The Long Walk Richard Bachman

The world is dying. The gods are silent. Magic is but a whispered myth, buried under centuries of war, ignorance, and decay. Once vibrant empires that harnessed the raw power of the world are now crumbling, their ruins lost beneath moss and dust. It has been over a thousand years since the last known spell was cast, and most believe magic never truly existed at all. Only charlatans, lunatics, or fanatics speak of its return. But something stirs. At the borders of civilization, in forgotten woods and the blackened hearts of mountains, creatures of myth are seen again. Strange lights dance across the sky. Whispered prayers once thought useless begin to echo back. Magic is waking up. Slowly. Painfully. But before it returns in full, blood will paint the earth.

The main character grapples with the profound question of what life truly means, delving into its deeper roots and the intricate branches that influence our existence.

love remembers what betrayal tries to erase.” After a scandal tears Haera and Ethan apart, fate leads her back with his twins in tow... LOVE IN A LONG SUSPENSE Blurb: She was born with beauty, brains, and a trauma that made her fear every touch. He was a ruthless CEO—cold, proud, and desired by all—until his heart chose her. Haera Park never believed in love. Not after witnessing her father’s betrayal and growing up with a fear of men. But when a marriage contract arranged by their mothers ties her to Demian Xu, the arrogant heir of the Xu family, she is thrust into a world of love, betrayal, heartbreak—and fate. When a cruel scheme tears them apart, Haera vanishes abroad carrying a secret that could change everything: she is pregnant with Demian’s twins. Years later, she returns, successful, stunning, and unrecognizable—but fate is not done with them yet. Can love survive lies, misunderstandings, and time? Or will Haera’s heart forever remain locked away?

In the gritty streets of Kallzara, a small wayside town where light barely touches the alleys, Revan Sorna survives by his wits—and by magic long forbidden. With the help of a shadowy tome found in forgotten ruins beneath the city, Revan can summon shadows to deceive and distract, but such power comes with a price: shadows cannot be created from nothing, and his own is lazy and stubborn, testing his patience at every turn. Revan’s partner in crime, Cassie, is a clever con artist with a talent for ice magic and a convincing lost-girl act. Together, they make a perfect team, surviving by picking pockets, pulling cons, and running from those who would see their kind dead or worse. Tonight’s target is an easy mark: a drunken sailor leaving The Golden Pig tavern. But when Revan’s swift theft is interrupted by a brutal punch, the simple job spirals into something far more dangerous—and far more personal. As dark secrets from the ruins threaten to surface and enemies close in, Revan and Cassie must rely on their skills, their magic, and each other to survive. But in a town where shadow magic is heresy and trust is a currency rarer than gold, survival might just mean losing everything.

“Even if I lose my memories, my name, even myself... I will find you again.” Reiji once lived a life ruled by apathy—using others, destroying lives, and leaving behind nothing but broken pieces. But when the one person who truly cared for him became collateral in his schemes, her last words haunted him into death… and beyond. Cast into a purgatory between lives, Reiji faces the echoes of every soul he has hurt. In this darkness, a voice offers him a chance—not of forgiveness, but of redemption. Reborn in a quiet, strange world, Reiji meets a mysterious girl named Mina. She knows things she shouldn’t. She speaks without judgment. And somehow… she feels familiar. As fragments of past lives emerge and old sins resurface, Reiji must decide: Will he repeat the cycle of destruction, or will he finally learn what it means to live—and love? A Japanese reincarnation fantasy blending soul-deep sorrow, quiet redemption, and the unbreakable bond between two wandering spirits. From a Japanese author. A story where karma, memory, and fate intertwine.

In 1972, a groundbreaking discovery by Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen in genetic engineering, where they created the first transgenic organisms by inserting a resistance gene into an E. coli plasmid, sparked both immense scientific excitement and public backlash. While many hailed it as a monumental step forward, others protested, fearing humanity was "playing God." Amidst this controversy, Jeremy Karlson, a renowned paleontologist, recognized the profound potential of Boyer and Cohen's work. He saw it as a means to achieve something unprecedented: bringing dinosaurs back to life. Jeremy, accompanied by his wealthy step-brother Jake, who offered to fully fund the ambitious project, met with Boyer and Cohen. Jeremy revealed that during an expedition in Alaska, his team had discovered a perfectly preserved, 17,000-year-old juvenile dire wolf with intact organs, from which they successfully extracted degraded DNA. He believed that with Boyer and Cohen's expertise in transgenic technology, they could use this DNA, and by extension, potentially dinosaur DNA, to resurrect extinct creatures. Initially hesitant and skeptical of the audacious proposition, Boyer and Cohen were eventually swayed by Jeremy's unwavering confidence and the sheer magnitude of the idea. With Jake's financial backing and Jeremy's bold vision, they agreed to collaborate. The project, estimated to take four to five years, aimed to apply the nascent field of genetic engineering to the realm of paleontology, promising to reshape the world in an unimaginable way. As they left, Jeremy mused that when their success became public, the world would be irrevocably divided.

