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The village girl who was close to death from illness was about to marry, and her suitor was a strong and hearty hunter. Having time-traveled to a poor and backward mountain village, she had resigned herself to the lack of three square meals a day, but was her new body already halfway into the grave? What's more curious was that someone still wanted to marry her despite being on her deathbed? Driven by curiosity, she went ahead with the marriage, eager to see who the unlucky sap was who'd lose his betrothal gifts and even the coffin money. Cradled in his arms, her body was thin as a rake, and she really wanted to ask him, "Husband, does holding me hurt your hands?"

*COMPLETED* In a world that is aware of other worlds and systems, a reality show was created to have participants receive a system and face challenges. All for the entertainment of the world's that cam view it. All participants have no idea about other worlds actually existing, let alone something like this going on. Elmo is a young man who had been shopping when he was chosen to take part in this challenge. Part of him is intrigued by the idea of the challenges, but most of him would rather just go home. If only that was an option. The following are the main challenges in order in the story: Challenge #1: defeating the starting dungeon Challenge #2: prevent the assassination of the king Challenge #3: defeat the fire dragon Challenge #4: locate and capture a firebird Challenge #5: bring the Book of Living to the starting dungeon There will be no graphic descriptions of any mature content. When such material will appear, it will either be lime or just glossed over. I'm writing this as I go along. If you have any suggestions or thoughts I'd be happy to hear them. Cover art is AI generated If anyone has any thoughts or comments about this book they'd like to say, but not leave a record of it here, I can be contacted at [email protected]

Aksa. Seorang laki-laki yang banyak di kagumi oleh para perempuan. Bagaimana tidak. Tubuhnya yang tinggi, warna kulitnya yang putih, hidungnya yang mancung dan warna kedua bola matanya yang cokelat membuat wanita yang melihatnya langsung terpana olehnya. Apalagi Aksa adalah putra tunggal dari keluarga konglomerat yang mempunyai banyak perusahaan di dalam maupun luar Negeri. Namun bukan berarti itu semua menjadikan Aksa sebagai seseorang yang suka mempermainkan hati wanita. Dia hanya mencintai satu orang wanita di hatinya sejak dia duduk di bangku Sekolah Menengah Atas. Wanita itu bernama Cantika. Semuanya sudah Aksa lakukan hanya untuk Cantika. Apalagi kedua orangtua Aksa sudah sangat menyukai Cantika. Karena Cantika terlahir dari keluarga yang kaya raya juga seperti keluarga Aksa. Tetapi setelah berjalan selama 2 tahun, wanita yang sangat dia cintai selingkuh darinya. Dengan alasan jika dirinya masih mempunyai perasaan oleh mantan kekasihnya. Itu semua membuat Aksa merasakan patah hati yang teramat mendalam. Semenjak itu Aksa tidak pernah berpacaran lagi dengan wanita lain. Hingga akhirnya datang seorang wanita yang sangat memperjuangkan Aksa. Yaitu Bulan. Bukan tanpa alasan wanita itu memperjuangkan Aksa, tetapi hanya karena Bulan mendapatkan tantangan dari teman-temannya. Isi perjanjian itu adalah jika dia berhasil mendapatkan hati Aksa, maka semua teman-temannya akan memberikan hadiah kepadanya.

In his past life, he was a 25-year-old woman and just your average office worker—until he suddenly kicked the bucket while watching a streamer attempt the most ridiculous challenge from one of the popular simulation games: 100 Baby Challenge! Now, he’s been thrown into a fantasy world as a sixteen-year-old boy and the only way back home is to clear that exact same challenge. He thought that it will be easy as a man in a magical world full of different races and powers, surely making 100 babies should be a piece of cake! …Or so he thought. Because the universe had other plans. With his pretty face, delicate body and alluring scent, instead of being the one doing the impregnating, he’s the one getting pushed down by dangerously handsome men He’s the one who’s going to get pregnant and carry all one hundred children himself. ... Additional tags: #reverse_harem #adorable_babies #elf #devil #dragon #vampire #beastkin

"Do you feel what you do to me, Milena?" She was pressed against him, his erection hard against her stomach. He shifted slightly, against her core, her heat coming through her skin. "Are you sure you want me inside you? I can make you scream from the friction alone." He moved his hips in demonstration and she moaned, low and immediate. "Take me, please." Her voice was hoarse and sure. "I want you inside me," she said. "Now. Please." He carried her in his arms, standing, in the centre of the room, her legs wrapped around him, the others watching. He needed several breaths to recover from the sensation of thrusting into her fully. He held her against him and began to move her, up and down, her weight nothing, her grip on his shoulders absolute. She was meeting every movement, her hips dropping down to meet his as he drove upward, both of them arriving at the rhythm simultaneously. "You're so deep," she breathed. "Too deep?" "Perfect deep." She gripped him harder and then came apart, her release coating him, her body shaking against his. The sound she made was something he would carry for the rest of his life. Milena Davies arrives at Blackthorne University on a scholarship, an orphan who has spent her life managing herself carefully and wanting no one. She has reframed this as freedom. Alek Volkov spent seven years searching for his fated mate. At twenty-five, under pressure from his pack's elders, he accepted a political engagement to Elisabeth, a werewolf born and raised to be Luna. The elders witnessed the promise. It was binding. He made his peace with it. Then Milena walked into his assembly hall and his wolf said one word. He left anyway. Because an engaged future Alpha and CEO of a billion-dollar company does not abandon a political alliance for a human girl his world would never accept. He told himself distance would do what discipline had failed to do. He was wrong. The bond does not tolerate denial. It sharpens. It breaks things. The mate bond snaps into place not just with him, but with his three closest pack and business advisors. None of them wanted anything to do with it: Benjamin, future Beta, swore off love after his sweetheart cheated on him for a rival Alpha. He doesn't expect to feel anything again. Dylan, future Delta, has built a life on motion and careful unavailability. He goes from one girl to the next fling, deeply uninterested in commitment and relationships. He is convinced fated mates do not apply to him. Gabriel, future Gamma, watched his father's mate bond destroy his family at fifteen and spent ten years focusing on the pack and his responsibilities. He is sure he will find it easy to reject his fated mate, if she were ever to appear. That certainty disappears in seconds after meeting her. None of them know how to navigate this, a human mated to four strongest wolves of the pack, this is entirely unheard of. Until Milena, who has never wanted a man in her life, who does not know about werewolves, says the only true thing: "I don't want to choose. I want you. Each of you. All of each of you."

