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In Norse mythology, the Vikings reverently called me the Midgard Serpent that encircles the world - Jörmungandr; in Christian mythology, Christians contemptuously referred to me as the Ancient Dragon, the Ancient Serpent - Satan; in Greek mythology, the gods fearfully named me the Hundred-Headed Dragon - Typhon; in Kunlun mythology, the shamans fanatically called me the Torch Dragon - Zhu Jiuyin… Mayan mythology, Buddhist mythology, Slavic mythology, Celtic mythology, Nahuatl mythology, Japanese mythology, Assyrian mythology, Egyptian mythology, Finnish mythology… In numerous mythological tales, I traversed through them, known as a monster, yet only seeking the truth. … This is a story of an evil god.

They shared constellations, yet light-years separated their whispered wishes… *** In a moment of unforeseen Fate, a young man reaches into the icy waters, but with a sudden, forceful pull, he is drawn into its depths. Now shrouded in the Darkness he endures his imprisonment there. “Reconnecting with an old friend is like finding a lost jade—if only it were worth the trouble.” Yang Su, The Servant. *** Meanwhile, in the secluded monastery the Great Master’s rage ignites when his servant vanishes. Four days of torment, anger, and longing leave every monk wishing for their own end… until an unexpected visitor comes. “Your Stupidity is the Yin to Wisdom’s Yang. Keeps the balance, you know.” Feng Bo, The Great Master. *** At this very time, the Prince suffers distress by the grief of loss, spending his days in drunken mourning in order to dull the pain. He doesn't have any desire to cling to life anymore, but being immortal, he cannot just die. “Eternity? Like waiting for a thousand cherry blossoms to bloom—one by one.” Muchen, The Second Prince. *** Forbidden practices, Heavenly secrets, Fate’s defiance and the Realms on the brink of War. As well as Curse, Scheming, Sacrifice and Punishment that turns God into Wandering Spirit, and Spirit into only Heavenly Heir. Sarcasm on the edge of torture, both evoke the bittersweet ache of missed encounters and unfulfilled destinies. *** THE LEGEND In a world where Realms are connected, there's an old tale—a Legend that whispers of Balance and hidden Powers. According to this lore, all Realms share a common origin, and their Fates are intertwined. Realms are destined to coexist as one. Here, no hierarchy prevails—no masters, no slaves. Instead, Realms harmonize, their existence interwoven threads. Should the Balance falter, Chaos looms, and the Abyss threatens to swallow everything. Yet, when the Abyss fully absorbs the Realms, the Celestial Source establishes a new Cycle of Life, and brings new Realms to coexist. But even if the Abyss is undeniable, a hope remains, for within the same Source that birthed the Abyss lies an indomitable Force—a Guardian, the One, born to confront, combat, and seal it. Thus, the current Realms gain their chance at survival. *** PS This story was planned long ago, but life is life, so I only decided to share it within online community now. That’s why your support means a world to me >> give me, pls, at least the smallest sign that my work is not in vain so I can happily proceed writing. I’m grateful for your like, comment or review. I appreciate every reader who spends their time following my characters’ journey throughout the chapters and helping me develop their best and worst traits, as well as torture, challenges, punishments and adventures. Thx in advance! *** All intellectual property rights of this novel are owned by the author (uttophian).

He kept her by his side, never letting go! "Please, can you let me go?" "Impossible," he said, "unless you're no longer my only one." After they fell in love, he declared possessively, "I want to keep you by my side, to make you belong only to me. You can only love me too, your mind, your world, must be filled with only me." Yet his domineering love sent a chill through her.

A woman kidnaps a man who murdered her friends years before. Through a force transformation the killer becomes a woman herself. Testing to see if a transformation can change the very essence of a soul. In a race to discovery they both begin to find out more than they bargained for on the nature of man.

When her meticulously crafted marriage to Elijah Rossi shatters on her wedding night with a brutal revelation: "There is no us, Imogen. There never was." Imogen is abandoned by her husband and further faces an even crueler twist when her husband refuses a divorce. With the arrival of Isaac Rossi, Elijah's revenge-driven half brother, Imogen strikes a clandestine deal with her brother-in-law to navigate a dangerous game of deceit, seeking to outmaneuver her indifferent husband. As loyalties are tested, Imogen must decide which brother is right for her. The one she was made for or the one she burns for.

There's a high school student named, Greg Smith, he is smart and always at the top, well sometimes he is kinda lousy and lazy. Everything in his life was perfect until one day his friend invited him to the club but unexpectedly saw his old enemy, David Thompson. They become friends, and everything seems fine in their friendship, but one day, Greg wants to set a date with his girlfriend, but his girlfriend doesn't show up, and that makes Greg sad. Greg was pouting while walking through David's house. Once Greg got inside, he noticed David was not inside, so Greg just waited for David to arrive. When David arrived he had meat on his hands as Greg looked at him in confusion. David had cooked the meat, and it was delicious, but little did Greg know, he wasn't eating just ordinary meat. It was Greg's girlfriend who got murdered and cooked by David. Will Greg Smith find out about this or not? Continue to read the story and you'll find out.

