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In a world torn by magic, prophecy, and a rift that consumes reality, a child is born bearing the name of salvation. Kaelen Draeven, heir to one of the Three Great Houses, enters the world marked by ancient omens and bound to a destiny foretold in tongues older than time. Across the world of Thalmyris, the Rift expands a wound between worlds, spilling horrors and wonders alike. Some worship it. Others fight to contain it. All fear what lies beyond.

Nyxia, a battle-hardened night elf Huntress, was once revered as a living legend—bonded to the spectral spirit beast Loque’nahak and feared across the wilds for her unmatched prowess. But when the sacred temple she once protected fell to corruption, and her lover Ves’Sariel became a void-touched goddess worshipped by twisted remnants of her people, Nyxia vanished into the shadows—riddled with guilt, grief, and rage. Years later, fate drags her from hiding when a void-born threat resurfaces, mutating the land and infecting what little hope remains. Scarred and furious, Nyxia is forced to confront her past: the ruins of her sacred temple, night elves twisted into grotesque worshippers, and a soul-shattering reunion with Ves’Sariel, who is no longer wholly herself. Accompanied by Loque’nahak—fierce, loyal, and deeply bonded—Nyxia claws her way through blood-drenched ambushes, monstrous rot dragons, and heart-wrenching memories. But healing comes in unexpected places. At a hidden sanctuary, she reunites with Perseus, a Lightforged Draenei and dear friend thought lost to time. As Nyxia spirals between rage and ruin, Perseus helps her rediscover pieces of herself long buried under pain. Saga of the Ember Veil is a visceral and emotional dark fantasy tale of love twisted by the void, the savagery of survival, and the flickers of light that remain in even the most shattered hearts. It’s a story of healing, wild magic, and what it truly means to come home—bloody, broken, but not alone.

The gods died seven years ago. No warning. No war. Just silence. Now monsters roam the world, and those who survive their dreams awaken with power once held by the divine. Kieran Thorne hasn’t dreamed—yet. But when shadows start whispering his name, the Trial comes for him. Alongside a group of other newly awakened students, Kieran must survive a labyrinth of memory, face monsters twisted by divine rot, and uncover a truth long buried The gods didn’t abandon the world. They were hunted. And now, it's humanity's turn.

It speaks of Caedren’s paradox: heir to nothing, yet bearer of everything.

In a world where survival depends on the strength of the Awakened, Victor has nothing. No crest. No power. No future. Mocked by his peers and dismissed as a failure, he clings to hope desperate for even a flicker of ability. Then the monsters came. Abandoned by classmates. Betrayed by the enemy. Left to die. But death isn’t the end. Something ancient stirs within him. Betrayed. Forgotten. Broken. Victor’s true story is only just beginning.

Marry him—or lose everything. When fiery, sharp-tongued Aisling Rutherford is backed into a corner by debts she didn’t create, the last thing she expects is a marriage proposal from the most feared noble in the realm—Baron Kylian Hawkrige, a man with eyes like winter and a tongue sharper than sin. He’s cold. He’s commanding. He’s the kind of man who doesn’t ask twice. And now… he’s her husband. But Hawkrige Manor? It breathes. It watches. And it remembers things Aisling has never lived—or so she thought. Tossed into a twisted world of blood-stained vows, sinister portraits, and secrets that could raise the dead, Aisling must play her role as the Baron’s bride while keeping her sanity intact. But when the walls whisper, the shadows seduce, and the man she should fear starts showing cracks beneath the ice… Can you really hate a man who kisses like a sinner but looks at you like salvation? Power. Lust. Vengeance. Secrets. This isn't just marriage. It’s war in lace and lipstick. Let the slow burn begin.

