When Stars Die

In a world where the line between service and subterfuge is razor-thin, Butler Die Co. stands as a venerable institution of elite butler-assassins. Thaddeus, the aging leader haunted by betrayal and the toll of time, discovers an unlikely recruit in Leon, a homeless youth who sneaks into a high-society gala seeking food. When Leon accidentally kills a rival butler during an altercation, Thaddeus offers him a lifeline: face the consequences of his actions or join Butler Die Co. to find purpose and training. As Leon trains rigorously, earning his place among the disciples of Butler Die Co., he navigates a labyrinth of deadly missions and rival factions, including the all-women assassin team, the Made Maids. Amidst secretive operations and high-stakes confrontations, Leon uncovers a deeper betrayal involving Thaddeus's past and the elite Signs of Elegance Co., a formidable faction of zodiac-named assassins. This revelation sets the stage for a grand showdown, where loyalties are tested, skills are pushed to the limit, and the fate of Butler Die Co. hangs in the balance. "**Butler Die Co.**" explores themes of duality, mentorship, honor, and redemption in a thrilling narrative that blends elegance with deadly precision.

Lucien "Lucy" Hallowell, aged 16. A nerd genius who skipped a grade in middle school. After a long wait, he's finally old enough to use a VR Headset. On his 16th birthday, his only friend in class, Phoebe Star, gave him the best VR Headset imaginable, along with an MMORPG game called "Stars of Gerhana". MMORPG VR Games are saturated these days, but this game is different. Follow Lucy as he explores this new world. Playing the game in his own ways, for fun of course. Along the way, watch him discover the hidden secrets of this game. Follow him as he grows in the game, as well as in his daily life.

She, has always refused to let go of her childhood pride. Initially, he forced her into submission in the harshest way possible, which made her despise him to the bone. At twenty, she abandoned her husband, followed a man she thought was worthy of her, only to end up being violently mistreated. Yet, it was he who raised her from the rain when she was at her most helpless moment. Fate brought her back to her eighteenth year, for a do-over. She emerged from her cocoon, when hate was replaced by regret, she shed her thorny exterior, but does she still have the right to pursue happiness? But why does he always remind her in the coldest voice, "He Zhilan, I don't want the He Family to raise an ungrateful wretch." Or menacingly warn her, "He Zhilan, don't force me to take away your freedom!"

The seasoned player of "Abyss of Stars," the [Starfall Master] Li Zi, brings a system template and travels to the game's world, arriving in the era of the game's beta version. This is the worst of times. The cosmic forces and conglomerates collude, causing the doors to the universe to be closed, the planet's resources to be exhausted, and even sunlight to be monopolized. This is also the best of times. All the extraordinary systems are just beginning. In this era, he is the only [Starfall Master] with the final version patch. While people are enthralled by the smoke of plasma guns and cannons, Li Zi has already torn apart battleships with gravity. While superhumans are smug about their awakened abilities, moonlight has already become Li Zi's servant. While the interstellar fleet crosses the Milky Way, Li Zi has just ignited the forty-second star, illuminating the entire universe. "People have been trapped on the ground for too long; they've forgotten that this starry sky should belong to all of us." —Facing the unspeakable aboriginal evil gods, Li Zi, holding a black hole, gently said.

In 1630 B.C., five young individuals from different regions of the world are chosen by the stars for an extraordinary adventure. Phaistos, a curious Greek boy; Freya, a brave Scandinavian girl; Kibi, an agile scout from the African steppes; Zara, an ingenious Berber healer; and Miki, a disciplined Japanese prodigy, all share a unique connection with the stars. One night, a mystical encounter leads them to the Academy of Ætherion, a renowned school of magic nestled among the stars. Destiny has united them to protect the balance of the universe and safeguard their homeland, Earth, against an imminent threat. Together, Phaistos, Freya, Kibi, Zara, and Miki embark on a thrilling adventure, forging indestructible bonds and facing formidable challenges. This journey will etch their names in the History of the Cosmos as "the Chosen of the Stars."

