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Neo Noir Pulp

The second hand of the clock clicked forward with a soft tick, echoing

1. Uniqueness and Appeal of the Story (Condensed) 1. Worldbuilding: Historical Grit Meets Supernatural Spectacle Setting: 1930s America/Europe: Blends Great Depression realities (NYC soup kitchens, corrupt Wall Street alchemists) with occult threats. Nazi "Lebensborn" experiments resurrect through cursed artifacts, while vampire clans like Sanctum Sanguinis manipulate London's underworld. Core Innovation: Merges noir detective drama, Lovecraftian cosmic horror, and vampire political epics into a cohesive "dark fantasy" universe. Protagonist Wayne navigates gangster-ruled streets and eldritch rituals with equal pragmatism. 2. Plot Architecture: Layered Mysteries & Explosive Payoffs Opening Hook: A seemingly routine infidelity case unravels into a cult conspiracy marked by glowing cat eyes and radioactive mushroom-induced visions. The mundane detective office becomes a gateway to hidden wars. Key Conflicts: Personal: Wayne’s quest to find his sister Gwen—a victim of 1935 Nazi experiments—while battling his own physical decay (corpse-like stench, stopped pocket watch). Supernatural: Vampire dynasties, hellish legions, and secret societies (Mirror Sect) clash over the "Living Grail," a sentient artifact granting control over reality. Historical: Nazi occultists infiltrate America using gold-skull rituals; Federal Reserve corruption fuels supernatural arms races. Climactic Sequences: Holy Grail War: Wayne’s ragtag Vowbound Cross faction battles vampire hordes in London, with alchemically enhanced revolvers firing self-guided silver bullets. Leviathan Rising: A kaiju-like beast emerges from Liverpool’s waters, countered by undead dragons and Vatican light magic. Twist Ending: Gwen is revealed as a Nazi-made proto-vampire, forcing Wayne to sacrifice himself as a vessel to seal an elder god—leaving moral ambiguity lingering. 3. Characters: Moral Complexity & Jarring Contrasts Wayne (Protagonist): Flawed Antihero: A whiskey-drinking PI masking survivor’s guilt with sarcasm. His fake "model citizen" diary clashes with ruthless tactics (blackmail, radioactive interrogations). Duality: Protects street orphans while exploiting clients, embodying Depression-era moral erosion. Veronica & Wilhelm: Noble Fugitives: Veronica’s aristocratic German past and Wilhelm’s swastika-etched knife hint at dark histories. Posing as a secretary/gardener, they manipulate Wayne’s investigations. Comic Relief: Wilhelm’s mountain-like physique paired with cat-obsessed campiness ("sailor outfits") offsets existential dread. Antagonists: Preacher Jacob: A vampiric zealot who views bloodsucking as divine sacrament, mirroring Wayne’s nihilism. Dr. Isaac: A Nazi eugenicist weaponizing vampirism, blending scientific rigor with monstrous ambition. 4. Narrative Craft: Noir Aesthetics & Pseudoscience Multi-Perspective Storytelling: Wayne’s cynical first-person narration intercuts with newspaper clippings (Jack the Ripper Returns), cult parchments, and Veronica’s encrypted journals to piece together the puzzle. Stylized Language: Gritty metaphors: "Wall Street fog smells of rusted dreams," "Veronica’s hair outshines Coney Island neon." Symbolism: Bulletproof doors adorned with Citizen Kane posters critique hollow American idealism; cash-stuffed Bibles mock religious hypocrisy. Sci-Fantasy Systems: Vampire "sun weakness" explained as uranium radiation side effects. "Eldritch whispers" rationalized as infrasound brainwashing; hell reimagined as a quantum dimension. Weapons: Rune-engraved silver bullets, alchemy-modified revolvers blending mysticism and tech.
