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Nile, a struggling father drowning in debt and regret, fights to keep his family afloat in a world that has left him behind. Then, a strange message appears. Before he can react, his apartment is swallowed by darkness. He wakes up in chains—thrown into a brutal gladiator arena where survival is the only rule. Here, warriors and criminals battle for one prize: a wish that can rewrite reality itself. But the arena is no accident. Its ruler, King Greg, is a ghost from Nile’s past—a tyrant who rose to power through betrayal. And the gods? They aren’t just watching. They’re playing a twisted game with fate itself. If Nile wants to return home, he must do more than survive. He must break free.

Tony White a forensics anthropologist, is taken (kidnapped) by the CIA with his ex Wife Rose Thomson a palentolgiest to a island only recently discovered that harbours a prehistoric secret that nobody in the CIA knows of. will they be able to survive this hellish jungle. ( sorry for the bad puns)

Life in the Dracticos Isles is known as full of fair weather, fair trade, and fair people. Killian has taken all the fairness of life in stride since he left home to travel across Junia as a travelling minstrel. Now, he has set his eyes on a prize far greater - locating a legendary harp known as the Titanstrum - and becoming the most renowned bard to ever live. But reaching his goal will require leaving behind the fairness of the life he once knew, if the artifact isn't more than rumor itself...

After a sudden and inexplicable transmigration, Maximus finds himself in a fantasy world where extraordinary power exists. But he is not without his advantages; he possesses a system that grants him the ability to become stronger as he takes on wives and birthed children. Determined to conquer this new world, Maximus uses his cheat to gather wives and birth children, building up his power and influence. As he gains more allies and resources, he sets his sights on the ultimate prize: ruling the world and surpassing even gods. However, the road to conquest is not an easy one. He must contend with powerful factions, rival conquerors, and unexpected challenges as he builds his ideal empire. But with his cunning mind, he is determined to succeed and become the greatest conqueror the world has ever seen.

The grand tournament of mages to become will take place in the world of AinVeil. 250 contestants chosen from earth will participate in this competition for the ultimate prize- the strength of a god and a wish granted by the grand wizard himself. No chapters on Sunday :)

In a world where magic is commonplace and defines social standing, Zora is an anomaly – born without a single spark of magic in a society that prizes it above all else. Often mistreated and looked down upon, Zora refuses to be defined by his lack of magic. Currently a high school student, he dreams of a future where his worth isn't measured by magical ability. He harbors a secret weapon, however: a unique and mysterious ability in his left eye, known as the Devil's Eye.

A slave girl living in a magical land finds herself kidnapped by the most powerful man in the world. The demon king. He charms her despite his intimidating appearance, but as soon as she falls for him, she gets taken away and travels accross the land on a quest with a fairy meeting many new handsome men attempting to take her heart. But meanwhile, a plot reveals itself along her quest and an evil sorcerer is not happy with the prize he wants.

Follow the story of Sarafina, a diligent and hardworking woman. Her seemingly perfect world crumbled when she uncovered her husband’s affair with her best friend—a betrayal that involves in her tragic and untimely death at his hands. But fate grants her a second chance. Sarafina wakes up to find herself transported back in time, to a moment before the betrayal begins. Determined to rewrite her story, she vows to protect herself from the heartbreak and treachery that once destroyed her life. By her side is Tony, the charismatic CEO and heir of the company she works for. Like Sarafina, Tony has also traveled back in time after being betrayed by the woman he once intended to marry. Together, they form a unique bond, navigating the complexities of their shared pasts and uncovering secrets that could change their futures. As Sarafina confronts her unfaithful husband and deceitful best friend, she faces a crucial question: is revenge worth the cost, or is there a greater path to redemption and happiness? With Tony’s steadfast support, will she finally break free from the shadows of her past, or is she destined to repeat history in an even more devastating way?

