The Root Of Darkness

In a world ruled by an unstoppable World Government and the Leaders of the Modern World, power is the only language spoken. Reys’a, a man burdened by the curse of immortality, walks the thin line between fate and reality. With each battle, he inches closer to uncovering the truth buried in history—but at what cost? Amid shattered alliances, treacherous betrayals, and an empire on the brink of war, Reys’a must embrace the very power that threatens to consume him.

The story of a monster that lost everything after a mysterious incident. The story follows the journey of Marco regaining his life while adapting to a chaotic new world. Through meeting his love they embark on a journey to create their paradise. Trying his best to remain as he is while protecting his loved ones. The journey of self discovery and strangeness ensues

This is a world shrouded in darkness. The spreading Black Fog corrodes every living creature. The only protection for humanity lies in fire. But as the dark Epoch approached, the fires slowly extinguished. Countless strong Kingdoms became dens for Dark Monsters, humans lost contact with each other, and survivors trembled in the faint solitary light. Until Rod came to this world. "Damn, what's this cow and horse stuff, is it edible?" "This Soul, it's delicious." "As long as the will of fire remains unextinguished, I believe, one day, humanity will once again illuminate this world and burn all spectral vermin to ashes." "Even if I'm mired in darkness, bearing the Dream Realm, I can still support this world!" "We've won!" —— The world is about to fall, the Abyss looms at our side. And I will raise this Unique flame to light up the world. Yes, I am the last King of Darkness. But... Hello? Anyone, save me.

Nox is a young man with no wealth and no political power, living in a remote village in an unknown land. He spends most of his time reading books about ancient world history and magic, fascinated by the possibility of gaining supernatural powers. As time passes, Nox begins to travel to distant lands to learn more about magic and world history. As he travels, Nox comes to make a name for himself and a reputation throughout the world, thanks to his intelligence, courage and impressive magical abilities. Eventually, Nox becomes embroiled in a great political conflict in which two rival nations fight for power. He manages to use his magical abilities to support his allies and defeat the enemy, earning the respect and admiration of many people around the world. Because of his reputation and influence, Nox is then elected as emperor of the whole world. He uses his magical abilities to rule wisely and ensure peace and prosperity throughout the world. Over time, Nox becomes one of the world's most well-known and respected leaders, and history remembers him as one of the greatest emperors of all time.

In a world where humans and supernatural beings coexist in a delicate balance of secrecy, Karl, a vampire king with a complex and tortured past, struggles to navigate his immortal existence. Bound by the ancient laws of his kind, Karl has always adhered to the strict rule of non-interference in human affairs. However, when Mia Petrov, a young and innocent human, inadvertently stumbles into his world, Karl finds himself inexplicably drawn to her. Despite his initial reluctance, Karl's attraction to Mia proves impossible to resist, and he soon discovers that their connection is more than mere coincidence. As their relationship deepens, Karl learns that Mia's existence is inextricably linked to an ancient purpose, one that has the potential to redeem the world. Torn between his love for Mia and his duty to ensure the fulfillment of her purpose, Karl is faced with an impossible decision. Will he choose to sacrifice their love and risk losing Mia forever, or will he prioritize their relationship and potentially doom the world to an eternity of darkness? As the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, Karl must confront the darkness of his own past and the secrets that have haunted him for centuries. Will he find a way to reconcile his love for Mia with his duty to the world, or will the forces of destiny tear them apart forever?

