Austin was a kid that loved to watch Anime, especially Pokemon. Annoyed at how the series was going after Sinnoh, he fell asleep before waking... more>> up, somehow as Ash the morning he began his journey. In shock at what happened he tries to find a way to get back home and see why he became Ash. <<less

In a twisted version of the Old West, where Native American fables come to life, the land is teeming with blight and cessation. Skinwalkers, Bakwas, Urayuli, and even the dreaded Wendigo roam freely, constantly terrorizing humanity. In this unforgiving landscape, survival becomes the supreme dream, luxury an impossibility.... more>>

But hope lies in Ether, an eccentric substance that defies reason, and Sigils, granting individuals extraordinary abilities. So, as men and women from the burgeoning East venture into the treacherous West, they must navigate the nightmares that lurk within the wilderness and the horrors from above, below, and within.

Survival becomes a battle for the mind, body, and soul. Each step must be taken lightly, lest they fall prey to a grim fate—a forgotten corpse, a demon's feast, or the plaything of ancient and incomprehensible beings.

Fools tread where angels fear to gaze, yet not all fools let themselves crumble. Some are simply too stubborn to break.

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What to expect

Fights - This world is a violent one, so expect gore, killing, and plenty of combat. But that's not all there is.

Adventure - A vast world that is centered on the Wild West and that period of technology mixed with the supernatural in every aspect from guns to the government.

Progression - Both character-wise and power-wise throughout the story. This does not apply to just the MC. Anyone can grow. Even enemies.

Power System - I've tried my best to make a unique system with a bit of mystery to it. It takes effort, introspection, and experience to grow. And... a little murder. Powers are complex, vast, and have their own restrictions. Oh, and Gods might as well be eldritch abominations for the most part.
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Also, in case any are curious, most creatures, monsters, demons, and the like are based on native American and just American folklore/mythology in general. If you are ever curious about where something comes from, just ask in the comments, and I'll let you know.

Main cover by Fulminaire

Link to RR, in case you want to read there as it is crossposted
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/60315/tread-lightly-among-hearts-and-haunts <<less

When everything in existence suffers a change, or welcomes it, and what is to come has finally come - would it beget with its origination the terror, deathliness, tragedy, torment and devastation? Or would it, by any chance, differ from its authentic nature and reality?... more>>

In the deepest of the first starless dark blue night, its point of origin vastly different from the one where everything 'began'... a beautiful hand reaches to taint the most fearsome. Would its origin bring chaos to it all?
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What are the words that hold the utmost power? What are the thoughts that break it all? Which are those who shine brightest, gloom darker, and explode defiantly against reality who prevail?

Any lifeform of the world, no matter how advanced and evolved; all become subject to terror for the very same ones:

One, afraid of the dark. Two, of the violent forces of Nature. Three, of Injustice.

It's not about having the reason on your side; it's not about having the power to demand for subservience and is not whether one is right or not... It's about taking it all with your own hands!

No darkness is gloom without light to obverse it; no light shines brighter without endless emptiness. But it is only one that is; only that has been; only one that can; that will; that KNOWS.

One little grain of sand can evolve into a dried-up sea; one little animal can become a monster; one sole thought can become reality... But can any of them regress, lose it all, suffer nonsensically, and beget — 'all that exists and there is'?

Would they be willing to? ...Can they do it? ...Do they understand?

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Synopsis for dummies:

Born in a world where every imaginable thing is so advanced even the earth one can step on moves and thinks, met with the pureness of nature at birth, and touched by the unimaginable.

To see the future is for fools. To long for the past is too late. But to see ahead is the only road.

What might be a long and arduous lifelong objective for one can be a simple step for others. What others can't see might be sensed by someone else. And to walk as one never betrays themselves... is glory.

When the bells ring, the heavens change, the world trembles, and a change is called upon... Will there finally be that something that has been missing? What the world had lacked all this long? What... the world deserves? Will a person change that? Will they do it all alone, terribly consumed in coldness and leaving horrors wherever that person walks? Or will there be a returning change that the world has even forgotten for... ever?

Even the smallest of rebellions and uprisings... can be the start of everything.

