Dark Paradox

Growing up on the streets of New Pandora after the usurption of Earth, John never expected anything good from life. He survived just to survive, no purpose in mind and no hope. However, even he did not anticipate Awakening and becoming a successor of the Gray Family - an elite family at the peak of the world wielding unimaginable power and wealth. He was born without a Gift and a curse that painted his hair black and filled his eyes with a bleak darkness. Watch as he reaches for the apex of existence and uncovers the hidden plot behind his curse. "In this sixth life, I will have it all!"

“I want you to be my submissive.” If homicide detective Cassandra Pratt had to describe Havenfield in three words, they would be ‘small,’ ‘inconspicuous,’ and ‘boring.’ But when a series of gruesome murders shatter the town's peace, Cass is thrust into a hunt for a killer with no identity. Stumbling upon a vampire was never part of the plan, but Uriel Serpov has never been one to follow plans. Uriel is infuriating, enigmatic, and undeniably attractive. Worst of all, he knows Cass’s darkest secret—the very one that keeps her isolated from the rest of the town. Behind his sharp smile and smoldering eyes, Uriel harbors secrets of his own, and now Cass’s only hope of solving the serial murders lies through him. The line between duty and desire quickly blurs. Will Cass solve the case? Or will the heat between them consume her? Additionally tags: slow burn, bd//sm, power play

In ancient times, humanity came across a mysterious portal that led to other worlds where anything was possible. Different kinds of creatures emerged: elves, orcs, dwarves, dragons, and human-beasts. Magic was limitless. cover by ai thanks for reading my first novel

In the land of Orsus, where the strong protect the weak under the light of The Essence, peace and prosperity seem assured. But beneath the surface, darkness stirs. Orsus is haunted by the memory of Enyos, the mightiest protector who fell in a brutal battle against the mysterious "Witnesses," beings from a shattered world ravaged by the Bright Dark. The Essence grants rings of power to the chosen few, but even these gifts may not be enough to defend against the coming storm. A chilling prophecy foretells the arrival of a Prophet born of two opposing forces, destined to either destroy Orsus or reshape it entirely. In this tale of power, prophecy, and peril, the line between light and dark blurs, and the truth may be more dangerous than anyone could have imagined. The Legend of Atenyos begins—a journey that will challenge the very foundations of Orsus and its people.

In a world where wealth dictates worth, Jhon Gray is a hardworking young man at his lowest point. After being abruptly dumped by his girlfriend, Alice, for a wealthier suitor, Jhon is left questioning his self-worth and future. Just when he feels all hope is lost, he stumbles upon the mysterious Fortune System, a game-like interface that promises to elevate him from "zero" status to unimaginable wealth and power. As Jhon embarks on this journey, he discovers that every task he completes and every skill he acquires unlocks new opportunities, bringing him closer to the life he’s always dreamed of. With a newfound drive, he learns to optimize his finances, invest wisely, and navigate the competitive business landscape, building a modest empire that attracts attention—and envy. But success breeds rivalry. As Jhon ascends into the world of corporate giants, he faces hostile takeovers, corporate espionage, and the relentless pursuit of those who would see him fail. With the Fortune System granting him extraordinary abilities like Risk Prediction and Corporate Sabotage, he must outsmart both friends and foes alike, solidifying his place at the top. As he grapples with newfound wealth and influence, Jhon begins to shift his focus from mere accumulation of riches to reshaping global industries and confronting the moral dilemmas that come with such power. When a shadowy elite group known as The Midnight Consortium targets him as a threat, Jhon must use every resource at his disposal to defend his empire and secure his legacy. In a high-stakes battle for control, Jhon Gray learns that fortune is not merely a matter of wealth but a paradox of ambition, morality, and legacy. Will he embrace the power he has gained and shape a brighter future, or will he fall prey to the very forces he sought to conquer? "Fortune's Paradox" is a tale of resilience, ambition, and the intricate dance between success and ethics, inviting readers to explore the price of power and the true meaning of fortune.

