A life full of regrets.. but no sight of the fallen heart of a man.... more>>

Where did everything go wrong? What happened?! What did this... who did this...
What did I do?
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A 23 year old in the life of a walking dead (or a neet), disinterested in modern life and oblivious to the wonders of humanity. Finds a Path.
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"The internationally renown game company Crestfallen Industry has finally revealed the release date of Rising Essence!!"
"O-o-ooh?! What is this?! CEO of Crestfallen Industry, aka K. Crestfallen, has just revealed the release date for RE?! Just 3 weeks! In 3 weeks the 1,500 years of technology and planning has now come to being! We, the citizens of the New Earth in the 20th century will be the first to witness it!"
"K. Crestfallen has revealed the date for Rising Essence this morning in his account at 9:37 am, did he thought he was slee..."
"The most advanced technology will see light in 3 weeks at..."
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'Huh?'
Eyes opened wide, disbelief crossing his entire being, the man with a regretful life made a call from the ultimate generation phone he never uses and traditionally throws away after a few days.
Heavy but slow breathing sounded and the tone of the phone marking, then picked up. "M..."
"..."
"..."
"...Yes?"
Taking an inaudible deep breath, he continues. "M-Mom, I'd like to get something..."

Something he had not the need nor will to ask for in more than a decade was once again heard from his mouth.

[Incest tag is NOT for parentxchild, *so as to avoid confusion*, there are 9 volumes and extra stories with (almost( each volume having 100 chapters (V8 50 chapters and V9 11 chapters.] <<less

Summoned after an unfortunate accident in hopes they could protect the world from a coming threat, Ben and his classmates are gifted another chance at life. With fame and fortune promised to whoever is willing to fight for the sake of the world it doesn't seem like a bad deal, there's just one small problem. Ben wasn't blessed with any magic or combat skills, just crafting and enchanting. While the skills themselves aren't useless they also aren't seen as being necessary to the coming war. Now not needed and alone Ben tries to find a place in the world while meeting some of its colourful characters along the way.... more>>

Hi I'm ProbablyATurnip, just a guy doing some writing for fun. You can expect chapters twice a week from me on Sundays and Tuesdays while I experiment with figuring out the right number of commas to use at any given time. Let me know any thoughts you have I look forward to chatting in the comments

The cover was poorly made by myself in about 15 minutes. maybe one day I'll find someone who knows what they're doing <<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

Interactive, connected gender-bending tales. Ideally updated Monday through Friday with a new chapter. From March 25th, 2024 onward the update schedule will vary with at least one chapter a week on Wed due life changes and work.
1st Branch -“The Tall & Short Problems of a Cute Gamer Girl” - Jeremy and his wife, Rachel, work from home entertaining people on the Internet. Jeremy is a big man and chronically forgetful. When his wife buys a new toilet seat guaranteed to make him remember to put it down, their lives are turned upside down with multiversal consequences. [Contains minor sexual content and mild language]. 1st of the 'Flush With Pride' Arc. ... more>>

2nd Branch - “A Rock & Family Vacation” - Eliot and Brooke, with their three boys, take a trip to the coast. When their youngest finds a mysterious rock, secrets and truths will be uncovered. 1st of the ‘Mystery Rock’ Arc.

3rd Branch - "Close Encounters of the Bus Kind" - Paul Moore, a bus driver, ferries his former high school crush, now volleyball coach, Erin Reeves and her teams to meets. But an unexplained encounter will open their eyes to lives and possibilities both beautiful and terrifying. [Contains minor sexual content and language]. 1st of the “From Beyond” Arc.

4th Branch - "Transform the Dorm [A Brand New Goth Girl and Etc.]" - Taylor Lee, a frustrated young art student, finds himself and his college caught up in transformative events that shine a light on unexpected opportunities and inspirations. This story follows him and those around him as their lives change forever. [Contains some sexual content and mature language]. Only Arc Entry.

5th Branch - "Yuri Worlds" - Franklin Fowler, Guy Horner, and Dwight Chapman have been close friends for ages, but a trip to a world of living anime girls will leave them facing challenges and changes to their lives they never imagined.

6th Branch - "Mystery Lake" [Washed Away] - Six college students looking for a mysterious lake during spring break confront unexplained, dark forces trying to tear their lives and world apart.

7th branch - "See Yourself Be Yourself" [New Beginnings] - Brent Hollins' life shatters in an instant of betrayal. Can he learn to trust again? Who will he be...when she picks up the pieces?

