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Ava Rowan, a student at Redwood Valley Institute of Technology going on to junior year had just gone back to her home town, Fair view in Pennsylvania. She had a two month vacation and decided to relax at her home in fair view and see her parents and her younger sister. But later she finds a disturbing secret in her house…….

In a world where the chosen bear Divine Scars glowing outlines channeling infinite power leaked by Singular Beings humans forge abilities from that endless divine energy. One outline: Lightlinger. Two: Lightrozer. Their strength is bound to one or two domains, dictated by which Divine's energy flows through their scar. However, some only have an outline, with no scar. But the world is never fair. Those not chosen, driven by envy, turn to a darker path. They become Darkens killing and absorbing finite souls through cursed artifacts called Ghost Vaults. Unlike the limited Lights, Darkens craft unpredictable, often fatal abilities from stolen life essence. Souls are finite, and the hunt never ends. The vastness of existence holds boredom in some corners… and alongside it, curiosity guiding everything. Age of Layers dives into the hearts of broken souls where guilt never fades, promises warp lives, and fragile bonds are the only defiance against an indifferent cosmos. It asks one question: What are humans? What to expect : Multiple shifting POVs and perspectives (the story moves fluidly between characters in a mosaic style) Slow-burn psychological dark fantasy focused on human nature, lies, trauma, and coping mechanisms Complex, flawed characters with deep inner contradictions and realistic emotional struggles Themes of indifference, rewritten reality, and “what are humans?” under pressure Non-linear mosaic storytelling with frequent scene shifts, flashbacks, and quiet horror Gradual escalation from intimate family drama and personal fractures to larger cosmic events No traditional heroes or fast power fantasy — the real conflict is internal and systemic Discord: https://discord.gg/3jUR673eXW

In a city where hidden factions and ancient bloodlines shape the balance of power… Rhythm decides survival. Hesitation is fatal. Johnny walks alone, black coat, steady hands, a past he can’t outrun. Once a mercenary, now hunting the truth behind his missing niece, he cuts down anyone in his way. Daisy is young, sharp, and running for her life. Her home is gone. Her past is ash. Survival drags her into the hands of thieves, where trust is a risk—and every choice has a cost. Their paths move on different rhythms. But the city is closing in. Gangs rule like kingdoms. Crime lords pull strings from the dark. Assassins listen for weakness. And somewhere in the shadows, Legends are rising—beings who don’t just fight… They change the rules of reality. Johnny and Daisy stand at the center. But they are not the only players. Power shifts fast. Alliances break faster. The rhythm decides everything.  The city is listening. A story of layered factions and shifting perspectives. Sing… or die.

Antonio didn’t plan to notice her. But Sofia isn’t someone you ignore. She’s bold, sharp, always in control, the kind of woman who sees more than she says. One night between them should’ve ended there. It didn’t. Because something about her stays with him. And something about him… unsettles her. They don’t ask questions. Not at first. Both have pasts they don’t talk about. Both have things they’d rather leave buried. But slowly, that becomes impossible. Sofia starts to feel it—like something isn’t right. Small things. Gaps in her past. A life that doesn’t fully make sense. And Antonio notices it too. He starts putting pieces together. Quietly. Carefully. What begins as attraction turns into something deeper… and darker. Because this isn’t just about them. Sofia’s past isn’t just complicated , it was built on lies. The people she trusted weren’t what they seemed. And the truth about what happened to them… is closer to her than she could ever imagine. Because the man standing in front of her the one she’s starting to trust isn’t just part of her present. He’s part of her past. And when the truth finally comes out… it won’t just break her. It will destroy everything between them.

[+18| Adult Content | Dark | Erotic Mafia Romance] In Central City, everyone knows the name Marcone. It’s a name whispered in fear, a name synonymous with blood, shadows, and an empire built on the broken bones of anyone who dared to cross them. Adrian Grayson is a ghost. A widower frozen in three years of grief, he lives for his art and nothing else. He doesn't care about the city's monsters, until he accidentally crashes into the most dangerous one of all. Twice in one night, the cold, lethal Matteo Marcone saves Adrian’s life. Adrian hates to owe anyone, especially a devil. But when he asks how to settle the debt, the answer isn't money or blood. "Climb into my bed if you want to repay me," Matteo rumbles. "Or remain forever in my debt." Adrian is straight. He is a man of honor. But in a fortress of stone and iron, trapped by a man who refuses to let him go, Adrian realizes that the Devil doesn't just want his body, he wants to consume his very soul. Will Adrian pay the price, or will he discover that some debts can only be paid in skin? A/N: This story is entirely fictional. All characters, names, locations, and events are products of the author’s imagination. Any similarity to real people, living or deceased, or actual events is purely coincidental.

