The Subtle Knife

Athena from a young age has lived in her own little bubble, protected by her parents and left to her own devices, unaware of the weight of her destiny, her parents doing all they can to protect her and avoid the disasters supposedly to come. Despite all precautions, their worst fears are realized when they are assassinated. in their wake secrets are revealed and the danger they did their best to prevent become terrifyingly clear. As rumors about their mother goddess being angry with their world and whispers of a long-time grudge grows into fruition, Athena realizes a shocking truth-- her parents, both a seer and a diviner, were not only powerful but were also important to maintaining the fragile peace that held back an impending apocalypse. With Atherena, on the brink of destruction, Athena must accept her destiny and navigate a path of betrayal and self-discovery to find out the reason for the apocalypse and how to stop it. umm first time novel writer here also English is not my first language, and this story hasn't been planned, it basically an inspiration i had while preparing for bed after reading an apocalyptic novel disclaimer: picture isn't mine, got it on Pinterest if you want it removed please let me know in the comments. Thanks

In a post-apocalyptic world, you'll find four main types of people. Those who fight with all their might "the hunters." The ones who leech and exploit others "the pests." The predators, who see everyone as prey. And lastly, we have "the survivors," the resilient ones who never give up. Everyone often fits into one category, but it's hard to determine which one Maya falls into. She's not exactly a fighter, considering leaving her room was a chore even before the apocalypse. A predator? No way—she's always been a pushover. You might think she's a survivor, but that's laughable. She'd rather die from starvation than resort to scavenging. So, how should we categorize her? leeche? Nope. Perhaps a new category is needed: "The Lost"—those struggling to find their place in a shattered world."

The entire world knows that the heir of the Jiang family is smitten with Miss Lu, but Miss Lu doesn't see it that way. Lu Jing thinks Jiang Ye has too many unbearable traits and doesn't want to indulge him. One day, the heir runs to the Lu residence. "Lu Jing, when will you finally grant me a formal status?" "Lu Jing, don't accept their things, whatever you want I will give you!" "Lu Jing, you are mine, and you can only ever belong to me in this lifetime!" Lu Jing: "Scram~ Stop disturbing my sleep!" (1v1, reunion after separation, pursuing wife to the crematorium.)

In the wake of tragedy, Jack Hayes struggles to cope with the devastating loss of his younger brother, Ethan "The Viper" Hayes, who dies in a brutal MMA fight against the reigning state champion, Rico "The Beast" Martinez. While the match is ruled an accident, Jack is haunted by the belief that foul play led to Ethan's untimely death. Consumed by grief and anger, he grapples with feelings of helplessness and guilt. In his search for closure, Jack decides to enter the world of MMA—not for revenge, but to find peace and honor Ethan's memory. Under the mentorship of Lena, a seasoned fighter with her own troubled past, Jack begins a grueling training regimen that tests his physical and mental limits. As he fights through local circuits, he discovers the camaraderie and resilience of fellow fighters, all of whom share their own struggles and stories of loss. As Jack rises through the ranks, he adopts the persona of "The Ghost," channeling his brother's spirit and seeking to transform his pain into strength. But as he gains recognition, the specter of Rico looms larger, culminating in a high-stakes tournament that could earn Jack the chance to face the man he holds responsible for Ethan’s death. In the climactic battle, Jack confronts not just Rico, but the internal demons that have plagued him since the tragedy. As he fights for redemption, he learns that true strength lies in embracing the past and that finding peace is a journey, not a destination. "The Ghost of the Ring" is a powerful tale of grief, resilience, and the transformative power of sport, exploring the delicate balance between revenge and healing in the unforgiving world of mixed martial arts.

An ongoing saga.

Zend Wolfled, a fallen nobleman known to the world as the most hated man in the world. And the main villain in a famous romantic fantasy novel. He was feared and hated because of what Zend had done so far without knowing what caused Zend to do these things. Zend has a secret that the world doesn't know that he is a Reincarnator and Tranmigrator. Zend knows that he is a villain character from a romantic fantasy novel, but he lives on his own terms. In the end, Zend only lived as a name labeled a villain by the whole world. Until the day comes, Zend was the last human to survive the appearance of The Evil One. The Evil One and The Angel saw the potential in Zend and sent Zend back to time Zend younger, second change- In this life, Zend will be the hero and villain of this romantic novel once again. Zend will engage with this entire world. Meet Transmigration, Reincarnated, 7 Sins, 12 Color, 6 disaster and Apostle. Zend Wolfled regret, hatred, anger, sadness and revenge will begin once again...

My new family was different from all the expectations I had imagined; they loved me and treated me with kindness. Memories of my previous life began to return to me in flashes. In my past life, I was not an ordinary person; I was a man with vast ambitions, someone deeply immersed in knowledge and power. A world I knew through reading a fantasy novel. I am a villain; I was a villain in my past life, and here I am, reborn as a rich villain in a novel I read in my previous life.

