Hollow Chapter

The dead should stay dead. Kael Arvid repeated the words like a prayer as he adjusted the raven mask over his scarred face. The carved beak pressed cold against the bridge of his nose, the eyeholes narrowing his vision to slits of flickering torchlight. Beneath him, the ballroom of House Dain shimmered—a grotesque painting of gold and rot. Nobles laughed behind ivory masks, their gloved hands clutching goblets of wine dark as clotting blood. The air reeked of clove and something fouler beneath, like meat left too long in the sun. He hadn't come for wine. The dagger at his belt was hungry. It had waited seven years for this night. Seven years since House Dain's soldiers kicked in the door of his family's cottage. Seven years since he'd watched from the treeline as the flames turned his sister's screams to smoke. Seven years of imagining this moment—the moment he'd slide steel between Lord Dain's ribs and whisper his family's names as the light

In the bustling city of Tokyo, where people pass each other unnoticed, Kaito Renji harbors a secret that cannot be ignored... He has no shadow. Living an ordinary life with his parents and sister, Kaito hides behind a fake smile, pretending to be normal in a world that shows no mercy to those who are different. But when a series of strange murders spreads across the city and an inhuman creature appears in the darkest corners, the truth begins to crawl toward him—just like the insects that creep through the cracks. In a world devoured by betrayal and deadly secrets, the shadow may be the enemy… or the key. As Kaito’s true identity comes to light, he realizes Tokyo is not just a city—but a vast web of lies. And he was never truly human… but something the insects have followed in silence all along. When the darkness begins to move, no one escapes without losing a piece of their soul.

He wasn’t the strongest. He wasn’t the fastest. And no—he wasn’t born chosen. His name was Kamanuzzaman, and if history remembers him, it will not be because of fate. It will be because he broke it. He grew up watching the same loop: the powerful rising, the powerless repeating. Justice postponed. Mistakes recycled. Hope dangled like bait in front of those too tired to question. Some called it society. Others called it balance. He called it a curse with a pretty name. The world doesn’t need heroes. It needs a malfunction. If history is a wheel, then he will be the stone in its spokes. He was quiet at first. Observant. The kind of boy who never spoke in class, but always knew the answer. They thought he was harmless. Until the patterns started to make sense to him. And when patterns make sense, so do their weaknesses. He didn’t want to save the world. He wanted to change the rules it played by. Not to become a god. Just to stop being a pawn. They fear being wrong. HE fear being right—because it means this system works as intended.” There’s a legend passed down in his world, from a philosopher named Sir Faiyaz Hasan, a man who once whispered: All truths rot into rules. And all rules become prisons. Kamanuzzaman listened. He listened too deeply. Until silence itself began to echo. They called him mad, but he was just more awake than they could bear. This is not a story of light versus dark. There are no heroes here. No villains. Only recursion… and the boy who defied it. This is the story of The Hollow Resonance— The moment when an ordinary boy refused to live inside a repeating answer, and chose to become the error in the equation. He don’t want to live forever. he want to live once—and make it impossible to forget.

No one ever thought that the population of people known as "ESPER" could increase. Unfortunately, some metaphysical activities resulting from a work accident have also become a global problem. For years, the United Nations had to lie to the world that the current conditions were fine. Those who were invisible moved in tandem with the development of human technology. Living a normal life is indeed a demand, no matter if someone is an esper. But is it possible? Especially this story begins with an individualistic guy. A regular student who is just an ordinary youth. What is love? What is the past? How do we live? Why are we afraid of death? Where is our position in this wheel of life? How worthy are we to be called...human? "The Endless Hollow"

When the apocalypse struck, Hill was certain his life was over. And he was right. Yet, through his unfortunate demise, Hill found himself alive again. The "apocalypse" wasn't an end, but a gateway to something far grander and more sinister. Transported to another world, Hill is now forced to fight for survival and prove his worth. But for what reason? Only time will tell.