[Important info in chapter 1 (Volume 1), make sure to check it out for additional information] In a world where reality seems to waver on the brink of absurdity, 15-year-old Idaeus Kamaras drifts through his final year of primary school, wrapped in layers of cynical detachment. His existence is a monotonous blur of meaningless interactions and superficial engagements, a shield against the chaos he feels lurking beneath the surface of his everyday life. But his insular routine is violently shattered when a reality glitch propels him into a nightmarish encounter with shadowy figures who expose a harrowing truth: the world he knows is an elaborate simulation, orchestrated by a cabal of powerful elites. Rescued by an enigmatic girl by the name of Novalie Lavigne, Idaeus awakens in a sterile hospital room to discover an unprecedented opportunity: a chance to become an "Administrator" with the power to manipulate the very fabric of this simulated reality. Torn between the safety of his previous life and the allure of unimaginable power, Idaeus accepts the offer, plunging into a world where every action could alter the balance of power. As he delves into this fractured reality, guided by Novalie, Idaeus uncovers a sinister tapestry of corporate conspiracies, geopolitical machinations, and clandestine agendas. Each revelation pulls him deeper into a vortex of deception, as he grapples with his own repressed traumas and insecurities that threaten to consume him. Navigating a perilous hierarchy of shadowy administrators, he is forced to confront the darkest corners of the simulation, where truth and illusion blur into a nightmarish tapestry of control and resistance. "The Admin’s Paradox" weaves a tale of digital rebellion and existential dread, a heart-pounding odyssey through a world meticulously constructed by unseen forces. As the ultimate truth emerges, threatening to unravel the very fabric of existence, Idaeus must summon unparalleled courage to defy the architects of his reality and seize control of his own destiny. In a race against time, he faces the ultimate battle between illusion and reality, where the price of truth could mean the end of everything he thought he knew.

In a world ruled by fate and ancient magic, Princess Seraphina's path was never hers to choose. Promised to a man known only as the Shadow Lord—a figure spoken of in whispers and feared by all—she must fulfill a marriage vow bound by powers beyond her understanding. Within the Shadow Lord’s mysterious realm, Seraphina discovers secrets that challenge everything she has ever known. But as darkness and light collide, she must face a choice: embrace the unknown or be lost to it. Will Seraphina's heart unlock the truth behind the shadows, or will she become part of them? Enter a realm where shadows conceal, vows bind, and only love can reveal what lies hidden in the dark. [ Please Support with Golden Tickets, Gifts and Power stones!! ]

In a world where magic reigns and darkness lurks, Kazuki Takashi endures a nightmarish cycle of abuse after losing his real parents. Adopted by a cruel family, his rage simmers until a field trip thrusts him and his classmates into a mystical realm, where a king asks for their help to save his kingdom from monstrous hordes. When Kazuki’s latent dark and electric powers emerge, he becomes the target of scorn, even from his closest friend. Banished and battered, he confronts his painful past, training relentlessly to surpass his limits. As he evolves from a broken boy into a powerful warrior, Kazuki seeks vengeance against those who wronged him. With the threat of gods looming and alternate realities colliding, Kazuki’s journey becomes a race against fate itself. Will he rise from the shadows to claim his destiny, or will he succumb to the darkness within? Discover his tumultuous tale of revenge and self-discovery in "The Dark Ascendance."

"I was called evil just because I killed a few Gods—Is that right?!! "My actions were justified. Who wants to worship beings who are nothing but power-hungry tyrants?" "So, I slayed them." *Haha!* After a battle that shook the Earth beyond anything recorded in history, the most feared entity—a rogue god—was finally vanquished: the God of Darkness. With his defeat, demi-gods and gods finally found peace, relieved of the threat he once posed. But peace came at a cost. As punishment by the supreme gods, Azrael, the rogue god, was transmigrated into a human body. Stripped of his divine powers, he now had to start from scratch, trapped in a mortal shell that could not sustain the will and power of a god. Just when all seemed lost, a new hope arose. [Ding!!] [New body sustainable unlocked: Reptilian skin] [20% of power gained] [Mission: eradicate all living things in a 20 mile radius] "I am coming for you all!!" **** [Note: Please don't forget to add to your library, and support thank you] Also, not a harem.