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I am also publishing this on Royalroad.com.
It currently has 2 volumes completed (100 chapters each) and another incoming. <<less

Beneath the peaceful surface of a nation, a conflict between royal factions and secret organizations is coming to a boil. Drawing upon esoteric energies, those with Exalted powers rule supreme as they fight to shape the world in their vision. ... more>>

Yuzu, a simple shopkeeper's daughter finds herself in possession of a mysterious ornate chest that has the power to manipulate destiny. Her normal life in an alternate Victorian era changes dramatically as she gets plunged deep into a dangerous, mystical world filled with secret rituals, horrifying monsters and ancient gods.

Follow Yuzu as she entangles herself in the threads of fate to save her friends and family from the dark forces rising from the depths. She must develop her powers as an Exalted, find allies and unravel the mysteries that govern the course of history.

The delicate balance that holds the nation in check has already been disrupted. How far will those ripples spread?

- Author's Note -

The first trilogy is finished, and book four is under way! Please enjoy!

Update Schedule: Chapter release every Wednesday and Sunday at 5PM PST (8PM EST)

If you like the story and want to hang out, check out the Discord! https://discord.gg/2uBckbj

If you're interested in extra content, consider donating at my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rocketmay <<less

[ Presenting Data]... more>>

Name : Han Xuhan 

Location: NT.NE.Sc7.SS11.P5

Speciality: Celestial Blacklist Mark

Race : ? { Cannot process data due to the lack of data }

Ancestry : ?

Affinity: None  { Openly Racist  }

Personality: Natural Politician 

Weakness: Spirit Stones 

Strength: His Allies 

General Activity: Scamming, Trolling, And Torturing Unfriendly Cultivators

Remarkable Trait(s): Adrenaline Junkie, Hobbyist Detective, Spendthrift, Friendly Manipulator, Petty Prankster. <<less

Erind Hartwell, a first-year law student with psychopathic tendencies and an obsessive compulsion to follow an arbitrary set of Rules, tries to live a normal life in a world where superhumans battle eldritch horrors invading minds. Society frowned on different, and she was content with playing along if the world didn't bother her. That was one of the many Rules she followed.... more>>

Unfortunately, the world couldn't help but bother Erind's normal life. On the brink of death, an entity offered powers to save her. Left with no other choice, she accepted it, changing into a new form—the first of many that'll allow her to bother the world that bothered her.
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Cover is part of a wallpaper art commissioned from CristianAC.
Also published on RoyalRoad.
Discord: https://discord.gg/VGCzJXt3aS <<less

For Heather Morell, nightmares and hallucinations lurk around every corner, relics of schizophrenia and childhood bereavement.... more>>

Until she meets Raine and Evelyn, that is — self-proclaimed bodyguard and bad-tempered magician — and learns she’s not insane at all. The spirits and monsters she sees are all too real, the god-thing in her nightmares is teaching her how to surpass human limits, and her twin sister who supposedly never existed could still be alive, somewhere Outside, beyond the walls of reality.

Heather plunges into a world of eldritch magic and fanatic cultists, trying to stay alive, stay sane, and deal with her own blossoming attraction to dangerous women. But being ‘In The Know’ isn’t all terror and danger. Sometimes the monsters wear nice dresses and stick around for afternoon tea. Sometimes you find you have more in common with them than you think. Perhaps this is Heather’s chance to be something more than the defeated husk she’d grown up as, to find real friendship and meaning among things like herself - and perhaps, out there on the rim of the possible, to bring her twin sister back from the dead.

Katalepsis is an Ancient Greek word which means ‘comprehension’, or perhaps more accurately, ‘insight’.

Katalepsis is a serial web novel about cosmic horror and human fragility, urban fantasy and lesbian romance, set in a sleepy English university town.

New chapters are currently posted once a week, on Saturdays.

The first four arcs (Volume I) are also now available as an ebook and audiobook. If you've just finished one of those and you're here to pick up where the story left off, you'll want the start of arc 5: https://www.scribblehub.com/read/74472-katalepsis/chapter/80127/

Cover art by Noctilia: https://noctilia.artstation.com/

This is a Scribblehub mirror of Katalepsis' own website, located here: https://katalepsis.net/ Chapters will be posted at the same time here as on the main site, every week. <<less

Greed, Resentment, Ignorance.... more>>

Poison City is one with a long and mysterious history, with three distinct districts surrounding the beautiful and ever so tranquil Lake Aqiu.

