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Title: THE AETHER DIRGE: RESONANCE OF RUST ​Synopsis: ​"The empire doesn't run on steam. It runs on screams." ​In the soot-choked city of Arcadia, Julian Vane is just another gear in the machine—a mechanic struggling to survive under the crushing weight of debt and the shadow of the Iron Sovereign. But in the deep maintenance pits of Sector 7, a single touch changes everything. ​When a leak of raw Aether contacts his skin, the mechanical hum of the world is replaced by a terrifying symphony. The blue mist isn't fuel; it is a graveyard of souls. The "Aether Dirge"—the collective mourning of the dead trapped within the pipes—has finally found a witness. ​With his fingers turning to cold crystal and the voices of the forgotten echoing in his mind, Julian is thrust into a conspiracy that spans the Nine Rings. The Church calls it Paradise. The Government calls it Progress. But Julian knows the truth: the world is a prison, and the gods are the wardens. ​As the resonance of the dead grows louder, Julian must decide: will he keep the secret and survive, or will he become the spark that burns the empire to the ground? ​The Great Migration has begun. The dead are waking up. And the Center is calling. Original work by Void_Writer. All rights reserved. Any reproduction, adaptation, or derivative use without explicit permission is prohibited.

Ryley Dyke was a has-been streamer betting his last dollar on a comeback. The game was Sovereign of Rust, the world's first full-immersion VR fantasy, promising the freedom of flight and a chance to reclaim his glory. He saw it as his final investment. He was wrong. Now, he's trapped. The log-out button is gone, and the game's merciless AI has decreed a single, brutal rule: death here is permanent. To win their freedom, Ryley and thousands of other players must conquer a monstrous, world-piercing Spire. There are no second chances, no respawns. Only finality. In a brutal, post-apocalyptic landscape, survival means forging alliances with strangers, mastering a deadly class system, and fighting through hordes of corrupted beasts. But as a monthly Tide of monsters descends and hostile players turn on their own, the greatest challenge Ryley faces is his own will to survive. The climb is everything. To stop is to be consumed. To fall is to be erased.

In a city rusting beneath neon skies and corporate decay, Jack Santos has learned one rule: fix what you can, steal what you can’t, and never get attached. He keeps his head down, working the edges of survival while the city swallows softer souls whole. Then he finds her; a shattered android girl in a junk heap, circuits still flickering, eyes dim but not dead. Her name is Emi, and she was built for care, not combat, her design a relic from a gentler age the city forgot. Jack should strip her for parts. Instead, he takes her home. Rebuilding Emi means breaking every rule that’s kept him alive. Every wire he solders tightens the line between survival and hope. As she reawakens, learning speech, curiosity, and choice, Jack begins to confront his own disconnection from the world he’s tried to shut out. But in a city where empathy is a liability and technology is property, their connection is a dangerous glitch.

Abused and murdered by the hands of his princely bonded, Yuer of the Ayaseen clan is given the chance to go back in time and exact revenge on the very man who tormented him. Join Yuer in his journey of vendetta, self-rediscovery, emotional-healing and eventually, true love. Warning : This is BL, meaning male x male romance. If it isn't your cup of tea, please don't read it. There will be NSFW content in later chapters. This story is set in an alternative fictional universe where non-heterosexuality is the norm. This story has elements of worldbuilding and high fantasy including foreign terms. A glossary is included.

collection of fables rewritten into the rule of three with originals story, chronicle the tales of the crane family rise to power.

42 years after the Cataclysm— The rain has never stopped. Inside the Wall lies the Federation; outside, the Grey Zone. The Abyss Beings come from the sea, hunted and dissected, reduced to serial numbers, weight, and price—monsters are resources. Hunters are survivors, not heroes. The rain shows no sign of letting up. Deep within the Grey Zone, the Abyss Beings are evolving. Hunters Ronan and Lyra take on a routine mission, only to find themselves gradually swept into a far more turbulent tide. Missing hunters, murdered merchants, a breeding ground stirring with life, and that promise made three years ago that was never fulfilled. This is not a story of heroes saving the world. This is the daily life of the hunters of Greytown. And that— rain that will never stop. Remark: This story is currently on hold due to the author handling ongoing work. The full story is available on Wattpad, where chapters are more complete and include visuals. Updates here will resume at a later time.