yu_xu_7087 · 67 Views

La Sorcière Maudite du Diable

```` L'histoire d'un homme qui apporte la mort et d'une fille qui la nie. ---- Sur la montagne hantée dans le royaume, ils disent qu'il y avait une sorcière. Elle était née princesse. Mais même avant sa naissance, le prêtre l'avait déclarée maudite et avait exigé sa mort. Ils empoisonnèrent la mère pour tuer le bébé avant qu'elle n'accouche, mais le bébé naquit d'une mère morte — un enfant maudit. Encore et encore, ils ont essayé de tuer le bébé mais elle a miraculeusement survécu à chaque tentative. Abandonnant, ils la laissèrent sur la montagne hantée pour mourir mais elle survécut encore sur cette terre aride — Une sorcière ‘Pourquoi ne mourra-t-elle pas ?’ Des années plus tard, le peuple en eut finalement assez de la sorcière et décida de brûler la montagne. Mais le Diable arriva à son secours et la prit avec lui loin de cet endroit en flammes, car mourir n'était pas son destin même à ce moment-là. Draven Amaris. Le Dragon Noir, qui régnait sur les êtres surnaturels, le Diable que personne ne souhaitait croiser. Il haïssait les humains mais cette certaine fille humaine l'attirait vers elle chaque fois qu'elle était en danger. ‘Est-elle vraiment humaine?’ Il prit l'humaine avec lui et nomma cette fille étrangement tenace “Ember”, un morceau de charbon ardent dans un feu mourant. Une âme teintée de vengeance et des ténèbres de l'enfer, qui s'élèverait des cendres pour accomplir sa revanche. ------ Ceci est le deuxième livre de la série des Diables et des Sorcières. 1er livre - La fille de la Sorcière et le fils du Diable. 3ème livre- La Fiancée du Diable. Tous les livres sont liés les uns aux autres mais vous pouvez les lire indépendamment. ````
Mynovel20 · 83.7K Views

Le retour de l'héritière milliardaire de la chair à canon

Héra Avery travaille à plusieurs emplois à temps partiel pour payer sa scolarité universitaire. Elle gère simultanément son travail et sa vie amoureuse. Son petit ami, qui est une célébrité en devenir, l'a fait payer pour leur appartement luxueux situé dans un immeuble bien connu. L'immeuble est aussi le domicile de riches héritiers et héritières. Pour l'anniversaire de son petit ami et leur troisième anniversaire de relation, elle est rentrée chez eux seulement pour le trouver avec une autre femme. Mais qu'a-t-elle reçu en retour ? Une gifle, une rupture et elle a été expulsée de l'appartement qu'elle payait avec son propre argent. Après avoir été expulsée et devenue sans-abri, elle pensait que les choses ne pouvaient pas empirer. Cependant, la nouvelle petite amie riche de son ex-petit ami infidèle est allée plus loin en contactant chaque établissement et en les persuadant de la mettre sur liste noire. Cela l'a conduite à perdre ses moyens de subsistance et ils ont même répandu des rumeurs selon lesquelles elle était obsédée par son ancien petit ami célébrité et avait été attaquée par ses fans. N'ayant pas d'autre issue, elle serra les dents. « Grand-père, je suis prête à hériter du consortium. » Ancien Maître Avery a ri de bon cœur après avoir entendu sa conviction et a fait un virement bancaire à Héra. [Vous avez reçu un virement de $100,000,000,000 sur votre compte se terminant par ####] [Note : Ma chère petite-fille, utilise cet argent de poche pour te faire plaisir à tout ce que tu désires. Ne sois pas économe, et si tu dépenses tout, n'hésite pas à me demander plus.] Héra était stupéfaite. Lorsque son identité a été révélée, son ex-petit ami s'est mis à genoux et a pleuré devant elle, pour qu'elle le reprenne. Le sarcastique Premier rôle masculin 1 : Tu penses que c'est ton tour ? Regarde derrière. Quand son ex-petit ami a regardé derrière lui, il a vu des hommes influents alignés avec des bouquets de roses pour courtiser Héra. Le froid Premier rôle masculin 2 : C'est de ta faute si tu as été aveugle. Pleure et supplie mais tu n'auras aucune chance tant que nous sommes là. Le brutal et impatient Premier rôle masculin 3 : Tu veux que je te casse les jambes ?! Le roi du divertissement Premier rôle masculin 4 : Tu n'es qu'une petite étoile mais tu veux me dépasser ? Le colérique Premier rôle masculin 5 : Je vais m'assurer que tu sois mis de côté. Le séducteur Premier rôle masculin 6 : Chérie, ils essaient de te voler de moi ! Voyant les problématiques Premiers rôles masculins, Héra sentait un mal de tête arriver sans savoir quoi faire. « Allons-y au fil de l'eau alors ! »
GoddessKM · 108.1K Views

A Noiva do Diabo