“I will not be marked.” Neo said. He turned his neck to look at Bryce. “Step back.” The threat in his tone was clear. “Or I’ll make you step back.” ~ Neo was betrayed and left to die in the most important mission of his life. When he opened his eyes again, it was ten years later and the world had moved on without him. He, who was once the strongest hunter on Mars, suddenly became a civilian without any of his abilities. Neo has to build himself up from scratch but his sync partners—the people who are supposed to be his soulmates—are set on holding him back and controlling him. In addition, Mars has become something else and is no longer the home he dearly remembers. Neo’s return stirs up forces that are greater than anything imaginable as he takes it upon himself to rectify things. His righteous actions gain him more enemies than friends. And somehow, his soulmates seem to be among those enemies.

In a world where destiny is decided at awakening… Li Hao was declared a failure. No martial soul. No future. No place in the cultivation world. Abandoned by fate and mocked by all, even the one he loved was taken to the heights he could never reach. But in the depths of despair, Li Hao discovers a forbidden secret— An ancient scroll that defies the laws of heaven. If the world refuses to grant him power… Then he will take it. By slaying beasts, devouring their essence, and forging his own path, Li Hao awakens something never seen before— A power beyond the system. Dual martial souls. A hidden dragon. A frozen sword that can cut through fate itself. And this time… He won’t be the one left behind. 10 Realms of Human Cultivation 1. Mortal Awakening 2. Qi Condensation 3. Foundation Establishment 4. Core Formation 5. Nascent Soul 6. Soul Transformation 7. Void Tribulation 8. Tribulation Immortal 9. True Immortal 10. Celestial Sovereign 10 Realms of Beast Cultivation 1. Spirit Pup 2. Beast Condensation 3. Core Awakening 4. Spirit Beast Lord 5. Nascent Beast Soul 6. Mythic Transformation 7. Tribulation Beast 8. Immortal Beast Emperor 9. Divine Beast Ancestor 10. Celestial Beast Sovereign Six major sects of Vermilion Sky nation: 1. Golden Crown Sect 2. Emerald Leaf Pavilion 3. Frozen Jade Palace 4. Vermilion Lotus Sect 5. Iron Blood Hall 6. Azure Cloud Sect Four major family of Vermilion Sky nation are: 1. Li Family 2. Zhao Family 3. Wang Family 4. Su Family

On the journey to the pinnacle of martial arts, loneliness accompanies like a shadow, often accompanied by loneliness. The endless path of exploration is full of unknowns and confusion, and the cold high above makes one's heart tremble. Being in adversity, yet never yielding, every ordeal is a test of growth; Being in a desperate situation, still persevering in survival, every bit of persistence is a struggle against fate. Only with indomitable will can one understand the true essence of the ultimate martial arts path, break through the dense fog, and step onto the unparalleled peak.

Who a- are you? How have you been here?" Kim's lips stuttered with fright as she immediately pulled the blanket to cover her breast. "Are you scared!? Eh?" The man sniffled, taking small steps towards her, making her drag her back. In a moment of passion, Kim's life is shattered when a drunken stranger mistakes her for his lover. The price she pays is steep, as she loses everything she holds dear and must forge a new path in life. Enter a mysterious doctor, whose charming presence is a balm to her wounded soul. But he too carries a heavy burden - an incurable disease that threatens to consume him. As they navigate their own emotional turmoil, they find themselves drawn to each other, despite their reservations. Can they unlock the key to each other's hearts and find love amidst their pain? Or will their kiss remain forever locked? This poignant and captivating story will keep you turning the pages until the very end.

[THE COVER OF THE NOVEL ISN'T MINE IT IS CREATED AREKUSHISU_1 ] Adrian Cross was a man carved by war and hardened by loss. After watching his adoptive family brutally murdered, he tore through the world like a storm—until his revenge was complete… and so was his life. Then, he woke up again. In a new world. In someone else’s body. Now he is Franz Kafka, a mysterious transfer student in a world straight out of a cliché power-fantasy novel—complete with a chosen one, childhood-friend heroines, and divine systems. But Franz isn’t part of the story. He’s not even supposed to exist. What begins as a second chance spirals into something far stranger. Tasked by bickering gods to “protect the main cast” until an impending world-shifting event, Franz must play bodyguard, cleaner, and occasional executioner in the shadows of a story he doesn’t care about. But when a figure from his past appears—someone he thought he lost forever—the line between peace and bloodlust blurs once more. As Franz starts unraveling the world’s secrets, old rage bubbles up… and with it, a darker question