Bastard Explained

The Bastard and the Prince is a sweeping tale of love, resilience, and defiance, where two people challenge a world bound by tradition and hatred to rewrite their own stories.

In the prestigious halls of the Arcanum Academy, where the best knights and mages of the kingdom are forged, Alaric Draymont is just another unremarkable face in the crowd. A bastard child of a powerful noble, Alaric hides his extraordinary talents, knowing that standing out could draw the wrath of his family—who would not hesitate to eliminate him to protect their name. Trapped in the shadows of fear and mediocrity, Alaric lives by one rule: stay invisible.

Warning: This novel is for mature audiences only. Harem ✓ Lemons ✓ NTR × Netori ✓ MILFs ✓ In an abundant world of qi teeming with beasts, cultivators, and spirits, Fang Chen was a well-known medical practitioner who cultivated the ancient undying arts. However, he was also extremely charming-looking and well-known for his pervertedness all across the Featherstone continent. He bedded the wives and daughters of countless powerful cultivators and impregnated a bunch of them under the guise of imparting medical knowledge lost to time. It was rumored that even the gods would have to hide their partners in the wake of Fang Chen's ascension. If he was invited to a household, all the females would be left pregnant, beasts included. "Wherever there is a maiden, my c*ck shall harden!" Fang Chen earned the wrath of hundreds of thousands of men all across the world who wished for nothing more than to have his head on a pike. Unfortunately for them, Fang Chen had cultivated the undying dao to the peak. His immortality made him unkillable. Fang Chen met his Waterloo after impregnating the daughter of the Jade Continent Emperor, who was rumored to be the most powerful cultivator in existence. The Jade Continent Emperor sealed him away since he was unable to kill him. After twenty thousand years of bondage, Fang Chen was suddenly freed. "Now that I am free, I should try being righteous for a change... after I impregnate the entire female generational line of the emperor."

August Clementine was once Reacher, a wealthy and thrill-seeking businessman who had everything but satisfaction in life. After a fatal adventure, Reacher awakens on a parallel Earth, in the body of the destitute and troubled 19-year-old August Clementine. With his new identity, August finds himself burdened with debt and responsible for his beloved younger sister, Sophia. Desperate to change their fate, August immerses himself in Enders Light, a cutting-edge VRMMORPG that blurs the line between virtual and reality. In this fantastical game world, players can bring specific items that meet certain requirements into the real world and even gain a fraction of their in-game abilities and strength. Stuck at level 12 and unable to progress past his starting village due to a rare armor shortage, August must rely on his wits and determination. A breakthrough comes when he retrieves a mystical purification stone from a river teeming with magical aqua beasts and uses it to cleanse an ancient, corrupted altar. His reward includes the legendary Fruit of Corruption, a priceless item with the potential to grant supernatural abilities in the real world. Caught between the allure of selling the fruit for financial security and the temptation of gaining extraordinary powers, August must make a choice that will define his and Sophia’s future... "What? I gained the ability to extract any item from the game into the real world without restrictions?"

After leaving earth in a pathetic way, Asher finds his soul in the body of a baron's bastard son. As the last surviving member of the Ashbournes, Asher must take up the mantle and build his territory or die in the jaws of a beast or the blades of hungry nobles greedy for his territory. Luckily, he did not enter this man-eat-man world without support. [Ding! Soulbinding successfully completed.] [Would the host like to upgrade your bronze-ranked butler to a powerful silver-ranked swordsman? Yes or No.] ............. https://discord.com/invite/8Ufe4789YX

“Shit, why this guy!?” Of all the unique characters he could’ve transmigrated as, it had to be the bastard instructor. Vanitas Astrea. A third-rate early game boss, who was dismissed from the University after severe allegations, losing his teaching profession and ultimately, exiled from the Empire. “.....How did I even get here!?” Vanitas must now circumvent his way around this new world, confront his past, mend broken relationships, and prevent looming tragedies that would lead to his demise. —————————————— More illustrations in the server. Discord: https://discord.gg/zukKB2ppDp

A contract killer gets killed by his enemy’s men, convinced that his life has reached its tragic end. However, instead of succumbing to death, he is unexpectedly transmigrated to another world. With the hope of leaving his violent past behind, he plans to embrace a life of peace and integrity—until life throws him a curveball. [Connection established] [Hello, Adventurer] [I’m your guide who will explain the path of your life.] “Path of my life?” [Yup. Did you expect that you would get a new life for free? We’re not running a charity here.] [But you have to.] “I have to run a charity?” [Nope.] “Talk straight, don't fuck around you bitch,” [You rude asshole. Aren’t you a little too calm for someone who just transmigrated to another world?] “That’s my business. Now stop wasting my time and tell me what I need to know.” [You bastard. You have to create a cult.] ------------- The cover does not belong to me; message me if the creator wants to remove it.

