the iliad the rage of achilles

Solomon’s life is simple. Find food. Avoid dying. Sneak onto ships. Repeat. A homeless orphan forced to flee his homeland after a brutal war, he has no relatives and even less money. His greatest talents are surviving (Barely), staying unnoticed (Easy when he’s anorexic), and finding salvageable meals out of dumpsters. So naturally, fate decides to throw him a bone. After a bizarre encounter drops him into the orbit of a prominent noble family, Solomon finds himself dragged into a world of power, danger, and people with entirely too many opinions about etiquette and honor. Suddenly, he has an earned brother who knows far too much for the average child, and a barrack full of obnoxious ten year olds. As they grow older, Solomon learns that his brother has many more secrets than he could have anticipated. Like the fact he used to be an immortal engine of destruction, and now, Solomon has to take up his mantle and protect the realm from five other undying beings. All while on the run from one of the most powerful swordsmen who’s ever lived. Which, honestly, feels like a lot of pressure for a boy who used to live in barrels. ———————--------- Character artwork is available on Discord! Come check it out! https://discord.gg/q68P5JPnNz {What to Expect: - I want to make this my most ambitious project yet. I hope the characters come across not only as well-thought-out, but also realistic and likable despite their faults. - All Smut chapters will end with a *. I've gotten some flak for not including enough... *ahem* “lemonade” in my works, so I'll work to find a healthier balance this time around while not cheapening the story. - There are two female leads. No, we're not expanding past those two. Poly. -Milf lovers rejoice. This one goes out to you. -Oh, and also, no NTR or nothin like that. All the homies hate NTR.

The fabled potion of Rage is protected by elves in order to prevent the destruction of the world as it is known. After safeguarding the potion for 1300 years, a single human from another world fell from un-survivable heights and manages to land in the building in which it is held. Lake, a human of all things, has come into contact with this potion and brought dread to the denizens of this world known as Eyse. Anger and rage are said to bring forth the devastating power of the potion. Lake feels he can control these feelings with ease but, a previously unknown factor of the potion comes into play. A multitude of emotions have different but, equally fearsome results. The new immortal, Lake, must choose to hide any and all feelings or let them flow out at the cost of overwhelming and uncontrollable destructive power.

*Due to physical disabilities, Iggy is isolated for his own protection. He only knows his two brothers, Baine and Nansen, and their world within a brick wall, called New Eden. In spite of his overbearing brothers, Iggy sneaks out of his room and goes into the garden during the day, where he comes in contact with a strange woman. Before he can say anything to her, he loses consciousness, and awakens to her biting his face. As his only caregivers, his brothers save him from the woman, but they cannot save him from himself. Soon after the attack, Iggy is overcome with depression and craves nothing more than to end his own life. But then, a survivor arrives, and changes everything for the worst and the better.* *Baine infects Iggy with the virus. Iggy's body becomes perfect in all ways and he is granted unique powers (umbrakinesis). Things are going well, until Iggy sees the color red and his thirst reflex awakens. It is all a matter of time before Iggy's bloodlust leads the F.U.S military to New Eden, to destroy everything that Baine has created. Especially the infected ones.*

Kaelen accidentally becomes the “hero” after saving a village from a powerful sorceress who was testing a curse there. After that, he gains his Wrath Points system, with cryptic messages telling him he’s been “chosen to unite the kingdom” or some other nonsense he tries hard to ignore. However, as his abilities grow, so does the attention he gets from unusual allies—many of whom are attractive women who develop…mixed feelings about him.

what is talent ?Talent is a natural, inborn aptitude or superior ability to perform a specific task or activity without requiring extensive training In a world of immortals what would happen if you never had talent ? witness Zhou Yu a boy deemed talentless from the very first day , he will fight to rise through the ranks , defeat old foes and forge new relationship this is the story of the untalented forging his talent

All Kelly Drexler ever wanted was to spend her time listening to music and, maybe for once, try to live like a normal teenager. Earth had just been through the Third Nuclear War, a war that left her helplessly watching her brother burn in flames, while her friends were either dead or, like her, surviving with lifelong scars. However, when the long war ended and she thought she could finally rest and live a life away from bloodshed, she met the strangest young man. He had eyes that seemed to glow crimson in the darkness, hair that shone like liquid silver, and a face so abnormally gorgeous that there was no way he could possibly be human. He kidnapped her from Earth, thrusting her into a new world known as Zathron— And suddenly she was fighting monsters the size of trucks and battling foes that could spit flames, whose punches could destroy mountains. It was the Third World War all over again. “Dammit, I can’t catch a damn break!” In this new world, there existed cultivators known as Stellaris, able to split the sky with a draw of their sword and destroy mountains with a single punch. But that wasn’t all. The truly scary Stellaris were able to manifest bloodlines, exerting control over the elements. Scions of well known lineages had purer bloodlines, becoming the embodiment of eldritch horrors to their enemies. And how does she know? Because she has made those kind of guys her enemies! “Fuck!” But her uno reverse card arrived when she least expected. [You have awakened the Bloodline: Origin] [You can copy bloodlines by resonating at their frequency.] [You have gained the Bloodline: Void Emperor] [Eternal Frost acquired.] [You have gained…] And it gets even better. [Condition Met] [Eternal Frost has leveled up!] Bloodline purity? Fuck that. She would just level it up! One bloodline at a time, she’ll claw her way to the top, crushing anyone foolish enough to stand in her path. And when things inevitably go to hell? She will shamelessly run for her life. After all, there’s no shame in retreating when survival is the goal. Live today, get stronger tomorrow, and come back to properly kick their asses.

Betrayed by the goddess he swore to serve, the weakest hero is left to die in the Demon King's castle. But death isn't the end. Instead of finding oblivion, Shin awakens in the demon realm, where the monsters he feared become the only ones willing to help him. As he grows stronger and uncovers the truth behind the war between humans, demons, and gods, he realizes the world's greatest evil may not be the Demon King... It may be the heavens themselves. To uncover the truth and claim his revenge, Shin must rise from humanity's weakest hero to a force capable of challenging gods.

In the 24th Century, civilization and country borders have changed. Law enforcement has changed. Money has changed. But politics have not.<br><br>It is the beginning of the election season and riots are breaking out after every political rally. Dr. Engalla Ruth has found a way to ensure elections, but it will take a lot of work. Why settle for the lesser technicians when she can get the very best? Should she buy or seduce the one she wants?<br><br>Some think the music discs everyone have might be the cause of the violence, and only Dr. Kailyn DeKendren, the leading authority in Acoustic Behavior, would know. Her sister, a Sensei training the security forces, has promised to find out. But right when she's needed most, Kailyn mysteriously disappears. Can she be found before all hell breaks loose?

Adam Woodrick was a kind 16-year-old. He wasn't the most popular guy, but he had friends he thought he could count on; that all changed one summer evening when those he loved the most wounded him the greatest. Will Adam be consumed by the monster woken inside him, or will he find a new place to belong in a part of his family he never knew he had?

Reborn alongside her son, Chen Xiaobao, Chen Momo learns from the mistakes of her past life and starts a frantic hoarding spree. To survive, the mother-and-son duo each put their skills to use in the apocalypse. The lively little Chen Xiaobao quickly wins everyone's heart, and Chen Momo finds love of her own in the apocalypse too...