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Dawn is a child hardened by loss, forced to steal and take lives just to survive in a lawless world. But as he journeys through what remains of civilization, the people he meets slowly guide him toward rediscovering his humanity.

Crown of Ash and Bonds Book I of The Soulfire Chronicles by CG Blaire Burned alive. Betrayed by blood. And now - she’s back. Seraphina D’Lorien stood on the pyre as her husband smiled, her cousin lied, and the empire watched her burn. Accused of treason and carrying a child marked for death, her fate was sealed. But death was not the end. She awakens in her own chambers, her body whole, her title intact, but her memories unchanged. The fire, the betrayal, the lies - all still burning in her mind. With time rewound and vengeance in her veins, Seraphina is done playing the court’s pawn. This time, she’s striking first. And she’s not coming for justice, she’s coming for power. A dark fantasy romance of revenge, rebirth, and the rise of a woman they should’ve never underestimated.

Having spent her childhood confined in chains, Alice was a child who knew neither love nor joy. Scorned by her family while being tortured in the name of the greater good for years, she grew numb to all feeling and thought. That is, until one day, a man in black offered her a chance to escape. There were once rumours widespread of an endless hell, a land of glorious death and dreadful opportunity. Fools went in search of it, and the clever never ventured into it. Only when its baleful mysteries spilled unto the earth did all hear its name — the Abyss. A single drop of its blood could give someone the power to control shadows, move faster than sound, or strength greater than the strongest man. Yet, it all came at a cost; the blood would always make sure those who consumed it became part of the Abyss, with one exception — Alice. Cast away by her own blood, it was her destiny to rot in a gilded cage. But, that fateful day changed everything. Gifted a second chance at life, a chance to turn her life around and claim vengeance against her family, a chance to dive deep into the Abyss and gain the power to govern her own fate, Alice took his hand, unaware of the destiny unfolding before her. Cover drawn by Aoi Ogata. Discord: https://discord.gg/vrdTSkj8Va

She was born with no memory of the stars she once called home. In the stillness of rural life, between garden soil and sleepless nights with her newborn, a woman begins to feel stirrings she cannot explain. Dreams that don’t belong to this life. A voice that whispers wisdom she never learned. Glimpses of a deeper truth buried beneath years of survival, silence, and sacrifice. This is the journey of a goddess soul reborn into human form—one life among many—sent to experience love, pain, loss, and the healing power of remembrance. Through the rhythms of nature, moon rituals, motherhood, and moments of stillness, she begins to reconnect with the divine essence within her. As memories from past incarnations emerge—some filled with beauty, others with betrayal—she uncovers the timeless lessons that weave through them all. Told through gentle prose and spiritual insight, The Goddess walks the path of life is a story of feminine awakening, ancestral healing, and the return to self. A tale for those who have forgotten who they truly are—and are ready to remember.

Serena, find herself back in time when she was in her college years. The last memory she had was when she lying on her bed on her last breath. She suffering from a brain tumour and will die at any moment. She only had Aunty Maria by her side. She swore that she will take revenge on her cousin, Michelle who take everything from her. This time she will did it and make her suffered three times more.

