(This is the old version of the story. The new one can be found here under "Rekindle (Rework)" or on Royal Road as just "Rekindle") ... more>>

“For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity”.

What does it mean to be a “Hero”?
Long, long years of bloodshed and violence while serving in the US Army has quenched the flames of passion and desire to help others in Mark Floyd’s heart, leaving him as an empty shell of the man he used to be; mind haunted by nightmares, body broken by alcohol (and more).
But as long as even one ember remains in a person’s heart, there is still a chance for the passion they held to be rekindled. Mark is about to get that chance, and the choice that he makes may lead him to a new hope, or destruction.

:Note: On Temporary hiatus till life settles down, sorry for the trouble. <<less

After ten years in the hands of his enemy, Michael takes the only way out and jumps to his death, right into a parallel world 20 years in the past. He appears in his own body that is just 14 years old, and gets another chance to live a better life.
There, he fuses with a program called Splendid Glory, a cultivation assistant. With its help, Michael steps on the path of cultivation and begins to unravel the mysteries of the World Tree.
Watch as he uses his wits and strength to correct his past life’s wrongs, protect the people dear to him, build an empire and become the greatest hero this world has ever... more>> known.
Splendid Glory holds many secrets, and the path to the greatest heights of the World Tree is long and arduous. There won’t be any more second chances, Michael. Remember, everything happens for a reason.

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Author's notes

If you want to say thank you and feed me a slice of pizz... I mean coffee:
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I want to give a great shoutout to Sleepwrite, the artist who created the novel's new cover. Thank you so much for putting up with my selfish requests.
Paraphrasing Alexander the Great, "If I wasn't BlackInk, I would like to be Sleepwrite!" <<less

A teenage boy is forced to cross-dress as a Girl Scout to sell cookies to the wrong sort of neighbor with a dark secret.... more>>

Written by MrSimple
Edited by Trismegistus Shandy
Cover art… not sure, but lemme know if anyone finds out! ? <<less

The land of Arcadia is full of myths, legends, and stories waiting to happen. I, Vidian, blessed by Ciris, am writing this book as an... more>> entry to the Wisam’s Grand Library. I hope to one day have the chance to meet the god Wisam and browse his land of knowledge. Since such a feat is out of my league, I’ll settle for the run-down library this will end up in. This will be a live journal of my exploration of Arcadia, written using my blessed eyes. By combining the powers of their photographic memory and the ability to create pocket realities, I’ll document my travels and unravel the truth behind these myths and legends. That being said, This might be over sooner than I thought… <<less

Your normal Isekai op knight story don't mind it.

We follow the journey of Juno, a Human who defies the gods and seeks to free the world from them.
The story takes place long... more>> long time ago, no time or place is given.
Universe is not even a concept, none knows about Gods. <<less

In a constantly transforming world, where reality being altered was noticed by no one, Daniel knew and made the best out of his situation until his life changed forever.... more>>

Written by MrSimple
Edited by Trismegistus Shandy <<less

On Halloween, a coven’s party accidentally set off a spree of transformations across the world… but long before that, there was a Texas Ranger who confronted, but was cursed by a nasty native spirit for nearly two centuries. (Based off of the events in “Monster Mash — a TG Mixtape” by various authors and edited by Trismegistus Shandy: http://www.tgstorytime.com/viewstory.php?sid=4838 )... more>>

Written by MrSimple
Edited by Trismegistus Shandy <<less

If someone told Alex that they were abducted by aliens Alex would have laughed. Now all he would do is close his eyes and give his condolences before bonding over the pain that being abducted brings. Only Alex's abduction was a bit more unique than others.... more>>

Alex was forced to leave his family and loved ones behind when he was accidentally picked up by an alien probe.

Being taken by intellectual scientists, one would think that Alex's path was one of diplomacy. Not the mad experimentation and torture that it actually was. <<less

Welcome to the Skazka my dear lady and gentlemen!... more>>

I bring to your attention a collection of stories relating to another world. These are small stories about the fate of people connected by one very important and global event that will happen to them very soon. It so happened that these stories are very similar to the fate of the characters of Russian folk tales. But too many words kill the secret.

Shhh my little guests, close your eyes because you soon will transfer into another world of the Skazka. <<less

A series of chat logs, emails and phone conversations that will tell the story.

The magic was running out. Oh, Wyrds had worried about it before. Wyrds were always saying the magic was running out. no one listened to them. Or if they did, they stopped listening to them after the magic kept coming and didn’t run out after all. But this time the magic really was running out. Their magic was at the limit set by the laws of physics. Their civilization was old enough and smart enough that all fixable problems were fixed. It was the problems they couldn’t fix that kept coming back to haunt them.... more>>

The problem was they were all going to die.

UNLESS.

They did have one hope — a very tiny chance that other Choice Givers existed somewhere else and could be reached.

Kotone, Shiori, and Chiharu had no idea how drastically their lives were about to change. One day they were normal, thirteen year-old girls, content to go to class and spend time with each other. The next day, they were faced with the greatest responsibility of all time: not just saving their own futures or the future of the world — but saving the future in general. <<less

The wedding was almost over when it happened. Whatever ‘it’ is; we’re starting to figure out what, but we still don’t know how or why.

This is a story of power and knowledge. El is a mysterious being living in the Library of Knowledge whose only purpose in life is to grow it, no matter the cost. Connected to many worlds her doors appear to help all she deems deserving in exchange for more knowledge.
Stories and knowledge of the past and future from many worlds, the library has them all. You can only enter if the doors find you. As it is, reality is stranger than fiction.
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Author: It’s hard to categorize such novels properly, so I recommend my novel to those who like stories with many elements woven together to form an engaging world where things happen... more>> not because the author wills it, but because the story wills it from the author.

