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After the nuclear war, the world was controlled by twenty mega-corporations that established a global government. Governed by AI, it judged everything. Gao Xin, who had only wished to live a peaceful life, inexplicably became a scapegoat for the elite and, unable to pay the imprisonment fee, was sentenced to ten years of exile on Crime Prison Island! On this island, there were no laws, no constraints, the only order being the numerous game arenas set up by the officials. The criminals could only participate like racehorses for the entertainment of the elite. Yet, on this prison island filled with Radiation, cyborgs, and many powerful villains, Gao Xin had no strength, no talent, and no background—like a sheep thrown into a crocodile pool, no different from being on death row. How could an ordinary person like him survive under the oppression of the strong, the geniuses, and the wicked? Unless in this world, there was a path, a path that allowed even the weakest to continuously break their shackles.

Luo Fei is a rookie police officer but has a system that can empower him with different abilities of animals including dogs' sense of smell through gene fusion. When helping a lady to find her cat, he smells a stench from the neighboring apartment's balcony. It smells like... the stench of a rotting corpse!

I’m an international, multiple award-winning author with a passion for the voices in my head. As a singer, songwriter, independent filmmaker and improv teacher and performer, my life has always been about creating and sharing what I create with others. Now that my dream to write for a living is a reality, with over a hundred titles in happy publication and no end in sight, I live in beautiful Prince Edward Island, Canada, with my giant cats, pug overlord and overlady and my Gypsy Vanner gelding, Fynn. ***WORLD'S BEST STORY2014*** Her mom's a witch. Her dad's a demon. And she just wants to be ordinary. I batted at the curl of smoke drifting off the tip of my candle and tried not to sneeze. My heavy velvet cloak fell in oppressive, suffocating folds in the closed space of the ceremony chamber, the cowl trapping the annoying bits of puff I missed. I hated the way my eyes burned and teared, an almost constant distraction. Not that I didn't welcome the distraction, to be honest. Anything to take my mind from what went on around me. Being part of a demon raising is way less exciting than it sounds. Sydlynn Hayle's teen life couldn't be more complicated. Trying to please her coven is all a fantasy while the adventure of starting over in a new town and fending off a bully cheerleader who hates her are just the beginning of her troubles. What to do when delicious football hero Brad Peters--boyfriend of her cheer nemesis--shows interest? If only the darkly yummy witch, Quaid Moromond, didn't make it so difficult for her to focus on fitting in with the normal kids despite her paranormal, witchcraft laced home life. Add to that her crazy grandmother's constant escapes driving her family to the brink and Syd's between a rock and a coven site. Forced to take on power she doesn't want to protect a coven who blames her for everything, only she can save her family's magic. If her family's distrust doesn't destroy her first.

In a world where the chosen one has defeated the demon lord and brought peace to the realm, now 500 years have passed since the demon's defeat. Aetheria, the world, appears peaceful, but is it truly so?

In a world left with scars from a great war, the humans rejoice in their victory, but also weep at the cost. Unaware of the blind hatred that led to the slaughter, an entire race was nearly erased from the face of their lands. They believed they had wiped the shifters from the face of the planet, little did they know very few lived on in the very forests they visited, and in the villages they traded with. Forced into hiding, the shifters built a new clan, and lived by the old rules, hiding from humanity. Kyera Shade of the Moon is a Shapeshifter who takes the form of a White tigress with silver stripes. Alone in the world, and carrying the weight of her clan on her shoulders, she attempts to uphold the law she was born to, and protect the remaining of her kind. Her heart decimated by the deaths of her brothers and the absence of her mother, she finds herself caught in a net and unable to break free. In her moment of desperation, a hand reaches out and catches her. A man who threatens to steal her heart away, but can she learn to forgive herself? Can she find love and salvation in another's arms after the betrayals of so many? Clovis of the Dancing Rain is the fourth Prince of the Forest Kingdom. He is a clever man, but had no wish to be king. Perfectly happy to raise is Daughter in peace now that his young wife had passed. There was darkness and secrets in his past, but there was no place for revenge in his future. Not until they took it too far. Pushing his bottom line a need to take the crown lit in his heart. However, he needed one thing more than anything else... the right woman by his side. As if the answer to a prayer, a woman appeared. Beautiful and trustworthy who loved his daughter as much as he did, if not more. Yet her heart was broken, her world surrounded by secrets and shadows, perhaps she was best left alone. However, would he be able to live without her?

