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I never asked to be a part of werewolf society - or this world. Every day that passes, the mating bond between my protector and I threatens to occur, once and for all. To consume me entirely... and lock my path with this world on the brink, even when I still think of home. ⧖ ⧖ ⧖ One minute I was Citra Lomdi - a Princess to a kingdom of silk and secrets in a whole other place. There, I was a *magnificent* Fox shifter... maneuvering in the gilded cage that was my life. The next thing I knew... I was trapped in the body of a she-werewolf being rejected by her mate. A man that wanted the original owner, Helene Duskpaw, to accept the rejection of the mate bond so badly that he'd be easily convinced to kill me. He did *almost* seem to be trying! But my problems didn't end there. An 'Apocalypse System' has chosen me and a countdown timer reminds me whenever I look that fate can be measured. That there might be a point to my arrival here. A fierce & brilliant CEO of a supernatural society tech empire has their sights on me, too. The Alpha of the Rimecoat Pack that is quite annoyingly... as sexy as she is powerful. This Kyrie Voss also seems to believe she is my fated mate. Silly wolf superstitions. Whether that is true or not, isn't really important! I'm caught in between a cold-snap future and a hot-love pursuit... but I am Citra Lomdi and I will not be tamed. Not by the wolf within me I share this body with, the rogues that see me unmarked, or the Alpha that can set my blood on fire with her amazing restraint. The only problem is: Helene was pregnant before she died. So now, I am too.

“Money doesn’t buy happiness. It buys crazy ahh happiness.” [Ding!]
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 ⟪ May the fortune be on your side. ⟫ Kaizen, ID:KiRA, a 24-year-old streamer and obsessive gamer, etched his name as the only player to conquer the brutal Tower of Beginning, a VRMMO notorious for its punishing difficulty. Living in a modest two-room apartment, he poured over half a decade into the game, finally conquering the impossible. But on December 12, 2052, the world flipped: blue countdown screens bearing the tower’s runes appeared globally, and colossal Towers of Cessation erupted, tearing through cities and integrating the game’s system into reality. [Time remaining until Tutorial: ] [00:54:51] [After the conclusion of the tutorial, clear the first floor of the Tower of Cessation within or else your world will be terminated.] Earth became a chaotic battleground of monsters, dungeons, and players. KiRA, armed with unparalleled expertise, his companion Unity, and a wealth that dwarfs all others, dived back into the fray—- not just to relive the adrenaline of the climb, but to cement his legacy as the richest and most dominant force in this new, perilous reality.

Kisha Aldens is a normal office worker with average earnings, not until she suddenly sees a system countdown in front of her. Her mind suddenly received a prompt warning about the apocalypse and urged her to integrate with the system to assist her with her survival. "Have I overworked myself again?" She thought while pinching the bridge of her nose. She blinked a few more times but the system interface is still there. Little did she know that this system would be her last lifeline in the upcoming apocalypse where human morals would be the lowest, trust is only a word and betrayal could happen in the blink of an eye. A naive person like her had to learn her lesson the hard way on how to survive and navigate in the zombie-infested world. And the worst part, she had to die 99 times to harden her heart and learn how to read the human heart. How will her 100th time be different from the previous lives, will she survive this time? And will survival be her only problem in the heart of the Apocalypse? No, there was a deeper scheme in play which she has to uncover moving forward.

Spiritual Qi Resurgence, Gods descending? Continuous disasters, all living beings suffering? What does it have to do with me? I'm just a patient with an incurable disease, who's been given up on treatment and has a countdown to death. Embarking on the path of exorcising demons and annihilating immortals with my crippled body is not for the sake of protecting my family and country, but because the hazardous duty pay is too tempting, especially the compensation... "This Evil Gods profession system is cursed, even if there's smooth progress in the early stages, the practitioners will eventually commit suicide..." "Give me a set." "This Demon Sword poisons its user and has already taken ninety-nine lives..." "Give me two, and also that man-eating demonic helmet, soul-devouring blood claws, get me a set." "This Magic Potion is harmful to heaven and earth..." "Enough talk, I'll take them all!" However, the problem is, why am I still alive after taking on all these high-risk missions, stepping on every risk, and doing every deadly task? 【Congratulations, congratulations! Ranked first among the Top Ten Heroes Who Moved the World...】 "...Heavens, wasn't the average life expectancy in this line of work three and a half years? I've been here for one cycle of three years after another, I'm almost an S-level hunter, the first of the top ten heroes! Why am I still alive? I just want to make an honor sacrifice, scam some compensation! Is that so hard?!"

