Memento

Unite the Clans? Create an Empire? Atrox Soryu thought he was destined for greatness… until he wasn’t. Born into the smaller Soryu Clan, Atrox was a prodigy, praised for his unparalleled swordsmanship and relentless ambition. He vowed to become Emperor of the Eternal Skies, a title that hadn't been claimed in centuries. But on the day he was to manifest his Order Mark—the source of every knight’s power—everything went wrong. Instead of the revered Holy, Elemental, or Mystic Orders, Atrox was branded with a Forbidden Order: Something twisted and wrong. A death sentence in the eyes of the world. Branded a monster and exiled by his own father, Atrox was cast into a brutal labor camp where the weak are crushed, and the strong are barely tolerated. But exile isn’t the end—it’s the beginning. In the harshest of conditions, Atrox awakens the full potential of his forbidden powers, powers that could rival even the strongest Knights. He will forge alliances with the forgotten, turn his enemies into allies, and rise from the shadows to build an empire from nothing. Betrayed, exiled, and broken? No. Atrox Soryu is building an empire—and the Eternal Skies will bow to him.

[not a LitRPG / isekai / cultivation.] [Espionage / Slowburn / A very human story] SYNOPSIS: A child rotting on the streets was suddenly dragged into the black car of one of the many conglomerates that rule the world from the shadows. Through golden flames and swathes of blood, he was trained and experimented on to become the perfect weapon. In this ever-changing world of conspiracy and technological marvels, Test Subject 201, now called Felix, navigates the world as the experiment's sole survivor, standing as the foundation for humanity's next step in evolution.  Armed with his gun, newfound abilities, and a memento he holds dearly, he marches through the steep path of darkness and deceit, and faces off against mafia, mercenaries, and countless criminals and corporations, to enact the organization's mantra to "protect the peace.".

When a mysterious voice announces that their class has been selected to participate in a game of life and death, the students of Class 3-B are shocked and terrified. They are transported to a mysterious a remote island, where they are given bracelets that monitor their vital signs and poison capsule that will detonate inside them if they break the rules. Adding to their terror, each student soon realized they'd gained a supernatural ability-abilities that could just as easily save them or turn them into deadly weapons. As the game begins, some students try to cooperate, some try to escape, and some try to kill. The game tests their friendships, morals, and sanity, as they face the ultimate choice: kill or be killed.'' [Heavily inspired by Battle Royale(2000)]

His whole world crumbled when he received the final message of his twin brother. Daniel had not seen his twin in years and the one time he has the opportunity, he receives nothing but a memento — a special ring from his brother, David, which contained his last will. He began to understand what happened to his twin brother over the years that he had been missing and the events that led to his death. Daniel swears to fulfil his brother's dream of saving their dying mother...and to make everyone involved in David's death pay. But it is not as easy as he expected despite being a soldier with adequate training. Daniel has to enter an eldritch realm and climb the tower known as Heaven's Tower. ...But to achieve what he has set out for, he has to fight against others who are as equally driven and against gods that are supreme to mere mortal. All to become the one being that has it all... ...The God of Heaven's Tower.

After falling for a plot done by her enemies, the missy of the mafia, Yuan Jiao Jiao, died at her fifth birthday party. When she opened her eyes, she found that she transmigrated into the body of another girl of the same age, and was being dragged along to participate in a child-parent variety show by her once-famous celebrity mother, Wen Nuan. What's worse is that to steal the spotlight, Wen Nuan signed a contract with the show, if the show's reception was not good, Yuan Jiao Jiao and her mother had to work for the show for free! The show was already in its' second season, Yuan Jiao Jiao quickly logged onto Weibo, and saw comments that were all negative. ""I hate these two the most, the mother has low EQ, and the daughter is so dumb, she only knows how to cry!"" Yuan Jiao Jiao: ""......"" To protect her mother, Yuan Jiao Jiao decided to take action. Thus, on a challenge to survive on a deserted island, the viewers saw the five-year-old Yuan Jia Jia, crying and dragging a wild boar along with her. ""Sniff sniff...mommy...the boar was fierce towards me...I'm scared..."" Viewers: ""???"" What weird strong loli was this? Slowly, the opinions of the viewers changed. ""What are you doing cameraman? Give our Jiao Jiao more screen time! Jiao Jiao is the cutest!"" ""By popular request, we want an episode with just Jiao Jiao and mommy in it!"" After that, Yuan Jiao Jiao found out that her mother was tricked into sleeping with scum and thus bore her, this show was her last effort to get her father to see them. Yuan Jiao Jiao criticized the scum, and planned to trick Wen Nuan back to become her stepmother, she breathed in deeply and said with a dominant voice. ""Forget about the scum, I'll bring you home to M country to see daddy, I'll introduce you to a super handsome guy!"" But, just when Wen Nuan took out the memento from the scum to sell for transportation money-- Yuan Jiao Jiao: "???" This jade, why is it the same as the one around her father's neck? [Female protagonist's parents had twins from a single fetus, the soul was split between the two, and after transmigrating, the two half-souls fused again.]

