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Three years ago, he ran rampant in Africa, undeniably the King of Soldier Kings. Three years later, he returned to the city, carless, houseless, and constantly in trouble. Applying to be a security guard at a company, switching from the battlefield to the office, he's low key, clever, with depth. Even security guards can have their moment in the spring. Every time someone asked him, why are you always the unlucky one? Basil Jaak would shyly say, it's just because I'm too obviously handsome! ...

Viktor Lawwick has spent his life in the shadows—until he saves Kyoryn from the hunters who massacred her family. Now, with ruthless enemies closing in and a dangerous conspiracy unfolding, he must decide: stay hidden or embrace his true potential. Survival means evolution—but at what cost?

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Have you ever thought what would happen if a character comes to life? And that character was from the novel that you have made. But that wasn't all. The only emotion that the character felt was resentment. It wants to kill you. Read this novel to find more. Join him, now her, in her journey. Extra Tags:- Gender Bender, Female Protagonist, Harem, Bottom Protagonist Note: This world has troupe similar to ABO setting. The Protagonist is O whereas, the heroines are A. That means down the line, the protagonist would be pregnant. Disclaimer: It’s just a novel. Don’t be serious. It’s just a fiction. All the characters are from my imagination. They don’t exist in the real life. Nah! Nope, they don’t. Trust me in this. So, there are themes in the story that might be disturbing. But let me tell you. I condone them and I suggest you to take it just as a fiction. No need to think over them. And if you find it very disturbing then, I request not to read the novel any further. Thank you. P.S: All the images are AI generated.

It's your exclusive stories; in the stories, you can imagine you did this with whoever you love. First story about anonymous online love with your boss~ (18+) It's about daily life. There will be second, third......

Some people enter your life like a whisper. Others crash into it like a storm. Aarav never thought much about fate-until the night he met Atlas. One moment, he was just a college student dealing with family expectations. The next, he was pulling a mysterious man out of trouble, only to realize Atlas wasn't just a stranger. He was a secret waiting to unfold. Atlas has always known how to disappear, how to stay unnoticed. But when a reckless choice leads him to Aarav, his carefully built world starts to crack. Aarav is everything he shouldn't get close to-kind, persistent, and dangerously warm.

Ten years of love and hate was reduced to nothing.. facing him while she is ten years younger, she only feels hatred for this man she had loved for a long time. This time Mr Lu please stay away from me. Lu Beicheng felt weird, she was always following him, how did she change? He also felt like this wasn't how she should behave? Mrs Lu why are do you want me to stay away from you?

"Everytime I think about you, I feel like I'm burning." W-why?" "You know why." "But-" "I have this weird thoughts in my head. this naughty, dirty thoughts. About you." "V-Victor-" "So they real question is, what will I do, when I actually see you in person, Cilia?" ----- That becomes the life of Cilia Carpenter, a girl that lives with the biggest boyband of the world, Heathens. Being the only girl in the lives of seven grown men, Cilia has to navigate her life with caution, but it all goes up in flames when the seven boys fall head over heels for her at once, and a competition for her affection arises. But here's the catch. Cilia is dead. And that is her ghost they are in love with. So will this love really bloom? Will Cilia be able to hold back from creating a harem and resist their temptation? Or will Heathens lives blow up over their love for a ghost?

