Adventure Of Broke Mercenary

One moment, Sydney was just a normal student. The next, he was falling through a glowing magic circle into a world that made no sense. Armed with a mysterious cube, a sarcastic guidebook, and zero survival skills, he finds himself trapped in a reality that plays by strange rules. Monsters, magic, and madness—this world isn’t just dangerous. It’s a game… and someone’s watching. As more of his classmates begin to appear—each with their own unique tools and struggles—the rules get harder, the trials deadlier, and the mystery deeper. Why were they chosen? Who’s pulling the strings behind the curtain? And what happens when the game stops being a game? In this twisted, magical survival world, building trust may be the only way to survive. But nothing—and no one—is ever as they seem.

Bound in chains yet yearning for freedom, Alpheo, a modern historian, finds himself enslaved in a land on the brink of chaos. As the empire of Rolmia plunges into civil war following the death of the emperor , his three ambitious sons vie for the throne. In the midst of this turmoil, Alpheo finds the chance to break his chain and escape, leading his companions into the ashes of war, trying to thrive in it, selling their swords to the highest bidder . But beyond the borders of Rolmia, hungry eyes watch as the empire's grip loosens. The Sultanate of Azania, ever the opportunist, sees a chance to expand its domain and influence , while to the south, neighboring principalities breathe a sigh of relief as the once-dominant giant stumbles and falters. In the sea, the confederation of the Free Isle finds their chance to restore their old maritime power , denied to them by an empire that is now crumbling beneath itself , lacking the strenght to stop them. In this crucible of conflict, where dynasties crumble and empires fall, Alpheo find his call and the chance to forge his own destiny amidst the ashes of empires. ----------------

In a world perceived by ordinary people as normal and peaceful, two hidden factions wage a silent war for absolute control: the Eastern Powers and the Western Powers. While most of the population lives in ignorance, a few individuals know the truth — a dangerous truth, buried under centuries of manipulation and conspiracy. Andreas Shinja is one of the few who are aware. Born into a wealthy and influential family, he possesses physical and mental abilities beyond human limits. Though raised under the influence of the Western Powers, Andreas disagrees with their methods of control and manipulation. His vision is idealistic: he seeks to change the world for the better, to free ordinary people from the grip of those who rule in the shadows. On the other side stands Subject Y.K., an experimental weapon created by the Western Powers — a one-man army, designed for mass destruction. Trained to kill, Y.K. has broken away from his intended purpose, haunted by a defining question: “What is the purpose of my life?” Unlike Andreas, Y.K. does not fight for others, but for himself. He sees the flaws in the system not out of empathy, but because it fails to give his existence meaning. As the two follow their separate paths, each driven by their own beliefs, they are drawn into a series of conflicts that reveal an even darker reality — a world filled with paranormal forces, fantastical entities, and ancient secrets.

One must always sacrifice something to strive for survival in this world. But when all that is sacrificed becomes meaningless, turned into a toy for others to freely squander, with no compensation paid. Then, the Bounty Mercenary Group does not mind resorting to their own hands, and collecting the interest they're rightfully owed!

After finally meeting his end as a indentured mercenary in service of the USIE civil cooperation bureau, Tom finds himself in front of what he quickly comes to terms with is a god. This god has one question from him: Name 3 things you would need to fix my world. Finding himself under new employment after his death, Tom finds himself transported to a world of magic and swords, there he must complete the tasks of his new patron, but for the first time in many years Tom starts finding enjoyment in his work, afterall, there’s nothing better than ending slave traders and other scum that take advantage of people and sell them like goods. Although faced with overwhelming odds, Tom still has his preferred rifle, so he begins a journey, tasked to save this world from dark forces and corruption. Along the way, he might also start regaining all he lost. This story will also be available as a set, get the volume 1 from the link in my profile

They call him Ghost. A name whispered in fear across warzones, black markets, and underworld circles. To the world, he's a phantom—a faceless mercenary who leaves no trace but bodies in his wake. To his enemies, he’s a death sentence. To his brothers-in-arms in Graveyard, he’s family. But to himself... he's a haunted man searching for a past stolen in gunfire and smoke. After a flawless mission deep in the Eastern Province, Ghost returns to the hidden forest base he's called home for sixteen years. Yet the victory is short-lived. His foster father, the commander delivers an unexpected order: "That was your last mission." Now, Ghost—real name Miles Sterling—must step out of the shadows of war and into a world he’s never known. Guided only by a scarred letter, a fading memory, and the voice of a woman he hasn’t seen since the day everything was taken from him. But war forged more than his body and name. Behind the mask, behind the scars, Miles has another secret. One he’s kept hidden even from his brothers in arms. He’s not just a weapon. He’s a ghost with a fortune—a hidden empire he built in silence, across borders and black markets, forged in strategy and blood. A man of many names, and many shadows. Beneath the bullets, tattoos, and silence lies a truth buried in ashes. And Ghost is about to dig it up—one letter, one enemy, one memory at a time.

