Dusk Game

For countless centuries, rumors have persisted about mysterious group deaths—instances where clusters of people perish without any known cause. These occurrences are not confined to just the past but reach into the future, and not just within our world but in others we've yet to discover. Some speculate these groups are reincarnated into different realities, transported into fantasies as part of some unknown cycle. But what lies behind these unexplained events? And if those who died were truly reborn elsewhere, is this new existence a gift—or something far more sinister?

Bella I learned how to survive. A cocktail of elegance and submission, that’s what Ted taught me to be. He called it “polishing a diamond,” but what he really meant was turning me into his most prized possession—a doll he could flaunt, a pawn he could play. I hate the way they look at me here, the way their money gives them permission to strip me down with their eyes. But I stay. I endure. Not because I want to, but because Ted has made it clear—leaving isn’t an option. Not for someone like me. Then Jonathan walked in. Dark, sharp, and dangerous in a way that made me don't want to look away while I could. He didn’t see me as a trophy. He looked at me like he wanted to understand. It terrified me. It thrilled me. It made me want to trust him. He doesn’t asking me to stay. He’s asking me to fight. Jonathan Bella is a woman wrapped in contradictions—soft, but not fragile; beautiful, but haunted. She smiled as if she wasn’t breaking, but I could see the cracks. It’s in her eyes. I’ve seen that look before—in the mirror, after I buried my wife and daughter. I told myself I was only curious, that my interest in her wasn’t personal. It was a lie. Bella has become a fixation I can’t shake. She’s like an unsolvable puzzle, and I’ve never been able to resist a challenge. I want to save her, but it’s not just about her anymore. It’s about me. About proving to myself that I can still protect someone, that I’m not the failure I see every time I close my eyes. But this isn’t just about saving her. It’s about winning. Ted thinks he’s untouchable, that his web of lies and power can’t be unraveled. But he underestimates me. He doesn’t see the man I used to be, the one who destroyed anyone standing in his way. Bella’s the key to this game, and if I have to burn The Shining Fox to the ground to set her free, I will. She’s starting to trust me, but that’s where the danger lies. Ted knows how to twist the truth, to weaponize her doubt against me. And if I lose her trust, I lose everything. I’ve played games like this before—power, money, control. She’s my salvation, and I’ll stop at nothing to make her mine. Even if it means becoming the monster she’s running from. This is a game of kings—the most ruthless player will win.

Fang Heng was transmigrated to a parallel world and his soul was forced into the body of a man who had just committed suicide. Huh? What? Every human here was being forced to join a game? Those who refused would be killed? Wait? This suicide dude was a pro gamer? He had the highest S-rank talent sill, the Zombie Clone? Damn! The S-rank skill evolved! My zombie clones could auto hunt! [Your zombie army has crafted Wooden Axe x720 when you were offline. You have received 1921 experience points for the Basic Crafting skill.] [Your zombie army has chopped down 27,821 trees and gathered 128,973 pieces of wood while you were offline. You have received 2,171,921 experience points for the Basic Wood Chopping skill.] Just as the rest of the players were struggling to survive in the zombie apocalyptic game, Fang Heng's zombie clones were starting to clear every resource out of the forest. Hm... What an interesting game!

Synopsis When a mysterious crack opens in the sky, unleashing powerful monsters and catastrophic explosions, the world is thrown into chaos. The crack, known as the God's Seal, is holding back an ancient force called the Angel Born—beings so powerful that their release could end the world. Ace, a determined young man with the powers of the long-dead Dragon King, is thrust into a fight for survival when he is introduced to the Magus Corporation—a secretive organization dedicated to stopping the Angels' return. With the help of his friends—Lancelot, Kelly, Zang, Sheldon, and Troy—Ace begins his training to dismantle the Followers of Light, a dangerous cult working to weaken the God's Seal. But the mission soon takes a dark turn when Lancelot, the laid-back and enigmatic mentor, is captured by the Archangels after a reckless attack on the Heaven Realm. As their battles intensify, the group faces inner demons as well as external threats. Kelly, devastated by the apparent deaths of his friends, transforms into an anti-hero, abandoning his ideals and resorting to ruthless tactics to save the world. Troy struggles with the inner turmoil caused by the spirits of the Seven Deadly Sins that reside within him, making him a volatile but powerful ally. Meanwhile, Zang learns to control his explosive powers, Sheldon manipulates amalgamations to fight on his behalf, and Ace discovers the true potential of his Dragon King abilities. The world teeters on the brink of destruction as the God's Seal weakens, forcing the characters to face down divine enemies, political factions, and monsters from across realms. As tensions rise, Lancelot’s sacrifice becomes the ultimate test of loyalty and sacrifice. In a final war against the Angels, demons, and forces beyond their comprehension, the group is pushed to their limits. Ace and his friends must confront the true cost of heroism, and in the end, only one remains to restore the world—through self-sacrifice. As Ace uses his newfound powers to resurrect the planet, the characters learn that even in a world filled with gods and monsters, it is friendship, sacrifice, and redemption that will ultimately shape their fate.