Um amor condenado desde o início, uma causa perdida, uma batalha em desvantagem - E ainda assim, nenhum dos corações deseja desistir até o final. ----- Arlan Cromwell, o epítome do perfeito Príncipe Herdeiro. Tudo o que ele quer é viver uma vida normal de um humano, mas a vida de um dragão está longe de ser normal. Ele tem apenas um objetivo - encontrar sua prometida fugitiva e decapitá-la. O que acontece quando ele descobre que a mulher que conquistou seu coração é aquela que ele jurou matar? Oriana, a herbalista, se disfarçando de homem, passou a vida inteira fugindo sem saber do que está fugindo. Quando os mistérios de seu passado lentamente começam a alcançá-la, ela não tem a quem recorrer... exceto Arlan. Mas quando ela descobre que o homem a quem entregou seu coração é o mesmo que quer matá-la, como ela pode aceitar as crueldades que a vida lhe impôs? Duas pessoas com segredos para manter, identidades para esconder e respostas para encontrar. Quando a certa escuridão ameaça levar Oriana embora, o Dragão será capaz de proteger sua companheira? ----- Excerto- “Se eu soubesse que você era minha prometida, teria te matado no exato momento em que nos encontramos.” “Se eu soubesse que estava prometida a você, teria me matado antes mesmo que você me matasse!” Ele tirou uma adaga e a ofereceu a ela. “Não é tarde demais. Apenas corte sua garganta com isso e você sangrará sem dor.” Ela aceitou a faca, seus dedos segurando firmemente o cabo. No momento seguinte, ele estava pressionado contra a parede e a faca estava no lado direito de seu pescoço. “Que tal eu tentar em você primeiro, meu prometido?” “Sinta-se à vontade para tentar. Mas quando você falhar, esta faca provará primeiro o sangue do seu avô, depois o seu.” A raiva subiu em seus olhos, e no momento seguinte, sangue corria pelo lado direito de seu pescoço. Ela cortou profundamente o suficiente para romper um vaso sanguíneo importante. “Você não deveria ter me desafiado,” ela zombou e recuou, esperando que ele desabasse. Ele apenas sorriu e passou o dedo ao longo da ferida profunda em seu pescoço. “Parece que você falhou.” Ela observou a ferida em seu pescoço se curando sozinha e sentiu-se chocada até os ossos. “Você.. o que você é?” “Adivinhe?” -----
Mynovel20 · 181.9K Views

Miho the Killer

A kind girl falls in love with a vicious killer. Unhinged Yuri story set in Seoul. ------ “Like a prey waiting with a trap, I missed my predator. I missed her touch in the places I’ve never been touched. I wanted to hear her sing the songs that I’ve never heard.” ------ As the blood dripped off the knife she held firmly in her pale hand, I saw my reflection in the cold blade that had just taken the life of a man. I dreamed of magical moments like this every day. Something - someone to come and free me from the suffocating monotony of normalcy. She stormed into my life brandishing death, and in the moment of madness, my heart fluttered. Then she came to my place, uninvited. I treated her wounds and fed her. She slept on my couch like a cat. We started our lives together. Death bound us like the knot of tie I fixed for her as she left for work - to kill, kill, and to kill again. I spent countless nights sitting in darkness, on my couch hugging my knees, gripped with worry and excitement. I prayed for her safe return home, but I did not pray for the souls she’d be sending to hell. But she always returned, like a stray cat coming for food in the back alley behind a restaurant. I was the cook who put out the food for her, stroked her, and gave her shelter. A stray cat. A great feline predator. She was mine and mine alone. Together we laughed, alone I cried. Together we laughed, alone I cried. But I think we also loved. I think. ------ This is a dark and twisted psychological slice-of-life romantic comedy with a sprinkle of inspiration from the noir genre. If that doesn’t make sense, it’s because it doesn’t.
Toobo · 134.3K Views

The Chrono Detective

In Neo-Pandora, 2247 time is a fragile commodity. The invention of the Temporal Engine granted humanity glimpses into the past and future—but at a catastrophic cost. Reality itself has begun to unravel, splintering into fractured timelines that bleed into the present. Amidst the neon-lit chaos of this dystopian metropolis, Detective Elias Voss, a disgraced chrono-physicist turned private investigator, survives by solving cases tied to temporal anomalies. Haunted by a failed experiment that scarred him with the ability to see time’s fractures, Elias walks the razor’s edge between the past’s ghosts and the future’s shadows.  When Dr. Lila Kane, a desperate Temporal Institute scientist, begs for his help, Elias is thrust into a conspiracy that threatens to erase Neo-Pandora from existence. A rogue experiment has unleashed a time rift fueled by the Fractured Hourglass, a mythical artifact rumored to hold dominion over time itself. As Elias and Lila race to stop the rift, they uncover a chilling truth: the Hourglass is merely a fragment of the Chrono Core, an ancient power capable of rewriting history—or erasing it entirely.  But the Core’s secrets are guarded by shadowy forces. From the neon-drenched underworld to the Institute’s ivory towers, Elias confronts rogue time travelers, paradox-born monsters, and his own fractured memories. Every step closer to the Chrono Core warps reality further, forcing Elias to question what—or who—is truly real. As the rift consumes the city, he must decide whether to repair time… or shatter it to save humanity Will Elias Voss outrun the ghosts of his past, or will time itself become his greatest enemy?  The Chrono Detective is a high-stakes journey through a collapsing world where every second counts—and every choice could doom reality itself. 
Sparkz27 · 4.5K Views
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