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Romilda Vane

Rank:Zero

Sera Vane is a sixteen-year-old "Rank Zero," openly labeled the worst rank in a culture that ranks everything in its pursuit of power. In the city of Velatrix, rankings dictate all aspects of life—school placement, social status, even access to clean water or decent housing. For Sera, it's a daily life of invisibility and humiliation at high-status Lunaris High, where walls themselves respond to student rank. She's the one in the gray jacket. The system failure. The punchline. But Sera is not who she seems. She's been suppressing random outbursts of energy since she was a kid—episodes she can't explain, filled with static interference, hot-hot equipment, or machinery that inexplicably turns off when she's around. Her sister Jin has begged her to keep quiet, stay hidden, and stay alive. The last time anyone saw her power manifest, someone died. As Sera drifts through school on a wave of taunts and exclusion, she discovers quiet friendship in Lio Dane—a friendly but seemingly low-ranking student who never once treats her like a ghost. Lio is actually a committed agent of an underground resistance, tasked with protecting her. For Sera isn't merely a statistical anomaly. She's a Sovereign-class Conduit—an ancient, feared source of power who can speed and shape energies flowing around her, including other people's abilities. When a synthetic foe attacks Lunaris High in what should've been a routine drill, the best students die. Spies are mobilized. The defense net crashes. But Sera, unranked and unarmed, steps forward—and reality is remade. Her power explodes to life, driving the foe away and bending reality's laws. For the very first time ever, the system recognizes her. And the system goes nuts. Headmistress Calaine Voss, the architect of the academy's ranking system, sees Sera as a threat and initiates the Strata Protocol—a black-budget program designed to put down renegade powers. But she's too late. Word of worldwide transformation seeded by Sera spreads, and a hidden network of retired Conduits and loyalists is reactivated. Lunch ladies, janitors, medics—those the system has all but forgotten are in line to join her. Through flashbacks, sabotage, and slow-cultivated allegiances, Sera learns the truth of her origins—and its terrible price. The regime murdered the last monarch she is now being asked to kill. The power that rests within her could liberate thousands—or enslave them. As Sera is born into the world, her grip on self slips. Everyone wants her to be something: a prophecy, a weapon, or a queen. But Sera doesn't want to be anyone's fate. She wants a life. A voice. A choice. In the confrontation, she battles Calaine with not vengeance but clarity. Sera addresses the ranking system deception and releases a power flash that disables the scanning infrastructure throughout the city. She refuses to insert another hierarchy there. Instead, she disappears—blending again into the populace, refusing power in an addicted society. But she is not lost. And she is not alone. We observe that at the end of the novel, Sera walks backstreets with her sister and Lio, her glyphs pale but not dead. Power hums in her flesh but no longer governs her. Because her rank is gone. But her legacy has only just begun.
Daoistp9zAKI · 3.6K Views

