Wounds On The Back Are A Swordsman'S Shame

In a realm where every whisper of energy tells a story; there are mysteries abound and magic is at the heart of all existence, energy flows through every being, every rock, and every gust of wind. A young boy awakens with no memory of who or where he is. That's where the long battle of survival and exploration begins.

High in the Unreachable Mountains, Trill, a warrior trained by the Goatmen assassins, discovers his unique ability to control plants and fungi while mastering alchemy and swordsmanship. Haunted by a mysterious past and the medallion around his neck, his life is upended when Malgrin the Unbroken, a sorcerer bent on domination, invades his hidden village. As Malgrin enslaves the Goatmen and kills Trill’s mentor, Granny Gruff, Trill escapes, vowing vengeance. Descending the mountains for the first time, he embarks on a perilous journey to free his people, uncover his origins, and harness his powers against a rising tide of darkness.

Amidst forbidden love, deception lurks, and murder casts a dark shadow over the fates of two souls. A devout Muslim girl and an agnostic young man find themselves caught in a whirlwind of passion and uncertainty, bound by a love neither can escape. But as secrets unfold and betrayal threatens to tear them apart, the walls between them grow higher. With time running out and trust shattered, they must decide: will love survive, or will it be drowned in the deadly consequences of lies and loss?

   In a world divided by realms, each brimming with vibrant cultures and lurking dangers, siblings Emilia and Pasta set out to experience the thrill of an adventure before returning home. Accompanied by their bodyguard, a renowned swordsman, they venture across lands on the brink of war, where ambition and the lust for power threaten to consume everything. And who else can stop this but three quirky adventurers?  As the trio navigate mysterious lands and encounters both allies and adversaries, the swordsman must protect his charges while confronting the shadows of his past.

Atlas died on the battlefield, his blade still dripping with the blood of a fallen empire. He thought it was over until he opened his eyes and found himself back at 15. The same cruel family, the same loyal servant, the same beloved sister… everything was just as he remembered. But this time? He won’t live as a powerless pawn. With the memories of his past life, he fights for the future he truly wants even if it means turning against those who once controlled his fate. This time, he chooses himself.

A Story about A young slave who was granted Freedom and now has the dream of venturing the world. An adventure filled with danger awaits him, follow Shadow on his journey to achieve his dream.

Emily’s world wasn’t just broken. It was strategically dismantled. Three years of love. One devastating betrayal. A single moment that would leave a scar forever. The day Emily caught her boyfriend Jaden and her best friend Mika tangled in bed, something inside her died. 2 years later, she has worked to be everything Jaden said she could never be— a star actress, loved by many. As Emily climbs the treacherous ladder of the entertainment industry, her betrayers return with a sinister plan. Mika, consumed by jealousy, doesn’t just want to compete – she wants to annihilate. Even if it meant becoming an actress herself. And Jaden? He’s the perfect weapon in her arsenal. But in the entertainment industry, Power surpasses power. And there he was, Noah. Noah. The king of the entertainment industry. Feared by many and had the lives of many wrapped around his fingers. He met Emily 2 years ago for the first time, snot mixing with tears, her broken glasses sliding down her face- she kept screaming at him “You can’t die! Not today!”. She saved him, and he owes his life to her. But now, she doesn’t remember him. Also she has changed. She almost looked nothing like the ugly woman he saw that night— Mascara streaking down her blotchy cheeks, glasses bent and crooked, hair disheveled, looking utterly destroyed, a walking catastrophe of raw, ugly pain, far from what he was seeing now— who is this woman? This isn’t a love story. This is a war. And Emily? She’s the prey. Would Noah be her Prince Charming that saves her?

A lifetime of training with swords with no techniques or even a sword art. Yet bruce has become the strongest swordsman this world has ever seen or so he believes. And now he is ready to exact revenge on the scums who killed his parents Can he do it? is he strong enough? nope, he dies. The enemies had guns now he dead Now what? He spent all his life practicing ignoring all the other things like socialising and now he has no friends, not even relatives who would mourn him after his death. it was a pathetic end But the story has to go on, so he is reincarnated to another world and this world has magic at that!! Now our protagonist, Bruce Mayne, has one more chance in life. But mana is the base of magic and he has none?

