Basement Yard

When 22-year-old Tavin inherits his grandfather’s isolated countryside home, he discovers a strange obsidian door in the basement. Curiosity leads him through it—and straight into another world. Awakening on a ruined pyramid beneath a waterfall and surrounded by purple flames, his body writhes in pain as cryptic information floods his mind. Branded with strange symbols and titles, he learns he’s not just in another world—he’s the long-awaited Pōwehi, a dark savior prophesied by an isolated nation nearly wiped out by celestial war. In a realm where seven nations worship god-like beings summoned through arcane gates, Tavin arrives thirty years too late. The Skotos people—the people of darkness—have fallen. Their only hope now lies in a reluctant savior who knows nothing of magic, war, or prophecy. But his body is changing. His powers are awakening. And the darkness? It hungers.

Dolores just wants to make it through high school. He's quiet, respectful, and maybe a little too obsessed with getting top marks - but that's what happens when your parents are brilliant scholars and expect nothing less than excellence. Fortunately, life isn't all textbooks and test tubes. Enter Prudence: cheerful, bubbly, and definitely not plotting anything suspicious behind that smile. When she ropes Dolores into investigating his dad's top-secret basement "for research purposes," they stumble across the opportunity of a lifetime - strange devices, a forgotten experiment, and maybe... the key to a magical new world? It's going to be an adventure full of teamwork, personal growth, and totally harmless discoveries! ┏━━━━━ ✦❘༻༺❘✦ ━━━━━┓ NOTES ✧ Rated Mature Audiences ✧ Multiple POVs ✧ Male MC ✧ Prominent side characters ✧ Transmigration ✧ World-building ✧ Fantasy ✧ Side Note: Not specifically targeted towards men, though draws influence from seinen. ✧ Synopsis may or may not be completely misleading. ✧ Original work. Can also be found on Wattpad. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

In the grand, unforgiving world of Viraatkshetra—a realm governed by the iron whims of Devas (gods) and Asuras (demons)—all life follows a preordained path. Mortals are but pawns in a cosmic game, their destinies woven into a celestial tapestry by forces beyond their comprehension. The grandest of these predestined events is the War of the Crimson Twilight, an apocalyptic conflict that will reshape the heavens and the earth, for which entire generations are born to serve as fodder. Amrit, a soul from modern-day Earth, is reincarnated into this world not as a prophesied hero, but as the third prince of a minor kingdom, a boy cursed with a frail body and shattered meridians, destined to be one of the first casualties of the coming war. His life is a quiet tragedy, a footnote in a blood-soaked epic. As he lies on his deathbed, consumed by a fever that his new world's divine medicine cannot cure, his despair and the unique nature of his transmigrated soul trigger an awakening—a system beyond the understanding of gods themselves. He gains the [Infinite Crit System], a god-defying power that can apply a random, multiplicative "critical hit" to any action he performs. A single breathing exercise can yield a century's worth of cultivation. A glance at a sword technique can grant him the insight of a grandmaster. A moment of thought can untangle the profound mysteries of the Dao. Armed with this unprecedented ability, Amrit's path diverges violently from the one fate has written for him. He begins a journey not just of survival, but of rebellion. He will cultivate forbidden techniques, forge impossible weapons, and gather allies from the forgotten corners of the world—those who, like him, have been deemed disposable by destiny. His journey will lead him from the dusty training yards of his forgotten kingdom to the celestial battlefields of gods, from uncovering the dark secrets behind his reincarnation to challenging the very beings who weave the threads of fate. Shattering the Celestial Loom is an epic of defiance. It explores themes of determinism versus free will, the nature of power, and the courage required to tear down a gilded cage, even if that cage is the entire universe. Amrit must not only grow stronger than the heroes and villains of his age; he must become a force capable of breaking the fundamental laws of reality, facing cosmic entities who view his existence as a glitch in their perfect creation. His ultimate goal is not just to survive, but to seize the celestial loom and grant true freedom to a world shackled by destiny. discord channel - https://discord.gg/8PVnHKcj

Outer yard disciple of the Tiansang Spirit Palace, Xu Xiaoshou, had average talent. However, after coming out of his death seclusion, he realized that everything had changed. He had received a Passive System with many strange, miraculous passive skills: He would become stronger with every breath. He would become stronger when he got attacked. He would become stronger when he got mocked… Xu Xiaoshou was forced to shout, “Oh God, I don’t want to be like this either. Everything I did was because I was being forced to! I am so passive!”