More detailed plot link to be added when too long for description.
This is a connected, serial Interactive TG Fiction collection. Some are adult/mature and tagged such. Suggestions, especially for new branches, are welcome. Since many stories are inspired by prompts [unless otherwise noted], it is provisionally marked as creative commons.
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Flush With Pride Arc - A mysterious site sells heavily discounted restroom supplies but they cannot be held responsible for whatever strange things might happen in the use of their products. All liability waved, buyer beware, and remember to read all included instructions...
Mystery Rock Arc - No one knows where it came from...
From Beyond - Some things were never meant to be known.
Transform the Dorm - College is full of changes.
Yuri Worlds - You can travel to any universe in reality, but you may not return home as who you were...
Mystery Lake - Mysteries await, just beneath the surface. How deep are you willing to dive?...
See Yourself Be Yourself - Who will you be when everything is lost?

Other/Forthcoming Arcs - Cute Gamer Girl 2, Revenge Rooms.

Cover art created by Canva and NovelAI <<less

33 Concept will randomly choose a soul from a group of 33 people who died at the same specific time as its champion, and these champions will compete with, and kill each other to become the final winner and gain the final prize, becoming the ruler of its own Omniverse to do as one likes with it.... more>>

A chapter will be posted every Saturdays and Sundays at 05:00 PM Scribblehub time, and I plan to post a bonus chapter when the story popularity reaches a certain level.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything, only my own original characters, and while there will be a harem, I'll be a small one of 6 or 7, and different from my other fic this one will be updated once a week but this doesn't mean I'm writing less, in fact, one chp is equal to 4 or 5 my previous ones, the time I'm taking is to plan and fix carefully.

And as always. Hope you have fun!
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1st World: Saint Seiya
2nd World: Arifureta
3rd World: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
4th World: The Boys
5th World: One Piece
6th World: Digimon Tamers
7th World: ??? <<less

What happens when humanity's greatest weapon gets a second chance at life? Commander Kronos wasn't even considered to be a human but rather a weapon to be used for the greater good of his species. He was grown in a tube to be the perfect weapon, so he lacked many emotions/experiences most people take for granted. Upon experiencing some emotions for the first time he was quickly eliminated by humanity and was reborn into a world of swords and sorcery, getting a second lease on life.... more>>

Of course, he didn't see it that way at the start and thought he was being fooled. It took a near-death experience and a lot of growing up, but he finally decided to keep his promise to his former comrades and give his new life an honest try.

Embark on the story of the former Commander of Hades Squad as he settles into his new life as the Dark Elf Kaladin Shadowheart.
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The current posting schedule is every Sunday, 10 AM PST.

Volume 1 ✔ 100K+ Words

Volume 2 ✔ 90k+ Words

Volume 3 ✔ 120k+ Words

Volume 4 ✔ 89k+ Words

Volume 5 ✔ 159K+ Words

Volume 6 ✔ 238K+ Words

Volume 7 In-progress.

Average 3-4k+ words per chapter. <<less

No one ever knows the whole story... more>>

Nestled deep in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, something is emerging. Kept in absolute secrecy, it seeps into a fading town, quietly shared from person to person. For Alden Bensen, a directionless high school graduate, this discovery could mean an escape from his empty existence. To Rachel DuValle, perpetually underestimated and dismissed by the world, magic represents a chance to become something much greater than herself.

In the face of an unsuspecting world, their decisions shape the growth of a budding society discovering untold power. This potent force offers anyone the power to change humanity forever—or send it cascading into swift and total annihilation.

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The Last Science is an ongoing science-fiction / contemporary fantasy web novel series created by Etzoli. New chapters will be posted on Fridays—plus bonus chapters on Mondays—for as long as it takes to tell the whole story. Each chapter is pretty long (average ~8000 words), so find somewhere comfy to read. This is a series for readers who really like to dive into the content.

This story will also be published weekly at my website (https://etzo.li). There will be no differences in content, but slight differences in formatting. Feel free to read at whichever site or app you prefer. If you’re enjoying the story, consider dropping me a vote over on Top Web Fiction, or come say hi on Discord. Thanks!

Schedule: New chapters every Friday, with occasional bonus chapters on Monday.

https://patreon.com/etzoli
— Read ahead, get an exclusive writing blog, and other shiny goodies!
https://discord.gg/5NYk6za
— Come chat or get update notifications! <<less

John Hansen grew up as a simple farm boy. Or so everyone thought. He secretly studied and made more of himself as a farmer than anyone thought he could. He also had a weird connection to his lands. He didn't really know what that meant until he died. Or was meant to.... more>>

Follow his adventures through various books, movies, and television shows.

