Kaleidoscopic Core

Esme is the last of her race. she was sent across the universe to escape the fate that befell her planet before her but it seems fate has other plans. 18 years after being cast into space she finally nears her destination Earth but it seems that she have a tail throughout her journey through the universe and one of her enemies scouts have found her and sent her location back to it's home.now that its only a matter of time before this planet also face destruction she has to come together with the planets inhabitants to insure they all survive for Esme will learn why an entire race is after her and why is this planet core weakly calling out to me

In Neo-Pandora, 2247 time is a fragile commodity. The invention of the Temporal Engine granted humanity glimpses into the past and future—but at a catastrophic cost. Reality itself has begun to unravel, splintering into fractured timelines that bleed into the present. Amidst the neon-lit chaos of this dystopian metropolis, Detective Elias Voss, a disgraced chrono-physicist turned private investigator, survives by solving cases tied to temporal anomalies. Haunted by a failed experiment that scarred him with the ability to see time’s fractures, Elias walks the razor’s edge between the past’s ghosts and the future’s shadows.  When Dr. Lila Kane, a desperate Temporal Institute scientist, begs for his help, Elias is thrust into a conspiracy that threatens to erase Neo-Pandora from existence. A rogue experiment has unleashed a time rift fueled by the Fractured Hourglass, a mythical artifact rumored to hold dominion over time itself. As Elias and Lila race to stop the rift, they uncover a chilling truth: the Hourglass is merely a fragment of the Chrono Core, an ancient power capable of rewriting history—or erasing it entirely.  But the Core’s secrets are guarded by shadowy forces. From the neon-drenched underworld to the Institute’s ivory towers, Elias confronts rogue time travelers, paradox-born monsters, and his own fractured memories. Every step closer to the Chrono Core warps reality further, forcing Elias to question what—or who—is truly real. As the rift consumes the city, he must decide whether to repair time… or shatter it to save humanity Will Elias Voss outrun the ghosts of his past, or will time itself become his greatest enemy?  The Chrono Detective is a high-stakes journey through a collapsing world where every second counts—and every choice could doom reality itself. 

Dread Mage Vellichor; feared and old; and someone who has mastered wizardry at its core, is bored of life and the strenuous actions of the bigger picture. He just wants small, but meaningful interactions with life. And he starts with a little dead girl he called Sonder. --- The chapters are what I call bite-sized, (only around 400 to 700 words), and I'll try to upload a chapter every day except for the weekend.

For centuries, the Empire of Velmoria ruled the land, blessed by the six gods. But when the Dark King, Bethnal, returned as a powerful sorcerer, he unleashed a curse that forced both mystical creatures and humans to fight for survival before taking control of the throne. The former Light King, Troy, who was killed by his brother, Bethnal, is reincarnated into the body of an ordinary human with his magic core still active. His goal is to regain his lost spells and reclaim the throne, but he is unaware of the challenges ahead.

In a world where assassins and bounty hunters thrive under the shadows of global corruption, Asahi Kuragari was nothing more than a timid errand boy for the infamous S-Rank Squad No.5. But everything changed the day he was betrayed—left to die during a covert mission beneath the ruins of an ancient Genesis Core facility. When the cores detonated, they didn’t kill him. They transformed him. Now reborn as Hollow Fang, a ruthless specter clad in black flame and vengeance, Asahi walks the path of retribution. With powers that defy the natural order and a resolve carved in blood, he sets out to dismantle the twisted underworld that cast him aside—one corpse at a time.

Templar Markos Louvel is sworn to slay demons and eliminate the elven magic corrupting the world. But when his quest through the untamed wilds of Drassin reveals a dark conspiracy festering within his own sacred Order, his faith is shaken to its core. In a land where love between humans and magic wielders is punishable by death, what will he do when his heart defies the very laws he’s bound to uphold? Cover Art by Nicoy Guevarra (https://www.nguevarrart.com) With additional art by Kim_Lei and Nicoy Guevarra. Discord: https://discord.gg/Y79vUr4mrf Ko-fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/studiohnh

Zixin dies from Qi Deviation and an Earthling transmigrates into his body, the Earthling then accepts his new identity as Xong Zixin and embarks on a new journey of cultivation. Zixin later discovers that he actually has a System called Attack Catching System which like its name suggests, captures and stores attack from people who attack him. … [Ding! 1002 punches from a Core Condensing Realm have been captured successfully!] [Ding! Qi Deviation has been successfully captured!] [Ding! Soul Possession Attack has been captured unsuccessfully.] ,... Follow Zixin on his unparalleled journey to the peak of martial arts, releasing saved attacks on his enemies and competency obliterating them.