Wealth is the symbol of the Northern District, one of plenty and opportunities.

Innovation knows no bounds in the South-Western District, an area of youth, passion and minds.

The preservation of rich history and tradition is the pride of the South-Eastern District, it’s a people of culture and familial pride.

Layers and layers of scars growing on top of each other, still the festering wounds go unhealed. Generations passed, and blood and pus became the norm.

Detective Marcus Cai had spent the entirety of his career trying to keep the fragile peace while attempting to find his own. But to find it, it seemed, required him to venture deep into the unknown and the formerly invisible and untouchable.

Content Warning: This novel has traumatizing content involving dark subjects and heinous abuses and crimes.

(If you would like to support me and my work, please subscribe to my patreon: Egao Chan) <<less

For years Sora has been viciously harassed by bullies, being subject to physical, psychological, and emotional torture from middle school to high school. This, however,... more>> is going to change as Sora’s sixteenth birthday draws near; reality begins to twist as myths and legends surround her. She starts to change from a demure teenage girl to something else as she struggles to come to terms with her new transformation. <<less

Two Lives, Two Souls, Both forced down into their roles,
One in the Light, One in the Dark, As the Fates portend,
One to uphold, one to turn over the Mores,
Would they Save the World, or Bring it to its End?... more>>

A story where things might not be what they seem like.

Several high school students found their lives suddenly turned upside down when they were summoned to another world as [Heroes]. One found themselves before an entity that only recalled memories of eldritch gods, and found themselves changed into something else altogether. Circumstances forced the former friends into opposing sides, each finding out more from their own side of the story.

In the end, who told the truth? Who fed them with lies? What was best for the world they had been brought to? All were answers they have to find for themselves.

Chapters will range from 2-3k words, scheduled for release every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

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Expect:

-A deconstructed Isekai story told from different angles and views

-Tragedies, and dark Comedy/gallows humor.

-Occasional action

Do not expect:

-Much in terms of romance

-Much politics, barring passing views and mentions

-A lighthearted tale. This story will not play nice.

Any comments, reviews, and criticism will be much appreciated.

And thank you for reading.

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This story is my original work and only posted on the Royal Road and Scribblehub websites. If you should find this story elsewhere or under another name, please let me know.

Also please don't be too hard on me when I make occasional grammatical mistakes, English is my third language after all. XD

Edit suggestions are very welcome though. <<less

200 years in the future Earth is inhabited by aliens. After being colonized by the Regal Empire and gaining independence, Earth now has hybrids called... more>> astrals.
They have a range of abilities, from boring, useful, silly and reality-bending. Ace has the most common ability of them all: teleportation.
Ace tries his hardest, but his hardest is never enough, and is always worried he isn't as strong as everyone else, trying to prove he's a hero and a man.
One day he finds a magic watch. A watch that hates him.
His dreams of becoming a hero will finally come true. Sadly he is too focused on winning and never learns. <<less

In a world where everyone has system for advancing all their skills and talents, one young man for some reason can't access his system skill tree. All he can see in his opened skill window is a word "Loading..." with infinitely spinning round sign and a list of incomprehensible sentences: "Trouble shooting in progress", "Unable to find skill data library matching the assigned system name", "unable to connect to the system data library", "Activating system named: UG.....". What the hell this all supposed to mean? And how is he going to survive in a world of magic with totally useless system? Follow the story to see how he climbs up from being oppressed with the... more>> help of.....what the hell is this? Wait, what? Are they real people? Are these people sane? They all look mental! Is this hell? No! WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST SEE?! ERASE IT! ERASE IT FROM MY MEMORY! God why? Why you made me connect to this comment section!?!?!

Note: cover picture made with an AI <<less

The swarm.
A unitary force of countless entities.
Nightmarish creatures from the darkest depths.
All working towards a greater purpose.
Simply fulfilling their role in a complex system.
Abducted from the world I know I am now forced to become a part of this.
Forced to help these horrors to increase their power.
However, they are not mindless killers.
There might be a way for me.
I could influence them from the inside.
To prevent that anyone has to die.
To protect the ones I love.
Maybe I can adjust.... more>>

If not for the eggs. <<less

Once a Saintess who believed she was cherish by all, loved by all. However, it was nothing but a farce, her own illusion she created to satisfy her own unrealistic dreams. What's more she was betrayed. Sentenced to death by burning on a stake! ... more>>

Regressed back to the time she was a princess, her heart had blackened and twisted and she vowed to have revenge on everyone who betrayed her and make them pay with blood. 