Jennie Young has loved fairy tales since she was a little girl. After her grandmother's funeral, she found a memento in the form of a ruby amulet. That amulet transported her into different fairy tale worlds. Join her as she rewrites the story to create some happy endings.

Aina is the faithful servant of an illustrious ducal family, the Signavits. A family as mysterious as it is fascinating, whose members remain cloistered in a mansion at the top of an impenetrable mountain and their faces perpetually covered by masks. Still, she never questioned her existence, or the attitude of her masters and mistresses, because this place was the only thing she had ever known. Well... Until one of them mysteriously disappears. From then on, she decided to shed light on this mystery, without knowing that she was turning the wheel of fate and that she was going to find much more, in her quest of the truth, than what she was looking for at the start... ...Without thinking that all this was going to bring her back years before, in a life she no longer remembered. "Appearances are beautiful in their momentary truth." - Octavio Paz ******** Attention ! This story will deal with subjects that may be difficult for some people, so I invite you to move on if the following subjects make you uncomfortable (be careful, some terms could spoil events in the story): Suicide, violence, abuse, depression, mental disorders and rape. ***** " You love it ?" asked the child, whose presence she had completely concealed for a few minutes. "Who, miss?" she replied, unsure of what the latter was talking about. She tilted her head, as if she didn't understand. "My doll." 'Oh... The doll.' [...] "She is very pretty, but why is she locked up?" she couldn't contain her curiosity. The girl lowered her eyes, to slip them on her soft toy, whose neck she caressed in an affectionate manner, giving the scene a sinister atmosphere. "So that she doesn't escape"

The Ruan, a people at the very start of their history. This is a story exploring the journey of a sapient species that bring ruin to their planet and end up destroying themselves in the process.

(Cover art by valiasevat_art.) Join the Requiems in their epic journey across time and space! Where it all starts in 2013, to where the Emperor matures in 2019! The Outcast is destroyed and the world as they knew it is as good as gone. Metaphorically, of course. Watch their journey unfold against the future with Ben as the protagonist in Volumes 1 and 2! The Gift and Emancipation: The World Taken. In 2036, the son of the Emperor fights onwards for his home and the girl he loves to demolish the corrupt society that inhabits his hometown of France! August Rivera moves forward as the third annual protagonist to avenge the girl he loves and attain freedom for the man he calls his rival in Volume 3! The World; Memento Mori. And finally, through the 2050s, enjoy a final teen thriller with the experiment of the Mad Scientist Abaddon Kuno as the protagonist. A young hispanic teenage boy by the name of Alexander Amara attends the newly opened Superhuman Only Academy with his best friend, Rosalyn Thomas. Join the two with their allies and comrades, the Major Arcana as they fight demons, travel to other worlds’ pasts and eventually meet God Himself in Volume 4! The Answer; Heaven’s Repent! Charlie Kyles, Athena Prelle, Cecilia Lane, Liliana and Sirilla Morningstar are not owned by me. Hazel Adams, Eddie Singh created by my friend and I along with Sunni Lynn. Story and plot written all by Ben Rivera.

Umm. I have no idea where the story is going so I can’t put a synopsis yet. I can say that it is GL and takes place in the apocalypse though. (P.S. It’s my first time publishing one of my stories so I’m sorry if I drop it) Disclaimer: The cover picture is not mine! It’s from Memento Mori. You should go play it if you like the pretty art!

Four ladies. One team. Four strengths. One School. Four Realms. One fight. Four Elements. One Memory.

Memento mori is the stoic philosophy that reminds us to remember death and recognize we don't have all the time in the world. This collection of short stories aims to address moral and societal issues in regards to the reality that there is no time to say i will be better, there is just time to be and that is now!

