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The stark-naked, handsome, young man looked intently at a winged reptile creeping in front of him, His lips, closed tight since setting foot in this new realm, began to move as words echoed in the shadowy realm of awareness. "It has been determined that the leaders of the plan and all related individuals are dead, communication with Earth has been completely severed. Transitioning to autonomous operation mode. Updating log-in name to the fully planned 'Li Lin'. Given the current situation, autonomous task B4 is selected." The boy, now known as Li Lin, paused briefly, his voice taking on a chilling edge as if from the depths of hell. "Infiltrate and invade the low-level civilization, colonize it, Earthify it." The ultimate weapon in the form of a young man, in this magical alien world, sensed a familiar scent - war. And so, he continued his mission.

Over 100,000 years ago, Earth was destroyed in a cataclysmic event known as the Stellar Severance. The collapse of an entire sector of reality tore open fractures across the galaxy, unleashing a mysterious energy called Aether that reshaped the evolution of all life it touched. Stars dimmed, civilizations crumbled, and factions emerged from the chaos, each vying for control of the galaxy’s remaining colonies and resources. In this transformed world, Samuel Solis—heir to the noble House of Solis—discovers that his genes have mutated in ways no one anticipated, granting him rare, mystic abilities. As Samuel learns to wield the strange power of Aether, he is drawn into a cosmic struggle where the future of his house and his own survival hang in the balance.

Born an omega in a time where omegas are rare and unwanted, Rory lived a life whereby he was always a second option in every situation. Omegas couldn’t birth pups, so no one wanted to be mated to them, except to fuck them and move on. He thought he was lucky to be betrothed to an alpha who loved him, but after a shocking betrayal, his heart turned to stone. Fleeing for his life led him into the clutches of Jason, a dangerous, ruthless wolf. He loses his virginity to him and the morning after, he realized that this soulless Alpha is his fated mate. But, once again, Rory is reminded of his curse of always being a second option when he got rejected. As if that wasn’t enough, he soon realized his life is in immense danger. Rory then decides to run away and start afresh in a different country. One thing Rory didn’t expect to happen, was for him to end up pregnant weeks after fleeing! ~~~ Years later, Rory now has an adorable son. He wasn’t the timid omega he once was, because he had managed to rise to the very top. Along the line, he managed to open his heart up to Kenny, a cute Alpha who loved and cherished him wholeheartedly, leading him to live a contented life. But when he collides with Jason this time, he wants nothing to do with the alpha who rejected him in the past. Jason, an Alpha of Alphas, felt his wolf wilt away the day he rejected his omega mate. He tried making things right, but the pretty omega who smelled of wildflowers and vanilla had completely disappeared from the face of earth. Now that he had encountered Rory again, he wasn’t ready to receive ‘no’ for an answer, and he was ready to do whatever it takes to get the omega’s forgiveness. However, Kenny wasn’t ready to let go of Rory either! A fight for the omega’s heart, who’s gonna emerge the victor? And what if they decide to share instead? | - | e x c e r p t | -| “Arch for me, pup.” The dark alpha husked and more color rushed into Rory’s face as the order settled in his stomach. For the first time in his life, Rory was completely nude in front of a man. He had assumed losing his virginity was gonna be brisk, and that it was gonna happen in the dark. He never counted on it going down this way, with an alpha whose dark eyes made his weak kneed and tongue tied, whose voice made his insides clench up, and whose touch made slick gush out of him like he was a faulty faucet. He pressed his flushed face into the sandalwood smelling sheets, limbs trembling as he arched his back even more, till his ass was very high and his chest pressed into the bed as well. “There you go, that’s a good boy.” The Alpha growled out, hands reaching out to knead his hips, and when he delivered a spank on Rory’s ass, a stuttered whimper spilled past the pretty omega’s mouth, muffled in the sheets. Moments later, fingers were digging into the omega’s hair, jerking his head up just as another spank got delivered on his second cheek, and this time, there was nothing to muffle the high pitched sound and it filled the air in a melodic tune. “Don’t muffle those sweet sounds, gorgeous. I want to hear every sound you make, I need to hear you as you fall apart from pleasure in my bed tonight, and that’s exactly what’s gonna happen.” * Cover isn’t mine. If owner requests, I’d take it down.

Set in a modern, bustling metropolis, Selene, a hardworking ad newbie from an ordinary family, meets Blake Lu, a powerful business tycoon. When her firm takes on Blake's project, her unique idea draws his eye but also envy. After a plagiarism misunderstanding is cleared, Blake helps Selene out of a business scandal set by rivals. Their relationship develops despite status differences and family objections. Blake's company then faces a severe crisis....

Following the world's greatest catastrophe—which nearly led to the apocalypse—the revelation of the skills to utilize magic and supernatural powers were brought to light. They, who were chosen by the stones were called the Ability Holders. With the globe entering a new era, an Academy specializing and entirely dictated for ability users was established. At this academy, abilities are evaluated and ranked based on how they influence the world. Gleren Stasis, a F-rank student at this academy—due to a certain circumstances—was forced to covertly work for an organization that preserves global harmony and balance; a pacifist and a nonchalant boy who would rather idle his days watching anime and play games than to do anything bothersome. However, one day with the arrival of Maria, the vampire princess—his wishful and peaceful days came crashing down. Maria as the Last Vampire was a special existence for which she was constantly sought after by her enemies. With such danger always lurking about the Vampire Princess, Gleren Stasis—a F-ranked student at Saint Stella Academy—was tasked with protecting her at all costs without disclosing the truth about himself(?). Will his life thoroughly change—or will he be the one to change the life of the vampire princess? This story revolves around the life of an underwhelming boy and the one's he had sworn to protect.