Raine was never meant to exist. Born from a mother who defied her pack and vanished into the human world, she spent her life hiding from the blood that called to her. But at seventeen, the truth refuses to stay buried. The first shift comes like fire in her veins, and suddenly, the world she was hidden from is hunting her. Two powerful forces want her for their own. Azriel—a devil with eyes like molten gold, a smile that promises trouble, and secrets as dark as the void he comes from. Kieran—a wolf bound by duty, drawn to her for reasons he refuses to name, standing between her and the world she was meant to be part of. But Raine is not a prize to be claimed. Not by the werewolves who cast out her mother. Not by the monsters lurking in the dark. The fire in her blood is waking. And when it does— Not even the moon will be able to save them.

After 600 years, Xaiver’s life was nearing its end. But when rumors of a recently discovered treasury with relics that could control time spread, thousands of cultivators rushed to claim it. Some wanted it for power, some like Xaiver wanted to live longer, and some were fueled with delusions of immortality and godhood. Many died from traps before laying their eyes on the prize, and those that did see it began massacring each other. Just as the last cultivator picked up the relic, Xaiver launched a fatal attack against him, but a defensive treasure allowed him to survive the attack. The last memories Xaiver had was the fool trying to use the relic as a weapon and being devoured by it, and a flash of light as the relic shattered. Now he finds himself almost 600 years in the past.

Meu nome é Jonatas,eu ganhei um sistema que me ajuda nos meus relacionamentos.

I leaned forward and kissed him but he pushed me backward, sending me flying to the ground. Josiah rushed forward but I held an arm out, stopping him in his tracks. I could feel my bones solidifying, my flesh turning to metal and with a sharp blow, I slammed Tony into the fence behind us. "Let's go" Josiah said drawing circles on my shoulder and I followed him, my heart broken.

In Savicent, a continent ruled by artifacts, and heirlooms; a power passed down through bloodlines - Li Yen stands out for all the wrong reasons. Unemployed, Broke, and of course, non-Heirloomed, he survives by doing "odd jobs" to make ends meet. But when chaos erupts across the continent—a legendary treasure, the artifact of artifacts, is stolen, every heirloomed, artifact wielder, everyone accross the continent sets off on a wild, cutthroat goose chase. The reward? Unimaginable power and prestige. Li Yen, being the unemployed man that he is, isn’t about to let this opportunity slip away. With his two "guns" and his brains as his weapon and a knack for hitting problems away, He dives headfirst into the chase, determined to outlast the competition. After all, if anyone can steal back the greatest artifact in history, it’s him... or so he believes. In a game where everyone has an advantage above him, will his drive alone be enough to obtain the ultimate prize? Or will Li Yen's ambition lead him down a dangerous path, where villains thrive, and only the most ruthless survive?

Kaizen Vale, an ordinary man thrust into an extraordinary world, awakens in a void where gods dictate his fate through a mysterious system. Faced with 100 perilous missions—ranging from personal growth to moral dilemmas and chaotic, god-designed trials—Kaizen is challenged to survive a brutal journey where every choice reshapes his destiny. With newfound powers like Ki Control, a sharp wit, and a burning desire to unravel the truth behind his predicament, Kaizen ventures into a world teeming with adventurers, towering wolf-men, cunning elves, and the ever-present threat of death. Each mission brings him closer to the ultimate prize: ascension to godhood. But as Kaizen navigates treacherous alliances, battles monstrous foes, and confronts the darker corners of his own morality, he must decide if the cost of becoming the Almighty is worth the sacrifice. Will he rise to godhood, or will the system break him before he reaches the end? The clock is ticking, and the system waits for no one.

