memetic sisyphus

In a war-torn medieval Europe, two enemies share the same nightmare. Aurelio is a gentle Italian conscript who never wanted to fight. Gerald is a Viking berserker burning with rage and grief. Thrown together by betrayal and a secret society known as the Cabal, they discover the war is not what it seems. The Cabal seeks to shatter the old world and build a new empire from blood and ancient magic. They have unleashed a supernatural plague, corrupted the souls of kings, and transformed a woman named Cecilia into a living weapon. Aurelio loves her. Gerald has lost his own love. Both men are running out of time. As the plague spreads and nations crumble, something unexpected happens. The gentle soldier becomes a merciless warlord. The berserker becomes a wise leader. They are not just fighting the Cabal; they are fighting themselves. And the only way to save the world is to lose themselves completely. One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy is an epic fantasy of transformation, heartbreak, and the brutal cost of hope. It asks a single question: What are we willing to become to protect what we love?

Liam Vance, a grieving college student who loses his entire inheritance in a catastrophic trading mistake. Faced with mounting family debt and the shame of his failure, Liam vows to conquer the financial markets that broke him. His journey becomes a relentless climb from desperation to mastery, documented through his "Climb" manifesto - a brutal regimen of nighttime warehouse work, obsessive study, and disciplined paper trading. The story deepens when Liam meets Valentina Rossi, an art history student who becomes his unexpected anchor to the world beyond the screens. Through her eyes, he learns to see patterns not just in charts, but in life itself. Their relationship grows from tentative friendship to profound connection, even as it's tested by the vast difference in their backgrounds and the relentless demands of Liam's obsession. As Liam progresses from paper trading to starting a small fund with his pragmatic roommate Ben, he attracts the attention of both a brilliant, competitive quant named Anya Sharma and the legendary hedge fund manager Julian Thorne. Under Julian's mentorship, Liam discovers the dark arts of market psychology and experiences seductive success that threatens to corrupt his original purpose and destroy his relationship with Valentina.

A game that one day appeared on the market without any prior announcements or advertisements. An ordinary game wouldn't even have had the weight to flop. But Sisyphus Online slowly climbed the ranks, becoming increasingly popular for a multitude of reasons, the extreme quality, the difficulty, the simplicity of the game's end game goal, and, most importantly, the money-making aspect. Out of those reasons, only one made Mino start playing it. But the rest is what got him addicted and made him start climbing to the top, uncovering secrets, making friends, pissing off enemies, and earning money.

What happens after the end? When death isn’t release, but a door—one that opens to something far worse? Welcome to The Labyrinth, where every path leads to suffering and every death drags you back to the start. It doesn’t want to kill you. It wants to grind you down, again and again, until even your soul forgets how to scream. How many times can you break before there’s nothing left? But what if, instead of breaking, you laugh? What if, stripped of fear, stripped of humanity, you become something...else? In the end, perhaps the only true defiance is to keep walking—no matter how many times the Labyrinth pulls you back. ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ A.N - Expect heavy philosophy and existentialism. Also expect a really villainous MC, inspired from Fang Yuan. The setting is similar to Maze Runner, only dialed up to 11 and with much, much more violence and death.

The orange rain brought the world supernatural powers…and curses. Velli’s curse is a voice—sometimes made flesh—that wants him dead. And it’s getting stronger. Tired of seeing both himself and his mother suffer, Velli decides to find a way to get powers of his own. In order to do so, Velli must trick two people into sacrificing their lives at the hands of Hera on the Island of Sisyphus. If he is going to succeed, he needs to do so quickly, because tailing him is Rose. Rose, the ruler. Rose, the manipulator of light. Rose, the most dangerous woman in the world. Note to Royal Road Staff: "I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com,"

Kendra Moore is a 25-year-old woman who suffered from depression, overdoses on antidepressant medication which leads her to a month-long coma. when she wakes up she has no memory of anything of life as she had relearned everything. Danielle Saunders, Kendra's befriend stayed by her side through it all. Now 8 years later Kendra is back to normal working at a pub as a waitress and also studying to be a medical receptionist at a children's care clinic. After going through pointless relationships, she hasn't had much luck finding love. Connor Burns 26-year-old handsome guy who once knew Kendra from in past, he hates her and when he has a chance encounter with Kendra will old feelings come back? after 8 long years? will love to find its way into Connors dark heart? will Kendra remember him after all these years?

