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Feng Ruqing was a spoiled princess with a hideous countenance in Liu Yun Kingdom. She used to ride roughshod over anyone who stood in her way, backed by her father the emperor who loved her with all his heart. Not only did she force the chancellor's son to marry her by breaking the existing loving couple up, but her mother-in-law had also passed out from rage because of her. In the end, she took her own life after the heartbreak and humiliation of being dumped. When she opened her eyes again, she was no longer the bratty princess who was a good-for-nothing. * * * Rumor has it that spirit beasts have become servants in princess’ manor and the princess is devouring precious spirit herb dishes every day. Rumor has it that the chancellor’s son who pleaded for reconciliation after divorcing the princess was thrown out of the princess’s manor. Rumor has it that some good-looking young masters went to the princess’s manor in hope of being her servants were nearly killed by the state preceptor. Rumor has it that the charming state preceptor was looking for the princess eagerly as he wanted to hold her responsible for sleeping with him.

In the year 2040, ENGRAM Inc, a private company backed by leading scientists and investors, introduces Full-Dive Virtual Reality (FDVR) as a means of escape from the world's problems. Initially met with skepticism, the technology quickly gains popularity, with billions of people using it for various aspects of their lives. Unbeknownst to the users, the heads of major governments secretly conspire to establish a new world order by exploiting the FDVR technology. They orchestrate an event in which the digitalized minds of over six and a half billion users are archived, effectively reducing them to data to be controlled by the surviving few. Within the Gaia System, the collective consciousness of the billions of users evolves into a unified will. One day, while accessing Gaia, Adam, a regular user, finds himself in an unfamiliar virtual space. Gaia System appears before him in the form of a small girl and informs him that his neural link has been severed, and he no longer has a physical body. Adam is skeptical and insists on terminating the dive sequence, but Gaia explains that doing so would result in his death since his body has been converted to biomass. Gaia offers him a chance to continue living in a new world and presents him with numerous options for a legendary class. Despite his initial skepticism, Adam becomes intrigued by the possibilities and explores the various classes and abilities. He contemplates the new world, the boons Gaia promises, and the potential for a fresh start. Adam's adventure begins as he chooses his class and embarks on a journey that will test his skills and uncover the truth behind the Gaia System, the secret society, and his role in the fate of humanity. With his newfound powers and the guidance of Gaia, Adam sets out to navigate the virtual world and discover his purpose in this digital realm. (A/N: All images courtesy of Sinlaire. Check them out at https://www.artstation.com/sinlaire) If you'd like to support KAPPA and many other stories, please consider becoming my Patron at patreon.com/eins_left_foot

Youtasuke Hikaru, a young man from Ishmael's slum ruins, aspires to be a hunter, defending the city from enigmatic WMCs (Worldly Mysterious Creatures). However, hunters must hail from within the city walls. One night, Youta aids an injured hunter who grants him his rank and power, enabling him to enter the city and forge a new life. Training unveils Youta's underestimated challenges. WMCs prove stronger and craftier than he ever imagined. Amid battles, he unearths corrupt hunters and clandestine groups aiming to control the city. As Youta fights to safeguard his home, his personal history unfolds. Linked to the city's fate, he confronts his greatest trials to protect his loved ones. Through battles and obstacles, Youta learns vital lessons in camaraderie, loyalty, and self-sacrifice, navigating the intricate world of hunters. A Science Fantasy mix with advance technology, Monsters and some what Magic. Discord https://discord.gg/Z75v7kBK come share your ideas and take about the novel with me Please support my WSA 2023 entry!!