Tang Jinghao is a hard-working doctor with a very powerful background. Her family is the wealthiest in the capital. One day, another powerful family, the Tian family, moves to their country and tries to surpass the Tang family. In order to avoid the war between the two families, the Tang family proposes a marriage to keep them both on the same level and to be the most powerful people in the country. Tang Jinghao is forced to marry the Tian Liwei, the successor of the company, Tian Rising. He is the eldest young master of the Tian family. During her stay at her in-laws’ residence, she notices something peculiar about them. They didn’t eat much. Their appearances were flawless all the time. They never slouched, blinked, and it didn’t even look like they were breathing because of how formal and polite they were. They would never show their bad side of themselves. They also took special interest in antiques from the Tang Dynasty. Until one night, Tian Liwei left his empty wine glass on the counter. Tang Jinghao assumed that he was tired and forgot to put it in the sink. The red wine was all around the inside of the cup. The liquid looked thick and Tang Jinghao thought, “This couldn’t possibly be regular red wine. What is it?” She smelled it and it smelled familiar. It smelled like the blood from patients at the hospital. “What are you doing?” Tian Liwei took the glass from her. “What is that?” “My special wine.” “It smells like blood.” “And.... what if it is?” He walked towards her as she took a few steps back. Then, Tian Liwei put his hands on the counter behind her to trap her. “Dr. Tang, I’m out of my favorite drink. How will I get more?” Author’s message: PS, most of the historical events mentioned didn’t really happen. The names of the antiques were made up. The events were just used to entertain readers.

Dean Wycliff and Eloise Anette Chereena. Their names are like a beautiful symphony, woven into a sweet high school love story. Everyone envies their togetherness, with laughter that always decorates their days. They are like two perfect puzzle pieces, complementing and strengthening each other. However, life does not always go straight. After graduating from high school, their dreams and ambitions took them on different paths. Eloise, with her charming artistic talent, was accepted into a renowned design college in Turkey. While Dean, with his ambitions in technology, decided to stay in the United States. The separation felt so bitter, like a nightmare come true. Dean felt lonely. The house that used to be filled with Eloise's laughter now felt empty. Thousands of miles separated them, stretching between hope and longing. He spent his nights on video calls, trying to fill the gaping void in his heart. However, a glimmer of new happiness came into his life. Olivia Rosalind, a smart and charming architecture student, began to meet him often on campus. Olivia has a charming smile and a bright aura. Dean's friends even started to match them up. However, Dean's heart was still attached to Eloise. He was not interested in Olivia's charm, even though the girl repeatedly tried to approach him. In Turkey, Eloise's life was no less winding. She found a world of design that was so enchanting, full of color and creativity. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of campus, she met Deniz Ansel Ghaziy, a handsome and talented design student. Deniz had a charisma that was hard to resist. He was always there for Eloise, helping her with her college assignments and keeping her company. Every night, Eloise stared at the Istanbul sky lit by stars. She thought of Dean, his smile, his crisp laughter, and all the beautiful memories they had shared. She tried to remember their promise to be faithful, the promise to never give up on their love. But she felt a tremor every time her eyes met Deniz's.

S2 of the powerless becomes the worlds strongest villian is here and its coming soon this christmas as im going to be intruducing new characters and sadly new deaths. Stay tuned cause its close...

Eleanor finds a map in her attic.... but something isn't right... The map didn't have any geography, but the blueprint of her very own house with symbols leading her to hidden messages.... To what? Where? Why?

Raven, Zenji, and Clayden have been the closest friends since they were kids. Clayden strives to be an actor and model while Raven only wanted to support Clayden with his dreams, and Zenji who also strives in his singing career. Raven had already began to develop feelings for Clayden ever since but as Clayden became blinded with the fame he was gaining. Raven had decided to move on from her one-sided love and Zenji who witness it all, decided to take action. Would she meet someone better? Will they both realize that they were born to be together? A very close, yet so distant love between a girl and her childhood friends!

Stuck in a reality where System rules govern survival, Dan’s unique power to resurrect makes him a legend, if he can handle dying a few hundred times first

They were childhood best friends, inseparable since they were young. She was a wealthy heiress, the daughter of one of the richest families in the city. He was a boy from a humble background, gifted with intelligence and ambition. As they grew older, he realized the gap between them—a difference in status that made him feel unworthy of standing by her side. So he pushed her away, convinced they were never meant to be. She never stopped loving him, but no matter how much she tried to stay close, he refused to let her in. In high school, he became the school’s top student and the most admired boy, while she struggled to keep up, hoping to be like him just to get his attention. He secretly helped her but never let himself get too close. Then, one day, he left. He received a scholarship abroad and disappeared from her life without a word. Years later, he returns—no longer a struggling boy, but a successful man who built himself from nothing. But she’s no longer the same girl who chased after him either. Their worlds have changed, yet fate refuses to keep them apart. Will they finally break free from the misunderstandings that kept them apart for so long? Or is their love truly not meant to be?

