Keyseeker Apathy

Vale Nerine was a strange cake. A cake with different flavors, holding a taste impossible to replicate by human food. And this perfect creature, the perfect cake, could only be gotten by the person in him being crushed to tasteless flour. Mixed with hypnotic sweetness, leavened by a sprinkle of torture. A crack of psych, a melting of resistance, and a glass of defensive apathy. Before being baked by the bakers with precision into this pinnacle of excellence. The five forks had a change of mind. They all wanted a bite.

Charlie is a nobody. In the small, forgettable town of Maplewood, Charlie barely exists. His days are spent in a haze of lethargy, slumped on a basement couch that smells faintly of regret. His body, soft and bloated, seems to mirror the weight of his apathy—a monument to years of bad decisions and the crushing inertia of laziness. His parents look at him with disappointment, his classmates avoid him like a bad smell, and the girls, even the kind ones, can barely disguise their pity. He’s bullied, mocked, and ignored, but Charlie doesn’t care. Not really. Or so he tells himself. Until one day, a moment so small and humiliating it shouldn’t matter tears open the carefully constructed wall of indifference he’s built around himself. For the first time in years, Charlie feels something stir deep inside—a spark of something raw, terrifying, and undeniable. Then, one night, everything changes. A system appears, a voice in his mind that speaks of transformation, power, and redemption. It offers him a choice: to stay as he is and sink deeper into the void of his existence, or to rise—literally—and reshape himself, body and soul. The system promises him a path, but it won’t be easy. To shed the weight of his old self, Charlie must first face the physical and emotional burdens he’s carried for so long. The path is brutal, filled with trials that test his mind, body, and spirit. But as Charlie begins to claw his way out of the pit of mediocrity, he discovers a world beyond Maplewood—a world of incredible challenges, impossible bodies, and a system that rewards transformation. The ultimate prize? A body forged by effort, determination, and resilience—a body of iron, plasma, and even the golden brilliance of the sun. But each step comes with its own cost, and the system’s promises may hide more than they reveal. Can Charlie rise above the weight of his past, or will the weight of the world crush him once and for all?

This is a BL novel. In a desolate future where Earth has been subjugated by the Alki, an advanced species with unimaginable power and cold, unyielding logic, created by Anu, human kind's newest Goddess, society's remnants live as an objectified, broken people. The Alki view humans as inferior beings, fit only to serve their new masters. Ray Malek, once a simple cook in a small establishment is betrayed by his friends and thrown into Heathens Prison. A place where the only way out is as a slave. Sold to the sadistic Salazar a high-ranking Alki noble known for his detached, almost clinical cruelty Ray must find a way to survive his new reality. Stripped of his freedom, his identity reduced to that of an unwilling sex slave, a prized possession to be paraded as both a trophy and a warning. Salazar is everything Ray despises: calculating, arrogant, and unshakably confident in the Alki's supremacy. To Salazar, Ray is no more than an amusing plaything—a symbol of humanity's futile defiance. Yet, beneath the carefully curated facade of apathy, Salazar finds himself intrigued by Ray's unyielding spirit and refusal to fully submit. In defiance of all logic, Salazar begins to admire the very qualities he sought to crush. As weeks turn into months, Ray and Salazar are drawn into an intricate, dangerous dance of wills. Their interactions are fraught with tension, anger, and moments of vulnerability that neither can ignore. Ray, haunted by memories of his lost comrades and his own complicity in this degrading system, finds himself questioning his hatred for Salazar, even as he clings to him for survival. Salazar, in turn, faces an existential crisis, torn between the icy detachment expected of his kind and the inexplicable emotions that Ray stirs within him. Set against the backdrop of a crumbling Earth, where rebellion smolders beneath the surface and the Alki's rule is not as absolute as it seems, Poison Ties explores themes of power, freedom, and the complex, often painful nature of love. As Ray and Salazar navigate the fragile, shifting balance between their roles as captor and captive, they must confront the oppressive systems that define their world—and decide whether their bond can transcend the tais that bind them both. But in a world built on domination and control, love may not be enough to bridge the chasm between human and Alki—or to save them from the forces that would see them torn apart.

