When We Cease To Understand The World Or

After being shot on the shores of the Windhollow Coast, Molly finds herself on a mysterious moving island, with an even more mysterious man for company. I will also be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com :)

Yesaya "Yasa" Emanuel, a bright young man from Yogyakarta, held one burning ultimate goal: to fly to Leiden, Netherlands. His mission wasn't to pursue studies or a career, but for an impossible meeting with Keyla Luvena, his first love from high school, who left him because she was unwilling to be in a long-distance relationship.

In a world where magic and swordsmanship decide fate, Aiden de Ravenspire Winrose, the third son of a powerful Duke, dreams not of glory—but of truth. Born into nobility with a mysterious past and a voice said to enchant the soul, Aiden begins his journey at Solstice Knight Hall. Yet, as nightmarish visions plague his dreams and whispers of an ancient prophecy awaken, Aiden finds himself at the heart of a forgotten war. Will he rise as a hero—or bleed with the world?

Ruby Martinez thinks that everyone, even monsters that hide in the dark, should be given a second chance. She works as a librarian in Moonhaven, a small, quiet town. She spends her days with books and people, not realizing that her home is right on the edge of the magical and human worlds. Ruby accidentally brings out magic she didn't know existed when a powerful storm breaks the old spells that were protecting the library. When she touches a strange book, it calls to Asher Nightfall, a shadow demon who has been alone for a hundred years because he is haunted by the town he destroyed and the innocent people who died because he couldn't control his powers. When they met for the first time, they should have been scared. Instead, Ruby sees past the glowing red eyes and swirling shadows to glimpse the broken soul beneath. Others see a monster in her, but she sees someone who needs to be saved and loved very much. Seraphina Dark, a vampire queen who has been after Asher for decades, becomes interested in them as their relationship grows. To get what she wants, she will use his shadow skills to build an army of evil. Ruby will be her lure. As Ruby learns to wield magic she inherited from an ancient bloodline, and Asher discovers that love can transform even the darkest powers, they must face an impossible choice: surrender to Seraphina's demands or risk everything in a battle that will determine not just their fate, but the future of both worlds. Two hurt souls will learn that redemption isn't about forgetting the past; it's about making plans for a better future, one full of love that can heal even the darkest wounds. the story has both light and shadow.

Aika Misora never planned to fall in love. Not with the boy who sat alone on rooftops, or the one who pressed flowers instead of speaking his pain. But some stories don’t wait to be written — they bloom in silence, in shared glances, in the weight of unsaid things. After her mother’s quiet abandonment, Aika survives high school by keeping her heart zipped shut. Her world is routine: library lunches, hushed notebooks, and pretending everything’s fine. Until she meets Ren Hayashi, the quiet sketch-artist with rumors on his name and bruises in his smile. He doesn’t talk much. But his silence says everything. Drawn together by chance — and maybe fate — the two begin to orbit each other in secret places: the abandoned rooftop, the library’s back corner, the flower shop that smells like lost time. As seasons shift, so do they. Slowly. Tenderly. Terrifyingly. But love, even the gentle kind, brings buried pain to the surface. And when a long-unopened letter from Aika’s mother resurfaces, the wounds between them deepen — not enough to break, but enough to test whether two broken hearts can really hold each other. A soft, grief-tinged coming-of-age romance about first love, second chances, and what it means to stay — even when everything else leaves.

After a war that ended the world, Wild lives only to survive—until he meets Lina. Two lonely souls in a world of silence and death. But when one of them is bitten, they have ten days left before turning into a monster. In those days, they discover fear, warmth… and a love that makes even the end worth living.

He created an empire—not to rule the world, but to understand it. Silas Reed unified Earth, conquered nations, and led humanity into the stars. Not as a hero. Not as a tyrant. But as a man obsessed with truth. He needed minds. Tools. Data. So he raised a civilization around him like scaffolding. But when that civilization stopped growing—when it became content—he let it collapse behind him without regret. His final experiment was a time machine. It failed. Instead of the past, it flung him into another universe—one ruled by martial gods, bloodline dynasties, mana, and power structures beyond human logic. Here, Silas is no longer at the top of the food chain. But that only makes the puzzle more beautiful. He doesn't want revenge. Or redemption. Or power. He wants understanding. What he doesn't know—yet—is that he was expected. That his arrival was not a fluke, but a move. One placed on a board he cannot yet see, by players he cannot yet comprehend. This is not the story of a chosen one. It is the chronicle of a man with a single obsession—and what happens when a cold, curious god of reason walks into a world that runs on myth. ------ -> Tags: #Transmigration #RationalMC #NoSystem #DarkFantasy #CosmicIntrigue #ObsessionDrivenMC -> Discord: https://discord.gg/W7DZDWYjKH

