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"When will this conspiracy end, Shizuru? I could feel like you are also included in there too", Hino questioned as he and his wife Shizuru walked through a tori gate. "As a reporter or a journalist, I cannot promise you world peace, but peace of mind will do", Shizuru answered, seeming to have taken Hino's words to heart. She understood the importance of maintaining a sense of sanity and calmness in the face of conflict and uncertainty, and she wanted to support Hino in finding his own sense of peace, no matter what the conspiracy may bring. Catch a glimpse inside Sizuru saito's chaotic life as a reporter at ABC Media Japan and her tumultuous relationship with her conspiracy-theorist husband, Hino Satorou. By the hidden name ANGELO. Experience the highs and lows of this chaotic couple from their whirlwind of love to the dangerous world of conspiracy theories. Join them on a journey of passion, drama, and intrigue in this action-packed story that's sure to keep you glued to the pages!

Xuan Li, a monster abandoned by his parents, forgotten and lost, finally found his ray of hope: an old man who took him in and raised him. With his failing health, the elderly man told vivid stories about another world that Xuan Li had always disregarded as a mere myth. But after his suicide, Xuan Li found himself reincarnated into another world, the one that the old man had spoken about. Yet, Xuan Li found no meaning in his life. The reason he killed himself was because he didn’t want to live! So when he was reborn, Xuan Li was determined to kill himself once more! However... his body was immortal! ... Iris Black wanted nothing but to end the war. She yearned to personally slay the gods, the ones who started the war and caused her suffering. ... Shen Longwei’s heart was inked with hatred, filled with thirst for the blood of his so-called brother and the woman he once loved. And Fate smiled, giving him a chance to redo his mistakes. This time, he won’t be fooled. ... Three pieces intertwine to fulfil a fallen god's revenge and win the game. ———————— Authors Note:: Hey! This novel is made by a group of Authors! So unlike my other story, this will have a better upload schedule! Writers: Ultra, ChaoticLuck, NatsumeRikka

This story follows Alex, someone who was your typical nobody. However one fateful day, he had a encounter with truck-kun and got sent into a Fantasy world. However before he was reborn he met a goddess. She explains how he died and now tells him he will become this worlds villain". Now he must navigate a world he knows little about, meeting heroines, monsters and even the supposed Hero of the World.

This story follows Alex, someone who was your typical nobody. However one fateful day, he had a encounter with truck-kun and got sent into a Fantasy world. However before he was reborn he met a goddess. She explains how he died and now tells him he will become this worlds villain". Now he must navigate a world he knows little about, meeting heroines, monsters and even the supposed Hero of the World. Now on Royal Road and Scribblehub: Scribblehub Link: Royal Road Link: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/550302

Starting the new semester strong, the mid-semesters dance of the night turns foul as bodies come up left and right. Within their eyes the story will be unraveled, is this truly someone's sick spree or is it something so much more? This is their story, from gruesome deaths to wholesome reunions let them tell you...

Born frail in body and dismissed by the world as insignificant, Lucien Voss grows up learning a cruel truth early in life: strength invites resistance, but intelligence invites surrender. Mocked, ignored, and underestimated, Lucien survives not by fighting back—but by observing, calculating, and remembering. Behind his quiet demeanor lies a mind capable of dismantling systems, predicting human behavior, and turning chaos into opportunity. While others chase power through force, Lucien builds it through information, manipulation, and flawless strategy. Every insult becomes data. Every loss, a lesson. Every human weakness, a tool. As society spirals through political unrest, corporate greed, and moral decay, Lucien positions himself not as a hero nor a villain—but as an inevitable outcome. Allies rise believing they lead, enemies fall without realizing they were ever opposed, and empires shift hands without a single battle being fought. What begins as a story of survival slowly transforms into one of domination. Lucien does not conquer nations with armies or weapons—he conquers minds. And by the time the world recognizes his influence, it is already living by his design.

Nolan awoke to the world splitting open and monsters swallowing the Earth! The apocalypse descended and humanity awoke with supernatural powers. But the monsters were too strong! Countless lives were lost, and humanity was left with almost nothing! Follow Nolan as he obtains a system that lets him transform his shabby apartment into a mighty fortress that lets him thrive in this new hellish world! However, it's not going to hold his hand, nothing about it is simple or free. Every gain he receives has a cost, and any night could be the one where everything ends. Yet even as the world shifts in unfathomable ways—humanity clawing its way back from the brink of extinction—Nolan's spark of life returns after two years of darkness. And somewhere beneath the surface of it all, further out than Nolan can currently see, something far greater is waiting: an order rising from the chaos, a hierarchy being built from the ashes, places of true power where only the strong are welcome, and the desperate are left behind. Nolan doesn't yet know what he's capable of becoming, but for the first time in two years, he has a reason to keep going. Because somewhere out there—past the ruins, rifts, and things still hunting in the dark—is everything that was stolen from him. And he'll do everything to take it back.

[DISCONTINUED] City Z has a reputation of being the center of ability users in all of Asia, as well as being the homebase of many organisations. Amongst those is Roses; a rising organisation founded by a small group of friends and led by a girl with a seemingly easy going personality. Kang Seojun who had recently turned 20 came face to face with a problem he had been avoiding until the same issue was raised by his younger brother, and that is what is their future going to be? Seeing his friends having their lives planned out, he realised apart from doing whatever his parents wanted, he had never made a decision of his own. In the midst of his dilemma, the leader of Roses approached him with an opportunity to work for them for 3 months, a trial period. The question is, what will this 3 months do for him? Will he find a reason to stay permanently? Will he return to university? And will he, be able to see a future carved out by himself?

She was looking for a chess match. He was looking for a way to escape the noise of his world. One game. Two strangers. Thousands of miles apart. Neither Alya nor Zayn expected that a simple move on a chessboard would become the first move of their story.

Elias Ward never wanted to stand out. Quiet, observant, and emotionally distant, he enters Checkmate Academy—a prestigious institution where the highest-performing students in the nation are sent to become future leaders, strategists, and political influencers. But the academy is not what it claims to be. There are no normal classes. No teachers in the usual sense. No freedom. Students are placed into a hierarchy and ranked based on one thing: Their ability to read, deceive, and control others. From the moment Elias steps into Classroom 1-A, he realizes every student is already playing a hidden game—one of intrigue, alliances, betrayal, and manipulation. Trust is currency. Secrets are weapons. Every conversation is a test. Their first assignment is simple: > Write the name of the person you trust the least. The results determine who stays—and who disappears. As the academy introduces psychological trials, outdoor strategic events, and social warfare disguised as teamwork, the students quickly learn: You don’t survive here by being strong. You survive by staying unreadable. Elias, who has spent his entire life watching quietly from the shadows, finds himself at the center of the board—not as a pawn, but a player no one expected. But someone else is watching him too. Someone who already knows his past. Someone who believes Elias is not here by accident. And in Checkmate Academy… > Every move is a trap. Every ally is a risk. Every step is part of the game. The only question is— Who will deliver the final checkmate?