Malefic Paradox Dragon

The Red Dragon came from the vast wild wastes, coveting all the strength in the world. It once had countless titles: Mountain's Wrathful Flame, Infernal Calamity, Crimson Emperor, Ashen Dragon...... The world trembled under the shadow of the giant dragons. He stirred up the craze of the magic industrial revolution; in the empire he established, Wyverns roared, artillery fired in unison, and steel beasts appeared in the sky and on the land, while disasters from another world rampaged everywhere. "Submit, or die." Cassius spread his wings, blotting out the sun, and gazed down at the trembling humans, elves, and dwarves below, saying thus. ...... It is a story about a Red Dragon with a player template conquering, ruling, and transforming an alternate world. (Pseudo of DnD, The Fourth Calamity, Red Dragon)

Why does the universe seem so silent if it harbors countless stars and planets? In The Fermi Paradox, a comprehensive and thought-provoking exploration, readers journey from the paradox’s humble beginnings—when Enrico Fermi posed his famous question “Where is everybody?”—to the cutting-edge technologies and theories that might finally yield answers. Through ten meticulously structured chapters, this volume unfolds the paradox from every angle. It begins with the historical and scientific foundations that shaped the early debate, then delves into the staggering scale and probability calculations suggesting we should be surrounded by extraterrestrial civilizations. Readers are guided through the latest astronomical observations—why we see only “great silence” where we once expected cosmic chatter—and introduced to pivotal theories like the Great Filter, the Rare Earth hypothesis, and the darker side of technological evolution. Sociological and economic analyses add human context, revealing how cultural forces might shape our cosmic destiny. Finally, The Fermi Paradox tackles alternative conjectures, from simulated realities to hidden alien probes, before mapping out future directions that blend ethical questions, advanced detection projects, and a synthesis of the most credible scholarly references. For anyone seeking a deep, multifaceted understanding of why our universe appears so quiet, this book offers both clarity and wonder.

Eun-jae, a sharp-tongued, no-nonsense beta agent codenamed Helix, thought his biggest challenge this year would be surviving another day of chaotic missions-and maybe blowing out birthday candles in peace. But when he's thrust into a high-stakes operation involving Bes Karpov-Troitsky, a ruthless Russian arms dealer with ties to a deadly organization, his plans for a quiet reunion with his mom in Busan are obliterated. Armed with his razor-sharp instincts and biting wit, Eun-jae must navigate a labyrinth of betrayal, secrets, and danger as he dives into Moscow's criminal underbelly. Can Eun-jae stay one step ahead of the game, or will this mission mark his final act?

In a world ravaged by disasters and chaos, a young survivor named Leon must navigate the treacherous landscape of a new and terrifying world. This harsh environment is filled with ruthless scavengers and frightening alien creatures, all fighting to stay alive, and dominate the other. Leon's journey begins with an encounter with an alien and a brutal fight against a group of scavengers who will stop at nothing to claim the few remaining resources not long after. But when Leon and his friends emerge victorious, they inadvertently catch the attention of an even more sinister enemy: a malevolent alien who collects human specimens. This alien is unlike any other, with an insatiable hunger for human knowledge, experimentation and carnage. As Leon struggles to stay alive, he discovers cryptic clues that reveal the true intentions of the aliens. These mysterious monsters aren't just a mindless beasts, but cunning and sinister collectors who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals. Leon and his friends must use all their skills, ingenuity, and cunning to evade the deadly grasp of the aliens, as well as that of the scavengers. They find and explore an alien lab in one of their adventures. As they venture deeper into the alien's stronghold, they uncover dark secrets about their sinister plans. They soon realize that the alien's collection is not just a random gathering of human specimens, but a calculated effort to understand humanity's darkest secrets and eventually conquer them. The further they go, the more they understand that the true horror lies not with the alien, but with the unsettling revelations it has uncovered about humanity's troubled past. The alien's collection is just the tip of the iceberg – a symptom of a far more profound and disturbing phenomenon that threatens to destroy everything Leon thought he knew about the world. As the stakes grow higher, Leon must confront the darkest aspects of human nature and the terrifying possibilities that lurk beyond the alien horizon. Will he be able to overcome the overwhelming odds and uncover the truth, or will he succumb to the crushing weight of an apocalyptic world? Can he survive long enough to expose the alien's sinister plans, or will he become the next specimen in their collection?