[ THE EARTH YOU KNOW WILL END IN SIX DAYS ] After the text appeared the world was no longer the same. The apocalyptic scenarios that humanity could imagine began to occur one after another. Monsters, meteors, natural disasters. All of them came after the six-day countdown ended. Fortunately, humans are given something to fight back. Or actually to make things much more interesting. They became Players. No one knows who is behind all this. Humans have no other choice but to survive amid this chaos by playing. But Clyde didn't live it like the others. Because he was the only human who had the lowest difficulty in the End Time Game. He plays in Easy Mode, and he already read this kind of thing in web novels. Except, there are no such thing as 'Regressor' in those webnovels. Until he met them. "Wait, I only hit that monster once and it died right away?!" “Whoa, I got an A-grade weapon right away!?” "There are... 4 Regressors?" How is Clyde's journey in this apocalyptic world with the lowest difficulty? is he going to become a Hero, or just dominate the humans, the Gods, and the Supernatural beings? [ THIS IS NOT HAREM STORY. ]

Damien Cole was finished—until the night he died in the cage and came back ten seconds earlier. Now, every time he loses a fight, time rewinds. Ten seconds. One chance. But he remembers everything—the pain, the blood, the failure. With each rewind, something inside him breaks. And a voice counts every return: "That’s one." This isn’t a gift. It’s a curse. A test. A countdown. Ten fights. Ten lives. And when the last second runs out… something is coming to collect.

[The light intensity inside the room is below 3, currently in darkness. A Level 1 anomaly will appear in 8 minutes and 45 seconds.] “…” Xu Le instinctively pulled his feet back. [You are feeling fear. Fear is the food of all anomalies and will attract them.] Xu Le: ? Can’t even pull my feet back? In a slightly panicked state, Xu Le quickly started a fire. Light surged forth. [The light intensity inside the room is now 4, currently bright and safe.] Xu Le had just breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that this was only the beginning. The twisting flames formed new words! [There is a corpse inside the house. Time of death is over 4 hours. The corpse will turn into a Level 1 anomaly in 10 minutes.] [The house is in a dilapidated state. A Level 1 anomaly will appear at midnight, in 14 minutes and 56 seconds.] [Countdown to the Red Moon Calamity: 2 days, 0 hours, 14 minutes, 56 seconds.] Damn it! Son of a…! [You are feeling anger. Anger is bait for all savage types and will attract them.] Xu Le: ? Believe me! I’m not angry! Really! … In the dark steam era, forbidden fruits and decaying occult practices lay hidden. When night falls, darkness comes with it. When you walk in darkness, they will appear with it. You cannot escape the darkness. So, all you can do is wait for the light! “Stellar voyages, space-time travel, mechanical technology—the goal is the vast and unknown sea of stars!”

“What if you woke up in your 17-year-old body... but with memories from a future you never wanted?” In a world where time flows only forward, he was the exception. A tired, broken man from a crumbling future suddenly awakens in his teenage body — 17 years old again, standing at the crossroads of every regret he ever made. But this isn't a second chance for love or fame — it's a mission to fix what shattered the world... and himself. But the past is stubborn. And the boy he once was? Arrogant, impulsive, and dangerously naïve. Now, with two minds clashing in one body — the reckless dreamer and the cynical survivor — he must navigate a world teetering on the edge of chaos. Enemies he hasn’t met yet already hate him. Friends he lost long ago still smile beside him. And the countdown to disaster has already begun. > Two versions of the same soul. One final chance to rewrite fate.