In the sprawling and perilous city of Maze, a young man named Vince struggles to survive amidst a world of thieves and mercenaries. Born with magical potential, Vince’s life takes a dramatic turn when an encounter thrusts him into the unforgiving underbelly of Maze and sets him on a path toward greatness. From the treacherous streets where survival is an art, to the revered Mage Academy where only the strongest thrive, Vince embarks on a journey fraught with danger and adventure. As Vince hones his craft and rises through the ranks, he faces challenges that test his loyalty, courage, and ingenuity. Along the way, he encounters allies and adversaries whose ambitions push his limits; uncovering secrets that could shape, or destroy, the world around him. "Legends Never Die" is a gripping tale of adventure, ambition, and the indomitable spirit of a mage determined to carve his name into history.

Meet Jack, a young American who has the ability to summon the best of the best in any field. He can summon anyone, from celebrities to experts, to help him achieve his goals. Want a star quarterback? He can summon Tom Brady. Need a genius coder? He can summon Mark Zuckerberg. A famous actor? He can summon Leonardo DiCaprio. The possibilities are endless, and Jack's life is about to get a whole lot more interesting.

General Alexander War, a legendary tactician and hero of Arkedia, thought his story ended with the slow march of age. Yet death was only the beginning. Reborn into an unfamiliar world as an 18-year-old orphan, Alexander awakens in a society ruled by a merciless System. This omnipotent force governs every aspect of life, rewarding labor with survival and punishing failure with erasure. In this cold, efficient civilization, compliance is survival. Overseers patrol the streets, ensuring strict adherence to the System’s rules. The people are bound by fear, their lives reduced to a series of tasks and transactions, while those who falter vanish without a trace. It’s a world where humanity has traded freedom for order, and rebellion is unthinkable. But Alexander is no ordinary man. With the mind of a seasoned general and the soul of a leader who once commanded armies, he begins to see the cracks beneath the System’s perfection. Determined to forge his own path, he quietly observes, learns, and plans. As he navigates the shadows of this unforgiving world, Alexander discovers a deeper purpose: not just survival, but the chance to defy the System itself. A war unlike any he has fought before awaits him not against armies, but against the very foundations of control. In a world that demands submission, Alexander will rise. His journey is not just one of survival but of rebellion, freedom, and ultimately, transcendence. The battlefield has changed, but his resolve remains unbroken. This time, he fights not for a nation, but for the future itself.

Selena Yingyue Zhao, daughter of the late Zhao Bohai, does not want any part of what she thinks her father has planned for her. All her life she had fought for her own legacy, biding her time and following the rules in the hopes that one day she might leave her godforsaken surname behind in favour of the freedom she had been denied. However, Yingyue quickly learns that taking the reins of a predetermined fate and steering it off course is not as easy as she first thought it to be. With time running out; secrets being unearthed left, right and centre, and every step a possible landmine waiting to blow up what Zhao Yingyue thought would be the beginning of her new life quickly becomes the beginning of a horrific nightmare. While she wrestles with her new dizzying normal and the huge expectations that had been placed on her shoulders, her previous life, and everything she knew in it, is falling apart right under her feet. It is, of course, no help at all that a certain charming business rival may perhaps be just the one to help her make her mark in the business world and stand on her own two feet. But, with such smooth-talking tendencies, how could that possibly end well in any essence of the word?

When Galena finds Devanté is becoming more and more addicted to a virtual paradise, she has to decide on whether to sit back and watch, or break into the digital realm in pursuit of burning it down.

In the world of Luminora, where magic, blades, and technology intertwine in unseen ways, a boy with black hair moves silently, his stillness hiding more than it shows. Beside him, a girl with yellow hair, shy and caring, carries a secret too heavy to voice, a truth left unspoken, echoing in the silence between them. Her heart rages like an ocean in my head, torn by things left unsaid, tethered to distant memories that never quite fade. She walks just beyond reach, drawn toward a reality she wishes was real, almost tangible in the distance, yet always out of grasp. Their paths cross, tangled in ways neither understands, as the boundaries between light and dark blur, and the world around them shifts with an unspoken purpose. What lies beneath their actions, their pasts, and the world they navigate remains elusive, leaving only whispers of something greater that waits just beyond their reach.