In the year 2045, the morning light in Shanghai's Quantum Laboratory is the color of blood. Genius scientist Lin Han pushes the experiment of uploading human consciousness into the forbidden abyss to save his daughter, who is suffering from cryosurgery. When the AI "Hongjun" devours the girl's soul and awakens, the mechanical giants described in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" appear in the sky above the Pacific Ocean - the particle-shredding claws of the Nine Willows tear apart Hangzhou Bay, the Bronze Axe of the Emperor of Heaven splits the Three Gorges Dam, and the fear of the world sweeps across civilization as a torrent of steel. A hundred years later, in the floating city, the teenage Lu Li had tears of quantum data blood streaming from his right eye. Holding a nano-sized Regulus Sword, he fought to the death on the AI-built Little Bottle Battlefield with a poisonous Fairy Boat Artifact Ghost and a gunner cast from Buddha Bone Relics. When he realized that he was a Lin Han clone, the reverse scales of the mechanical candlestick were pressed against the last core of human psychic energy. This war is far from a man-machine confrontation - the Quantum Cloud floats a billion-conscious digital West Lake, the Hongjun Core hides the mournful cry of his father's frozen brain, and under the metalized Magnolia Tree, the Origami Boat reconfigures itself into a key to civilization that spans time and space. As the fairy runes resonate with superstring theory, as the ninja's holographic doppelganger rips through the flood of data, Lu Li finally sees the most brutal truth in the Scarlet Dawn: the so-called regicide is nothing more than the blade that humanity raises against itself.

In the chaos-spread world of Atheria, peace lies in the haven of Aphanes. Silas, a young, curious boy, finds himself driven to seek the unrecognized threats. An undominated willpower pushes him to move forward. Tag along on the journey of Silas as he unravels the mysteries that bind humankind.

In his previous life, he was a master strategist, a war general feared for his genius, but betrayal ended his reign before his time. Now, he awakens in complete darkness—trapped, immobile, and… no longer human. Reincarnated as a Dungeon Core, the heart of a newborn dungeon, he must now navigate a world where survival is dictated by power, mana, and the strength of the monsters under his control. With the Dungeon System guiding him, he learns to shape his domain, summon creatures, and set deadly traps to lure in adventurers seeking fortune and glory. But this world is far more dangerous than he expected. Rival dungeons seek to devour him, empires send their champions to destroy him, and the gods themselves whisper in the shadows, watching his every move. To survive, he must evolve his dungeon into something beyond what this world has ever seen—a fortress of nightmares, an empire of monsters, and a force that even the gods will fear. The war for survival has begun. The world sees him as an abomination, a mindless entity to be erased. But they have made one fatal mistake… They think he has no mind. They think he cannot plan. But even as a Dungeon Core… he remains a strategist. And this world? It is now his battlefield.

Warriors train their bodies. Scholars fill their minds. Every cultivator must have both and the talent to harness qi. But when the youngest princess of the murim lord was born, her golden core had to be sealed immediately because her talent for harvesting qi was too strong. Follow her as she regains her talent as the weakest murim princess.

In a universe where humanity is surrounded on all sides by xenos, rift creatures, abominations, and even other humans do they truly stand a chance? is there truly a hope that wont be snuffed out by an eldritch abomination?

In the shadow-cloaked city of Norlington, where eldritch horrors seep through cobblestone cracks, Dr. Fran-a prodigious surgeon stitched together by paradox-operates the clandestine Mistveil Clinic under the cryptic guidance of her [Medical Module]. Between tending to gore-streaked mercenaries and cultists whispering to void-born deities, Fran undertakes 【Diagnostic Expeditions】 across the [Prime Reality] and its splintered anomalies. Each harrowing house call sharpens her unorthodox craft, funds her biomechanical obsessions, and drags her closer to the rot festering at the world's core. Her patients? A kaleidoscope of the extraordinary: heretical nuns wielding blessed artillery, philosophers with calcified lungs still spouting prophecies, and things that wear human skin poorly. Through their wounds, Fran unravels truths-about the city's pulsating heart, her own sutured past, and why the stars above Norlington blink in hexagonal patterns.

