the cincinnati emblem

A young Brave walked out of his village, gathered companions to his side, defeated the Great Demon King, became famous, then came back with beauties in hand! This was a legend that appears in the world of Seyrol every 200 years! Our protagonist, however, isn’t a Brave. Even so, for over a thousand years his figure has loomed throughout its history. Unwittingly, the name of the Red Priest began to resound throughout the world. Red Priest’s legend included extraordinary sword techniques and magic, erudite knowledge, and an almost prophetic ability to lead young Braves toward the proper path. People of the world think of him as a descendent of the ancient Golden Race which led to his omnipotence. In essence, however, this was just the characteristics of the profession known as ‘Noble’. A word from the fabulousest translator/editor on Earth which is me I took upon this translation/editing project for the same reason I started translating my first Chinese novel. There are just too many big ass gems buried in a deep cesspool. I've long guessed that Qidian stopped introducing good Chinese novels on this platform in order to give some breathing room for English (and other) originals, but I don't agree with such approach. From a reader's standpoint, it is such a shame that we don't even know how many brilliant works we are missing because of the language barrier. To be honest, I'm mainly copypasting from the site called Novelhi. It is a really good resource and their machine translation is the best I've seen so far, and they also translate up to the latest available chapter. Still, they have several issues. For some reason they always miss the last paragraph which make you can missout on a potentially very important information related to a story, and they also have parts where just a couple of words gets repeated for a whole paragraph and it actually replaces the original text. They also translate an ad together with a chapter which is immersion breaking. I'll be correcting the inherent sins of such MTL with manual editing and translation and I will also polish some rough edges so that the readers will have as much seemless reading experience as possible. You will definitely have a better time reading this than me for sure

I wrote this journal for myself in the guise of a life I can dream when the stars sway. It is a gift for tomorrow left from today; it is a story of hope and also decay. It is a diary of a lifetime as it phases to gray. As time races onward and dances away, the memories will fade but these scars will stay. The malice within me will never allay – it is a madness that only these words can portray. But if I can write them and hide from the fray, then I can stay stable if just for a day. I have a mind meant for math but not memory, so I am cursed to conclude that these words will one day rest as a reverie of the life I once lived and then lost to time. It is a faraway outcome I can infinitely extrapolate – an asymptote solved by my subconscious but only at a glance. It is both a restraint and a release that I will one day lose the whispers of her love and the crimes I committed to keep her by my side. She is the one for whom I spent my whole life chasing. She is the one for whom I would burn cities to the ground just to see the light shimmer on her skin. My story was never one of a willful man striving to fix a broken world; stronger men than me have tried. Some might even say that I have written this as a treatise to my own heartbreak or as a manifesto for my malevolence, but this is a charge conscripted by men constrained by their own morals. I am no philosopher. I am no activist. I am rightfully decried as a monster by the souls that served as steppingstones to the future for which I fought and failed. The truth is that I am a villain, driven by love and fueled by avarice to race toward a world where we could live in peace. I stormed headlong toward this ambition and destroyed everything in my path. (Hit the Word limit, please continue in the Prologue) Content Warning: Violence (sometimes graphic), sex (very little, brief, nondescript), villainy, crime, dark subject matter.

The collision of realms—an event that had forever altered the course of history. Earth, once the sole domain of humanity, had become intertwined with another world, one ruled by a fearsome species known as the Daemones. These creatures, hailing from a realm far different from Earth, had found their way into human territory, just as humans had discovered a means to enter theirs. Elijah and his little sister, already tormented and bullied after their parents' deaths, found their lives spiraling into darkness as their parents' enemies targeted them. The torment reached its peak when Elijah was left crippled, seemingly doomed to a life of misery. But fate had other plans. One day, a tattoo seared itself onto Elijah's hand, igniting a power within him, he embarks on a journey of vengeance, rising from his despair and unraveling the terrifying truth behind his world. ---------- Despite numerous attempts to eradicate the Daemones from Earth, the nests kept reappearing, fueled by the relentless efforts of the Fiends to maintain their presence on Earth. Humanity's best strategy had been to contain these areas, guarding them with military forces while trying to control the spread. Powerful Bellators could potentially reclaim weaker districts, but doing so would leave higher-ranked districts vulnerable to attack. The Fiends were always watching, waiting for an opportunity to strike whenever a strong Bellator left their post. The older generation of warriors was stretched thin, relying on the new recruits to hold the line.