A quiet tapestry of interconnected lives, “Subtle Family Threads” follows an extended family dispersed across different cities, tied together by shared memories and simple acts of care. Without explosive secrets or grand legacies, these individuals navigate the ordinary twists of daily existence—an overlooked postcard in the mail, a phone call on a Sunday afternoon, the lingering scent of old recipe books—and discover the delicate strength of their ties.

"Do you know how it feels having to listen to all these voices in my head but the one voice, the one voice I want to hear which is constantly trying to reach me but it can never really get to me. Do you really know how that feels? Have you ever thought of how hard this is for me!? She cried. Rowan moved forward and pulled her in his arms. He hugged her tightly wanting to end all those feelings of despair in her head. He knew exactly how she felt he knew how being trapped in your own feelings felt like. Charlotte hugged him back tightly ignoring all her other thoughts. She felt a lot of comfort while being in this man's arms. She cried all her pain away and when she was almost done Rowan leaned down whispered in her ear, "It's okay for you to feel like this but never forget that I am here with you and that we are a team Charlotte, so what you are feeling is exactly what I am feeling." Charlotte never knew that such small reassuring words from this man was exactly what she needed to wash all her troubles away and make her feel a million times better. This made her realize that she was not alone in this and that Rowan was with her in every step that she made. Charlotte wondered why it was only him who could make her fell this way and make all her troubles go away and that is when it hit her, he has never called her by her first name.

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In a world ruled by chaos, endless wars, and untamed magic, a warrior emerges, determined to continually refine his own body, transforming it into an armored and lethal weapon. Painting the ground with rivers of blood at every step, Draco forges a path of destruction and glory, leaving indelible marks on a world teetering on the brink of collapse. ... Power Stones Campaign! - 100 Power Stones = 2 chapters - 500 Power Stones = 5 chapters - 1000 Power Stones = 8 chapters - 3000 Power Stones = 10 chapters ... Gift campaign! - 20 Golden Tickets = 1 chapter - Magic Castle = 5 chapters.  - Spacecraft = 15 chapters.  - Gachapon = 20 chapters.

Jake was never one to keep a diary, but today he found reason enough. While riding the subway the ground ahead collapsed killing all but the occupants of the last car, upon reaching the surface Jake discovers a horrifying truth. The surface has been torn apart, but stranger than, that the sun has stopped moving and is staying stock still in the sky, but is that truly the end of it? Join Jake on his journey of discovering the truth behind why the world stopped. Thank you to xkcd's What If? on Youtube for the inspiration.

Lee Junhwo, a genius kid from a assassination company. He got lost during a mission as he blends in with the society he gets hunted by his company. The Justice Seekers.

Hugh Rolien, the third Grand Sorcerer of Malediction, escaped his dark life from the Order of Somacht, taking his wife faraway and for a time enjoying the pleasures of life. However, in the race of life, his past caught up to him. An Arch Nightbringer contracted by the Order was sent to kill him and his wife who was pregnant with triplets. In a desperate attempt, he makes a deal with the Nightbringer to leave its seed in his children as long it doesn't kill or corrupt them, in exchange for his wife's and his life. A contract is signed, with the malignant entity vowing to reap the children at the end. The children are born, and Hugh splits them, giving them to his trusted friends to raise, away from the Order. They grow, each with his own agenda and power.... but the Order still pursues....

Dalam dunia yang penuh dengan kekayaan alam yang melimpah, manusia hidup dan berkembang biak, memperluas pengetahuan, menciptakan teknologi, untuk terus bertahan hidup. Tetapi mereka tidak sendirian, terdapat beberapa makhluk buas yang menguasai berbagai habitat yang di sebut dengan Monster. Tidak ada yang mengetahui dari mana mereka berasal, mereka bahkan sudah ada sejak lama, mereka hidup, berkembang biak, dan berevolusi. Karena takut akan adanya serangangan dari monster, terbentuk lah beberapa kelompok pemburu berbakat dari berbagai wilayah yang dikenal sebagai Guardians of the Hunt untuk menjaga keseimbangan alam dan melindungi umat manusia dari ancaman Monster yang meluas. Di sebuah desa bernama Astoria, seorang pemburu muda dan bersemangat bernama Aria mendapatkan kesempatan untuk bergabung ke Guardians of the Hunt setelah menjalani ujian yang melelahkan. Bersama dengan rekan-rekannya, mereka berpetualang melintasi berbagai daerah, menghadapi Monster yang menakutkan, menguak misteri Monster kuno, dan memperkuat ikatan sebagai Hunter.

