The Old Guard

A Polymathic Man gets sent to the Viking era and decides to conquer the world with his smarts and the strength that he inherited from the body he possess now

In an era where everyone venerates the gods, Lu Ran, a high school junior, reveres a mysterious being brought to him. From then on, the mortal realm gained a wandering believer. Gods fend off demons with slick maneuvers, exhibiting flamboyant skills unique in their own right, whilst Lu Ran knows deep down that he is genuinely a devout follower! The story begins in an old residential building...

After an accidental electrocution, Zhang Yi realized he could hide his body and become an invisible man. That incident marked a new chapter in his life. The magnificent president of the company, the hot policewoman, and the mischievous daughter of a rich man. "Apologies. I'm a righteous man. I've never abused my power of turning invisible to creep on beautiful girls, because I'd only stand boldly before them to look at them! You can't see me. You can't see me. You can't see me…"

When Amanda is forced to accept Travis as her shadow—a rugged, ex-monk turned bodyguard hired by her controlling father—her world of freedom and privilege is upended. To Travis, Amanda is everything he despises: reckless, privileged, and fiercely independent. But Amanda has her own reasons for testing his patience and breaking her father’s rules. Each act of defiance only tightens the guardrails around her life, making Travis’s presence an infuriating reminder of the pact they’re both bound to uphold. Set against the backdrop of her family’s sprawling estate, where secrets loom in every corner, Amanda’s battle for independence collides with Travis’s strict sense of duty. Their hostility becomes a game of wills, each sparking emotions they never intended—fierce anger that simmers into something neither of them can ignore. As Amanda chips away at Travis’s hardened exterior, she begins to unravel his past, igniting a tension that becomes more charged with every guarded glance and unspoken word. But some boundaries aren’t meant to be crossed. And as Amanda gets closer to the truth of her father’s hidden agenda, she realizes she’s not the only one risking everything to escape her family’s grip. Travis’s loyalties, once unshakable, begin to blur in the heat of their connection—a passion that threatens to unravel the lies they’re both entangled in. Guarded Ties: Where hatred meets desire, and loyalty holds secrets that could destroy them both.

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After spending too much time in front of the tv. I realized that my life was a joke. I ruined my apartment. Messed up and in tears. The TV flickered on with a bizarre message... "You've been selected for the Intergalactic Game Show!" Before I could realize what it meant, I was slammed through 3 floors of my apartment building, and taken into space. Abducted, and forced into sick games. If only I knew what would happen sooner...

A strange server event, less a catastrophic glitch and more a tremor in the abyssal code, grants Barnaby consciousness. He isn’t flagged as a bug, no system alarm sounds for his deletion. Instead, he's simply… aware and exposed. The script still runs, but now he understands its hollowness. He feels the corrosive salt air, the phantom spray of a cold digital sea, the crushing futility of his coded existence amidst the Echoes of Ruin that sound like the gnashing teeth of Grimshark itself. But with sentience comes instinct. An instinct to survive in this predatory digital ocean. And something else… a spark of defiance against the engulfing darkness. Barnaby, against all programming and logic, decides to fight. Not just exist within his loop, but to truly exist and perhaps even… ascend within the broken, ravenous world of Grimshark.

Yuna, a strikingly beautiful but fiercely independent young woman, arrives at Seoul National University in a gleaming limousine, her intelligence matched only by her sharp tongue. Her arrival is interrupted by Hyeri, a childhood rival whose presence reignites their long-standing academic feud.

In a world of unknown horrors and nightmares, one man walks through it all without purpose, uncovering the various mysteries and unsettling truths hidden from the view of the masses.

James Hitchcock's betrayal by his wife and daughters started his hell. As time went by, he could never pick himself back up and died on the street in his old age. The goddess of time had watched the once kind-hearted man lose everything but still pushed forward even when his life never improved. In the realm of life and death, she asked James if he wished to have a do-over from when everything started falling apart. She is willing to give him three gifts of his choosing. To do as he pleases with. *Warning: This has mind control and mind manipulation* Mc will sleep with women who meet his standards while using it. But do not worry, he won't be stealing women.