"There is an old saying that a person is but a mosaic of memories. But it is not the memories themselves that shape us, rather the choices one chisels from their shattered pieces — even those born in silence, even those carved in pain." "When the World Forgot Itself" is the Main Story and the largest part of the large Universe of Luminastra. It explores the delicate, often fractured nature of identity through a tapestry of fantasy and speculative genres. At its core lies an investigation into how memory — both personal and collective— shapes reality, yet never fully defines it. Instead, it is the conscious act of choosing what to hold onto, what to discard, and what to transform that forms the essence of self. Drawing from dark fantasy’s shadowed realms and epic fantasy’s vast horizons, the story delves into psychological and philosophical questions of existence, trauma, and resilience. It confronts the haunting echoes of forgotten histories and suppressed truths, inviting readers to consider how the past continues to live within us, sometimes as silent burdens, sometimes as sources of hope.

Earth was dying. They offered salvation. We gave them everything— Now we’ve come to take it back.

Nestled among the towering skyscrapers and opulent mansions of City Y, lies a world of glamour and glitz, but also of secrets and criminal syndicates. At the heart of this enigmatic world, is Xu Liling, a 24-year-old planning manager at Li Corporation, known for her cold and meticulous nature. Little does anyone know, Liling is also a skilled assassin by night, a secret identity kept from all except her best friend Shen Ru. However, Liling's life takes an unexpected turn when she is ordered to assassinate her boss, Li Hao, an order she knows she must fulfil for the sake of her brother's life. Before she can carry out the hit, Hao discovers her true identity and what was meant to be another night soiled with blood, ends with a marriage proposal. This unexpected twist of fate sets Liling on a path she had never anticipated. As she adjusts to her new life as Hao's wife and caretaker of his young son, the adorable Little Bun, Liling begins to uncover secrets about her own family's past. As Liling embarks on a new phase of her life, one without The Organization's control over her, she uncovers layers of herself and her family's past that lead her through the winding path of lies, deceit, and betrayal. Will she be able to navigate the web of drama and deception that surround her new life, or will she be consumed by the challenges ahead. Prepare to be swept away into a world of intrigue and romance. Enter the pages of When Our Two Worlds Collided and join Liling on her journey of self-discovery and adventure. The fate of her new life hangs in the balance - start reading now to find out what happens.

Lu is a typical American with a bit of a sociopathic side of him. He lusts for power and wants every the world has to offer. After he gets all he wants he wants he has one ultimate goal in mind....To destroy every human being on the planet. But then lu is encountered by an alien race that has the same goal in mind . But will he follow through with this plan?

Not every start of a love story makes sense... But, to be having a boyfriend when just the other day you were straight? How was that fair? While Aiden was busy drowning his sorrows away, Philip wanted to break out of the norms. What was supposed to be a one night stand felt like the first night to forever. Was that love at first lust? "It's not perfect but, it's worth your curiosity I promise!" A love from deception can it ever prevail?

Sarah moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest to escape her troubled past and start anew. She finds a job at a quaint bookstore and begins to settle into a peaceful routine. However, strange things begin to happen around her, and she starts to suspect that there is something sinister lurking in the shadows. One day, she meets a handsome and mysterious man named James who frequents the bookstore. Despite her reservations, she feels drawn to him, and they begin a tentative romance. But as their relationship deepens, Sarah discovers that James has secrets of his own, and that he may be connected to the strange occurrences in the town. Together, Sarah and James delve into the mysteries surrounding the town, uncovering a web of secrets and lies that threaten to consume them both. As they race against time to solve the mystery, they must confront their deepest fears and the darkness within themselves. As the stakes get higher and the danger escalates, Sarah and James must decide whether their love is strong enough to survive the horrors that lie ahead.

Living in seattle has been very strenuous on Maya as she had to do all kind of job to cater for ten year old Jasper . Their parents died five years ago in a car crash and the workload has been pushed onto Maya . She had to shuffle her life of working at a bar and also taking good care of Jasper. Let delve into this thrilling romance fiction as we unravel Maya's life after encountering the cold,renowned and richest ceo in Washington.......will their encounter be a turning point in Maya's life or will it cause more harm than good??

In this bittersweet meta-romantic tale, Hinata is a girl from the real world who discovers that her closest friend, Alya, exists only in the pages of a novel. When Hinata learns that the author plans to delete Alya’s story, she begins to see the fading words, the crumbling scenes. Refusing to lose Alya, Hinata risks everything to cross the boundary between reality and fiction, determined to save her friend even if it means becoming part of the dying narrative herself. A haunting journey of friendship, sacrifice, and the power of love against an ending written in ink.

