Namesake

Oh, this anthology is pure magic! Imagine an entire book spun from the melodies and heartbreak of all those classic songs with a woman’s name in the title. Yes, that’s right—the Emilys, the Roxannes, the Lolas, and Laylas. Each story takes inspiration from a beloved track, reimagining the namesake into tales that twist, turn, haunt, or heal in ways you’d never expect. From tales of forbidden love and supernatural encounters to journeys of self-discovery and wicked revenge, every story pulls at a different chord. This collection takes the muse out of the song and drops her into a world where her name tells her story. Perfect for anyone who’s ever felt the pulse of a song run through their veins—or whispered their name in the dark. Grab a coffee, plug in your earbuds, and dive into the secret lives of these legendary ladies.

Once upon a time, I had thought that the worst thing to ever happen to me was being abducted by aliens. It turns out that wasn’t the case at all. The worst thing to have ever happened was to be betrayed by the one thing you needed to survive. After the Alliance fell, my AI powered ship released me from the lab I had been in for the past few months. Not wanting to look like the monster I knew him to be, Lucifer sold me to a pleasure station, hoping that I would die a quick and painful death. He should have had a conversation with my parents before he did that. At least then, he could have been assured that I was nothing if not a constant source of disappointment. Instead of dying, I lived in that hell for almost a year before a military operation took out the pleasure station and all of us poor females with it. Thinking that this was my chance at freedom and a life of my own, I was sorely disappointed to find myself back in yet another cage. Swimming in a pool in the center of my new cage, staring up at the gold bars surrounding me, I waited. For freedom or death, I really didn’t know, but I waited. All I had ever wanted was to be part of a world, to find that one place in all the universe that belonged to me. But unlike my mermaid namesake, I had no witch to grant me my wish, no Prince Charming to save me. That was… until they showed up and killed my owner. They told me that they could take me anywhere in the known universe. I just had to ask. The problem was I had no idea where to go. I had no home and no way back to Earth. But that didn’t stop them from showing me the universe. And then, one day, I found it. The one place I could call home. It was their world... and all I wanted to be was part of it. However, before I could call it mine, I had to fight for it. Jokes on them. I’d been fighting my whole life, and now, I finally found something worth fighting for. You can run. You can hide. But if you fuck with me and mine… You best be prepared to die. My name is Ariel. Let me show you my new world. --- This is a dark novel with a dark beginning, please pay attention to the trigger warnings! Trigger Warnings: Sexual Assault (Past and Present) Physical Assault Child Bride Abusive parents Thoughts of suicide Cults (high religious content) ----- Reverse Harem, no MM Part of the Star's Ships Universe (With cross over to some of the other novels) ----- Other Novels: Rebirth In the Apocalypse: Third Time's A Charm (Completed) Fight, Flight, or Freeze: The Healer's Story (Completed) Star's Ships (Completed) Dancing with Monsters (Ongoing) As Silent As A Mouse (Ongoing) Discord ID: devilbesideyou666 Discord Chanel: https://discord.gg/rFfuaqFQFN

"From here on out, I'll only do what I want. What makes me Happy" After years at a dead-end job, Evian finally has enough and quits to pursue his passions but before he could even revel in his new freedom, tragedy struck and he became a creature of Decadence. Condemned to a life of devouring souls in exchange for strength, Evian is pulled out of the world he knew and made to possess the body of a namesake in a different world of Magic and all sorts of wonder. A world home to different races taking residency in their own separate corners of it. In this new world, Evian will find so many opportunities opened to him and it won't take long for him to begin to indulge in those opportunities. After all, Souls taste good but beauties- Beauties taste even better...

Mercy wanted nothing more in life then to be wanted, but they took that from him. Now Mercy will be anything other then his namesake.