Laurent bukan pahlawan. Hidup dalam bayang-bayang tragedi, dendamnya terus membara sejak kehilangan kedua orang tuanya di tangan Elric. Namun, yang lebih menakutkan adalah kekuatan gelap dalam dirinya—tak terkendali, menghancurkan, bahkan membunuh tanpa ia sadari. Mencari jawaban, ia melangkah ke dunia yang lebih kelam, mengungkap rahasia darahnya dan konspirasi yang ingin menjadikannya senjata. Tapi Laurent menolak dikendalikan. Ketika masa lalu dan kegelapan terus mengejarnya, ia harus memilih: tunduk pada takdir atau menghancurkan segalanya, termasuk batasan moralnya sendiri. Di dunia tanpa kebaikan mutlak, Laurent akan menentukan jalannya sendiri—dengan atau tanpa darah di tangannya. Ini cerita pertama author, harap maklumi jika alurnya berserak. Alurnya suka gonta-ganti jika tidak sesuai dengan keinginan sang author, jdi wlau sudah di publis tpi jika kedepannya author tidak suka dengan alurnya akan author ganti. Ini murni pemikiran author sendiri!

Everyone has desires; whether it's for wealth, women, or power, but to achieve any of those things everyone needs one thing, strength. Strength could mean many things however, our protagonist never had any kind of strength and lived his entire life unfulfilled, drowning in his own mediocrity. Until one day everything changed and he found himself reborn into a new world.

Yamikuro Asaki has no powers, yet he’s seen as a hero. Defying the laws set by the government, Yamikuro helps people with powers escape to another world, one he has never set foot in, called The Hideout. But when his path crosses with a girl who has powers, his life changes forever. Trying to help her escape to the other world, he's thrown into a life or death fight, awakening to a dangerous power. The Darkness. Now hunted by gods, government and beings beyond his understanding, all seeking to claim his power. He's forced to join The Hideout, and he quickly becomes close with Isabella, Kaminari, Cedar, and Deia. Together they fight back against those who try to control their lives and fate, and struggle with the past that has formed who they are now.

A young girl who is very nice is abducted by a cold-blooded billionaire mafia. He gradually turns her into his possession then into his obsession, but a traitor has stolen his heart, so all he can do is abhor the traitor and search for her if he can find her. The price of her betrayal would be that she would curse the day she was born. Will the girl he kidnaps and plans to marry ever win his heart, or will she just be his property to do with as he pleases? trigger warnings abusive relationship, drugs, slavery, dark, cold, sexual assault, violence, human trafficking, mafia, guns etc. so if you are not comfortable with these, please avoid this story. *I don't support any of these!!*

Isaac has entered a new realm, as one of this year's batch of protectors. Coming from a more mundane reality, the young engineer has been handed abilities similar to the games that he's far too familiar with. Those in the RTS genre, with these abilities read on as he creates an army to defend the Root Realm. The Root Realm is the origin of up to four other realms, realities with differing beliefs. Each year a group of 12, three from each realm, will be sent into the reality with a prompt and new abilities to help them in their task to take on the threats of the realm. Updates every 2 days until the current backlog finishes! Power stones and comments are greatly appreciated!

In a realm where ancient magic reigns supreme, supernatural creatures roam free, and the forces of darkness hold sway. Amidst this treacherous landscape, Felix, a powerful and feared devil, stalks the shadows, collecting the souls of humans who dare to cross his path. But Felix is not just a monster ,he's a complex and tortured soul, struggling to tame the darkness within him. When a mortal girl, Faith, stumbles into his world, Felix is drawn to her innocence and purity. He responds to her desperate plea for help, but at a steep price: she will belong to him, body and soul, in exchange for his protection. Faith, unaware of Felix's true nature, agrees to his terms, and as they embark on a perilous journey together, Felix finds himself falling for her. But can a devil truly love, or is it just a ruse to claim another soul? As Faith looks beyond Felix's fearsome exterior and sees the lost and unloved person beneath, she begins to change him. But will her love be enough to redeem him, or will the darkness within him consume them both? Dive into this epic tale of forbidden love, dark magic, and the battle between good and evil. Will Felix and Faith's love prevail, or will it succumb to the darkness that surrounds them? Can a devil truly change, or is it just a matter of time before he returns to his old ways? [⚠️ Warning: 16+ | Contains abuse, violence, and mature content.]