The room was quiet, except for the faint sound of the ceiling fan whirring above us. Liya's phone screen dimmed, casting the room into near darkness. Sana had already fallen asleep, her soft breathing rhythmic and steady. I turned onto my side, hugging my blanket closer. The excitement of the night still lingered in my chest, but so did something else, a strange unease. It wasn't like I didn't trust my friend's instincts, but I couldn't understand why they felt something was off about Arun. He had been nothing but kind tonight. The way he and his friends treated us, guiding us around the party, buying us dinner, it didn't seem like the actions of someone untrustworthy. And yet… Why did I feel this lingering heaviness in my chest?

Her life changed when she was five, it took a complete turn, something she never could have even dreamt of but the new unexpected people who entered her life showed her a different side of humans she didn't know about. Did she like her new life? Did she want to stay forever or leave? Would they let her go even if she wanted to leave? Who are they? They have huge secrets hidden from her and she has too. Will they ever get close enough to reveal everything. Maybe, let's see. She sets onto a journey to find her own identity, something she always wanted.

A once in a millennium event is currently being anticipated by all the people of Vesmir. They are outside of their own homes waiting for a special phenomen to happen. They gaze above the skies and saw the one of the two moons of their planet, slowly covered the sun. Suddenly the azure colored sky of Vesmir was hastily change its color into a dark crimson. When the sky of Vesmir became dark crimson, the people of Vesmir was amazed by the phenomenon they are seeing. After a while million of stars twinkle around the moon, slowly turning the dark crimson sky to its original azure color. Among those millions stars there were less than 0.0001.% star that shines brightly compared to the other stars. However, if you look closely as if the dark crimson sky was fighting the million of stars they get a stalemate. People then saw the second moon covered the sun. Suddenly the whole world was casted by shadow and darkness. All of the people of Vesmir suddenly felt feer and safe at the same time. Then after a while the sky returned to its original azure color because it was still in the afternoon. There is no million of stars. There is no dark crimson sky. In a old hut at the top of the mountain, an oldman with a white clothes. The oldman looks like a benevolent and you can see a white aura flickering on and off out of his body. He witness all this phenomenon at the hut's window. The catastrophe that was delayed are happening.The seal of the world are slowly weakening. That race will find this world. No, they already find it. The sacrifice that they made to hide this world from them this is lonely weakening. Alas it would still happen. Are all those sacrifice they did, are for these generation to face?" He asked weakly. No one answered. The oldman looks at his body. He saw his body was very slowly turning into dust. "I do not have much time. I need to inform the guardians of all the races about the impending storm that is coming. They need to focus to armed the new generation especially the Chosen Ones. They would be the the sword that would purge the chaos and shield that would protect it's people of this world from the chatastrophe that would happen. Those who have been sealed cannot do anything, the only solution is to train those new generation." Looking at the window, as he gaves at the sun. "The structure of the universe is gonna completely change in this era. Can this world survive?" The old man did not include the shadow in his premonitions and just bypass it. The old man stands weakly, get his walking stick then go wherever he plans to do. *** Argus Orpheus an orphan who survive from a Gate break. He lives for 10 years alone. "Argus Orpheus, Unique Class Awakener, Type: Summoner." A class that is said to be average by many. Argus was also walking a path of summoner no one has succeeded thus far. Argus awakened a power that was no being should possess. As he begins his journey, Argus slowly uncovers the truth of this mysteries about himself. Watch as Argus embarked his chaotic journey.