Izabella Castelli é uma jovem adulta meiga, alegre e batalhadora. Depois da morte de seus pais, ela se viu desamparada e não sabia o que fazer, então se lembrou de uma universidade que sua mãe sempre falava, como ela não tinha condições então decidiu se inscrever para uma vaga de bolsista, só que ela não imaginava que sua vida iria mudar assim que ela colocasse os seus pés na universidade. Pietro Ferrars é um jovem adulto bem centrado em suas decisões, filho de um dos maiores empresários de Londres, não se imagina em um relacionamento, bom, era o que ele pensava até os seus olhos se cruzarem com os de Izabella.

အရည်အချင်းရှိသော်ငြား သိပ်မကျော်ကြားလှသည့် Kaleido ဟုခေါ်သော boy band တစ်ခုမှာလေဆိပ်၌ ရိုက်ကူးထားမိသော video ကြောင့် အမှတ်မထင် နာမည်ကြီးသွားရသည်။ video ထဲတွင် အငယ်ဆုံးတစ်ဖြစ်လည်း အထက်ပုဂ္ဂိုလ်အဆန်ဆုံးဖြစ်သည့် ဖေထင်းစုန့်မှာ ဖန်းကျွယ်ရှကောကောအား နံရံ၌တွန်းကပ်လျက် သူ၏မျက်နှာကို လက်မှတ်ဖြင့် ခပ်ဖွဖွပုတ်နေလေ၏။ ဖန်းကျွယ်ရှဟာ လက်မှတ်အား ပါးစပ်နှင့်ကိုက်ယူလိုက်ပြီး သူ၏အဝတ်အစားများကိုသပ်သပ်ရပ်ရပ် ပြန်ဖြန့်လိုက်လေသည်။ အနှီ အဖွဲ့အတွင်း 'အနိုင်ကျင့်ခြင်း'ဟူသည့် ဖြစ်ရပ်မှာ ပြင်းပြသော ကလူ၏သို့ မြှူ၏သို့လုပ်ခြင်း အဖြစ်ပြောင်းလဲသွားကာ ထင်းကျွယ် cp ဟူ၍ ဖြစ်လာလေတော့သည်။ အင်တာနက်အသုံးပြုသူများ : holy sh*t ဒါကအရမ်း gong ဆန်ချက်ပဲ၊ Kabedon° နဲ့ လှံစွပ်တိုက်ပွဲ°° ! (T/N : °° = ယောက်ျားလေးများကြား ချစ်ကြည်နူး တစ်တီတူး အပြုအမူများအတွက် internet ဗန်းစကား) ဤသို့ဖြင့် ခန္ဓာကိုယ် ရောင်းစားသည်ဟု ကောလာဟလများထွက်နေသော စွန့်ပစ်ခံဝှက်ဖဲလေးနှင့် ခိုင်မာသည့်ကျောထောက်နောက်ခံရှိသူ အကျော်ဇေယျ လူချမ်းသာ အဖွဲ့ဝင်လေးတို့နှစ်ဦးသားမှာ အတူတကွ ချည်နှောင်ခံလိုက်ရပါတော့သည်။ ၎င်းတို့နှစ်ဦးသားမှာ စပွဲဦးထွက်ပါပြီဆိုကတည်းက တစ်စက်သော်မျှ မတည့်ကြပေ။ သို့သော်လည်း ယခုအခါ ၎င်းတို့၏ အတုအယောင်ဆက်ဆံရေးအား ရောင်းစားဖို့တည်းဟူသော အဆုံးမဲ့လမ်းကြောင်းပေါ် တွန်းတင်ခံလိုက်ရချေ၏။ ဖေထင်းစုန့်ဟာ ဤနယ်ပယ်အတွင်း 'အစစ်အမှန်'ဖြစ်ခြင်းနှင့် ပတ်သက်၍ နာမည်ကြီးလေသည်၊ သူ၏သီချင်းစာသားများမှာ 'စစ်မှန်'လွန်းနေခြင်းကြောင့် လူအများပင် မကျေမနပ်ဖြစ်ခဲ့ရ၏။ သို့သော် သူနှင့် ဖန်းကျွယ်ရှတို့ဟာ fanservice လုပ်နေခြင်းသာဖြစ်သည်ဟူသော အကြောင်းကြောင့် သူ့ခမျာ မကြာခဏဆိုသလို စိတ်ဖိစီးနေရသည်။ CP fan : [ တစ်ခါမှ အတုအယောင်မဖြစ်ခဲ့ဖူးသူက အတုအယောင်ဆက်ဆံရေးကို ရောင်းနေပါတယ်ဗျို့] ဒဿနိကဗေဒကျောင်းသားများရယ် ဒီကျောင်းသား ဖေ ကို ဝိရောဓိဖြစ်စဉ်နဲ့ပတ်သက်ပြီး ရှင်းပြပေးလိုက်ပါဦး လူငယ်လေး ဖေ : ကောင်းပါပြီ၊ မင်းတို့နိုင်ပါတယ် ကျွယ်ရှ : ( ယုတ္တိရှိမည့် အကြောင်းအရာအား အသေအချာစဉ်းစားလျက်) တကယ်လို့ B မှန်ရင် A ကလည်းမှန်တယ် ၊ ဒါပေမယ့် A မှန်လို့ရှိရင် B ကလည်း မှန်သင့်တယ်...အဲ့ဒါကို ဝိရောဓိလို့ခေါ်တယ် လူငယ်လေး ဖေ : ဖန်းကျွယ်ရှ နှလုံးသားမရှိလိုက်တာ! __________ Title : Fanservice Paradox / 营业悖论 Author : Zhìchǔ / 稚楚 Eng Translate : Peach Pits translation Translated by : Yu Status : 109 chapters + 11 extras Update every Sunday on Wattpad It's just a fun translation. I give fully credit to the original author. I don't have any permission to translate this novel. Thank you.