Min Jae is an average guy from Korea, drifting through life in his cluttered house with nothing but instant noodles and unfinished DIY projects—until he discovers a trapdoor in his basement that leads to a peaceful fantasy village. Mistaken for a legendary wizard, Min Jae uses duct tape, sarcasm, and Earth gadgets to solve the villagers’ bizarre problems. In return, they shower him with rare magical items—which he quietly trades back home to earn real money. Now juggling a double life, Min Jae starts growing into someone he never expected to be: a creative fixer, a village hero, and maybe even… a responsible adult.

[WSA Entry 2025] [Additional tag: GL, Yuri, Only Wholesome romance, Harem, Slow romance, Academy, Fluff, Lighthearted, Overpowered Protagonist and Love Interest, No Male Lead, Hidden Protagonist, Late Smut ] [Update Daily: 2 Chapters] Seven Witches. Seven Sins. Mel Sakura had transmigrated into the World of Witchhunter's Howl, a gacha game she used to play, reborn as the Witch of Lust, fifteen years before the apocalyptic timeline. Upon waking up, the System (who had kidnapped her in the first place) offered her a choice: Return to her original World, or stay and prevent the six Witches’ tragedies that led to the Witches’ Uprising. “Oh? Then can I go home now?” [ ...of course. I’m sorry for everything. Please stand still as I prepare the ritual. ] “Hehe. I’m just kidding.” The Witch of Lust grinned, her cheeks tinged with red. “Why so eager to send me back? Don’t ruin my only chance for graduating from my Virginity, would you?” So, with a full-blown Harem Plan in mind, a decade had passed since she finally resolved the Witch of Envy’s tragedy. And suddenly, the Witch of Pride broke through the Saintess’s Seal for a moment just to call the System a liar. She should have really, really heeded that warning from the start. Or at least be more prepared for when the System finally revealed herself, and trapped her after she’d seduced them all… “Um...Partner? Don’t you think you can let me out of the basement already?” “Too late, Mel... Don’t worry. I will make you feel so good you’ll forget why you ever tried to save them.” “Hic... just don’t shred my panty like last time...” This is a fluffy, lighthearted fairy tale where everything finally aligned. The Witches. The Happy Ending. The welcomed Witches Uprising. And a System that finally had its wish granted: A simple date in the Capital. With her. ————— Note: In short, want Date a Live but Yuri + Witches + LOTS of fluffs + Overpowered Scheming Protagonist? You have come to the right place! Inspired by Frieren (slice of life + action), Date a Live (premise), and the World God only Knows (Strategic Seduction) Ah, and Re-zero, I suppose. BUT NO ANGST. ZERO ANGST! ONLY FLUFF! (Except the characters Backstory/resolution and IF scenarios) Credits: Cover: @PagE_PickEr —————

Two sisters enter the world of a book they read after purchasing it at a yard sale from a peculiar old lady. Little do they know that everything they read was real. And it was never a book, but a portal. A gateway hidden in plain sight which led to another world. A world of magic, demons and curses. A world they once lived in. Waking up in the bodies of people from a forgotten time, haunted by strange dreams of death and a voice which informs them that they must defeat a Demon Lord if they wish to survive. But there is no mention of returning home. What could these ladies possibly do? Will they take action and fight? Or will they succumb to these most unusual set of circumstances? One thing is certain, this is no dream and they're not waking up anytime soon. THE COVER IS NOT MINE.