The hero Bai Wusheng was the best swordsman in the world in his previous life. He used all his strength to destroy the martial arts demon "Tian Mo" and eventually died with him. But he was reborn as a child a hundred years later and retained all the memories of his previous life. How can he, as a child, revive the glory of his sect?

Evelyn Rosalyn Amiss has been traveling through for the past ten years. Thanks to a gorgeous golden antique pocket watch purchased while on her weekly thrift store and antiquing outing for her online vintage store called Poor Little Rich Girl. Little did she know that one purchase would save her life and allow her to become a time traveler. Author Vernice Onyx

Tia yang kehilangan seseorang secara tiba-tiba. Tanpa kata tanpa ucap. Membuatkan Tia tertanya-tanya. Kemana dia pergi? Beberapa tahun berlalu. Akhirnya dia muncul kembali dengan perwatakan yang agak berbeza. Tia mula berasa hairan dengan sikapnya. Dia berusaha untuk mendekatinya semula. Tapi sikap barunya yang pura-pura bersahaja membuatkan Tia tiada harapan. Seolah-olah perkara yang lepas tak pernah berlaku antara mereka. Mereka yang berubah sikap dengan sebab yang tertentu. semuanya berlaku hanya di bulan febuari. Bolehkah kita kembali ke febuari yang lalu?

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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.

A tragedy... An abrupt departure... Death... And rebirth. Pain, rage, struggle, and blood honed a sword. A sword sharp enough to sever through reality and reveal what lies beyond. It unveiled something, Or rather, someone, incomprehensible and unprecedented.... A being who seems to weave the threads of fate. Does he truly exist, or is he merely a manifestation of another's will? If he does exist, what purpose does he serve? Is there really a purpose, or is it just another will imposed upon him? If it is another's will, can he defy it? Can he turn his sword against his creator, A being who literally writes his reality? Or will he be consumed by the abyss from which his power flows, Forever lost in the shifting void of his own making?

Born into a world that had just discovered Qi, and learnt the art of cultivation; Kyle Lin becomes the youngest swordmaster at just the age of 15. When chaos descends on his world, Kyle and other brave ones face their first real threat since obtaining power. "But, it wasn't that simple..." By the time humanity had almost won against the Qi beasts; Kyle is killed by a mysterious artifact that descended from the sky at a blinding speed. That didn't spell the end of his story, it was just the beginning... [Reincarnation in the process...] [Reincarnation successful!] [Welcome to Zekkoa!] Kyle finds himself in a new world, inhabited by humans just like his former, but here, they use magic... and are far stronger and more experienced in their power system than his former. Whereas everyone could awaken with one or two elemental affinity, Kyle awakens with the potential of mastering all—an Omni Mage. He also combines his elemental mastery with his knowledge as a swordmaster. Dominating and growing faster than ever, Kyle doesn't resign to his new fate. He steels himself to find out the actual reason for his reincarnation and free himself from becoming a pawn. "I'll never let anyone control me again!" [WSA 2024 Entry] _____________ Cover credits: MAXandMILLS, contracted author of "My Formula 1 System." _____________

Declan divorced his wife for cheating on him and making a fool of him. Heartbroken, she leaves town but after some years, she is back. Declan realizes that maybe he might have misunderstood some things years ago.

“...I want us to get married.” He said. “Wait! What!?” Behind every successful man, there's a woman. But what happens when the woman is no more? Nicolas Gonzalez, the CEO of a renowned advertising company, becomes a cold fish after losing his wife in a car accident. Her death left him in pieces, transforming him to become a different version of himself. He has a son whom he loves dearly but hardly expresses it because of his coldness. Alejandra Ortega, a young hard-working lady who seems to be blessed with misfortune. She has an ill mother who is need of a heart transplant but has no funds to pay for the surgery. The two meet in an awkward situation and Nicolas takes interest in her. He learns about her financial situation and uses it to his advantage. He makes her an offer to be his fake fiancée which Alejandra accepts. Will Nicolas remain cold forever? Will Alejandra be able to help him get over his trauma or will the vices among them break them apart?

