Death Battle Hollow Dreams

I thought I was just another student—an ordinary youth trying to live quietly. But the truth? Espers exist. And so do astral entities. And thanks to an accident no one dares to talk about, the world is now hanging by a thread. They told us everything was fine. They lied. Now, I’m caught in the middle of it all… with her. And I can’t even tell what’s real anymore. The world we think is normal… is actually hollow.

He died a dog’s death betrayed, devoured, forgotten. Kael was just another nameless survivor in the apocalypse, crawling through the corpse of a broken Earth… until the day his trust got him killed. Left for dead by the woman he loved and the man he called brother, Kael awakened a system not of salvation, but domination. Reborn into a parallel cultivation world, Kael finds himself younger, smarter… and utterly ruthless. And here’s the twist he can return to his ruined Earth for hours at a time, bringing with him weapons, cultivation techniques, and power no one in either world can understand. This time, he doesn’t play hero. This time, he builds a harem. This time, he takes everything back and more. Even if it means stealing what others love most. Even if it means becoming the villain of two worlds. Because Kael isn’t here to survive anymore. He’s here to rule.

In a world where the Earth's towering trees are the silent, ancient guardians of the land, a powerful force awakens deep beneath the soil. The roots of the most resilient and monumental tree species begin to stir, driven by an age-old rivalry for dominance. The call for supremacy echoes through forests, jungles, and savannas, igniting an epic battle among Earth's giants: Sequoias, Baobabs, Banyans, and Eucalyptus. The story begins with the ancient Sequoias of North America, standing as colossal sentinels, their roots delving deep into the earth. Joined by their allies, the Redwoods, they aim to dominate the northern territories through sheer size and strength. Across the ocean, the mighty Baobabs of Africa prepare to defend their arid homeland, using their massive, water-storing trunks to survive droughts and withstand harsh conditions. The Banyans of Asia, with their intricate aerial root systems, expand aggressively, choking out other vegetation to claim vast areas of tropical lands. Meanwhile, the fast-growing Eucalyptus of Australia spread rapidly, their flammable leaves creating natural fires that clear away competition. As these titans clash, the smaller, fast-growing trees and shrubs see an opportunity amidst the chaos. The underbrush forms a coalition, exploiting the giants' distraction to secure their own niches. In coastal regions, the Mangroves and Willows capitalize on the rising sea levels and flooding caused by climate change, thriving where other trees falter. The unexpected rise of invasive species like Kudzu adds another layer of complexity, threatening to upset the delicate balance even further. Amid this ecological warfare, a deeper connection begins to emerge. The trees are linked by a vast underground network of fungi known as mycorrhizae. The fungal alliances help transport nutrients across species, prompting the giants to reconsider their rivalry. For the first time, the ancient trees contemplate cooperation, recognizing the benefits of mutual support. However, nature itself intervenes with a series of wildfires and floods, reshaping the battlefield. The Sequoias and Redwoods, once allies, engage in a fierce internal rebellion as the Redwoods seek their share of the dominance. The Oaks and Bamboo initiate a separate conflict, each employing unique strategies to claim new territories. Yet the battles take a toll on the land, scarring ecosystems and endangering the delicate balance of life. As the fighting reaches a fever pitch, the ancient trees convene a council, realizing the destructive path they have taken. They decide to form a truce, recognizing their shared purpose as guardians of the Earth. In a final, climactic moment, the giants entwine their roots, creating a powerful symbol of unity. The epilogue paints a picture of a renewed forest, where the scars of battle are healing. New contenders like the adaptive Sycamores rise quietly, unnoticed in the shadows of the great trees. Together, the once-warring species now stand as a united force, their roots intertwined in harmony, symbolizing a new era of cooperation. The forest, a testament to the resilience and interconnectedness of nature, emerges stronger, echoing with the peaceful whispers of the ancient trees.

“We do not begin with light. We begin with the thing that survives when light fails, ashes.” Long ago, before kingdoms were formed from flame and frost, there was a realm without time, Elarion. It was a world where gods and mortals walked the same ground, where magic flowed like blood through the veins of mountains, rivers, and beasts. In this realm, a king was born not from prophecy, but from betrayal. His name was Vaelen Drayce. The world called him The Hollow King, a tyrant crowned in black flame. He bore the cursed blade Oblivion’s Edge and was the last wielder of Primordial magic, the lost power of creation and destruction. But the story of Vaelen is not one of redemption. It is not about a hero finding his way. This is the story of a villain who was once a man and the war that tried to bury his heart under mountains of ash. Yet, before that could happen, he cast one final curse into the fabric of time. He planted a seed of voidfire within the bloodline of mortals. That seed will one day awaken in Vaelen Drayce.

