, this mysterious realm challenges them in ways they could never imagine. Each cousin discovers they possess a unique elemental power, their only hope of survival and escape. Together, they must face the unknown and find a way back home. Will they succeed, or will this otherworldly journey be their last?

It's not every day that someone has a life changing epiphany, not every day that someone decides to change their lives by the power of thought. But it's no rare gem either, people sometimes get strange bursts of motivation. And so did this guy, who spent the third year of CS undergrad at Kyoto University, just lazing around and doing nothing, barely passing with grades his past self would never have imagined getting, always just coped up in his room. Now that he is suddenly determined to change all that, would he be able to actually go through it, and not fall down after walking just ten steps ahead towards the world? Look forward to the mundane tale of this guy, as he juggles through daily struggles of school, work, social life, love, passion, and friends, while trying to make a place for himself in the light speed fast moving world of modern AI technology of 2020s with an aim to "MAKE WAIFUS REAL." ------------------------------------------------------------ The story of a wannabe hustler whose life's goal is to make Waifus real, find love, play games, and be happy. ------------------------------------------------------------ The story has a place for loving readers to support the author, a pa-t-re-on page. https://patreon.com/MeAlive

As the last survivor of his people, a race that was exterminated by the Holy Conshu Empire, Dmitri needs to get stronger, reclaim the land his people once owned, pass down his bloodline, and most importantly — get revenge. "Kill. Kill! KILL! KILL!!! KILL ALL THOSE THAT DID THIS! LEAVE NONE OF THEM ALIVE!!!!"

Assassin’s are some of the most skilled people alive. They can do almost everything to finish a job. But what if the world gave them almost everything?

After being hit by a car, Kian wakes up in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by a crowd of strangers. For some reason, they're still alive, and no one knows how. Afterwards, they found out that they've been taken here to participate in a mysterious program they know nothing about. Later, they learned about the creator who brought them alive, but in return, they must follow the rules of the program and participate, or else they'll die. Desperation sets in as each stage becomes harder, and survival seems even more impossible. Thankfully, the second-ranked participant in the program offers him a deal. To date him, and in exchange, he'll survive each stages.  #slowburn #gore #infiniteflow #mystery #otherentities Disclaimer: All rights to the artwork used in this novel's cover shall belong to it's original artist. No copyright infringement is intended. Furthermore, everything in this novel is purely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people, events, or places are entirely coincidental and serves mainly to further move the plot. Come for the romance but stay for the plot. ;)

Every year, Roland is buried alive by his grandfather. Thanks to that, he learns how to survive being buried alive for days. Many years later, Roland was summoned to the fantasy world with five other people, but the other five were all heroes, while he did not have any magical talent. Roland thought he would be an ordinary person for the rest of his life, but his fiancée, because she loved one of the five heroes, cut off his limbs and buried him alive. Luckily… he didn't die; on the contrary, he was able to activate the 'Immortal System'. It doesn't matter if he's an ordinary person; as long as he continuously dies, he becomes stronger. Roland, crawling out of hell, returns to take revenge on his fiancée. At the same time, he also became the devil of this world, confronting the heroes.

In the quiet village of Twin-Forest, newly graduated mage Lynna faces mysterious forces disrupting the peace. As myths come alive and hidden powers emerge, she must uncover the truth before her world unravels.

Smart people are often suffocated by powerful people or people who can better market their skills. Now the smartest man alive works as a manual laborer because no one takes his ideas seriously... I think it is about time he changes that. Yet smart people are often taken advantage of dying without being able to credit their own works. Sometimes losing complete ownership of their invention because of powerful people. Yet when you are the smartest alive with the most powerful inventions why follow their rules? If they still want him to back down then, simply rule them.

The innocent heroine, having earned millions, is betrayed by her ex-husband and best friend, who conspire to rob her of her fortune and take her life. She is buried alive in a coffin in the foreign land of Myanmar, her survival hanging by a thread. In this dire situation, she crosses paths with a conman, hoping that he will help her seek revenge. Will she exact her vengeance? Can she escape the coffin and walk away alive?

After the extraterrestrial invasion and nuclear attacks, Ray and other survivors seek refuge in an underground city, facing loss and the constant fear of annihilation. Their survival now depends on global unity and the fight to stay alive in a shattered world.

One day, out of nowhere, I woke up to an unfamiliar ceiling. I thought I was kidnapped but turns out I had transmigrated into early medieval Britain during the era of Arthurian Legends? Wait, but why is Merlin a real mage, and Excalibur a real magic sword? King Arthur was actually real? No, wait, before that, what is this colosseum like place? Why am I being sent into the Middle Earth to steal a cup of gold from Smaug the Greedy? W-why is there a giant Red Dragon here?! How could I have known the Welsh dragon was real! Someone save me!!! --- This is my first time venturing into the Infinity genre as a writer, and one major inspiration behind this is, indeed, Cuttlefish's 'The Sage Who Transcended Samsara'. Please leave constructive criticism, and help improve my writing. Native English speaker, so hopefully grammar won't be a problem. I will never be accepting a contract, so this will forever be free. If you like my writing and would like to support me, and later on get some advanced chapters, the link below may be of use: https://www.patreon.com/MeAlive

A world in which weakness is a sin,how can Ezekiel survive in this world? When you hear the scream of a raven,when black snow falls, everything alive dies.

life is a curse. You are suddenly alive, forced to learn many new things, forced to understand, forced to be smart, and also forced to stay alive. but behind all that, life is still something beautiful. if that curse makes me able to enjoy and understand the meaning of life. then I think I will accept that curse gladly.

She who wanted to live so badly have to die. He who wanted to die so badly have to live. She who is alive, lives like dead. He who can't be called living, is living and has been since ...eternity. One is mortal, other is immortal came across each other with different fates.

A story where what she was afraid of happening happens at the end. People misunderstood her. Being misunderstood has been one of the darkest things to happen. She wasn't even alive to clear her name. Will they even listen to her, even if she is alive?