Amelia wasn’t always Amelia. In a past life, she was a young man who chose apathy and indifference, silently recording an atrocity without intervening. For this, a secretive organization exacted a punishment as severe as it was symbolic: transforming the perpetrators into what they despised most. Turned into a woman through a dark ritual, Amelia finds herself trapped in a body she never asked for, her mind besieged by new impulses and emotions driven by an ancient and perverse power. Sold to Jason, a powerful yet enigmatic CEO, Amelia faces a heartbreaking emotional contradiction. The new sensations and desires implanted by the ritual drive her to fall in love with her master, but memories of who she once was haunt her, and the constant internal struggle threatens to consume her. Amid her personal turmoil, she discovers that both Jason and the organization's leader, Inmaculada, are disciples of a ruthless and ancient master—a sorcerer capable of altering the destiny of those who fall under his control. As she attempts to rebuild her life and prove she's more than just a pretty face, Amelia is caught in a complex power struggle between Inmaculada and Jason’s interests, family conflicts, and the master's demands. Conspiracies intensify when the mentor discovers her unexplored magical potential, demanding her surrender at any cost. To buy time, Jason and Inmaculada resort to drastic measures, transforming Amelia’s assailants into women through the same dark ritual in hopes of diverting the master’s attention. In a world where magic, manipulation, and power struggles are the norm, Amelia must find her true strength to survive and decide who she wants to be in a reality that constantly redefines her.

In My Right Eye, a young investigator and his unorthodox mentor, Billie Butcher, confront a chilling mystery in Hillsville, where people have been vanishing into the woods without a trace. As they face apathy from fellow officers and pressure to drop the case, the two dig deeper, guided by Butcher’s sharp instincts and enigmatic past. Together, they race to uncover the truth before Hillsville’s secrets claim another victim.

What is the nature of being? is it a feeling brought about by some great mistake - a collision of molecules foisted together by some random cosmic storm? Is it given by the one we refer to as God? With the understanding that we'll dedicate ourselves to servitude for this 'blessing' Or are our beings totally superficial? planted like a seed by some greater alien force only to be harvested later and preyed upon? Would you argue that it is a useless conversation to have? that none of it matters because it will never be revealed? but what if it was revealed? would you toil away in apathy if we all turned out to be nothing more than some cosmic mistake? would you kneel at the Lord's feet if he was truly yours and all of our fathers. Would you stand at the forefront of the battlefield knowing that you'd be pointlessly mowed down like grass by some overwhelming alien force? One could argue that the nature of being is having the ability to choose who you are and/or what you think about. [ Synopsis- Shut in junkie Michael Kang, lives his hermit life in quiet desperation. On a lonely night as he stands on his porch contemplating life, he is abruptly seized up on by a mysterious object falling from the sky. He learns quickly that the object that had hit him wasn't anything he could've ever expected, and with this object, he could finally obtain his wish of a more fulfilling life.

In the second year of the apocalypse, Du Yue died alone, killed by apathy and exposure to extreme weather. Somehow, she opened her eyes to find herself not only alive, but also back when it was three months before the apocalypse. Despite the surprise, she thought about the upcoming disasters and upheavals. First, it was the fog that carried a virus that stayed for a month. Then, global temperatures rose to over 120 degrees, evaporating most of the world's water and melting all the icebergs. After that were level-10 earthquakes, cyclones, tsunamis, permanent eclipse, and avid rain... and that was not all, because after global warming, came global freezing. As temperatures dropped to below negative fifty, the savagery humans displayed was far worse than any imagined horrors like zombies! Knowing what was coming, Du Yue sold off her family property and used the pocket dimension her mother left her to hoard as many resources as possible, so that she could survive the apocalypse. Meat? Grain? Oil? Spices? Weather gear? She bought everything! Steaks, French fries, spaghetti, and canned food must all be stocked up! To He Xing, the male lead, she was a god and the key to surviving the apocalypse! Having thought of the apocalypse, Du Yue sold off her family property and used the pocket dimension her mother left her to hoard as many resources as possible, so that she could survive the apocalypse. Meat? Grain? Oil? Spices? Weather gear? She bought everything! Steaks, french fries, spaghetti and canned food must all be stocked up! To He Xing, the male lead, she is a god and the key to surviving the apocalypse!