In a world where morality is a shifting shadow and power is the only constant, Kaelen Thorne emerges as a mysterious and enigmatic figure, offering salvation to those caught in impossible situations. But his help comes at a price. From struggling teachers and disillusioned leaders to everyday people on the brink of collapse, Kaelen whispers into the darkness of their souls, guiding them toward victory—but at the cost of their integrity. Each story in "Dark Threads" explores the fine line between right and wrong, as characters confront corrupt authority figures, societal systems stacked against them, and their own inner demons. As they fall under Kaelen’s subtle influence, they face the ultimate choice: uphold their values and face defeat, or embrace the darkness to achieve their goals. In "Shadows of Authority," Jenna Holbrook, a dedicated teacher, is on the verge of losing everything to a corrupt superintendent. When Kaelen offers her the chance to expose him using morally questionable methods, Jenna is forced to choose between fighting clean and winning dirty. In other tales, a disillusioned investigator, a compromised journalist, and a betrayed business owner all find themselves drawn to Kaelen’s irresistible logic, tempted to cross ethical lines they once swore to uphold. Each must grapple with the price of power and the lengths they’re willing to go to claim it. "Dark Threads" weaves together stories of moral compromise, hidden corruption, and the dangerous allure of power, exploring what happens when the only way to win is to become the very thing you fear.

In the most advanced city in the world, where nearly every person wields extraordinary abilities, Cain Rift stands on the edge of life and death, haunted by a tragic past. Once a celebrated physicist, Cain’s ambition led to a disastrous experiment that claimed the lives of his colleagues and his lover. Consumed by guilt and sorrow, he’s ready to end it all—until he is saved by a ghostly figure from the shadows. Schrödinger's Cat, a mysterious entity born from a failed quantum experiment, offers Cain a second chance—not to rewrite the past, but to shape the future. The spectral feline embodies the paradoxes of quantum mechanics, shifting between existence and non-existence, materializing only when observed. As a new mentor, Schrödinger’s Cat guides Cain on a dangerous path to redemption.

"Have you ever heard of Sleeping Beauty... But what if she was lying? What if she knew everything that would happen to her from the very start?"