The Cosa Nostra is a secret organisation of monsters ruled by one King Alessio Vutello. He was raised by The Viper from an early age and has taken the organization by force at the young age of 25 and now at 32,he walks into one of his establishment, a poorly lit diner used as a cover up to move his shipment of drugs, alcohol and weapons but he sets his eyes in Marcella Russo, a Spanish woman who works as a waitress and decides that he wants her for himself but Marcella wants nothing to do with him because no matter how much her body pulls her to him, her mind tells her one thing "STAY THE FUCK AWAY!" but Alessio will not take no for an answer

"In the shadows of his small town, 17-year-old Ethan discovers a chilling truth: his past is a lie, and his future is already claimed. Can he outrun the darkness that's been waiting for him?"

"Kiss me," I pleaded needing her more right now than I have ever needed anything in my life. Zora gets close to me and I hold my breath preparing for her to give into my desires. "No, not until you get an answer right," she says and then she backs away leaving me aching for her touch. ••••• Zora Brown is a freshman at the University of Vermont, attending on an academic scholarship with dreams of excelling in hockey. Between her classes, tutoring, and working at the campus library, she's doing everything she can to stay on top. But one thing dominates her mind-becoming the next team captain. Reya Jones, a junior who lives and breathes hockey, isn't about to let Zora take her spot. She's a solid C+ student with no interest in academics, but her position on the team and the captaincy are at risk when her calculus grades start slipping. Desperate, Reya turns to Zora for tutoring, hoping to save her season. Neither of them expected the lines between rivalry and something deeper to blur. Reya only meant to save her grades. She didn't mean to fall for the competition.

Sinopsis RUMAH ialah tempat ternyaman yang selalu bersama kita kemana pun pergi! Rumah adalah tempat yang selalu menemani untuk kita semua! Dan rumah selalu melindungi kita dari Perasaan-perasaan risau dan gundah atau pun dalam keadaan suka dan duka yang bermula dari kedua insan yang berbeda menjadi pasangan yang begitu erat dalam istilah namanya jatuh cinta. Jatuh cinta merupakan suatu hal yang indah bagi yang memiliki pasangan, pasti semua anak remaja pernah mengalaminya atau pun sedang menjalani kisah asmara bersama pasangannya masing-masing sampai halal dan menua bersama! Dan juga jatuh cinta itu tidak harus ada pemaksaan seperti di jodoh-jodohkan atau pun tekanan dari hati apa lagi tekanan hidup yang harus memaksakan diri untuk menyukai seseorang, akan tetapi kita hanya bisa mengikuti kata hati, perasaan hati tidak hanya mewakili perasaan suka terhadap seseorang, mungkin juga hati kita selalu merasa bimbang ketika harus memilih dua pilihan antara kekasih dan antara sahabat, walaupun sahabatku adalah seorang cowok dan sudah kuanggap seperti saudara sendiri, maka dari itu aku tidak tega harus menaruh rasa dendam dengannya, apa lagi sampai membunuh perasaan Cuma gara-gara rebutan perempuan. Kadang kala walaupun dia sering menyuruhku tuk menghindar dari perempuan yang selama ini kuinginkan tuk menjadi pasangan dalam hidupku, berbagai cara telah kulakukan untuk mendapatkan isi hatinya perempuan itu supaya benar-benar bersatu dengannya, ya walaupun ujung-ujungnya harus bermusuhan dengan temanku sendiri yang sudah kuanggap seperti saudaraku sendiri, karna telah bersaing dengan cepat. siapa pun yang berhasil menaklukkan hati perempuan yang sama-sama kita suka maka dari itu berhak mendapatkannya, lantas mana yang akan perempuan itu pilih! Antara memilih diriku, atau dia akan kembali kemantannya dulu yang merupakan temanku sendiri, jika dia memilihku maka percayalah bahwa Aku akan seperti rumah? Yaitu selalu melindungi dirinya dalam keadaan apapun, walaupun hidup ini banyak rintangan yang harus di hadapi, jika dia memilih temanku jagalah dirimu sendiri dengan baik-baik.