Damien was born into silence—and raised in chains. Shuffled between abusive foster homes and forgotten by the world, he became a ghost in his own life. When the child care system tried to give him a second chance, no one wanted the boy who never smiled, never cried, and stared into nothing. He aged alone in an orphanage, unwanted and unclaimed, until the world stopped trying to fix him. By the time Damien turned seventeen, he had already lost two emotions: **Joy**, buried deep beneath trauma, and **Trust**, shattered by every hand that touched him. Now on his own, Damien drifts through a cold and uncaring world. He feels no connection. No warmth. No hope. Until the night lightning struck—not just his body, but something inside his soul. From that moment on, Damien could no longer feel **pain**, and time itself seemed to avoid him. As years pass, he realizes he is becoming something else. Something eternal. He isn’t the only one. Across the world, ancient immortal gods rule in secret—beings who have long forgotten what it means to be human. But Damien, with his hollow soul and emotionless gaze, is different. He doesn’t fear them. He hunts them. With each god he slays, he regains a piece of something… but it’s not normal joy. It’s a twisted satisfaction—raw, cold, and primal. A joy shaped by revenge and clarity. Alone, feared, and never understood, Damien begins carving a new legacy. One quiet, bloody step at a time. And with every strike, he leaves behind a whisper of wisdom: **"The soul is not broken when it feels nothing—only when it stops asking why."** In a world ruled by forgotten gods, one boy with no emotion may become the most feared legend of all—not because he feels nothing… but because he chooses to.

Hollow Eldoria is a complex story, taking place in the world of Eldoria. The protagonist is Grim'Lok Wolfshire, a boy who witnessed his clan die and nearly succumbing to the same fate. After being held under care of his fathers mentor and uncle, Risaki Payne, he takes the OMEN Exam leading him on a journey to become the worlds greatest warrior!

They say the greatest discovery is born out of passion, and that was the spark of her journey. Linda Song, a modern day assistant at an elite auction house, stumbled upon an unexpected page in the inventory ledger, a page she had no recollection of ever seeing or creating. It described a relic renowned for its time-traveling ability in the past. Driven by curiosity to decipher if such a relic truly existed, and what secrets it holds if it does, she makes her way into the store-keep and to her greatest surprise, there it stood...just as it was described in the ledger. Bewildered by its beauty, and anxious to discover whether the relic truly held such abilities, or was it just another fallacy put together to attract the highest bidder, she sought to examine it. Linda carries the small stone under the sun rays filtering through the storeroom window to get a better view. Suddenly, it pulsed and a blue fluorescent light erupted from the relic, engulfing Linda. And in an instant, the modern world surrounding her vanished. She was no longer Linda Song but a maid within the Inner Palace of a rising dynasty, caught between ambitious concubines and a simmering political conspiracy. What mystery lies behind the stone and her sudden transmigration? Will she survive this new world she has come to know, and will her modern knowledge prove valuable or become her downfall? Why not embark on this journey with her... ************************** DISCLAIMER This work is purely fiction, all characters, setting and events are ideas of the author. if anything in it resembles something you know of, then it's purely coincidence. this is a multiple side character book with the main lead growing and developing subtly. if you are lover of slow burn fantasy books, hook in...you will love this .

After the fall of the Lux Empire, global powers were reshuffled, and the world was reborn. The barbarians of Hov invaded Lux, occupying its lands and asserting their dominance over the rest of the world. Amidst this chaos, Matteo found himself enslaved, striving to survive in a world that was no longer his.

When the stars vanish from the sky, the kingdom spirals into chaos. Seventeen-year-old Nyra, an orphaned star-reader, discovers she’s the last bloodline of a forgotten celestial dynasty — and the only one who can reignite the stars. But the royal court has other plans: use her power… or burn her for witchcraft. The sky was wrong. Nyra stood barefoot on the temple roof, her breath curling into the midnight air. No stars. Not a single flicker. Just black velvet stretched tight over the heavens like someone had snuffed out the gods one by one. She pressed two fingers to the ancient rune carved into the stone railing, a signal to the cosmos. Nothing answered. Behind her, bells tolled from the Citadel below. Not the soft peal of evening prayer. The harsh, desperate clang of war. “They know now,” the paper in her hand read. Nyra spun, clutching the starbone dagger at her side. But she already knew. The moment the stars went silent, her fate had been sealed. And the kingdom was coming to collect.

A world full of mysteries and deception.A world were some Gods fight to protect the world were others fight to destroy it,some fight for power others fight for revenge.A world that was once peaceful now on the verge of chaos.A world were eight Gods are fighting each for there own purpose.Not knowing there brutal end.

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.

Balance the debts... or become one. Gideon Harrow didn’t ask to inherit a haunted book, a cursed job, or an extremely hot ghost girl with cheekbones sharp enough to kill him. But life’s unfair, magic’s real, and the dead keep ignoring boundaries. Now he’s stuck balancing other people’s afterlife debts, flinging chalk at angry spirits, and trying very hard not to fall for the mysterious girl currently stealing his clothes and sanity. He’s not ready to be the next Keeper of Accounts. Too bad the Ledger disagrees.