The world will never be the same

In the shadow of betrayal and heartbreak, one young woman's journey to redemption becomes a testament to the human spirit. When Patience, a university student, discovers she's pregnant, her world crumbles. Abandoned by her boyfriend and ostracized by her community, she teeters on the edge of despair. Yet, in the midst of darkness, Patience finds an unlikely guardian angel in Philip, a quiet neighbor who harbors a secret love for her. As she navigates the treacherous landscape of shame, exploitation, and loss, Philip's unwavering support becomes her beacon of hope. From the depths of sorrow to the heights of triumph, Patience's story is a powerful exploration of love, resilience, and the unbreakable human spirit. Will she find the strength to rise above the ashes, or will the shadows of her past define her forever? Dive into the emotional and inspiring journey of Dawning Dusk.

Arin, a modern-day museum curator from Tokyo, is inexplicably transported to a mystical prehistoric world, awakening in the body of a young girl in the Silverglade Tribe. Isolated by the impenetrable Mist River, the tribe's once-great power, tied to the mysterious Moonfire Crystal, has dwindled over the ages. As Arin grapples with her new identity, she explores the wonders and dangers of this ancient world, uncovering secrets of the stone age. ------------------------------------------------ Hello guys! Thank you for deciding to check out Echoes of Dusk. After reading for so long I decided to write a story of my own. As of right now I plan to update 3-4 chapters a week and will later increase the frequency. I want to create a story that is thorough with no nonsensical plot so please be patient with me. This will be my first book so be sure to comment and let me know your thoughts.

Seventeen-year-old Laylah Le Croix has a rich father, mansion, and servants. Yet she is lonely and neglected. Her father would rather work than speak to her. At the academy she is bullied and mistreated. When Weres attempt to kidnap Laylah, she is saved by the mysterious Donil Silentshadow. Donil rouses feelings in Laylah that make her question her life and her father's animosity toward her handsome rescuer. Confused by these emotions, she seeks answers from those closest to her and is rebuffed. She must make a choice. Obey her father's edicts or follow her heart to learn the truth about her past.

At the heart of a wish lies an attempt at completion, a human desire to become our true and final selves. Wishes are fuelled by regrets and are bound eternally to the past, serving as approximations of what once was. We all experience regret and nostalgia, leading us to make wishes and find despair, but can we become our true selves despite this all? That's where the story of a girl who struggles to control her desires begins... Two souls sharing the same body and memory are living in Kyoto 2031. Tang-Ji Shizukesa, a girl who's grown up in her previous life with a hardcore passion for gaming, is now a bookworm in her new life who has no interest in video games. Along with her, Kazami and Hoyeon, the three childhood friends who separated 7 years ago due to an accident, have now been reunited again in a VRMMORPG game known as Dusk Protocol. The game has a unique combat system known as "Leere," a physical manifestation of an individual soul that can be conjured into deadly weapons. As Tang-Ji navigates this virtual world, she confronts the echoes of her past and the dissonance between her former self and her present identity. How will she cope with the rediscovery of a life she thought she left behind? How will Kazami and Hoyeon react to the new Tang-Ji? In a world where reality is malleable and death is just a click of a button away, the boundaries between past and present blur, forcing everyone to grapple with the truth of who they truly are. Disclaimer: This novel contains explicit language, violence, racism, and sexual scenes. There are also scenes that deal with various traumas, from physical to emotional to mental. (THE CHARACTERS’ CIRCUMSTANCES , TRAITS, AND BELIEFS IN THIS NOVEL ARE ALL BASED ON A TRUE STORY.)

In a world ruled by an indifferent God, Orion, a young man from the slums, struggles to survive amidst misery and chaos. But when God announces a new succession game to choose His replacement, the rules change, and the entire world plunges into utter turmoil. Visited in a dream by a shadowy figure offering him the power to challenge the heavens, Orion finds himself caught between destiny and despair. As the game unfolds, he must decide whether to become a pawn of the powerful or the architect of his own revolution. In a world without rules, where archangels choose champions and demons seek to break the balance, can Orion survive—and perhaps claim the divine throne for himself?