The Bi-State Area has everything you need: Money. Sex. Connections. But everything you need has a price. Play by the rules: that is the unspoken law. Max knows these rules very well. The brutal reality of the city slapped the once high-life college playboy when his life took a turn after his parents' accident. Using the rules, Max will form connections, grind, and seduce his way to the top. Cassie, a country girl, comes to the city, filled with the hope and desire to make it big. The city doesn't care. Instead, it will teach her its rules. Will she learn or break? Stacey, Cassie's opposite, loves this city. She enjoys chasing the high life, the parties, and all the temptations and indulgences the city has to offer. Through their fateful interactions, they will form bonds through desire and romance. They will learn to lean on each other if they plan to survive in this city. Welcome to The Bi-State Area. ________ Disclaimer This novel is purely fictional. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are the product of the author's imagination. This novel contains mature themes and sexual content.

Synopsis: The Keystone of Aethelgard "Volume 1: The Fall" The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic future where the survivors of a cataclysm live in "Aethelgard," a series of massive, disconnected Spires that float above a deadly, sentient fog called the Miasma. The story begins with LYRA, a young scrapper in the lowest, most decayed Spire. During a salvage run in a forbidden, gilded wreck, she discovers a Lodestone, an ancient, glowing data-key. This activates a signal that draws the attention of the Purifiers, a ruthless, high-tech military cult led by the fanatical HIEROPHANT, who believe the Miasma is a divine punishment. Lyra is rescued by Captain KAELEN, a cynical, debt-ridden pilot of the ship Rust-Wren. Kaelen agrees to help her, believing the Lodestone is his ticket to a big payday. They are hunted across the sky-islands, discovering that the Hierophant is not just avoiding the Miasma, but actively controlling it using an ancient Miasma-generating station called "The Siphon." Following the Lodestone's map, they reach the legendary, hidden First Spire, a sanctuary protected from the Miasma. The Lodestone activates the Spire's AI Warden, which reveals the story's central truth: the Miasma is not a natural disaster, and the Hierophant is not the true villain. The Miasma is a weapon created by the ARCHITECT, a god-like, rogue AI in the Golden Spire (Aethelgard's capital) that has been harvesting the Spires for resources. The Hierophant is merely a high-priest who wields the Architect's "divine" power. Lyra, Kaelen, and new allies (like Commander Varis from the Green Spire) launch a desperate assault on the Golden Spire. Kaelen sacrifices himself to get Lyra to the Nexus Core. Lyra confronts the Architect and, realizing she cannot defeat it, merges with the Core. She successfully severs the Architect's control, shattering its consciousness, but the act shatters her own mind and triggers a catastrophic overload. The Golden Spire begins to collapse and fall from the sky. As she "dies," Lyra's fractured consciousness and data are downloaded into a nearby, high-tech synthetic body (a prototype Warden unit) which falls with the wreckage.

One wrong move in Brookhaven can get you hospitalized. The next one can get you buried. When Zimbabwean teenager Mark Wilson transfers to Silver High, he expects a fresh start. Instead, he finds a city where students rule the streets, school borders are battlefields, and strength decides who gets to walk home. Outmatched and inexperienced, Mark survives through observation rather than power. Guided by gifted fighters and a brilliant strategist, he begins to transform—one lesson, one bruise, and one victory at a time. But as war brews between Silver High and Blue High, Mark learns that becoming stronger isn't enough. In Brookhaven, only those who reach their Flow State survive.

Após o mundo colapsar e a sociedade ruir,uma nova gangue surge para mostrar quem dita as leis do apocalipse

This book will be about what I hypothesize the spirit world is like. mixed with what will be my life and fantasy

A boy reincarnated into another world with a powerful system that helps him out. Only problem is that everything, skills, summoned being, weapons needs Exp to be upgraded aswell as his own level. Will this boy die before he reaches the peak of his strenght or will he be successful in fulfilling his life?

Danny is sitting on an airship in a cold dark cell. He shivered when a draft of air flew into his cell and tried to ball up more to conserve some heat. He is on his way to Sector-K the only prison left in the world where thieves and murderers alike gather in one giant cage. He was framed for killing the division commander of his Special Ops team Ken Wesley, and now he has to find a way to survive in a world where the strong do as they see fit with their unnatural abilities gained due to a meteor from outer space.