athenaeum of malice

In a world in ruin, Eren Veylen stumbles upon a powerful and sinister book—the Grimoire of Infinite Malice. The book, which feeds on life, souls, and essence, offers unimaginable power in exchange for a pact. As Eren accepts its dark offer, he embarks on a path that will consume his humanity and transform him into something far more dangerous. The grimoire craves sustenance, and its power knows no bounds. Can Eren maintain control, or will he be lost to the evil that now resides within him?

In a world where summoned "heroes" slaughter everything in sight to grind levels and chase glory, Alex Winewood is the anomaly that breaks the script[. He doesn't care about the crown. He has zero interest in a holy crusade. He only wanted the Holy Sword because a ceiling exists, and he has a highly logical desire to climb past it. Dragging along a runaway Queen who ran from her paperwork, a dark witch who was taught to hate the world, and a blonde idiot who thinks he’s a chivalrous leader, Alex navigates the treacherous northern wilds with a single goal: absolute, unbothered equilibrium. To the righteous, he is a heartless blasphemer. To the victims, he is a cold, mechanical savior. To the wicked, he is an unpredictable wall of physical force. While the rest of the world judges a person by the labels they wear—labeling them as "pure" humans, "impure" witches, or "feral" demi-humans—Alex looks past the flesh entirely. He sees the quiet truths inside people that they themselves are too blind to recognize. He sees the heavy, festering burden of pain hiding behind a hero's righteous anger; he sees the desperate desire for simple love buried beneath a dark witch's terrifying curse; and he sees the fragile, shaking fear of a crowd that throws stones just to avoid being the ones in the fire. He holds up an objective, brutal mirror to their souls, exposing their delusions with a single, quiet sentence. "We suffer in the mud, expecting heaven to grant us eternal peace. I say we just stop lying to ourselves, and build what we can while we are still breathing"

Farkan, a man who lived for a thousand years, was betrayed and hunted down. Losing faith in righteousness, he embraced the demonic path. Before his fall, he reincarnated into a new body, determined to carve his name into history and attain immortality.

It's spring 1942. Caroline Graham is six months pregnant, overweight, irritable, and most decidedly bored with her "delicate" condition. She hates being tied down and resents her husband Cyril and her cousin Edward for being off on assignment and having fun while she's confined to the village. She grows more restless each day, and her good friend and confidant Leslie Atwater does his best to boost her spirits but fails miserably. What Caroline needs is a problem to solve, "something juicy" to challenge her mind. And, of course, that's exactly what she gets.<br><br>Be careful what you wish for.<br><br>First there's a rash of poison pen letters circulating in the village. Librarian Elspeth Hunter receives a letter, and is the first to die, presumably by her own hand. Other deaths follow. Are the sudden deaths connected to the letters? As weeks pass and the bodies mount, Caroline and Leslie discover a pattern that suggests something more sinister is at work. With Leslie's help, Caroline must use all her cunning and put her life at risk to uncover a cold-blooded murderer -- a remorseless killer who continues to raise the stakes in a deadly game of malice.

Shikuza, a prince with a forgotten face? has only one purpose: to hunt down the King of Ghosts. But in a world where the line between humans and ghosts is blurred by ancient riddles, who is the real monster? The ghost he's chasing, or the hero you're cheering for? The further you read, the more you'll realize... this isn't just a story. It's a memory. And it's standing right behind you.

"In the shadowy streets of Draco's Vill, a young life is brutally extinguished. The victim, a member of a powerful family, was last seen in the city's red-light district. As detectives investigate, they must navigate a complex web of secrets and deceit to uncover the truth. But the family, driven by grief and a thirst for vengeance, has already mobilized their underworld connections. With the stakes higher than ever, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues. Can the detectives catch the killer before the family's wrath ignites a bloodbath?"

Mark was just a tool created for the sole purpose of protecting his Young Miss. But what if he got betrayed, and killed, what can he do? Wait, he actually got into some other world? And there are Alpacows here? Join Mark on his journey in this new world as he attempts to understand how he got here and to what purpose. This story is for other lovers of stealthy characters and sneaky, stabby stabby people. The main character will try to resolve most of his encounters before his prey knew what hit them. I will try to portray his expertise as best as I can. If that's what you like? You're welcome to try. The story is also uploaded on Royal Road. Posted as The Umbra Bear

A GRIMDARK XIANXIA NOVEL INSPIRED BY REVEREND INSANITY When Kai Wei transmigrated into a dying teenager in a frontier dirt-town, he didn't get heavenly talent, a legendary bloodline, or a righteous master. He got a weak body and a front-row seat to a world where cultivators treat mortals like disposable insects. He also got a System. Just not a heroic one. [Malice System Activated] [Rule 1: Pure generosity is penalized] [Rule 2: Exploitation, manipulation, and selfishness are rewarded] [Rule 3: Institutionalized evil generates passive income] Kai Wei can't fight a flying immortal. But he can calculate compound interest. He understands leverage, debt traps, and the psychology of desperate men. He isn't a chosen one saving the world. He is a parasite attaching itself to a corrupt society, slowly devouring it from the inside out. As his influence spreads from a single muddy town to the highest peaks of the cultivation world.

As time continuously diverts through and our era has been consistently changing with progressive summation and division of cultural development covering the entire grasp of this world. Ones and foremost remains a mystery in the circulation of genuine time for the peak conclusion no one posses. Holding never-ending capabilities of answers pointing directions to uncountable measures of enhanced educated assertion in the revolution of limited seconds. One must hold and conclude the title of "Malice of truth" inheriting divine prowess that upholds heavenly miracles production of information that corroded and forgotten during the genuine time in comparison even Greater king of the world (one that has the backing of the authority of all living beings) couldn't surpass in every aspect. Krezo took the voyage on land to gather hints, clues, to decode the mystery of his past and to gain the truth keeping his mental restraint on hand, slowly eradicating a portion of memories of misery and devoured happiness on an adventure of comradeship together breaking the chain and setting on each other behind equal freedom of achieving their dreams, ambitions, and intentions. As they pick up all the puzzle piece creating a lead, the massive amount of truth embedded into their mind with twists they never expect with midway developments on their selves and as each other's comrade propagating a story of morality, truth, nature, embracement, and dreams propelling their decisions derive to their destiny.

A mission gone wrong sends military doctor Han Lei tumbling through time, straight into the arms of a fallen Prince in a war-torn era. With a bizarre excuse to keep a doctor by his side, the battle-scarred general finds himself completely undone by her soft words and gentle hands. Han Lei's wish is to earn silver and marry a strong man. The Prince’s wish is to seek development and marry a gentle wife. Two people, four desires, who will bend first? --- She's a dignified modern woman who crossed through time. How could she stand by and let these ancient fools bully her husband? He's a national hero, yet nearly got himself killed over that damn loyalty of his. She asks him: "What are you thinking?" He answers: "My heart is dead, you know what I am thinking." She curls her lips, turns to leave a sentence: "Then what are you waiting for? Go do him now!"