Elle Castrell, a girl who suffers from Dissociative Amnesia - a rare memory disorder characterized by sudden retrograde episodic memory loss, said to occur for a period of time ranging from hours to years. Elle, with no memories from her past, and being aware of her Dissociative Disorder, she began to isolate herself from people because she must trust no one. But one day, while riding a bus on her way home... he will meet Caliph Gipzon an arrogant, jolly person. By the "Universe's Will" for them to meet, will it change everything, especially, Elle's life? Will it be more complicated? Or the mysterious and missing pages from her past will be unfolded?

Aina est la fidèle servante d'une illustre famille ducale, les Signavit. Une famille aussi mystérieuse que fascinante, dont les membres demeurent cloitrés dans un manoir au sommet d'une impénétrable montagne et le visage perpétuellement couvert par des masques. Malgré tout, elle ne questionna jamais son existence, où l'attitude de ses maîtres et maîtresses, parce que cet endroit était la seule chose qu'elle avait toujours connue. Enfin... Jusqu'à ce que l'un d'entre eux disparaisse mystérieusement. Dès lors, elle entreprit de faire la lumière sur ce mystère, sans savoir que celui-ci actionnait la roue du destin et qu'elle allait retrouver bien plus, dans sa quête de la vérité, que ce qu'elle cherchait au départ... Sans penser que tout ceci allait la ramener des années en arrière, au sein d'une vie dont elle n'avait plus aucun souvenir. "Les apparences sont belles dans leur vérité momentanée." - Octavio Paz Attention ! Ce récit va traiter de sujets qui peuvent être difficiles pour certaines personnes, je vous invite donc à passer votre chemin si les sujets suivants vous mettent mal à l'aise (attention certains termes pourraient spoiler des évènements de l'histoire) : Suicide, violence, maltraitance, dépression, troubles mentaux et viol. ***** « Tu l'aimes ? » l'interrogea l'enfant, dont elle avait totalement occulté la présence pendant quelques minutes. « Qui donc, mademoiselle ? » répondit-elle, incertaine de savoir de quoi pouvait bien parler cette dernière. Elle inclina la tête, comme si elle ne comprenait pas. « Ma poupée. » 'Oh... La poupée.' [...] « Elle est très jolie, mais pourquoi est-elle enfermée ? » ne put-elle retenir sa curiosité. L'intéressée baissa les yeux, pour les glisser sur sa peluche, dont elle caressait le cou de manière affectueuse, donnant à la scène une atmosphère sinistre. « Pour qu'elle ne s'échappe pas. »

Natalie had always been a fairly happy girl with a life that she was content with. At least until six months ago when her lifelong best friend, with who she had shared everything with up until that point, suddenly decided that they needed to end their friendship with no warning. The life that she had known and loved shattered around her, taking her with it. Now, she's closed herself off from everyone around her and made a vow to herself to never let anyone in again in an effort to never have to go through that pain again. For six months, her plan had gone smoothly and seemed fail-proof. That is until Riley, who happens to be way too handsome and charming for his own good, abruptly finds his way into her life and flips her world upside down. No matter how much she pushes him away and tries to keep her vow, she keeps finding herself in situations that could ruin everything she's worked so hard for. The more she's around him and is struck by the light he brings into the world, the harder it becomes to keep her vow, and herself, safe. Her life starts to spin out of her control as she tries to figure out what Riley really wants, who he really is, and why her gut keeps telling her that there is more to him than she could ever imagine. As if her plate wasn't already full enough, she's also troubled with trying to figure out why Colton has been acting the way he has and why he really left her. Natalie's life has become anything but simple. But it can only go up from here, right? Wrong. The catastrophic rollercoaster that has become her life has only just begun. Will Natalie ever be able to let down the walls guarding her heart or will she miss out on any

“Hello, Miss”.his voice pulled me back from my thought. I stared at him and noticed there was no reaction on his face. “Wait, did he just call me miss “. I scream in my head. “I'm here to drop my little princess off, since it's her first day here “.his voice was calm but full of command. He moves away from the door and steps inside the hall. “My name is “, “Benson". I whispered in my head .how can I possibly forget that name Jesse met Benson again after twelve years of being separated from each other. But this time he was married, This time he has a daughter, And this time he doesn't remember her.