The content of the story may be mentally traumatizing for some, please read at your own risk. <<less

One of the earliest examples of a woman coming in power that could rival an emperor's authority is Empress Natsume Takahiro, her maiden name. The wife of the first emperor in Sang who established the Ryuu Empire. Her greed for power could surpassed a man's ambition.... more>>

Born in 975 during the Warring States period. Historians called her 'The sparks of war'. A beauty that can topple cities and Empire who dragged down two kingdoms, Hoc and Xue.

It is said that she was even above the heavenly emperor who united Sang, for she can bend him to her own will, wrapped around her little finger, and would listen to her every word.

But there must be a price, an exchange. Something that has a great value must be lost. <<less

Set in the 9th century: After years away, a young son returns to the kingdom of Denmark, homesick for the homeland of Skane, the sole... more>> male heir before a strict and traditional family of old nordic descent, and prostrated among the ire of his people with a new christened name that unfolds into a strange tale of war and peace. <<less

When Zhang Yuan died, as just 22 years old, he did not expect to go to a better place.
Leading an unconventional life as a scammer and hitting wallets from time to time, he definitely did not expect to go to paradise when he closed his eyes.
However he also did not expect that he would be forced to connect to a system of reincarnations with the main objective of entering into various chaotic worlds and repairing the fate of all those supporting characters who were wronged by the success of the protagonist.
Lives that ended painfully, loss of love, ruin of family … Like the worst of villains, the end of these mere extras... more>> was none other if not tragic.
An endless list of grievances and hatred fell directly on Yuan’s lap and now he has only two options: To enter into these worlds, assuming the identities of all those who felt hurt by the plot … Or having his soul completely destroyed without the direct of reborn

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-That story is based on Chinese novels in the style of quick transmigration. Just based. It is not a translation or plagiarism.
-English is not my native language, so any mistake please notify me
-1×1/HE <<less

Patricia Mikoto Jones has just turned 40, she feels old but she doesn’t look old. But a recurring dream has her searching for the last... more>> known recordings of the old gods Izanagi and Izanami. Her dreams feels so real it us freaking her out. A book would bring her both anguish and solace. <<less

God is a pervert.... more>>

I decided that after I died and found myself in heaven.

Although I’m happy that God offered to grant my lifelong wish (to become a girl), the only potential bodies that he offered as options were beautiful bishojos with DDD-size boobs, jade-like skin, and porn-star like curves. He tried to convince me to take the one with the biggest ass and thus become the holy sex princess of some freakish isekai magic kingdom, but I immediately flushed a bright tomato color and punched God right in the face without thinking.

Ah yeah, whoops.

Anyways, I think I made God really angry at me, so now I’m reincarnated in this horrible traumatizing medieval setting as a genuinely unattractive and flat-as-a-washboard girl with some kind of weird autoimmune skin condition.

Every day is a struggle, and it’s taking everything I have to merely survive.

Is there a hope for a better life at all? Even amidst this jungle of darkness, can I find my way out of poverty, meet new people to love, and aspire to make my mark towards a better world?

Welcome to the story of my genderbent life!

Note: This story is *not* ecchi! Make sure you read the tags! The story starts out quite dark! <<less

After the Divergence, Jeffrey and his mom and dad are of three different species. Will his parents’ marriage survive? How will Jeffrey handle being one... more>> of a tiny minority species among the kids at school? <<less

Two beings of unknown origin are living with humans unbeknownst to them.
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Lets admire their lifestyle together .....

Ira, a cold arrogant tyrant wanted to stand at the top of the ladder at all cost which included even her family.
In the end, all she got was desolation…
She left her husband,
And everyone left her one by one.
Her child, her Father, her brother, and her mother…... more>>

Reborn a decade before at a turning point of her life, she was given a second chance.

She was pregnant again…

‘The two lines on the result window of the pregnancy strip which felt like prison bars in my last life will be my wings this time.’

She caressed her belly and cried: “Baby, thank you for coming to me again. Mommy’s sorry for not appreciating you in the past.”
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She vomited due to morning sickness.
He wiped her mouth with his fingertips, giving her water.
“Stop! It’s yucky” Ira protested.
“It is just spit.” Viv said.
“And some pizza I ate in the evening,” she smiled smugly. <<less

Based on true life events…... more>>

What made Elves seclusive?
What made dwarves greedy
What made Orcs forever single?
What made Satyr lusty?

ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED :p
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A 15-year-old transmigrated into a princess in a strange world.
Unfortunately, the princess was undergoing a ritual for selection of her Groom by a HUNTING competition

Reporter: Do you hunt for leveling up?
Elf: NO
Reporter: For practicing the skills?
Orc: No
Reporter: For armor?
Satyr: No
Reporter: To protect the world from the demon race.
Giant: No
Reporter: Yes; Hunting as a sport, for
Pastime…I mean for Glory?
Dwarf: Nope
Reporter: Then Why?
All: TO FEED WIFE
Eva: Who is your wife? It is just a hunting + cooking competition…. <<less

Zombie apocalypse setting. Hong Sheng is a cannon fodder who died to protect his secret love, a protagonist-like man surrounded by beautiful women. When he... more>> wakes up 3 months before the apocalypse, he expects things to go the same way – but somehow, something has changed. <<less

A child comes home with a new homework assignment, like always. Little did they know the answer to the question was more complicated than imagined. ... more>>

How hard could it be to explain how a pair of lovers met?
Or were the pair lovers at all?

How did one assignment change the plans of a single father?

(Short story.) <<less