In her first life, she belonged to the highest authority in the land. She was her King's most used weapon. The shadow beneath the feet of his enemies. In the end, she betrayed her King for her people. The people betrayed her for their freedom. In her second life, she was once more a member of a high authority. She was her family's beloved princess. The light in their eyes. In the end, she was schemed against and fell to her death. What will happen when the betrayed weapon becomes the ruined princess instead? "Never give them what they want. Do the opposite. That's the best revenge. Live when you should be dead. Laugh when you should be sad."

When his wife left without a word when they were young, he entrusted their child to his mother and spiraled into despair, drowning his sorrows in alcohol. Sixteen years passed in a blur, and his daughter was diagnosed with depression. As she lay on the hospital bed, she struggled to smile. "Dad, I don't blame you, and I never blamed Mom. If I have another life, I still want to be your child, but please, don't leave me again." With that, she closed her eyes and departed from this world. It felt like something tore apart in the depths of his heart. Gu Chen fell into a coma. Upon awakening again, his two-year-old daughter was calling him "Daddy" with a sweet smile and a childish voice. He was reborn! This time, he vowed to make up for his regrets towards his daughter, to hold his wife's hand and never let her go. This time, he was determined to change everything!

Waking up, Kim Hajin finds himself in a familiar world but an unfamiliar body.A world he created himself and a story he wrote, yet never finished.He had become his novel’s extra, a filler character with no importance to the story.The only clue to escaping is to stay close to the main storyline.However, he soon finds out the world isn’t exactly identical to his creation

An arrogent business Darsh Goyal who is the CEO of his company forcibly starts keeping an innocent girl Garima with him. In the zeal of youth, both are unable to stay away from each other for long and they come close to each other. What will be the outcome of this beginning of closeness in the story. Why have both come close, is Garima an extraordinary girl or is it a trick of Darsh?

In a world of evil and good, humans have the blessed curse of living in between. Raised to help the people, and stay on the path of good, how does Aaleyah do that? Aaleyah is the last surviving member of her family. With the power to connect with a stone that grants wishes, she is kept close to the royal family. How do you stay good when all the reasons to are gone? A character who longs for death is forced to continue to live.

People, you know, never truly realize how unpredictable life can be. A person’s fate, of course, depends on their own efforts, but you can’t ignore the course of history. Smith had no clue—how could an engineer like him end up transmigrating into Wilhelm II? Wait, no, *Smiling Willi*? But since he’s here, wouldn’t it be a shame not to stir up some chaos? And so, the butterfly flapped its wings, a storm began to brew, and Smith smirked with that signature "Smiling Willi" grin. Fate is unpredictable: Close by in the West, the once-mighty British Empire is stumbling left and right. Across the ocean in the Americas, the newly risen powerhouse finds itself splitting apart. Meanwhile, far off in the East, the once-slumbering dragon suddenly opens its eyes wide— What happens next? Stay tuned to find out in this story!

Kaiden Tian's aspirations of basketball stardom take a heartbreaking turn when a car accident not only claims his mother's life but also robs him of his ability to walk. Undiscouraged, he settles for a role as the waterboy of a top high school basketball team, determined to stay close to the game he loves. However, he meets an untimely death and finds himself inhabiting the body of Kai Guo, a notorious troublemaker blessed with an ideal physical form. [Welcome to the Rise to Legend System!] With this second chance at life, Kaiden sees an opportunity to rewrite his destiny and fulfill the dreams that were once shattered.

When art conservator Sienna Grey arrives at Blackwood Estate, she expects to restore an old painting—not uncover dark secrets hidden beneath its surface. The mansion is as mysterious as its owner, Adrian Blackwood, a brooding billionaire with a past he refuses to talk about. As Sienna works on the painting, she discovers strange Latin words and a hidden locket, both tied to a tragedy Adrian won’t explain. Though drawn to him, she can’t ignore his warnings to stay out of his family’s affairs. Then his charming yet manipulative half-brother, Marcus, arrives, telling Sienna things that make her question everything she thought she knew about Adrian. With temptation, betrayal, and danger closing in, Sienna must decide who to trust before the truth destroys them all. But some secrets refuse to stay buried… and love may not be enough to save them.