The Story Is Set In An Alternate Reality Where The Women-Only Participate Competitive Sport Keijo Becomes A Fad In Japan The Rules Of Keijo Are Simple The Match Is Held In A Swimming Pool Dtadium Participants Must Stand A Top Circular Platforms Floating In A Pool Referred To As Land And Fight To Defeat Their Opponents By Knocking Them Off Their Respective Platforms Into The Water Using Only Their Sumo Technique The Sport Attracts Millions Of Viewers Across The Country And Boasts A Lavish Prize Pool This Prompts Many Aspiring Athletes From Different Sports To Try To Succeed In Keijo

[COMPLETED.] Defeated in war, Princess Swan, who has been relentlessly bullied her whole life and crippled by her stepmother and sister, is sent to be the bride of the King of the Beasts—Gale Stormfront—as a prize for his victory. Swan thought that the savage beast would eat her. She will be chewed until there is nothing but bones left in her. But what if Gale wants her to be a remedy for his constant rut instead? This is a tale of a crippled and timid princess and a beast king who is fated to turn into a mindless animal, desperately searching for his fated mate to cure his curse . - Author Note: This novel is a Werewolf novel, as the ML is an Alpha before he becomes the King of Beasts. It contains a lot of R-18 scenes for mature audiences only. Weak-to-strong female lead x doting-but-dark male lead. - Instagram: @foreverpupa

Betrayed by his own gang, 30-year-old ex-hitman Tony is left for dead—until the 10×Rebate Crime System awakens. [Ding!] [10×Rebate Crime System] Spend money on crime, get cashback in power. Rebates apply based on crime level. Tony is granted a $10,000 starter bonus—but only if he accepts exclusive missions. Each crime brings rewards: weapons, skills, and luck boosts. As he rises back into the underworld, every illegal deal or hit job earns him power. But with enemies around every corner, Tony’s thirst for vengeance will be the ultimate test. Will he rise and reclaim everything—or will his past destroy him completely?

It's that time of the decade when the business tycoons in America fight for yet who gets to perch at the peak. Being the winner of 'Thee Business Mogul Award' comes with a lot of premium benefits, more of everything like a black card, unmatched luxury, prestige and a tantalizing seat in the government: talk of such power. Only the top 1% - the elites stand a chance. One of them is Michael Gild, the current 'Business Mogul' who has plans to gift it to himself. Then, Loreen Scott, a fierce enemy who is determined to keep the prize permanently out of Gild's reach. These two are inevitably drawn into a path by fate, where the thorns cracking the fragile earth seems to never have an end; and the flowers blooming the trees, too alluring to resist. It's still that time of the decade. Let the best man win.

At the time when every kid, teen and adults dreams revolve around to get training at EX Agency. Ryu Kaisen a 13 years old boy practices for marathon to win prize money and get admission at EX Agency. As he wins the marathon, he is able to get admission at EX Agency with his younger brother Tony Kaisen. As they reach EX Agency the meet their cousin Jin and a new friend Kai. While training they heard about rumors a powerful weapon in cave area of EX Agency by a 16 years old boy named Wei. They solved the mystery of cave by killing the impostor of EX Agency who was about to kill expelled kids of EX Agency. They broke that powerful Weapon. After some day Kai found some weapons from cave area. He gave those weapon as gift his friends, but every weapon was filled with incredible powers in it. As they found out the powers of weapon the monsters tried to attack their world but their friend Wei locked himself in cave with those monsters to save his friends and his world from those monsters. After discovering Wei's sacrifice, the squad rushed to the cave but found neither him nor the monsters. They entered a portal that led them to an unknown world, trapping them. During their search for Wei, Jin was captured by an army and imprisoned. To gain his freedom, he fought and defeated the Royal Guard, who turned out to be an alternate-dimension version of Ryu. Jin served the princess while RG Ryu vowed to help him find his friends. Meanwhile, Ryu, Kai, and Tony searched for Wei, but Tony was captured by his duplicate. Jin rescued Tony, and RG Ryu learned about Jin's SEVPON. After reuniting, they planned to confront the monsters, with Princess Ling Hua joining the fight. Once Tony recovered, they attacked Noxic, the monster controller, but their efforts failed. Just then, Wei reappeared, killed Noxic, and transferred his powers to Jin's remaining SEVPON. Tragically, Princess Ling Hua died in battle, and RG Ryu became prince in her honor. With Wei found, the five friends returned to their world. As the friends entered their world Kai found green gem. He picked it up. They all continued their training and noticed a new boy while admission were close. He ordered to live with Ryu and Tony in their room. He gave them their introduction and told them his name MyungJin. As days moved forward Kai and Tony secretly stole Ryu's sword which was gift from RG Ryu to Ryu. They placed that gem on it but the sword exploded and both sword and gem vanished. As it happened Ryu and RG Ryu's arm got to hot as burning flame so Wei used his magic to save cure them. Also Jin got fever and got admitted to EX Agency's hospital. As Wei cured both Ryus the sword came from their arms. It was the same powerful Weapon they had broke earlier in cave named Black Fire. As Wei and Ryu returned after the cure. They saw Jin's temperature kept increasing. As Wei moved forward to check Jin his eyes turned red and he snatched Black Fire from Wei and exploded whole EX Agency. Wei went to other dimension to call RG Ryu and his army against Jin's beast mode while other managed to keep Jin busy. As RG Ryu's army entered their world they fought against Jin's creature army. While Wei went back in time to meet Prince Wei, Princess Ling Hua's brother to get solution for Jin's condition. They both entered the present time to save Jin and all dimensions. Wei restored the broken Sevpons. The Both Wei with magical power managed to cure Jin and resotore EX Agency. After Battle Prince Wei returned to his time and RG Ryu with his army returned to their Dimension.

