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Eleven years ago, Raxian entered EGO as a child. Now sixteen, he’s one win away from Diamond—the rank that separates the serious from the unstoppable. In EGO, there are no items. No builds. No luck. Your pulse shapes your power. Your emotional stability determines whether your ultimate manifests—or collapses mid-cast. When a mysterious opponent dismantles his promo match with frightening composure, Raxian’s climb becomes personal. Rivalries intensify. Pulse anomalies emerge. And the system begins pushing back. Some players chase rank. Others chase transcendence. Raxian doesn’t yet know what he’s chasing. But someone else does.

Synopsis One million pounds. That was the price of Callie Aniston’s life. Sold at a clandestine underground auction to settle her father’s gambling debts, Callie expected to be claimed by a monster. She didn't expect to be bought by Lucas Crowley: the "King of Shadows" and the man her father blamed for his ruin. In the sterile, high-security fortress of the Crowley estate, Callie is no longer a person: she is a high-value asset. Lucas didn't buy her for companionship or a trophy. He bought her because she is the only one who can lead him to her father’s final legacy: a hidden ledger that could burn London’s underworld to the ground. As Callie navigates her new life, the lines between protector and predator begin to blur. She was raised to believe Lucas Crowley was a murderer: the man who silenced her father. But in the quiet, tense hours behind the estate’s reinforced glass, she begins to see a different truth. Lucas is cold: he is dominant and utterly dangerous. But he is also the only person standing between Callie and the people who truly killed Joe Aniston. The debt is signed. The price is paid. But in a game of shadows, the most expensive thing you can lose is your heart. What to expect: A gritty, Urban Mafia Romance. Strong, strategic Female Lead. Cold, protective Male Lead. Slow-burn tension with high emotional stakes. No instant-love: only the hard-earned kind.

Rachel, the quiet, invisible nerd, had never expected a jock like Jack to show up at the party. She'd invited him as a joke, half-hoping he'd laugh at her, make a snide remark, and leave. That was the routine, after all. But he didn’t make fun of her. He just stayed. They end up having a one-night stand, but when she expected the next day that you show up at school and laugh at her. Jack doesn’t show up the next day as expected—he goes missing. Days later, Rachel sees Jack again, but he’s now a ghost who doesn’t realize he’s dead. Together, they embark on an adventure to uncover the truth behind Jack’s death and find his body. Along the way, they develop an unexpected bond, and Rachel’s psychic abilities grow as they unravel dark secrets about that night. Small Note: Yes, I drew myself the cover of the book, and yes, it is terrible, and no, I do not need or want a better cover.

Decades of Cold War nuclear testing has led to the evolution of a new species of bacteria, colloquially referred to as Revenants - bacterial colonies only able to grow upon the hearts of 'hosts', granting them supernatural abilities and strength. In the ensuing years of turmoil, the United States creates the institution of Urasaria Academy, composed of young hosts who investigate and kill violent criminal hosts. In 2018, the young lesbian Mia Schultz is knocked unconscious and kidnapped by an unknown assailant. She awakens at Urasaria Academy to discover that she has been given a Revenant named Worldwide - the ability to summon an elemental swarm of fire scarabs. As she begins her new life at Urasaria, she is soon pulled into the mystery of Worldwide's true origins. === Urasaria Academy is a long-running series centered around the lives of the mostly-female, mostly-lesbian superpowered Urasaria students who kill violent criminals. Its primary influences are the serious literary dramas, romances, and horrors that I love, mixed with shonen / seinen influence. To answer other questions you may have: Q) When are chapters posted? A) Monday / Wednesday / Friday. Chapters are generally 2k-3k words each. There will be a 1-month hiatus between arcs to hopefully minimize delays. (NOTE: For now, I am daily-posting to help catch this version of Urasaria up to the versions on SH/RR. Please support on whichever platform you like! Thank you.) Q) When will this be completed? A) The first draft was 600kish words, so finalizing it here involves a timescale of years, not months. I've been writing Urasaria in some form for 8 years, so it will definitely be completed eventually, I just can't pin down when. Q) Are there any content warnings? A) Too many to count, but generally, I don't do things for shock value. Dark topics are covered as normal occurrences in life, not for edginess or to trigger. However, I wouldn't recommend Urasaria if you are upset by fictional gore / body horror. Q) Can I create fanwork based on Urasaria? A) I would be *honored* if somebody made fanwork based on Urasaria. Q) Is there anything else I should know? A) Your visual imagination should be anime-based, not live-action (otherwise cute things will be mistaken as horrifying). Cover by Konorin. No AI used (or ever will be used).