"The missing ingredient is a test subject with Royal Blood..." Raven Kyzer, a Commoner boy, grew up in an orphanage along with his twin sister, after losing their mother at a young age, having never met their father. After being discovered to possess Royal blood, the twins are abducted by the Church of Persona. Raven is used as a test subject in an ancient form of Forbidden Magic, known as the Homunculus Ritual, while his sister goes missing in the clutches of the church. The Homunculus Ritual is conducted to turn Raven into a powerful but mindless Monster, a loyal weapon for the church with no sense of free will...but something goes wrong, the ritual fails to destroy Raven's mind and he escapes the clutches of the church. Furious at being turned into a Monster, Raven swears revenge against the church, determined to make them pay for what they did to him, as well as to rescue his sister from their clutches. But there's only so much he can do by himself, even with the new powers he gained through the Homunculus Ritual...that's when he has a fateful encounter with the nation's most wanted criminals, a group known as The Irregulars, who, like Raven, have their own reasons to despise and go after the church, as well as the corrupt Nobility that oppresses the Commoners. With their goals aligned, Raven decides to join The Irregulars, taking the first step on his long, arduous path to revenge... Instagram: @aimdaqs Discord Server: https://discord.gg/J497zhJb

Elian, a beggar with nothing to lose, died tragically, only to awaken in the body of the despised bastard son of a powerful Grand Duke in the Arcanoria Empire. His second chance at life quickly turned into a nightmare when the Grand Duke’s household was executed, and Elian was sold into servitude as a courtesan. In this cruel new existence, Elian crossed paths with Izan, the enigmatic crown prince who harbored dark secrets of his own. As they grew closer, a forbidden love began to blossom, one that could upend the delicate balance of power in the empire and destroy them both. Torn between survival, betrayal and desire, Elian and Izan faced impossible choices. Could they defy the forces threatening to tear them apart, or would the empire crush their love before it even had a chance to begin? --- Warning: This book contains mature themes. Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/NJJKETf4

After living my whole life as the talentless bastard of the Avernus Clan, I helplessly witnessed the death of my mother. Seeing the battered dead body of the only person who never shunned me as someone who could not even tame a low-rank beast, I faced my death full of regrets. I thought that was the end... However, when I opened my eyes, I mysteriously returned five years before that tragic day. What's more, I sensed something ominous lurking in my soul. What is this? It makes me want to destroy everything.

After ten years, Markos Moreno returns to Italy. A multi-billionaire magnate, sexy as sin and cocky as hell. Swearing revenge on Hayden family, destroying everything with only one aim. Markos vowed to make Valeria Hayden come back crawling to him on her knees. Stripped of her wealthy status to a nobody, Valeria walks up to Markos’ office. Exactly how Markos played his game. All Valeria wants from him is forgive her for what happened. However, Markos desires something else, to break her. Whereas, Valeria is determined to tame and seduce him, snatching her business back. An old flame burns twice. Thrice if she’s Valeria Hayden!

I transmigrated into my favorite RPG as an infamous extra. The Empire's "Traitor Bastard" who died a pathetic death. But... "...I'll survive this time around." **DISCLAIMER: The initial parts of the story will be a little slow, because I want to focus on details. But after that, it will soon pick up pace.

What remains when gods die? Memory or Madness? Some things take aeons to come together. Some curses cannot be broken. Some people cannot avoid their fate. In a world where magic is a gift many fear and few possess, no one remembers why they used to fear the night. Myra Tamon is a detective in the Borderline Division, specializing in cases that cannot be explained through rational means. Her disdain for magic is tested when a decade-old case brings her face-to-face with the most powerful of all the gifted. What starts as a mystery, becomes a ruthless fight for survival because secrets do not live forever and monsters do exist.

After a young bastard from the renowned Namgung clan loses his mother to pneumonia, he must now fulfill her dying wish: to prove himself to the clan and rise as its patriarch. (This is my first story, so I’m not sure if my writing will be any good. I’m doing this as a hobby and hope to continue and make it work.)

