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THE FOUNDRY PROTOCOL "Try not to die like a bitch this time." That was the last thing the System told me before it rebooted the timeline. I’m Jack Monroe, a construction manager who failed to save the world. In my first life, I died screaming on Day 30, ranked 47th out of 50 warlords, watching my fortress crumble because I cut corners on a concrete wall. Now, I’ve been sent back to Day 1 with a roadmap of the apocalypse carved into my skull and a 30-day countdown to a cosmic Server Wipe. Round Two isn't about heroics. It's about industry. Trapped in the toxic wasteland of East St. Louis, I have to turn a bankrupt chemical plant into an impenetrable Silo. I have to manage a crew of terrified laborers, a mutinous sheriff, and two System entities warring for my soul. The dead don't just walk—they evolve. Shamblers turn into Runners, Runners turn into Mutants, and my neighbors turn into looters. I have a plan. I have a blueprint. I have a shovel. And if you get in the way of my construction schedule, you’re going into the concrete mixer. Build. Harvest. Optimize. Welcome to the Cull. Genre: LitRPG, Post-Apocalyptic, Survival Horror Tags: Kingdom Building, Regression, Anti-Hero, Base Building, Zombie Evolution, Crunch (Stats), Gore, Ruthless Protagonist. Content Warning: This story contains graphic violence, strong language, body horror (System Sickness), and a protagonist who prioritizes survival over morality. Rated 18+

Every empire in the Infinite Realms of Astra agrees on one thing: goblins don't count. Matthew woke up as one anyway a clay given life imagined into existence by a few unique goblins running on stubborn collective belief power at the edge of mapped space. Carrying Earth knowledge, a civilization-building system, and the slowly forming suspicion that "doesn't count" is the most dangerous thing you can be called before you start counting. The goblins don't have armies. They don't have territory. What they have is a power system that runs on population, compounds over time, and builds things no other species in Astra has the biology to replicate. Give them enough people and enough time and the question stops being whether they matter. It becomes whether anyone can stop them. Nobody's asking that question yet. They will. ---------------- What to Expect - Non-Human Main Character - Kingdom Building - Technological Uplift - Crafting and Industry Development - Unique Power System - Exploration and Discovery - Long-Term Character Growth - Intelligent Worldbuilding - Large Universe What You Won't Find - Harem - Young Master Face-Slapping - Instant Overpowered Protagonist

When unlikely attraction blossoms between a twentysomething genderqueer tattoo artist and an older, small-town veterinarian, both are forced to face their pasts for a chance at a loving future.<br><br>Four years ago Padraig Donovan lost his husband, the only man he’d ever been with. Now his life consists of the work he loves, a big empty house, and the possibility of a lonely future.<br><br>Kaos’s experiments with makeup landed him in the hospital at the hands of his disapproving ex. With nowhere else to turn, he flees to Acker, Wisconsin ... and runs into a sexy widower and the kindest man he’s ever met.<br><br>Padraig and Kaos know there’s something worth exploring between them, and as they raise a puppy and deal with the ups and downs of their respective jobs, they fit into each other’s lives in ways they never expected. Being with Kaos -- who is so different than the guys he’s always been attracted to -- opens up an exciting new world for Padraig. But can he convince Kaos to trust another man with his body ... let alone his heart?

Ever since I was a child, people keep saying that I am just an adopted child. I keep on denying myself that I am not adopted though many people noticed that I don’t resemble my parents, unlike my younger brother. Until one day, a couple went to our house, claiming that I am their daughter. I didn’t expect that aside from my birth parents, I will also found the love that I was always dreaming of having.

One night. One locked door. One voice that shouldn’t exist. she just wanted to finish her thesis. Instead, she woke something that remembers her name. As the storm rages outside, the house begins to whisper, laugh—and bleed. There’s no running from it. Because it’s already inside.

Aria just got kicked out of her parents house when she finds out she's the daughter of Peter Kappeya the late famous actor. So now, she has to deal with her new sister Lenny. As shes slowly getting into the industry of modeling and acting, she mets 3 men. First, Rowan. He's a famous actor in some of her favorite movies. Then Kai. Her highschool rival who sings, songwrites, and is a musician. And Lucien, a powerful millionaire investor for movies. Their all brothers. And they all love her. Sharing is caring.

Trauma yang sangat mendalam, membuatnya takut menjalin sebuah hubungan dengan wanita. Takut di tinggalkan, takut disakiti, takut diselingkuhi dan banyak lagi ketakutan dalam dirinya. Namun, semesta sangat baik kepadanya. Ia diberi seorang peri kecil, yang membuatnya lupa akan traumanya. Namanya Ananta Vireire, sahabat sekaligus peri kecilnya. Mereka tidak sengaja dipertemukan, lalu dipaksa berpisah, 12 tahun lamanya jarak yang membentang menciptakan garis diantaranya. Waktu yang semakin lama semakin terkikis, menjadikan ruang yang sempit. Akhirnya mereka dipertemukan kembali. "Bumi itu sempit. Yang luas itu rasa sabar aku menunggu kamu menemukan aku." -Elang Adi Raspati-

Everyone is conclusively wearing a mask to hide their pensive woes in the journey of life. Some people lead themselves to complications; some strive to flee away from the hitches that peer their lives. Still, there is no one to say that they are really glad with whatever they have, wherever they are, or whoever they've become. Loren Becker was a woman who was contrite to herself for ignoring all those people who tried to help her, but she was also too apprehensive to share her difficulties with others as she had no idea to distinguish one's core perceptions. On the other hand, Paul Wood was very nearly a mirror image of her. They had to work together to accomplish the little mission to justice as he and her old friend, Karl, looked alike. Karl was a person of her past who tried heart-and-soul to ease Lora and glitter the euphoria of her life back the way it was. But her life got worse after his death and his existence in her life went in vain. His death was one big mystery that Lora had to solve to repay for what he did for her while he was alive. Not only Karl but also Marlin, her college friend, endeavored to help her as well as Tina and Raven; where they were also suffering from their own calamities. In such circumstances, Stephen Darcy and the other vindictive people expanded their dejection. Stephen Darcy, a billionaire, was an egoistic ignoble person, addicted to sex. He only intended to lure Lora in interest to his lust, and even use her to get Charles's properties. In the denouement, Lora and her team put an end to all their injustice habituality and Paul went back to his own life after helping them solve their mystery. However, It is too hard to tell how we should ride a life-cycle to stay persistently at peace.

Haruka got to spend her summers together with the adventurous Haru and caring Kaname ever since she was 11. All three grew to be the best of friends and nothing seemed to be more exciting than waiting for the summer to bring them all together again. So many memories of laughter, adventure, and feeling free were made. As fast as the summer goes by, years past by. Haruka is now 18 and things began to unravel. Things such as precious feelings. Why was she seeing these two brothers in such a new light? And why were they both now smiling sweetly at her with desire in their eyes? Not only has the dynamics between her and the brothers have changed, but Haruka finds herself caught in a secret as well. A secret that could change the very existence of herself. Will these summers ever be the same as their childhood?

"Ris. Open your eyes. Iris!" His scream was swallowed by the thunder. Her blood was warm on his hands. And Adrian, the man who planned everything, could not have planned for this. But this is not where the story begins. It begins with a blind date. A girl who fell asleep waiting. And him—a man who controlled everything, except what came after. Cover by: Bee