In a small town where responsibilities are heavier than dreams, Ananya has learned to stay silent. Brilliant in studies and devoted to her family, she hides a secret deep within her heart — a burning desire to become a singer. Music is her escape, her comfort, her unspoken truth. But with her family struggling financially, she believes her dream is nothing more than a luxury she cannot afford. Every evening, she swallows her words and chooses silence over desire. Until one day, a mysterious voice drifting through the twilight air changes everything. Drawn toward a melody that feels strangely familiar, Ananya takes a step she never dared to before. Will she finally find the courage to give her dreams a voice? Or will silence remain her only companion?

People shunned me, labeling me a defective Alpha long before I understood what that meant. The only person who ever stayed by my side was Alex. We learned how to survive on the streets together—until he couldn’t take it anymore and started selling drugs. Luck had never touched my life. I was the one who got caught. The woman who stopped me was powerful enough to destroy me in her own twisted way. "A spoon," she said. I didn’t understand how it was possible, but she meant to reduce me to a mere spoon. Then she let me go, warning me never to appear in front of her again. But... I was a really, really unlucky person and met her again. And again. Until it became impossible to walk away from her. Being spared by her felt dangerously close to being chosen for something. Despite knowing it would destroy me, I found myself yearning for more of her. I had no one who truly cared about me. Except Alex. So her mercy slowly began to feel like belonging. ***** It's Omegaverse, where Female Alpha's has a dick.

At 32, Seo-yeon has nothing. No degree. No career. No family. No future. Only manhwa. She reads stories about people who regress and fix their lives. She laughs at them. Because reality doesn't work like that. Until the night she decides to die. And wakes up... Seven days before she lost everything in her life.

Without destiny. Without magic. Without memory. Without even a name… Who do you remain when everything else disappears? This is a story about someone learning that memories can be altered, destinies rewritten, and magic lost — but the core always finds its way back. A story about choosing oneself in any reality. A transformative, multiverse-based work inspired by the world of Harry Potter — without canon compliance, classic ships, or a light fanfic tone. Content Warning: This work contains one explicit, consensual adult scene. It is not romanticised or written as fan-service; the scene functions purely within the psychological and thematic arc of the story. Readers seeking erotic content should be aware that this is not that kind of narrative.

In the Avaly Empire, every Omega is adored, valued and respected. Every Omega… except Cadiz Von Eberhart. Born with neither pheromones nor holy powers, Cadiz is the shame of his family and is always in the shadows of his twin brother, Cassius. On their twentieth birthday, Cassius receives thirty seven marriage proposals, but Cadiz receives only one, an unwanted match to Raizel Von Ashforde, the cold Alpha heir of the northern fortress who is rumored to despise Omegas. To the empire, it is a humiliation. To Cadiz, it feels more like an exile. But the Ashforde household holds more than stone walls and silence. Strange magic stirs at Cadiz’s touch, broken magical formations mend beneath his hands, and whispers of power long buried begin to rise. He is not a failure. He is something far rarer, far more dangerous, a Null Omega, the first seen in generations. When secrets are exposed and loyalty is tested. Cadiz is left to choose between staying the disgrace of his family... or rise as an Omega who could bring the empire to its knees.

Layla Sinclair is running out of lives. Six times she has died now. Each time she remembers too late, helpless to change her fate as she only remembers her past lives at the moment of death. Six times she has watched as the people she trusts celebrate victory over her. Then she wakes up in her seventh life and things are different. This time she comes armed with memories from her previous lives, she remembers everyone who betrayed her, and she is determined to change her fate But it seems she is not the only one who remembers her past lives. Why are things different? What if this is her last chance at life? Layla is determined to survive, even if it means making a deal with the devil himself. Anton Barone is the bloodthirsty, cold eyed Don of the most powerful mafia family. He trusts no one and anyone who crosses him is never heard of again. He has been pressured to take a bride and someone like Layla, a bastard without pedigree would be the last person he would choose. Except... She has something that he needs. * “Give me six months.” She said, “And I will heal your legs.” The look in her eyes was like a gambler’s throwing in her last dime and knowing that the odds were in her favour. “That is a bold claim.” I stared back at her, daring her to take this gamble. Her fingers, white from gripping the lapels of the suit too tightly relaxed. Her eyed hardened, and her voice did not shake. “Throw me to your dogs if I don’t accomplish that.” I had the urge to laugh at her delusions but something about the stubborn edge in her jaw held me back. Six months. I relished the thought of punishment for her failure.

