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When her father is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit, 16-year-old Ada’s world crumbles. Determined to uncover the truth, she enlists the help of her four closest friends. Together, they unravel a web of dark secrets that threaten to tear them apart. But amid the chaos, Ada finds herself drawn to Luke, one of her best friends, whose loyalty is as steadfast as his heart is guarded. As the pressure mounts and betrayals come to light, Ada is forced to confront the darker sides of the people she loves—and of herself. Torn between her growing feelings for Luke and the mission to save her father, Ada must decide how far she’s willing to go for justice. When the ultimate betrayal pushes her to the edge, she faces a choice that could shatter everything she holds dear. Dark Bonds is a thrilling story of love, betrayal, and the unbreakable ties that define us. Will Ada’s heart survive the fight for the truth?

Title: The Blacksmith of a Thousand Tales Reyn, a young blacksmith, was reborn into a magical world with the skills and passion he had in his previous life. Raised as the son of a humble blacksmith and a cook in the bustling city of Greyhold, Reyn has a deep love for crafting weapons and an admiration for the legendary creations of his former world. Unbeknownst to his peers, his past life’s knowledge and the influence of anime and video games inspire his every forge. Now, with the ability to imbue his creations with magical properties, Reyn dreams of crafting legendary weapons and sharing his masterpieces with the world. When Reyn is gifted a mysterious book of runes by his childhood friend Liora, his journey into the world of adventurers begins. As he hones his skills, he crafts magical weapons inspired by his favorite stories and games, including replicas of iconic swords. He builds a reputation for his ingenuity, even earning the trust of a seasoned adventurer named Garret, who commissions him to forge the legendary Buster Sword. Despite his growing fame, Reyn keeps a low profile, determined to protect his craft and prevent his work from falling into the wrong hands. Alongside Liora, Garret, and other new friends, Reyn embarks on a path of exploration, crafting divine weapons for worthy adventurers while uncovering the deep secrets of the world. As he faces challenges that test his skills, his bonds with those around him grow stronger, and he finds himself at the center of a larger mystery — one that could alter the fate of the Empire of Caelum forever. The story of Reyn, the Blacksmith of a Thousand Tales, is one of magic, adventure, and the forging of not just weapons, but the bonds that will define his destiny.

Trapped in a strange magical cave our Protagonist must make his way in order to discover who he is, where he is, and why he's there. Join our MC on a journey of self discovery and exploration as we uncover a whole new magical world one step at a time. This is my first novel; Please comment what you enjoyed and what you didn't. Constructive criticism is always welcome. Let's help each other create a wonderful story.

What if the world that you lived in for years suddenly changed? What would you do? How would you feel? This story is about our main character, Moon. Due to his wish, the world made a drastic change. These changes that are from straight-out fairytales and myths are coming to life. Gods and Demons are real and want your world. Moon travels on his path, and more and more problems occur leaving him with a thirst for more, with the trouble of his past following everywhere he goes. Madness is all in his wake. Astro, his god by his side tries to help but can she? Heaven, Hell, and Earth all will become one. Because of this more races are popping up every day. How many will die for him and because of his wish?

A short story series consisting of a few stories. First up is a misunderstanding between a married couple and their reconciliation. Second is an odd couple: a man and his ghost girlfriend. Many stories will come so will probably update the synopsis every now and then. I will change the writing style and put some raunchy parts in it. (update) This is starting to become a continuous mess. I hope I can finish it decently.

In a world on the brink of collapse, where the Goddess summons champions from across realms to stand against the monstrous tides of destruction, Shin—a seemingly ordinary boy—finds himself chosen as the Hero. But unlike the tales of glory and triumph he's read about, this otherworldly adventure is nothing short of a nightmare. Thrown into a realm rife with political intrigue, prejudice, and brutal warfare, Shin must navigate a path fraught with betrayal and bloodshed. As he trains under the harsh tutelage of warriors, priests, and commanders, he discovers a truth that shakes his resolve: the Goddess, the supposed beacon of hope, may be nothing more than a manipulative force hiding behind divine pretense.