In Incheon, South Korea, Han Jihoon is treated like trash - weak, invisible, hated by his father and stepmother. He's failing in school, ignored by society, and abandoned by fate. But one night, a shadow speaks to him. A being beyond gods and demons offers him a choice: "Be forgotten forever... or become the power they all fear." Jihoon chooses power. With a one-year countdown to Earth's darkest age - an era of awakened powers, demons, and destruction - Jihoon will rise Not as a hero Not as a villain. But as the force no one saw coming. He was worthless. He was chosen. Now… they will kneel.

ROMANCE! APOCALYPSE! DRAMA LOVING GOD! REBIRTH! The hospital lights buzzed faintly above her, the edges of her vision already blurring into white. Blood pooled in her lungs. No family. No friends. Just the relentless beeping of a monitor counting down her last seconds. Rosalie stared at the sterile ceiling, tears sliding sideways across her temple. "I didn’t even get to do anything." She whispered. "No love. No one will remember I was here. If anyone’s out there… God, fate, whatever you are, hear me. Let me live again. Somewhere. Anywhere. Let me matter." When she woke up again, she wasn’t Rosalie anymore. She was Mei Shen, a forgotten noblewoman trapped in a story of cold nights and cruel tyrant hands. One night. No promises. A pregnancy with a tyrant's child. She ran. Hid. Escaped fate’s cruel grip. But less than a month later everything changed. “Subject detected. Lianwei Voss has entered your proximity. Obsession level: 85% - critical. Imminent event : Apocalypse countdown initiated -time remaining: Unknown. New genre unlocked: Dark romance -Obsession + villainous devotion activated." The game had changed. The rules were gone. "You broke the script. But you will never break me."God whispered in her ear. The child she carried was a weapon, her vengeance a fire. And somewhere in the darkness, the emperor’s obsession burned hotter than ever. One night, beneath the empire’s broken skyline, she found a stranger, broken, bleeding, unknown. She saved him. Not knowing she was cradling her own nightmare.

Mike17: The Exposure – Synopsis When a masked figure hijacks global broadcasts, claiming he can detonate every nuclear bomb on Earth, the world descends into panic. But it’s not just a threat — it’s backed by horrifying proof: leaked files from every major intelligence agency, exposing operatives and crippling global defense. In the heart of the chaos stands Mike, a brilliant CIA analyst who sees patterns no one else can. As the mysterious attacker gains influence, over 38% of elite agency officers begin turning to his side, hypnotized by his message — or something darker. Mike must uncover the truth behind the mass defection, decode the real agenda behind the leaks, and track down the man behind the screen before the world erupts. The countdown has begun. This is no cyber war. This is exposure. And Mike17 might be the only one who can stop it.

The War of Mortals Against Gods When ancient myths are no longer legends, but revelations of the universe's ultimate horror. In 2024, China accidentally touched a forbidden secret on the far side of the moon, awakening the "Primal Chaos" that had slept for ten millennia—a group of immortal "Ancient Gods" who manipulate the laws of the cosmos. Every five years, they descend upon Earth, wielding powers beyond mortal comprehension to conduct a bloody harvest. The fate of human civilization is thrust into a "War of Mortals and Gods" spanning ten thousand years. From Chang'e's tragic sacrifice to suppress the gods, to the tear-stained epic of the Great Flood and Nüwa mending the heavens, the legends passed down through generations of mortals turn out to be real imprints of resistance against the deities. Facing this divine judgment, humanity awakens from initial ignorance, internal strife, and arrogance through bloodshed. Through repeated, agonizing "Five-Year Curses," they cast aside all selfish desires, forging "Law Weapons" with their flesh and blood, using technology to wield the first sharp blade against the gods. However, this is not the end. When the "Primal Chaos" reveals new, more cunning and psychologically devastating abilities, humanity's only hope rests on a solitary ark named the "Ark of Hope." It will carry humanity's last vestiges of faith, sailing 200,000 light-years into unknown deep space, to seek the fabled "Friendly Gods" who supposedly once aided humanity. This is an epic about sacrifice, unity, technology, and faith. With each passing "Five-Year Curse" countdown, can mortals defy fate, secure a glimmer of hope for civilization, and perhaps even bring a definitive end to this ten-thousand-year destiny?