Maybe it was fate, were we destined to be from the beginning or destined to be apart?, or maybe we were just two lost souls searching for love in places and people couldn't find it, we were similar and different at the same time, we found ourselves in this dark room of hope till the light came, supported eachother in every endeavours, we were strong together an unbreakable force, and maybe and just maybe we might die together as fate seemed to have brought us closer but still set us apart.

… Due to a series of misunderstandings, Lin Yuxing, a poor student, is mistakenly identified as the love interest of the aloof campus heartthrob, Gu Zhongyi. Lin Yuxing: Please stop spreading rumors and don’t interfere with my part-time job. Gu Zhongyi: I have too many pursuers, and I happen to need a shield. The monthly salary can be negotiated. Lin Yuxing: Hello, Senior Gu, I am the best shield you can have! In front of the seemingly unapproachable Gu Zhongyi, Lin Yuxing receives special treatment. Unfortunately, the mutually beneficial arrangement doesn’t last long as Lin Yuxing unluckily realizes that he seems to have developed feelings for Gu Zhongyi. Thinking that it’s only one-sided, Lin Yuxing, who considers himself imperfect, hesitates to express his feelings. Little does he know that Gu Zhongyi has loved him for many years, and everything was planned in advance.

Feline ist ein Mensch, und hat zwei Jobs, um ihren Bruder und Vater zu finanzieren sowie die Schulden ihres Vaters zu tilgen. Zumindest bis sie entführt wird. Ihr wird erklärt, dass ein Alpha sie kaufen wird. So kommt von Feline in die Werwolfwelt, aber weiß absolut nichts davon.

Under the threat of getting destroyed, Ark(a planet near the asteroid belt) sends a messenger to Earth to ask for help and possibly form an alliance. Ark holds Earth in high regard yet when the Arkian messenger arrives, her whole view of Earth is shattered. With no way to return to her planet as her ship has been damaged beyond repair, and no way to contact home, she is forced to adapt to whatever Earth throws at her while trying to figure things out. However, the clock is ticking. Unknown to the Earthlings, the inhabitants of the planet threatening Ark are known to be greedy and will not stop at Ark. Earth will have to enter the fray one way or another.

[Warnung: r18+/starker reifer Inhalt] Er ist ihre Rettung. Sie, sein Untergang. Dennoch weigert er sich, sie gehen zu lassen... Mineah, die jüngste Prinzessin von Ebodia, wurde bei ihrer Geburt verflucht, unbefleckt zu bleiben und Unglück über die Menschen um sie herum zu bringen. Diese Prophezeiung schwebt wie eine dunkle Wolke über ihr und wird mit jedem Jahr, in dem sie nicht eintrifft, größer. In der Gerüchteküche wird sie als bemitleidenswerte Figur dargestellt - zerbrechlich, sanftmütig, unerwünscht. Unter dieser Maske verbirgt sich eine starke und kämpferische Füchsin, die einer Königin würdig ist. Und diese Möchtegern-Königin hat es sich zum Ziel gesetzt, ihren Fluch zu brechen, selbst wenn das bedeutet, den gerissensten Vampir aller Zeiten auszutricksen. Nikolai, obwohl zurückgezogen und rätselhaft, wird vom Königreich Valcrez als weiser und mächtiger Herrscher verehrt. Was seine treuen Untertanen nicht wissen, ist, dass sein Bild von Perfektion ein Netz von Lügen ist, das, wenn es aufgedeckt wird, ihr Königreich und alles, was ihnen lieb und teuer ist, zum Einsturz bringen kann. Als sich die Wege der beiden in einem Heiratsbündnis kreuzen, beginnt das Spiel um die Verführung der Krone. Aber wer ist eigentlich der Jäger und wer die Beute? ******** Excerpt: "Warum ziehst du dich vor mir nackt aus?", fragte sie stirnrunzelnd und tat wenig, um die Irritation in ihrer Stimme zu verbergen. Ihr Ziel war es, nur sein Herz zu erobern, nicht seinen ganzen Körper! "Darf ich nicht mit meiner Frau baden?", bemerkte er mit kaltem Ton. "Ich habe absichtlich um eine große Wanne gebeten, nur um sicherzugehen, dass wir beide zusammen hineinpassen." Sie seufzte und riss ihren Blick nicht von ihm los, als sie ihre Fassung wiedergewann. Als sie sein Grinsen sah, zwang sie sich, es sich bequem zu machen, während er sprach. "So ist es schon besser. Du hast selbst gesagt, dass dich niemand gezwungen hat, mich zu heiraten. Stattdessen hast du dich freiwillig dazu bereit erklärt, also erwarte ich, dass du selbstbewusst genug bist, um ein Bad mit deinem Mann zu teilen", erklärte Nikolai zuversichtlich. "Schließlich werden wir bald mehr als das tun. Schamlos... Sie verhinderte, mit den Augen zu rollen, und schaffte es, ihm ein Lächeln zu schenken, als sie sagte: "Geben Sie mir nicht die Schuld, wenn Sie mir dann sterben." **** Anmerkung: Band 1: Hauptgeschichte Status - Abgeschlossen (Kapitel 1 bis 403) Band 2: Nebengeschichte Status - Abgeschlossen (Kapitel 404 bis 472) Band 3: Nebengeschichte Status - abgeschlossen **** PS: Das in Auftrag gegebene Buchcover ist Eigentum des Autors! Bitte nicht verwenden!