Suwon, a cold and ambitious student, has spent her life striving for perfection, only to be overshadowed by Hanbin, the school’s flawless top student with an unsettling warmth. But Hanbin hides a dark truth. Beneath his charming facade, he weaves subtle manipulations, drawing Suwon closer to the darkness she’s always feared. As secrets unravel and forbidden forces awaken, Suwon faces a chilling choice: uncover Hanbin’s true identity or fall deeper into his web of intrigue, where love and destruction intertwine.

A boy, transmigrates & is reborn into a turbulent world, gaining the inheritance of a Mystical Cultivation Senior. He finds himself as the son of a once-noble father, cast out from his clan and stripped of lineage in the Republic of Kratos. Given enough time he would surely follow the footsteps of the Inheritor & he could rise above the ranks, seize control of his illusory Immortal fate, and carve his name into history. But Destiny has other plans for him. He lacks time for growth. This world, an era of cultivating magic and ancient mysteries, is healing from the scars of the Hundred-Year Great World War. Yet beneath the calm & peace-loving surface, storms brew. Spirit energies surge, heralding the dawn of a New Era. Hidden orthodoxies long shrouded in secrecy bare their fangs, secular powerhouses grasp desperately at the fleeting hope of Sole unification of Nashirah, and the devils of the Sith Paths weave their vast, insidious net. Even the remnants of defeated forces stir, waiting for rebellion. Meanwhile, weaker states, like the fractured kingdoms & Republics, scramble for mere survival. In this chaotic land of Nashirah, even the Immortal-level Mages find themselves racing against time. Amidst these tides of destiny, Sargon must forge his path. Who will stand by him as allies, and who will rise against him as enemies? What trials, tribulations, and opportunities will shape his journey? As the World of Rivers and Lakes of this world churn with strife, one question remains: Can Sargon, with the fleeting time he possesses, grasp the elusive path to immortality?" Do Give it a Try (◍•ᴗ•◍) (≧▽≦) ( ╹▽╹ ) **************************************************************** If you are sick and tired of reading the same old isekai, reincarnation, system, and OP MC's then this novel will give you a breath of fresh air. So... Prepare yourself to read a story you've never read before. Prepare yourself to feel things you've never felt before. I'll wait for you in the latest chapters! 1 CHP/week *************************************************************** #Additional Tags# : Team-Growth, Romance, Western-styled World-building, Cultivation, Rising-in-power ***DISCLAIMER*** : This is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, places, ideology, theory and incidents in this book are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Picture is Generated using Adobe Firefly Ai

In a distant world where monsters roam the forests and society thrives under the use of magic, a legend is about to be born.   After losing most of her memory of her past life, Aurora finds herself in a world completely unlike the one she knew. Not even her own body seems familiar to her anymore.   Now living her life in an unknown world as a fox, under the guidance of an entity called 'The System', she makes her way to the top while unveiling the mysteries that surround her existence.   As she slowly paves her path to becoming the strongest, she realizes that she may not know herself as much as she thought she did.   So join her on this wonderful journey, a journey that will shake the whole base of the universe itself.   ----------   Hello, everyone. Author here. First of all, let me welcome you here. Even if you decide not to read this book, it was still nice to see you here. And if you do decide to stay, then I want to sincerely thank you.   This book is my first, you could say, 'serious' work, and I truly hope I can make it work. Of course, don't expect some sort of masterpiece; after all, as I said, this is my first book.   Also, English isn't my main language, so there might be some things that might not really make sense. If that happens, I'll be happy if you mention it so I can fix my mistake.   Also, expect that there might be some changes in the already-released chapters as I progress with the book. I change my mind about certain things all the time, so there will probably be some minor changes.   Still, if you manage to stick with me through this, then I truly want to thank you, and I hope you enjoy this book. I myself feel attached to it, and I really want to see it to the end.   Anyway, enough yapping from me. If you want, go ahead and try this book out. I hope you enjoy.   [Some extra tags: - Female MC - No Yuri - Probably no romance either. - There are also some depictions of gore and I sometimes use strong language.

The world of Zeroth, a world divided as Kingdoms strive for their own desires, champions battle for their dreams, and the line between good and evil is blurred, in this world of politics, power, and resentment, a young village boy gifted the with the powers to see seconds into the future depart to mark his own name in this world.

