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the sudden death of her husband and facing mounting financial ruin, Dani moves her teenage daughter, Alex, out of the city and into a remote, recently renovated wooden house that belonged to Alex's late grandmother. While Dani claims the move is purely to save money, the old estate immediately gives Alex an unsettling, claustrophobic feeling—marked by shifting curtains, flickering lights, and a massive portrait of her grandmother that seems to watch her every move. The unease deepens the next morning when the tap water runs thick, dark, and murky. Despite the creeping dread, Alex goes to school and connects with her best friend, Milly. Looking to escape her own empty home for the weekend, Milly accompanies Alex back to the isolated house. While exploring the upper floors, disaster strikes: a rotting floorboard snaps, and Alex plummets through the ceiling into a hidden, pitch-black cellar. Deep beneath the house, Alex discovers an iron lantern burning with an eerie blue flame, a water-damaged diary, and a sinister warning carved into a crate: The house does not sleep when the blood is in the well. Before she can escape, a terrifying entity resembling her dead grandmother attacks in the dark, while upstairs, a frantic Milly is terrorized by a silhouette clawing at the window. By morning, the true horror is revealed. It was never a ghost story; it is the dawn of a biological zombie outbreak. The city has already collapsed, and Dani's true motive was to use the isolated house as a survival bunker. However, they are already too late—an ancient, aggressive pathogen has contaminated the property's well water. After drinking tea brewed from the tainted supply, Milly rapidly turns into a feral, ravenous monster. With the freshly turned Milly hunting them from inside and a horde of infected neighbors blocking the main gates outside, Alex and Dani must launch a desperate, high-speed escape in their Ford car, driving directly into a foggy, desolate countryside to face a ruined world.

Rei, a man wrongfully imprisoned and executed in his past life, is reincarnated as a newborn in a humble farming family. However, his memories remain intact, burdening him with deep-seated trauma, distrust, and an overwhelming desire to never be powerless again. Unlike others in his new world, Rei possesses no magical abilities. Instead, he discovers Spirit Arts, an ancient discipline that harnesses Qi and the forces of nature. Through rigorous self-training and an analytical approach using physics-based wind manipulation, he forges a unique path to power. Yet, Rei's journey is not just one of strength, but of internal conflict. His mother, Lily, offers unconditional love, yet he instinctively fears and avoids her. His sister, Hanna, tries desperately to earn his approval, but he coldly rejects her. The only person he trusts is his father, Thomas, whose training unknowingly pushes Rei toward becoming something beyond human understanding. As he grows, Rei must navigate the tensions within his family, the mystery of his past, and the limits of his own abilities. But with each step forward, one question remains: Is this reincarnation a gift, a curse, or an unfinished story waiting for its conclusion? This novel blends psychological depth, tactical combat, and a slow-burning character-driven narrative, offering a fresh take on reincarnation, power, and the struggle for identity in a second life.

You think you can understand Chaos? Foolish! Chaos isn't merely disorder; it is the ultimate paradox - Life and death, creation and destruction, the beginning and the end. In a hyper-advanced future built on quantum technology, humanity is awakened by the same energy tearing the universe apart. Entities from a higher dimension invade, forcing humans to the brink of extinction. In the shadows of this broken world, Missio Augustus wanders aimlessly like a lost soul, fighting his own inner darkness. As the Lieutenant General of the Black ops division, he goes on a mission to capture an international kingpin but experiences his life-long trauma once again. While falling into depression, he watches as an ancient church brings mayhem upon humanity... This is a relaunch of my original work. I am moving this story from my previous account (SageofMusic) to this new handle (Ekadash). I am the sole creator of Music Box Mayhem.

What’s… going on…? He stared at the food in his hands, fingers trembling. “I’m hungry… so why—” He forced a bite. The moment it touched his tongue, his stomach twisted violently. “Ugh—!” He spat it out, breath hitching, eyes watering. “I can’t… eat this…?” His chest tightened painfully, an empty, clawing hunger tearing through him. “But I’m starving… damn it—” He staggered to the fridge, yanking it open, hands shaking as he grabbed anything—rice, bread, leftovers— One bite. Two. Each one worse than the last. Rotten. Bitter. Unbearable. “Why does everything taste like this…?!” His grip tightened, nails digging into the counter as the hunger deepened into something darker… something sharper. Something unbearable. “…Blood.” The word slipped out before he could stop it. His eyes widened in horror. “No… no—” He stumbled back, clutching his head. “Anything else… please… anything ..I can eat—” ──── Ghost × Vampire troupe Bl Japanese Novel Mangaanime setting Academystudents setting Mythfantasy setting Hoshiharu - Immortality and Death - ID

Existence is not as sturdy as it seems. Alexander Ackrom lives within the bottom rung of society, yet he learns this first hand when a dishelved man in a suit tears the fabric of reality apart like paper. In the same city, Simon Setal accepts a new job. He doesn't know what it is or what he'll do. Nevertheless, he's lured to it by the promise of gaining the power to help his fellow man.

After his death. an African American 'neet' of a gamer; discovers his reawakening into the body of a younger African American boy with a bit of immeasurable mental trauma; and he is originally set to die. His only benefits would be the knowledge of events in the future that leads to his death flags, along with a system. What path is he willing to take in order to survive in the post-apocalyptic game turned reality he has been thrown into; and how long will 'this' Sam Burrell remain amongst 'the last of us'. Note: This is a alternate universe base on my decision to make sam (this story's protagonist) older than in the GAME. TAGS: R+18 (For profanity), System, Weak to Strong, Poor To Rich, Level Up, Kingdom Building, Action, Adventure, Romance, Smart Acting Dumb,Strategic.