Aldric Bloodrune, the scorned bastard son of the powerful Bloodrune Clan, has known only the cold sting of rejection. Born with a bloodline too strong to ignore yet too illegitimate to honor, he grew up under the shadow of the clan’s ruthless expectations. The legitimate children and noble peers scorned him, while his father, the merciless patriarch, kept him at arm’s length. But when his own blood betrayed him in the ultimate act of cruelty—striking him down to sever his claim—fate took a surprising turn. Reborn in his younger self, Aldric stands at the precipice of vengeance and power. This time, he vows to protect the only person who ever showed him compassion: Olivia Cartroute, the noble daughter of a neighboring clan who, despite the dangers, saw the humanity in him. In this new life, Aldric embraces his outcast identity, wielding it like a weapon. He learns the ancient, forbidden Bloodrune arts in secret, forging himself into a force that will not only defy the Bloodrune legacy but shatter it. Fueled by vengeance and tempered by loyalty, Aldric marches toward the day he will reclaim his destiny and finally face the father who took everything.

Everyone has a love story with slight twist. They are clues that tell you who dream you're reading. Look at the names and times meaning years. If first reading the 1st book blue realm explains some of the characters each character are taken from books before and has new ones .

Eighty years have passed since the fall of the Aurelian Empire. Luke, once a ruthless and cold-blooded warrior, met his end during a war against a lone necromancer. However, his death was not the end. Resurrected as a living zombie by a mysterious mage, Luke has spent the last eight decades in hiding. When the mage orders him to step out and continue the unfinished chapter of his life, Luke resists—yet fate forces his hand. Reluctantly, he re-enters the world, struggling to navigate his existence as a creature caught between life and death. His world takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Lea Healen, a young woman and the descendant of an old friend from Luke's past. Their meeting is no accident—it's a destiny Luke has been desperately trying to avoid. But beneath this tangled fate lies another compelling reason for Luke to seek redemption: he is still hunting the necromancer who once destroyed his former life. As old enemies resurface and new complications arise, Luke's journey promises to be far more tangled and dangerous than he ever imagined. The Hijinks Return of The Bastard Undead.

It is said that girls love bad boys… it is said that bullies love more, but what if they are the ones who break women's hearts most cruelly? Clare was sure that she had met the love of her life, and she didn't expect that one day she would get a message from her beloved. He would announce to her that it was the end of their relationship. The perfect guy turned out to be a bastard, and her whole life was sprinkled. For a year, she was unable to pick up the pieces after this breakup, and for many months she was unable to stop thinking about him. The following summer, he reappeared in her life, turning it upside down by a hundred and eighty degrees. His return brought danger to her. Will Clare be able to heal from her love for this bastard, or will she give him another chance? How much will her former friend mess up her decision?

He wanted to be accepted for who he was; a bastard. But the world was a cruel place for bastards, especially in the vampire realm of Eldoria. A vampire prince, born a bastard, was a disgrace not only to the royal family but the realm at large. And for that, Gabriel Sinclair grew up in harsh environs within the very castle his brother considered heaven. And as if being bastard was not enough wound to scar him and put him miles away from the throne, they made marry a human to seal the treaty between the two warring species. ***** Elena Thornhart always dreamt of venturing beyond the walls of Mysthaven. Since childhood, she had been confined in the castle of Mysthaven, safe from the vampire's reach. But not everything goes as planned. In an effort to save the nearly extinct human population, Andrian Thornhart, the human king and Elena's brother, offers her as the sacrificial lamb. Now Elena must navigate the treacherous Vampire court and royal family and protect her husband from his own kind. Little does she know her presence is set to unleash a side of Gabriel Sinclair that he never knew existed, a secret that might set the realm apart or unite it!

This story will be more about the lore of this world and it's people. The story is about a Hero named Yumi Ando that has been summoned to another world to save it and how she now is explaining how the events went down to a mystery character that will be revealed in the 6th and final chapter.

Palva, a young college student and a shy, introverted artist, dreams of creating art that speaks to the soul. Hoping to improve her skills, she gathers the courage to ask her art teacher, for additional guidance. The teacher agrees to mentor her, but he soon takes advantage of Palva's vulnerability and desperation to learn. As their private sessions continue, Henry's demands become increasingly manipulative, pushing Palva into morally and emotionally degrading situations in exchange for his "lessons." Palva art begins to reflect her inner turmoil, but her life spirals downward as self-hatred and confusion cloud her sense of self. She becomes ashamed of her appearance and conflicted about her sexuality, struggling with feelings of guilt and shame.