Megami Sato. The greatest sage in modern human history. The discoverer of magic, the prize-winning "near-diety." Who knew she could make mistakes? Yuki Kiroshi. Smart, intelligent, possibly the wisest in his school. The lone opposer of god. So why did Megami hate him? From an insect to a dragon-slaying king, Yuki will find a way to defeat his only enemy.

When Reginald P. Bottomsworth III's prized family heirloom, the Bottomsworth Diamond Necklace, goes missing, he sets out to solve the mystery. As he questions his reluctant employees, Reggie uncovers a web of secrets and lies. But nothing can prepare him for the shocking truth: his nephew, Bertram, is behind the theft. With a lighthearted tone and a twist of humor, this story is a wild and thrilling journey.

This is my first fanfiction of Pokemon X and Y. The story is about Fennekin, Froakie, and Chespin. The three were picked by Professor Sycamore's new students, Elizabeth, Darwin, and Tony. As you are reading this book, Fennekin and Froakie became friends until they are reunited as Frogadier and Braxien for the past nine weeks. Because of this, Braxien was heartbroken, and Frogadier wants to be with her for support. A wild Lucario was the one who broke her heart and Frogadier has to deal with him. But she have other friends to be with. Her trainer hasthree cousin: Two of them love her so much and the other was been stubborn and wanted to take her home along with Tony. A Braxien's trainer had a bad relationship with her related cousin and her friends who want her to live her dream as a Pokemon Trainer. I hope you enjoyed the book I have created. P.S: I don't own Pokemon.

A beautiful, kind, and mysterious art teacher, Ilaria Sorin Preston, and her friends, Lori Bell and Janelle Joseph decide to go on a little trip to get away from reality for a little while. Tony Romano and Hayden Johnson surprise their world-renowned actor best friend Dexter Cale Fox with a surprise vacation to give him a break from the star life. What they did not know was that their vacation destination happens to be the same. Thailand. And they happen to bump into each other quite a lot of times on this life-changing trip.

It's that time of the decade when the business tycoons in America fight for yet who gets to perch at the peak. Being the winner of 'Thee Business Mogul Award' comes with a lot of premium benefits, more of everything like a black card, unmatched luxury, prestige and a tantalizing seat in the government: talk of such power. As it stands now, only the top 1% of such people stand a chance. One of such people is 'Michael Gild', the current owner of the prize and still has plans to gift it back to himself. 'Loreen Scott', the alluring Latin American whom has had her eyes on the prize for as long as she can remember. It's a wrong time for 'Anderson Clarke' to be entangled in rumors of a business-threatening scandalous relationship with powerful 'Simeon Walton'. And many others. It's still that time of the season. Let the best man win.