[WPC Entry----- The Abandoned One] Apocalypse... the day which started a show where everyone became character. From a normal day, it turned into a hellish nightmare within a second, just from a simple announcement of an alien beast called 'Puck'. People were forced to participate in it where their existence was put to risk. Perform bad and not only you... your entire planet will disappear from existence. Without any choice, it all began. Amidst all of this chaos, there was a guy, a lowlife to be exact who wanted to change his life through this apocalypse. He wasn't able to climb the ladder of hierarchy before, but now he was determined to change that, but will he be able to do that? or his foolish thoughts to rise to peak will drown him deeper into abyss? *** Hello everyone, this is the first time I am writing anything. And I do believe there will be mistakes in this book. I will really like it if you guys can help me in this, your support and suggestion will mean a lot to me. The chapters will be released daily but it will depend on you guys how much will be uploaded in a day, the more comments I get the more chapters you will get. Well then, Thanks for reading this work of mine.

I'm invisible, blamed, betrayed, and made fun of. Every day I woke up to endure every single same thing as days, weeks, months, and years passed. My life was a living cycle of someone who died while still living. I was brutally bullied, hurt, and accused in the midst of chaos as the rain poured on me, noises of vehicles cut through the sound of rain, and strangers eyes came, looking at me with fear and hatred as male students from my school ran after me with their sinister grins. On that same exact day, after getting home with my body full of wounds and bruises, my phone rang, and it made my life even more of a living hell. The novel that is keeping me alive and compose drop dead. [It is over] [We're sorry but we will no longer continue the story of 'world of mystery'] [Discontinued] ...I want to die. Tired, I closed my eyes, and my body fell. It becomes slowly cold, and the sound of rain slowly fades. I couldn't lift a finger. I realized I have no feeling, no strength. Suddenly a metallic voice with imagery of words come up in the pit of darkness. [You've been chosen to continue my webtoon, I wish you all the Good luck.] [You have died] before I knew it I died. [Removing the memories of world of mystery to your experience and brain] [World of mystery will be restart.]

They called me Hollow. No beast. No bond. No future. In a world where every sixteen-year-old is branded with a Burden and bonded to a Vault Beast, failure means death. The Trial Vaults are merciless—only the strong survive, and the Bonded thrive. But when my branding came, nothing happened. No summon. No power. Just silence. Everyone thought I was cursed. Weak. Fodder for the front lines. They were half right. Because I didn’t fail the bond. My beast never stood beside me—it was already inside me. Now, as I’m thrown into Vault Trial 09, hunted by monsters and manipulated by factions, something ancient stirs in my blood. A secret they tried to erase. A power even the Vaults fear. They made a mistake leaving me alive. And now? The Hollow is hungry.

Clide is a Hollow—part of a feared race of powerful beings hunted by humans and their allies, the Seraphim.

Ilya Valenpor was born a noble, but never lived like one. Branded a stain on her stepfather’s name and ignored by the court, her only value lies in her bloodline—and when a mysterious proposal arrives, she is sold into marriage like property. Her husband-to-be? Archduke Elias Wylt—the most feared man in the kingdom of Veltharion. Once hailed as the greatest sword master alive, Elias vanished from public life after a battle with a dragon left half his body burned and his soul scarred. Cloaked in shadow, wrapped in silk, he hasn’t been seen in over a decade. Some say he is cursed. Others say he is a monster. All agree: no woman should be sent to his side. But Ilya is done being silent. Thrown into a world of court games, ancient magic, and deadly secrets, Ilya knows she must either carve out power in the arms of the very monster the empire fears or succumb to the Knight in the Wooded Hollow.

DIRGE OF VORNHEIM: The Hollow Son In the frostbitten ruins of a forgotten kingdom, a boy was forged not born. His name is Thalric Vornheim, and his silence screams louder than war. Once the son of a disgraced general, now a nameless ghost marching through snow and steel, Thalric carries only two things: his broken blade, and the weight of the dead. But war doesn’t just kill bodies it butchers memories, burns love, and carves guilt into bone. And when blood rains from the sky, and a soft voice whispers from his past... “Don’t become the monster they see you as...” Thalric must choose: Will he survive as a man or rise as the legend they’ll curse forever?