[R-18 Mature Element Warning!] In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, Shivam finds himself grappling with the challenges of existence, yearning for a chance to rise above the ordinary and carve out a place for himself in society. With employment opportunities elusive and his appearance falling short of societal standards, Shivam faces an uphill battle to gain respect and recognition. But when a tantalizing opportunity presents itself in the form of an advertisement post that involves opening the Dark Web to access Add Jobs, Shivam's curiosity is piqued. Desperate for a chance to prove himself and escape the shadows of mediocrity, he takes a leap of faith into the unknown depths of the digital underworld. With nothing to lose and everything to gain, Shivam takes the plunge into the mysterious world of the Dark Web. What he finds there is beyond anything he could have imagined— a realm shrouded in secrecy, teeming with mysteries and supernatural experiences that defy explanation. Shivam also gains many otherworldly benefits from the Dark Web's boxes, including unnatural powers and gadgets. However, these powers were not without their dark side. Follow Shivam's journey through the twisted labyrinth of the Dark Web, where the line between reality and illusion blurs and secrets lurking in the shadows threaten to consume him whole.

In the European nation of Soweiland, follow the colorful cast of characters as they embark in magical, political and technological adventures.

Feng Zhu[God of Chaos] and Asura[God of Death] were known to have a great grudge against each other, something about feng Zhu's past and asura's past since both were chosen by heavenly energy and become dark gods. However when they decided to settle this grudge by a death duel, Asura cheats by allying with the god of destruction and killing Feng Zhu, But unexpectedly Feng Zhu gets a second chance and reincarnates in the mortal realm,a place he used to live thousands of years ago,a place where he had ascended and became the god of chaos. Forced to restart Feng Zhu swore he would get back at the betrayer Asura. With the knowledge of the past,Feng Zhu takes over the mortal plains. As such he made preaparations for him to go back to the God realm for his great revenge. However the thing standing on his plans was his new mortal and weak body,so inorder to ascend Feng Zhu had to reach the highest of cultivation in the mortal realm,but he couldn't just skip the levels so after research upon research Feng Zhu finds out about the Elixir of immortality. With this in mind, Feng Zhu united the 5 demonic cults in the mortal realm to increase his chances of finding the elixir.Taking over the mortal world and causing chaos, Feng Zhu is renowned as the DARK PRINCE. Will Feng Zhu find the elixir of immortality, 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?. 'Yeah maybe that's too exaggerated lol.'

Andre's dream and his older brother die in a tragic accident. Now seemingly coasting throughout life working in a lifeless office job. When he is met with a new world by his best friend he finds that maybe helping thoughts lost in the afterlife can help his

Hayato Endou es un joven con delirios de grandeza que siempre ha soñado con seguir el camino del aventurero. Cuando el gremio acepta su petición para ser oficialmente aventurero. Él trata de adaptarse junto a sus amigos a su nuevo estilo de vida lleno de peligros y angustia.

When Chains decided to clean up his room he finds a box full of his childhood, he smiles to pick it up and goes thoroughly through it laughing, and smiling. However things get confusing as he finds a book that his grandfathsr gifted him. Chains decides to read the book but as he goes through he sees it is just a bunch of gibberish, and he can't understand it.A language totally foreign to any he has ever seen.Chains,confused decides to go through his phone and call his grand father but just as he is going for the phone, he is sucked into the book and transported to another realm. In this realm, where various powers exist, the strongest of them all, the dragon king had disappeared long long time ago, leaving behind his untapped and insane power to command dragons withouth a user. it was stated that after 1000 years after the dragon king's dissapearance,a test of power and potential would be done to determine the next dragon king.The 5 strongest clans all release their disciples to go to the test however when the test is over, someone totally unexpected comes out. Chains, confused as hell, comes out and with him having no identity at all in this world, and not being any disciple of any of the clans, chains becomes an unknown man to a known persona instantly, but since the test area was only for 5 clans, it didn't matter who this EXTRA was, what mattered was the dragon energy. Thus began the days of hunting chains, arriving in this world, having no background or any intelligence of where he is, the question remained, WOULD CHAINS SURVIVE!?