What would you do if you got a second chance at life... but only in your dreams? Yuuma Kisaragi is invisible. At nineteen, he's already a college dropout, a disappointment to his mother, and a ghost in his own life. No friends, no future, no hope—just endless days of watching other people live the life he'll never have. Until he dreams. In that dream, he wakes up in a parallel Japan where everything feels familiar yet impossible. Cherry blossoms bloom out of season, the sky holds mysteries he can't explain, and most importantly—**people can see him.** A mysterious silver bracelet appears on his wrist, pulsing with an energy he doesn't understand. It seems to respond to his emotions, but what does it want? And why does it feel like it's... counting something? --- Enter Airi Minazuki—the girl everyone loves to hate. She's stunning, brilliant, and completely unpredictable. One moment she's laughing like sunshine, the next she's cold as winter rain. Her classmates call her fake, unstable, attention-seeking. But Yuuma sees something else in her eyes—a longing he recognizes all too well. Their connection is instant. Electric. Impossible to ignore. For the first time in his life, Yuuma matters to someone. He makes friends who feel like family. He discovers laughter, purpose, and something he never dared hope for. But in a world born from dreams, nothing is ever as simple as it seems. --- As Yuuma builds the life he's always wanted, questions begin to haunt him: Why does this world feel so real when he knows it's not? What happens when the bracelet stops glowing? And why does Airi sometimes look at him like she's seeing a ghost? Some dreams are too beautiful to be just fantasy. Some connections are too deep to be coincidence. And some love stories... transcend reality itself. --- This isn't just another isekai romance. This is about second chances that come with hidden costs. About love that defies explanation. About discovering who you really are in a world that might not exist—and fighting to keep that person when everything falls apart. It's about the magic of human connection, the power of hope, and the question that will haunt you long after you finish reading: If you could live your perfect life in a dream, would you ever want to wake up? --- Join Yuuma as he discovers that the line between dreams and reality isn't as clear as he thought—and that some chances only come once, even if they come twice. ⭐ A story that will make you question everything you know about love, dreams, and the courage it takes to truly live. When reality gives you nothing, dreams give you everything. But what price are you willing to pay to keep them?

When Ava Sharma's estranged uncle dies suspiciously, she's caught up in a lethal game of secrets and lies. The police label it a suicide—she doesn't think so. With nothing but a cryptic message and a secret key, she starts unraveling a mystery darker than she ever could have imagined. Her sole surprise partner? Rohit Vikram—reserved, remote, and with scars of his own. They have a fraught history, but neither is ready to discuss it. Not yet. As the danger converges, the two are compelled to trust one another, slowly unspooling hidden truths, covert experiments, and a joint past that's more entwined than they know. Because this enigma didn't just involve Ava's uncle—it devastates much more then it. And the closer they become to finding the truth, the more they stand to lose what little they have left. including one another.

A heartwarming and thought-provoking tale that explores the complexities of family, love, and identity. As Zhan prepares for his marriage, he grapples with his own desires and the expectations of those around him. His engagement broke because of his sexuality and his background, with the support of his loved ones and a chance encounter with a wise mentor, Zhan must navigate the challenges of his journey and discover the truth of his life. Will he find the courage to follow his heart and forge a new destiny, or will the weight of family and obligations guide his choices? Dive into this poignant and uplifting story to find out.

When life throws turmoil your way, are your ideals wrong, or is the world itself, wrong? Watch Thomas Bax, and his peers explore their own answers to that probing question. As we all eventually see the Duality of one’s own Ideals.

Li An, abandoned at birth in the cold palace, gains a miraculous gift when a seed from the Tree of Knowledge enters her mind, enhancing her intelligence and pushing her on a mission to gather wisdom points by applying her newfound knowledge. As she grows, she uncovers her noble heritage and encounters her destined fiancé, a proud young general who looks down on her. Will she be able to win his heart, or will he conquer her first? In time, as she showed her abilities, she was given a fief, a barren land. Now, will she be able to turn this wilderness into a blossoming rose? Or will she give up and just live a carefree life? Let's read and find out.

“Some losses don’t grow lighter with time… they’re simply buried deeper.” For Deniz, the world stopped with Emre’s final breath. From that day on, no morning held meaning, no page on the calendar turned forward. People said “you’ll get over it,” “time heals everything”… But pain had no calendar. And Deniz never wanted to forget. One day, someone appeared in the middle of his life—intent on breaking down the walls. Oktay. He came quietly. Demanding nothing, promising nothing. He didn’t seek comfort, nor did he offer resistance. He was simply there. And his presence began to gently uncover all that had been left to be forgotten. By the time Deniz noticed, everything had already started to change. In the shadow of loss, silence, and confrontation with the past, Deniz would be forced to face himself; with Oktay’s arrival, he would begin a journey that would not only question his heart—but his entire life. But every reckoning comes with a price.