“What good is a hero who can’t save those he loves? How is he not a villain if he refuses the power to protect? Ignorance does not make one a hero, it makes you a fool who fails to protect. A hero is a man who protects those he loves. Violence, manipulation, or even blackmail, your actions do not make you a villain; it is what those actions accomplish that does.” “…” “I paraphrased it a bit, but that’s the gist of what he said.” “…” “He’d probably agree with you, hell, he’d most likely even side with you.” “…” “But me? I’m not him, nor am I a hero of justice, or whatever. And after what you’ve done… Even if you’re actions accomplish a greater good, I….” “…” “You’re a dead man, you hear me! You’re dead!”

*VERY VERY SLOW UPDATES* Twenty-one year old Nikon Page works for the powerful corporation known as Monster Hunters... in the Pest Control Department. It's not great, but he sticks it out hoping for a promotion to the elite Hunters. Nikon believes he's ready to hunt the truly dangerous monsters. However, he's going to find out that some things are not as they appear.

A heavily sheltered girl finally gets the opportunity to be free, but what is freedom? Is this "freedom" that she seeks actually what she thinks it is? Or is it something more sinister that she would've never anticipated. There are a lot of unknown horrors in this world that she has yet to uncover thanks to her upbringing, but what will happen when she finally encounters them? Her new "fresh start" is about to turn in a direction that she could've never expected...

"aku tidak butuh untuk dikenal atau menjadi populer, aku hanya butuh dimengerti" menceritakan seorang pemuda bernama Kael Noctis yang selalu murah tersenyum dan tidak pernah terlihat sedih. Bahkan situasi yang seharusnya sedih sekalipun ia akan selalu tertawa. Lalu suatu kejadian akan menimpa hidupnya yang membuat kehidupannya berubah seratus delapan puluh derajat dan dia dijuluki sebagai, "Iblis yang tertawa." Namun, apakah benar dia tidak merasakan perasaan sedih? hanya 'dia' yang tahu. Setelah kejadian itu menimpa Kael, dia hampir menyerah untuk melanjutkan hidup. Tapi untungnya, dia melihat seorang Warrior yang sedang bertarung menyelamatkannya dan itu memberinya cahaya untuk melanjutkan hidup, yaitu "mencari dan mendapatkan pengakuan orang-orang" dengan itu, Kael bersumpah akan menjadi Warrior yang membunuh dan menyelematkan orang-orang dari monster. Ini adalah kisah seorang pemuda yang ingin mendapatkan pengakuan bahwa ia bukan Iblis tertawa, melainkan seorang Warrior.

Fuyuki Hayakaze was a seventeen-year-old high schooler with one claim to fame: he was a world-record-holding speedrunner with a knack for breaking games in ways their developers never intended. His motto? "If it wasn’t patched, it’s fair game." That is, until he heroically dives into traffic to save a child from the cruel, uncaring wheels of fate—otherwise known as Torakku-kun. Now reincarnated in a fantasy world governed by a game-like System, Fuyuki finds himself alive, confused, and... bug-eyed. Not only can he see the hidden mechanics behind every attack, spell, and status effect—he can also view the complete stat blocks of anyone he meets. HP, MP, buffs, debuffs, passive traits, hidden titles—he sees it all. Most would call this a cheat skill. Fuyuki calls it a debug menu. Armed with his gamer instincts, a total disregard for narrative integrity, and a deep-seated hatred of tutorials, Fuyuki sets out to sequence-break his way through a world that clearly wasn’t balanced for someone like him. But as Fuyuki digs deeper, he begins to realize that the system isn't just a mechanic—it's watching him. Logging him. And maybe... learning. This is the tale of a boy who treats life like a game—and a system that was never meant to be played.

There's a forest where the trees grow men like fruit. Where the last survivor crawled home with bark for skin and a single word carved into his bones. Where the wind carries voices that aren't wind at all. The Hollow Creed calls it a warning. The Void Creed calls it a god. The nobles call it a myth. They named it The Hollow Orchard. But "We call it the end of the

Yejun, a rebellious teen with a messy home life, never cared about anything until one day while skipping basketball practice he hid in the school bathroom and found himself face-to-face with Doyun, the heir of a powerful magic family.(which he didnt know yet btw) But something was off. Doyun looked shocked, muttered something under his breath, and bolted out of the room. From that moment strange things started happening. And by the time night fell, Yejun found himself yanked out of the normal world teleported straight into a realm of magic. Soon having to go to a magic school.

He died a nobody. He returned a storm. Kim Raines was just another exhausted office drone, ground down by a lifeless job and a world that didn’t care. But when a strange meteor shower tore open reality, he awoke in a world of monsters, magic, and beast tamers—ten years in the past, but not in the world he once knew. Here, power is forged through bonds with spirit beasts. Here, survival means taming the wild, evolving your partner, and dominating the battlefield. Here, the weak are hunted—and the strong rule. At the Awakening Ceremony, Kim is given the worst possible egg. A common black cat. In his previous life, it was a curse that crushed his future. But this time, something is different. A hidden system awakens within him. A forgotten evolution path is revealed. And that ‘worthless’ cat? It’s the key to a bloodline unseen in centuries. Now, with memories of a ruined world, a system that defies logic, and a beast destined for divinity, Kim will rise. He’s not just back to survive. He’s back to tame the world.