It all started from vengeance, a young prince who simply wanted to protect an already doomed family. He stumbled upon a power that he had no right to, unaware of the hidden machinations of a dead god. 01010100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01110101 01101110 01101001 01110110 01100101 01110010 01110011 01100101 00100000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01100100 01100101 01100001 01100100 01010100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01110000 01101100 01100001 01101110 01100101 01110100 00100000 01110111 01101001 01101100 01101100 00100000 01100110 01101111 01101100 01101100 01101111 01110111 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- What can you expect from this book: -One love interest who will be introduced later in the story -Kingdom building which will start out as a town and grow from there -Some darker elements at time which will have warnings when particularly graphic along with fade to black R18 scenes -Charon creates his own system of power for his race -A 'System', however the 'System' is not as important of a factor and will not be a source of Charon's strength -The characters will not live up to their namesake right away, but they will later on with some differences

First born princess of Goryeo is promised to Silla in marriage. What has begun as a promise between families becomes a pact sealed in blood when her betrothed is mysteriously killed. Now what binds Seol, the lady Ha In of Goryeo to Silla is a blood debt – to turn away from it would be to topple the country into irreparable chaos. Yet, her heart lies with another. Raised from obscurity of illegitimacy, fate of concubine - born last son of northern Kang clan rests on the emperor’s grace. However, being tasked with the guardianship of the imperial princess is the last of his worries. In the whirlwind of emotions that she brings along, it is not just his title that is at stake, but his heart and a secret that he had brought from a grave of a different time. Theirs is a fate from an age gone by, but a love impossible to attain. Theirs is a story written upon dying stars. *** From inside: The snow caressed him in a way she yearned to; fluttering against his lashes, tangled up in his hair. She has always felt home in north, in the valleys that filled themselves with her namesake and with this man beside he, arrows slung over his shoulder and laughter in his eyes. Silla and her betrothed would never take that place. Seol opens her mouth; it is now or never. “Don’t say it,” he cuts her off, a hand stretched out for a lonely snowflake to perch upon. It turns translucent against his roughed palm. “My hand isn’t made for snowflakes,” he sounds joyous, as he always does – when she is weeping within. His eyes remain resolutely elsewhere. “I’ve been summoned to the garrison,” he continues in that same flat tone. “My last duty here will be to deliver your highness to your betrothed.” She is unaware of the tear that has escaped, until an ice cold thumb brushes it off. “Don’t cry,” he says then and she sees the laughing spark in his eyes for what it truly is; longing. “It breaks my heart.” ***

"What do you see?" "I see a dream..." "What kind of dream do you envision?" "A dream of blood, carnage, betrayal and sacrifice." "Why?" "Why? Because i once dreamed of the light, of peace and friendship, love and compassion." "You're a fool for dreaming of such things." "Perhaps, but i know they exist. So long as you can see the path through the chaos." "Can you? As far as i remember all you see is pitch black emptiness." “Hmm...I wonder what does black looks like? With how much you talk about it i've grown curious. All I ‘see’ is dark and light. When the sun is out or when there is a light source I can usually tell, but aside from that you're correct, all there is surrounding me is darkness.” "It sounds lonely." "You get used to it...besides, don't I have you?" "Hahahaha! Indeed lass, indeed." Amongst the laughter of her companion, Serenity stood up before climbed down from the mountain of corpses which she previously rested upon. Carving a path through the chaos and disorder of the world, while keeping true to her namesake and leaving the places she traversed in a serene silence. Can the land which is constantly buffeted by war and famine, become a place of peace and prosperity? ...Maybe in a dream... ***************************************************** --//\\--//\\--//\\--//\\--//\\--//\\--//\\--//\\--//\\-- ***************************************************** Tags: [Fantasy], [Video Game], [Female Protagonist], [Weak to Strong], [Slice of Life], [Action], [Adventure], *[Possible Romance]* ***I have many diffrent paths planned out in which the story could go down. If you have inputs, or desire a world based setting comment on Aux chapter titled: Author's Space.*** Updates might be slow depending on work schedual and my desire to write. I'm an avid reader who has always enjoyed reading stories and delving into my imagination while having a hard time putting my thoughts into texts so there might be a point where I lag and take breaks so I hope you'll forgive me. I hope you enjoy the story though. Thank you for spending some of the time in your day to visit my world!

Our resident trap, Robin, is turned into a futanari orc by a twisted god! Who does that! The audacity. Well, at least he gets a second shot at life. Considering he died and all. And he's far more powerful. Let's observe his new life of debauchery & power starting from childhood!