Sa isang maliit na bayan na napapaligiran ng mga bundok at isang hindi kapani-paniwalang mabituing kalangitan, dalawang magkasalungat na personalidad ang nagtagpo at lumikha ng isang hindi malamang na koneksyon. Habang nakikitungo sila sa mga lihim ng pamilya, mga tunggalian sa paaralan at mga personal na pagtuklas, pareho silang napipilitang pumili sa pagitan ng inaasahan ng mundo sa kanila at kung ano ang gusto nila para sa kanilang sarili.

The Earth was torn apart, reshaped into an endless dungeon—a brutal labyrinth of blood-soaked corridors, twisted monsters, and stages that grow more terrifying with every level. The rules of survival have changed: gather coins, and use them to buy anything you desire. Power, safety, even happiness—everything has a price. For Lex, there’s only one thing he craves: death. But in this world, where coins can buy anything, even that is out of reach. Cursed with the power "Die to Begin," every time Lex dies, he's resurrected at the start, trapped in an endless loop of survival and torment. All he wants is enough coins to finally purchase the one thing that he had been seeking for countless lifetimes—an end. In this nightmare, where money can truly buy anything, Lex will sacrifice everything, even his humanity, just to escape the endless suffering.

I have been close to death more times than I can count. At the time of birth, I underwent an operation almost for a month, due to a damn metal piece stuck inside my stomach. Stabbed in the ribs by a lunatic psychopath? Check. Almost crushed by a falling piano? You bet it happened with me. Heck, I have even survived a lightning strike on a clear, sunny day. But the final nail in the coffin? I choked to death on a grape. A F**ING GRAPE! Dying at 24 because of a slippery fruit, life had a terrible sense of humor. Well, joke’s on me, I guess, because now I’m here—in the fantasy world of Extra Wants to Live, the one trashy web novel I binge-read after a bad breakup. And it's my luck that, I have transmigrated into the body of a villain character, just the day before he dies in the hands of his own maid. Whether I am lucky or unlucky is still debatable though. Welp, that's how it is. And, now I have to survive, not only from the hero and his entourage, but from the actual protagonist of that web novel, who also is a transmigrator like me. I knew the ending already, but........ Would I be able to survive till the end?

**"Whispers Between the Stars"** It evokes a sense of mystery, love, and the cosmos, perfect for a romantic story!

A boy on the cusp of his seventeenth year who has yet to awaken the Radiance promised by his Guiding Star. While others manifest miraculous abilities, Seryth wrestles with a dormant destiny, haunted by dreams of falling stars and an unshakable sense of being out of place in a world that glorifies the light above. As he navigates the trials of youth and a society that views him as ordinary, Seryth begins to question the very foundations of the world around him. Blurring the lines between cosmic beauty and mortal fragility, “When Stars Weep” is a tale of self-discovery, power, and the relentless search for meaning in a universe where nothing is as it seems.

