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Left for dead on a snowy mission, cast aside by her own master and the disciples she once called family, Li Shuang should have fallen into obscurity. But instead, she rose. Severing her past, she cultivates the Supreme Forgetting Love Technique, a path of clarity forged through heartbreak—not detachment. In abandoning the soul-bound Frostcut Sword, she finds something far older, far darker: the Black Abyss Sword, an artifact of lost history and buried power. Taken in by a new master and siblings who see her for who she truly is, Li Shuang begins to rebuild. But the world is far wider than one peak, and the continent is only the beginning. Cultivators travel between nations and empires. Mysteries simmer beneath the surface of every sect.

Willow Hale survives the crash. Miles was driving. He walks away without a scratch. That should have been the worst part. It wasn't. She wakes up in a hospital bed and finds her life already gone. Miles stands beside her bed, calm, composed, holding another woman's hand. His boss's daughter. Christy Cordell. He tells the doctors everything. Voice steady. Eyes soft with concern. They broke up weeks before the accident, he says. Mutual. He only stayed because leaving felt cruel. Then he adds the detail that changes everything. Willow left him. For Zane. His best friend. The one man in the room who could end the lie with a single word. Zane looks at the floor. And nods. Drugged. Broken. Surrounded by faces repeating the same rehearsed story, Willow understands too late what is being built around her. One careless comment about confusion after trauma is all Miles needs. He turns betrayal into medical fact. Her engagement disappears in one clinical breath. Her memories become unreliable. Her grief gets filed under head injury. So, Willow stops arguing. Stops crying. Let them believe she's broken. But she remembers everything. This was never confusion. Miles had already replaced her before the crash ever happened. Zane just helped him bury the evidence. They think they rewrote her life while she was too shattered to stop them. They think silence means surrender. They have no idea what she's building behind that silence. Some men destroy loudly. The dangerous ones do it with soft voices, folded hands, and no blood anywhere in sight. And the quietest knife always cuts the deepest.

Niran Sukrit starts his new job at Love Food, but on his very first day, he falls for his boss, Chak Phanprasit. Chak is a cold, arrogant CEO who demands absolute control over everything. However, as Niran begins living with him, Chak’s icy mask slowly starts to melt. He becomes increasingly protective whenever Niran is in danger, yet both struggle to hide their true emotions. They eventually confess their feelings, but Chak is guarding secrets. Can Niran uncover the truths before it’s too late? And what mysterious bond is Chak's dad hiding? VOLUME2: chapter 107 Chak’s mother has arranged a marriage with a mysterious woman, unaware of the forbidden love her son truly holds. As a new romance begins to unfold, Chak is forced to face a heartbreaking choice: duty or desire? ​But secrets still linger in the shadows—secrets Chak has kept hidden even from Niran. A trip to Koh Samui changes everything, and as the tension in Thailand catches fire, they seek a way out. Can their love withstand the trials ahead? Together, they escape to a country with love in its name—the only place where they can finally be themselves. Can love truly win? VOL2 PART 2: The trip to Slovenia begins. Anamarija can't wait to show them everything. N&C finally find peace after all the chaos. But peace doesn't last long...

Aizen, an ultra-genius scientist finally succeeded in making a breakthrough in science and technology by creating the world's first Super Artificial Intelligence. But as if fate had another will, he died with a smile on his face after completing his perfect masterpiece, leaving his life's ultimate work that will continue to evolve with time to the world for the hope of an extraordinary and unimaginable future. "Welcome back, Master Aizen." That was the first word Aizen heard when he opened his eyes. He awoke before a beautiful woman who was familiar to him. Axel, an avatar of the Impartial Artificial Intelligence System or introduced to the public as [Axel Goddess] finally managed to revive her long-lost master alongside his daughter, Ana. His short sleep to welcome the morning turned out to be eternal sleep that was less eternal, a thousand years had passed since his death. Faced with a problem that even Axel could not solve which forced the creation of a second civilization on Mars, while humanity on Earth was on the verge of extinction because the deadly mutations caused living organisms to grow violent by changing their bodies and abilities. With a super hot Artificial Intelligence that finally gets a perfect human body, as well as a clingy and spoiled daughter who is formerly estranged on his side, Aizen must use his intelligence to find a way to save his home planet which turned out to be very complicated and ends up getting them involved in it. Author's note: On hiatus | Rewriting

Far from the world he knows, he’ll find a home. Among strangers, he’ll find acceptance. And in the arms of an unexpected man, he’ll find love.<br><br>Young Billy Strobaw comes West to escape the stigma of his Tory family. In the Dakota Territories, he encounters the Yanube warrior Cut Hand. Billy’s attraction to the other man is as surprising as the Yanube perspective on same-sex love. Unlike Europeans, the Siouan tribe celebrates such unions. Billy and Cut Hand can live as partners and build a life together, which Billy agrees to do.<br><br>As Billy struggles to acclimate to a very different culture, quickly discovering the Yanube have as much to teach him as he has to impart to them, a larger struggle is brewing. The white man is barreling through the Great Plains, trampling underfoot anyone who stands in his way. As a leader of his people, Cut Hand must decide whether it will be peace or war.<br><br>In a historical romance taking place against the epic backdrop of the early American West, where a single spark can ignite a powder keg of greed, lust for power, and misunderstanding, one man must find his place in history and his role in the preservation of all he has come to value.