Li Shuang was reborn as a cannon fodder character in a novel. The original owner was imprisoned in the basement by the male protagonist Shen Ji because of drugging and climbing into bed. Shen Ji accidentally gained the ability to read minds and could hear Li Shuang's inner complaints and calculations. After rebirth, Li Shuang was sober and pragmatic. She tried to survive in the crisis-ridden Jiangcheng, but was pressed step by step by Shen Ji's mind-reading ability. The two of them used each other to develop complex feelings in the tug-of-war: Shen Ji was attracted by Li Shuang's true heart, and his paranoid possessiveness and temptation were intertwined; Li Shuang was wavering between Shen Ji's control and protection, while dealing with various forces such as the Li family and the Shen family, investigating the mysterious honey manor and the secrets of Li Wanwan. The story combines rebirth, mind-reading, power struggles and forbidden love, showing the process of Li Shuang's passive survival to active layout under the control of the crazy male protagonist, uncovering the conspiracy and seeking self-salvation.

Stanley Berkowitz is your average vertically challenged nerd with an abrasive attitude living in recluse from the outside world when his life inexplicably changes when a dimensionally displaced Succubus princess that looks eerily familiar fell through a portal and landed in his back yard. Advance chapters available on my Patreon at 'Streggaeworks'

In 1999, a quiet boarding school student named Mason is assigned detention in the basement.

[Author's note: This novel will contain EXPLICIT CONTENT] Three weeks since I died. Three weeks since I woke up in this body. Three weeks of pretending to be Julian Marino—the family disappointment. I stretched in my king-sized bed, staring at the ceiling of my penthouse. The old Julian lived in the family basement. But the old Julian didn't have a system that rewarded sin. [Good Morning, Host] [Daily Sin Quest Available] [Current Sin Points: 127] Not bad for three weeks of work. The morning sun hit different when you weren't worried about assassination attempts. Though in this family, that could change by lunch. My phone buzzed. Seventeen missed calls from Dad. The Don can wait. I've got coffee to drink. I rolled out of bed, catching my reflection in the floor-length mirror. The system's physical enhancement was subtle but effective—jawline sharper, muscles more defined, eyes that held danger instead of fear. "Looking good, Julian," I told myself. "Or should I say, looking better." The old Julian was soft. Weak. Spent his days reading manga and avoiding family business. Me? I spent ten years in black ops learning how to kill with a paperclip. Different worlds, same bullshit. [Morning Routine Complete] [Confidence +1]

Check the basement. Behind the mirror.” Margaret thought marriage would bring her peace. But one night, she stumbles on a psychiatric report with her husband’s name—and a diagnosis: Dissociative Identity Disorder. As chilling memories return and disturbing signs surface, Margaret discovers a horrifying truth—Frank isn’t just hiding a second identity… he might be hiding a body count. When voices whisper from the mirror and strangers claim she’s part of a secret experiment, Margaret must unravel a past that was erased… and survive a future that's already been planned for her. In this house, what you forget can kill you.

John Browning, a former underworld assassin, went to his friend Angele's wedding party but ended up meeting his former colleagues. Before he could think that the whole wedding ceremony was a setup to catch him, he felt dizzy all of a sudden! At that moment, he knew that his lifelong friend had already betrayed him and sold him out. John was humiliated in front of hundreds of people and was forced to kneel in front of Thomas, the underworld assassin organization leader. Within a few minutes, they beat him brutally, dragged him to some underground basement, and then locked him in a gloomy room. John felt bitter when thinking about his friend's betrayal. He laid on the cold floor for two days and died miserably. But his story didn't end there. … In a world filled with magic and mystic powers, John Browning woke up in an 18-year-old boy's body. Before he could open his eyes and see his current situation, he felt someone was dragging his body. 'How am I still alive?' He got puzzled inside. But after a few seconds, John learned from the young boy's remanent memories that he was transmigrated to a mystical fantasy game-like world filled with magic and mystic powers! [Author's Note: The Mc will take some time to walk on the path of a fire mage due to less information about the world. So, don't get mad at me guys. If you feel anything wrong with the story, feel free to give me a review or comment. I will try my best and correct it. Have a happy reading!] ... If someone wants to contact me, you can send a request to my Instagram account or just send a mail. Contact via: akauthor02@gmail.com Discord: https: https://discord.gg/mYwPPbs6 Instagram Id: https://www.instagram.com/akauthor02/?hl=en Cover Pic credit: RafaelMousob