' Regarding monsters, the first thing to consider is their tenacity, second is their cunning, and third should be their cruelty. ' What defines monsters? Nothing in particular, the definition is blurred by both apathy and empathy for those beasts... anything sentient that means harm is a monster, that is what researcher Dr. Umbra has decided. Dr. Umbra has decided one other thing, ethics will no longer be considered. _________ Set in a world purged of humans... Violent Monsters, Demons, and Ferocious Beasts have take over. The strong rule, and the weak die. That is just how it is on this new world, but with every disaster comes survivors. Evolution was not about to abandon Humanity. The stragglers of civilization drastically changed and developed to survive. Some Humans who bunkered down in giant halls of stone and iron became smaller and more hardy to survive the cramped environment and limited diet. Some Humans hide amongst the trees, their reflexes and perception vastly improved to suit the hostile environment. Some Humans became monsters themselves, after all if you can't beat them, join them. Though, there remains one. Either through some form of Immortality Drug, Complex Bio-Machinery, or maybe even Magic, there remains one Human. Hidden away under some corner of the Earth lies Umbra's laboratory, a bunker made of alloy strong enough to resist extinction. Alone, he continued his studies on and on... until finally, he deemed the world safe enough to leave once more. Maybe now he will have some live samples of these so called ' Monsters '.

[Objectively the #1 best novel ever written] 2ch/day In a world on the brink of war, Mao, a Lord who reincarnated 3000 years into the future, couldn't care less about saving it. Burnt out by centuries of chaos, the man just wants t'laze around, find love, and indulge in TV dramas targeted towards 50-year-old menopausal women; the usual. But little does he know, the world has an insidious agenda, dragging him into confronting a mystery that transcends time. As Lord Mao battles his indifference and encounters the hidden forces at play, the lines between apathy and destiny blur in this dramatic tale of a Demon Lord lost in the currents of time. Please interact with the novel. Make yourself a part of this community.

"Every single night, when the moon turns as sanguine red as blood, my life itself hangs in the balance. When I wake up the very next morning, I am reborn." Rika Sato is a freshman university student, she had a cold demeanor and an attitude that was basically screaming her apathy. She did not care for anything at all, she was detached from reality, one might say. The world being full of terrible news, murders, kidnappings, and other twisted things made her that way. She was uncaring and frozen. One fateful night, Rika was just walking, determined to get home from school. As the night progressed on, the city lights grew brighter and brighter. Perhaps this was the reason that a random child did not think to look before crossing the street. A truck was coming in closer and closer, the driver was not even looking at the road. Rika knew that she had to do something to save the child. She quickly ran and tried to hurl the child away to safety. She succeeded. The child lived, yet she did not. The truck hit Rika right then and there. [ Do you wish to live, still? ] A voice asked out to her. “Y-Yes! Yes I do!” she screamed. [ Then you shall live once more. You will live in order to become a spectacle. A warrior of the night, if you do not agree with these terms and conditions, we can always just leave you to die. ] The image of a red moon was the last thing she would ever see before her life would change for the better—or for worse. As she would be given a chance to reverse what had happened to her. But there was a catch. It was going to shake up her whole world, living on that borrowed life of hers.