Title: The Long Road Home Genre: Sci-Fi Fantasy / Transmigration / Post-Earth It happened at 03:33 AM, UTC. Every digital clock on the planet stopped not froze, not glitched. Stopped. Flat zero. Seconds refused to pass. The hum of Earth’s rotation something imperceptible but deeply familiar to the subconscious stuttered. Then, reality blinked. Earth moved.

You look like a man who doesn’t talk much,” she says. “Only when there’s something worth saying,” he replies.

The odds were never in his favor. He faced the impossible, bled for victories no one would remember, and walked paths meant to break men. But Peter doesn’t stop. He moves forward—through ash, through silence, through everything that should have ended him. He carries pain like armor and purpose like fire. Not because he believes in destiny— but because turning back was never an option. This is not a tale of heroes. It is the story of a man who endures. A man who keeps walking... even where gods do not. ___________________________ It’s a story about: - survival without instruction, - stillness that screams, - and what happens when you see too clearly — but too late. If you enjoy: - rich worldbuilding like G3, Tolkien or Sanderson, - atmospheric tension with sudden emotional weight, - characters who observe more than they speak, - or the tone of Shadow of the Colossus, Metro, or The Last of Us... ___________________________ what to expect: - no harem (sorry for some of you) - vulgar language and scenes(text only) - power system simlar to one in SS - rather a long story, but I will try to make it interesting and with unexpected plot twists ___________________________ PS. discord server will be created at 1000 folowers :P

It all started with a deal with a God. And next thing... i was here... in another world, deceived and made and burdened with this fate. I was going to die. BUT... I don't want to die.

Tian Long el genio con el tiro al arco y en las artes liberales viaja a una inexplicable dinastía Ming, ahora está en un mundo de ríos y lagos donde las artes marciales, el verso y la poesía son muy apreciados. Afortunadamente su punto de partida es muy alto, reencarnado como el talentoso hijo de la familia Tian de la secta número uno del imperio, la secta Seiyutan. Originalmente este personaje fue encomendado como un enviado de la secta al imperio para ayudar a los funcionarios del Sur a mantener el orden y la paz, pero debido a algunos sucesos murió envenenado mientras tomaba unas copas en una posada.

As the Arctic ice caps crumble under catastrophic global warming, the ancient "Pandora Virus" — buried for millennia — unleashes hell on Earth. Chen Mo, a history student in a drowsy lecture hall, watches civilization collapse into blood-soaked chaos: the infected rise as ravenous horrors, cities become graveyards, and humanity’s darkest instincts erupt in the ruins. Armed with a fire axe, Chen Mo battles through his zombified campus with medical prodigy Lin Wei, campus beauty Su Qing, and other survivors. Betrayal and sacrifice shatter their fragile sanctuary, forcing Chen Mo on a desperate quest to find his family. In a warlord-controlled bunker, he discovers his parents died protecting the weak in a mutant-infested quarantine zone. Inheriting their resolve, Chen Mo transforms from survivor to guardian, forging the bunker into a beacon of hope called "New Haven." But its light attracts the genocidal cult "The Purifiers," igniting holy war. To reach humanity’s last stronghold — the subterranean fortress "Kunlun Base" — Chen Mo leads an elite squad across the wasteland. Through sand-choked ruins, slaver pits, and the Purifiers’ mobile fortresses, they recruit allies: a survivalist hunter, a mechanic duo, and "Shadow," a wanderer marked by secrets. Each victory comes at a cost. Within Kunlun’s ordered utopia, Chen Mo uncovers deadlier threats: factional power struggles, unethical virus-weapon experiments, and the cult’s "Prophet" who commands the infected. When intel reveals Pandora’s origin lies in an Arctic ice vault, Chen Mo launches a suicidal expedition. In the frozen lab ruins, he confronts the Prophet — a virus-human hybrid — and sacrifices comrades to destroy the hive. The "Primordial Strain" he retrieves could be humanity’s cure... or ultimate doom. As Kunlun’s leadership fractures and New Haven simmers with discord, a new power emerges from the West: the technocratic dystopia "Eden." The long night endures. Every echo of human survival etches a new epoch in the darkness.