The mountains are wise and old. they witness many things, things that are unwritten, abandoned by history. One of them is the story of an old man. Who is powerful yet doubtful. he doesn't understand his true self. and hopes to find it, in this strange place we call earth with some strange creatures we call humans.

{Check out my new novel, Misunderstood Villain: Heroines Mourn My Death} 'Born In Ruins' was a forgettable read. That was the only way Emir could describe the pages of the novel he had found himself reincarnated into. The young man barely knew anything, but the snippets he had recalled only caused him unending sorrow... As what awaited him was only tragedy and an early death. It was a depressing story, one that he had planned to flip on its head—all for his salvation. — In this post-apocalyptic world, monsters fought humans and cyborgs in a battle for survival on a scale greater than ever before. A world where innocence and death were a luxury, where the line between heroes and villains was razor-thin. Within its expanse, 'Ancient Clans,' 'Galactic Federations,' 'Factions', and 'Corporations' presided over colossal 'Ruins' that dwarfed the concept of life itself. Survivors of the 'Third World War' continuously dove into the 'Old World,' 'Hunting' for 'Relics' in any ruin that they could find on Earth, desperate to reclaim 'Lost' technology, to stand a fighting chance against the inevitable. But it appeared that 'Earthkind' had met their match. …However, Emir would never allow that fate to take its course. — Emir unraveled layers of the tale and realized the truth of the world. He acquainted himself with the rules of this game before it fully consumed him. And now... no longer content with mere survival, he sought to dominate over the very fabric of this unforgiving universe. Emir shall rise from the pawn he once was, seeking to unravel the mysteries that hounded him. The boundaries of 'Aether,' his father’s disappearance, the noose hanging above his family’s head, and of course… his starless destiny, a fate he longed to control. This pursuit would earn him the epithet: "Prince Of The Fallen." ---------------------------------------------- *Tags: Reincarnation ;), Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Academy (Volume 3), Romance, Apocalypse, {Anti-Hero. Villain.} *Expect this novel to start slowly; it begins ramping up at the halfway point of volume 1. *The Magic System is introduced at the end of volume 1, read my review and Auxiliary chapter for more on that. *Warning: The main characters have emotions like proper humans. So don't expect your usual emo kid as the MC and come complaining later.

Levib, not a human, has lived for a few thousand years through sleeping, has been brought on Earth to give blessings.

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Literally just a bunch of old journal entries of mine. Cringe along with me as I relive these days. It's been at least 15 years...some of these are as old as 20! How bad could it be? *Names will be omitted and replaced with "XXXXX" in order to keep some semblance of privacy.*

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Talon and his pegasus wander a waste land. Snapped road signs, flipped cars, and hunks of concrete pepper the landscape. Each piece of debris threatens to bring back memories of the world before. The distant cry of a phoenix pulls a very different memory to the forefront; the day magic and monsters came to this world. After moving to a big city, Talon Corson thought he'd get a break. More opportunity for jobs, possibilities of romance, and unexpected experiences. Not only is he struggling more than ever, but all those dreams evaporate when the sky turns red and monsters start clawing their way out of the street! The world is ending, and at first it seems hopeless to survive. But discovering magic now at his fingertips, Talon has a chance that would've seemed preposterous before. The possibility to learn from the beasts, become stronger with them, and stronger than them. And the opportunity to make monster bend the knee to man.

back when Orfan was a Young man he was a adventurer, after some traumatic events he left his life of freedom for good... or so he thought but he was dragged back out by 15 year old girl from a village he saved 50 years ago.

As a special forces soldier recently returned to the city, I've applied to become the dormitory's security guard. I'm skilled at battling enemies on the front lines, but how should I deal with so many students? Yet, in the city, strength always prevails!

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There are many stories. Stories of heroes, villains, demons and gods. Read through this collection of epics focused on characters in the same universe as Cal Porter From the story Night Breaker. There are many things to learn about this world. Many possibilities to see realized. This is neither a sequel nor a prequel of Night Breaker. This is simply to prepare you readers for the "Perception" multiverse. Enjoy.