Locomotive

We have all heard the legends of great wizards, but do we know how those stories begin? Ardan Egobar, a young man living in a remote corner of the New Monarchy Empire, does not. He doesn't realize that this story is about him. Not yet... In a world where steam locomotives chug along iron rails, where massive airships hover in the skies, where in the cities you might encounter orcs in suits involved in organized crimes, dwarves with cigars controlling major banks, or elves strutting down fashionable boulevards, where humans have built vast nations on the brink of a world war, almost anything seems possible. Maybe, in such a world, even an ordinary young man, the last of the mountain hunters, might one day become the greatest wizard in history.

With the advent of steam power, mankind has advanced and ushered in the industrial revolution. This is the age of steam locomotives, automatons, guns, and cannons, as well as curses, magic, artifacts, and the occult. Hidden in the shadows are a group of extraordinary people who wield enormous power and strange abilities that normal people cannot even begin to comprehend. They are known as Transcendents! Bryan, a wily thief with a penchant for mischief, lost his parents at a very young age and was forced to live on the streets. That is until his whole life turned around when he was shown the Path to becoming a Transcendent. The Theft Path specializes in deceit and illusions. It can steal everything under the heavens. Even the powers, thoughts, and lives of others. Follow Bryan on his journey through this dangerous and treacherous world as he steals from gods and robs the mortals. This is the story of The Deceitful One. *** My novel has a steampunk world setting, so expect a lot of steam-powered technology as well as retro-looking futuristic inventions. Furthermore, there will be churches, secret organizations, and cults. So if you're a fan of LotM—which I have taken inspiration from btw—you will definitely like my novel. Also, this is my first attempt at writing a novel so you might find some mistakes here and there. Just know that I'm constantly trying to improve. Cheers! *** https://discord.gg/ZwFUa2zM

Living in a world where dungeons, monsters, raids, hunters, and artefacts were common things to be found in day to day life. Darius Crystallo, one of the three heirs of the Crystallo family was sent to Korea at the age of 13 to avoid endangering him due to family conflicts and to possibly spread the family's influence more. Along with the most trusted butler that the master of their family branch sent to take care of him, Darius, now renamed Cheon Jum, quickly got used to his current life. Until he turned 15 where he was taught how to do business after that, life became hard and uncomfortable due to the presences of other people at close distances from him. Especially because he has mysophobia and a severe case at that. So time passed by and in the blink of an eye, he was already 19 and the symptoms are not as worse as before after receiving some treatment and apart from feeling discomfort and the urge to clean all things he had thoroughly, all was normal. But it seems like life still hasn't let go of him yet cause one day when he was about to attend a regular meeting between the CEOs, an accident occurred due to a rift along with monsters appearing out of nowhere and successfully breaking the public train's course then sending the train to the sides with a screech. A lot of passengers inside the train were wounded and the monsters from the rift started to ransack the locomotive as well as try to kill either unconscious or wounded passengers there. Though thanks to some hunters, most were protected. On the other hand, Darius was one of the unconscious people so he wasn't able to see a golden-coloured object head towards and sink to his head And due to the chaos or just simply some strange 'phenomenon', no one noticed the glowing object that was probably a high levelled artefact. So in the end, Darius became a chosen without becoming an awakened first. By the time he awoke, three days have already passed and he was greeted by an extravagant-looking golden screen. Starting from that day onwards, Darius encountered many bizarre events as the artefact inside his body kept attracting strange people, creatures, treasures, and existences he had never heard of. But everyone cannot only experience a life full of rainbows and unicorns right? All the beings that whispered to him day and night all have one motive. And that motive was for him to grant them descent. In exchange for power. But what if he keeps on denying them? One must know that patience never lasts. But what will happen? If all the beings that curried favour to him at first all finally lost their patience? Will he be controlled forcefully? Will he be able to fight back? Will he be able to keep himself from falling apart? Questions are as endless and old as the Cosmo. Time may never be stagnant. But it will forever repeat. Until the desired outcome is reached. *** Hi... Author here... Just so you know... I'm bad at writing... So... Bye...

In a bizarre turn of events, a young man from Earth finds himself in the extraordinary world of Vitis as Vincent Montreux, a fallen aristocrat and curate in Eurilia Church. The new Vincent is surrounded by clockwork systems and steam innovations such as airships and locomotives, and not a single friend in this new world. All he can try to do is survive until he can find his way home... However, there is a secret this world and the church is hiding, and Vincent Montreux is the center of it all. This is the story of a man who became something more. The forgotten legend of a man once known as 'The Blind Priest'.

She heard nothing more than "Make sure you come back as fast as possible, Lana," before heading out of the house. She was so eager to see what the outside world had to offer that she ran outside with excitement. After collecting her package from the delivery man, she saw a little cat, which caught her attention. “Don’t run, cute little kitten.” She followed the cat with a giggle until she lost sight of it. Turning around, she saw someone holding a stick and biting into a cigarette. He hit her right away. “Let me go! Let me go!” she screamed as she found herself in a very dark locomotive vehicle, which she assumed was a van. In addition to the cries of those inside the van with her, it was incredibly dark. Lana experienced trauma because her family was murdered before her. Lana was kept concealed from the outside world unless she was due to receive something, and her safety was questioned. He is a ruthless, powerful devil in human form known as Axel Morales. He literally has the entire world under his control and can do and undo whatever he wants. People regard him as an angel, a wonderful person, a very wealthy businessman, and a CEO. Even with his good reputation, he is not someone to mess with. Lana had been kidnapped by his men and was brought to him. Although she was expected to be killed in the same way that he had murdered others who posed a threat to him or attempted to escape from him. But something about her makes him want to be closer to her, which he despised. Lana was still in the hands of this man, and her uncle was still looking for her because he was so fixated on keeping her in his domain or killing her to get her wealth. Will her uncle take her away from Morales' protection, or will she be able to stay safe and peaceful?