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Crown Prince Alden wakes on the morning of his mother’s funeral knowing he has lived this day before. Last time, Empress Cassandra’s death led to a cursed future of endless torment, a burned empire, and everyone he loved slaughtered. This time, he remembers—and he knows she was murdered. With only a few years before history repeats itself, he seizes control. In the day, he dismantles the Alchemy Towers he knows will poison the empire, standing firm before the Imperial Court as conspirators tighten their grip. At night, broken and alone, he speaks to a goddess trapped in a distant golden realm. He doesn't know she can hear him—and she doesn't know whether the voice telling her stories is talking to her, or if she's simply eavesdropping on his conversation with some unknown 'angel.' She only knows that he sounds more fragile each time he returns. As the future keeps changing faster than his estimation, Alden must decide how much of himself he is willing to destroy to save the world—and whether anything human will remain when he succeeds. This series is regularly updated in RoyalRoad and Scribblehub. Please visit there for continuation.

Seventeen-year-old Nico finds himself pulled into a brutal, otherworldly trial where survival is the only path to power. Stranded in a realm of godlike entities and nightmarish creatures, Nico’s one link to reality is a divine “Aspect” of Eternal Darkness , granting him abilities he barely understands. Surrounded by others with Aspects yet haunted by betrayal and despair, he must confront each harrowing trial with no way home. In a world where loss is constant and allies uncertain, Nico’s greatest test will be defying the fate bound to his soul.

In a shattered Earth, young Kiriko Kuroki finds herself thrust into an ancient order of mystic guardians known as the Arcanas. As her latent powers awaken, she joins a band of survivors on a cosmic odyssey like no other. From the place she once called home to the boundless wonders of the cosmos, their mission is daring and desperate: avenge their decimated world, unravel the enigmatic mystery of the universe, and face the chilling specters that dwell in the shadows. With every light year, secrets as old as time beckon, and sinister forces threaten to engulf them. The fragile notes of hope are drowned by the impending darkness. Can Kiriko and her companions decipher the celestial melodies that bind them, or will they be forever lost to the abyss? The maestro's baton rises, and the Symphony of the Lost reaches far beyond the universe itself.

Mike Chen is one of the last remaining cultivators of Earth. One day he was transmigrated into the body of a cultivation trash in a cultivation world As someone who has read hundreds of Xianxia novels and cursed the MCs for their stupid choices and the female leads for their uselessness, how can he follow in their steps? He swears to live life like a cultured and educated person from Earth should. But will fate allow such an anomaly to exist? Follow along on Mike Chen's adventure to find out...

What would you do if you woke up in the hospital from a six-month coma and don't remember anything from the past few years? A person is desperate about himself as he starts having visions of random but dangerous effects. The dreams he had, seem to be memories but everyone else says that he didn't undergo any such events in the past. With the Police and the mysterious 'Prime' hunting him, he has to escape and realize the weight he has on his shoulder is not just of his. P.S. it's a demo, am planning to publish the real and complete novel

TARSHISH In a modest village where survival requires only patience, Clement and his five siblings share a striking genetic signature: platinum blonde hair that shimmers like moonlight, light brown eyes flecked with warm amber-topaz, and glowing, sun-kissed tanned skin. But when Clement is taken to the bustling metropolis of Sumos, his unique appearance is met with immediate, predatory cruelty. Betrayed by family and sold into brutal city servitude, he survives by keeping his fury hidden beneath a perfectly calm exterior. Vanishing into the shadows, he adopts the guise of a blind street youth, using his invisibility to study the inner workings of commerce and supply chains. When he strips away his disguise to launch a wildly successful fruit empire, his sudden fame catches the attention of the Empire's highest rulers. But instead of elevation, Clement is met with the exact same exploitation and ultimate rejection he faced as a slave. Stripped of his title and forced into a humiliating second exile to the desert of Marago, the Empire makes a fatal mistake: they leave him alive. The Economic Siege In the sun-baked, boundaryless sands of Marago, Clement finds his ultimate sanctuary—and his ultimate weapon. Partnering with Favian Jave, a chaotic and brilliantly charismatic local, Clement builds a revolutionary agricultural monopoly from the infertile soil. But Clement’s ambitions have grown far past survival. Driven by the deep offense of his past treatment, he turns his new merchant empire into a calculated economic weapon. By forging powerful new trade alliances and manipulating the flow of essential resources, Clement systematically cuts off the supply lines feeding the concrete metropolis that broke him. He will not use swords or armies. Instead, Clement will use his strategic brilliance to starve the Empire out, dismantle its corrupt hierarchy from the inside out, and build a free haven where his scattered family can finally thrive. The Core Theme: True power doesn't belong to those who wear the crowns; it belongs to the one who controls the harvest. Clement's journey is a cinematic chess match proving that a single, resilient seed can tear down an entire regime of stone.