She was raised to obey. Trained to kneel. But the fire in her blood was never meant to be caged. Charis Greye was supposed to seal an alliance, but instead, she bit the Alpha King's son and might have started a war. Daughter of the infamous Alpha Silas Greye, Charis always thought she had a bright future. But when that future came with blood, bruises, and a cage called duty, she did the unthinkable: she ran. Now, under a forged name with her hair cropped to her chin, she's no longer Charis – she's Eamon Riggs, a quiet boy from a small pack at Ravenshore Academy, the only place beyond her father's influence. But the shadows of her past won't stay buried. When a ruthless strategist with piercing eyes starts circling too close to her secrets, a seductive playboy with a darkness of his own awakens her wolf's forbidden desires. Her vengeful ex-mate—the one who should be dead—returns, thirsting for revenge, and Charis's carefully constructed lies begin to crack. As "Eamon" climbs the ranks, Charis must protect her identity and control the power awakening inside her—a power that could topple dynasties or kill her. In a world where alliances shift like shadows and enemies wear friendly faces, Charis must decide: keep hiding and survive, or reveal her truth and burn it all down. At Ravenshore Academy, the deadliest game isn't about learning how to lead... It's surviving long enough to matter. And no one said the strongest survive –it's about outlasting the monsters who already are.

Six years after walking out of rehab, Carter West is still trying to find solid ground. Jobless, restless, and haunted by the fear of relapse, he's slipping-until a familiar face pulls him back. She was a memory he never meant to hold on to Aishwariya Patel, the girl from the rehab rooftop, is now engaged to a man who controls her and is trapped in a life she never chose. He sees the fire she's forgotten. She sees the wounds he tries to hide. In stolen glances and unspoken truths, They begin to find what they'd lost in themselves in each other. They were never supposed to meet again. But some stories refuse to stay buried.

Ren Zhaoyang was a genius born in a cruel world — an orphan who clawed his way to the top of Earth’s corporate ladder through sheer intellect and ruthless ambition. He believed in control, not love. Power, not fate. But death came without warning… and reincarnation came without choice. Now reborn in a cultivation realm as a woman of unimaginable beauty and the perfect fusion of Yin and Yang, he becomes Xi Yinxiao — coveted, and trapped in a body that isn’t his. Behind the flawless face is a mind sharper than any blade. Behind the divine physique is a soul that refuses to kneel. He doesn’t want love. He doesn’t want followers. He wants freedom — from fate, from the heavens, and from this universe itself. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: This story focuses on cultivation, strategy, and survival. It does not contain romance and heavily relies on logic. Tags: Gender Bender, No romance, Cultivation world, xianxia, ruthless mc, divination, intelligent mc. Author Note: I am also posting this story on RoyalRoad.com under the username Sapphirale. Here’s my Royal Road profile: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/749121/fictions

In his first life, Cindy was a boy who had been shunned for two reasons. The first was his dishonorable origin—he was the son of a prostitute. The second was his strikingly feminine appearance. Because of these two truths, he was rejected by both genders. Yet, despite how difficult it was for Cindy, he never once thought of taking his own life... but, one day he was killed while trying to save his mother from one of her guests. In his new life, Cindy is called Reopard, the son of a beautiful couple in a remote village. Kias, the world he came to, is vast and beautiful, and he wouldn't let this second life slip away; he will live this life to the fullest... yet... the past will still follow. This story contain: Magic, isekai, magic system, long journey, and good characters