[ H I A T U S ] [ I Suggested to read my other story ] What do you do after defeating the Demon lord? What do you do with the rest of your life? You are practically the strongest in the world and the system just make it easier to get whatever you want. So... What do you do after finishing your journey? There is no more glory to chase. It's already done... And yet... the world still progressing... for the better... or for the worst... "Hmm... I guess it's time to get some rare herb to make some spice. And maybe kill the target along the way." * [ Deep in Abyss ] by [ Miyu Tomita ] & [ Mariya Ise ]start playing* (Volume 2 Opening Song ) ---------------------------------------------------- Author note : This story wil take hiatus for some time. ~ 29 July 2024

During the Warring States Period in China, there emerged a great emperor - Qin Shi Huang, who conquered the six states and unified China. After he gained supreme power, due to his obsession with power and dissatisfaction with the natural laws of birth, aging, illness and death, the aging Qin Shi Huang began to build the huge Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor as his tomb and sent an official named Xu Fu to search for the elixir of immortality in various places. It's a pity that many years have passed and Xu Fu still hasn't brought back any news of the elixir of immortality. It is said that before Xu Fu set out, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had sent someone to draw a secret map of the underground palace of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. This was a key to opening the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. Emperor Qin Shi Huang hoped that one day Xu Fu would send someone to the tomb with the elixir of immortality to resurrect himself, so that he could continue to govern a vast empire. Legend has it that Xu Fu and his men eventually arrived at a place called Donghuang Island. But for some reason, they vanished from the island. No one has known the whereabouts of Donghuang Island throughout history. It is said that if one can find Donghuang Island, they will be able to find the map to open the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and obtain the treasures cherished by the First Qin Emperor in the tomb. This has also attracted adventurers throughout history to pursue it relentlessly.

One of the seven strongest people on the continent, the King of Mercenaries. He started a war to avenge his fallen family and destroyed territory but failed and lost his life. However… “Wow, I’m alive?” I returned to the past, back through time. A perfect opportunity to right my regrets and reverse everything. It doesn’t matter if people around me point fingers, calling me a scoundrel, or dismiss me as tr*sh. Because… “I’ve got a plan.” “What plan?” “A plan to destroy everything.” There won’t be a second failure. This time, I’ll wipe out all my enemies. …But first, I need to rebuild this damn estate.

In a world where the gods of legend have become actual fact, a few misnomers from another planet seek to simply live their lives in peace. If you could choose one word from the dictionary, one that simply defines you to the core of your soul, what would you say your definition is?

Michael is a guy who wields fire magic and dreams of reaching the 200th rank and entering the Land of the Gods. Every night, he has the same recurring nightmare, and he's constantly being bullied by Ralph and his friends, Renald and Spinner. Along the way, he makes friends and meets many people. But one day, a secret organization begins to hunt him and his close friends—simply because they know something that no one is allowed to know except members of that organization. And now, this organization will stop at nothing to kill them.

This story contains a group of kids dreams, their idea to explore, to go on adventures. Their growth with the idea to explore more go on adventures in faraway places with a hint of mystery.

She was only fifteen when I found her—broken, terrified, and barely alive. I didn’t plan to keep her. I was a special ops officer—trained to kill, not to care. But she clung to me like I was her last light. And I couldn’t let go. I raised her like a sister. Protected her. Watched her heal, grow, and fight her demons. For five years, I told myself I was doing the right thing. Until one day… She looked at me—not as a guardian. But as a woman in love. I tried to push her away. I was too old. Too dangerous. But she’d already made up her mind. And I was never strong enough to say no. She thought her life ended the day she was taken. But when he saved her, it wasn’t just her body that began to heal— It was her soul’s second chance. He saved her. She became his reason to live. A slow-burn, age-gap romance about trauma, survival, and the kind of love that takes years to grow—but never fades.