The world he knew is gone. His name, his face, his family—all wiped away in a moment of betrayal and death. Now, in the pale skin of an albino boy, he finds himself in a new life surrounded by strangers who become his friends and allies. But the longing to return home gnaws at his heart, and the fragments of a violent past lurk at the edges of his memory. His search for belonging and truth takes him deeper into the unknown, where he learns that the lines between dimensions, identities, and realities blur. To survive and find closure, he must unravel the secrets of who—or what—he truly is, and face the terrifying choice of what it means to belong.

He wasn’t a hero. He wasn’t a villain. He wasn’t even supposed to exist. A flaw in the system. A ghost between worlds. A being without fate, without limits—an anomaly. When reality collapsed around him, he awoke in a world bound by rules he didn’t follow. Magic rejected him. Time ignored him. Death refused him. He could rewrite the impossible, break what should never break. But in a world of order, something like him was a threat. Gods feared him. Kings hunted him. The system whispered: "Erase the Glitch." But he had his own rules. His own path. Not good. Not evil. Just him. A walking paradox. A living error. The one thing reality could never contain.

"Marked by a Dragon" is a dark fantasy romance that delves into the shattered trust, raw trauma, and magnetic pull between Princess Azalea and Zaydon Icarus, a powerful dragon-shifter bound to her by fate—and a dangerous bond. After a devastating ambush leaves Azalea wounded, bitten by a vampire prince, and teetering on the edge of transformation, she’s forced to make a desperate choice: surrender her will or bind herself to Zaydon, the very man she once loved—and now resents. Their journey through political betrayal, ancient rituals, and intimate entanglements is haunted by pain, power, and unresolved passion. As Azalea fights to reclaim her agency in a world that has taken so much from her, Zaydon is torn between his primal instincts and the desperate need to protect the woman he’s marked. Shadowed by court conspiracies, violent creatures, and a bond neither can break, they must navigate their past—and the explosive desires threatening to consume them both. With rich emotional depth, fierce chemistry, and a world brimming with myth, blood, and fire, "Marked by a Dragon" is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers epic that explores the cost of love, the weight of destiny, and the fight to reclaim one’s soul when fate has already chosen.

All rights reserved **Genre:** Fantasy | Action | Mystery | Romance In a world known as **Energy World**, where everyone has superpowers, a new legend arises from the ruins and blood. A mysterious organization seeks to wipe out the entire Anderson family, leaving behind a child with a distinctive mark that could change the fate of the world. Amidst the past, revenge will come. Jack Anderson and Black Caesar seek to avenge their family, who were killed before their eyes, in a war of no return... but the path is filled with secrets, and danger lurks around every corner. Will they succeed in their revenge? And what is the secret of that mark, which may be the key to an unknown fate? The countdown has begun...! Will they succeed in eliminating the organization's members? What awaits them? What is the secret of that mark? This is what awaits you inside, for you to discover for yourself.

Leon Vale’s world disappeared as a mysterious body wiped every human from Earth. Powerful individuals called Ascendants did not even stand a chance against the exterminators. Not to mention a dungeon porter like Leon. But his life changed on acquiring a system that not only got him to live again. But also altered reality at will. The Paradox System. Join Leon as he rides the waves in a dystopian world filled with scary monsters, ruthless Houses, Orders, and regressors.

This red dragon came from the vast wilderness, coveting all the powers of the world. He has held countless titles: Mountain Fury, Purgatorial Calamity, Red Emperor, Ember Dragon… The world trembles under the shadow of the great dragon. He ignited the surge of the magical industrial revolution. In the empire he established, wyverns roar, cannon fire resounds, steel behemoths appear in the sky and on the earth, and disasters from other worlds run rampant. “Submit, or die.” Cassius spread his sky-shading wings, looking down upon the trembling humans, elves, and dwarves beneath him, and spoke thus. ……… A story of a red dragon with a built-in player template conquering, ruling, and transforming another world. (Pseudo D&D, Fourth Catastrophe, Red Dragon)

Long ago, the demon king Asgiar cursed the four legendary dragons—Flame, Aqua, Earth, and Light—using their power to bring humanity to the brink of destruction. But one warrior, Zerro, sacrificed himself to seal Asgiar away, breaking the dragons’ curse at the cost of his own life. Before his final moment, he ensured a Chosen One would one day rise to finish what he started.