The most powerful and advanced race in the Chaos universe has sent its state-of-the-art research ship into space to search for inhabited planets and, if necessary, colonize them. Years later, on their way back home, their sensors caught a strange energy fluctuation coming from the black hole they passed near. Therefore, they changed direction and got as close to the black hole as possible. At that moment, the lightning energy suddenly released from the black hole hit the research ship. The ship, whose all systems suddenly shut down, lost its balance and was pulled into the black hole. After a while, the ship started working again, but it was too late. They could not escape from the black hole due to their insufficient energy, but sensors discovered that there was a wormhole inside the black hole. The ship heading to that point passed through the wormhole at the last moment and reached a very small universe. When they began to examine the new universe closely, they were immediately spotted by the local races and a war broke out between them. They lost the war because their advanced weapons were useless in this universe. And the new owner of the ship became the clan of the Immortal Ahzab. About 20 years later, all the clans who wanted to take over the ship united and declared war on Ahzab's clan. Ahzab's clan managed to escape from this green world by ship, but suffered many casualties. When they left the black hole with the ship and reached the universe of chaos, there was no trace of those following them. However, the condition of the ship was not very good. They set out for the nearest habitable planet. The ship quickly entered the atmosphere after many problems and sank after hitting the ground . Time passed quickly and years later, a new student joined the clan of the immortal Ahzab.

CAN TWO WRONGS MAKE a RIGHT? Follow the journey of a girl name Angelina Jules,who turn from Angelina to lamashtu[a female demon]after she witness her parent death who were brutally killed by the enemy. Through her journey she met Oliver star the most richest and handsome man in the country who also has a secret identity called [abaddon a devil]. Oliver said possessively .."SHE'S MINE,she's too innocent for this world I want to protect her "...But is she innocent?

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“I need this job, Ralph, and I’m willing to do anything to get the job, I mean anything you want.” I told him, walking over to his side and sitting on his table, spreading my legs to give him a good view of my thong. “What makes you think I would fall for this cheap act of yours, what makes you even think I’m interested in your body?” he asks me, his eyes fixed on my cleavage. “I know you like me, Ralph, you can’t take your eyes off my body, I see you drooling when I walk by and I know you want more of me. Besides, how can you not want more when you’ve had a taste of me already. You popped my cherry, remember?” I asked him, putting my legs on his armchair, fixing my eyes on his. “Fine, you win, you got the job, goddamit! Just get out of my office before I do something stupid.” He yelled at me, pulling his hand through his hair in frustration. I smiled excitedly as I jumped down from the table, heading for the exit. “And Victoria, ”he called out to me as I opened his office door. I turned with a raised brow praying in my heart that he doesn’t change his mind. “Be very careful around me, I can be very dangerous when provoked. This emotional blackmail won’t work on me all the time. The next time you try to seduce me again, I won’t hold back, I would screw you right here on the bare table,” he warned me sternly. I know that was meant to sound like a threat, yet I moaned at the thought of him bending me over on his table and screwing my brains out.

Snatched from a world of bullets and blueprints, Volkner Philipov finds himself in a realm where magic crackles as fiercely as gunfire. Not summoned by prophecy, but by desperation, he's the latest in a line of "heroes" torn from their worlds to confront a darkness encroaching on this one. But Volkner isn't interested in being a hero; he just wants to go home. Yet, as threats loom and alliances form, Volkner's journey becomes more than a search for a way back—it's a battle between the pull of destiny and the desire for a life he's been forced to leave behind. In a world where magic meets machinery, and where every decision can tip the balance of power, Volkner must navigate the complexities of a land not his own, armed with nothing but his wits and a burning desire to return to where he belongs. As Volkner delves deeper into this strange, new world, he realizes that the path home is not as straightforward as he hoped. Will he embrace the role fate has thrust upon him, or will he find a way to forge his own path in a world that calls him a hero but feels like a prison?

Who says you can't refine without pills? Who says that if you can't refine weapons, you don't have divine weapons? Who says that if you are frustrated in making charms, you have no combat power? The so-called one sword breaks all laws, lies in the confidence ...... When danger comes, your only reliance is only the sword, not the other ......

The gods and goddesses of the world are now simple myths. Due to the purity of the divine blood in the demigods, they have given birth to a new generation: The Descendents. The story follows a young boy named Ansel who has just finished middle school and is now required to enter a special highschool where all the descendents go to be able to control their abilities and skills to serve their kingdom. Him being a descendent of Astrea, Goddess of the Night, Has the ability to control shadows to his will and other abilities. But is that the only god or goddess whose powers he Inherited? And is the world truly at peace now that their is no gods or goddesses to consult or be ruled by?

In the sprawling city of Eldridge, nestled beneath the shadowy facade of Evermist High, a group of delinquent students known as "The Forgotten" grapple with both their turbulent school lives and the supernatural forces that threaten to unravel their world. As the mysterious deaths of students and teachers plague the school, The Forgotten find themselves at the center of a dark conspiracy. Led by the enigmatic Elara, a charismatic yet haunted figure, the group must navigate the treacherous halls of Evermist High while uncovering the secrets that bind them together. Each member of The Forgotten harbors a unique supernatural ability, a gift or curse that links them to a forgotten chapter of the school's history. As they delve deeper into the mystery, they realize that their past sins and hidden connections to the supernatural are inextricably tied to the malevolent force haunting Evermist. Friendships will be tested, alliances shattered, and sacrifices made as The Forgotten confronts the tragic inevitability that unfolds when the supernatural collides with the harsh reality of high school life. In the face of impending doom, can they rewrite their destiny and cast away the shadows that threaten to consume them, or will they become forever lost in the echoes of their own haunting pasts?