The story is set on the Virtual Planet hosting virtual characters known as digitalonians whom a computer scientist Johnny Carbuncle created nearly a million years ago when the planet Earth was threatened. Johnny thought he had found a way to immortalize human beings in the virtual world. Johnny didn’t realize he had committed a blunder. The blunder was not just in the creation of the virtual planet, but also in excessive focus on intelligence and intelligence alone to the complete exclusion of emotion and everything that goes with it. Andromeda, who is also the novel’s central character, is extremely disappointed with his fate and the fates of the denizens of the virtual planet when he begins to understand the planet Earth and the human life that existed about a million years ago. Andromeda has plans to repopulate the Earth with human beings. There are several challenges in his project. A major challenge comes from Dorado, a digitalonian scientist who rejects Andromeda’s project as devolution that is against scientific principles. In addition, there are several other challenges. It is especially challenging because the digitalonians are asexual, while the repopulation on the planet Earth is predicated on the fundamental principle of sexual reproduction. Andromeda is eventually successful but the process of personal discovery and the rediscovery of the human race and the planet Earth comes with surprises along the way.

Several years after the war, the demons were overthrown from their ruling position. Although, the reality of the saviors, called the Blessed Children, is worse than expected, since one of their companions was betrayed.

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Follows the lives of several people,animals across the world in their silly day to day lives.

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In a late medieval like world, a continent that is engulf in a great war. While several individuals used their every bit of advantages to survive and even thrive until their fates runs alongside, and or clash against each others.

Humans across the world ended up joining a “Demon Kings and Heroes game”. Several billion people were set down upon another world to act as “Demon Kings” and “Heroes”. Everyone has to choose their starting races from the start. Zhang Nu was set in the Demon King camp. He discovered that he could see hidden information that no one else could. [Slime Demon King]. Low grade demon king bloodline… Not recommended! [Kobold Demon King]. Low grade demon king bloodline… Not recommended! [Dark Elf Demon King]. Mid grade demon king bloodline… Can be selected! [Bloody Giant Demon King]. High grade demon king bloodline… Recommended! [Abyssal Dragon Demon King]. Strongest starting bloodline… Extremely recommended!

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[Currently in Hiatus] What is an extra? An unknown character in a novel that has no mention or involvement in the plotline whatsoever. “A few thousand people died due to this horrible tragedy.” With these few lines of words, people or in actuality, extras simply die. There simply is no consequences to kill off some random person when they have nothing to do with the plot. This is the dilemma the author proposed to me. Should I just sit here and wait for my inevitable fate of dying? No. I can't sit here doing nothing to stop the avalanche that is to come. I need to change that unchangeable fate of mine and turn into something that can be changed. Change fate into destiny. The author said to me, “To prevent your death as an extra, you must first become something more than an extra like a side character or a main character and to achieve that, you must be relevant to the story at all costs.” [The setting of the novel is set in the 1910s with radio, blimps and everything. However, it's just related to the architecture and technologies. Not the way of thinking, common sense or everyday speech.] * * * Chapter release schedule: Inconsistent. Basically means I may release like seven chapters all at once and then never release a chapter for several decades. This novel is extremely inspired by a novel called: “The Demon Prince goes to the Academy”

A collection of stories from the many characters within Aestridin. May include several chapters in a row with the same character, or seperate, however, there are several main characters. Will include myths, storylines not delving into others, or even backstories and flashbacks to historical events that take place in the world of Aestridin.

Jason Keller, an engineering student, is chosen by the Enigma, an alien system that came to earth and gave its inhabitant mission to survive. When the other needs to survive easy, normal, hard or even unreal difficulties, Jason is forced by Enigma to undergoe the calamity.

Nicole moved to California to live with her father after just getting to know him. On moving,she met her supposed brother, Alex. The two of them grow a bond not only as siblings but also as lovers. Their parents found out and tried to put an end to it separating them for years but their hearts already belonged to each other. They find each other with revelation of secrets that makes tham realise they are not even siblings. Will they get back together and live happily ever after?

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In a small town, there were four young boys, only 13-14 years old. One day, on their way home from school, they stumbled upon a strange hole. Driven by curiosity, one of the boys decided to approach the peculiar hole. Not wanting to leave their friend alone, the others decided to move forward together. Suddenly, a dazzling light appeared from the hole, so bright that it blinded them momentarily. As the light started to dim, their curiosity grew, and they reached out to touch the strange hole. As soon as one of them touched it, something unusual happened—he was pulled into the hole. Since they had been friends since childhood, they couldn’t leave one of their own behind. So, the remaining three also touched the hole, and they, too, were pulled inside. They fell, and when they opened their eyes, they found themselves in a strange place, unlike the world they knew.

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Una historia que trata de abordar varios temas profundos y usar un poco en humor en ciertos momentos. (A story that tries to address several deep themes and use a little humor at certain moments.)

It tells about several college students playing a ghost-summoning game called "Pen Fairy" in their rented house. Due to a misstep in their operation, they were eventually plagued by evil spirits, and from then on, the group began a long and dangerous journey of suffering.

In the intriguing utopia of Cybrmille, a special breed of Humans exist; Occludes and Observers. People with the power to bend reality to their will using something interesting: their emotions. The notion of '...he who is cool headed wins every fight...' is destroyed. The story follows three teenagers who get involved in several dangerous activities which leave them with several questions about themselves and the world around them.

"Tapestry of Lives" is a rich narrative that follows the interconnected lives of several characters from different walks of life. Set against the backdrop of a bustling city, the story weaves together themes of love, loss, redemption, and the pursuit of dreams. Through a series of intertwined vignettes, the characters navigate through their individual challenges and triumphs, ultimately discovering the profound ways in which their lives intersect and influence one another. As their stories unfold, you are drawn into a captivating tapestry of human experience, where each thread contributes to the intricate and beautiful fabric of life.

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