The year is 5244, and humanity has been on pause. Despite centuries of technological advancements, society has stagnated, glued to their phones. Knowledge, ambition, and human connection have crumbled. SOB442 a 12 year old.Is different. A self-proclaimed genius in a sea of mindless phone addicts, he feels like the last person alive who craves something more—knowledge, purpose, meaning. In a world where even his family barely looks up from their devices, SOB442’s only friend is TFR100, a friend so absorbed in tech he barely knows how to speak.But everything changes the day they stumble upon a mysterious object in TFR’s basement: a “slab” unlike anything they’ve ever seen. Made of leather and filled with strange, thin sheets—paper—it carries a title: The Adventures of Shawn and Tucker. To SOB442, it’s not just a curiosity; it’s a relic from a forgotten era, a key to uncovering humanity’s lost history. Determined to uncover the truth behind the slab, SOB442 embarks on a quest to learn what the book holds and why it was buried in a world that’s forgotten how to read. Along the way, he’ll face resistance from a society that sees no value in the past, a government that thrives on ignorance, and his own doubts about whether one kid can reignite the spark of human curiosity. In a world where everyone is online, can one boy reconnect humanity to the stories that made it human?

The ancient medieval castle of Leatherwood is, without a doubt, the greatest tourist attraction of the small town that shares its name. Of course, it’s also its greatest source of terror. For generations, the local population has learned to live with its looming silhouette, pretending the whispers, the disappearances, and the strange creatures it attracts mean nothing. No one has ever managed to tear it down. No one dares to enter more than once. Fortunately, visitors don’t believe in legends... Book your visit today! And enjoy this unforgettable experience and the incredible opportunity to uncover all the answers to your questions about the vast and mysterious history of Leatherwood such as... Did the castle ever have a basement?

14-year-old Ben Roland was just an ordinary boy—until the night he discovered a glowing symbol on his wall and a hidden door in his basement. Drawn into a mysterious magical world he never knew existed, Ben uncovers deep family secrets, ancient powers, and a destiny tied to a secret mark passed through bloodlines. In a realm of magic, danger, and shadows, Ben must find the courage to face the truth about who he is—and why he was never meant to stay in the ordinary world.

For thirty-year-old gamer Chris Day, the apocalypse isn’t zombies or aliens—it’s a dead internet connection. When a storm knocks out his internet, Chris finds a strange, armored cable in his yard and attempts to “hack” the junction box. He thinks he’s just rerouting a signal. He’s wrong. He accidentally hotwires the primary trunk line for Reality, which, to prevent a catastrophic failure, offloads its core processes and control interface directly to him. Now Chris has an System account for the universe, and the universe is about to get a very strange patch.

Charlie is a nobody. In the small, forgettable town of Maplewood, Charlie barely exists. His days are spent in a haze of lethargy, slumped on a basement couch that smells faintly of regret. His body, soft and bloated, seems to mirror the weight of his apathy—a monument to years of bad decisions and the crushing inertia of laziness. His parents look at him with disappointment, his classmates avoid him like a bad smell, and the girls, even the kind ones, can barely disguise their pity. He’s bullied, mocked, and ignored, but Charlie doesn’t care. Not really. Or so he tells himself. Until one day, a moment so small and humiliating it shouldn’t matter tears open the carefully constructed wall of indifference he’s built around himself. For the first time in years, Charlie feels something stir deep inside—a spark of something raw, terrifying, and undeniable. Then, one night, everything changes. A system appears, a voice in his mind that speaks of transformation, power, and redemption. It offers him a choice: to stay as he is and sink deeper into the void of his existence, or to rise—literally—and reshape himself, body and soul. The system promises him a path, but it won’t be easy. To shed the weight of his old self, Charlie must first face the physical and emotional burdens he’s carried for so long. The path is brutal, filled with trials that test his mind, body, and spirit. But as Charlie begins to claw his way out of the pit of mediocrity, he discovers a world beyond Maplewood—a world of incredible challenges, impossible bodies, and a system that rewards transformation. The ultimate prize? A body forged by effort, determination, and resilience—a body of iron, plasma, and even the golden brilliance of the sun. But each step comes with its own cost, and the system’s promises may hide more than they reveal. Can Charlie rise above the weight of his past, or will the weight of the world crush him once and for all?