Mu Yuhaan is Asia's richest businessman and king of the underworld. Earth shakes under his feet, air becomes tense around him, and going against him is a straight suicidal attempt. All of this is applicable to all but one, his girlfriend, his soon to be wife, the love of his life, his Mian. Their love story was sailing smoothly garnering everyone's envy, until one day Mian wanted to break all the ties with Mu Yuhaan. Excerpt.. "Agreeing to be your girlfriend was the biggest mistake I made in my entire life!" Mian yelled at Mu Yuhaan's face with agitated eyes. This one sentence drained the glow from Mu Yuhaan's face, for the next few seconds, all he could do was just stare vacantly at Mian. After the buzzing in his head subsided a little, he gently held both of her arms, then asked, “Mian, what are you talking about? What made you utter such words? Babe, what happened?" "Exactly what you just heard and stop touching me! It's over!" Mian jerked at Mu Yuhaan's hands immediately, as if it disgusted her. That disgusted expression on her face was for him?! Anger accumulating inside, Mu Yuhaan's eyes glossed over coldly. "Since you know that, why are you running away? Mistakes shouldn't go unpunished, Mian; and in order to pay for it, you will be locked with me forever." Next moment, Mian felt Mu Yuhaan's strength for the first time, as she was thrown onto the bed, pinned by him. Since she wanted to do this the hard way, there was no reason for him to hold back anymore. While Mu Yuhaan was busy avenging his bleeding heart, tears of heartache were flowing out of Mian's eyes. She wanted to be with Mu Yuhaan as well, but she couldn't! Why can't he just let her go, and let everyone be at peace? They are not meant to be... Will Mu Yuhaan be able to find out the reasons behind Mian's sudden change of heart? Or will he be too late to lose the love of his life forever? = Nina was a supermodel, who had it all—looks, wealth, and a long line of suitors. She always had a big smile while facing her family, but, late at night it was only her tears that accompanied her to sleep. The tragic death of her beloved, took her smile away, clouding her bright life. However, as they say, God can never see his children in pain for a long time, an eventful night pushed Nina into a marriage with Lu Yifeng, the CEO of the Biggest Entertainment Company in the country. From apathy to pure hatred, it didn't stop there, evolving into friendship, then taking turns towards the deepest path of love. Just then, like the naughty bully in school, fate played another cruel game shattering Nina's heart once again. Excerpt.. Nina's teary eyes sought out Lu Yifeng, plucking up her all courage, she pushed the heavy question out of her quivering lips, "Did you kill Mubai?" The deem light of hope couldn't but stare anxiously at him, to hear a negative answer. Okay, he didn't have to say anything, just single shake of head would suffice. Lu Yifeng's face fell instantly. Nina's anxiousness mounted, she cupped his face with both hands to station his gaze on hers. "Why are you not saying anything? Feng, just tell me once, you aren't the reason why Mubai is no more?" Lu Yifeng's eyes drooped, as he stood there hanging his head low. Hreatbreak, betrayal, anger and pain almost blasted Nina's heart out. Staggering a few steps back, she stared at Lu Yifeng through a blurred vision. Just like her vision, she felt her heart never saw the clear version of him. "I really wish, you lose the person you love, perhaps then you will understand my pain!" Like a statue who got his voice back, Lu Yifeng pleaded desperately with urgency, "Don't! Curse me, hit me all you want, drag me to the court, but don't curse yourself, Nin! I love you!" His expression remorseful, the one beyond redemption. Will Nina be able to come out of her past and find love in her husband? Or her hatred for Lu Yifeng will take him to his grave?

Leo lived a life of dull repetition and servitude for a company in which he was ostracized. His family pretended as though he didn’t exist, and everyone else ignored his existence with contempt and blatant disregard. Within Leo, was born an extreme disinterest in life and an unending resentment for people. This absolute apathy for living drove him to kill himself in a desperate bid to end the monotony. However, Leo’s interest in life was rekindled when he was reborn! But to his disappointment, he was born not as a hero or demon lord, but as a puny fox. He would not be the grand, all-powerful king of this world, who people revered or even feared. Instead, he was just an animal. However, Leo was determined to make his second life worth living. He abandoned his human name and instead, became Zulu, embarking on a journey to consume magical creatures and evolve. He would force the people of this world to recognize his all-mighty existence!

This is the story of the boy named Aoki Sasaki who was dead by unknown force and sent to another world which he stumbled to be prejudiced as "The Greatest Threat throughout this world" although it gave him no clue as to—why? The dark force within him was the reason for this, and stumbling into misfortune was his grave sight with questionable regrets in this “escapist” world as if he woke up from his apathetic life. He may be trapped to this uncertainty. He may be essential to the eyes of the world. Then, a beautiful woman named Lilith Rose caught him off from the accusation of prejudice by the hands of the Dorian Princess who sensed him with a black smoke, and she offered him to stay with her from the dangers lurking around him. Even if fate offers him to create his own peace, what will be the result of the world? Follow his journey to give himself strength from a pang and prejudice… but are there more than that? ----------------------------------------- Light blinds the man. Dark dreads the man. His confusing existence reached from apathy to unexpected fate. Aoki Sasaki is the one who suffered for this. He bears from nothing to something. He who struggles is the one who stumbles from nothing. He craves satisfaction to cure his apathy.