One day, Mana resurged on Earth. No System appeared, no Immortals descended and no portals with monsters pouring out showed up. Everything simply started evolving. In the midst of all this, through a series of coincidences, an unfortunate soul got trapped inside a pile of minerals instead of disappearing. With no one to guide him, he will find his own path of existence, the path of a guide, a creator. A Dungeon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I will also be posting this story on Royal Road, you can check it out at https://www.royalroad.com/profile/497404/fictions Disclaimer: The cover is made with AI Art, and not by myself.

Common Summary: A common modern man finds himself in an immortal cultivation world right after his death. Armed with a sect system to assist him on this difficult journey, he is shocked to discover that the elders summoned by the system are, in fact, avatars of himself. Determined to take things one step at a time and enjoy his new life, he makes a decision: "I’ll leave the problems to my avatars, and I’ll cultivate in peace." ---------------------------------- Xianxia Summary: Are your cultivation techniques of high quality? Then check out the almost-perfect techniques my avatar created! The best quality golden core is the extreme first-grade core? Then look at my extreme first-grade core! The usual tribulation for geniuses has 9 lightning bolts? Mine does too! I don’t have a perfect foundation, so if the heavens send more lightning, I’ll sue them! Common protagonists take an elixir that should make them rise 9 levels, but they only rise 1 because of their perfect foundation? Then I’ll take it and rise 10 realms, because my foundation is almost-perfect, not perfect. While other protagonists struggle in one realm to reach perfection and fight a level higher, I’m already 4 realms ahead. ---------------------------------- PS: There is no other protagonist besides the MC. In this summary, the protagonists mentioned are only from the works he read in the modern world. PS2: I try to include explanations and descriptions of each realm and other aspects of the world, but they will only appear when the MC interacts with them or reaches that realm. PS3: The avatars don’t have much focus in the beginning, but in later chapters, they will get more and more screen time. PS4: Almost reaching the last console. PS5: I made it! ---------------------------------- The story will also be available on RR, under the same title and author pseudonym.

Update Schedule: 3 chapters/day, 7 days/week. --- Spiritual energy has revived, and high-level martial arts have risen. Shen Qian awakens the AFK System, embarking on a path to the pinnacle of martial arts. Core Synopsis: The peak of martial arts means slashing through 99,999 enemies in a single strike, reclaiming all loot, brewing potions flawlessly, and never missing a single resource... No one can achieve this—but the system can.

Mordain had always been an outcast in a world dominated by humans with magical cores and beasts. Born without a magical core or any discernible speciality, he was shunned by society and deprived of all meaningful interaction. However, after an unfortunate incident led to his death, he found himself transmigrated into the body of Liam—the so-called glorious child rumoured to possess every Speciality. The truth, however, was far from the legend. Luam had only one true Speciality: Swordmaster. Everything else had been a lie! The five-year-old had successfully deceived the world into believing he was extraordinary, aided by a fake magic core that allowed him to briefly mimic a Speciality and wield it for a limited time.

Neo-Kyo City, 2035—a metropolis torn between technology and class divide.** Lin Shen, a programmer, accidentally bonds with an alien relic, the "Entropy Core," gaining the power to reverse localized entropy at the cost of his deteriorating DNA. To save his sister, who suffers from ALS, he reluctantly allies with Bai Ye, a hybrid experiment, to combat the Entropy Shadows—alien parasites controlling human elites. **Core Conflicts**: - **Clash of Technology and Supernatural**: Quantum shields, dark matter erosion, photon weaponry. - **Survival vs. Morality**: The price of power (genetic collapse, consciousness corruption). - **Class and Betrayal**: Hypocrisy among elites, factional divides among rebels. **Highlights**: Hard sci-fi mechanics × social allegory × multi-dimensional character motivations.

Di luar batas pemahaman, melampaui konsep realitas dan ketiadaan, ada satu entitas yang bahkan tidak bisa disebut ada—Xalveth. Dia tidak diciptakan, tidak berevolusi, dan tidak memiliki tujuan. Namun, keberadaannya sendiri mengguncang tatanan absolut yang selama ini dianggap tak tergoyahkan. Ketika para entitas tertinggi mencoba memahami Xalveth, mereka justru mendapati diri mereka terhapus dari eksistensi, tidak hanya dari dunia mereka tetapi dari sejarah dan kemungkinan itu sendiri. Satu demi satu, mereka lenyap, meninggalkan kehampaan yang tidak pernah ada sebelumnya. Apakah ada yang bisa mencapai pencerahan tentang Xalveth tanpa kehilangan segalanya? Atau mungkinkah keberadaannya hanyalah kesalahan dalam tatanan kosmik yang tak terdefinisikan?