Julie became an adventurer when she was 14 picking herbs, killing goblins and escorting wealthy people was her life for five years. Along the way she met a Callum a short man who was a gold plate adventurer they fell in love and got married at 19. Julie fell pregnant and gave birth the year she married and had to quit adventuring to give birth then to look after her twin boys. All was well until Callum got injured one day from a quest and started drinking all day to cope with the financial stress creating a miserable spiral. Julie who is now a twenty four year old with two five year old boys and a alcoholic husband who can't work must go back to adventuring to support her family and pay her husband's debt.

Love, betrayal, truth, lies, disappointments, success, happiness, sadness, death, desperation, and more. These are the challenges of life that have caused us to end up with wounds that are either visible, invisible or even both. In this story, Tasha is going to take us through her life and as well as that of those around her.

Mutants, are people who have awakened their dormant genes which allows them to access their unique abilities, out of fear for these mutants humanity locked most of them in an underground environment called the umbra. Clyde wilson, is a citizen of the umbra whose life has been turned upside down after taking up a secret traditional mantle within his family.

Kaelen Everblade was a noble at the stage of grandmaster status in swordsmanship but died in the final battle against Malakar he got reincarnated into a new body this is an adventure where he will meet many warriors and mages in his goal to become the strongest

Ryouma Takeguchi, a famous historian who dreams of time travel, realizes that his dream comes true. Waking up in the past, Ryouma found himself in confusion as he met Nikola Tesla, the famous inventor from the 18th century. Turns out, He needs help from Ryouma to correct the history. He claimed that there's something wrong with his era. And together, they will find what causes the alteration of the future and fix it for the sake of humanity.

[My WSA 2024 Entry novel! Please vote] Yōta's day went from normal to "What the heck?!" faster than you can say "isekai." One moment, he's an average sixteen-year-old playing video games in his room; the next, he's in the body of a scrawny boy named Sol, right in the middle of a raging war. "Fuck, fuck, fuck! I'm gonna die! AGAIN!!" he screamed. This wasn't anything like those fantasy novels he had read of where the hero gets cheat powers and a cushy life as a noble. Nope, Yōta was stuck in the body of a weakling with zero abilities, no powerful physique, and on a battlefield to boot!

In a post-apocalyptic Earth, devastated by an invasion of Elder Gods through Dimensional Rifts seventy years ago, humanity is on the brink of extinction. The invasion caused massive land shifts, destroying continents and contaminating the atmosphere with radiation and pestilence. Survivors now live in domed cities called Fortresses, protected from the horrors outside. To fight back, humans developed the Knight Program, harnessing a mysterious energy source that emerged during the First Invasion. This program produces super-powered soldiers, known as Knights, who are humanity's last hope against the Elder Gods. *** .Enter Huey Blade, the last heir of a ruined sword family and a returnee swordsman in a post-apocalyptic Earth. Insensitive, narcissistic, and possibly sociopathic, Huey was transmigrated to a world of Red and Decay, struggling every second to survive. After decades, Huey finally returns home, only to find Earth devastated and his family long gone. Now, as a not-so-human swordsman, he must navigate this fallen world, as a Swordsman in the apocalypse, and humanity's public enemy number two! ... "What?! No call of duty?!" ... Other name: Returnee Swordsman in the Apocalypse ––STONE GOALS–– 50 Golden Tickets = One extra chapter 100 power stones = One Extra Chapter 100 Golden Tickets = Two Extra Chapters 200 power stones = Two Extra Chapters ––STONE GOALS–– NOTE, 50 Golden tickets are also equivalent to 100 powerstones. but if there's 50 tickets, and 100 powerstones at the same time, then there'll be two extra chapters regardless to keep up with the goal. So for every 50 tickets or 100 powerstones, there'll be one extra chapter. For now. this may be revised later in the future as things progress.

"You keep playing like I won't fuck the shit outta you" Ra smirked, studying Samiyah's body slowly. "We don't do empty threats here Ra," Samiyah smiled, biting her bottom lip slightly. Without saying a word, Ra reached over and grabbed Samiyah's neck. "Empty threats?" He questioned rhetorically. With his free hand, Ra snaked it down her stomach and into her pants. "Ra.." Samiyah whimpered as he made contact with her wet secret. *this book contains a series of flashbacks* there's always a little bit of truth in my stories. I hope you guys enjoy:)