Amid the Japanese invasion of Malaya during World War II, Aman, a young man traumatized by the brutal murder of his mother, desperately tries to reach Singapore to reunite with his younger siblings. As he navigates a war-torn landscape filled with betrayal, violence, and shifting allegiances, Aman must confront his own moral dilemmas and the harsh reality of survival. In a world where the line between enemy and ally blurs, Aman fights not only for his life but for the safety of his family, all while uncovering dark secrets that could alter his fate forever.

"Only the fearless heart, can soar to the heavens." In Cadia Riverlands, a young boy emerges from the ashes of a razed village, clutching the shattered remains of a spear. Orphaned, nameless, and driven only by instinct, he survives a brutal trek to the legendary Tianyin Swordmaster Sect—a secluded martial order that venerates the sword and rejects all else. Taken in as an exception, the boy is renamed Zhao Long, a name invoking the silent watch of the dragon. Five years pass, and Zhao Long remains an outsider, training alone with the weapon his soul seems unwilling to let go—the spear. To the Sect, it is a relic of foot soldiers, a crude tool far beneath the elegance of the blade. But Zhao Long persists. In secret, in silence, he carves his own path—movement by movement, form by form—guided not by teaching but by an echo deep within his body, one even he does not understand. Scorned by peers, overlooked by masters, he remains steadfast. One night, as moonlight bathes the mountain, a cloud in the shape of a dragon passes overhead. It sees him. It remembers. And so begins the story of a boy who defied tradition… …a warrior who would awaken the forgotten power of the spear. …a dragon yet to rise.

Janet lived with her grandpa in a tropical palm forest, a wood architect who's been bounded from hometown. Uncivilized barbarians lived in that region and her only hope is to help grandpa out of that forest, in order to do this, she must defile her virginity in to keep grandpa's concealment.

Vivian Grants was once the beloved daughter of New York’s wealthiest family—until one tragic mistake shattered her world. When her sister drowned under her watch, her father’s scorn forced her into exile. For ten years, she lived like a shadow, too broken to return, too afraid to face her past. Then she met Evans Newton, the man who became her refuge but never her love. No matter how hard she tried to reach him, his heart belonged to someone else. And on the night she thought she would finally earn his affection, he brought home the one person she had spent a decade mourning. Her sister. Bella Grants was alive. And she wasn’t just back. She was here to reclaim everything. As the lies unravel, Vivian realizes her past was never what it seemed. The people she trusted are hiding dark secrets, and the truth about Bella’s disappearance is more terrifying than she ever imagined. But in a world where love is a game, betrayal is currency, and the dead don’t stay buried, Vivian has only one choice. Survive.

The story follows Mesai a yr11 girl in first person,may be the occasional flip to 3rd person, Mesai is an antisocial girl who is unwilling to show or share her emotions. She has her life planned until she meets a new boy. An unknown feeling overwhelms her as her life and personality slowly change. Possibly for the better, possibly not. Releases: Periodic, around 2-3k length for each chapter. Over holidays chapter release will possibly increase. Please note that I will often revert to earlier chapters to edit and fix grammer errors. Age recommendation.( 14+) Trigger warning that there is themes of violence.

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เรื่องราวเริ่มต้นด้วย "ภู" (ภูกานต์) เด็กชาย ม.5 จากต่างจังหวัดที่ได้รับทุนมาเรียนที่กรุงเทพฯ. ภูรู้สึกว่าตัวเอง "ธรรมดาเกินไป" เมื่อเทียบกับเพื่อนร่วมชั้นที่มีความสามารถโดดเด่นและฐานะทางบ้านที่ดี. เขารู้สึกกดดันกับการพยายามเป็น "คนเก่ง" ตลอดเวลา. ภูได้พบกับ "ทีน่า" (ธีรดา) เด็กสาวสายศิลป์ที่ชอบวาดภาพและไม่ค่อยพูดเรื่องครอบครัว. ทีน่าเป็นคนพูดน้อยแต่ใจดี. ภาพวาดของทีน่ามักจะเป็นภาพเหนือจริงที่สื่อถึง "ความรู้สึกที่พูดไม่ได้" และความสัมพันธ์ที่ไม่สมบูรณ์ในครอบครัวของเธอ. อีกคนหนึ่งคือ "แบงค์" (ธนพล) เพื่อนร่วมห้องของภูที่ดูร่าเริงและเป็นที่รักของทุกคน. แต่ภูได้เห็นแบงค์ร้องไห้อย่างเงียบๆ ใต้สะพานลอย เพราะความกดดันและความคาดหวังสูงจากพ่อที่อยากให้เขาเป็นหมอ. เหตุการณ์นี้ทำให้ภูเข้าใจว่าแม้แต่คนที่ดูแข็งแกร่งก็สามารถร้องไห้ได้. ทั้งสามคนเริ่มสนิทกันมากขึ้นและเรียนรู้ที่จะเข้าใจความเจ็บปวดที่ไม่มีคะแนนวัดได้. ภูเริ่มตั้งคำถามถึงความหมายของการเป็น "คนเก่ง" และความฝันที่คนอื่นคาดหวังจากเขา. ในที่สุด แม่ของภูเข้าโรงพยาบาลกะทันหัน ทำให้ภูต้องเลือกระหว่างการสอบชิงทุนไปต่างประเทศกับการกลับไปดูแลแม่. เขาตัดสินใจกลับลำปาง และแม่ได้บอกเขาว่าเธอไม่ได้อยากให้เขาเป็นคนเก่งที่สุด แต่แค่อยากให้เขาไม่ต้องลำบาก. เรื่องราวลงท้ายด้วยการที่ตัวละครทั้งสามคนได้เรียนรู้ที่จะยอมรับและเข้าใจตัวเองมากขึ้น โดยตระหนักว่า "การไม่รู้จะเดินทางไหน" ไม่ใช่เรื่องแย่เสมอไป แต่อาจเป็นจุดเริ่มต้นของการเป็นตัวเองอย่างแท้จริง.