Aria was supposed to die. Again. She’d played this game a hundred times. And in every route, the noble girl Aria met a brutal end—poisoned, stabbed, frozen, betrayed. It was just a game. A cycle of death she could never escape. Until the seventh death this month. Until the system failed. When a mysterious error stops her soul from ejecting, Aria awakens not in her room, but in Aria’s real body—with golden light pulsing from her veins and terrified nobles calling her a miracle... or a monster. [SYSTEM ERROR: Player has merged with Character.] [WARNING: Aura Manifested. Death Protocol Failed.] [Unauthorized Operator Detected: Y.G.]

A forest drenched in fog. Three strangers wake beneath unfamiliar stars. Leo, Matthew, and El never meant to cross over. One moment they were neighbors, the next lost in a realm where the sun burns red, beasts lurk in shadow, and the land remembers things better left forgotten. They don’t know how to get back. They only know how they got here. To return home and find answers, they must journey across a broken world through cursed woods, ruined cities, and war-torn kingdoms toward the far continent where whispers speak of primal magic and the fallen ones. But the path is never clear, and the land itself seems to twist beneath their feet. As they venture deeper, Leo's dreams are beginning to bleed into reality. At first, it’s fragments. Places they haven’t seen. Names he shouldn’t know. But the further they go, the more real it becomes. His dreams bleed into waking life echoes of battles, betrayals, and bonds that feel achingly familiar. And somewhere ahead, something waits for them. Something that remembers. Because this world doesn’t forget. And neither does fate.

There was a young boy named Diamond who had a younger sister named Aika. They lived with Sofia and Mark, who were their stepmother and stepfather. Diamond and Aika had been found by Sofia and Mark in a dark alley, and they took them in as their children. Although they had developed a strong bond as a stepfamily, the details of their past remained a mystery. It was speculated that their biological families had abandoned them, but in truth, there was a more complicated reason for their evacuation from a dangerous situation. Since their adoption, Sofia and Mark had been curious about the children's unique appearances. Diamond had bright yellow hair and mismatched eyes—yellow on the right and light blue on the left. His eyes had an unusual ability to glow and shine, a trait that ordinary humans do not possess. Aika, on the other hand, had light blue hair and similar eyes, though her colors were reversed. While their distinctive looks attracted curiosity from others, Diamond felt happy in his new family. In reality, he was aware of the reason his original family had abandoned them—a tragedy that had left him traumatized. Despite his fears, he longed for the warmth and love of his new family to last forever. However, the shadow of that past loomed over him, and he stood there, filled with fear, tears, and disbelief as the tragedy he had witnessed unfolded before his very eyes.

Naomi lives in the pokemon world. She did not reincarnate or have previous life memory, meaning she is a normal rich person in that world. Her aim is not being a champion but using her breeding skill to win the Grand Festival. Yes, she is a pokemon coordinator and so she has different standards for her pokemon than battle trainers. If you're curious just read the book! The cover photo is not my artwork. ———— Slow snail updates since my main focus is on my other book. Don’t get mad I did warned you.

After the sudden death of his parents, seventeen-year-old Kai Grey is forced to leave behind everything he knows and move to a quiet Japanese town he never called home. With a language he barely speaks and grandparents he barely knows, Kai is already drowning in grief and isolation. But something is wrong with his new school. Whispers echo through the halls. Lights flicker every afternoon. And when the clock strikes 3:12 PM, reality glitches. As Kai begins to experience impossible visions of a past that isn’t his and a future that shouldn’t exist. He discovers a fracture in time itself. Three timelines are bleeding into each other, and he may be the reason why. Now hunted by a supernatural force that sees him as the trigger, Kai must unravel the mystery behind the convergence before the worlds collapse… and drag him under with them.

a man named Henry Krynhart who always lives in regret and wants a peaceful life, then after Henry's birthday and his turned to 22 years old but he feels pain from head to toe then when he wakes up there is something strange he sees a system display in front of him and this system will take Henry to adventure to various universes. What kind of adventure will Henry go through? Will Henry get the peace he wants? What will Henry go through during his inter-universe adventure?

Oswald never liked earth anyways after a freak accident while grocery shopping kills him on the spot Oz finds himself reborn in a foreign world behind towering walls, where monsters roam the wilds and humanity clings to survival behind awakened hunters who keep the Invaders in the dungeons Oz, having wasted his life on earth rotting away sees this as a new opportunity, one where he will be the only person to decide his destiny after a lucky awakening gives him the tools to climb to the top, his path becomes clear he’ll do what he needs to to fix the world, even if some rules need to be broken along the way “In a world built on numbers, speed isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.” “Tell me, have you ever been kicked at the speed of light?”

