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In this tale, the protagonist stumbles upon a portal in their apartment, transporting them to a new world. Initially drawn by curiosity, they find themselves in a cave where they rescue near-death creatures, unwittingly becoming a Dungeon Master. Striving for a quiet, secluded life, their actions start influencing the world's politics, leading to conspiracies and misunderstandings. The protagonist, unintentionally thrust into the role of a mastermind, grapples with the consequences of their impulsive actions, creating a diagonal vector in the history of the new world.

A discarded youth, betrayed by his betrothed, awakens the Chaos Orb from his ancestral jade pendant. From the gutter of Qingyun City, he rises—crushing sects, ascending to the Immortal Realm, and finally taking hold of the universe's very karma. This is an epic of cultivation, reclamation, and transcendence.

Eat the Stars. Forge the Oath. Never Retreat. Kayden was a gutter rat in Ashen Falls, surviving on scraps and fighting for copper coins in a city drowning in ash. When a sudden Convergence merges his world with the Djinn Domain, he accepts a suicide mission into an ancient crypt with a team of elite hunters. Everything goes wrong. Incredible wrong. With nothing left to lose, he touches a forbidden artifact. A singularity of solid starlight. It should have vaporized him. Instead, it gave him a name. Class: Star Devourer. Rank: Primordial. But power in this broken world always comes with a price. Kayden is now an Oathbounder, enslaved by a single, lethal directive written into his very soul: Never retreat from a stronger enemy. Armed with the destructive power of a dying sun and an Oath that forces him into the jaws of death, Kayden has one goal: Survive the dungeon, escape the crypt, and hunt down the bastards who left him behind. What to expect: Weak-to-Strong Progression Unique "Oath" Mechanics (High Risk/High Reward) Dark/Gritty Setting Explosive Magic (Lightning/Void/Star)

In the gritty underworld of Lagos, former soldier Wale Ogunlade is on a mission to take down notorious arms dealer Kwame "The Butcher" Abasi, who's responsible for destroying his life. With a burning desire for justice, Wale navigates the city's treacherous streets, following a trail of clues that lead him to a showdown with The Butcher. But Wale's quest for revenge becomes more complicated when he meets Maya, a mysterious woman with secrets of her own. As they form an uneasy alliance, Wale and Maya must confront their own demons and work together to bring down The Butcher's empire. "No Retreat No Surrender" is a heart-pumping, action-packed thriller that explores themes of revenge, loyalty, and redemption in the face of overwhelming odds. With its fast-paced narrative and complex characters, this story will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

The first book of "The Crimson Chronicles" trilogy. — In the heart of the vast Great Forest of Althea, the young fire mage Clei has spent a decade honing his powers. But as his magical strength reaches a critical bottleneck, he is driven to abandon the solitude of his woodland home—not only to uncover the truth behind his adoptive father's sudden disappearance, but to finally explore the vast, untamed world beyond the trees and step into the sprawling cities of the Kingdom of Pyraeth. What he finds is a world teetering on the brink of chaos. Two decades after the catastrophic Umbral Blight, the Human Realm is once again shadowed by doom. The Prophecy of the Black Moon has resurfaced, and a sinister cult is orchestrating a new plague. This malevolent force—the parasitic Umbral Phantoms responsible for turning millions into mindless Hollowed twenty years ago—has returned with a vengeance, threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness. Facing terrifying monsters and the hatred of people who once rejected him, Clei must fight his way through a world falling into darkness. To survive, he needs to uncover the truth about his father's past, before the very curse that made him an outcast consumes him from the inside out. *** 1-2 chapters/day Author's Note: This is the very first book I wrote when I was younger, and to fully incorporate the lore of all my stories, I decided to pick this up along with two other books in the trilogy: The Empyrean Ascent Echoes in the Abyss My discord: chrissy_8085

I was pushed down the stairs. I hemorrhaged and woke up in the ICU. Malcolm handed me a document, his expression glacial. "All the clubs in Manhattan," he said. "That's what your child is worth." Pain tore through me, but I shook my head. Malcolm listed several more family assets. I refused them all. His anger flared, and he loomed over me. "You don't want this, you don't want that. So what is it you want? For Penny to come here and apologize in person?" He looked at me with contempt. "Sierra Bonanno, know your place. Do you really think you're worthy of an apology?" My gaze held his, steady and silent. I twisted my wedding ring off my finger and tossed it into the medical waste bin. "I don't need compensation. Just annul the engagement."