In the war-scarred aftermath of World War I, decorated veteran Captain Alexander Gray returns to a Britain he no longer recognizes—and one that no longer recognizes him. Haunted by the horrors of the trenches and tormented by visions he cannot explain, Gray finds himself drawn to a remote village after receiving word of a fellow soldier’s mysterious death. But what begins as a search for truth unravels into a descent into paranoia, guilt, and madness. As Gray delves deeper into the village’s silence and his own fractured memories, he begins to suspect that the true enemy may not lie outside—but within. Plagued by fragmented flashbacks, cryptic messages in his own handwriting, and inexplicable clues pointing back to his past, Gray's grip on reality falters. Was the war ever truly over? Or did it simply bury its dead inside him? Trapped between the ghosts of what he’s done and the growing realization of what he’s become, Gray must confront a devastating truth—one that will shatter everything he believes about heroism, redemption, and himself. The Hollow Man is a dark psychological horror novel set in a grimly realistic postwar world. Gritty, emotional, and unrelenting, it explores the corrosive power of trauma, the frailty of the human mind, and the terror of discovering that the real monster may be the one staring back from the mirror. The war ended. But his war never did. And some sins don’t stay buried.

En la isla de Auren, cuna olvidada de lo imposible, la magia ha vuelto al mundo… Pero no como un milagro, sino como una maldición. Theym, un joven marcado por un poder que no comprende, es uno de los primeros signos de ese resurgimiento. En un orfanato que lo teme y en una ciudad que lo rechaza, solo su voluntad lo mantiene en pie. Cuando fuerzas oscuras comienzan a moverse en las sombras, Theym será arrastrado a una lucha que amenaza con quebrar no solo su cuerpo, sino también su mente. Así comienza una historia de furia, pérdida y decisiones imposibles; un viaje que lo enfrentará a las verdades que más teme… Incluyendo la de sí mismo. Porque en Auren, los héroes no nacen. Se queman.

Betrayed by the empire he swore to protect, General Kael Varian was sentenced to death under false charges. But death wasn’t the end — it was the beginning. Awakened in the depths of the Hollow Realm, a cursed world of forgotten kings and shattered thrones, Kael inherits a forbidden power: The Hollow Crown, granting dominion over death, shadows, and forgotten souls. Now reborn as the Hollow King, Kael returns to the world of the living — not as a savior, but as the reckoning. The gods call it heresy. The nobles call it madness. But the people… will call it vengeance. [Author: This is my first book and I'm using it to understand how Webnovel works, I'll be releasing much more better and deeper stories that are easier to understand. I hope you enjoy this story anyway :), I'll be publishing five new chapters weekly. COMMENTS and REVIEWS are greatly appreciated!]

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In their childhood, two brothers were enchanted by the bedtime stories—a tale of a devil and an angel—told by their mother under the warmth of a fading lamp. Years passed since then. MC and his elder brother faced many hardships, and overcame them together, and now run a successful businesses. Years had passed since MC last heard those bedtime story, which he used to enjoy the most, and now lives with his elder brother, peaceful. However, fate had other plans. One day, on a subway train, their lives were thrown into chaos when they were attacked by a devil and an angel, just like the ones from their mother's stories. As the situation become dire, a portal opens and two mysterious men emerge from it, insisting they come with them swiftly. With no other option, MC and his brother leapt into the unknown. In the next moment, they found themselves in a world, completely unknown to them—a world of Magic, Superpowers, Dungeon Complexes (twisted mazes which blur the line between a dungeon and labyrinth), and a System that governs the very flow of life and power. Now, stranded in this fantasy realm, the brothers must navigate its dangers and mysteries, forming bonds with unlikely allies along the way. But the questions linger: Why were they brought here? Is there a connection between them and the bedtime stories they once heard? And most importantly... can they reach a better conclusion to the story that had already begun? Their journey has just begun, and their fates remain unwritten. --- I'll publish a day chapter or two per day, for now, because I've written them with the word count over 1.8k~2.5k words. After 12th or 14th chapter, I'll begin to publish two chapters per day or more, consisting of word count of 1k~1.5k words. I'll publish 13~14 chapters of the word count of 1k~1.5k words per week, if nothing goes wrong on my end. Note that the number of chapters which I may publish per week can increase. I hope you'll enjoy reading it. --- I don't have a discord server yet, so I apologize for that. I will make one as soon as possible. For now, I've mentioned my discord username. Discord: rossweise0 The cover isn't AI made. It was illustrated/made by my friend, though she's just a beginner. Insta: _tw2.8_ ---