The gods exist. The Supernatural is real. But poor foolish Mortals can never pierce through the Truth hidden by the Veil. They say Ignorance is Bliss. But for Adam, such Bliss woven by a lie is worthless. In his opinion, Ignorance may be Bliss but --- Knowledge is power. This was the truest fact; something Adam built his empire around. ---- He wasn’t always this rich. He wasn’t always this powerful. There was a time he too struggled to earn enough for the treatment of his sick and dying mother. But one day, on a Halloween night, his life was forever changed. His eyes were opened to a completely new Reality. The truth that was hidden from the eyes of all normal humans. An entirely different world, rules, and society exist just in front of us. Follow Adam, as he uncovers the Truth about his identity, the power in his blood, and his adventures as he rises to the throne that is rightfully his. To attain his goal, he will not hesitate. He will even become the God of Crime if that is necessary. --------- The story will be moderately slow-paced during the First four volumes as I set Adam in the world and slowly develop the world-building and Adam starts to adapt to the new reality. I know it might not be to the taste of everyone, but I believe it's worth it. We discover the world together with Adam and how he will grow from someone who knew absolutely nothing about the supernatural world to being someone no one can ignore. This will be a long road and I would be happy if you are willing to walk this road with me. ---- (Alternative title: Midnight Prince: Empire of Sin) [ Tags ]: Mature| Grimdark | Gore |Netori | Harem | Milf | Young & Mature | Supernatural |Action | Gang War | Criminal Empire | System | Gigolo | Handsome MC | Weak to Strong MC | Antihero| Neutral good to Lawful Neutral Evil. | Showbiz | Psychic | ****** ) ----- Disclaimer: The cover picture is AI made and is the art for Adam as [Magician] Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HikaruGenji Discord: https://discord.gg/3v2xvhvD6j My other work Son of The Hero King: https://www.webnovel.com/book/son-of-the-hero-king_24153504605334705

Nach seiner Transmigration entdeckte Jiang Che, dass er zu einem kleinen Nordosttiger in einem Zoo geworden war, zusammen mit einem Bruder und einer Schwester. Jiang Che entdeckte, dass er die inneren Gedanken seines Bruders und seiner Schwester hören konnte. Sein Bruder ist eigentlich die Reinkarnation eines Uralten Dämonen-Monarchs und die jüngere Schwester ist die Reinkarnation einer zukünftigen menschlichen Kaiserin. Glücklicherweise aktivierte Jiang Che das Bindungs-Feedback-System, bei dem die Stärke derjenigen, die an ihn gebunden sind, ihn im Gegenzug zehnfach stärkt.

After transmigrating, Jiang Che discovered that he had become a little Northeast Tiger in a zoo, together with a brother and sister. Jiang Che discovered that he could hear the inner thoughts of his brother and sister. His brother is actually the reincarnation of an Ancient Demon Monarch and the younger sister is the reincarnation of a future human Empress. Fortunately, Jiang Che activated the binding feedback system, where the strength of those bound to him strengthens him tenfold in return.