"A few months ago, I would have easily said that you would simply be mine if I wanted it that way.", the taller one continued after a few breaths before he even began to smirk. "A frightening thought, don't you think?", his voice softened. Became more wary. As if he were talking about something forbidden that no one else should hear. Before I could respond to that, though, a shallow touch on my wrist stopped me in my tracks and disappeared before a single sound could leave my lips. "I'm greedy. Envious of Maynard for being watched by you with so much affection and love.", the light-haired man confessed. "Just once. Just once, I want to be looked at from those eyes.", my counterpart whispered, now carefully embracing my forearm. Pulled it closer, which is why I inevitably took a small step in his direction as well. "Not because I have blue blood in me. Not because I have successfully emerged from battles or negotiations. Nor because I later gained power as crown prince and king.", with each word Awin regained more and more of his confident tone. "You never had any hidden agenda. Loved Maynard plain and simple. Was just a woman who loved a man and it was foolish. So foolish, Kalea." The expression on his face changed, however I couldn't quite explain it or even interpret it. "And yet, in doing so, you were the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.", the king murmured as he now gently placed my hand on his chest. Through the fabric it was possible for me to sense his fast beating heart. It seemed to literally race, which is why I could not help it. I looked at him in disbelief, since he usually made a terribly indifferent impression towards me. "Being watched with the same affection just once would be enough for me. I'll give you the world if it satisfies you. Juste give me a chance to change your image of me, please.", Awin whispered. Seemed almost pleading, which was incredibly out of character for him.

God, I'd kill to live like a koi permanently. (A one shot)

Aina est la fidèle servante d'une illustre famille ducale, les Signavit. Une famille aussi mystérieuse que fascinante, dont les membres demeurent cloitrés dans un manoir au sommet d'une impénétrable montagne et le visage perpétuellement couvert par des masques. Malgré tout, elle ne questionna jamais son existence, où l'attitude de ses maîtres et maîtresses, parce que cet endroit était la seule chose qu'elle avait toujours connue. Enfin... Jusqu'à ce que l'un d'entre eux disparaisse mystérieusement. Dès lors, elle entreprit de faire la lumière sur ce mystère, sans savoir que celui-ci actionnait la roue du destin et qu'elle allait retrouver bien plus, dans sa quête de la vérité, que ce qu'elle cherchait au départ... Sans penser que tout ceci allait la ramener des années en arrière, au sein d'une vie dont elle n'avait plus aucun souvenir. "Les apparences sont belles dans leur vérité momentanée." - Octavio Paz Attention ! Ce récit va traiter de sujets qui peuvent être difficiles pour certaines personnes, je vous invite donc à passer votre chemin si les sujets suivants vous mettent mal à l'aise (attention certains termes pourraient spoiler des évènements de l'histoire) : Suicide, violence, maltraitance, dépression, troubles mentaux et viol. ***** « Tu l'aimes ? » l'interrogea l'enfant, dont elle avait totalement occulté la présence pendant quelques minutes. « Qui donc, mademoiselle ? » répondit-elle, incertaine de savoir de quoi pouvait bien parler cette dernière. Elle inclina la tête, comme si elle ne comprenait pas. « Ma poupée. » 'Oh... La poupée.' [...] « Elle est très jolie, mais pourquoi est-elle enfermée ? » ne put-elle retenir sa curiosité. L'intéressée baissa les yeux, pour les glisser sur sa peluche, dont elle caressait le cou de manière affectueuse, donnant à la scène une atmosphère sinistre. « Pour qu'elle ne s'échappe pas. »

Florence live his life as a stand-in of an alpha couple a childbearing tool for the two he lived his life under their hands and died of abused only to find himself back again to the past

"Ahhh.... Hidup sialan, dari mana ini terjadi? Dimana awal mulanya?" Gumam Alika dengan tatapan hampa. Izin kan aku bercerita, ini kisah hidupku... layaknya air bah, pasang surut, dan air selokan yang di daur ulang. Aku gak tau gimana cerita ini bisa sampai di kalian, tapi aku menceritakan ini ke kalian tulus dari hati aku agar semua orang tau cerita ku. Kisah hidup ku yang penuh dengan isak tawa, romantis, dan nano-nano, ya begitu la.... Di akhir cerita ku nanti akan ada plot twist yang akan ku siapkan untuk kalian... oh iya aku ingetin. Jangan berharap apapun dari cerita ini. Happy reading :)

A boy with the mission to protect humanity from evil forces. From his days as a humble athlete to his new life as an unstoppable fighter, witness his battles against the dark forces threatening the world.

