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Some random stories I come up with to keep my boredom away. Contains original novels and fanfics as well. They may become a novel I'll write if I like them enough or if there is a sudden rush of inspiration that takes over me. If you like one of them comment on it and I may consider writing more about it one day, I am highly sleep deprived so I guess I will someday if i do not commit suicide first.

In a world where the chosen one has defeated the demon lord and brought peace to the realm, now 500 years have passed since the demon's defeat. Aetheria, the world, appears peaceful, but is it truly so?

As the title says, the story of the first mage who created necromancy, and other magics, during his long life.

Agent Kwon Taekjoo is dispatched to Russia with two tasks. First, he must find “Anastasia", a new weapon that could change the world forever. Second, he is to avoid Russia’s psychotic killer, Psikh Bogdanov, at all costs. To assist him on his undercover mission, Taekjoo is sent a partner who only reveals himself to be a man named Zhenya. But Zhenya quickly proves himself to e just as dangerous and unhinged as the infamous Psikh himself. Just who could he truly be? And will Taekjoo succeed in tracking down “Anastasia”?

Eren Kain was an ordinary engineer and inventor until the day the Tower of Trials appeared. A massive, otherworldly spire reaching into the heavens, the tower beckoned humanity with promises of power, wealth, and immortality—but also death. Unlike the others, Eren was forcibly bound to the Tower. No one else could enter until he began his climb, and he couldn’t leave unless he reached the top. Stripped of magic, aura, or any supernatural ability, Eren’s only advantage is his engineering genius and the technology he can smuggle in. From basic firearms to drones and exoskeletons, he uses every tool at his disposal to survive the monsters, traps, and bizarre ecosystems within the Tower. Yet even technology has its limits in a world governed by magic. As Eren climbs, he discovers the Tower isn’t just a trial but a puzzle. Its magic isn’t arbitrary—it’s systematic, a science he slowly learns to decode. However, one wrong calculation could kill him instantly, forcing him to balance experimentation with survival. He scavenges magic crystals, artifacts, and spell books, using them in crude, improvised ways to bolster his arsenal. Over time, he begins merging technology and magic, creating unique hybrid tools to overcome the increasingly insurmountable challenges. But why was Eren chosen? What secret does the Tower hold? With no escape and the weight of humanity’s fate on his shoulders, Eren must climb—not just to survive, but to unravel the truth of the Tower itself. every 50 collections I’ll give a chapter and every 20 powerstones I’ll give a chapter every 10 reviews I’ll give a chapter

This novel tells the poignant tale of two souls bound by fate: a devout Muslim girl and an agnostic young man. Their paths cross in the most unexpected of ways, drawing them into a love neither could have anticipated. Yet, despite the intensity of their feelings, invisible walls keep them apart. Their love is forbidden not by their hearts, but by their faith, their upbringing, and the growing doubts that plague their consciences. Religion becomes a formidable barrier, one that neither can seem to fully overcome. As time slips through their fingers, they are left with the painful reality that they may not have much time to explore what they could become together. With the clock ticking, their love hangs in the balance. Will they finally confess the depth of their emotions? Or will this become yet another unfinished love story, lost to the winds of doubt and circumstance?

In the dim twilight of a dying world, the remnants of humanity huddle within crumbling fortresses and decaying cities. The once mighty gods, giants, and dragons have long been vanquished. The devils, in their ruthless conquest, have crushed all who dared oppose them. In this forsaken realm, where hope has faded, Arat clings to his fragile existence, as a half-devil, hunted by humans, he searches for his place in this corrupted world.

Warning!! Please be aware that there will be incest in this story. Before the Elven goddess created her first elf, she created a guardian for them, a demi-god without a soul that possessed a single purpose: to protect the goddess' creation. He did so for eons, protecting them from mighty titans, fearsome dragons, greedy humans, and filthy goblins. He protected them until the war that led to his death and almost all of the races on the realm, where they waged war against the elves. He fought alone for twelve winters, which led to the deaths of billions of mortals and eventually his own. He welcomed his eternal sleep, but Elven goddess called for him once again. This is my first story that im writing for fun and english is not my first language so please be patient with me. I will try to write myself as much as possible while using AI to correct my grammar. I'm thinking of adding some other elves from games, like the Windrunner sisters from Warcraft, and anything other than my OG belongs to their own respective creator. Warning!! Please be aware that there will be incest and lots of gore and NO YURİ,NO NTR

In a Dystopian Future that has discovered Mana, fantasy elements such as Magic, Monsters, Otherworldly Beings, and Gods have become real, merging with the modern era. Leading it are unique individuals, they came from separate tales, full of hardships and trials, and at the same time, amazing stories. No matter what their differences are, The Kings have banded together to lead this new era of reality. Magic that can create anything from nothing, it could either sprout good or evil in a person. Monsters from the storybook come to life, to run rampant. Other Worlds that also carry lifeforms, and Gods that were only believed to be concepts that religions devote for, now reign over all mortals. What really is Magic? Why was it the catalyst for all of these fantastical elements to come to life? Who orchestrated all of this? And who are The Kings who will lead humanity to this era?