Lucifer is a young boy caught in an endless cycle of reincarnation of which he is suffered to the same fate as his namesake.

What happens when a rift boss is a sentient being? What happens when a Rift boss has the ability to leave their own rift and level up in the process with a unique system that allows them to become their namesake? This is the journey of Tyrian a rift boss created in the image of Tyr, God of justice and war!

Follow Sigyn as her journey begins with Severus. The marriage law struck society. Due to the law, Sigyn had no choice but to marry Severus. As they explore aspects of each other, Sigyn meets Loki through her visions. Will the lore of her namesake repeat itself or will Sigyn write a new one?

Zane, by a twist of fate, found his memories merged with those of his namesake who met his end as a Zombie in another apocalypse. With these memories and a golden touch in hand, he's catapulted back to one month before doomsday's dawn. As someone on the brink of becoming a Zombie himself, how will he tackle this second shot at life? Buckle up, and stay tuned for the ride of a lifetime. Tags # Weak to Strong # Apocalypse # Harem # No Yuri # May Contain R18 Content (Chapters will be marked) # Chapters released daily (Sometimes with surprises) # Chapters will be brief, typically around 1000 to 1500 words (Sometimes with surprises).

24-year-old Selene Hart finds herself in desperate need of money to save her family's crumbling ancestral home. Out of options, she agrees to a contract marriage with enigmatic billionaire Adrian Blackwood. The contract is simple: stay married for one year and receive enough wealth to solve all her financial troubles. It was just one year and it was only for the namesake, what could possibly go wrong?

In a bustling high school forum, a shocking accusation rocks the community: Jian Yiling, the once-studious and introverted girl, is alleged to have viciously pushed her brother, the piano prodigy Jian Yunzhuo, down the stairs, jeopardizing his musical future. As outrage floods the comments and demands for her expulsion grow louder, Jian Yiling faces a storm of public scorn. Little do they know, this scandal is only the beginning. Transmigrated into a novel where her namesake is a notorious heiress with a dark and turbulent fate, Jian Yiling must navigate a treacherous path. In a world where reputation and truth collide, will she unravel the truth behind the accusations and forge a new destiny, or will she succumb to the shadows of the character she’s become?

A cybernetic monk travels the galaxy performing acts of penance for its murderous namesake. Its duty…its function, is to heal the damage caused by its sadistic progenitor. But during the dangerous journey, it discovers unsettling facts that force it to question its real purpose...and the true nature of its own existence. Dodging death and disassembly, the monk uncovers a disturbing secret hidden by its religious masters. A secret that could threaten the fragile balance of power in the galaxy. A secret they will kill to protect.

Do you like interconnected multiverse? Drenhald is just one of many of my projects on Webnovel and Tumblr forming an interconnected multiverse. In Drenhald specifically, the world known as Gaelnir, home to the place known as Drenhald, namesake of the story is one akin to medieval times. Drenhald is a medieval western, where sheriffs force people to pay unecessary taxes, bounty hunters hide their identities, and evil looms on the horizon, and a threat known as a Swarm emerges. In the center of it all is Narniff, a man simply trying to keep his life as a bounty-hunter a secret. The first volume (8 parts on Webnovel, another releasing on thecaniversum.tumblr.com,) sets up the looming threat of the Swarms, while also giving readers a peek at Narniff's deepest, darkest secrets.

Class 1X, the elite class full of the smartest and most athletic people in the entirety of Bear's school, and it just so happened that he had landed himself a place in it. In comparison to the other students in the class who were attractive and popular, nobody really paid any attention to Bear. Although he had rightfully earned his place in the class, nobody wanted to talk to him due to his large, burly physique which didn't fit in with the lean and toned bodies of his classmates. Due to this, it was no surprise to him that when his class was summoned to another world to be Heroes, he was accidentally sent into the body of his namesake, he actually became a bear cub. Despite this, with the boon granted to him by the Goddess and his Hero Class still intact, Bear sets out to stop the Demon King and save the world.

