swirls of emotion

David woke up in a body that wasn't his, in a world he didn't recognize, with something alive inside his mind that feeds on his emotions. In Vaelthorne, a city divided by walls and ruled by fear, survival means staying invisible. But when David meets Selena—a fallen noble hiding her own secrets—invisibility becomes impossible. As the barriers between worlds collapse and creatures called the Corrupted begin to hunt, David discovers a terrible truth: the stronger he feels, the closer he comes to losing himself. And the only person he wants to protect is the one who could cost him everything. A dark tale of survival, connection, and the price of becoming human in a world that rewards monsters.

When the Veils tore open, monsters flooded Earth. For most, survival meant hiding behind the Guild. For Riven Duke, it meant losing everything...his parents, his newborn sister, his future. Two years later, he’s just another broken college kid, until a Veil opens right in his room. Instead of monsters, it gives him something far stranger: --- [System Inscribed Into Host Successfully] [Emotion Looting System Online] Now every fear, every rage, every spark of determination can be stolen and turned into power. But the Guild doesn’t ignore rogues, the Veils don’t forgive the weak, and the truth about his family lies deeper than any dungeon. Armed with a system no one understands and a vow carved in grief, Riven steps into the unknown. Because if the Veils took his family....then the Veils will give them back... --- Tags. Action, Fantasy, System, adventure, weak to strong, antihero, little bit of romance, https://discord.gg/kRSTYVj99h

After dying in a world where emotions are forbidden, Kaizen wakes up in the shattered Chaos Realm—a realm on the brink of annihilation. But this time, he's not alone. Bound to the mysterious “Emotion System,” Kaizen gains power every time he experiences or provokes raw emotion—anger, love, sorrow, joy, fear. With each emotion unlocked, Kaizen evolves, gaining new abilities, allies, and even enemies. But in a world where cultivating emotion means defying fate, Kaizen must decide—will he become a savior, or a destroyer? Enemies lurk in the shadows. Forgotten gods watch. The Chaos Realm itself rejects his existence. But with emotion as his blade, Kaizen will carve a new destiny. A tale of rebirth, betrayal, emotion-fueled power, and the rise of an impossible cultivator.

After the rises of mysterious towers all over the world, the rises of hunters came to existence to raid the towers. With the power of aretisites, hunters can wield special abilities. A young man name Lyden enter a tower without an aretisite to protect him. He only had one to chance to become a hunter, but the unexpected happens. In the tower, he turned into a powerful monster when he obtains a strange aretisite. Now with his new body, will he be hunted by the hunters and killed or will he become a being that would fight against the human race?

His family destroyed him. His fiancée left him. His company is bankrupt. Then Liam Xiao's system activated. [Emotion Harvester] lets him absorb hatred, jealousy, and rage — turning other people's cruelty into his own power. In one day, he takes half a million dollars from the cousin who ruined him. In one week, he's the most dangerous player in the city's underground economy. But the system comes with a warning: someone wants him dead. An S-level threat is closing in. And the only ally he can trust is Serena Shen — a cold, ruthless billionaire with her own reasons to destroy his family. They want Liam to disappear. They don't know he feeds on their hatred. The more they hate him, the stronger he gets.

When your heart is broken it is the saddest thing in the world. All your energy leaves you and everything in your life seems to lose all meaning. You gave your heart and soul to this love, and now it is no more. How can your heart ever be whole again? There is a very deep thought attributed the Mystical Rabbi of Kotzk, "there is nothing as whole as a broken heart". Although a broken heart is painful, it brings a person to turn to God. He realizes that he is ultimately alone in the world except for God who is always there to comfort him.

A story about how a rich, handsome and warm guy falls in love with an emotionless girl who is his personal bodyguard. Can he succeed in providing her with warmth that she never got before?

A boy once despised by everyone, bullied, humiliated, and abandoned, Kaisel transmigrated into a body meant to remain insignificant. The moment hatred and envy surrounded him, a system awakened. [Emotion Devouring System Activated.] Anger fueled his growth. Envy sharpened his power. Greed pushed his abilities beyond their limits. While others grew furious at his rise, he only grew stronger. At first, the system fed on contempt, rage, and humiliation—the emotions the world offered him in abundance. In a world where strength ruled everything, he learned a simple truth: The more they hated him, the closer he came to invincibility. But as his presence grew, so did the range of emotions he could draw from. Fear strengthened his dominance. Admiration refined his existence. Reverence shaped his authority. Within academies filled with geniuses and empires built upon ancient power, he would uncover a terrifying truth: Even praise can be consumed.

All the chapters are weird, fantasy short stories which are interconnected by the characters living in the fictional city of Zuschter. Mr. XY, the anonymous philosopher that can hack into any website, says that our future has already been written and we are just mere puppets who just think that we are taking some decision. As it appears, the city worships Apeisynthecoid, a seemingly jelly like creature full of eyeballs all around it's body and has infinite limbs. Apeisynthecoid is an invisible, metaphorical organism whose limbs(called fate) pass through everyone in the city and are used to make the human beings move around like puppets. Things begin to take a bizarre turn when people begin to get constant headaches as they feel the limbs of Apeisynthecoid going through their head. Thus, start a myriad of stories starting with two science journal writers, going around the fictional city of Zuschter, to find Apeisynthecoid and in the the process we meet other characters whose stories will be told in later chapters.

To be resurrected, Lin Zhi binds herself to a system and transmigrates into different book worlds, becoming cannon fodder destined for tragic endings. But Lin Zhi refuses to follow the script. In every world, she fights to rewrite her fate. (1) The Scheming Gold-Digging Stand-In Used by the male lead as a tool to win over the female lead, Lin Zhi refuses to be discarded. Since he wants to use her? Then she’ll make a countermove—get pregnant first, flip the board, and end up with the real overbearing CEO. (2) The First Wife Fated to Die Early in a “Cousin” Story The reborn female lead knows her older male cousin will hold immense power in the future—and that he has always loved her. This time, she vows not to let him go. Only… “Sister-in-law, why aren’t you dead yet?” Lin Zhi smiles. “Still alive. What, are you mad?” (3) The Cannon Fodder Fiancée in a Teacher-Student Romance The aloof Master falls for his young disciple, while Lin Zhi—the fiancée—becomes the villain in their love story. Lin Zhi: “Respect. Blessings. Please stay locked together forever.” Then she decisively breaks off the engagement and devotes herself to cultivation… alongside her adorable little nephew. Who needs romance when ascending is better? (4) The Substitute Bride in a Period Drama In her previous life, she stole the marriage meant for her sister out of gratitude for a life-saving favor, marrying the factory director’s son. Who would have thought he had a “white moonlight” in his heart, leading to her tragic death? Meanwhile, the “mud-legged” man she rejected rose in status, and her sister became an official’s wife. After rebirth, her sister eagerly snatches back the original marriage arrangement, convinced Lin Zhi is doomed. She waits to watch Lin Zhi suffer. Instead— Lin Zhi’s life only gets better and better.