Elizabeth, a girl with an unusual personality is reincarnated into the body of a mute woman in what appeared to be medieval times. However, the people surrounding her seemed familiar. She had transmigrated as the dead villainess's older sister in a +19-rated novel she read long ago in her past life. Marianne, the previous owner of the body, had a tragic past. Abused by his obsessed older brother and little sister, the part of her soul left in the body doesn't give Elizabeth freedom. Now she will discover the truth behind Marianne's condition, experience unknown feelings, and recall her past to overcome these new difficulties. 'I'm gonna go crazy...how is it that this girl didn't even have her name mentioned in the novel?... some authors really are idiots...' _________________________________ Give some love to my other book too ^^~ • Barbaric Spouse, Descry the Night's Lure * To find my book you have to either search the title or my pen name. It will not show on my profile. _________________________________ TAGS: #R18 #SlowPaced, #Romance, #Smut, #Medieval, #Trauma, #Father&Daughter... (Sigh... so many tags... do emphasise #SlowPaced ^^) _________________________________ This is an original Story ^^ Author: XimenoideX

“The strings we tied, back then we underestimated them. Even when our worlds and lives grew apart, it pulled us back together to where our heart belongs.” This story revolves around Sophia Luna. An established author at night and a veterinarian and youth advocate by day. She is well-known for her smarts and is a simple yet so fashionable beautiful lady. But she wasn’t always like this. She was an introvert. A stuck-up. A frail one with a weird sense of fashion. She’s all brains and the typical nerd. But everything changed when she transferred to another school and met Alden Smith, the popular guy that caught the hearts of almost every girl in school. In a game held in front of the whole school, facing a difficult and unavoidable masked game, Alden faced the crowd and stare straight at her asking, “Sophia Luna, Will you be my queen?” the move that made Alden the number one blacklist in Sophia’s directory. Join the roller coaster ride of the love story between Sophia and Alden that started from childhood but was separated by an unlikely event that both ruined them. The bitter-sweet memories and times that will take you back to the memory of your first love.

"Who am I really you ask? I even do not know myself." This is a story of a person trying to live out his life but the world has a different plans.

Li Wei, a low-ranking hunter working at a famous ancient library in the city center, accidentally discovers a mysterious System Window that allows him to enter the storybooks within the library. When he gets pulled into a book about a dangerous world of sects and cultivation, Li Wei must survive and complete the missions given by the system in order to return to the real world. With the help of the system, which provides side quests and random rewards, Li Wei must use his wits and courage to survive in this new world, while hoping to grow stronger and gain a deeper understanding of the mysterious power he possesses.

After an unresolved incident that granted every single person a unique ability, the world got divided into many different guilds and their respective territories. One day, young Locus returns to his village, only to find it has seemingly been destroyed by the Mastermind Guild. In his search for revenge against the guild, he stumbles across a curious and odd man who offers him the strength he so desperately searched for. On his journey, Locus learns more about the world he lives in, the people who control it, and what truly happened on the faithful day that everyone came into possession of their powers...

“Who are you? A dormant were wolf or a human?” His voice broke as he spoke. His eyes were silently pleading, anxiously waiting for the answer. Deep down, he knew it already. Yet, his stubborn heart refused to concede. The silence that followed was enough to escalate the hurt he felt in his heart from a dull throb, to burning glaring pain. The bullet wound he received a year ago hurt less than what he felt at that moment. “Here you go. It’s time to end this forever. Let’s make it fun while it lasts.” He handed her a shiny golden revolver. One look and she knew, neither could survive a shot between the eyes. There was only one bullet in the gun. Her hands shook as she tried to let go, as though it burnt at her skin. Kai didn’t let her. He won’t have any of it. This was his surrender. His eyes spoke words that his lips couldn’t. They were raw with emotions both familiar and foreign to her. Her own silver eyes filled with tears as she tried not to cry. “I choose to die by your hands. You are the only one with the right to take my life. Let’s begin!” He didn’t wait for her to process his words before helping her place the gun between his eyes, which never wavered from hers. Click! Click! Click! “Noooooooo!” She screamed as she dropped the gun. ************************************************************* DISCLAIMER!! Note that the chapters are not edited as of yet. However, they have very little grammatical errors here and there Nothing major. Please show some love and support for this new piece. I hope you will enjoy reading it. Additionally, don't forget to leave an honest review behind. It helps with the rating. Criticism are welcome, if and only if, they are meant in good faith. please, avoid being extreme and harsh in your corrections. I am only human after all. Don't forget to leave your comments, votes and gifts if you can. Thanks. Enjoy Join my Discord if you wish to interact with me and discuss the characters. https://discord.gg/jJeBuJN8 If you like my writing, you can always buy me coffee. It would be appreciated. https://ko-fi.com/kittenbunny

After learning the hard truth of how her twin sister Dalilah brainwashed and manipulated her mind during thirteen years, turning her into a ruthless assassin who killed hundreds of innocents including her youngest brother and best friend Valerian, twenty-seven-year-old Princess Natasha Nicholai, is executed in front of the Imperial Palace. Somehow, she gets sent back to the past right before Dalilah started putting her evil string on her mind, to when she was about to turn fourteen, and uses that as an opportunity to not let the past repeat itself, by getting her revenge on her sister and all the people who backed her, and saving her younger brother as well as protecting the innocents she knows will be Dalilah's targets. But while also going after the truth about who stole her magic when she was 4yo, who sent her back and why did they do that, she will cross paths with Ethan Theodore, a dangerous and full of secrets guy, with ruby-red-eyes and who's destiny is directly linked to Natasha's.