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!"

In a world where a small percentage of the population is able to cultivate powers of mystical and supernatural quality and strength determines your standing in society a Seed sprouts forming a young man who seems to be ignorant of the world but power beyond normal means. A ability that none have seen before, he is the Dark Seed

She is a psychopath driven by bloodlust and betrayal meets a playboy who manipulates heart for wealth. A dangerous game of seduction, power and survival ensues. Everybody needs someone but do they really need each other?

Short Stories of Dark Fairy Tales

"Promise me.. promise me that you will love me for an eternity and so on." I looked at her

Being transmigrated into her favorite game world as a side princess Adeline, Lena has two simple wishes: Spend time with her favorite character, Finn the Blacksmith, and maybe—just maybe—run away with him. Stay far away from her fiancé, the pesky DLC God Prince, and avoid getting entangled with him. But why does everything she do turn out completely different than she expected? And why is that damn God Prince becoming more and more interested in her? To make matters worse, who on earth sent the game bosses after her? She’s just a side princess! Meanwhile, Finn the Blacksmith has his own problem. It’s been two weeks since he set up his stall, hiding his true identity as the prince, yet his supposed fiancée can’t seem to stop landing herself in trouble. At least there’s Selene, the mysterious girl who sings such enchanting songs…

Not knowing he's real identity made him more of an innocent young boy than the beast everyone feared. How is he going to take the truth that he is no innocent boy but a beast that scares the entire city.

Former Master Chief Matthew Winters finds himself Isekai'd to a new world full of strange monsters and beings straight out of his favorite video games and TTRPG's. With help of his new found companion, Matt explores the new Multi-planar world of Tytaura!

WARNING: Mature Content The story of a knight who has fallen in love with his queen. It was nothing but that, a simple plot for a fairytale, or was it? He stood proud at seven feet, everything looked minuscule in his sight. He towers above all knights who looked at him with disgust and alarm. He was one of the rebels not long ago, but for an undisclosed reason, he has betrayed his so-called 'brother at arms' for a seat at the round table. People murmured whenever he passes them by, the atmosphere itself was laced with terror as this all muscled barbarian held his head high. Panic in the hearts of many was evoked by his presence alone as he stood before the queen who was forced to face him. "My queen," he knelt before her, and even yet the queen had to look up from her throne to meet his eyes. The frail queen was very small compared to him, her fragile countenance barely reached five feet and her innocent face makes her look like a child. He took in the vision of her as she sat there, trying to look brave as she met his eyes. His queen, the reason why he risked it all and will risk it all again. She sat on the throne judging his motives and all the while fearing him. Was she disgusted by him too? He can't tell. The crowd disappeared and all thoughts from his mind were gone as he was faced with her. She has dark auburn hair that reached past her shoulders, small lips that curled into a thin smile, and eyes that expressed her immense disgust and anger for what she had labeled him in her mind - one of the reasons for the destabilization of her kingdom. He wants it all, all of what she offers. Her beauty, her brilliance, her frailties... at that moment he realized, he wanted all of her.

What if all the myths, legends and fairytales we've been told as kids are not not lies as we thought but based on truth, what if there was an era where beast and witches roamed the world and that was era was returning once more, Noel Zulu worldview was turned upside down when he received a gift from his long lost mother that revealed hidden truths of the world to him.(I will be posting this on royal road),

In the Magic Realm, mana exists as the main component of life. Those born with it are called magic users and they are capable of controlling the godly power known as magic. For centuries, the human race has fought against the demons, a powerful and gruesome race that was born from the Dark Realm; and with the help of the gods, the human magic users were granted gifts known as skills that played a huge role in those wars against the demons. Ash was a product of the first war. And after being discovered as a half-demon, he is killed by a silver-haired mage who held the power of the sky in her hand. But thanks to a twist in fate, he is reincarnated as Arthur Bellrock, an orphaned weak magic user with a brilliant mind and the ability to use incantationless magic. With this second chance, he intends to break through the obstacles in this new life and acquire the power to even defy the gods in order to continue having these luxuries and possibly have his revenge someday. But power comes with a price…. PS: the cover is not mine