As captor and captive blur into something neither can name, both Anna and Ivan must confront the truth: sometimes the strongest chains are the ones we choose to wear.

Velkaar, the Golden Emperor, met his end not in battle but by breaking his own heart. Shattering his essence in a final, desperate act to find another of his kind. The age of dragons had ended, their memory fading into a sad tale… until that moment. And in the ashes of his despair, he found her. An egg. The last of his kind. Raised by a dying woman , taught to speak, to feel, and to hope until loss drove her from the only home she had known. With nothing but a name, a shard of unknown power, and a lineage she does not yet understand, she walks a world still haunted by the horrors that killed her kin. But the world does not forget what it fears. Nor does it forgive what it cannot control. And somewhere, in the dark corners of reality, something ancient is stirring again. Cults lurk beneath the peaceful lies. Reality itself is breaking. The strings are being cut. She is not ready. But time does not wait. /// Please read the first fifteen chapters if you find the synopsis interesting.

Two years ago, Benedict Reyes, VAST Agency’s ruthless Creative Director, crushed Anna Valeria’s rising career with a few sharp words and a cold stare. She walked out of that boardroom burned, humiliated, and determined never to let another man define her. Now she’s back with a promotion, a plan, and absolutely no patience for Benedict’s games. But when a billion-dollar client forces them into a joint campaign, sparks fly, first with words, then with something far more dangerous. One lie from the past threatens everything. She wants revenge. He wants redemption. Neither of them can afford to fall. But in a city of power, pride, and polished smiles, love might just be the most hostile takeover of all.

Syaako Emily Steven is a beautiful woman that's born to the Steven family, however she's living a lies in her life... what is the truth of her true existence.. find out in this novel

An ordinary student accidentally traveled into an other universe and became the king of a small kingdom. He had gotten a “Cheating Code” of life and was able to complete something extraordinary. This is the story about a king that was able to conquer continents and leave behind him an ultimate legend that will be recited between every generation to come. The original author of the light novel is ( Luan Shi Kuang Dao / Mad Blade During Troubled Times) .I am uploading this because not available of full chapter of this light novel.if have any problem plz contact me I will delete this light novel.

[MATURE CONTENT] Enter the world of Lila Elara Forbes Montgrave, a rose with thorns, shaped by tragedy and reborn with vengeance. Betrayed by her lover and given a second shot at life, she uses her beauty as a weapon in a deadly game of love, hate, and power. But as her past and present meet, will she reshape her fate or succumb to the darkness within? Warning: Viewers discretion is advised. Read at your own risk.

Out in the middle of the sea, on a lone boat that swayed with the waves, a young man looked out into the horizon. “Fucking send me home! I didn’t sign up for this.” He rocked the boat uncontrollably and in rage. He didn’t want to be here! He wanted to be back home and in his bed, eating chips and playing video games on his phone. This sea was his new hell.

Andrew Valencian, eleven years after the incidents of “Owned By The Mafia Boss” is all grown up and now the embodiment of all that’s right and wrong with the rich. One thing about him is clear—he doesn’t, and will never believe that love is anything good. “So one day you wake up and now you can’t live without a person who can’t give a fuck about you, and now you’re caught up in a toxic cycle of depending on them—and you people make it seem all roses?” Who would want another to control how you feel about your life? If you feel happiness, sadness or anything at all? At least not him. So when his mother, Scarlet Walker–Valencian arranged for a woman to help him with his lack of faith in love, he wasn’t at the top of the world. But he did see one thing—an opportunity. An opportunity that would change his life forever.