[Mature Content] Pollyanna, haunted by her father's mysterious suicide and the rumors of a family curse, faces strange encounter in Dunecliff city. After a disillusioning relationship, she doubts true love exists, until mysterious messages and near-death experiences disrupt her life. When her ex-fiance is murdered, Pollyanna seeks solace in her hometown, Aleyska, only to uncover her father's hidden secrets. As she grapples with her newfound identity as part of a "pack" and the enigmatic title of "Luna," it was confirmed that she indeed has no Luna wolf. In the midst of making the public announcement, Pollyanna is confronted by a stranger with a chilling claim. "Get her bags," a commanding voice pierces the air, freezing Pollyanna in shock. "I'm here to collect my mate." Mate? Pollyanna's world spins as she faces the unsettling prospect of multiple Alphas vying for her allegiance. How did her life spiral into such uncertainty?

Lucifer was abused by his family then he died reincarnated as a snake now he's on a journey to become the strongest and you can't forget about picking up girls will he ever find out the secret of his soul will he become the strongest will he be able to conquer the hearts of women only time will tell join Lucifer on his journey disclaimer note this is my first book so I don't know if it's going to be good and this book can be dropped at any time depending on if I want to continue with it I don't know how often I will upload but I will try making it fast but we have to understand that this is my first book and I am busy with other things so I do not know when I can upload

A woman catches her boyfriend cheating one day. She ends up in an accident and God hears her prayers. He gives her a second chance and brings her to a different world, his world. She meets multiple beastmen in her process of finding out what truly happened to her that night.

How can a book decide death?, how this book isn't common?,to know the reason kindly read it

In her last life, Qu Zhi tried her best to be a good wife who was sensible and did not cause trouble, a filial and good daughter who helped her family, and a good mother who accompanied her children. However, Qu Zhi worked hard and suffered all her life. When she was about to die, she realized that in the end, all she got back for her hard work were complaints. Her husband complained that she was an idle, rich wife all day long who wasn’t satisfied with her happiness at home, and that she was a greedy woman. But after decades of marriage, her husband had a firm, deadly hold on all her money, and she didn’t even have a dime to her name, nor a property to call her own. Every time she asked for money, he would trample all over her self-esteem. Her husband’s cold and sarcastic words made her unable to lift her head, and his friends would demean her while drinking wine, making her tremble with anger. This man had once said he would take care of her, yet he turned a blind eye! Those people focused on her happiness as a topic, and made a joke out of it. Even her three children resented her for her uneven love towards everyone, and their relationship only became more strained as time passed. She had spent her whole life as a loner, and she had nothing. Lying on the operation table, Qu Zhi thought that if she could do it all over again, she wouldn’t be a housewife. She wouldn’t have given her second daughter away, and she wouldn’t take care of her blood-sucking relatives. She wouldn’t marry her indifferent, cold husband either! When she next opened her eyes, she was back to twenty years in the past. Her eldest daughter was still in elementary school, and her second daughter had been in her belly for several months…

Eddie's love affair with his charming Princess is the type that brought disaster unending to the duo, and to think there love story will go on smoothly as they have planned it to be, can they ever get out of this traumatic experience and get married there way?

Maria Lee, an exhausted but dedicated editorial assistant, finds herself thrust into a surreal situation when tasked with contacting the elusive author of a popular web novel. Despite her skepticism, she successfully arranges a meeting, only to discover that the author is an unexpected elderly woman. Feeling guilty for her initial doubts, Maria accepts a seemingly innocuous favor from the author, unaware of the life-altering consequences it will bring. Upon awakening the next day, Maria is bewildered to find herself inhabiting the body of a despised character from the novel she was tasked with. Determined to navigate this unfamiliar world and return to her own reality, Maria, now in the guise of Julia Visser, resolves to embrace her newfound role and stick to the storyline. But will she be able to stay still in the name of love?

Toni was born from darkness, in a life filled with cruelty and pain. He is the sole survivor of a repulsive child organ trafficking business run by his own father. From a very young age, Toni witnessed children his age being destroyed, reduced to nothing more than flesh and blood sold for vile profit. However, Toni managed to escape the same fate, yet the shadows of the torture he endured still haunt his every step. He tries to live as normally as possible, striving to keep his emotions locked within his wounded self. But each day is a battle to banish the dark shadows that plague his mind. Every time the sun sets, he is reminded of the horrors he experienced, unable to escape the memories that make him want to cry blood.