Zaru is adventurer in Astenna kingdom. One day on a mission he is betrayed by his team and left to die. But, the goddess of demons have another plans for him. How will their chance meeting change the world?

Feudal World World of Might is Right, magic and espers are born randomly while some carry it as a hereditary trait. In this world we have one who is born with a cursed ability making him an outcast. Struggling and ostracized as a youth he finds his place in a specialized profession before being saved by an old man and his two grand daughters. This is where his path to power will begin, where he will become a prize sought after by the rest of those obnoxious clans.

*Author's other work (She belongs to the Demon King)* *** They say opposite attracts, that's a lie. Opposites kill each other! When a hot blood meets another hot blood, things are bound to get burnt. That is exactly what happens when the pompous and prideful elven princess, Neriah of the Avelah Kingdom is forced to marry the brash dragon Prince, Barak of the Trago Kingdom. Neriah's goal is to someday break away from her marriage and run away with the love of her life, Lyle of the Niles. While Barak will do everything to keep her as a wife. Neriah is certain she's in love with another, but she's also certain that no one can ignite the kind of passion her husband brings. Her husband who she hates more than anything. Can the flames of passion be drawn from hate? Can that same passion burn down the walls of lies, betrayal, and hurt? Can its ashes transcend into love? Excerpt "I am a rose, a beautiful flower, delicate and precious! But you my dear sir are nothing but the thorny stem! Prickly, dangerous and very harmful!" ranted Neriah while poking his chest with her index finger. "Well you seem to forget one important detail, my love." He calmly grabbed her poking hand. "And what would that be, my fine sir?" "That the thorny stem and the rose grow together. The delicate rose and the prickly thorn, they belong together my dear." "You—" "And no amount of ranting and raging will change that. You think I want to keep a witch like you? You are a pain in the neck. If I am a thorn then you are a piece of fish bone stuck inside my neck. I cannot swallow and I can not spit it out! I just have to bear it!" "You insolent bastard! Do you mean to say I am a burden!" "Well you are no precious prize, are you?" And that was it, she threw herself at him with her claws ready to mar his face, but he was quicker and he caught both her hands with one of his own and pressed her heaving chest upon his. Golden eyes stared deep into hers. They were as green as the fresh leaves on an orange tree. His fingers caressed her face, “You might not be a precious prize, but by the heavens, you are mine.” And his lips fell on hers, and once again, another argument was drowned.

The Tearful daughter is an original work of O_Luc, the idea I got to write this was from Toni Oba, thank you :) Shout out to Chr*** for being my inspiration/motivation

In a world where the sun rises over the majestic peaks of ancient China, a young man named Li Wei finds himself in an unfamiliar land. One moment, he was an ordinary student in modern-day Beijing, and the next, he was standing in the middle of a bustling marketplace, surrounded by towering women clad in traditional Hanfu. In this world, women are the warriors, the scholars, and the rulers. Men, on the other hand, are cherished for their beauty and grace, often becoming the prized possessions of powerful women. Li Wei, with his delicate features and gentle demeanor, quickly catches the eye of General Jiang Yue, a fierce general known for her unmatched strength and strategic brilliance.

Born into privilege, Francesca Arginti was promised power from the moment she drew breath. As the sole heir to the dukedom of Argintis, she possessed more wealth than one could ever spend and magic that surpassed any of her peers. Revered as the most beautiful woman in the Empire of Peremza, her suitors were numerous, each eager for her favor. But Francesca was not interested in adoration or love; her sights were set higher. As the Empire’s only Archmage, she wielded unmatched power—both feared and revered. Yet, for all her beauty, wealth, and strength, Francesca was not content. She saw the world around her as a chessboard, and every person, from the lowliest servant to the Crown Prince himself, as mere pawns. Her ambition was boundless, and the throne was the only prize worth pursuing. As she gazed over the city below, Francesca knew one thing: power births power—and she would stop at nothing to claim it.