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This is the story of a villain mc so what every she does can be questionable sometimes. And the novel takes and dark and light turn at time.

An elegant princess? Nah Aurianna will fight like a maniac, kill, devour and destroy. Who needs to only fight with hands when you can use both hands and feet!

"Also what is this gun thing?"

Blast magic? Arsenal? Crazy magical world!

How would Aurianna who's the White Diamond bring ruin to her world.

( Tags: Non romance, Evil FL, Strong FL, character progression, slow burn. )

Pls the story would be a bit slow and fast paced at times. 

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Discord: https://discord.gg/NsVXWp6hGh <<less

Immortality is an illusion.... more>>

Ianna Kovac’s first moments of a new life after her own uneventful one comes to an end are marked with fear, pain, and yet another death. Faced by the guardian of an ancient tomb she experiences firsthand the horrors of her new home. She will need to find allies; horrors, monsters, demons, warriors, and kings to help her.

No solution is out of the question, no means are off the table to survive and make her place in a world terrified of her very existence. Even if that means becoming a monster herself. After all, nothing is immortal in Orum, not even the gods.

https://discord.gg/cSPUQ3NqX8 - Discord Link
https://www.patreon.com/TheWebVagrant - Patreon Link

Normal Release Schedule is 1 Chapter per week on Thursdays <<less

You can read the full story here, but volume 1 is currently up for sale on amazon fully edited and including artwork.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW3HYKRQ... more>>

This is a slow-burn isekai story about a young girl named Siya who was born with a weak body into a world that only cares about Strength. Because of this, she isn’t able to even use the only thing she has going for her, a knack for strategy, which is the last thing that the nation of meat heads seems to care about.

She faces many hardships and trials, struggling through abuse, grueling training, and seeing death around every turn. Despite all of this, she presses on, grasping at straws and using everything at her disposal to survive. Turning to devine favor, unique abilities, and even magic and dark magic later on, they each come with a new problem. As she finds unlikely friends, and deals with unthinkable betrayals, she struggles to finally stand tall and place herself in a position of power where her true abilities could finally shine.

This is NOT a revenge story, but that isn’t to say the main character magically forgives people either. <<less

A failed ritual leaves an immortal woman bound to a monster. Now she must contend with their budding (and violent) partnership, a killer bent on hunting down her kind, and the search for the legendary creature that could make her life normal again. Updates Wednesdays here and on https://apexaltra.com/katabasis... more>>

Warning: This series contains gore, nudity, sexual themes, and strong language. These warnings apply to illustrations! (Though nudity is censored.)

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In an alternate Earth where humans have the heads of animals, and where the animals aren’t always what they seem, the Firebird rules myth and legend. Said to have divine power, it appears every millennium to grant the wishes of a select few. A young woman discovers that she's among them, but there are two problems: She doesn’t remember ever seeing the Firebird, and she definitely doesn’t remember wishing for immortality!

Ignoring her thrill-seeking nature, she's decided that her only way forward is to get a degree. But after being attacked, she finds herself in a magical bond with a violent monster- one who's taken a keen interest in her ability. Now her only chance of getting her normal life back is to work with him and a group of newfound allies. She must dive into the space between life and death to uncover the Firebird's secrets, along with a few things about herself, too.

But her attacker is still on the loose, and the task is more dangerous than anyone realizes... <<less

Nameless, Unknown, Forgotten in the passage of time.... more>>

A man suddenly awakens inside a dark place, crawling out from a suffocating Coffin. With no memories

about his past.

Driven by an unyielding determination to survive, the man sets on a journey to recover his memory. With each step, revealing a fragment of his forgotten and dark past with the help of a being inside him contently speaking inside his head, and the people that he meets in his journey.

A journey that will change the shape of the world because the man Knows one way to answer any problem.

Wrath and destruction.