He was the cold-blooded prince of the Jin country. Decisive and smart, he had looked down on the world with apathy and disdain. She was his Wang fei, a person who had saved him in the past, but even he wouldn’t look at her. When the fire raged and death claimed her, it was only then that she realized her existence was nothing but a joke from the beginning. She opened her eyes once more after spending two years as a roaming, vengeful ghost. In this lifetime, Ye Zhen promises that she will be a different person. With a slight smile, she will ruthlessly trample on those who had schemed against her and lied until her demise! Most importantly, she would let him experience the pain of an unrequited love; the bitterness of seeking something you cannot obtain!

In the world of Ovion women are born with a magical power known as the "gift". The women with strong gifts join the army and become Angels(magical warriors). The Angels alongside the male soldiers fight the invading Demons in a war for mankind's survival.

"Someone would understand your grievances, your sorrows? Hah! Nobody will lend their ears to an individual wail of pain, not even the mighty upholders of justice, the Tianzun Imperial Court! Dream on!" A broken soul, mangled beyond belief, stranded within a world of pain and suffering. "That was a thousand-some amount of human lives! A city of them! Ushering them towards the Gates of Yama, do you have no shame or guilt!? And you call yourself a savior of life!?" Another entity, forged with apathy, incapable of resonating with other beings, drifting in a world filled with facade and corruption. "What siblings, what family, what Pavilion of Swords, what Divine Palace? Your very soul has brought forth destruction to the Immortal Realm, a calamity! A walking disaster has no place within the Immortal Realm!" One sole spirit, cursed with destruction. The Earth, the Heavens, and even one's own self perishes before their sword. When the Butterfly of Chaos flaps its luminous wings, who in the world is capable of resisting its allure? "Ronel, my fragile, beautiful creature. Must you force your destruction once more?" //Cover Image is courtesy of Sleepwrite! She is an excellent artist as well as a fantastic writer, check out her works as well! https://www.webnovel.com/profile/4300301721

My name is Rhemil Rhoa, and I was once a Knight of the Order of Iron. As I am confine within these walls of stone, awaiting my execution, I will recounted my story to you, O the stranger in the dark. Our disastrous defeat has greatly changed the order. Our illusions of obligation and honor, of grandeur and glory, of wealthy and pillage ,which we held ourselves to before, have entirely disappeared. Lord Eisen has given into apathy and refuses to see anyone, his sons, all of them have died in the siege. The officers rounded up the remaining dregs of our order and relocated us under the ruins of the fortress. It's a dismal, depressing place, but it's better than staying the forests among the corpses of our men. No one wanted to join the fight anymore, after all, one can only do so much against such overwhelming strength. The Auturo Kingdom has ordered the execution' of anyone that dare to enact desertion. And that means the inquisition's dungeon, torture, and death in the cleansing flames is all that awaits us back home should we had not died..... Dark, black, hungering crows no longer appear in our camp above. In their stead has appeared a most shining warriors high above our heads. They are mighty and like gods, are not afraid to use force against anyone standing in their way.....it was.....a mistake for the likes of us mortal to dare peek unto the domain of The Gods.....May the Holy Spirit save our soul..... —————-——————————————- This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. That being said, this work is a compilation of various (dead) works whose author is either dead, unknown-unable to contacts, or simply being put up on craigslist in the rant section.

Alric Reed was a bright and promising knight of the Wisteria Order. Saving women and children, vanquishing vicious dragons, and even winning the favor of the princess, there was nothing that he could not accomplish. It was too bad that his righteousness got in the way of the kingdom's expansion. Betrayed and left for dead, Alric swears revenge on those who plotted on him, only to realize that he is now in another world. Earth. As selflessness turns into greed and sympathy into apathy, watch as he survives in an unknown place with his twisted morals.