Li Chen wanted power. His new "Cultivation System" delivered – instantly making him a god-tier powerhouse. There was just one tiny problem: Reality itself called his bluff...Can a modern guy master reality-bending glitches before the apocalypse he triggered eats him alive?

Magic is easy! You just have to get your soul vibrating at the right frequency, isn't it? Don't forget the gestures for the spells! But beware... every power has its price, and though we may not know it at first, every payment we make is recorded, and one day we will have to pay our debts. Séraphine Rohan is a witch, perhaps something special in this world, but not even she would dare to fight against the increasingly powerful firearms. Neon lights, soft music and extravagant living! Prosperity is everywhere in this world where idealism meets materialism and mysticism meets science. Where gangsters can be more dangerous than a werewolf and fairy dust is used as a recreational substance. But what lies beneath this veil of glamour, wealth and colorful lights? The decadence of humanity is not only material, but also spiritual, and sometimes... this is reflected in our surroundings more than we think. Join Séraphine Rohan as she explores this world full of interesting creatures, solves cases as a detective and embarks on various adventures driven by money, or maybe it's those ideals she doesn't want to talk about? All this while reality becomes more and more confusing and incomprehensible before her eyes. By the way, how about toasting this psychedelic story with a glass of wine? ------------------------ Cover made by TheAnPlayer2. English is my second language and I'm using Grammarly for thoses mistakes I didn't see, so, if you notice one, comment, please! I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com

The Earth today is in peace with no more war and insurgency, mercenaries are not needed anymore. The MC is a young mercenary that only has talent in war. He can change the tide of battle with his extraordinary ability and skills.Now that his ability is not needed where does he go now? ______________________________________________ Hello, I'm the author of MIVW, and if you want any suggestions for my stories just comment and share your thoughts in any chapters and reviews.

If you have a taste for Isekai and Fantasy, then this is your ideal read. join the protagonist as he enters a new realm searching for answers as he navigates through drastic and testing challenges.

[ WSA 2025 - ENTRY ] [ WARNING! MATURE CONTENT R+18 ] Synopsis: In the thousands of years of buried and recorded history, the mighty Godents—humans who arbitrarily gained extraordinary powers through a mysterious celestial body known as the Goddess—reigned supreme. After seemingly countless debates and wars of all kinds on how to maximize the utilization of the omnipotent comet that landed on Earth, the Summit Academy was thoroughly built. An academy with unique students whose words were infinitely more absolute than a mere third-world country's government... An academy where human depravity was constantly challenged and displayed against the nature of goodness... In this grand society that was founded for the sake of superficial peace and schemes in the shadows, a certain piece of information reached those in power. "The M-Rev File was lost." A mysterious document allegedly containing critical information about the Goddess... Now presumed to be at the hands of an heir of one of the Seven World Corporations... and at the same time, a royal student in the very prestigious academy. Amidst the echoes of malice, one mercenary who appeared out of nowhere and with the questionable mission of protecting this female student was admitted. Student Name: Aeon ??? Additional Information: ??? However, all things considered, on Aeon's first day in this school that could decide a person's future in the blink of an eye, he received a peculiar text message— / I miss you... / * A/N: This R+18 story isn't something just to satisfy the reader's lustful nature...

Do you believe in love? If I confess my love to you, would you take my word for it? Do you also believe love could turn to hate in just a second? One woman's experience could make you question everything. Ask Elena Park or should I say Roseline Monroe, the name's are different but it's the same person. Her life was a big testament to the darker side of love. Elena Park hides a dark secret: she framed her boyfriend, Adrian Vernon for murder, sending him to prison for 10 years. Fate finally exacted its revenge when a devastating accident disfigured her face, forcing her to undergo a face transplant surgery at such an early age. With her new face and identity, Elena renews herself and was determined to leave her past behind. She finds comfort with her mother's best friend and rises to success. However, her world is turned upside down when she meets Adrian again, who is now free from prison and unsuspecting of her true identity.

A young thief is saved from a life of crime by a mercenary contracted to end his spree. Thrown into an academy for mercenaries with no lifeline, can he overcome this strange new world he finds himself in? Can he gather the courage and allies to see him through before a festering evil ends everything? Welcome to Stonewall Keep, Mercenary.