When the world turned its back on God, faith became a forgotten relic—until the Players were chosen. In a world teetering on the edge of Judgment Day, each religion selects champions known as Players—warriors gifted with divine power, chosen to fight for the souls of humanity. Christianity, once powerful, now stands nearly erased… until a forgotten boy is called to rise. Max Potelo, a 16-year-old marked by tragedy and purpose, receives his Holy Gift and a mission directly from Heaven: Redeem the world. Bring souls back to Christ. Before it’s too late. But the battlefield is ruthless. Standing in Max’s way are corrupted gods, demonic kings, and the terrifying #1 Player—The God Slayer, bearer of death and destroyer of faith. Satan himself pulls the strings, sending plagues, illusions, and false prophets to twist the world’s heart. Max isn’t just fighting for believers. He’s fighting for atheists, skeptics —because every soul matters. And the countdown to Judgment Day has already begun. This is more than a war of power. It’s a war for eternity. Will Max restore the kingdom of Christ, or fall to the darkness like the Players before him?

Crimson-haired, ancient, and terrifyingly beautiful, the renowned Vampire Empress had been sealed away for hundreds of years. The one to set her was Veri, a high school boy filled with delusions. Caught in the aftermath of her awakening, Veri is dragged into a hidden world of bloodlines, magic, and secret organizations where ancient powers stir and his once-ordinary life begins to unravel. In the wake of it all, the countdown for the end of the world begins.

Every night, Rey found himself locked in an endless battle with insomnia. Recently, he discovered the reason—he was suffering from a chronic illness. The diagnosis was grim, with the shadow of death lurking closer than he had ever imagined. Hope began to slip through his fingers like sand. He wasn’t suicidal, but he was losing the will to fight. Then, one ordinary day, something extraordinary happened. As dusk settled and silence filled the room, a soft wisp of blue smoke began curling out of the spout of a Chinese teapot he had recently purchased. Startled, Rey backed away as the smoke thickened and formed into a shape. A deep, echoing voice filled the room: "Make a wish, my master. I am here to serve you. But be warned—there is only one wish. Once made, it cannot be undone." Rey didn’t hesitate. “I want to be healthy. I want to live.” The voice rumbled again, this time more solemnly: "Your wish comes with a price. The universe must remain in balance. You have 365 days to find a reason to live. If you do, their source of life will become yours. If you don’t… you will die." Now, the countdown begins. Will Rey find his reason to live? Or will time run out?

Grayson never expected the man he once loved to come back — not after five months of silence, not after the truth drove them apart. When Mason Patterson, a wealthy, closeted CEO, returned one rainy evening, everything Grayson thought he buried came rushing back: the love, the betrayal, and the pain of being abandoned for being honest about who he was. But what began as a confrontation turned into something more fragile — a chance to start again. Together, they must face the dark memories between them, including the truth about Mason’s past actions, the wounds left behind, and the nights Grayson was never allowed to remember. Through pain, forgiveness, and a journey that takes them from shadows to sunrise, Grayson & Mason is a story of healing — not only of hearts, but of lives. Along the way, they build a new kind of family, adopt a boy named Noah, and learn that love isn’t something you

Thirty days. One death flag. And a villainess desperate to survive. I went to bed a reader. I woke up as Evelyne Renestra—the infamous noblewoman doomed to die in chapter ten of my favorite novel. Now, a glowing countdown haunts my every step. If I follow the plot, I die. But if I change too much, the world itself begins to unravel. To survive, I must defy fate, dodge my own death flags, and forge bonds with the very people who were meant to destroy me—including the story’s heroine. But the deeper I dive into this fractured world, the more I realize: this isn’t just a story anymore. It’s real. And I’m no longer the villainess I used to be. With timelines collapsing and love blooming where I least expected, I must decide—can I rewrite my ending before time runs out… or will I lose myself in the process?