[Invincible • Naruto • System • Online World] After transmigrating, Ning Feng awoke to a world forever changed. Humanity could now enter a mysterious second realm—the Naruto world—where chakra cultivation was real, ninjutsu could be mastered, bloodline limits awakened, and terrifying demonic beasts threatened both worlds. Strength meant everything. Yet due to a massive cultural gap, the people of this world knew nothing of Naruto’s true history. The Sharingan was dismissed as the weakest bloodline. The Hyuga clan was revered as unmatched. Orochimaru was believed to be the ultimate boss. Only Ning Feng knew how wrong they were. The moment he logged into the Naruto world, he awakened the Only S-Rank Rewards System. Every lottery draw, treasure chest, dungeon clear, or mission reward—guaranteed the highest-tier drop. No failures. No mediocrity. While others struggled for basic chakra control, Ning Feng began with the Rinnegan. When elites fought to the death for rare abilities, he casually obtained Wood Release. And when legends whispered of a supreme dojutsu beyond all others, he alone awakened the Jōgan. As demonic beasts descended and the Naruto world fused deeper with reality, Ning Feng rose unstoppable— not as a player, but as the ruler of a new era.

In a family where power is the only currency, Mara Kline was born bankrupt. For the Klines, supernatural gifts are a birthright, celebrated with prestige and pride. But Mara was the "hollow one." The mistake. The quiet daughter left in the shadows while her siblings basked in the light of their abilities. Until the darkness finally answered back. It didn’t arrive with a spark or a ceremony. It came as a Voice—cold, precise, and hauntingly intimate. It doesn’t just see the world; it deconstructs it. The Voice shows Mara the rotting truths buried in the present, the jagged shards of the past, and glimpses of a future that should never exist. Now, Mara is no longer the girl they overlooked. She is the girl they fear. While her family manipulates reality, Mara navigates the "in-between." She sees what people hide in the marrow of their bones. But power this absolute demands a pound of flesh. The more she listens to the Voice, the further she drifts from her own humanity. The Klines call her gift a curse. The world calls it a demon. Mara doesn’t argue. Because for the first time in her life, she isn't just a witness to the story. She’s the one holding the knife. In the city's darkest corners, some secrets are meant to stay buried. Mara Kline is about to dig them all up.

"They say the dead don't speak. They lied. They scream, and they remember every face that let them die." Adrian Ace Miller was a professional at doing nothing. A shut-in gamer and a self-proclaimed coward, his only goal was to survive another day of unemployment. But when the world tilts and he wakes up in the clinical, shadow-drenched halls of Nox Corporation, "survival" takes on a terrifying new meaning. Recruited as Unit 091, Adrian is no longer a player—he is an "asset" in a high-stakes experiment where ghosts are the currency and fear is the fuel. Beside him stands David Halter, a man who claims to be his "shield," but who is slowly losing his own humanity to protect a ghost from his past. How many pieces of yourself must you cut away to survive? When the "Coward" finally finds his courage, will there be anything left of the man he used to be? "Warning: Entry into Nox Corporation may involve: Coarse language, experimental psychological distress, and the occasional loss of humanity. Proceed at your own risk." -Unit 091

Grace Sterling's fiancé was supposed to be the future. Instead, he became the past in a single moment of gunfire. When James Colton dies in a mafia ambush meant for someone else, Grace loses her future and gains a new cage. Vincent Moretti, the aging godfather, publicly claims her as his protected ward. It's supposed to be honor. It's supposed to be safety. But Grace quickly realizes it's a chains made of silk and threats. She's expected to grieve quietly, stand beautiful at Moretti family events, and ask no questions about the business that killed her fiancé. Then she meets Marcus Kane. Marcus is Vincent's oldest son. The silent one. The strategist everyone whispers about when they think no one is listening. While his younger brother Dominic plays the role of heir, Marcus watches from the shadows, seeing everything, controlling more than anyone realizes. He should be dangerous to her. Instead, he becomes the only person in this world who looks at her and sees something other than a grieving widow to be managed. But Marcus has spent years buried in the family business, moving pieces on a chess board that includes crime lords, corrupt officials, and his own ambitious family. He doesn't do feelings. He doesn't do weakness. He certainly doesn't do love with women he's supposed to protect. Except Grace isn't looking for protection. She's looking for power. Using negotiation, psychology, and legal knowledge from her paralegal job, Grace begins to move through the underworld's shadow politics. She becomes essential to family decisions. She learns to read men who kill as easily as breathing. She develops a strategy that puts her at the center of power while keeping her hands clean. But she can't manipulate her own heart. Every conversation with Marcus becomes loaded. Every accidental touch burns. Every time he protects her, she wants him more. Every time he pulls away, she understands why he does it and it breaks her anyway. When Dominic Moretti discovers what's really happening, when federal investigators close in, when the family's enemies decide Grace is the perfect target, everything changes. Grace must choose between the power she's building, the loyalty demanded by a godfather who raised her from nothing, and the dangerous love she feels for a man who can never truly be hers. Because in this world, love is leverage. And leverage always gets you killed.