Lumbered with a world-famous hippie artist for a mother, Etheria Goldsmith gravitated to the opposite extreme. As cynical and materialistic as they come, she's pissed off -- to say the least -- when said mother enrolls her on a loopy Goddess Meditation retreat in some ancient mansion in the middle of nowhere.<br><br>Things only start to look up when Etheria discovers the participants will be meditating in the nude, since ogling naked females is one of her favorite pastimes. Even better, she finds herself grouped with a Tantric sex expert named Katie Drake.<br><br>But Katie is on an undercover mission, digging into the twisted truth behind the meditation retreat. The drama culminates in a string of spooky murders ... and Etheria and Katie find themselves locked in with the murderer!

Some places are built to shelter the soul. Others, to guard a secret. In a forgotten corner of the world, tucked between ancient trees and winding mist, there stands a café known only to those who need it most. No signs. No staff. Just a weathered door, slightly ajar—waiting. Eliyas, a young man haunted by fragments of a past he doesn’t fully understand, stumbles into this retreat chasing a whisper—a name tied to something far greater than him. As he finds sanctuary beneath its quiet beams, he realizes the café is more than a refuge. It's a fulcrum, balancing two realities: the calm surface of the world… and the unseen current beneath it. Beneath steaming mugs and silent mornings lies a thread pulling them toward something ancient, dangerous, and alive. Some doors offer peace. Others open to the unknown.

Sophie Wexler transmigrated into a novel about The Galaxy, becoming the vicious, F-rank Healer-class cannon fodder. The original owner constantly caused trouble and made things difficult for the female lead, earning her the hatred of the entire internet. Upon transmigrating and seeing that everything had been ruined by the original owner, Sophie's only thought was: "What kind of nightmare start is this?!" To escape the original owner's fate, Sophie Wexler worked diligently, conducted herself conscientiously, stayed away from the male and female leads, compensated the soldiers harmed by the original owner, and strove to be a model citizen of The Galaxy, absolutely refusing to be the cannon fodder 'offed' by the Imperial Marshal! Broke and powerless, Sophie also had to support a man who'd been innocently dragged into the original owner's mess. She had no choice but to hustle. She started live streaming, became a masked singer, and held concerts. At first, netizens were scornful: 【Tsk, how good can she possibly sound?】 Later, the netizens were forced to eat their words. 【Damn, that's so good I'm on my knees!】 【What the hell, the violent episode of my Disorder Period has actually been soothed?!】 【The toxins in my Spiritual Sea have actually been eliminated!】 Her live streams went viral, the masked singer became a huge sensation, and tickets for her concerts were snapped up across The Galaxy. Sophie was content, thinking, "This time, I must have finally escaped the original owner's fate, right?" But what do you know, the man I've been doting on and supporting is actually the Imperial Marshal?! --- One day, Yancey Forrest came home to find that the boisterous person who was always claiming to be good to him was gone. His eyes darkened. Provoke me and then think you can leave? After catching her, Yancey traced his fingertips along Sophie's neck, smiling gently. "Why run?" Sophie trembled. "You... you're the Imperial Marshal?" His identity exposed, Yancey Forrest took her hand and slowly placed it on his own neck ring. "You know I won't kill you, don't you?"

Amelia Lockhart has one mission: make the top idol Ethan Quinn fall in love with her, then break his heart, so that Ethan Quinn can successfully pass his tribulation and return to his position as a High God. There's just one problem: as the most hated woman on the internet, Amelia is the last person anyone would pair with the nation's golden boy. But when she lands a spot on a dating show alongside Ethan, she sees her chance. She does all the heavy lifting and is dependable enough to make him see her differently. As a result, Ethan starts pretending to be weak. The fans are confused. Their untouchable idol is... blushing? Getting clingy? Calling her "jiejie" in that voice? "Sis, I surrender." "Sis, you can only spoil me like this." Amelia is losing control of the plan. She was supposed to seduce him and walk away. So why is he the one coaxing her to stay, and why is it getting harder to say no?