In a dying land where magic is fed on emotions, a boy with a broken past may have that little spark to rebuild everything. In a world where magic is triggered by unstable emotions, Kael Straven arrives at Ashguard Academy with a broken Spark and no memory of his past. Students are vanishing and ancient powers start awakening fast, and Kael finds out that he may have access to the forbidden power that can save or destroy Eidoria.

Content Warning: Restricted (R18) This novel contains mature themes including graphic violence, emotional trauma, adult content, and morally complex characters. Reader discretion is strongly advised. They were born under a cursed star. Six divine children, betrayed and cast out by the gods themselves. Slaughtered and erased from history, they never truly died. Reincarnated into a new world torn by chaos and divine wars, they return stronger, crueler, and hungrier than ever. Together, the six siblings wield godlike powers — fire, shadow, illusion, light, mind, and stone — aiming to reclaim their lost empire and rewrite destiny itself. In a realm where gods fall and empires crumble, these anti-heroes will stop at nothing to conquer all, even if it means destroying the heavens. The gods thought they’d buried them. They were wrong.

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.

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.

Broken by the people who should’ve protected him, he swore one thing, he’d never be powerless again. When a mysterious academy opens its gates to the gifted and the broken alike, Ezekiel finds himself thrust into trials meant to kill, among students who will do anything to rise. But it’s not just monsters in the dark — it’s secrets, betrayals and schemes. Ezekiel didn’t ask for power. But he’ll use it to carve out a future with his own hands. Even if he has to burn the world that broke him. A dark coming-of-age fantasy about trauma and the brutal cost of strength.

In a land of dying kings and broken oaths, only the sword remembers a man’s name. The kingdom of Calbray bleeds from a thousand wounds: old blood feuds, outlaw marches, and sellsword betrayals. The high lords squabble over plague-rotted cities while the borderlands burn. In this shattered world rides Garran of Holtmark, a bastard-born captain with nothing but an old sword, a dead father’s debts, and a war contract in a cursed marsh. Given command of Dreg’s Hollow, a decaying border fort no lord dares claim, Garran finds himself beset by famine, mutiny, mercenary war bands, and the debts of dead kings. One siege at a time, through murder-feasts, outlaw pacts, and blood-price duels. Garran will rise, not by right of birth, but by coin, blade, and broken oaths. But no land is claimed without old graves stirring. In a world of cursed ruins, outlaw cults, famine roads, and relic-bearers, every king was once a killer, every knight a betrayer. And in the hollow marches, the dead remember.

A nuclear warfare has altered the world, with resources now scarce in the desolate landscape Ethan wanders together with Caia in order to acquire a living space while still adapting to the changes brought upon the world.

In a dying world bound by failing systems and haunted by the dreams of a forgotten god, Kael was never meant to survive. Born with unlimited mana and cursed blood, he was destined to wear the Hollow Crown and fall like the kings before him. But Kael rejects dominion and in doing so, begins to unravel the prison that holds the Sleeper.

The cries of a child could be heard infront of Hopes Orphanage Home so early in the morning. Claire got up murmuring that a child has been abandoned again, "what is wrong with mothers of nowadays", she went out and picked up the child, brought her in and named her Eliara. Time went by, Eliara grew up in the orphanage alone and depressed, she was always rejected by everyone who came in to adopt a child, she was known to be abandoned and dejected. Any kid she made friends with always left her alone at the end, this made her feel useless and lonely. However, when she clocked 18, she felt the urge and reason to leave the orphanage home since no one wants her. Then, she picked up her diary, which she had made as her best friend and started writing the story of her 'no return journey' before she embarked on it. She wrote in her journal what she has passed through and how she had felt all these while. She left the only place she knew as home in search of love, happiness and the feelings of being wanted, a place where she could be acknowledged. She believes that when she stepped out into the real world, everything would change for good. After she sets out on the journey, unfortunately for her, what she came across was what she least expected. Then many questions arises in her mind, "what are the more hidden nemesis, life keeps in secret for her? "What would become of her, in this hollow and dark world?".

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

When the sun forgets how to rise, only shadows remain to remember its warmth." In a fractured world where cursed techniques have torn reality into pieces, a mythic realm known as Tenebris Hollow sits hidden between dimensions—a graveyard of forbidden power and unspoken truths. Three warriors, each bearing the burden of darkness, are drawn into the Hollow by fate, memory, and the lingering whispers of a fallen god. Karasu no Itou, the last disciple of the Raven Order, wields the god-eye Akagan—able to trap souls in eternities of illusion. A man who kills not to win, but to prevent. Silva Vespera, the mercenary known as the Coinborne, commands spectral crows with her Nocturna Pacta—binding her own life to the creatures she controls. She fights for gold… or so she tells herself. Yorugan Kurō, exiled heir to a dying temple, is cursed with Kuro’ei, a sentient shadow beast that hungers for carnage and grows stronger in darkness. His greatest enemy may be within. When these three converge at the center of the Hollow in pursuit of the legendary Orb of Unbinding, their powers clash, their pasts unravel, and the meaning of survival is rewritten beneath a broken moon. All shadows meet in the dusk. But not all of them leave.

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