Hazel, trapped in a cycle of abuse, finds herself on the brink of despair. Then, Wren, a charismatic billionaire preacher with a devoted following, offers her salvation. However...as Hazel's life begins to transform, she uncovers a hidden darkness beneath Wren's saintly facade, revealing a truth far more sinister than her abusive past.

Noah, a human who suffered from an incurable disease and was bedridden from childhood died at the age of 20. When he thought that he would finally get to rest eternally...he found himself In a pure white space. He was given the chance to enjoy life in a way he never could. He was to be reborn as a Draconian and would walk on the path of a dragon. At that time he didn't know it yet that his life would soon be filled with mysteries along with gore, blood and desperation to live. Accompany him through his adventures as he finds more about The Child, The Scholar, The Mother and the numerous other shattered fragments of the world he is residing in.

What happens when reality itself is tired of existing? The System was once a proud, omniscient force, maintaining order in the grand story of E. But after years of logical paradoxes, impossible plot twists, and one emotionally bankrupt protagonist who breaks the rules for fun, it finally snap. But when E—the embodiment of chaos and questionable decision-making—decides to mess with a world reset, everything spirals into undefined territory. Now, the laws of existence are unstable, the System is filing HR complaints against its own existence, Can the System regain control before reality collapses? Or is this just another update that nobody asked for? …Also, who even approved the Customer Support feature?

After a catastrophic event known as the Everworld Convergence, people across dimensions randomly swap places with their counterparts in parallel realities. Some find themselves in worlds of magic, others in dystopian futures or cyberpunk nightmares. Amidst the chaos, Orion Vale, a seemingly ordinary young man, realizes he's the only person who retains memories of all the worlds he's lived in. As Orion jumps between realities, he discovers that he's not supposed to exist—he is an anomaly, a paradox created by a failed god’s attempt to rewrite fate. Hunted by cosmic enforcers known as the Eschaton Judges, Orion must uncover the truth behind the Convergence while mastering the unstable abilities that come with his fractured existence.

Haruma awakens in a world that isn’t his. The sky is wide, the moon is shattered, and his hands are stained with blood that is not his own. He remembers nothing — not how he arrived there, not who he used to be, only the pressure of a strange world crushing him. Magic pulses throughout the land with the cadence of a living being, warping the fabric of reality itself. Imperiums wax and wane in the hands of warlords who twist the covenants of reality. Cults speak of a goddess who spins the destiny of all things. And in the darkness, something much older awakens — a force that is not supposed to exist but lies in wait for him to recall. Haruma never wanted power. He never wanted war. But when the stars themselves bow before the commands of the strong, in pursuit of survival, strength means nothing—it means everything to resist. And whatever he decides to do or not to do, something awaits him on the other side of the Veil. And has been a long time coming

I was adopted by someone who accidentally took me to a forbidden dark Forest of shadow,we were separated and now, I'm stuck with the shadows, NO WAY OUT.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Everything in this story has a purpose, and every detail has an explanation, i.e. nothing is explained with 'it works cause it works'. The more questions you ask when reading this story, the more you will understand later on. If you just turn off your brain to read you won't know why things are happening the way they are. Also, nothing is random. If something feels 'forced' it's meant to be, ask why and I guarantee you will enjoy the novel more. Synopsis: This is the story of a young man who was reincarnated as a dragon with a near-insatiable curiosity. Initially sparked by questioning his own reincarnation, he quickly gets lost in the endless world of magic, using his deep understanding of advanced sciences to learn the laws and properties of a new type of energy known as mana. However, soon enough, the table would flip, and he would begin using that very same energy to expand his knowledge of science, to the point that he would begin questioning his own understanding of the world. Although not his original intention, with the combination of his intelligence, expanding curiosity, and the 'miracles' that occurred to allow for his existence, he quickly found himself climbing the mountain of strength as if it were a small hill before eventually climbing to a point where it seemed as if he himself was the peak itself. Even if.. that was never the case... - There is mild gore, and profanity is 'censored' toward the beginning, but not later in the story. - Tags: Action, Discovery, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-fi Sub Tags: Reincarnation, Magic, Non-Human Lead, (Extremely) OP Protagonist, Mystery - New Chapter twice a week, on Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 PM EST! (Unless Stated Otherwise, join the Discord for updates) - Uploads not on Webnovel, Royal Road, Wattpad, or Scribblehub are ILLEGAL - Community Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Dv7G5bQD4v Account must be at least 3 days old. Note: This novel takes place in the same universe as my other novel, TSH (The System's Harvester) on RR and SH

