Sisyphus

The Darkness We Hold Corinth’s greatest king will not bow—not to gods, not to kings, and certainly not to death itself. Sisyphus has always yearned for more. More power. More control. More life. A master of manipulation and cunning, he rules Corinth with brilliance, weaving schemes that leave both mortals and gods in awe—and fear. But his greatest ambition is yet to come: to unravel the chains of mortality itself. In a world where death is inevitable and the gods reign supreme, Sisyphus dares to challenge the unchallengeable. Defying fate, mocking prophecy, and daring to steal the secrets of eternity, he risks everything to outwit the very forces that govern life and death. How far can ambition take a man when the gods are watching—and what darkness will he uncover in his quest to overcome his own end?

From living a mundane life as an average student to being teleported to a world filled with mysteries lurking in the shadows—I’ve seen it all. Hi, my name is Arian. As I said, I’m an average student with a rather complicated past. My dream? To live a slothful, unproductive life—a dream that, sadly, seems impossible to achieve. But then, everything changed. I was transported to another world. A world straight out of the fantasies of light novel readers, geeks, and otakus. The kind of world they wish for, but one that should never have become real. I was given the chance to pursue my dream, to build a life of carefree laziness. But, as you probably know, even Sisyphus could never fulfill his purpose. And neither could I. Even so, I swore to give it my all. Or so I thought. [ You Died. ] *** Arian was your typical 17-year-old student with no friends, no family, and a simple dream: to live a lazy, unproductive life. But life had other plans—or rather, death did. Summoned to a void by a chibi angel, Arian was granted three wishes and thrown into a world straight out of a fantasy light novel. With classmates turned companions, overpowered abilities granted to some, and an enigmatic girl with no memories by his side, Arian's plans for a peaceful existence quickly unravel. But when an unseen killer begins eliminating them one by one, Arian discovers his cruel fate: he can return to the moment before his death, over and over again. Yet, no matter how hard he tries, he fails to save anyone. As death becomes a recurring nightmare, Arian begins to suspect there's more to this world, his mysterious powers, and the angel who brought him here. Haunted by failure, driven by survival, and armed with only his determination and Gungnir—his self-made weapon—Arian faces a seemingly endless cycle of despair. Can he break free from the grip of death and protect those he’s come to care for? Or will he lose himself in the madness of endless rebirth? Follow Arian on his journey through betrayal, survival, and a world where fate plays the cruelest hand.

What if one day a tower as large as heaven appeared ? What if you had been placed inside this tower forced to fight and survive till the very end with death creeping around the corner staring at you like a hawk ? This is the story of Alex Garcia and his fight to survive the very gruesome tower that does discriminate whether you be man,woman or child. This is the very first story that I am writing so if you see any problems please tell me.

The orange rain brought the world supernatural powers…and curses. Velli’s curse is a voice—sometimes made flesh—that wants him dead. And it’s getting stronger. Tired of seeing both himself and his mother suffer, Velli decides to find a way to get powers of his own. In order to do so, Velli must trick two people into sacrificing their lives at the hands of Hera on the Island of Sisyphus. If he is going to succeed, he needs to do so quickly, because tailing him is Rose. Rose, the ruler. Rose, the manipulator of light. Rose, the most dangerous woman in the world. Note to Royal Road Staff: "I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com,"

“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion." Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays “I know always that I am an outsider; a stranger in this century and among those who are still men.” H.P. Lovecraft, The Outsider "By distancing ourselves form our senses we can truly understand our place in this world." Let's follow together our protagonist as he lives his daily life on a far away land, and uncovers the darkest of secrets...

After being turned into "Dark angel" by an old book his parents left him, Ace finds himself confronted with a myriad of problems, the first of which being that he now has no sympathy. Furthermore, he now has a "system" in his head, that presents him with a multitude of videogame-like features, such as quests, an experience meter and more. This system also brings with it and artificial intelligence, which he can converse with via his thoughts, that provides him with information about his new species, and answers most of his questions (yet evades some or outright denies answers to him, stating he is not ready for them yet). In the first few chapters of this story, Ace is taken to a military school and quickly learns that, even though he surprisingly does not know a single person attending it, he can by no means escape the ever present harassment and bullying for being weak. With time, however, Ace is able get stronger and is eventually at the point where he could flip his situation and punish his oppressors. He decides to take the matter of the bullying problem into his own hands, after the teachers have continuously shown that they will not do anything against it, even going so far as to encourage it in certain instances. This proves challenging though, since he must keep the change in his species a secret as a consequence of the fact that, should his real identity be found out, he is highly likely to be taken away by scientists and/or powerful people in order to experiment with him. The solution to this problem goes hand in hand with the alleviation of another of his predicaments—his species being greatly weakened by any exposure to direct sunlight. That solution is the creation of a suit and a mask, which shield his entire body from the sun. He uses this suit to fight and defeat those oppressing others, and get stronger himself in the process. As the story progresses, he is slowly introduced more and more to information regarding his own species. The arrival of another member of said species at his school marks the beginning of his journey to understand himself and his origins, as well as the entire dark angel world as a whole. With time he is introduced to more and more knowledge as well as secrets both of the human and the dark angel world. He finds that in order to be able to protect those important to him, he must get a lot stronger. In a semblance to the tale of Sisyphus, he finds that whenever he is close to being strong enough, he either attains new information or becomes involved in new conflicts that reveal that he still has a long way to go.

When the Frostland Niflheim and the Hellflame Muspelheim clashed in the Battle of Creations, the blazes of Ildguddom melted the icy core of livsguddom which gave rise to the 9 Titian Risars. Out of the nine, the last was born out of unfathomable fear of ceasing to exist; and an unnatural desire to never cease, as the last of the icy core melted away and the last of the blazing flame extinguished. Hence the last of the Risar, Udødelig, borne the curse of undying, the fruit of immortality. Udødelig and the other Risars gave rise to the 9 great races which lived in harmony and tranquillity. Slowly and steadily, the passage of time took away the glowing lights of every Risars, except for Udødelig, who was bonded to the plains for eternity. Fearing the race of The Immortal, the other 8 races combined forces and captured all the immortals in The Great War of Descent. They made all the remaining immortals infertile and put them in Sisyphus's chamber for the rest of infinity using the strongest know magic. Several millennia later, it appears as though the prophecy of ødeleggelse was true and Ragnarok is nearing as the forces of Hel take command over the lands of the living. The only option left to turn the tide of the war is to enlist the help of the immortals... What will the world do?