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Hello everyone this is Pride from Shadow Library.

First I just want to tell you all, that this is my first novel and English is not my first language so there will be some mistakes.

second. I hope you enjoy the ride with me as we delve deep in the story. my goal is to write a story I want to read later and I hope you share this passion with me as a reader, and always remember: The only thing that matters is a good story.

One more thing, the story sometimes delves into dark themes, especially when the MC displays his brutality, so please read with caution.

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Discord: https://discord.gg/g5MxH7mkAB

Contact Instagram:@Shadow_library_

Support the author: https://www.patreon.com/ShadowLibrary <<less

The Cataclysm. ... more>>

The end of the world.

When one wakes up in a world destroyed with rot and overtaken by the undead, survival should be one's number 1 priority.

However survival is no longer an option.

As he awakens one day, Marcus finds that he is no longer alone in this world.

Ever.

[It is only through experiencing death and destruction... that you will truly know the meaning of suffering.]

[And the demented nature of humanity.]

[And what better place to experience such things... than in a world which has been ruined?]

This is the story of a man and a monster.

[Man and monster... are they not one and the same?]

This is the story of Number 7. <<less

Dreams.
I never thought much about them.
Mostly for the point that I could never remember any of mine.
And the bits and pieces that remain would never make sense.
This is what dreams are like after all.
Just some random mix, thrown together by an unstable mind to get over the stuff which bothered one during the day.
At least that's what I thought.
Until they turned against me.
Twisted everything I knew and turned my whole existence into a nightmare.
But the thing is...... more>>

It's mine. <<less

Ripped from his world and transported to a different realm, James Holter finds himself sharing his body with a mysterious foreign spirit. Armed with only his wits and the help of new friends, he must survive the dangers of Valenfrost.... more>>

Amidst marauders and grotesque abominations lurking at every turn, the man from Earth will go through tribulations, endure suffering, and face the daunting shadow of war.

Can James defy the odds and emerge triumphant in the icy grip of Valenfrost, or will he become just another frozen casualty, a mere echo of countless others who came before him?

If you feel like conversing or asking me questions, join the discord! You can also self-promote your own work there as well, bonus points if it's in the same genre as mine. Don't be afraid to tag me and ask stuff. You can even complain about certain book stuff if you want.

Anyway, here is the link: https://discord.gg/Vz5xVaJTAs <<less

Power tends to corrupt, absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely. The power of magic is never-ending, and so is its corruption.... more>>

That's what every single thinking being will tell you. And yet, when you want to touch that unreachable person, the only thing you can believe in is yourself. Even if nothing of you remains at the end.

Velvet, a novice magician, has a dream. <<less

An original novel set in the Fallout universe, written to be accessible to all, featuring unique people and places.... more>>

Fallout: Vault X tells the story of John. A vault dweller, who spent every day of his twenty five years underground. Like his father, and his father before him. Proud to live in the last remaining bastion of humanity, all that survived The Great War of the atomic age. Hidden deep below the surface of the earth, toiling under brutal conditions. Year after year, decade upon decade. All to expand into the natural cave system the Vault occupied, building for the future. However, John knew what his forefathers did not, that everything he’d been taught was a lie. <<less

In a mystical cultivation world, Elliot, reborn as Lei Yan, seizes redemption after losing his life for the second time. Presented with an extraordinary opportunity while dying with regret, he must prove himself to the system by surviving and completing a very dangerous mission as a small mosquito in a world filled with god-like creatures.... more>>

Starting his journey as a weak mortal larva, Lei Yan evolves through various never seen legendary insect species accompanied by his loyal Army and Sect. He strives to reach the top becoming the Sovereign of all insects, and eventually the world.

[System - Cultivation - Quests - Evolution - Professions]

Very Weak to very overpowered.

Schedule = Monday - Friday. (2000+ words/chapter)

Patreon is 25 chapters ahead. <<less

When deceit and treachery build into obsession and madness, the world begins to dim until it poisons the water and stains the ground forever. This... more>> is a dungeon core story about a crime that slowly becomes something more, building into a dungeon, and eventually a force of nature. It focuses on atmosphere and history instead of stats and takes place from a variety of perspectives. New chapters every Thursday, for at least the first 30 Chapters. <<less