Feng Zhu[God of Chaos] and Asura[God of Death] make a bet, whoever lost had to go to the mortal realm and find the Immortal king.Feng Zhu loses the bet and goes to the mortal realm, searching for the immortal king. However 10 years later, the god of calamity Hong makes a prophecy foreseeing great Chaos in the God Realm.This blows up and the main accusations fall on the God of chaos,Feng Zhu.The dark emperor calls on his most trusted subordinates, Asura the God of Death and Wang Hun The god of Destruction. Together they go to the mortal realm with hopes of finding Feng Zhu and ending his terrany before it begins. With the help of the god of Dark stars, they find Feng Zhu and kill him. A task they thought a rocky path turned out smooth and EASY!. What they didn't consider was that, Feng Zhu was'nt there, instead it was his brother, who was on mortal plains ruling the Demonic cult of Hun[darkness].After returning from his journey and finding the corpse of immortal king, Feng Zhu plans to go back to god realm but senses help from his brother, rushing to his side. Coincidentally just as Asura and Wang Hun left for god realm,Feng Zhu came out saving his brother in time.Seeing the huge injuries caused to him,Feng Zhu swears to take revenge and takes his brother back. Feng Zhu takes over the mortal plains pretending to be his brother, As such he made preaparations for him to go back to the God realm for his great revenge. However the matter of healing his brother had to be fixed, thus he searches the mortal world for the one and only Elixir of life. With this in mind, Feng Zhu united the 5 demonic cults to increase his chances of finding the elixir.Talimg over the mortal world and causing chaos, Feng Zhu is renowned as the DARK PRINCE. Will Feng Zhu find the elixir of life, Will he go back to the God realm and take his revenge?Or will he leave it all and live a happy mortal life, seeking peace?. Read it to know it.

He was a prince from the biggest kingdom in the Andromeda Continent.His family was the Holy Knight descendants who had killed the dark king. A mysterious accident took his father's life and cursed him with the dark power, making everyone doubt his identity. His uncle treated him as a war puppet even forcing him to relinquish his right to the king's throne and his cousin treated him like his nemesis. Feeling guilty for his father's death he decided to give his blind loyalty to his kingdom and accidentally fell in love with an unknown woman. But after all, things started going well, he was accused of rebelling and was cruelly executed. A dark power revived him, but he was not the same person they once knew. This time he would rise again not only as a king but a king among the kings that conquered the land... _________ >This is love at first sight, but also a slow burn romance (Romance subplot) >The story mostly about the MC's internal struggle >Please expect a lot of battle and fighting scenes as well as some political maneuvers in this story >The MC is cold for romance and mostly act by his status as a royalty >His past play a big role please be patient >This is not eye for an eye type of story Discord chanel: https://discord.gg/mSRHyMVhnG Cover by Commission Aleena Mao from Pixiv -------------- Other works: *The Incubus System *Dragon King's Harem *Seven Sins System *Demon Lord's Succubus (Completed)

The entrance extermination into the Elite Mage Academy is fast approaching, will Ember make it? --------- Things aren't looking so good for young Ember because he was still yet to awaken his magic. In Sash village, he was the only kid with no magic, and as such, many kids avoided him. Not just kids but the elderly people as well. They said he was bad luck to their children. As an orphan living with an old woman, life was difficult for him but he still remained optimistic and hoped that one day, he would eventually awaken his magic and make his dream come to pass. What was his dream? —To become the mage king. In the entire country, only the mage king is the most powerful, not even the mage knights are close to being as powerful as the mage king himself. People said he was being crazy but he believed that one day, it would happen. One fateful, he discovered something that changed his life completely. And that led to many series of events happening in his life. Now, the question is "Will he be able to make it into the Academy, the dream school of every mage child? Or will he fail? And even if he did make it, will he be able to overcome the huddles, pains, failures, betrayals, deceit, and turn his dream into a reality?