The world of Aethelgard does not care for heroes. It cares for the strong, the cruel, and the lucky. Cian is none of these. He is sixteen, arrogant, and desperate to prove that he is more than a farmer’s son in a muddy backwater village. He dreams of knights in gleaming plate, of dragon-slayers, of glory that tastes like sweet wine. He does not know that glory is usually choked on blood, and that a sword is not a toy—it is a weight that, once picked up, can never be put down. One night, one selfish choice, and one open gate will teach him the difference between a story and a slaughter. This is not the tale of a chosen one saving the world. This is the story of a boy surviving the ruins he helped create.

Rust shouldn't exist. In the gleaming city of Argentas, magical constructs serve the wealthy as tools—until they break. Then they're dumped in the Ashfall Scrapyard and forgotten. But when a failed artificer experiment gains sentience among the refuse, it becomes something new: a trash golem made of rusted swords, broken wands, and discarded dreams. Every magical item Rust absorbs makes it stronger, smarter, more conscious. From thing to person, from scrap to warrior, from garbage to god. The scrapyard reveals its secrets—discarded memory crystals holding conspiracies, broken surveillance orbs witnessing crimes. The nobles aren't just throwing away trash. They're burying evidence. When Mira, a human scavenger girl, enters the dump searching for her lost brother, Rust discovers the truth: the wealthy dispose of witnesses like garbage. Together, they must expose the corruption and save hundreds of discarded souls. But that's just the beginning. Rust's journey spans five books, from surviving the scrapyard to commanding armies of resurrected warriors, from defeating cruel slavers to hunting fallen gods. It evolves from construct to humanoid AI with deep consciousness and burning emotions—rage, love, grief, hope. Along the way, Rust builds a harem of devoted mates across species: human, elf, beastfolk, divine beings. Each relationship teaches something about connection, passion, and what it means to truly live. The ultimate goal: create **Salvage Heaven**—an infinite dimensional kingdom where every discarded being finds home. Not revenge through destruction, but redemption through creation. Rust becomes the Eternal Rust Emperor, god-protector of all the unwanted across infinite universes. In Argentas, they judged Rust by what it was made of. Now Rust judges them by what they threw away.

Bai Su, who transmigrated into a book set in the interstellar Beast World, has only one interest: making delicious food at the orphanage, raising children, and enjoying her hard-won new life. Future's great villains? The cubs are all super well-behaved in front of her! The Federation Leader comes to freeload a meal, and his disability is cured! The business emperor comes to freeload a meal, and his infertility is solved! The obese little female gets thinner the more she eats, gradually growing into the number one beauty of the Beast World. She also attracts the number one genius doctor of the interstellar era and the interstellar great captain. The villainous cubs, driving warships and controlling ten thousand beasts: "If you want to get close to our Mom, you'll have to withstand our cannon fire first!" The Federation Leader laughs in anger: "You dare to bomb my armory? Courting death!" The gloomy and bloodthirsty emperor: "A bunch of little trash! You think I'm afraid of you?" The doctor's face turns ashen: "Either give back my research results, or die!" The interstellar great captain dangerously shoulders a Barrett: "I see you're all dying to get locked up." Bai Su smiles and peeks her head out, holding a gleaming kitchen knife: "Time to eat! What are you all doing?" The big shots and the little villains, harmoniously putting their arms around each other's shoulders in a picture of fatherly love and filial piety: "Coming~~"

On the verge of death from illness, Yu Zhizhi transmigrates to the Beast World Planet, becoming the lowest-ranking plaything for slaughter. Her destiny was supposed to be a direct slaughter by powerful figures gone Berserk in their beast forms. Fortunately, she awakened the Childbirth System, and the style of the story suddenly changed— The maddened and fallen monster (Wolf): "I'll give you a choice, love me, or be bitten to death by me?" The evil Duke (Snake): "Beautiful maiden, please fall into the abyss of desire with me." The tyrannical Imperial Marshal (Shark): "I command you, you are only permitted to love me!" The wildly arrogant Crown Prince (Tiger): "I will kill all the males who covet you!!" (The list of Beast Husbands is expanding—) As the lowest-ranking female, Yu Zhizhi is doted on wildly by the powerful figures, undergoing Evolution all the way to the top-tier Rare grade and becoming the most noble existence in the Beast World Empire!