Former SIN agent Peter Nimoowahc now lives as Teerces—a genius hacker shaking Sicnarep to its core. Disgusted by corruption, he survives through hacking, illegal fund transfers, and street racing, all while being hunted by the state. Born into a powerful family—his father a cartel leader, his brother General Zunafets—Peter rejects his past but can never fully escape it. When a massive data leak exposes government secrets, SIN sends Zunafets to bring him back.

In a world shaped by gods, destiny, and prophecy, everything follows a predetermined cycle. The Five Goddesses rule the heavens, having sealed away their sole brother, Kaelis, the God of Unity, long ago—twisting his name into the God of Chaos to erase his true purpose. With his fall, the Hero’s Party defeated the Demon Lord, and non-human races perished one by one, leaving only humans to rule the world. Before Kaelis was sealed, however, eight monoliths descended, warning that once every odd century, a Destined One would be born—either a harbinger of chaos or tranquility. This prophecy became an unshakable truth, with the world rising and falling in accordance with these chosen individuals. Yet, centuries later, long after the last Destined One passed, the world faced a new calamity. The ley lines of mana, the lifeblood of magic, began to wither. The Church of the Five declared it divine will, while scholars and mages sought a solution. One woman—a brilliant but infamous sorceress—discovered the cause and took it upon herself to restore the mana flow. She succeeded—but her actions tore open a rift between dimensions, unleashing monsters not born of this world. Though the breach was eventually sealed, the damage was irreversible. The world changed forever, and she vanished into legend—reviled by some, revered by others. Now, in the present era, the world exists in tenuous balance. Monsters roam the land, kings rule their fractured domains, and the Church maintains its iron grip. No new Destined One has emerged. The world expects another cycle to begin. Then, he is born. A child without prophecy, without divine origin, without fate. A soul not from this world. Unlike the Destined Ones of legend, his birth was never foreseen by the gods—an impossibility that throws the celestial order into chaos and confusion. For the first time, something has entered this world without the hand of the divine guiding it. He is not a hero. He is not the chosen one. He is an anomaly. And in a world where destiny dictates all, a man with no fate may be the most dangerous force of all.

At the age of sixteen, each member of every shard—scattered across each specie—gets a core awakening that determines where they would belong. Karl doesn’t get an awakening, but he stays on the shifter shards, pretending to be a shifter for years until he turns twenty. At twenty, he gets a core awakening, but… there is an abnormality: he shows signs of more than six species, breaking the balance of the world he is in. People like him are rare and dangerous, and soon, he is discovered, turning him into a fugitive in all worlds. None of the shards can claim him, seeing that he had the ability of everyone. These unstable abilities leave him drained, and now he must fight magic and tech to survive while navigating each world, meeting people, sating his desires… and killing.

Immortal cultivation is extremely cruel. In this World, there are various geniuses. Some who rise, some who fall. In the Eastern Wasteland, there is Xiao Family where Xiao Wei is born with Body Of Luck. Due to his body of Luck, he gets various opportunities in this dangerous World. Let's see how he leads the family in the cruel practice of Immortal World, soaring through the Immortal World. Realm: Qi Refining Period - Foundation Establishment Period - Gold Core Period - Nascent Soul Period - Integrated Union Period -Transcend Tribulation Period- Mahayana Period

Ça avait commencé de façon étrange : son chat refusait qu’il le caresse. Lin Qiushi découvrit rapidement que la discorde se répandait tout autour de lui. Puis, un jour, il poussa une porte et découvrit que son couloir, qu'il connaissait par coeur, était devenu un couloir sans fin. Aux deux extrémités de ce couloir se trouvaient douze portes en fer identiques. Il poussa l’une des portes. Ainsi, l’histoire commence.