In the 21st century Earth gave Birth to greatest genius ever. A genius who Master myriad of arts. Medicine to Engineering. Mathematics to Micro Biology. Weapon Designing to Environmental control. Music to Painting. Dance to Martial arts. He mastered Everything. He created so many things to help mankind such that he got the title 'Greatest Creator'. But what if he cant get justice for the loss of his loved one due to some political reasons? What if the governments which he served are trying to shield the criminals just because they are rich? Well, the Greatest creator turned into 'Greatest Destroyer'. He got his Revenge But the price is he is dead before realising his full potential. . . . What if he gets a Second chance with all the knowledge he gained in his life. A second life in a different world where a different energy exists? Where humans can reach heavens with this energy? What if he comes to this world where he dont have to bother about all the constraints limiting the technology on modern earth? follw the journey of Sam . AUTHOR'S NOTE. The first few chapters will have some mistakes regarding grammar and spellings and some inconvenience with paragraph arrangements. I will re-edit them whenever I am free. you will see the improvement the further you go. so I hope readers will endure a bit and read more chapters before deciding if the read is worth it or not. thank you Check out my other work: Countdown to Cataclysm . Follow me on Instagram @suryaboddus discord: https://discord.gg/XggwchS

Ashley Patterson never imagined the road to survival would lead her to a mansion soaked in wealth, whispers, and eyes that never looked kindly at girls like her. She came with one goal—get through the days, send money home, and leave before the house swallowed her whole. But the Cross estate has its own rules and its own ghosts. Behind velvet walls and polished lies, Ashley becomes tangled in the lives of those who were never meant to see her—especially one she should have stayed far away from. Lines blur, secrets unravel, and one night changes everything. Now, what began as a job becomes a quiet storm. And somewhere in the silence, the past waits… patient and unforgiving.

Framed. Forgotten. Reincarnated into a prison destined to be erased from existence in 90 days. Von was supposed to be a background character—an extra in a world ruled by magic, nobles, and ancient pacts. Instead, he wakes up in The Maw, the most feared prison on the continent, with memories of a world-ending conspiracy… and a god-tier System that lets him grant forbidden powers to criminals. With the clock ticking and an entire island about to be obliterated, Von plays a dangerous game—arming monsters, making enemies of warring gangs, and manipulating the woman who betrayed him. But this prison isn’t just a cage. It’s a battlefield for ancient beings. And Von? He was never supposed to survive. Now he has one shot to escape, rewrite fate, and become the villain the world never saw coming. The countdown to annihilation has begun. And the last person standing… might be the one who was never meant to matter. ———— Additional Tags that aren’t tags. #No Romance. #No Harem. #Extreme Plots and Layered Schemes. #MC more badass than Fang Yuan. #Intense Battles. #Devilish Cliffhangers. #Territory Management and Kingdom Building.

[Discontinued] Felix Anderson was ready to fade into the void. Instead, he woke up short, pretty, and stuck in a world of magic, monsters, and masked motives. Armed with a sarcastic sword-skill that lives rent-free in his head and a suspiciously powerful teleportation spell, Felix is thrown into Lorithal Academy—a school where failure means more than detention. There’s a countdown only he can see, ticking toward something world-shattering. Students vanish. Shadows whisper. And Felix may be more entangled in the coming storm than he realizes. Because even the cutest hero can be carved into a monster.

"What if the end of the world wasn't a blast—but a whisper?" In 72 hours, Earth will fall—devastated by storms so unnatural they don’t just destroy matter… they rewrite time, memory, and death itself. Eric, a forgotten young man broken by life, becomes the unlikeliest of keys to humanity’s last unraveling. When a mysterious “System” awakens in his mind during a silent global anomaly, he gains access to forbidden memories, shifting skills, and ghostlike visions from timelines that never were. But Eric is not alone. Whispers speak his name in the snow. Entities trapped in weather patterns hunt him across shattered cities. And each hour brings a new event—more deadly, more impossible than the last. Now, with each passing hour counting down to extinction, Eric must survive, evolve, and uncover a truth that stretches beyond time, life, and even the gods. Because the storm isn’t just coming. It remembers him. — “A genre-bending, apocalyptic epic blending science fiction, myth, and horror—perfect for fans of Station Eleven, The Silent Sea, and The Maze Runner."