Marcus Cole has always felt like something about him doesn’t belong. When terrifying dreams, strange visions, and a mysterious girl begin pulling him toward a past he can’t remember, Marcus discovers that his lost memories are tied to an ancient war between humans and demons. As reality begins to unravel, Marcus must uncover who he really is before the darkness hunting him finds him first. Because the life he’s living was never truly his. And the boy he used to be is running out of time.

Some debts do not disappear with death. When someone dies with something unresolved, they do not pass on. They remain. They decay. They become an entity born from the weight of what was left unfinished. Broken promises, hidden guilt, words never spoken… everything takes shape. Yüta never believed in it until the night he saw one of them staring back at him. Dragged into a secret network of hunters who defeat these entities in order to release them, he soon discovers that defeating them is not always the hardest part. Some want to be heard. Others seek revenge. And some believe humanity does not deserve to continue existing. In a world where every death leaves a crack, the question is not how to fight… but who has the right to decide what deserves to rest.

Patrick has always been Penelopes baby sitter and best friend, as Penny grows older, Patrick realizes that he sees her as more than just a younger sister. As Penny goes through life with her boyfriend, will Patrick be able to wait for her

The War of Blood has lasted for centuries. On the night the Sage Kingdom fell, Queen Yusa put her four-day-old son in a wooden box and hid him with magic. Her brother Arthava took the crown. ​ Thieves stole the box. They thought it was gold. That baby is now twelve-year-old Luis Nimero. He lives in a border town with his adoptive parents — a retired mage and a blacksmith. He trains every morning with his uncle Jack, the kingdom's third-ranked swordsman, and his best friends Rio and Lily. ​ The town Appraise says Luis has normal human energy. So why did a queen die to hide him?

THE GAME OF ASCENSION (Phase I — The Pikra War) The world was never ruled by kings. It was ruled by players. Two figures move civilizations like pieces on a cosmic chessboard: The Misunderstood Revolutionary. The Exiled Prodigy. And humanity is caught between them. What begins through the eyes of an ordinary side character slowly unfolds into a war spanning factions, dimensions, forgotten histories, and godlike beings known as the Asuras — ancient enemies of the Devas who once shook existence itself. At the center of it all stands one monster among men: Kae The man called the smartest human alive. The Seventh Asura Community Ruler. The greatest disciple of the legendary Gomo Taka. A being so terrifyingly gifted that he was considered worthy of leading the Immortalus Society at the age of fifty — a position even prodigies spend centuries chasing. But genius alone does not create monsters. Kae controls civilizations from the shadows, raising kingdoms and destroying nations for a single purpose: To ensure he always has enough pawns. To some, he is a savior. To others, the greatest threat in history. And the worst part? He might actually be right. As wars intensify and truths begin collapsing, one realization becomes unavoidable: The Pikra War was never the end. It was merely the opening move. --- What to Expect Multiple protagonists and shifting POVs Psychological warfare and political manipulation Cosmic power systems and ancient factions Morally grey characters Mastermind vs mastermind conflicts Large-scale wars and strategic battles Long-term mysteries and foreshadowing Villains who feel terrifyingly human --- In this game, there are no heroes. Only players. And pieces waiting to realize they were never free. ---

A boy sobbed, his small hands clinging desperately. “Jiwonie… please, don’t leave me, I don't want to be here again” the young man whispered through tears. “Serzh… I’ll come back trust me. Just… wait for me” The boy screamed, his voice breaking as the orphanage worker pulled him back. “NO! You said you’d protect me! You said you’d stay forever by my side!” “I’m sorry… Serzh.” ________________________ Seven years later... In the icy streets of Saint Petersburg, shadows move silently under the rule of the mafia. that helpless child has grown into the cold and merciless heir of the Russian Nochnaya sova mafia, Sergei Mikhailovich Sokolov, a nineteen year old heir feared as “Smert” Death itself lives without warmth or mercy. But when he crosses paths again with Jiwon Schmidt, the man who once raised him and then abandoned him seven years ago, buried wounds tear open. What begins as Sergei’s cold revenge soon twists into something far more dangerous: a psychological war between predator and prey, past and present, desire and betrayal. In the mansion where snow never melts, two men are bound by history, obsession, and a love that feels more like a curse. _____________________________________ Beneath the Cold is a dark BL thriller that explores the thin line between vengeance and longing, where every touch could heal or destroy. _______________ Main characters light description: Sergei Mikhailovich Sokolov (smert/serzh): At only 19yo, he stands as a tall, commanding figure whose broad silhouette and unshakable presence mark him as someone not to be underestimated. Despite his angelic and strikingly beautiful face, his piercing blue eyes reveal a deadly coldness that few dare to meet. Standing at 6’4”(1.93cm), with pale skin and raven black hair, he is the second leader of the feared Nochnaya Sova mafia. Strong,merciless,untouchable, he carries both elegance and danger in equal measure. Jiwon Schmidt (jiwonie): A man of both German and Korean blood, a well known disciplined lawyer ,whose youthful looks make him appear younger than his 34 years. With a healthy, well-formed body and the kind of handsomeness that draws lingering gazes, he carries himself with quiet strength. His dark brown hair, deep brown eyes, and slightly tanned skin give him a grounded warmth,At 5’11.5 (1.82cm)tall contrasting against the icy world around him, he is neither ordinary nor forgettable.