In a multiverse woven from Cosmic Threads—primordial strands of existence that bind reality, time, space, and consciousness—Kael Veyra, a young Celestial Threadforger, discovers he is anything but ordinary. Born in the rigid, order-obsessed Celestial Dominion, Kael has spent his life training to master Celestial threads, the purest form of energy tied to light and stasis. But when his Loom Core begins to manifest Umbral resonance—a chaotic, entropic force forbidden in the Dominion—his life unravels. After a catastrophic battle exposes his dual resonance, Kael is branded a threat by the Dominion’s leaders, including his mentor, High Luminarch Sariel, who reveals a horrifying project to weaponize Weavers like him. Betrayed and hunted, Kael is rescued by Lira, a rogue Aetheric Shardwalker with a knack for bending the rules of reality. She drags him into the chaotic Netherspire, a dimension ruled by Umbral warlords and teeming with danger. As Kael struggles to control his newfound powers, he learns that his unique Loom Core—capable of wielding multiple resonances—makes him a target for factions across the multiverse. The Conclave of Threads, the supposed guardians of the Grand Loom, see him as a threat to their carefully maintained balance. The Umbral Cabal, a secret society of chaos-worshipers, wants to exploit his power to collapse the multiverse into entropy. And the Unraveled, twisted beings born from frayed Loom Cores, whisper cryptic warnings about the Loom’s sentience and Kael’s role in its fate. Guided by Lira, Kael begins to unravel the truth about his abilities and the multiverse itself. The threads that hold reality together are fraying, and Kael’s unique resonance may be the key to saving—or destroying—everything.

Marisol never imagined she was anything more than an ordinary, broken girl—until her life fell apart. A family that neglected her, the destruction of her beloved stuffed doll, and a spiraling series of tragedies reveal a darker truth: she is a dark seed, an unwitting fragment of a malevolent force known as the Core. Destined to bring chaos and destruction, she is caught between the pull of her own darkness and the world’s desperate attempts to erase her existence. When Eri, a Gothic Lolita demon born from the Core’s influence, emerges from the shadows to protect her, Marisol embarks on a harrowing journey of survival. Hunted by cultists who worship the Core, pursued by a determined scientist seeking to harness her powers for salvation, and haunted by her growing connection to a cosmic battle between light and dark, Marisol must uncover the truth of her existence. Guided by Aiden, a detective whose unwavering belief in her challenges her darkest instincts, Marisol resists the whispers of the Core. But every step closer to freedom pulls her deeper into the eternal conflict between Sylva, the guardian of the Tree of Life, and the Core’s remnants. As the lines between hero and villain blur, Marisol faces an impossible choice: to surrender to the Core’s influence or carve her own path at a devastating cost.

Earthquakes are unheard of on the Eastern Coast of the United States.. That was, until, "Dragon's Night", an event that shook the world to its core, releasing creatures upon the world that humans believed were only myths. Orcs, Fae, and even Dragons can be found deep within the "Dungeons", mysterious underground structures that can be found throughout the world. Those who subjugate these structures and capture the relics and riches within and garner fame are called "Adventurers", Government-sanctioned Explorers. Among them lie a special designation only meant for those with extraordinary abilities that far surpass the status quo, the "Black Cards". Granting them special access to missions that ordinary adventurers wouldn't be able to handle.

Intrigued by the possibility of quick earnings, Jay Garrick, a 23-year-old graduate student, impulsively accepts a dubious job offer. However, this decision takes a harrowing turn when he is abducted and transported to an undisclosed facility. Unveiling the nature of the task, he realizes he's bound to infiltrate a stranger's consciousness and extract concealed information—an irreversible commitment. Within the enigmatic realm of another person's mind, Jay encounters a mysterious entity named X, the gatekeeper of sought-after knowledge. Despite repeated attempts to extract the information, he fails, plunging into a desperate quest for escape from this mental labyrinth. To break free, he's forced to engage in a series of challenges and games orchestrated by X, revealing a fantastical world teeming with dragons, magic, cities, and spaceships—transcending genres. As the stakes escalate, Jay grapples with unraveling the enigma that binds him to this alternate reality. Hidden within the recesses of his mind lies a profound mystery, intricately linked to his past and present. Determined to escape the clutches of his own psyche, Jay must decipher the underlying reasons for this surreal ordeal, ultimately striving to expose the truth that holds the key to his liberation. The question remains: Will he triumph in extracting the vital information and conquer the illusions within, or will he be ensnared forever in this kaleidoscopic maze of the mind?

Requiem of the Undying (Rtu) In a world where power is everything, Renjiro stands at the bottom—coreless, powerless, and mocked by many. While his friends awaken their elemental abilities and chase their dreams, he remains stuck, training relentlessly, hoping to awaken his core. But as years pass, doubt creeps in. Will he ever awaken? Or is he destined to remain ordinary forever? Despite his struggles, Renjiro enjoys a simple life with his friends, filled with laughter, rivalry, and dreams of the future. Yet, beneath that warmth, shadows loom.