The story began when Lucifer grew bored. This led him to decide to create a superior race to his father's, for his own entertainment. This race would surpass humans in every aspect, but there were still limitations to what he could achieve. For instance, he couldn't deceive the sun, a natural force belonging to his father, God. He desired a race that could outwit and behave like humans in order to deceive his father's masterpiece, but he couldn't create it in the same way as his father. Therefore, he opted for a shortcut - creating a disease known as vampirism. The main character becomes the first vampire, obtaining the blessing from Lucifer himself. In the year 646 A.D. in a small village in The Frankish Kingdom, a young albino girl named Carmilla lived in fear for her life. In those dark ages, her unique appearance meant almost certain death. Confined to the basement of her house, she had never seen the world beyond its walls. Her parents kept her in chains, showing her no love or kindness, except for her sister Anna, who was her only source of comfort and care. However, tragedy struck when fate cruelly took Anna away. Alone and desperate, Carmilla prayed for salvation, and in her darkest moment, an unexpected blessing came from the Seraphim Lucifer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In my novel, Carmilla will embark on a journey through different time periods, facing great dangers along the way. She may encounter historical figures such as Vlad The Impaler, visit the Lancaster duchess, and possibly even travel to Brazil. The story will be filled with numerous historical events, some of which will be altered while others may not occur at all. The supernatural world will be rich with a variety of folklore from real life, some of which I may create myself. Elements such as werewolves, sorcery, faith bearers, pagan gods, and more will be included. I draw inspiration from real world legends and events, and will also introduce some original creations of my own. Many of the vampire characters in the story will be influenced by existing vampire literature, such as Castlevania, Vampire: The Masquerade, Count Dracula, and others.

Lance Mercer's life is painfully normal. He works IT support in a basement office where printers scream, coworkers cry over Bluetooth, and lunch is a rotating tragedy of lukewarm noodles and existential dread. He's got a dog named Dario, a cursed coffee addiction, and a daily goal of making it to 5:01 PM without committing a felony. Then he buys milk. Now he's being hunted by unmarked helicopters, cultists in cow masks, and possibly the U.S. government. Reality keeps glitching when he sneezes, his dog might be telepathic, and there's a chance he's bonded with an ancient cosmic dairy god. He just wanted cereal. (Inspired by DanDaDan and Parasyte: The Maxim)

“My daughter will kill me.” A poor man, exhausted and overwhelmed by debt, dies and finds himself in his favorite novel as Arzoth Draven—the character he despised the most. Arzoth Draven is the infamous prince who constantly tries to undermine his brother, Evren Draven, the story's main protagonist. He abandoned his illegitimate daughter in a basement, only to be killed by her years later. Now, having transmigrated into the role of Arzoth Draven, can he avoid this grim fate? And on top of that, he also possesses a system.

Khushi Patil was the golden child — brilliant, kind, loved. Until one stormy night revealed her father's affair. Her mother took her own life. The mistress moved in. And Khushi? Turned into a servant in her own home, tortured by her stepsiblings, locked in a basement before her exam, then poisoned by the ones she trusted. But death was only the beginning. Because now… she remembers everything. Once the victim. Now the villain. And this time, she’s not here to forgive — she’s here to burn everything they built.

In a war-torn land where thunder is born from trench lines and loyalty is buried beneath the mud, Ragnar is no hero. No medals hang from his chest, no songs are sung in his name. He is a nameless drifter armed with nothing but a vow—whispered at his mother’s deathbed and carved into his soul like a wound that won’t close. Her final words were fragmented, veiled in riddles and sorrow, but they left him with a fire that won’t die. When his own bloodline mocks her grave and desecrates her memory, Ragnar walks away from kin and comfort. He walks into the storm—into the scream of shells, the silence of the dead, and the thousand-yard stares of soldiers who’ve seen too much. Among the ranks of broken men and splintered dreams, Ragnar finds his estranged brothers—torn apart by past sins, now fighting side by side. Every battle chips away at who they once were, reforging them in pain and grit. But Ragnar’s path is not just one of bullets and bayonets. Something deeper stirs beneath the surface of this endless war. Something old. Something watching. The vow he carries may be more than a promise—it may be a key. To victory. To ruin. To something that was never meant to be unearthed. As secrets surface and enemies tighten their grip, Ragnar must decide: What did his mother see in him? Is he merely surviving, or is he becoming the man his mother wanted him to be? And if so… what will he have to lose to find out?