(The story is reworked, and the other one will be deleted soon) Hideyoshi izumi, a 15 year old boy has started his first day of highschool, everything seemed to be normal at first. as more and more people come and criticize his looks and abnormal presence, he gets tensed and collapses a whole school. furthermore, after collapsing and injuring himself, he was brought into a facility, where it was never recognised by the officials. hideyoshi helds a withered rose and unknowingly ressurects his dead twin, kiyoshi izumi, for a sacred amount of time. he proceeds to adapt into his new life and completes all quests initiated by a certain system only known to both him and kiyoshi, in a separate realm-core based "dimensional gates"- before kiyoshi is sent back into the afterlife. [ik these names sound like from an anime, i js watch too many of them :')]

In the quiet, fog-shrouded town of Ashgrove, strange disappearances have become commonplace. Amateur sleuth Maya Hart reluctantly teams up with enigmatic local, Ethan Cole, to unravel the town’s sinister secrets. As they dig deeper, they uncover a web of lies, dark pasts, and a terrifying truth that may cost them everything.

Death. It began washing over the earth like a plague. The plague being the sudden appearance of powerful monsters, destroying cities and killing anyone that stood in their way. But when a young boy gets confronted by these monsters, he doesn’t run or feel an ounce of fear in the face of death. He wanted to die, he wished for it. His wish… Granted. But in death comes rebirth, a new opportunity. But very few that have died to the waves of monsters have been given the opportunity, the opportunity to reincarnate together to the ground zero of this multiversal disaster. To save that world and many worlds including their own. But the very same boy decides a new route for himself. A new route for a new life. One he would hope would be better than his last. Separating from the rest that reincarnates. Being the first to reincarnate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warning AI is used to make the images as I can't draw whatsoever and I'm too broke to hire an artist. This novel does contain gore and smut, but hopefully, the R18 tag insinuates that. I'm writing this for fun and while I do check over my work there may be some writing or grammatical errors. Very Sorry. Please feel free to support me or my work and any comments or questions I will try my best to reply to. This is my first ever proper work and my first contracted work so I hope you enjoy it! Tags: Reincarnation, Harem, Fantasy, Yuri (only mentioned), Smut, R-18, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Magic, Ecchi, Overpowered, Weak to Strong

Synopsis When I was 13 years old, my entire family committed suicide by driving full speed off a thirty foot bridge. Morbid, I know. Unfortunately, they deemed themselves unfit to live and ended it the only way they knew how. They had gotten themselves stuck in something deep and dark with a couple of the demons around our neighborhood and their contract was coming due. So at the age of only 13, I was left to fend for myself and survive in a world full of werewolves and demons. My name is Claire Summers and my family had once ran one of the most powerful werewolf packs in North America. That is, however, only because of a contract held by a certain grey eyed demon. After their deaths, the pack diminished to almost nothing. The spell cast upon the pack members had been lifted and they saw no reason to stick around. I was left with no one to support me and I was forced to find my own way through life. My title as the Alpha's daughter slowly slipped back to Omega in a matter of hours. Nobody wanted anything to do with me. I was a freak in their eyes. They were embarrassed of me, I humiliated them. The Alpha's daughter was supposed to be strong and lead the pack when her parents couldn't and I wasn't able to. I was an Omega at heart. I always had been, no matter the spell the demon put on everyone. I was an Omega and they were finally beginning to see that. I was weak, pathetic, unloved, and an outcast. Everyone despised me. People who I thought of as family members disowned me. For the first time in my life I was completely and utterly alone. Until I met him. CREDIT __ LIZ

The life of a small town boy takes a dramatic turn after a life-threatening car accident leads to an expiramental procedure. Soon after he discovers the surgery that saved his life left him with extraordinary abilities, he's forced to flee the only home he's ever known as a dangerous conspiracy unravels with him at the center.

A high-schooler, Agus and his schoolmates, were teleported to a fantasy world. He needs to work with his friends and use his newfound talent to survive. Faced with anxiety and shortcomings, will he loathe himself further or finally accept change?

"What Lengths would you go to have the power to shape your own path? What would you give up? How far would you go?" "I have gone far and given much to get where I am today. Maybe my story would help you to figure it out. Sit, Listen. This is the story of Cytar's First Lich."

What the hell? Were the only thoughts that ran through Hiroto Yamada's mind when he got stabbed. Stabbed by the same person that he used to work for along with his editor. Writing a plethora of successful novels, Hiroto was not low on money. And that was exactly what they wanted from him. 'Ah, looks like I'm cooked.' Were his final thoughts before he drifted off into darkness. But fortunately, fate gave him another chance as he was reincarnated as an Extra into one of the very novels he wrote. Yes, an Extra. A character that he had never written in the novel. One that he had no idea what would happen to and if he would even survive in this second chance at life. And yet again, only one thought ran through the newly born, now Ezra's mind. 'Yeah, I'm definitely cooked. _________________ Hey guys, It's my first novel. I hope all of you like it and support me through this journey. Thanks! Please don't hesitate to give me criticism and comments.