I ended up in a mobile game I'd only spent money on a few times. [Blessings of the 'Sword God'] – If you cut it, it will be severed Just one minute a day. I become a Sword Saint with a sashimi knife. N/A:im just translating the novel

In a world scarred by ancient destruction, humanity survives behind colossal fortress cities while terrifying monsters emerge from dimensional cracks known as Void Lines. Thousands of years ago, a legendary swordsman unleashed a single slash powerful enough to split the heavens, sever continents, and wound the gods themselves. That terrifying attack became known as “The Slash That Cut the World.” Since that day, the mysterious swordsman known only as the World Cutter vanished, leaving behind ruined civilizations, forbidden magic, and legends feared even by divine beings. Aren Valen is the weakest student of the Imperial Slayer Academy, an institution that trains elite warriors to fight the horrors born from the Void Lines. Unlike the talented nobles around him, Aren possesses no mana talent, no powerful bloodline, and no special abilities. Mocked daily, humiliated by genius students, and treated like trash by the academy, he struggles to survive in a world where strength determines everything. But everything changes on the night he nearly dies during a brutal academy incident. A strange mechanical voice suddenly echoes inside his mind. [Daily Check-In System Activated.] At first, Aren believes he is hallucinating. Yet the system continues granting him rewards every single day. Ancient sword techniques. Rare artifacts. Forbidden magic. Hidden stats. Level-up bonuses. Lost memories from forgotten eras. The longer he survives and continuously checks in, the greater the rewards become. What begins as a simple system soon reveals itself to be something terrifyingly ancient. The Daily Check-In System is directly connected to the legendary World Cutter himself, and the rewards Aren receives are fragments of a power capable of slicing through reality, dimensions, and even gods. As Aren secretly grows stronger, strange events begin shaking the world. Void Lines expand across kingdoms. Ancient monsters awaken from sealed dimensions. Powerful nations descend into chaos as hidden truths about humanity and the gods slowly begin resurfacing. Meanwhile, the gods watching from beyond the heavens realize a horrifying truth: The power that once nearly destroyed them has returned. Now hunted by divine beings, feared by noble clans, and targeted by mysterious organizations seeking to control his power, Aren must uncover the truth behind the Daily Check-In System and the identity of the legendary swordsman tied to his fate. But the deeper he searches, the darker the truth becomes. The gods are not humanity’s protectors. The Void Lines were never natural disasters. And the legendary World Cutter may still exist somewhere beyond reality itself. Inside the academy, Aren rises from the weakest outcast to a monster feared even by the greatest geniuses. Outside the academy, a war between dimensions slowly approaches. Along his journey, Aren forms powerful alliances, encounters deadly rivals, discovers ancient magic, and meets mysterious women connected to the secrets of the Void. As Aren continuously levels up through the system, he unlocks increasingly terrifying abilities capable of destroying armies with a single slash. However, every reward comes with hidden consequences, and the system itself seems to possess a will of its own. Filled with action-packed battles, academy rivalries, dark fantasy mysteries, divine wars, romance, magic, adventure, and overwhelming power progression, The Slash That Cut the World is an epic fantasy webnovel about destiny, survival, and the terrifying burden of becoming strong enough to challenge heaven itself.

"For him, I was nothing more than the daughter of his mentor, someone he needed to protect." "For me, she was more precious than my life itself." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nariya Patel sought a modest life after losing her mother and witnessing her father's downfall. Independence became her sole desire, avoiding reliance on others and shunning the idea of seeking help. Yet, she found herself without a foothold in this unforgiving world. Alexie Ivanov, a maverick of free will, was adept at obtaining what he desired and taking what eluded him. Commanding others had become second nature, and he soared to the pinnacle of power, wealth, and connections. His life had emerged from the depths of hell when his former mentor, the man who extended a helping hand in his darkest times, appointed him as the protector of his only daughter. In a world where he could bend everyone to his will, there was one exception - her. Amidst trusts and betrayals, hidden rooms and secrets, the seemingly impossible happened - akin to tasting the forbidden fruit of paradise. Their initial animosity toward each other transformed into an enduring love. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In a world where reality shatters and dungeons erupt overnight, class representative Jasmine and the unassuming Keshav find themselves thrust into chaos. Their ordinary lives take a dramatic turn when a mysterious system bestows upon them extraordinary abilities. Armed with a unique cheat skill, Keshav discovers he can cut through anything-be it physical barriers, magical constructs, or even the very fabric of reality. And Jasmine got ability to manipulate reality. As the duo navigates treacherous dungeons, confronts monstrous adversaries, and uncovers hidden truths, their bond deepens amidst the turmoil. But with great power comes unforeseen challenges, and the multiverse holds secrets that could redefine their very existence. Join Keshav and Jasmine on a thrilling journey through a transformed world, where love, power, and destiny intertwine.

Wounded by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan and suffering post traumatic stress as a result, Andy Johnson is given a medical discharge from the British army. Shunning attention, Andy lives a quiet and lonely existence on his pig farm in Yorkshire. His peace is threatened when his friends take him to the city for his birthday. They buy him a kiss from Luke Wales, a twink porn star.<br><br>Overwhelmed and needing some air, Andy escapes outside. Luke finds him there. They talk and Andy begins to relax. It’s cold and Andy gives Luke his combat jacket. However Roger, Luke’s boyfriend appears and the momentary connection is lost.<br><br>Weeks later, recently separated from Roger, Luke is back in the north of England. He decides to pay Andy a visit, using the excuse of returning the man’s jacket. A snow storm forces the two men to spend time together, and a tentative friendship begins.<br><br>Neither man is convinced they are worthy of the other. It takes time, plus the encouragement of friends and Andy’s teenage nephew, Craig, to convince the reluctant couple that what exists on the surface only tells part of the story. Andy’s scars and Luke’s past employment shouldn’t stand in the way of them exploring what each feels for the other.