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Elena—an effortlessly adored ballerina with a radiant smile and a carefully guarded heart—meets Alexander, a quiet, intimidating car enthusiast who keeps most of his world behind silence and scars. When an unexpected encounter at a house party leads to a shared moment of rare vulnerability, their lives begin to orbit one another in subtle, unspoken ways. Neither of them is looking for connection. She’s used to affection without depth. He’s used to depth without company. But through stalled cars, shared glances in diners, and the kinds of texts that don’t mean much on the surface but say just enough, a quiet companionship begins to grow. They’re just friends. At least that’s what they tell themselves. But sometimes, the quiet speaks louder than anyone expects.

What would you do? Do you think that you would have lived if it was you or would you have given up and accepted faith? How would you feel if you found out that a part of the world is dieing and the rest of the world is thriving? Why? This world will let you know that it doesn't care who you are. In fact it will let you know 'If you think you can hide it will always find a way to open a window for itself'. YOU MUST SURVIVE!!!

They’re broke. They’re emotionally unavailable. They’re probably not licensed to do any of this. But somehow… they keep saving the world by accident. Meet Kazuki Kuroda, a washed-up conman with a mysterious past, a strawberry milk addiction, and a gift for lying through his teeth. Leading a team of psychic freeloaders, demon cats, and emotionally unstable sidekicks, he takes on odd jobs no one else wants—ghost infestations, psychic toddlers, cursed ramen contests… He never means to be a hero. He just wants lunch. But when a simple errand spirals into citywide chaos, Kazuki and his ragtag crew get mistaken for world-saving legends. Again. Between possessed microwaves, fake god impersonations, accidental cult leadership, and one very emotional haunted bathroom ghost, things start getting weird. And dangerous. Because beneath the punchlines and pratfalls… something darker is stirring. And Kazuki? He’s not just lying to the world. He’s lying to himself.

Synopsis – When We Were Strangers Emma Cruz and Liam Navarro have known each other since elementary school — two quiet souls sharing the same classrooms, hallways, and lunch breaks, yet never truly noticing each other. They weren’t friends, weren’t enemies, just two names that passed each other like strangers on a train. But during their final year of high school, fate brings them side by side once again — this time, as classmates in the same section. What begins as small talk soon grows into something deeper. Emma, the driven and organized honor student, and Liam, the quiet boy with a poet’s soul, find unexpected comfort in each other’s presence. Slowly, a quiet bond forms — one built not on grand gestures, but on shared silences, lingering glances, and the steady unfolding of trust. As they navigate academic pressures, family expectations, and the uncertainty of their future paths, Emma and Liam begin to redefine what it means to really *know* someone. But when life forces them to confront unspoken feelings and the possibility of separation after graduation, they must decide: will they remain just two people who finally noticed each other too late, or can their story become something more? Told across thirty emotionally rich chapters, *When We Were Strangers* is a slow-burn love story about timing, growth, and the quiet kind of love that blooms when you least expect it — the kind that changes everything.

In a society obsessed with order, reputation, and control, Kaito Shiranami was the embodiment of brilliance and innocence—a high school prodigy with loving parents, loyal friends, and a girlfriend who made his world feel like a dream. But perfection invites scrutiny, and Kaito’s life begins to unravel under the weight of society’s unspoken rules. What begins as a forced breakup spirals into a series of tragedies. Kaito loses everything—his love, his family, his identity. Branded as a problem rather than a victim, he disappears from the world. But he doesn’t die. He transforms. From the shadows, Kaito becomes the architect of chaos. With a mind sharper than any weapon and a soul scarred beyond repair, he turns his pain into purpose: to dismantle the very society that crushed him. City by city. System by system. Nation by nation. He will become a myth. A ghost. A god of destruction with no chains. And in the end, when the world is reduced to ash, he will be the last ember… smiling.

Nora, a severely heartbroken teenager trying heal from the wound embedded by her parents leaves to go on a journey to fulfill her lifelong passion. What happens when her fate intertwines with a worldwide idol who suffers from deep regret and pain. What if i said i want to do just that, what if i'm willing to leave everything behind" Nora replied while staring in his eyes with a straight face. "You are probably not thinking straight right now" he replied with great urgency. Nora chuckled loudly like she was suddenly bewitched "I don't think i have ever made a decision as wise as this right now". **** Nora was expecting a reply but there was none just deep stares scanning her face like he wanted to suck in her soul. She glanced around, making sure there weren't curious eyes lurking around. "What are you doing, is there something on my face?" Nora whispered while touching her face. "You owe me one" Yoongi suddenly said, his voice low as he walked away.