Three years ago, Li Chengfeng saw a golden rune burn across the sky—and then everything fell apart. Now, erased from existence and hidden in society’s cracks, he prepares to reclaim what was stolen. The countdown has begun. The Spirit Realm stirs. And a dragon rises from the shadows.

Secondary Title: "The Time I Got Reincarnated as a Rich Guy in a Normal World No Magic, But a Disease That'll Kill Me When I Turn 18." Genre: Drama | Tragedy | Slice of Life | Psychological | Romance Length: 75 chapters | 6 arcs Authors: SaneBane | Nyxcie --- Scozza Lore has everything a kid could ask for - a loving family, a quiet home, and a life of comfort. But behind his smile is a secret: his time is running out. Born with a countdown only he remembers, Scozza must navigate childhood, friendship, love, and loss while knowing his eighteenth birthday will be his last. No fantasy. No superpowers. Just a borrowed life... and what he chooses to do with it. --- Enjoy.

Empire of Veyl lies in ash and ruin. Rift-Storms split the sky, vomiting horned horrors that feast on cities already starving. The last thing anyone trusts is a pretty face—especially Kio Valaryn’s. Once the throne’s deadliest spy, Kio is branded a traitor after refusing to torture an innocent child for intel. Dragged to a public beheading amid lightning-lit rubble, she expects the blade… until a towering abyss-beast crashes the scaffold, claws dripping violet fire, and claims her with a single, possessive word: “Mine.” The collision awakens the Ero-Thread Nexus—a forbidden system tattooed across Kio’s skin. Each consensual bond with a rift-spawned sovereign threads their power into her body: -Vaun, the Abyss-Wolf King Shadow-warp & bone-crushing strength -Seraph Aurelion, Rust-Wing Fallen Halo-blight that scorches armies -Nyxara, Tide-Drake Leviathan City-drowning tidal command Seven monsters exist. Seven threads will let Kio reseal the rifts or tear reality apart. But every surge of borrowed power pushes the Nexus toward overload—and stamps a death-countdown rune over her heart. Hunted by zealots, bounty guilds, and the crown she once served, Kio must navigate desire as lethal as any battlefield. To survive, she’ll wield passion like a dagger, turning monsters into allies, lovers, and weapons—while the ruins of Veyl burn around them. In a world where pleasure fuels apocalypse and love is a loaded gun, can the Rift-Maiden chain the darkness—or will the darkness chain her?

In an ever night world where the moon bleeds and the sun is a myth, survival is a language only fools dare speak. The world has rusted shut—forgotten by its creators, bound in silence, and broken into five massive islands nestled among the dying branches of a colossal, ancient tree. Each layer reaches higher into the void, while the roots rot below. These final sanctuaries hang between oblivion and decay, suspended above a realm bathed in endless twilight, where bioluminescent fungi pulse like haunted stars and twisted animals glow with ancient, unnatural light. Life has adapted—but not kindly. Ky'ren never asked to be a survivor. But when a breach ravages the lower islands—ushered in by a scream that splits the soul—he is forced into the ranks of the Scouters: those cursed to venture into the poisoned dark, gathering supplies by the blood-red moon and hiding when it shines blue. Then he finds it. One of the Seven Forgotten Scriptures—relics older than the branches themselves, said to grant liberation… but only for a fleeting window. The scripture has spoken before—and when it does, it changes everything. With a crew stitched together by fear and desperation, Ky'ren must brave crumbling ruins, uncharted dungeons, broken lands that don’t exist on any maps and a world that twists reality itself. The countdown to salvation has begun. But the deeper they go, the more they realize: the world itself is hiding something—protecting truths too heavy to remember. And in a place where fools are preachers, corruption wears a saint’s robes, and even memories cannot be trusted, the greatest threat may not be the darkness outside—but what lies within. Can humanity awaken in a world that never sleeps? Or will the truth consume what little soul they have left?