Matthias never planned to see the next morning. Standing alone on a bridge, he was ready to let the darkness take him, until a stranger pulled him back and offered him food instead. Julian didn’t ask for explanations. He didn’t judge. He just stayed. What begins as a single night of unexpected kindness slowly turns into something neither of them expected, a fragile connection between two people carrying very different wounds. But healing isn’t simple. Not when faith feels heavier than love. Not when family expectations suffocate. The Day I Decided Not To Jump is a story about survival, friendship, guilt, forgiveness, and the quiet courage it takes to choose life, even when it feels undeserved.

Claire has been given a second chance at life. After being betrayed and killed by her own best friend, she wakes up four years in the past—back in her teenage body, with all the memories of her painful future intact. Determined to right her wrongs, Claire vows to fix everything: the lies, the cruelty, even the broken pieces of her loves. But fate isn’t so easily rewritten. Some destinies resist change—and some consequences come no matter how hard you try to escape them. Can she really change her fate?

Sara Pearl, Daughter of Poseidon and Atlantis, takes a journey to map dangerous territory. This is done after adventurers Theseus King, Mary Riley, Seth Riley, Olivia Neptune, Adam Flores, and Penny White return from this territory. This story follows Sara Pearl and her best friends Leonidas Sheppard and Andromeda Rose. Unknown to these adventurers, war breaks out in the outside world and The Gods draw battlelines. How long until the war reaches this group? Part of The Twelve Olympians High Series.

The year was 2002. In a hospital in Seoul, a four-year-old girl was rushed into emergency care after being struck by lightning. Although doctors performed immediate surgery, her chances of survival remained slim. The girl lay unconscious in her hospital bed for a long time. However, when she finally woke up, nothing was the same as before. Her name was Go Nau Rin, meaning 'Warm Rain from Heaven.' Just like her name, she was truly lovely—one who grew up giving love to others and being deeply loved in return. Now, children call her a monster or a witch, and even adults look at her with eyes full of resentment and fear. Yet, no emotion ever flickers across her face. She never cries—she only laughs. It is hard to tell if she is truly void of emotion or simply a very skilled actor. Some call her a demon. Others see her as an angel, a pillar of strength to lean on. Her life was never as peaceful as a gentle, warm rain. Instead, it was filled with days as fierce and wounding as a violent storm. But just as the sky clears and the sun rises after a heavy downpour, moments of light and beauty continued to exist in her life.

Jiang Jiang is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhen’s household and the emperor’s personally appointed future Crown Princess. Later, she transmigrates into a book—a yuri novel—and becomes the fiancée of the older sister of the main female lead. It is said that their engagement was arranged only to fulfill her grandmother’s dying wish. In truth, the two women have no romantic feelings for each other. When Jiang Jiang meets her fiancée for the first time, the woman looks at her with an indifferent expression, impatience faintly hidden in her eyes. “I will marry you, but I will never love you.” Jiang Jiang obediently nods. She is familiar with this kind of arrangement. How many marriages between noble families are truly about love? She did not love the Crown Prince either, yet she still became Crown Princess. Ji Xu’an looks at her suspiciously, unconvinced by her meekness. — Later, Ji Xu’an realizes that Jiang Jiang is not disobedient at all—she is obedient to an excessive degree. At a hotel, a female celebrity slips into Ji Xu’an’s room. The Jiang Jiang who should have been sleeping beside her is nowhere to be seen. With a cold face, Ji Xu’an drives the woman away. Only then does she see Jiang Jiang poking her head in from outside the door, looking at her with regret. Grinding her teeth, Ji Xu’an snaps, “Don’t you know someone was trying to get close to me?” Jiang Jiang blinks her almond-shaped eyes. “Don’t you like it?” Ji Xu’an’s expression darkens further. “Do you even have a heart? Aren’t you jealous at all?” Jiang Jiang hurriedly shakes her head. Jealousy is a grave fault! Besides, isn’t it the duty of a proper wife to help her wife take in a few beautiful concubines? She is already being so obedient—why does Ji Xu’an look even angrier? — Disclaimer: All rights to the original content belong to their respective creators. Original Name: 當古言女主穿進百合文 Author: 人间甜橙

Anatomy of Silence A Literary Novel There are people who live at the edges of their own lives—not because they choose to, but because the world does not always make room. Andini Lestari has mastered the art of restraint. Hope, to her, is a fragile architecture—one that stretches the distance between desire and disappointment. Silence has always been her safest refuge. Fani Pratiwi knows what it means to be quietly overlooked. Moving through the world in a body others perceive as inconvenience, she has learned to make herself smaller, softer, easier to ignore. Their paths cross in the unremarkable hours of campus life—in the hush of late afternoon rain, in shared glances across lecture halls, in conversations that feel heavier than they appear. What begins as cautious proximity slowly deepens into something neither of them knows how to name. There are no promises between them. No dramatic declarations. Only the quiet recognition of being seen. But when the fragile sanctuary they build together begins to fracture under the weight of indifference and institutional hypocrisy, silence itself becomes a choice—one that demands a cost. Anatomy of Silence is not a story about grand revolutions. It is about the invisible battles fought in ordinary rooms. About the quiet courage required to remain present in a world that insists on invisibility. Because for some, survival is not loud. It is deliberate. And it is brave.