To have the ability to see into people's past has no real appeal for the teenager this story is about, letting him only use it as amusement and to show off when he was drunk. Never look into someone's past beyond a superficial level. Never try to find out more than you should. NEVER. EVER. LOOK. INTO. THE. FUTURE. But everything changed the moment he was forced to look into the future, was forced to investigate the circumstances of a murder, and was forced to make the acquaintance of the victim's twin brother('s fists). The more time passed, the more it appeared that the primary reason for this murder wasn't a local, but a global one. This single, marred corpse was the beginning of a threat that would shake the world. (MC loses a screw when he enters the prison.) BL, first-person view; MC is shuo (perhaps even a reversible couple); love interest falls in love first; both MC and ML are straight, mutual bending, Enemies to Lovers Many thanks to MelBri for helping so skillfully with any kind of grammar error! (*ˊᗜˋ*)/ᵗᑋᵃᐢᵏ ᵞᵒᵘ*

In a future beyond futures—where countless worlds orbit the ruins of old creation—legends speak of a war so vast, it left scars on time itself. They call it the Era of the Above Alls: beings born from the Source of All Things, who ruled reality and reshaped existence in a clash of unimaginable power. That war ended in silence. But the silence never lasted. Now, in the endless sprawl of a reborn cosmos, a boy with no name awakens. He bears no lineage, no past, no purpose—yet the world around him shifts when he dreams. In the highest realm of celestial kingdoms, tales of the ancient clash are told as myth. But something is stirring. Old laws are fracturing. Forgotten powers are whispering. And in the shadows of gods, watchers, and sovereigns, an unknown presence begins to rise. Some call him a mistake. Others, a prophecy. None understand what he truly is. But all will remember the name that has not yet been written...

Trapped in her sheltered world, she had never known freedom—until he appeared. Ranvijay Rajvansh, the richest and most enigmatic CEO, claims her as his, leaving her questioning why a man of his stature would fixate on someone like her. As she struggles to adapt to his opulent world, dark secrets unravel, revealing that their connection runs deeper than she could have ever imagined. Bound by a past she doesn’t remember and a future he refuses to let slip away, she must decide whether to trust the man who owns her—or escape the chains of his obsession. "Why did you take me with you?" she asked, her voice trembling, her wide, innocent eyes searching his for answers she wasn't sure she wanted to hear. He leaned back, his sharp features shadowed by the dim light, "The first time I laid my eyes on you i knew i owned you sweetheart"

-- WSA 2025 Entry -- READ THE SYNOPSIS BEFORE JUMPING INTO THE STORY “Five… Four… Three… Two… One…” As the countdown towards the new year went on to the last second, Miles looked up to the sky, just as everybody else did. In the middle of the crowded street, Miles for once felt like he belonged. Being a teenage gamer, living with his parents, and trying to build a life as a streamer, he did not feel like leaving his room every day. But there, in the middle of that crowded street, with everyone around him paying attention to the sky, the countdown on the digital billboard, and mostly anything else but him., Miles felt like a ghost. A welcomed ghost, but a ghost, after all. With a smile on his unseen face, he looked up as the countdown reached one, and everybody sang in unison. ‘HAPPY NEW YEAR!” But Miles’ eyes widened as he watched in utter horror, and curiosity, even, hovering above him, a holographic screen with a few lines of text written in it. All around him, although he did not pay much attention to it, a few other people seemed to experience the same situation. [Updating home-world 39515’s version] [Version 20.25 update brings a lot of fun and games with the new and improved survival mode] [Do you want to convert your previous avatar to home-world 39515’s latest version?] [Yes] [No] “Survival… Mode?” Miles’ lips quivered. Before he could think of anything else, though, the people around him began to scream…

To gain power, he must lose himself. After his village is erased in a single night, Gold—an outcast from the edge of the empire—makes a forbidden pact with a divine being. In exchange for strength, he sacrifices fragments of his soul: memories, emotions, and even his identity. Now bound to the ancient magic of Aether Pactum, Gold climbs through a world of cruel empires, shattered gods, and monsters that wear human faces. With every victory, he forgets something precious—but with every loss, he grows more dangerous. What will remain… when there’s nothing left to give?