Book title: The priceless billionaire's daughter Genre: Billionaire romance. Trope: True marriage. Themes: love, hatred, betrayal, forgiveness. Setting: Modern- day city, New York in the 21st century. Blurb Ruth Maxwell is not a typical heiress, the daughter of a global business and billionaire, she was raised in diamonds, drenched in privilege and trained to uphold an empire. She graduated from the college with the best result, she is so endowed with wisdom and bravery. But behind her composed smile lies a heart that craves for something money can't buy which is truth, sincerity, and a love untouched by fortune. Her soul longs for something beyond wealth and fame. When she meets Hayden Cole, a man from the other side of the city with fire in his voice and scars in his past, her world tilting his honesty forces her to question everything she has been raised to believe. Her love for Hayden opened her eyes that she has been blinded by deceit. Will her love for Hayden become a reality? Will her love conquer the challenges she will face from her father? Outline. Exposition: Ruth has lived In a tower of expectations, chairs of wealth, image and control. But her soul- natured quietly memories of her late mother has always yet for something more. Ruth, being a priceless daughter of a billionaire, desires for things that are priceless, that money can't buy. She is priceless because her values are far weightier than wealth. She searches for genuine love, a love that lasts forever. She eventually finds one. When a chance encounter at a Charity Gala leads her to a Hayden Cole- a community music director from the city's forgotten edges. Ruth perfectly curated the works to begin to unravel. Drawn to this authenticity, she falls in love with the young man of purpose and vision, Hayden. Hayden is not wealthy or influential, but he has purpose and strength of character, and that is enough for her. Inciting incident: After her meeting with Hayden Cole at Charity Gala, Ruth couldn't forget about him, she kept thinking of him and wanted to be with him forever. Few days later, Hayden Cole Invites her to the Harmony center. Harmony center Is a place where teens and kids are taught music. Hayden is the director. She had a nice time with Hayden at the center. Their love began to strengthen, the bond getting stronger, the ties getting stronger too. Ruth never desires to return again, Hayden appreciates her coming. As she went back home, she couldn't sleep. She has fallen in love with Hayden, the man that is not in her class. Climax: Few weeks later, Ruth also invites Hayden for a coffee at a local restaurant. They discussed the Harmony Center and everything. The next day, it went viral online that a billionaire's daughter was seen with a poor and street musician, also the young man is not a staff nor a member of the executives of her father's company. The father got angry, rebuked her, her stepmother by name Veronica insulted her about her choice. The choice is for her to choose between her father's legacy or the poor musician. Ruth gets more committed to Hayden and Harmony Center. Her father removes her name from his will and from his inheritance shortly after it was discovered that he was not Ruth's biological father. Hayden is accused of misconduct, Ruth fights back legally. There was an assassination attempt on Hayden at Harmony center, he escaped death but with severe injuries. He was rushed to the hospital, Ruth goes to the hospital regularly to check on him. Denouncement: Hayden recovers and returns home. Ruth and Hayden hold their wedding in a small garden. Ruth began her foundation, she called it Aurora foundation, the name of her late mother. She also changes her name to Ruth Aurora. Hayden and Ruth expanded the Harmony Center and the foundation to other states and cities in America. Ruth's father, Maxwell Kelvin, had a stroke and was rushed to the hospital. Ruth visits him seldomly. Veronica, Ruth's stepmother's past is exposed