Waking up to a pounding headache, Sol widened his eyes to discover his hands covered in blood, and spotting a figure dressed in all black carrying a gun, slowly disappear into the shadow. Explore the protagonist's journey to find his killer in the era of steam and machinery while unraveling the truths of this world.

Standing at the nexus of history and time across a hundred worlds, I face the four directions In this place where time coils upon itself like an ouroboros, reality trembles on the precipice of comprehension. I am left with only one certainty: my journey has already begun and already came to an end. The past has yet to arrive while the future has already passed Slashing through this dream I rip away at the veil around my eyes setting my gaze upon the now

Beyond gods. Beyond creation and destruction. Beyond even the Almighty Omniversal God—there exist two beings that should not be. The God of Nothingness—who holds the power to erase anything, even existence itself. The God of Permission—whose will alone allows reality to unfold. They are not rulers. Not entities. Not even forces of nature. They are concepts—absolute laws of reality given form. And yet, for the first time since the birth of all things, they have asked a question. Which of them is truly superior? A paradox binds them: If Nothingness erases Permission, then nothing new can ever be created. If Permission denies Nothingness his right, then nothing will ever end. The balance of existence itself teeters on the edge of collapse. And so, they turn to the one being capable of unraveling the impossible—Noah Vance. A mere human. No power. No divinity. Just an impossibly sharp mind that has questioned reality long before meeting them. Now, as the first and only mortal to ever learn of their existence, Noah must judge which of these two untouchable forces is superior. His decision could redefine the laws of existence—or erase everything, including himself. But what if the true paradox is not about which of them should win… but whether they should exist at all? And what if Noah is the only one who can prove it?

Kade was born a slave, destined for one purpose—to be sacrificed to the last known dragon. As the blade fell, he welcomed death. But instead of dying, he woke up in an unfamiliar land, his body pulsing with power. Somehow, he had been reborn with the blood of an ancient, forgotten dragon—one that was never recorded in history. A dragon that could command all others. In a world where dragons have been extinct for nearly a century, Kade is the first of his kind. His power is new, strange, and feared. But he has no time for questions. The world is crawling with terrifying beasts, and he must grow stronger. He must master his abilities, uncover the truth of his bloodline, and rebuild the lost dragon race. Because war is coming. And a slave who was meant to die may just be the one to reshape the world.

Craig Warren, a down-on-his-luck college student, sees his taekwondo dojo close down. He receives a parting gift from his sensei that changes his life. Now gifted with supernatural abilities, he begins his journey of self-growth and personal discovery, going to college while protecting Oscuro as the vigilante, Ace Dragon!

For as long as he can remember, Ren's life has been ordinary—until the nightmares begin. Without warning, he finds himself trapped in a twisted world filled with monstrous, distorted creatures that relentlessly hunt him. At first, these nightmarish episodes last only three minutes, but they soon grow longer, bleeding into his waking life. Then comes the horrifying discovery: the things he kills in that world… die in reality. Desperate for answers, Ren spirals deeper into the mystery, questioning his own sanity. Is he cursed? Experimented on? Or is there something far more terrifying at play? As he hunts for the truth, he realizes the world he fears most may not be a dream at all. Worse yet, the villain he’s been chasing—the one he thought was his father—may not be the true enemy. When the final veil lifts, reality shatters. Was it all in his mind? Or has he been the monster all along?