When 20-year-old Elena Jackson is mysteriously murdered, her life is far from over. Resurrected as a half-breed vampire by Darien Varcolac, an enigmatic musician, Elena is thrust into a world of secrets and shadows she never knew existed. Now navigating life as a vampire, Elena struggles with her new reality, haunted by visions of the past she doesn't yet understand. Darien, alluring yet distant, guides her through this dangerous world, where the line between predator and protector blurs. As they grow closer, Elena becomes determined to uncover the truth behind her murder. But their investigation unearths a darker conspiracy, revealing hidden motives, centuries-old feuds, and a dangerous power struggle within the vampire world. Caught between two worlds—her human past and her vampire future—Elena must face the sinister forces closing in, all while contending with a complicated attraction to Darien and the shocking betrayal of someone she once trusted. In Club Dusk, love is as dangerous as the enemies lurking in the shadows, and survival comes at a steep price.

The annual global live-action broadcast game extravaganza has begun. The one who clears all levels will have any wish granted— Even bringing a dead person back to life, Even if all that remains are bones. Cillian receives an invitation from Satan, accepting the demon’s call to join. Seven contestants enter the game, But only one can emerge victorious. They each harbor secrets. They all want to survive and make it out alive. And they are more terrifying than beasts.

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"I’m not here to fit in, I’m here to stand out. When the lights are brightest and the pressure’s crushing, that’s when I shine." On the cracked courts of Pinehill, Jaden "Silk" Hunter was a king. His ankle-breaking crossovers, no-look passes, and thunderous dunks made him a streetball legend. But when a scholarship pulls him into the unforgiving world of Ironwood Academy, the country’s most prestigious basketball powerhouse, Jaden learns that talent isn’t enough. At Ironwood, the court is a battlefield, every teammate is a rival, and Coach Grayson Hale rules with an iron fist. The flashy, unpredictable style that made Jaden a legend on the streets is seen as reckless and immature here. His teammates doubt him, his coach benches him, and the media begins to whisper: Is "Silk" all show and no substance? But Jaden isn’t here to play by anyone else’s rules. With his pride on the line and the weight of his hometown’s expectations on his shoulders, he’s determined to prove that style and substance can coexist that you can rewrite the game and still come out on top. When rival prodigies, team betrayals, and mounting pressure push him to the edge, Jaden must rise beyond raw talent and show everyone that greatness isn’t just about playing the game, it’s about playing the Game Above Game. Will Jaden rise to the top, or will the weight of greatness bring him crashing down?

Every 10 years 15 students are chosen to play several deadly games for the amusement of vile, destructive and deadly forces. Failure to do so was situation worse than death, some were dismembered body part to part, some were eaten alive, or boiled or worse fried. No one has escaped the death game and to prevent the circle from repeating every 10 years the chosen students must complete 15 terrifying steps with malicious consequences and prices that either take you to the next step or kill you. Meanwhile Alexander a class nerd and a victim of several bullying got entangled in a bigger mess, being hated and despised wasn't enough he was publicly humiliated by half of his classmates. But fate has another plan for him hearing of the final gathering of the seniors of Sunshine international school he eagerly decided to join but it became his doom. Creatures beyond human comprehension, twisted and deformed appeared from the shadows and 15 students were taken forcefully. Those that were not chosen were brutally killed leaving the chosen ones to a fate worse than death.....

An alien race invaded the Earth on June 6, 2128. At the midst of this war, many nations allied with the alien threat and the war nearly wiped out the rebelling humans of the planet. At the edge of mankind's survival, the United Nations Army launched its forces to eliminate the immediate stellar threats that loomed over Earth. General Seeker Carlean, commander and leader of the mission, risked and gave his life to destroy the immediate stellar threat. The battle was won though Earth lay in ruins. Perhaps mankind will live to see a few years of peace before the alien threat returns to wipe out their existence. At the immediate aftermath of the stellar battle, the fallen Seeker Carlean awakens and finds himself at aged 17, living the peaceful life he lived 16 years before he died. So begins a new game in the battle for humanity's survival. ---- Cover art by Jayps. http://www.behance.net/Jayps