On her birthday, Lily loses everything — except her curiosity. Upon discovering a secret basement in her house, she finds something she never imagined: a forgotten machine... and perhaps the key to change her destiny. This story will also be published on RoyalRoad.com by the author Lu Kawang.

Mei and Roy are siblings who survived the destruction of their village ten years ago when mysterious figures set it on fire. Hidden by their mother in a basement, they were the only ones to escape. Now, at 19 and 17 years old , they live peacefully with other survivors. However, their quiet life is shattered by an unexpected event, forcing them to confront their painful past and uncover the dark legacy behind the village's destruction. As secrets unravel, Mei and Roy must face external threats and their own inner struggles to uncover the truth and protect what remains of their lives.

After the death of her twin sister Lily, Lolita's father divorces her mother and marries another woman who mistreats Lolita after his death. One day when Lolita is locked in the basement, she discovers that her stepmother is not only obsessed with torturing others but is also a psychopath and decides to run away. Along the way, she discovers many secrets she didn't know. ....

In a world spiraling into chaos, 18-year-old Liza Brodley awakens, bound and terrified, in the dark confines of a basement. Her once-normal life is shattered when her father—no longer human—attacks her in a monstrous, mutated form. Forced to defend herself, Liza escapes into a devastated world engulfed in silence, smoke, and ruin. The outbreak of a mysterious plague has transformed humans and animals alike into aggressive, unnatural beings. Alone and traumatized, Liza scavenges through the remnants of civilization—haunted not only by the mutants roaming the land, but also by the scars of her past abuse. Just when hope seems lost, she is discovered by a group of survivors: Dante, a former police officer with a violent past; Mia and her brother Kenn; and the harsh, skeptical Zoe. Though tensions run high, the group reluctantly takes Liza in after discovering the physical and emotional wounds she hides. As trust begins to form, a new threat emerges—mutated deer, twisted by the same mysterious pathogen. With danger at every turn and darkness creeping ever closer, the survivors must fight to stay alive while uncovering the truth behind the apocalypse. But for Liza, survival means more than just escaping monsters—it means facing the demons inside her, and discovering strength where she thought there was none

Reshaine, Abidale, and Eleanor are living their normal teenage life, visiting their grandfather from time to time on his farm. Everything started getting unusual after an encounter with the old oak in their grandfather’s yard. It was magical and very unrealistic. They started feeling like there was a burning fire inside of them that gradually grow much bigger and hotter. More and more, they became aware that something is wrong with them. The urge of something inside them is too strong, and they ended up somewhere unknown to anyone. It was somehow peaceful and scary at the same time.

Now that Selena Yard had accidentally fallen pregnant with triplets with their father being an unknown man, she was even betrayed by a scumbag and kicked out by her family. After all that she had experienced, she made a glamorous comeback with cute babies in tow and swore that she would fight to get back what she had once lost. She might have been a domineering president, but something unexpected suddenly happened. "Mommy, we want him as our father!" "Daddy, we'll help you to woo our rich mommy!" The triplets even went to extreme lengths to match-make her with the man of their dreams!

Leonard Keller, a 70-year-old retired American inventor from Boston, builds a prototype “time machine” in his basement—a final passion project before his memory fades from the world. But the machine malfunctions and throws him into a different dimension—Elarion, a world of medieval kingdoms, magical races, and arcane energy. He wakes up in the body of a 12-year-old version of himself, in a world where science is unknown, and magic rules everything. But here, his understanding of logic, physics, chemistry, and engineering gives him a godlike edge. Instead of fighting with a sword or casting spells, Leonard fights ignorance with invention, creates gadgets from scrap, and slowly builds a reputation—not as a warrior, but as the "Mad Forge Boy of Elarion." What he doesn't know is that the world has been awaiting a "Second Catalyst," a chosen one not of magic, but of machine.