Synopsis In a world where humanity survives by relying on powerful Hunters to fight monsters emerging from mysterious dimensional gates, strength determines everything—status, wealth, and survival. Lucas Dilihavia is an ordinary young man living in Japan with his two sisters while their older brother lies in a coma. Life is quiet, difficult, and painfully normal—until the day Lucas awakens as a Hunter. But something is different. Inside Lucas exists Arcadrim, the consciousness of an ancient Demon Lord from another world. Instead of taking control, the demon becomes a silent observer—and sometimes a mentor—watching Lucas grow into power that far exceeds anything humanity has ever seen. During his official Hunter evaluation, Lucas shocks the world by reaching Mythical Rank, a level achieved by only a handful of people on Earth. Though the measuring system places him as the sixth Mythic hunter globally, the raw numbers suggest he may actually be even stronger. His sudden rise attracts the attention of powerful organizations, world governments, and the planet’s strongest hunters—including Thomas Andrea, the current number one. As Lucas navigates fame, danger, and responsibility, he finds unexpected peace in the company of Elvanor, a powerful hunter known as the Ice Saint. Their relationship grows slowly from curiosity to something much deeper, giving Lucas a reason to fight beyond power or pride. Eventually, the world witnesses an unprecedented battle when Lucas and Thomas Andrea clash on a private island—an earth-shaking fight so powerful it sends tremors across multiple continents. The battle ends in a historic draw, proving that a new era of Mythic hunters has begun. But beyond the battles and the headlines, Lucas remains the same at heart: a man who values family, love, and quiet moments far more than the title of the world’s strongest. Together with Elvanor, his sisters, and the few allies who truly understand him, Lucas steps into a future where strength is not used to rule the world— but to protect it.

A boy died in an accident and reincarnated into a new different world. As reaching 14 years old humans and other races will awakened their essence of mana, the boy who awakened the class of ' Summoner', which it became to be the weakest of all. That being said, he was already bestowed a Primordial Emblem which it has an unfathomable prowess and with that, he's going to unlock and discover its components, aspect and potential. What could be, his new life unrivaled?

Five millennia of peace have prospered since the last catastrophic war that almost brought annihilation to entire races. The harmony that everyone thought would eternally sing was broken, and destruction looms again, with Chaos enveloping Order in a deathful wake with the unrelenting conquest of the powerful Erysthrina Empire across the nations in searching the mythical pieces of the ‘Fire Emblem’—a relic which is said to contain the endless ‘Authority’ of a slumbering Primordial. Will the remaining nations start to rally an alliance that can end the conflict before the Empire completely scourges each land? Or will the world become even more divided to protect its own skin? Then a young squire, Fionn Theos will embark on a journey across the continent, carrying a single vow he made to himself—-nothing else but the annihilation of the Empire. Consume by utter vengeance, little did he expect his rage would throw entire nations into untimely ruins. As he traces every small point of the war's origin, he will find himself being directed always a step closer to revealing the Emperor’s true wicked scheme.

People have a chance to awaken their Emblem at the age of eighteen. The Emblem is a symbol of the proud and privileged in this world, allowing one to absorb elemental energies and inscribe Emblem Marks, transcending the ordinary. At first, Lin Ke only hoped to awaken his Emblem, desiring to experience that extraordinary sensation and to ensure his journey to this world wasn't in vain. But as time went on, his dreams soared higher and higher.

"Nothing is a power." Edna Fritzhald is a cheerful fire witch live in an outskirt town of Cleon Kingdom, a place where magic exists. Despite of having a cheerful life, she is living peacefully away from the crowd since she was bethroned as the Witch of Destruction because the greatest usage of her magic can creates chaos. Until she met a stubborn, cold-hearted, and strong head knight named Alaster who runs into her in search for the Genesis, a stone of eternity which can grant wishes of someone who had it. What will happen if the cheerful lady meet a cold-hearted knight? Can she handle their journey together in search for the stone? Can Edna melt Alaster's frozen heart by her sweet glimpse of her fire?

On a mysterious continent, there exists a magical treasure called the "Fate's Edge". Legend has it that whoever possesses this treasure will gain infinite power and wisdom, being able to change their own fate. The protagonist of the story is an ordinary young farmer named Li Fei. He lives in a poor village and desires to change his own fate, seeking a better life. One day, he accidentally obtains a mysterious badge, which is the legendary "Fate's Edge". Li Fei embarks on a thrilling adventure journey. He encounters various characters, including a kind and wise mentor, a brave and just warrior, as well as cunning and treacherous villains. Their fates intertwine as they together explore the secrets of the Fate's Edge.

"Pain, suffering, anguish.... All common concepts of being, yet extremely pronounced in some and otherwise in others." The gravelly voice calmly said yet it reached the ends of the vast hall. "A function of fate, destiny, pure coincidence or...... a game of chess played by the gods?" The voice asked as it took a very sinister turn, causing those who stood in the hall to break out in cold sweats. "Come with me, and you shall see...." Follow the adventure filled transformation of a regular cleaner into a warrior with the fate of the multiverse on his shoulders. Watch his journey as he breaks the chains of fate, acquires friends, loses many, finds love that only leaves him alone, watch as he seeks the truth that will set him free....