[MATURE CONTENT 18+] [NO RAPE] *Daily update at 11:11pm* "It all started after a lie" --- Concealing her true age, she presents herself as a 17-year-old, despite being 19. Little does she realize that her presence becomes the obsession of the Crown Prince. As Elestria navigates the palace's intricate web of secrets, she must uncover the truth behind her mother's demise while maintaining her age deception and grappling with the conflicting desires that arise in the presence of the enigmatic Crown Prince. The palace holds not only the key to the mysteries she seeks but also the potential for her to fall into the traps carefully set by the Crown Prince rince, who aims to reshape and manipulate her for his own purposes. Will Elestria triumph in her quest for truth, or will the palace's shadows ensnare her in a fate woven by the Crown Prince's designs? ----- His grip tightened on her, his fingers digging into her skin.   A soft gasp escaped her lips when she sensed the intruder sniffing just above her neck. His actions sent shivers down her spine, making her eyes widen with shock. Her breathing quickened—was he going to snap her head? her imagination running wild with ominous possibilities.    Elestria, desperate and terrified, mustered her strength. With a surge of adrenaline, she swung her elbow backward, aiming for the man's abdomen, but before her strike could land, he swiftly yanked her arm toward him, twisting it a little.   Her heart raced, and a cold sweat broke on her forehead when his grip tightened on her arm.   "Hmm, full of hopes and dreams, just the way I prefer," the person hummed, his deep throaty voice vibrating against her neck, making her body stiffen.   She shut her eyes in fear. Her freed hand instinctively reached to her chest, her thin fingers trembling and pressing against her pounding heart as if attempting to suppress its rapid beats. The sound of her own pulse echoed in her ears.   "Am I making you nervous? Little liar?" asked the male voice.    Her eyes snapped open, and the two words—little liar—echoed in her mind....(Read book) ----- YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED The story is highly going to be. r18 - kink - dark romance - slow burn - HAUNTED - Stalking. male lead will be evil than you think.

Game Over

18 students are trapped in a school. They must live together forever, or kill each other until only one survives. Each of them has a special power. Will they cooperate, or will their numbers be reduced one by one?

Ken Sudoko, the sort of guy you would not expect to see in your local bookstore, cold hearted and devoid of emotions or morals, his lifeless eyes hid behind them a bloody past. Despite his desire to live a quiet life, one day a mysterious man puts him in hell: having to finishing strange, sometimes extreme tasks for money. From murder of celebrity to burning a child alive, from bombing a crowd to crashing a plane into a building, and facing all of their painful consequences, in other words, their FATE. Follow the story of Ken Sudoko through this twisted play of tasks and consequences, run by a truly evil mind, called... THE FATE GAME

AH! Shit didn't knew that being stuck would be this fun .

Twelve-year-old Liam wakes up in a cold, dark basement, with no memory of how he got there. Trapped by a sadistic captor who revels in psychological torment, Liam is forced to play a series of sick and twisted games, each designed to break his spirit. Despite the overwhelming fear and hopelessness, Liam’s determination to survive drives him to plot a daring escape. But freedom comes at a cost. Once outside the basement, Liam finds himself in a labyrinth of endless corridors and haunted rooms, each hiding unimaginable horrors. Pursued by monstrous entities and shadowed by the sinister presence of his captor, Liam must navigate the maze and its deadly challenges. Every step brings him closer to the truth—but also to a darker revelation about the world he's trapped in. In this thrilling, heart-pounding journey of survival, The Maze of Shadows explores the limits of resilience, the strength of the human spirit, and the power of hope. Will Liam outwit his captor and find his way back to freedom, or will the shadows claim him forever? Assisted by AI.

Virtual reality "Virsal" is not just a game, but a world where dreams become reality, and reality disappears behind the avatar. Rick, an ordinary student, quiet and inconspicuous in real life, turns into Scarlet in the game — a charismatic and confident warrior. This image helps him manipulate people, hiding his true identity, but every day Rick loses more and more touch with himself. Sato is the heir to a large corporation and in real life, the leader they used to listen to. However, even he does not suspect that Rick is hiding behind Scarlett's image. A dangerous game is unfolding between them, where virtual battles become the backdrop for personal struggle, intrigue and deception. When "Virsal" is facing a crisis, and changes in game mechanics threaten the usual way of life, Rick has to decide who he wants to be: himself or the image he created. Gradually, he realizes that the game has long gone beyond the virtual world, affecting his real relationships, dreams and personality.

"I claim that no one can win the game of revenge; your every step in this game takes you close to the fire tub, and your heart stops beating before time." Have you heard about transmigration? Most probably you have, but how dreadful if incomplete transmigration happens! The future red rays reconverted 18 years old boy into a newly born baby. Unfortunately, his right hand remained unconverted. He gained some secret superpowers through that rays, including mind-reading and invisibility (only with drink lies underground coal fire). He was considered abnormal in the whole world due to his large-sized hand. The future scientist wanted to snatch his powers and attack the whole world. In that intention, he made conspiracies with Aliens. The story revolves around the hearts which burn with the revenge fire that never exhausted and got satisfaction and make people blood seekers of the whole world.