(Warning:mature themes) Char finishes reading Chapter 35, when Aurelia is executed. She curses at the friendly cruelty of the author. “Shit! How unfair that Julian(the crown prince) won and how Aurelia was doomed purely to create angst for the main couple. “And yes the main hot chick,Lucien,the villain(to be duke) died soon after,this is my favorite novel but the plot is trash ptooh” She slams her laptop shut and,in a moment of fan frustration ,she thinks loudly:[If I were Aurelia,I wouldn’t have wasted a single chapter on Julian.I’d go straight to Lucien and tell him everything! I’d save us both]. A sudden,sharp noise,a thunderclap and a blinding flash of blue light cascaded over her. Char opens her eyes.The sound of harsh silk rustling,a smell of lavender and expensive soap. A servant’s voice says, “Lady Aurelia,your corset must be tightened before the Prince’s ball!” Char: “….” A.N: Char-Her real name. Aurelia:her new name. What should we call her now? Char VS Aurelia +SATIRE A.N:Author’s note “ .”-talking “……”-speechless -at a place/location [.]-thoughts # before NC chapters. Enjoy! No copyright infringement. All rights reserved. (Published only in webnovel by Daoist_Chaeyung)

After WW3, humanity flees a dying Earth, but survival in space isn’t free—and every secret has a deadly price.

"They traded my soul for a seat at the table. Now, I’m here to burn the table down." Twenty-four years ago, the Adeyemi dynasty made a cold-blooded calculation. To secure their status within the High Regency, they chose their heirs and their image over their own blood. While her two brothers and her sister were raised in the gilded luxury of Lekki, Winifred was labeled the "Fourth Mistake"—a ghost in a family ledger that was never meant to be read. Discarded into the red dust of the mainland and left to the fire, they thought she was a shadow that would never find its way home. They were wrong. Winifred has spent two decades evolving. Known in the digital underground as The Weaver, she is a cyber-architect with the power to dismantle an empire with a single keystroke. She doesn't want their love, and she doesn't want their name. She wants the truth. Supported by James—a lethal, elite Vanguard who serves as her silent shield—Winifred has infiltrated the heart of the Adeyemi servers. As the family prepares for the Gala of the century, the digital countdown is already live. The two brothers who replaced her, the sister who took her place, and the mother who sold her out are about to face the 100% Reality. The Discarded Daughter is back in Lagos, and this time, the fire belongs to her.

Originally from 21st century, a girl dies only to find herself in a completely different world: world of a book she had once read. She isn't an important character, but the character still dies in the book, so she has to stay away from the main characters. Luckily, she is still a child, so avoiding the plot is easy. That is until she receives a letter forcing her to enter the Academy of Magic where all the main characters are. Also, she possesses the rare Power of Death and Extinction, greatly scorned by the world and chased away from all institutions. So why did the academy invite her? Another thing the girl has a problem with is that those carrying the Power of Death and Extinction don't posses names. If they come up with a name for themselves, they are unable to write it and people can't remember it. The girl even managed to forget her own name from her past life. So, how will a nameless girl with the fate to die and Power of Death and Extinction survive what the Academy is plotting?

Imagine a war so catastrophic that out of every hundred people, ninety-nine would perish, leaving only one wounded soul standing amidst the ruins. This is a conflict of such unimaginable scale that it could ignite in the blink of an eye. A war that begins the very moment a man takes a sip of water, or when another merely blinks. In an instant, the ordinary transforms into the apocalyptic. This is the war that will define the 21st century. The one the world will remember as the greatest and most devastating of all: World War III.