When Fantasy becomes reality. In a world were monsters run rampant, Kyle a failed awakener discovers a new power to protect himself as he becomes the first human titan. Dark titan

Kairo Lee is mind-blowingly hot, and like the rest of Pulse he looks more a fantasy ideal than flesh and blood. None more so, however than Yuna Han a fan whose admiration soon turns to utter obsession. Yuna is not just content s looking at Kairo from a distance. She is convinced it will be, and she'll stop at nothing to make certain of that. However, Kairo's eagle-eyed manager, Hana Park suspect something is wrong. But when Kairo's private life starts to appear on Yuna own fan page, Hana decides that it would be beneficial for them to meet and the truth behind what makes one person normal than other. Embarrassed, Kairo makes a show of loudly denying that he has had any kind of crushes on the aforementioned, while rumors start to fly around unfettered about how Kim Yeseo's entrancing beauty has captivated him. Starring the fans into a frenzy. Yuna knows better than everyone that the media just loves to romanticize about them being two perfect pieces who somehow fit exactly together, but Yeseo is one of many tiles that are still standing between where she belongs beside Kairo. Yet Yuna’s chilling obsession with Kairo goes beyond jealousy, and Hana will have to race against time before her daughter's infatuation threatens not only his career but the soul of a young man on the cusp of greatness. Yuna is more sinister than anyone realizes, and she will do whatever it takes to stay—even if Yeseo gets in her path. K-pop is a glamorous world where love, fame and betrayal play out — but once you step in the dark side of fantasy it does in reality come with a price.

Raven is trapped in a mysterious facility, accused of killing her parents. With fragmented memories and a blurred past, Raven navigates the facility's sinister forces, seeking answers and protection for herself and her younger sister, Hannah.

A young girl loses her life with her family just for being different in Home Town because she was born with unnatural hair and eyes. But she had a life changing secret that she could only tell people that she truly trusts, but she never had that feeling in years. For she loses everything she ever had as a child. At the age of 6, she and her human siblings went out to the Woods to play, but something happened to her, and her older sister and their oldest brother ran away. Now at the age of 16, she comes across another Home Town but the location is a little familiar and she meets new people that change her life and made her happy again a feeling she hasn't had in years. But her new friends don't know the truth about her or what she can do. Can the young girl believe that she has a chance to show the world she isn't a Monster? !!! Read to find out !!! * Note : This book will have songs from YouTube because I love these. It might be a good way to spend it around. So sometimes, in the chapters, I will write where a song will come in, and you can find the songs on YouTube. *

In the kingdom of Astoria, war between humans and dark forbidden creature strive . Arielle Vandenberg is forced to marry the cursed prince she had despised all her life after watching the people she loved the most die . Seathed with revenge and anger she reluctantly agrees hoping one day he'll taste his own medicine. But unexpectedly falls inlove with her cold , possessive husband with silver eyes unknown to her she's the right mate for him ,marked for thousand of years and she is the key to unlock his soul from the darkest pit of hell. She's his light while he's darkness. Two different world collide.

"Listen. I have no Ouija to talk with you, I can see you if you come out of that goddamn wall." Lovisa's dark humor and defiant spirit shine through even in the face of danger. Lovisa, a low-grade necromancer, finds her quiet night disrupted when a power outage and a mysterious knock at her door send her spiraling into a tense and eerie encounter. After witnessing her neighbor suspiciously tossing a garbage bag from his window, Lovisa's nerves are stretched thin. The real nightmare begins when a ghostly figure materializes in her room. Before she can act, she’s attacked, blacking out after a brief struggle. Waking up confined in a mafia cell, Lovisa’s only solace is the hope that her hacker friend Adriel—who's as reckless as he is loyal—will come to her rescue. Stuck in this grim situation, she discovers an unusual ally in the form of Quentin, a ghost who casually haunts the cell for fun. Despite his nonchalance, Lovisa seizes the opportunity to manipulate the spirit into helping her. In the surveillance room, hidden eyes watch her every move, intrigued by her peculiar conversation with the ghost. The scene is set for a blend of suspense, dark humor, and unexpected alliances.

In a world where monsters lurk hidden in the city of Salem, the population lives in fear while the government dismisses and hides the threat. Citizens face despair and fear, but the government refuses to acknowledge the existence of the monsters and forbids any form of defense. Instead of protecting the people, the government prioritizes capturing the monsters to subject them to experiments and develop biological weapons. In this context, Daemyn Brown (Dark Human), an individual sent by a cult with the mission to eradicate the monsters, and Adam Mirren, an agent of the organization in charge of capturing the monsters and delivering them to the government for its experiments, cross paths. Although both pursue opposing goals, neither is completely sure of their true mission.