A group of newly high school prodigies wake up within a winter hotel lodge in the middle of nowhere. After waking up and the arrival of their host. They find out that they are contestants within a game show. Yet after their time limit expires, things become deadly. Fallow the lives of these teenager, trying to survive within this hell. See what they can do to avoid death, which lingers everywhere. This is also a much more different killing game from others. Your going to have to see to figure out what I mean. P.s this is a anime style story with original anime characters with a big twist on them. This will be fun. I decided to first do something that I was intending to do with these characters that not many would have. I'm going to make an Donganronpa fan story with this original cast. I realized that I'm going to have to practice with this before anything else going to happen. If you don't want to be spoiled, do not read this one. The fan story, not this one. You have been warn. Also the reason I'm using these character is because these characters were made for this story originally but wanted to do this story. Yet I feel That I need to really practice.

Levanch grew up in poverty with his older brothers, Sean and Jean. They only wanted to survive in the streets of the capital, waiting for their parents to come back from work every 3 weeks. The three of them were in critical condition, only eating gross leftovers every night. When they were searching for food, Sean and Jean were kidnapped, the young Levanch wandering off into the harbour. It's been 7 years since. Levanch lost all of his family to the corrupt government, and can't find the meaning of life anywhere. But he will not give up. It's just not time yet.

In the world where human is not the only species that stood above the food chain, Those who have abilities far surpass any human, They are call "Power User" [This is the first time I've done a story in English, I already finished some of the story in my language and my English skills are kinda broken, so... bear with me please (;;;・_・) ]

The Calamity. When Heaven Fell. The day God died... It had many names, but all them represented the same tragedy. It started with the awakening of spirit energy on earth. People found themselves able to control the elements and more. As animals became stronger, those who had awakened took it upon themselves to protect the masses. The people dubbed them 'demigods'. Their battles and adventures were like those of ancient past. However, it all changed with the arrival of the Ashen. Their warships appeared in the sky, clouding the sun. Their bombardment shook the earth. They killed close to half a billion people in week. Our heroes seemingly powerless against them. Not all was lost though, if there's one thing we humans are good at, it's war. And a war we gave them. ---------------------- With no memories to speak of, the more William learns of his past the more complicated it seems to get. With a monkey as his teacher and strange system that compels him to put his life on the line, will he be able to navigate this dangerous universe? In an universe where one wrong move could spell the end of the Human race as he knows it, will he be able to step up? Or will humans just be another footnote in the history of the Universe?

It was the same morning every morning of every day for a typical otaku at first glance, living out the rest of his mundane days doing the same routine just laying in dormant. He always dreams of a more free live yet that in itself is out of reach. John Hellstein, an otaku plagued with a dark past, living in retirement for years slowly breaking and slipping away from the living until one day, a series of events caused him to go through an action pack experience similar to his glory days one last time before it ultimately leads to his death. Upon his death, he reincarnated as his game character from one of his favorite MMORPG games which carries a lot of memories and meaningful mementos yet which is a stark contrast to what he was used to when looking in the mirror every morning. Dropped in a new world with no context, can "she" live a new and more colorful life in this new world while redeveloping from her dark past from Earth in order to live her life to the fullest? Using her newfound otherworldly strength to break free from her past human limitations, can she finally obtain a life of true freedom? -------------------------------------------------- This is my very first book or very first attempt in writing a book for the first time as an author so don’t expect National Book Award level of writing especially when it’s coming out of Webnovel. As my very first book, I’m only doing this as an experimental thing. A prototype, to see how it’ll go. To see if I have a knack for the whole being an author thing. Just for fun pretty much. I’m literally learning as I go so please go easy on me as a baby author. Hell, I’m not even sure if I’ll even make it past baby author stage. WARNING: This is a gender-bender. Honestly, it's depressing that out of the many tags, I have to give a warning for the gender-bender tag as there are so many that would hate on a simple tag. Well, I'm also giving a warning here as Webnovel removed the tag entirely so you won't see it in the tag section. Well, here's the warning I guess. So those of you that hate gender-bender for whatever brilliant reason, Just. Walk. Away. The safety of your comfort is NOT my responsibility. The cover is not mine. If you are the owner and wish for me to remove it, I will gladly comply. All pop culture references seen in this novel is not mine.