We attend school, find love, work, buy a house, pay our housing loans, insert weird faces in WeChat, watch movies… do any of you find anything amiss? One day, a group of strange people entered this world, equipped in strange clothing and possessing extraordinary powers, cold-blooded killers! They call themselves [Players]. Wait! Wait! You people want to kill me? You say I am NPC (Non Playable Character)? Stop joking around! You crazy bastards! I will fight you to the death! I will survive! NPC beating up Players! Original residents beating up Transmigrants! My world, my rules! What makes you think you bastards can come over and boss us around? Treading the path of the strongest saviour in history, one destined to be filled with excitement! … Chen Xiaolian: From today onwards, an organization whose sole purpose is to oppose those bastards is established! Our guild shall be named… Player Thwarting Alliance! Guild Member: Leader, this name, if we are to say it out, I fear we will be beaten up…

[System Activated: Welcome, Mr. Fallen Demon Lord! The ‘I Only Tame Hot Demi-Humans’ System has been successfully installed!]

Mors omnibus prope est. Death is near to all... A reminder that none should take life for granted. Those bastards killed my family. They ravaged my village. They destroyed the only life I have ever known. Now I will get my revenge. It's time for them to burn. - This webnovel will be updated when i damn well feel like it. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Tae Yeon-Woo, an office worker, known for his notorious streak in the business world had lost his life in an unfortunate car accident. He somehow woke up, in a new world as a bastard's child. He had lived peacefully in a small town with his mother, when the news of his half-brother, the rightful heir to the count's territory, tragically passed away due to a carriage incident, and his father, the current count, bedridden due to shock. Forcing him to become the heir to the count's estate, becoming the new count of the territory! Update Schedule: Monday-Friday (1 Chapter) Author's Note: The Cover Image is From Pinterest, credits to the rightful owner! Also, I'll be updating/rewriting some chapters.

[ AN ORIGINAL BL NOVEL FROM RUNNOX ] A dangerous and peculiar love is taking place in the depths of Olympus. Samael was a child between Medusa and Poseidon; he was nothing but a titan who possessed the weak powers of Poseidon as well as his hideous form from his mother, Medusa. How will he be able to fit in as a bastard child of the God of the Sea as well as a hateful child of a frightful monster? (Note: This is a BL story, so feel free to leave if you don't like this type of story. I understand and accept your personal preferences.)

In a world brimming with magic, Jusawi is one of the rare few born without mana. Despite this, he dreams of becoming a warrior feared by evil, beloved by good, and respected by all. Determined to overcome the odds, Jusawi faces a world where power often defines worth, and his path to strength will be anything but easy. As he embarks on a journey filled with challenges and mysteries, he discovers that true power doesn’t always come from magic. (Disclaimer: This story is a prequel to Negative Point. While some aspects may be more deeply explored in that story, everything essential to this tale will be fully explained here. This prequel can be enjoyed without prior knowledge of *Negative Point.)

He became the Emperor when he was just a boy and was beheaded before reaching adulthood. It was a tragedy brought about by his fate as the first noble wizard. “Ian, don’t be born in your next life.” He thought everything was over, listening to the traitor’s heartless words. He knew, but… “You are a symbol of peace. Where else would you find such honor as a lowly one?” He became the Margrave’s bastard son, whose family went extinct 100 years ago. A lowly, unsophisticated one, destined to be sold as a hostage to the barbarians across the border.

"It's either you marry a bastard or a bastard". " I can't see the difference". "oh sorry my bad it's either you marry a bastard or a refined scum". "what is the difference?". " One is a total bastard and the other is a slight bastard". " That makes sense what about you will marry a bastard or a bastard?". " Myself " " I think that's not a choice ". " oh " "What did you need my help with " "An interview " " I don't know but they would probably ask about yourself ". " My name and age that's easy ". " Not only that character, qualifications and hobbies included ". "Is sleeping a hobby ". "obviously not " "What am I suppose to say ?". " maybe reading, traveling anything but sleeping ". " oh " " let's give it a try, Hello, what is your name?". " Applicant " "No! your name ". " I don't want to say ". " Oh, little about yourself ". " I'm 17 and I like reading ". " why do you want this job?" "Because I came for the interview ". " No, that's the part you say a lot of nice stuff like how passionate you are". "Oh, My name is Applicant,17 , like to sleep and scam people, Nice to meet you ". "Aish" The cover is not mine, credit to the owner. email me: lilmaya63@gmail.com.

In a kingdom where dragons are extinct, and civil war has left the land in ruins, Eamon Valaryon, a royal bastard, is thrust into a deadly game of power after his father's brutal murder. As dark forces rise, Eamon must choose—claim a throne he never wanted or watch the kingdom burn. In a world of betrayal and bloodshed, can he rise from the ashes, or will the shadows consume him?