Creator of the Universe Incarnated as a Commoner

In the grim, industrial city of Ironhaven, Kael lives a quiet life sorting scrap, his true identity as the Absolute Origin, the architect of the universe, a fragmented memory. He possesses an unnerving calm and occasionally exhibits impossible feats of luck or subtle reality manipulation that draw the attention of a disgraced knight, Elara Vane, a cynical street rogue, Jax, and a cursed scholar, Seraphina Bellweather, who senses his profound, ancient power. As Kael’s divine abilities begin to surface more overtly, often in response to direct threats, he goes from an unknown commoner to a figure of awe, terror, and intense scrutiny. He effortlessly neutralizes Sump assassins like Silas Darkharrow and the even more formidable Wraith Hound, dismantles the machinations of the arrogant Master Alchemist Vorlag Krell, and in a cataclysmic display, annihilates an army of monstrous Skitter-Horrors that threaten the city, revealing a glimpse of his true, godlike power before vanishing into a subterranean Sanctum of Origin. His reappearance, now as a "consultant" in Seraphina's shop of magical curiosities, only deepens the mystery. Kael attempts to maintain a facade of detached normalcy, offering cryptic pronouncements and casually manipulating ancient artifacts while his companions (a burgeoning, unconventional group including Elara, Seraphina, and a reluctant Jax) try to understand his motives and the cosmic implications of his presence. Hunted by terrified city authorities like Commander Stern, observed by the now-cautious Sump, and drawing the attention of entities beyond Ironhaven, Kael's journey is one of rediscovering his own nature, the burden of his power, and the reason for his incarnation. Interwoven with epic displays of divine might, intensely choreographed battles, shocking reactions from onlookers, and moments of unexpected (often deadpan) comedy, the story explores themes of overwhelming power, cosmic mystery, fate, and the surprising emergence of human-like connections in an entity beyond mortal comprehension. Each confrontation pushes Kael further towards reclaiming his godhood, with the fate of Ironhaven, and potentially the multiverse, hanging in the balance. The narrative blends thrilling action and god-tier power displays with character-driven emotional arcs and a developing, unconventional harem dynamic.
RSisekai · 11.9K Views

The Architect of Lost Souls

In a world choked by perpetual ash and crumbling ruins, Elias Thorne, a pragmatic historian, awakens in the frail body of Kaelen Vane, a reviled, branded necromancer. This isn't the Earth he knew; this is the Ashlands, a dying realm haunted by a forgotten catastrophe. But Kaelen's necromancy is unlike any legend. He doesn't raise mindless husks. Instead, he can sense soul fragments lingering in the dead. By painstakingly reassembling these shattered essences, he can temporarily restore the deceased, unlocking their memories, forgotten skills, and even their lost magic. Each "resurrection" is a living, breathing history lesson. Driven by a historian's insatiable curiosity and a primal need for survival, Kaelen soon discovers a horrifying truth: the Ashlands aren't dying naturally. They were shattered centuries ago by a cataclysmic invasion from beings utterly alien to this world. The common understanding of the past is a lie. Now, with a fragile command over his unique power and the spectral guidance of Ser Ulric, a resurrected ancient knight, Kaelen must delve deeper into the haunted ruins and forgotten battlefields. He is the last hope to piece together the true history of the Ashlands, not just for knowledge, but to find a way to escape its slow, agonizing death. But the past holds more than just answers; it harbors ancient, malevolent forces that do not sleep, and they are keenly aware of the young necromancer who dares to awaken the dead. Can Kaelen uncover the truth before the Ashlands consume him, or will he simply become another lost soul in a forgotten history?
Elias_Vance · 8.3K Views

The Billionaire's Hidden Legacy

Alaric Vane lives a life of quiet invisibility—working a humble job, living in the shadows of the powerful Marrow Family, and enduring the scorn of those who see him as nothing more than a mistake. To the world, he is a nobody. To the Marrows, he is an embarrassment—a man married into their prestigious bloodline under the mysterious wishes of their late patriarch. Only Celeste Marrow, his proud and skeptical wife, sees glimmers of the truth buried beneath his silence. Slowly, through loyalty, patience, and unshakable devotion, Alaric begins to earn her trust. But what no one knows—not even Celeste—is that Alaric is far more than the quiet man they belittle. He is the last surviving heir to a bloodline long thought extinct—a family sworn to guard ancient secrets hidden beneath the modern world. When old loyalties awaken and buried enemies stir, Alaric is forced to step out of the shadows. Armed with intelligence, unbreakable will, growing supernatural strength, and a network of powerful allies he subdues and earns along the way, Alaric begins to reclaim what was stolen from his family. But power attracts danger. Rivals, traitors, and ancient forces emerge, threatening not only Alaric’s legacy but the woman he has sworn to protect. And when lines are crossed, the man they thought they could ignore will become the man they can no longer escape. Beneath the quiet… Behind the scorn… A legacy is rising. I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com aswell. Make sure to follow on all Sites!!
JeaniuSS · 25.5K Views
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