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Sa likod ng bawat pangalan ay isang natatagong kwento na binuo ng ating mga magulang bago nila ito ibinigay sa atin. Pero paano kung ang pangalan mo ay ibinigay mo lang sa iyong sarili? Ito ay kwento ng isang batang naghahanap ng kaniyang pagkakakilanlan mula sa natagpuan niyang pangalan - ISHI.

In a long-anticipated new vampire series by Morgan Rice, #1 bestselling author of The Vampire Journals (1,500 five star reviews), 17 year old Taylor Night, exiled from her trailer park in Texas to a juvenile detention camp in the rainy Northwest, tries to understand her mysterious power while surviving on an island of misfits. But when she finds herself having a crush on a mysterious boy, Taylor realizes he is not what he seems—and that her own destiny may be far greater than she imagined. "TURNED is a book to rival TWILIGHT and VAMPIRE DIARIES, and one that will have you wanting to keep reading until the very last page! If you are into adventure, love and vampires this book is the one for you!" --Vampirebooksite.com ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WISH is book #1 in a new series by #1 bestselling author Morgan Rice, a USA Today bestseller and critically acclaimed author of the fantasy series The Sorcerer’s Ring (over 3,000 five star reviews) and the vampire fantasy series The Vampire Journals (over 1,500 five star reviews). Mistfalls Wilderness Camp is an awful place, a series of islands in the rainy Northwest, populated by delinquents and outcasts from their families. It is supposed to be a remedial place—but Taylor soon learns something else is happening here. They are training the kids here for something. But what? These kids are all different, not normal somehow. And as Taylor herself goes through changes she doesn’t understand, she can’t help but wonder: is she different, too? But when a mysterious boy comes along, unlike anyone she’s ever met, Taylor is shocked at the power of her crush, and ready to risk it all for him. But will their forbidden love take them both down for good? Weaving a world of fantasy, love, destiny and sacrifice, WISH is a page-turning vampire saga, one that will whisk you away to another place and make you fall in love with a bold new heroine as you turn pages late into the night. With shocking twists and turns at every corner, you will not put it down. Fans of books such as Crush, Twilight and Vampire Academy are sure to fall in love! Future books in the series are also available. “TURNED grabbed my attention from the beginning and did not let go….This story is an amazing adventure that is fast paced and action packed from the very beginning.” --Paranormal Romance Guild ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “An action packed fantasy sure to please fans of Morgan Rice’s previous novels, along with fans of works such as The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini…. Fans of Young Adult Fiction will devour this latest work by Rice and beg for more.” --The Wanderer, A Literary Journal (regarding Rise of the Dragons) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “If you thought that there was no reason left for living after the end of the Sorcerer’s Ring series, you were wrong. Morgan Rice has come up with what promises to be another brilliant series….” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Rise of the Dragons) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

There is much to succeed in life. The words echo in Alice Marozi's mind as constant reminder for her to achieve her dreams and do well in school. Her friends on the other hand are the little devils on her shoulder to remind her to live a life full of thrill and fun in the prime of their youth. There is not much to do in life. Kicking back and doing absolutely nothing is Noah Park's idea of a good time. Despite thinking so, he is popular for his stellar athleticism, academics, and looks much to his dismay with a yearning for more. He is chasing a blind dream and wants to wake up to reality from the turbulence of pressure from his parents. The prestigious academy is doing a recruitment fair for the upcoming year, and every homeroom is subjected to creating an engaging activity to promote the school entrance rates and create unity among both new and returning students. How will the poster girl and boy create a romance both in pictures and in real life?