Salame isn't what one would call a conventional beauty. In fact, she doesn't believe she fits into any definition of beauty. With her short stature, dark complexion, and melancholic disposition, she certainly doesn't stand out. To make matters worse, her parents bestowed upon her the name Salame Dan Allah fa, what were they thinking. Duk sunan duniyan nan fa,they could have just called her salma, easy peasy everyone happy, but no. she must be called Salame like her namesake her grandmother kaka salame, yuck! The only good thing she got from kaka salame aside from the fact that she give birth to her loving mother. Was her long hair, every thing else was just yucky. Despite her perceived shortcomings, Salame never allows them to hinder her ambitions. In fact, she sets her standards higher than the towering heights of Mount Everest. Dan kana da kudi da kyau doesn't mean you are enough for Salame. She has a specific set of criteria in mind: he must be wealthy, have a light complexion, an athletic physique, possess a romantic and humorous nature, and the list goes on. Salame is dead serious about finding a partner who checks all the boxes, Relidiculous boxes. ____________________________________________ Salame, Salma, or Salami, call her what you will, is an incredibly challenging woman to encounter. With her melancholic disposition, sassy attitude, and utter disregard for authority, she proves to be quite the handful. Salame stands as a symbol of defiance, a woman who refuses to settle for anything less than extraordinary. However, beneath her exterior, Salame conceals the uncertainty and desires that reside within every human soul. Like anyone else, she yearns to be seen, accepted, and loved for who she truly is. Will her search for the perfect guy be a mere dream, destined to remain unfulfilled like the aspirations of many others? Or lead her to the perfect guy, or will she learns to redefine her definition of perfection, one thing remains certain: her pursuit of love will be a transformative odyssey, where she discovers not only the intricacies of her own heart but also the profound nature of human connection. After all, it isn't possible to find that kind of person in three weeks, which is exactly the amount of time she has been given.

Purpose: The focus of this book is the development of August, the protagonist(s), and the development of his philosophies. Power is important, but being powerful isn't the primary focus of this book. --- Synopsis: August was born on Earth, a genius born into a wealthy family who wanted for nothing. Depression was a constant, however, which eventually led to his suicide. Feeling that nobody cared, he relinquished his luxury in a spoiled fit. During his travel into this world, August had split into two copies. Damon, named after what August had mistakenly called him at first, a demon, had been trapped in a great sword, while August inhabited a corpse. August only harbored the ordinary trivial sadness, confusion, and discomfort, but Damon was losing his mind. Minds are meant to have an affiliated physiology; without one, it destroys itself. Damon had to find a magical solution and find a new vessel before he became a slave to his insanity. He had made a bet: he would find a vessel before time left his side. If he won, he would win his life and his mind back; if he lost, August would kill him, as Damon made him swear to. --- Excerpts: Damon broke August's stupor, saying, "As soon as I arrived and figured some things out, I noticed that something was off. It took me a long while to find out what it was, but I think I now know what it is." "I can't feel anything anymore. I don't have anything in the way of emotions. I'm aware of the concept and I'm aware of the fact that I should feel them, but I don't. And now, I don't know what to do. I don't care anymore. Do whatever you want." "Take me. Do something to me. Please. Or kill me at least. Destroy me, if you'll do nothing else." - A black great sword with ruby inlays sprouted from the chest of a burning Elvish corpse. The flames licked the blood, puss, and flesh on its blade before eventually devouring them, too, and being reflected in its ruby inlays that ran from its hilt to where the sword disappeared, the elf's chest. Smoke engulfed the sword, giving Damon's namesake more meaning, mimicking a common sight in hell. August dragged the meat over and cooked the fetid harvest in the heat of a smoldering corpse. - Misery has always loved company, so he held no compassion for them. He cared that he had crossed the boogeyman line of murder, but he was still the subject of his thoughts. In his degenerate and corrupt character, an unholy and evil union thrived; his hedonism and nihilism had been wed and birthed this vile narcissism. --- Releases: I plan to release a chapter every day, barring the odd happening that prevents me from writing. Each chapter ought to be from 1.2k-2.2k words at an average of approx. 1.4k. It could be more than that or it could be slightly less than that, but I do plan to release every day at 19:00 UTC+8.