At 21, she thought her life was finally on track—graduating from Jeju International College, surviving years of bullying, and making it through a childhood marked by absence and mystery. But when her mother, her only family, is killed in a robbery in Seoul, everything changes. ‎ Her mother died in a robbery. At least, that's what they said. But robberies don't usually leave behind a billionaire's will… or an inheritance meant for a housekeeper. After moving to Seoul, Kang Sora Ara finds herself pulled into the world of the Hanseong Group—one of the most powerful families in Korea. A world built on wealth, influence… and dangerous secrets. The deeper she digs into the truth behind her mother's death, the more she realizes something doesn't add up. Because the family she's slowly becoming connected to may also be the one hiding the truth. And the silence she inherited… was never meant to be broken.

Harry never believed in love the way stories described it. To him, love was a cage—beautiful from a distance, suffocating from within. Trapped in a toxic relationship with Avni, he learns to survive affection that feels more like control than comfort. But everything begins to change the day he collides with Anna—a girl who doesn’t try to impress him, doesn’t try to own him… but somehow understands him. Through books, silence, and unspoken thoughts, she reads him in ways no one ever has. Just when Harry begins to question everything he thought he knew about love, a new fear enters his life. Avni claims she’s being stalked. At first, it feels like paranoia. Then coincidence. Then something far more dangerous. Because the deeper Harry looks into it, the more he realizes—this isn’t about Avni. It’s about him. Someone is watching. Someone is waiting. And someone is willing to destroy everything just to be close to him. In a world where love turns into obsession, truth hides behind performance, and people wear emotions like masks, Harry must uncover one terrifying question— Is he protecting someone from a stalker… or walking straight into the arms of one?

[100 Power Stones: +1 Bonus Chapter] Synopsis: Elias Kane was supposed to be done. After countless worlds, countless missions, and more ruined women than he could be bothered to remember, the Trash Trope Intervention Division owed its best operative one final reward: retirement. He had earned it the hard way, by surviving every kind of obsession, every kind of manipulation, and every kind of beautiful disaster a bad story could throw at him. He knew how to play innocent. He knew how to play desirable. He knew how to turn sweetness into a weapon and vulnerability into a trap. Then the Division gave him one last assignment and made sure it would hurt. His final world is a near-future empire built on female power, old money, public elegance, and private cruelty. The women here are not merely dangerous. They are refined to the point of monstrosity. A cold sovereign who mistakes possession for care. A woman who smiles softly even when she’s about to ruin you. A campus goddess wrapped in wealth, beauty, coldness, and quiet cruelty. A doctor who can open the mind and ruin it with steady hands. Every one of them wears perfection beautifully. Every one of them knows how to lie. Every one of them is capable of ruining him without ever raising their voice. This time, Elias is not walking into a messy romance plot he can outplay with a little patience and a better performance. He is walking straight into a polished cage built from contracts, surveillance, coercion, and desire sharp enough to cut. One wrong step, and he will lose more than the mission. He will become something to keep, control, and ruin. All he wants is to finish the job, cash out, and disappear. Unfortunately, the women circling him have started wanting something else. By now, Elias understands the rule better than anyone. The cruelest women do not corner you. They draw you in. They make you step closer on your own. Then they close their hands and call it fate. [Extra Tags: No Yuri, No NTR, Reverse Rape, Cunning Main Character, Matriarchal World, Absued Main Character, Cold Main Character, Physically Weak Main character, etc.] [Cover Character: Giselle Frost.]

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A Vintage, Victorian Fantasy and Steampunk novel about the story of a lady named Lucidia and her group of quirky fellas who ended up fighting for earth from supernatural and natural destruction, Powersystem: Aethers obtainable from magic shards called Lucid Remnants, A person must inject/insert the shard into the chest area of ones being and let the shard mutate into your body gaining abilities and there are 4 types of aether physical aether, elemental aether, spiritual aether and metaphysical aether and there are also multiple Pathway of Aether called the Path of Dreamers and those who uses these abilities are called dreamers there's a 25% chance that you'll ethier self-destruct or turn into a deranged monster if you use lucid remnants but if you use it multiple times the stakes go from 40% to 75%

‘The Era of Babel has fallen. With it, comes the advent of a new calendar, marking the rise of a new world.’ Or so many believed, yet even after the Eastern Continental Crisis, where the continent fought together against one in twelve years of conflict, something continues to stir underneath the ashes. Three years after the fall of Ganzir, followed shortly by the detonation of Babel, the Eastern Continent breathes through the smoke of its own victory, blinded by the flags they fly. The Decade War ended with crumbling cheers, the Afterwar with silenced dissatisfaction. Beneath the façade of words and beliefs, whispers spread of machines that still guard their dead city and of voices speaking through the static; assimilated, revitalised, corrupted. When a brief power blackout ripples along the Varkos Coalition’s eastern sectors, the whispers seemed to have spoke true.