Book title: The priceless billionaire's daughter Genre: Billionaire romance. Trope: True marriage. Themes: love, hatred, betrayal, forgiveness. Setting: Modern- day city, New York in the 21st century. Blurb Ruth Maxwell is not a typical heiress, the daughter of a global business and billionaire, she was raised in diamonds, drenched in privilege and trained to uphold an empire. She graduated from the college with the best result, she is so endowed with wisdom and bravery. But behind her composed smile lies a heart that craves for something money can't buy which is truth, sincerity, and a love untouched by fortune. Her soul longs for something beyond wealth and fame. When she meets Hayden Cole, a man from the other side of the city with fire in his voice and scars in his past, her world tilting his honesty forces her to question everything she has been raised to believe. Her love for Hayden opened her eyes that she has been blinded by deceit. Will her love for Hayden become a reality? Will her love conquer the challenges she will face from her father? Outline. Exposition: Ruth has lived In a tower of expectations, chairs of wealth, image and control. But her soul- natured quietly memories of her late mother has always yet for something more. Ruth, being a priceless daughter of a billionaire, desires for things that are priceless, that money can't buy. She is priceless because her values are far weightier than wealth. She searches for genuine love, a love that lasts forever. She eventually finds one. When a chance encounter at a Charity Gala leads her to a Hayden Cole- a community music director from the city's forgotten edges. Ruth perfectly curated the works to begin to unravel. Drawn to this authenticity, she falls in love with the young man of purpose and vision, Hayden. Hayden is not wealthy or influential, but he has purpose and strength of character, and that is enough for her. Inciting incident: After her meeting with Hayden Cole at Charity Gala, Ruth couldn't forget about him, she kept thinking of him and wanted to be with him forever. Few days later, Hayden Cole Invites her to the Harmony center. Harmony center Is a place where teens and kids are taught music. Hayden is the director. She had a nice time with Hayden at the center. Their love began to strengthen, the bond getting stronger, the ties getting stronger too. Ruth never desires to return again, Hayden appreciates her coming. As she went back home, she couldn't sleep. She has fallen in love with Hayden, the man that is not in her class. Climax: Few weeks later, Ruth also invites Hayden for a coffee at a local restaurant. They discussed the Harmony Center and everything. The next day, it went viral online that a billionaire's daughter was seen with a poor and street musician, also the young man is not a staff nor a member of the executives of her father's company. The father got angry, rebuked her, her stepmother by name Veronica insulted her about her choice. The choice is for her to choose between her father's legacy or the poor musician. Ruth gets more committed to Hayden and Harmony Center. Her father removes her name from his will and from his inheritance shortly after it was discovered that he was not Ruth's biological father. Hayden is accused of misconduct, Ruth fights back legally. There was an assassination attempt on Hayden at Harmony center, he escaped death but with severe injuries. He was rushed to the hospital, Ruth goes to the hospital regularly to check on him. Denouncement: Hayden recovers and returns home. Ruth and Hayden hold their wedding in a small garden. Ruth began her foundation, she called it Aurora foundation, the name of her late mother. She also changes her name to Ruth Aurora. Hayden and Ruth expanded the Harmony Center and the foundation to other states and cities in America. Ruth's father, Maxwell Kelvin, had a stroke and was rushed to the hospital. Ruth visits him seldomly. Veronica, Ruth's stepmother's past is exposed

When Lena Vega inherits a speakeasy called Hollow Hour, she discovers it’s a front for trading memories—and her mother sold her soul to the Hollow Man. Now, with a shadow that whispers lies and a power that rots flesh, Lena must navigate a world of ghostly bartenders, lethal patrons, and Kai, the enigmatic enforcer who might be her salvation or doom. As midnight approaches, the bar’s true customers arrive: beings who don’t just want her memories—they want her voice, her face, her very name. Last call is at dawn, and Lena’s tab is already overdue.

After his noble house is betrayed and burned to ash, Zephyr Reinhaiver rises from the shadows with a cursed pact and a thirst for vengeance. In a world of magic and monsters, he hides behind a new name—Raven—and plots the downfall of those who ruined him. But darkness whispers louder than revenge...

I remember the way he looked at me, his eyes weaving a tapestry of promises. I trusted him with my whole heart, unaware that those threads would soon unravel, leaving me shattered.

The Twilight Era, a man was born, one with infinite power. This man was able to do anything he could think of. Until he couldn't. His soul ascended beyond the mortal realm, leaving a husk, one that would rule the world for centuries to come. Every century, the Hollow Sovereign chooses one person to serve as their Soul. A body that it can use to fulfill it's deeds. Who will be the next?

Gideon Harrow was born with blood on his inheritance. As the reluctant heir to the Harrow Circle—an elite syndicate of occult debt collectors—his destiny is carved in ash: retrieve cursed objects, balance the soul ledgers of the dead, and ascend as the next Keeper of Accounts. But just weeks before his initiation, a relic surfaces unlike any other. A ledger. Empty. Silent. Hollow. Until it writes his name in blood-red ink. Now the rules are changing. Spirits bound by old codes are whispering rebellion. Items once dormant are reacting to him. And worse—someone is rewriting ledgers from within, twisting records, erasing histories, and unleashing debts that should never be paid. To survive his own succession, Gideon must confront a past he never lived, a conspiracy buried in the Circle’s founding, and a haunting truth: The Hollow Ledger doesn’t balance the dead. It judges the living.