A prideful snake who bowed to no one—until he became a jealous husband. A snow tiger beast warrior feared and respected, reduced to an obedient husband. A wolf known as a Casanova, who never stayed—until he chose loyalty. And a merman Prince who left his waters in order to be on land with her. All of them changed after meeting one female... After sniffing in an impossible scent. Her name is Arinya. …And unfortunately for this world, that’s me, haha. *** I wrote a book once. It was an unhinged fantasy born from my high-school brain, driven by loneliness and too many hormones. It was a world of beastmen, wild freedom, and the kind of romantic attention I could never get in real life. I poured every impossible desire into it: adventure, danger, and yes… a 'lot' of handsome partners. Before I knew it, I had a thousand chapters of pure escapism and pure thrill. Then on a college camping trip, I fell off a cliff. I expected to wake up in a hospital room but nope. I woke up on a soft field of grass, with air too fresh to belong anywhere on Earth. And then something moved behind me. Sticking out of my tailbone was... A tail. My tail? Yellow and black stripes and very, very real. I touched it. Completely real. My ears? Also gone—well, moved. They were now perched on top of my head like a confused jungle cat. And the outfit? Quite revealing, made of animal hide which matched my tail. What was going on? At first, I thought it was a prank. Or a dream. Or maybe karma is finally cashing in. But the more foreign memories evaded my mind, the clearer my situation became. This wasn't cosplay and it wasn't Earth, either. And—surprise—it wasn't even the world from my own book. Welp. I had been transported into a completely different Beastman world as a beast girl called Arinya. Sounds fun, right? Well… it would be, if I weren't apparently the ugliest duckling in the entire freaking savannah! Rejected by every potential mate I stumbled across and sneered at like a freaking eyesore. This was not how I planned my fantasy to come to reality. Trust me—if this is my fantasy come true, then someone needs to fire the author. But then again, after entering this world, I'm suddenly... Attractive. I mean, there's no change to my face and the freckles are still there, but for some reason, handsome beastmen begin to flock around me, wanting to be my mate because I smell... Pleasant. What's that all about?

Ich schrieb einmal ein Buch. Es war eine bizarre Fantasy, geboren aus meinem Highschool-Gehirn, angetrieben von Einsamkeit und zu vielen Hormonen. Es war eine Welt der Tiermenschen, wilder Freiheit und der Art von romantischer Aufmerksamkeit, die ich im echten Leben nie bekommen konnte. Ich goss jeden unmöglichen Wunsch hinein: Abenteuer, Gefahr und ja... 'viele' gutaussehende Partner. Bevor ich es wusste, hatte ich tausend Kapitel reiner Eskapismus und reinen Nervenkitzel. Dann fiel ich bei einem College-Campingausflug von einer Klippe. Ich erwartete, in einem Krankenhauszimmer aufzuwachen, aber nein. Ich wachte auf einem weichen Grasfeld auf, mit Luft, die zu frisch war, um irgendwo auf der Erde zu existieren. Und dann bewegte sich etwas hinter mir. An meinem Steißbein ragte... Ein Schwanz heraus. Mein Schwanz? Gelb und schwarz gestreift und sehr, sehr real. Ich berührte ihn. Vollkommen echt. Meine Ohren? Auch weg—nun, verschoben. Sie befanden sich jetzt oben auf meinem Kopf wie bei einer verwirrten Raubkatze. Und das Outfit? Ziemlich freizügig, aus Tierhaut, die zu meinem Schwanz passte. Was ging hier vor? Zunächst dachte ich, es sei ein Streich. Oder ein Traum. Oder vielleicht kassiert Karma endlich ein. Aber je mehr fremde Erinnerungen in meinen Geist eindrangen, desto klarer wurde meine Situation. Dies war kein Cosplay und es war auch nicht die Erde. Und—Überraschung—es war nicht einmal die Welt aus meinem eigenen Buch. Tja. Ich war in eine völlig andere Tiermenschen-Welt transportiert worden, als ein Tiermädchen namens Arinya. Klingt spaßig, oder? Nun... das wäre es, wenn ich nicht anscheinend das hässlichste Entlein der gesamten verdammten Savanne wäre! Abgelehnt von jedem potenziellen Partner, über den ich stolperte, und angeschnauzt wie ein verdammter Schandfleck. So hatte ich mir nicht vorgestellt, dass meine Fantasie Wirklichkeit wird. Glaub mir—wenn dies meine wahr gewordene Fantasie ist, dann muss jemand den Autor feuern. Aber andererseits, nachdem ich diese Welt betreten habe, bin ich plötzlich... attraktiv. Ich meine, an meinem Gesicht hat sich nichts geändert und die Sommersprossen sind immer noch da, aber aus irgendeinem Grund beginnen gutaussehende Tiermenschen, sich um mich zu scharen, weil ich... angenehm rieche. Was hat es damit auf sich?