There are many beautiful things in the world, but all of them need strength to protect. Witness the rise of Sato Kaede, from a lowly Team Rocket Grunt, to a name heard around the world. A journey worthy of a Legend! "In this life, I must control my own destiny and live a wonderful life." - Sato Kaede. ................................................... I'm translating this Pokémon fanfic and I hope that you guys will enjoy reading it. If you're fed up of MTL translations and just bad translations in general - you will definitely enjoy this. Read up to 35+ advance chapters for both of my work exclusively on my Patreon ahead of everybody else at- patreon.com/Sniperwoof ................................................... Bonus Chapter Schedule: 100 Power Stones - 1 Bonus Chapter 250 Power Stones - 2 Bonus Chapters 500 Power Stones - 3 Bonus Chapters 750 Power Stones - 4 Bonus Chapters 1000 Power Stones - 5 Bonus Chapters

In a world where the veil between reality and nightmare has shattered, monsters now prowl the streets of Tokyo after sundown. Humanity’s last line of defense lies with the Nightguard Corps—an elite force trained to fight back the horrors that emerge in the darkness. Divided into five powerful divisions, each unit faces death nightly to preserve the fragile peace of the waking world. Lucien, a mysterious teenager with divine powers gifted by the Creator of Gods. He waa told he is the vessel for the God of Vengeance. He finds himself dragged into this war after barely surviving a monster attack. Taken in by the Nightguard Corps, he endures brutal training, deadly trials, and soul-shattering tests of character. But even after surviving the legendary Death Trial—a fight to the death against a monstrous abomination no one has ever lived through—Lucien is denied his rightful place. Only through the loyalty of newfound friends and a second chance at fate does Lucien rise again. Now a full-fledged member of Division Five—a small but growing squad consisting of Rylen, Jason, Emiluna, and himself—Lucien begins his new life among comrades who treat him like family. With each passing mission, his power evolves—telekinesis, superhuman strength, mental perception, and the mysterious divine force known as Purgeflame—a holy fire that burns through corruption itself. But peace is short-lived. Haunted by the power inside him and hunted by the beings beyond comprehension, Lucien must face not only the monsters outside—but the ones buried deep within himself. Because the truth is clear: Lucien wasn’t just chosen by a god. He may have been created to kill them.

A man rejected by the will of the world he grew up in for all of his life, and a genius with infinite potential who fell as a result of making a risky bet. Under the machinations of the deceased Heavenly Emperor, Huang Xian, two unfortunate souls from entirely different worlds got saved and fused together into a new whole, adopting the identity of the latter–Theodore Winter, the heir to one of the Supreme Pillars of the Heavenly Court. As an eon-spanning competition to decide the next generation of Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress began, it brought with it a game of wits, power and plots that would shake the Heavenly Court to its core. Reincarnators, Transmigrators and Regressors were barely qualified to chase after the unprecedented monsters that had been brought into being for the express purpose of rising above the rest. Battles between peers were like peeling an onion–nobody ever knew just how many cultivation realms and Talents the other had hidden away to catch his opponents off guard. With a saint-like image and the heart of a devil, Theodore Winter entered the fray. Unbeknownst to all, other than returning triumphantly, he was entrusted with another task: To kill Huang Xian’s murderer–his wife, the Heavenly Empress! ------------------------- Read advance chapters (by paying for my meals) on Patreon: • https://www.patreon.com/sh1ro My novel series "Reincarnation Cycle's Unfortunate Bug" on Amazon: • https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYHGRR8M/ Discord Server (currently under construction): • https://discord.gg/NdAjjmXSDh ------------------------- Hi there, this is Shiro / the author. Just one little cautionary warning here: Due to being set in an entirely alternate world from ours, while some terms and concepts might seem familiar at first glance, many in actuality are not. In canon, the World's Will of a world exactly like our own 'got inspired' by memories that it secretly glimpsed from the Heavenly Emperor, thereby creating extremely loosely related concepts in its own universe. So never expect anything to work in the same way as something that you are already familiar with, because chances are very high that it won't be the same at all. (Yes, I just blatantly flipped the script.) I hope you'll enjoy The Heavenly Empress' Assassin! ------------------------- Current Release Schedule: • 4 chapters per week • 1 chapter every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday (at ~11 p.m. GMT+1) (More chapters can appear as bonus chapters, so this is the absolute minimum.) • Vote with Power Stones to read more chapters in the week after the results are in! -> Top 100: +1 chapter -> Top 50: +2 chapters -> Top 10: +3 chapters -> Top 5: +4 chapters -> 1st Place: +5 chapters - Chapter length: ~2k words on average