When a global anomaly awakens dormant powers within them, a neuroscientist, a physicist, and an artist discover they are connected by a force that defies time itself. Mert sees the memories of strangers. Elena witnesses the fabric of reality crack. Kai paints symbols from a past he never knew. Thrown together by fate, they are not alone. Across the globe, others are awakening too—gifted with extraordinary abilities. But they are not the only ones. A powerful cabal—a ruthless financier, a tech mogul, and a charismatic influencer—sees the anomaly not as a warning, but as a weapon. Their ambition shatters the timeline, scattering the group across history: from the smog-choked streets of Victorian London to a transhumanist future, and into a terrifying parallel present. Broken into three teams, the group must hunt their enemies through time itself. To survive, they must master their new powers and forge bonds of love and loyalty strong enough to bend the laws of physics. Their final battle will not be fought in any single era, but at the crossroads of all realities, where the key to existence—the very heart of time—is at stake.

A hopeless romantic, "Theodore", meets the perfect girl for his romantic hopes, "Goodness". They both learn that they define everything that each one of them have been looking for, they connect deeper than neither one of them has ever did before, their story defeats time as they rapidly become attached to this beautiful connection. The hopeless romantic realizes that he might have found the right girl at the wrong time when she brings the light to the truth that leaves him distraught and disappointed. Character Description: "Theodore", is a 22 year old, he's never been in love nor loved anybody before in his life, a long while before meeting Goodness, he was involved with a girl in a sex fling. Love, emotions and relationships has never been his usual thing but that changes when he meets the definition of the girl of his dreams. "Goodness" is a 20 year old, turning 21 on the 25th of June, she's a beautiful caramel skinned girl from the small town that Theodore is also from. She's a Forensic Sciences student but she's currently taking a gap year. CONTENTS: CHAPTER ONE: THE PRELUDE ( PLEASURE ) 1. "Sex" 2. "First Time" 3. "WE ( Sweet Love ) CHAPTER TWO: PASSION 4. "Night Time Sex" 5. "Your Body Is Perfect" CHAPTER THREE: FEBRUARY 15TH 6. "As We Began" / "Feb 15th" 7. "The Fall" / "Feb 17th" 8. "Details" ( Interlude ) CHAPTER FOUR: FEBRUARY 24TH 9. "Here We Are" 10. "Her Choice Of Words" 11. "Separate Ways" CHAPTER FIVE: FEBRUARY 26TH 12. "Pleasure Me" 13. "Delusional" 14. "My Worst Part"

[This is the reboot of Qaya: the tale of the singular duo] In a kingdom ruled by ruthless power and shrouded in secrets, Qaya finds herself entangled in the web of King Awin’s dark ambitions. As a skilled operative coerced into destroying innocent lives, she’s promised freedom in exchange for a final act of betrayal. But just when she begins to hope for her release, fate deals a fatal blow. Awakening in the body of Mahalia Heris—a noblewoman from a family once loyal to the very king she despises—Qaya is granted a second chance. As she navigates this unfamiliar world, haunted by the past and surrounded by those who believe she is someone else, she realizes the power of her new position. With her knowledge of Awin’s treachery and the resources of the Heris family, Qaya seizes this unexpected opportunity to right her wrongs, seek redemption, and ultimately bring down the man who once held her captive. But can she balance the pursuit of vengeance with the weight of her new identity? Or will the shadows of her past consume her once more?

*Original work; do not pirate* Note: This story is incomplete as it has been rebooted, check out the reboot; THE PRICE OF REDEMPTION: THE REBIRTH OF QAYA EXCERPT FROM THE STORY "I was scared to say this because I thought you would deem me mad but..." "it's okay, you can trust me" she nodded "is it possible that someone in comatose can live as another person, in their state of unconsciousness?" "what?" "as I snapped out of my daze, I was certain that I am The Heris Heir, Qaya Heris but I am also certain that just this morning, at dawn, I had completed a twenty-year-old life as Qaya Wright" Qaya finds herself in the body of another person after she's killed by a friend. but the catch is she remembers being this person and living both lives. Qaya is a writer with no sense of morality causing her to do outrageous things. she's finally killed for her evil deeds ....at least that's what she thought, but she finds herself living...in a completely new life.