"The Last Bark of Orion" Bolt isn't your average Siberian Husky. Cruising the cosmos aboard the freighter Wanderlust with his pragmatic human captain, Eva Rostova, he’s a wisecracking, genetically-enhanced canine with the ability to talk and senses that reach beyond human understanding. His life, already extraordinary, catapults into the heart of an ancient galactic war when a mysterious signal from the Orion constellation awakens dormant ancestral memories within him—terrifying echoes of an eons-old conflict between star-faring Canid and Felid empires, both engineered by a vanished, god-like race known as the Progenitors. Plunged into a universe of intrigue and escalating danger, Bolt and Eva discover the truth behind the legends. The "Heart of Orion," a colossal and fractured Progenitor power source, pulses with unimaginable energy—a force that ruthless factions from both Canid and Felid empires now desperately seek to control, believing it the ultimate weapon. They see Bolt, with his unique Progenitor-linked "seed of hope" granting him profound empathy and a unique connection to the Heart, as the unwilling key to taming and wielding its devastating might. Hunted across the stars by formidable warlords who misunderstand the cryptic prophecy of "The Last Bark of Orion" as a command for conquest, Bolt is caught between warring ideologies. As he grapples with the terrifying allure of the power the Heart offers and the immense pressure to choose a side, his "First Echoes"—shared, agonizing memories from both sides of the conflict—pull him towards a different path. He begins to suspect that the "Last Bark" isn't a call to arms, but a complex, misunderstood Progenitor failsafe designed not to empower a victor, but to heal the fractured Heart and perhaps the galaxy itself. With Eva as his anchor, Bolt must navigate treacherous alliances and deadly confrontations, racing against time to understand the true nature of the Last Bark before the Heart of Orion is unleashed as a doomsday weapon. His choice will determine not only his own fate but whether the galaxy succumbs to an even greater cataclysm or takes its first fragile step towards a new dawn, founded on understanding rather than endless war.

In this world laced with mysteries and secrets, worlds are connected through an infinite distance and in each of these worlds, land must be earned through numerous trials and tribulations, but these lands could also be taken away.  A Natural disaster known as the "Slette" could occur at any time and wipe out whole cities in minutes leaving only a black void in its wake. Because of this disaster, worlds are left without their strongest defenders, causing them to be unable to expand their world. Slowly their world will be devoured by the "Slette" and fall into ruin.  Left with no other choice, they began to invade other worlds to survive and in the center of large amounts of these invasions, is the world of our protagonist "Shry"

[Earthlings! You have been summoned to participate in the Universe's Armageddon...] The voice thundered in billions of minds simultaneously, making Arthur drop his last piece of bread on the dirty slum floor. [Beta Testing Phase: Initiated] [10 Million Chosen Participants] [You have been selected!] "What the F***?" Arthur clutched his head, the system messages burning behind his eyes. This wasn't some phone notification or TV broadcast - this was inside his skull. [Talent Awakening in Progress...] [System...Error!] [SSS Talent Detected: Primordial Summoner] By the time the game had merged with reality, Arthur already had dozens of legendary summons to aid him against the incoming chaos. [You have summoned the SSS-Level "Primordial Dragon"!] [You have extracted the SSS-Level Skill "Berserk"!]

In the heart of the vast and gleaming Eirhardt Empire, where bloodlines dictate power and magic shapes destiny, a nameless child is left at the gates of an orphanage on a quiet night. Born into silence, raised in shadows, Elarion does not cry. He does not demand. He simply watches, listens, and endures. But the empire watches too. When a mysterious noble cloaked in imperial black kneels before him, everything shifts. Elarion—only two years old—is chosen. Not for his power. Not for prophecy. Just... for being seen. “In the arms of the Empire” follows the slow, intimate unfolding of a child who was never taught how to be held. Told from Elarion’s perspective as he grows from invisible orphan to the Imperial Heir, the novel traces a path not of war or prophecy, but of soft glances, untied ribbons, whispered names, and rooms that finally feel like home. It is a story of found family, silent resilience, and the aching, beautiful weight of being loved without needing to earn it.

The world gives wonderful and powerful magic, only to those it deems unique. It's said that at the age of fifteen, when a child is anointed in a ceremonious ritual, that the universe will look deep into the child's soul and deem if it is worthy enough to bestow wondrous magic. And the more unique you are, or the weirder you are, or even if you're just completely out there, the more likely you are to gain powerful magic. And Asaya? Well, she was supposed to be the most unique of them all! Growing up as a child, she was a wild chaotic mess! She was always writing, always singing wacky lyrics at the top of her lungs, always pulling pranks like putting a bunch of paint in the cook's food at school so that the broth would be nice and colorful... and yet, when it came down to it... after her anointment ceremony when she turned fifteen... she didn't get any magic. And now that she's twenty-one, having been isolating herself in her house for over four years, she figures her life is just about over. But still, she was a writer at heart... and if she were to ask herself, which of her characters she'd want to bring to life the most... which character would she choose? Could she possibly have the most creative power of them all?