Too divine to be human. Too flawed to be angelic. Too pure to be demonic. Sometimes the deepest pain isn’t nothing but existing without belonging. Seven was never meant to exist. Born of a forbidden union, he is a walking contradiction in the eternal war between Heaven and Hell—cursed to walk between realms, plagued by visions, hunted by spirits, and pulled into battles that were never his to fight. Thrown into the heart of a hidden war, Seven joins a secret order of gifted warriors and relic-bearers who fight back against the infernal breach leaking into Earth. Beside him stand friends—scarred souls whose hair turned white from what they survived, yet who never turned from him. And Zephyr, a mischievous spirit wearing human skin, who claims to protect him… but harbors secrets of his own. But as spirit becomes matter and flesh, vessel... Seven must ask what’s more dangerous—the demons outside or the ones buried within? Can he trust the Cativan, who shrouds its faith in secrecy? Can he trust Zephyr, who walks the thin edge between redemption and ruin? Can he trust his friends, or worse—should they trust him? Because the darkest enemy may be a soul convinced it is unworthy of love. And when Heaven won't claim him, and Hell can't control him… The final decision—to fall or to rise—will be his alone.

[WARNING: MATURED CONTENT!] EXCERPT~ “I should kill you..” He whispered, breath hot against her throat. "For making me want you this bad." She gasped as her back hit the stone wall, his hand tearing apart her garment before clasping itself around her bossoms. “You don’t want him..” He murmured, lips brushing over her jaw. “You want me.” Her palm pressed against his chiseled chest, a weak attempt at resistance, but her body betrayed her, arching into him instead—despite the engagement ring still wrapped around her finger. The ring given to her by another man who had chosen her before the entire Kingdom. The King—his acquaintance. “Say it, Adelheid. Give me permission to ravage you.” She swallowed and slowly nodded. "I.. want you." Oh, that was all he needed. His mouth crashed against hers, passionate and fierce. Gloved hands slid down underneath her gown, gripping her inner thighs and pressing her further into him. A shameless moan slipped from her lips. She should stop this. She should have pulled away. But she didn’t. Because no matter how hard she tried to deny it, with no mercy, he had ruined her that night—staining her innocent soul with the filth of a man who reeked of nothing but corruption. ~

In a world filled with dreams, there lives a lone boy, learns to laugh, care and love and most importantly, despair, in the amidst of the fate's mockery.

Almost everyone are sinners, and worse, committing unforgivable sins. The Omnipotent, trembling in wrath, unleashed a curse upon the world. "Twisted moral mentality"— a curse that blinds peoples' virtues, making them mindlessly doing sins like killing and suicide. In his perception, there are only few people who delights him—Quo Li is one of them. He is a former monk who lives in a path of righteousness. With The Omnipotent's remaining mercy, he sent a glowing orb to show Quo Li the scroll—the thing he needed to save the world. All the requirements are met to end the world—1. Oversophisticated technology 2.Wickedness. These are written in the sacred scroll, that this wise man needed to see.

There is no hope in the void—no chances, no mercy. Sooner or later, all will be consumed, whether by the trials that break them, the creatures that await in the shadows, or the ever-watching darkness itself.

Before time had shape, before life had meaning Xha’veth watched. Kael has always felt out of place, a hollow presence in a world where meaning has long since decayed. But when the sky fractures and something calls to him a voice no one else can hear his quiet life collapses. The Whispered Event marks the beginning. Visions. Echoes. Forgotten things crawling back into the light. Kael doesn’t understand what’s happening to him, only that it began the moment Xha’veth turned its gaze his way. And whatever has awakened inside him… it was never meant to return.