Chen Yuqi is a sophomore year student at a popular Chinese University. She's also active member at one of the bookclubs at the university where they usually met up to talk about novels. During one of their sessions, while everyone was rooting for the protagonist in the story, Chen Yuqi,in contrary to others,roots for the second male protagonist. After the book club session and a dinner to welcome their new member who happened to be her crush,Chen Yuqi returns home wishing to take a little rest but ends up sleeping instead. During her sleep,she mysteriously travelled to the novel they had been reading earlier and takes the place of the female protagonist Liu Yihan. Following her earlier opinions about preferring the second male protagonist, she's surprised to seeing the guy resembles her real life crush. She's determined to capture his heart even when she knows he's not her real world life crush Xu Wen which she succeeds in the end. After waking up from the blissful dream, she's disappointed to find out her experiences were purely an imagination. However life has so many unpredictions,with time she gets entangled with Xu Wen to continue their love story in her real life.

The fantasy adventure began from a life of a girl named Eve Ainsley who seemingly had find ordinary no longer in her grasp. After encountering an unusual entity named Charger and a world above her knowledge known as Elis, she might even discover more about herself. And perhaps even the truth. Note: This is written with journal-style based on Eve's point of view. For that, there will be two perspective where one is written by Eve in a tale and the other is written by script based on actual thing that happened.

Ever since the death of her parents at age 5, Kagami's whole purpose was to take care of and protect her younger sister. That purpose quickly intensifies when her latent abilities start to awaken and greater powers threaten the very livelihood she worked so hard to maintain. From Beastmen, Sea creatures, Dragons, Demons and even other Humans that have awakened similar abilities to her own. Can Kagami protect what she holds dear? Can she grow stronger to keep her peace? Or will she suffer the same loss she was dealt as a child?

Noah had an interesting decision to make, now that the whole of Olympus had assumed that he was a criminal and his father, Haphaestus had turned his back away from him. To the world, Noah is a thief, an assassin and a murderer. But is he? After the hearth is stolen under nose of the goddess Hestia, Noah must prove his innocence and find the real culprit under heavy risks. And by doing so, the basketballer must prove to be worthy of enduring the wrath of the court. Would Noah be on time to prove his innocence or will he get eliminated by the gods?

Once Mankind ruled the world. And living within the fringe of society, hidden but existing among us were the inhabitants of myths, fables, and legends. Then came the Crimson Plague, followed by the mass hysteria changes, and then the War. The War of Race broke out among the nine factions of the Etherborn society, led by the Vampires and the Children of the Light. Six millennia later, after the Long War, the nuclear holocaust, and the darkening of the sky, a new civilization prospered. The Children of the Light are gone, mankind has fallen from the top, and the Vampire race leads the new civilization. And among the Vampires are the seven Noble House that rule the Major nations. Follow the journey of Lilith Kain, Ariella Ashtarmel, Elijah Ashtarmel, and Eduardo Gomez as they strive to survive in a world that preys on the weak. … I will be posting this story on Royal Road.com. Discord: https://discord.com/channels/436731682268381186/436731682268381189

Born of blood and yet so disgusted by the sight of it, that was Sephtis, the greatest necromancer the heavens would ever know and also it's greatest nightmare to come. Sephtis, a being who was most surely not human but neither was he a demon nor a beast, hating the sight of blood yet there exists no greater master in the art of slaughter than he. His ever growing army razing down cities, countries, continents, entire worlds and eventually perhaps everything else. He was the definition of a nightmare, his name alone scaring even shadows away and his presence leaving nothing but destruction everywhere it touches. And to the world's greatest surprise something incredible had happened, the unstoppable force had vanished from the surface of the world one day with no explanation nor answer as to his whereabouts. The world finally knew peace, the gods were praised for an entire month straight for answering their prayers, losing themselves in wine, music, food and carnal desire, this was heaven. But as always peace is never a long-lived thing, Darkness is never really truly gone, only just temporarily withheld and the greatest nightmare in history would be returning once more, this time so much greater than ever before and making sure that he completes his mission without fail.