-- WSA 2025 Entry -- READ THE SYNOPSIS BEFORE JUMPING INTO THE STORY “Five… Four… Three… Two… One…” As the countdown towards the new year went on to the last second, Miles looked up to the sky, just as everybody else did. In the middle of the crowded street, Miles for once felt like he belonged. Being a teenage gamer, living with his parents, and trying to build a life as a streamer, he did not feel like leaving his room every day. But there, in the middle of that crowded street, with everyone around him paying attention to the sky, the countdown on the digital billboard, and mostly anything else but him., Miles felt like a ghost. A welcomed ghost, but a ghost, after all. With a smile on his unseen face, he looked up as the countdown reached one, and everybody sang in unison. ‘HAPPY NEW YEAR!” But Miles’ eyes widened as he watched in utter horror, and curiosity, even, hovering above him, a holographic screen with a few lines of text written in it. All around him, although he did not pay much attention to it, a few other people seemed to experience the same situation. [Updating home-world 39515’s version] [Version 20.25 update brings a lot of fun and games with the new and improved survival mode] [Do you want to convert your previous avatar to home-world 39515’s latest version?] [Yes] [No] “Survival… Mode?” Miles’ lips quivered. Before he could think of anything else, though, the people around him began to scream…

Zen transmigrated into the world of a novel… as a background student. Not the hero. Not the villain. Just another name on the roster at Lyserra Arc Institute, a magic-tech academy governed by a postwar regime. In Aetherion, power isn’t inherited through bloodline alone. It’s defined by your Essence, the elemental force you’re born with, the strength of your Veins, and how far you can push them before they break. And Zen? No famed heritage. No high-ranking affinity. No destiny. Just [Shadow Essence], a weak F+ rank, and a one-year countdown until he’s eligible to enter the main story. Then the system glitched. [Essence Interface Detected] [System Editor (Prototype) Installed] He didn’t get superpowers. He didn’t get a cheat skill. He got access to something far stranger—an unstable interface that let him see the structure of Essence manipulation itself. He could adjust spell flow. Tweak Vein load. Redirect Essence backlash. And maybe, just maybe, rewrite the rules that governed this world. But in a realm where Essence governs life, altering the script comes with consequences. Because this story was never written for someone like him. And the moment Zen started changing things… The world started changing him back.

Jin lived an exhausting and lonely routine in Tokyo — until, on the verge of suicide, he is transported to an unknown realm where he meets a celestial being named Omega. There, he is given an unexpected mission: to stop the end of the world and save as many lives as possible. Back on Earth, he wakes up in an apocalyptic scenario. People are dying suddenly, grotesque creatures roam the streets, and a countdown hangs in the sky, ticking toward destruction. Amid the chaos, Jin discovers he carries a mysterious staff — and that he may have received more than just a mission: a power he has yet to understand. As he heads to Saitama in search of an ally, Jin rescues Kate, a foreigner trapped in the rubble of a collapsed shopping mall. Together, they face the first stages of a collapsing world, guided only by courage, instinct — and the promise that something greater is watching them. With time running out and evil revealing its rawest form, Jin must make decisions that will determine humanity’s fate. The end of the world has begun. And the only hope... is someone who had already given up on life.

In a future where time is currency and the poor sell years of their lives just to survive, Elian Voss is nearly out of time—literally. With only a few years left on his lifespan, the weary technician stumbles upon a mysterious device that could unravel the system stealing futures from billions. Hunted by enforcers and haunted by visions of fragmented futures, Elian joins a resistance cell determined to take down the Time Credit System and expose the truth behind the Vault—a secret facility where stolen time is hoarded by the elite. But every use of the device accelerates Elian’s own countdown. As the city teeters on the brink of collapse, he must decide: die quietly, or give up what little time he has left to rewrite humanity’s tomorrow. Fragments of Tomorrow is a high-stakes sci-fi thriller about sacrifice, inequality, and the true cost of a life well-lived.