วีรภัทราเกิดมาในครอบครัวฐานะปานกลาง มีป้านุชเป็นคนคอยเลี้ยงดู เนื่องจากพ่อแม่ของเธอเสียชีวิตจากอุบัติเหตุเมื่อเธอยังเด็ก แต่ก่อนที่เธอจะย้ายไปอยู่กับป้านุช เธอได้อาศัยอยู่กับคุณปู่ณรงค์ที่ใจร้าย และคุณย่ากัลยาณีที่ป่วยหนักเพราะรับไม่ได้กับเรื่องลูกชายของตัวเอง ทำให้เธอจะต้องใช้ความพยายามอย่างมากในการปรับตัวเพื่อเติบโตเป็นคนเข้มแข็งและสู้ชีวิตเพียงลำพัง ถึงแม้ว่าลึก ๆ เธอจะอ่อนไหวง่ายกับเรื่องของความรักและความสัมพันธ์กับคนที่อยู่รอบตัวเธอ แต่สิ่งที่เธอยึดมั่นเสมอ แม้เจอกับสิ่งเลวร้ายถาโถมเข้ามา คือเธอจะพยายามไม่หวั่นไหวไปกับมันและเลือกที่จะมองในด้านดี ในช่วงวัยเด็กของวีรภัทรานั้น เธอเจอแต่คนที่ชอบกลั่นแกล้ง แม้ว่าเธอจะมีกัลย์กมลคอยอยู่ข้าง ๆ เธอในช่วงเวลานั้น แต่ก็ไม่ได้ทำให้อะไรดีขึ้น จนเธอได้รับความช่วยเหลือจากป้านุชในการย้ายโรงเรียน เธอจึงได้ไปเจอกับเพื่อนใหม่ที่ดีกับเธอมากอย่างพริมา ทำให้เธอรู้สึกว่าโลกใบนี้ยังพอมีอะไรดีอยู่บ้าง จนกระทั่งในวัย 24 ปีของวีรภัทรา เธอถูกป้านุชจับแต่งงานกับอัคราวิชญ์ ลูกชายคนเดียวของคุณหญิงวิไลรัตน์ ซึ่งเป็นรุ่นน้องคนสนิทของป้านุช ทำให้เธอปฏิเสธไม่ได้เพราะต้องตอบแทนบุญคุณ หลังจากเธอย้ายเข้าไปอยู่บ้านเดียวกับสามี เธอใช้ความพยายามทั้งการปรับตัว และความอดทนที่จะต้องเผชิญหน้ากับอุปสรรคและปัญหาที่สามีเธอสรรหามาให้จนฟางเส้นสุดท้ายกำลังจะขาด เธอจึงตัดสินใจว่าจะหนีไปต่างประเทศคนเดียว แต่ว่าเพื่อนสนิทสามีอย่างณัฐชานนท์อาสาเข้ามาช่วยดำเนินการให้เธอ ทำให้สามีเกิดความเข้าใจผิด และไม่แค่นั้นยังแอบไปขอเธอจากสามีเธออีกด้วย เรื่องเลวร้ายจึงเกิดขึ้นต่อเนื่องไม่จบไม่สิ้น ช่วงที่วีรภัทราเหนื่อยล้ากับความหนักหน่วงในชีวิตที่ต้องเจอ ก็ยิ่งเป็นการตอกย้ำมุมมองเธอเรื่องการแต่งงานแบบคลุมถุงชนว่ามันเลวร้ายและย่ำแย่แค่ไหน ไม่เห็นจะเหมือนกับสิ่งที่ป้านุชเคยสัญญาและพร่ำบอกกับเธอไว้เลยว่า จะมีความสุข ตอนนี้เธอกลับรู้สึกว่าไม่จริงซะแล้ว แต่ยังดีที่มีอาทิมาเป็นยาดีช่วยเติมเต็มและเปลี่ยนมุมมองความคิดการทนอยู่หรืออยู่ทนของทั้งคู่ ท้ายที่สุดแล้วคนในครอบครัวจะใกล้ชิดกันมากขึ้นไหม ทุกอย่างล้วนขึ้นอยู่กับความเข้าใจ การยอมรับ และปรับตัวเข้าหากัน เพราะสิ่งนี้จะเป็นตัวช่วยให้ความสัมพันธ์ในครอบครัวยั่งยืน

The first ten years of my first life and yes that’s right this I my second life and I most regrettably do remember all of my first life from the cold blooded murder of my father, the public execution of my younger brother to the brutal killings of my mother and sisters to the countless betrayals and backstabs from those I’d considered family and those who were actually family, all of it. It was seemingly like the whole world was against me in that world until I was unknowingly reborn as an infant in a new magical world at least this life it’ll be different right? Actually yes ..... I was born by the most richest, most beautiful, strongest, and talented people in the world the only downside to this life which is a only really a minor downside like so minor that it’s not worth mentioning you know they’re just being hunted by every known organization in the nearest hundred trillion universes no biggie right ........ uggggghhh fuck my life.

Endure this thriller through the corset of Octavia as you try to please the voices in your head. Inspired by "The Tell Tale Heart".