(unrelated cover) In a world of magic and eldritch horrors that threaten the survival of Mankind every other Tuesday, it's easy to become lost in the background-- to be what some might call a nobody. For decades, that was enough for most.. To not be seen nor heard. But that's no longer enough-- not for the newer generation. Individualism-- having and expressing your own identity rather than one created by those around you-- as a concept has flourished, becoming a double-edged sword. As on one hand it's paved the way for rates of depression and suicidal ideologies in adolescents to plummet, and on the other hand to cause more societal divides than ever. Is happiness and the well-being of others worth an inevitable clash and subsequent destruction of society?

A life story of a boy called Domi, who lived a wonderful life with his parents. But then in one single night his life took a turn in a completely different direction. A turn that changed lives of everyone in the world. What will he do after this and what fate has for him in the future.

Javier Rodriguez ~ Ruthless. Fearful. Callous. - "I know I don't deserve you, but I still won't let you go." Giorgia Torrini ~ Delicate. Graceful. Innocent. - "Isn't dying better than marrying him?" Atlast the time comes when the Mexican Cartels and the Famiglia are expected to join hands by making a deal to expand their territories. But this deal has become the worst nightmare of Giorgia as she is supposed to marry the future Capo of the Mexican Cartels - Javier Rodriguez who is worse than death itself. Will this marriage of convenience work? Will Giorgia's brightness disple his darkness or will Javier's darkness ruin her in it? ____________________________________ Tropes~ • Mafia Romance • Arranged Marriage • Grumpy X Sunshine • Forced Proximity ____________________________________

Josh and his friends are gearing up for their last summer break before their senior year in Highschool, but when an infection spreads that turns people into mindless zombies, they will have to survive their most terrifying summer break yet.

The world has been split between two kinds of people - ones with powers and without powers. Yamikuro Asaki, a seemingly ordinary boy, wakes up from a nightmare that feels far too real and strange powers awaken inside of him in a life-or-death situation forcing him to turn his back on the normal world. Yamikuro now finds himself being constantly hunted and his and others safety around him are always in danger. Due to this Yamikuro joins the outcasts of society, others like him who were risking their lives in the normal world that help him find his purpose in this universe. But as gods have decided to take action due to the circumstances of Yamikuro gaining the darkness powers he must always seek to become the strongest. Betrayal, loss and a journey to the unknown await him as he keeps trying to fulfill his goals. With limited time, Yamikuro must make a decision to either be the savior or fall into the darkness.

Betrayed by the humanity he once served, Leo learns a bitter truth from his dying nemesis—the Demon King. But fate isn’t done with him. Reborn as a half-demon, he finds a world where demons reign, elves have turned against humans, and his once-glorious empire has crumbled into obscurity. Yet, among demons, he discovers the loyalty and love humanity never gave him. But a new war looms. A pantheon of self-proclaimed gods brings chaos, threatening both humans and demons. Armed with the Demon King’s power and the enigmatic Mother of Gods, Leo must rise—not just to save humanity, but to decide the fate of all.

Three centuries ago, the world was ruled by a man named Taisho, a just ruler who spread peace far and wide. Under his reign, poverty was eradicated to the point of nonexistence, and the land flourished with prosperity. However, before his passing, Taisho divided his vast kingdom among his four most loyal disciples, who established their own realms and raised banners of prosperity over their lands. Thus, Desperado, Zodia, Melinia, and Zon became known as the Four Great Kingdoms, dominating the world with unmatched power. But as time passed, these kingdoms transformed into greedy forces, devouring smaller realms and draining their resources. Poverty returned, and wars once again cast their shadow of destruction over the land. Amidst this chaos lies the kingdom of Necroz, the poorest and most wretched of all, where our hero Raven resides. Having just emerged from a prison where he endured five years of torment, Raven now carries a burning desire for revenge in his heart and a single goal in his eyes: the Vengeance from those who imprisoned him and from the great four kingdoms. But how can Raven achieve this impossible goal?