What happens when an android wakes up with a consciousness and a soul? What if he finds himself in a parallel universe of fantasy brimming with magical energy and guided by the voice of his dead creator? What happens when he meets the parallel version of his creator? Well. Let’s find out in this tale of an android trying to find his place in this new world as he unravels lost secrets, acquires new powers, and finds companions. Let the journey begin. ********************************************************* This is my first work. There might be some grammatical mistakes so go easy on me. Also, I would appreciate any suggestions to improve the story. There could be some inconsistency in the number of chapters released. But I'll make sure to give out new chapters every week. The cover image doesn't belong to me.

In a world without kindness, only the strong survive. Far from any known land, shrouded in fog, lies an ancient and isolated island—a place of breathtaking beauty and dark, hidden secrets. Towering, twisted trees reach toward the sky, their branches whispering with the wind. The shoreline glitters with light-blue waves, while eerie cries echo from the heart of the jungle. The island seems alive, a world unto itself, both alluring and dangerous.

Transported into the universe of his own novel, a young author awakens in the body of a cursed villain, with only four years before a demonic force consumes him. In a fantasy world filled with monsters and heroes, he must use his knowledge of the plot to survive and protect his newfound siblings, Noah and Emma, while keeping his distance from the main characters to avoid altering the future he wrote. Upon joining the Spectra Academy for heroes, he is forced to face dilemmas and alliances that challenge his intentions and draw him closer to an uncertain fate.

Kim Yong reads novels in his free time but one Novel that caught him the most in the charm of its story is the Novel "Astral Hero Return" a generic Harem novel as the Astral Hero tries to defeat the bad guy in that case the Demon King and builds his harem to an extent where you ask yourself why would they need 20 wives to live a normal life or to win somehow against the bad guy as all his wives cheer for him Kim Yong found the Story intriguing not because there was a harem but how the characters feeled so alive for him as he knows them in addition to that he longs to exist in such a world especially this one However "The Novel will take a break for Personal reason and I don't know when i will come back." The Novel he was so obsessed with so that he wrote over 30 notebooks of his theories and thoughts of how things could work or how many powers exist in the world suddenly decided to take a break at the start of the next arc 'Demon ladies' as he goes to sleep and wakes up the next day he finds himself in the exact novel he longed to live in. But he has no time to relax since he remembers he is not the only reincarnated person in addition does he will need to face the final villains to change the fate of the world and find out the truth behind his existence. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authors Note: Hello to the people who will try to read the first novel of mine. The first twenty chapter are pretty bad since they were my first attempt to write a novel in english and at that point the story was only a concept with no real conclusion or consequences. If you find any mistakes or bad phrased english sentences please comment under them and help me out to make the novel an enyoyable story to read. I hope some of you still will enjoy reading the novel and stay around to see the conclusion of the story.

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Karina, a kind-hearted young woman, finds herself trapped inside the pages of a novel and discovers an opportunity to alter the tragic fate of the novel's protagonists, Roland Bleuet and his sister, Melisa. Determined to protect them from the hardships they will face, Karina diligently saves her money to escape with the children. However, upon reaching Torres, their intended destination, Karina realizes that their savings fall short of the required amount to reach the capital. Undeterred, she decides to find refuge in Torres while attempting to shield Roland and Melisa from any harm that might befall them. It is in Torres where Karina unexpectedly crosses paths with Duke Claude Torres, a man who possesses a peculiar infatuation with gathering talented individuals. Recognizing the potential that lies within Roland, Duke Claude becomes a looming antagonist, threatening to negatively impact the siblings' lives in the future. Determined to shield her adoptive children from Duke Claude's clutches and the dangers that lie ahead, Karina must summon all her strength, wit, and resourcefulness. Along their journey, they encounter friends, enemies, and unexpected allies who aid them in their quest for a brighter future. As the trio navigates through societal pressures, political intrigue, and the unpredictable dynamics of the realm, Karina faces numerous challenges and learns that changing destiny is never easy. She must draw upon her compassion, resilience, and unwavering determination to protect the ones she loves and give Roland and Melisa the chance at a better life. Told through the lens of friendship, resilience, and self-discovery, "Guardian of Destiny" explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the power of the human spirit. Will Karina succeed in altering the course of fate and safeguarding her adoptive children, or will Duke Claude's machinations prove too formidable? Join Karina on this thrilling and heartwarming journey as she unravels the secrets of the novel's world and fights against fate itself.

Solace, a mostly unknown solo open-world rpg game that Murata Arata stumbles upon. After a freak accident that results in his untimely demise, he suddenly finds himself reincarnated in the game. And whether he wants to or not, he will have to play. Otherwise, he and the world will disappear completely. Inspired by Hell Mode (Expected 2 Chapters Every Week)