I don't want other people to see my past. Although other people don't understand, what I have become now is nothing to be envious of. Radical government reforms, schools now become a meritocracy. It's a battle, in this overcrowded world, to reach the very top. The most prestigious school, Valencians High School, is a war ground for the smartest and most persistent students, for whoever reaches the top, will change the world. Society has no place for the weak.

Larifa Tuffin, a human, has recently graduated from university and moved into her new apartment with prospects for her career. Everything was finally falling into place. That is, until she finds a beautiful man laying in the snow. And later, she finds out that the stranger is in fact a biologically-altered, callous and unfeeling being: a Bionic. Bo, a Bionic, has only recently become the skilled, almost robotic individual that he is. Like every other Bionic, he has one sole purpose for living: to help humans in their everyday life. One day, after a meeting with a manager of one of the many Bionic factories, he finds himself on the brink of death during one of the most intense snowstorms in the state. And then he's saved by a human girl, with no memory of how or why he came to wake up on the other side of the country. Against all odds, how far can their emotions lead them? Can love between a human and a Bionic survive, when fighting against everything that they were initially destined to be? (POV switches)

Living all the life without true friends and love. K always feels alone when he starts to think about his life. His life was meaningless. And he died without anyone beside him. A story about a person reincarnating in his most loved and prized fiction with some advantages. This is fanfiction of Douluo Dalu and the story will follow canon. I don't own Douluo Dalu or any characters. All rights belongs to their respective owners. All I own is my character and the things that I will later add.

my drafts got wiped out when my device crashed and i am too bored to write for now

Everything that could go wrong went wrong. An Apathetic system AI is suddenly trapped in the body of his host. Watch as after decades of apathy he gains power, friends, and waifus to have sex with. Smut starts on chapter 28

Apathy between humans and monsters ,it has been like that for years untill love came tomonster

A teenager is faced with a sexual identity conundrum at a time of serious alternative lifestyle apathy. To come out of the closet or not to? The tale beckons your readership.

Apathy Delves into an unknown world after a deal with lucifer sacrificing his emotions for power watch him to see if he can truly reach godhood or will he die to this new world

Magnus lives a relatively normal life, or at least it looks like he does. He has average grades, a handful of friends, moderate wealth, and a distant family. But behind that façade is apathy. Apathy towards his friends, his family, the entire world. Or, almost the entire world. The one thing that Magnus cares about, is books. No matter what kind, Magnus would descend upon it like a swarm of locusts. From picture books to grand epics, text books to treatises, no book could escape his grasp. He is content with this life, but something would always nag at the back of his mind, the want for something more. When Magnus is walking through the forest near his house to find a nice spot to read his latest book, he stumbles upon what looks to be an ancient shrine. Taking it as a nice spot he walks inside, only to hear a disembodied voice. “Welcome child, as you have stumbled upon my place of rest and awakened me from my slumber, I shall bestow upon you a gift. What is it you desire? Power?” “No” “Wealth?” “No” “Pleasure?” “No” “Well what do you want then?” “...To read.” - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Slightly more spoilery but not really description below - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Magnus, a teen with interest in nothing but books(to a ridiculous degree), finds himself in another world with a system that lets him claim power from the books he reads

Foreign land, Foreign thoughts. What does man seek? What does he not? Brave warriors here, Vicious villains there. Fated to meet in a tale of despair. The starry night gazes in chaotic apathy. Wary travelers moving solemnly. Four blades charge forward fearlessly. This is an epic of Valor and Misery…..

Apathy is the nature of those who stood at the top and Vana was no exception. Living her life with no particular interest for the world, all that changes when she decides to take a student in the whimp. This is simply the story of a Mentor guiding her students to become the best. ------------------- This is my first time writing so my expectations are as low as you the readers, so you opinions will greatly help. Also the protagonist is a male but the story is narrated by a female. As I said earlier Vana is not the the mc. The beginning will be more slice of life and a training arc spiced in it. Finally I hope you enjoy my novel.