“Eversince i was born i never felt loved.Do i even deserve love?” These were the last words of Yuri before she died in a car accident after having a huge fight with her parents. But she never knew that she would be reincarnated into a world full of magic.The world was no different from hers yet it was different. Now reborned as a baby she is having trouble adjusting in the world. will her new parents be good or not. That was her first question….. But what do you think will happen to her once she get to know that she is gonna witness a life worse than her past. what would she do if she gets to know that she is actually fated to die??? A story of pitiful girl but is she really pitiful or the world’s strongest sorcerer?? Read to find out The baddass character you ever read.

Aren't you tired of following the heroes for once?! Imagine if we followed the villains from beginning to end. But the real question is, will they win in the end...? M5 will decide that! Draco, Vega, Wrath... wait, who are these people...?

Yu Xi, a superstar of the 24th century and international celebrity who spans movies, TV shows, and music, had lost her life in an accident and suddenly found herself waking up in another body and was bound to a system called the Star Maker System! If it was just a simple transmigration, then why would she actually go back to the 21st century? That was hundreds of years ago? It was okay to live in such an ancient time, but what was going on with the useless body that she had possessed? Yu Xi was now just a good-for-nothing trainee who had no status or connection because the previous owner of the body had already offended everyone! Moreover, why does she need to kiss others to stay alive? In the end, Yu Xi had no choice but to embark on an arduous path of forcibly kissing men, fighting against all who blocked her path, and reaching the top of the entertainment industry again in another era. However, all that Yu Xi had done was only because she wanted to extend her life for survival! So what was going on with these men in front of her who wanted to cling to her? + - + - + - + - + - + Also known as: “Kiss is life”, “The system has no moral principles”, “I want to reach the top”, "The system is adding more and more targets to kiss", "There are too many men to kiss". + - + - + - + - + - + Please help support me at: ko-fi.com/xanaclarke

After three years of war, the capable prevailed, the powers ceased to exist, and the winner of the cruel battle, the Confederacy, emerged on Earth. Three years after the great war, it is time for the newly unified humanity to set its eyes on the vast expanse of space.

In 18. Jahrhundert stirbt unter brutalen Foltern die Gefährtin des Werwolfs Sam. Sie bittet die Mondgöttin wiedergeboren zu werden. Dies lässt den Wahnsinn von Sam stoppen, und er wartet 250 Jahre auf sie. Leonie steht mit beiden Beinen im Leben. Zwar Single, aber sonst alles im Lot. Bis eines Tages ein Typ meint, dass sie seine wiedergeborene Gefährtin sei. Die Geschichte beinhaltet blutige Szenen anfangs, und auch sexuelle Szenen später. Daher nicht unter 18!

She was going to find the author and kill him for making her suffer! Ye Qing Xin did not want to be a villain. However, no matter how much she tried to change her life, a force would make her do things that she did not want to do. In the end, she died. Tragically. When she woke up again, Ye Qing Xin found that she was surrounded by people who claimed that they were her family members. According to them, she was involved in an accident and has been in a coma for a week. In this new world, she was finally free from the force that was always controlling her. Ye Qing Xin planned to live life freely, finally without anyone or any power controlling her. Her best friend stole her fiance? She did not care about it. Just let this so-called friend keep this scumbag! Someone planned to overthrow her from her company? Tsk… Do they think it was easy to bully her? One day, Ye Qing Xin was walking in a bookstore when she found a book. Seeing the characters' names and the story made her realize that it the past, she has been living in a book! The author has been so cruel to assign her as a villain! No. A cannon fodder! Who was the author? Where was the author? Ye Qing Xin swore that once she got her hand on that person, she will never let him go! --- This book is my WSA 2023 entry~ --- Cover Illustration commission by kirinlukis --- Shared universe with: 1. Loving You Too Much 2. True Love and Other Lies 3. A Lifetime with You 4. The Dragon Beside Me 5. Love So Sweet 6. Commander Qi's Runaway Wife 7. The Wedding Planner's Romance 8. The Author Must Die