Cover is a composite created image by me using free images on the internet.
http://static4.depositphotos.com/1017817/352/i/450/depositphotos_3521743-Farmer-walking-in-corn-fields-at-sunset.jpg <<less

They traveled to another world through a virtual reality machine created by a God, in what they thought for a long time was just a game, but ended up being real.
They went through a 'Great Cataclysm' that changed the world through magical energy, which transformed the world in an unthinkable way.
It has been thirty years since humanity faced the virtual reality machine and twenty years after the 'Great Cataclysm' which awakened abilities and started a magical and wonderful world very different from the old one.
Now a young woman arrives in a city in the middle of the sea to attend an academy.
What is her objective? What is the reason for her... more>> arrival? And mainly... Who is she?
Follow the adventure of Aurora whose life, values, and attitude will be known in due course, along with her past, secrets, virtues, and defects.

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Modern world, magical world, female protagonist. 

Translation of my original work in Spanish with more than 600 chapters, two volumes finished, and although the first volume is slow, from the second the pace changes. <<less

Gate: War of Two Worlds. A Gate story loosely based on the Gate manga/anime. It starts similer and then goes on its own stories.... more>>

It is a story when a alien Empire invades Philadelphia throught a magical Gate in the year 2025. The US leads a NATO-led war in Humanity first interstellar war.

A Ranger united called Vanguard-7 is led by Major Sharpe. He will have to face the unknown of this world while facing his past and upholding his ideals.

Note: Volume 1 is a mix of Gate cannon and original work. Volume 2 is mostly a copy of the Italica Arc. Starting Chapter 25 is when the book becomes mostly original with only light story arcs from the gate cannon but with my twist.

written by Takumi Yanai and illustrated by Daisuke Izuka and Kurojish, all rights remain with them.

Currently being ported to Webnovel, Fan Fiction, Scribble Hub and Royalroad from Wattpad under the same book name and username. <<less

Rakna was not normal. No, unmistakably not. Whether it was his appearance, his personality, his abilities, his identity, nothing about him had ever been banal. Was it his choice? No. He was merely but a tormented soul doing its utmost to live the life it had learned to never enjoy. ... more>>

Would being picked by a glorified universal abductor calling itself a system bring something out of him? Would he finally learn to breathe in the pool of blood that suffocated him?

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Volume 1 - Seed: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5KXGPD8

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Update Schedule: I don't even know anymore.

Patreon for the usual stuff: https://www.patreon.com/AhraManyu
(Advanced chapters, unreleased and in-development work, etc...)

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

The pursuit of knowledge and the pursuit of happiness. That’s all Dream ever wanted. As he grew up though, his naivety vanished and he found that the world was nothing more than a prison that would allow neither of those things. However, after giving himself up to the endless abyss expecting to disappear, he found himself awoken in a new world! ... more>>

Magic, skills, science, technology, and the secrets of the universe within his reach.

Dream found everything he ever needed and wanted, and he would go on to unintentionally dominate the lands with his unprecedented ability to fuse the world of the arcane with the world of science.

This is my first work. Take that for what its worth.
Check out my other works as well, such as my American Isekai Series (they're much more refined).
Image artist: Alicexz
Image sauce: https://www.deviantart.com/alicexz/art/The-Turn-of-the-Universe-413896800 <<less

Sergeant John Rigen, who was doing a patrol at Virginia Beach with two of his marines suddenly wakes up in a strange forest.... more>>

He sees himself alone, lost some of his memory, also lost his marines. The only thing he has was an M4, a military bag that contained new types of weapons...

Note: Because there're so many complaints of the readers who said to me that they couldn't read my book because of bad grammar so from now on.

I'll start to rewrite my novel from chapters 1 - 28 because I saw those chapters have the worst grammar, have done rewrote 10 chapters, 18 chapters to go!

The chapters above those ones have been written better when I started changing the way I write.

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy reading my novel, sorry for the inconvenience that you have gone through while reading! <<less

To be a synth is the greatest privilege an individual could be born into. What greater purpose or grander sense of fulfillment could one hope for than to be a tool of King Decon, the ruler of the Galaxy?... more>>

09T07 doesn’t know what more they want, but they know they’re missing something. Friendship? Intimacy? This seems to be the answer when they find others who are also not as King Decon intended them to be. However, how long can such things last among tools to be used and discarded? And how far are they willing to go to protect their loved ones in the face of duty?

Thanks to Julia Peitzer for consultation regarding gender-expansive and non-binary identities

Patrons of Synth can read 2 chapters ahead of public release. <<less

Waking up to the fact that you’re a one-armed, one-eyed orphan?
You get used to it.... more>>

Being sent to some museum with a bunch of brats because some heartless corporation wants pictures to convince middle-aged women that they truly care deep down inside?
Pretty lame, but that’s Tuesday for ya.

Seeing the sky tear open and the invasion alarms go off?
Pretty awful.

Getting superpowers from some all-knowing and terribly unhelpful aliens?
Not as awesome as you might think.

A cyberpunk magical-girl-ish alien invasion LitRPG. It’s exactly as wild as it sounds. <<less

[A SI Harry Potter and Marvel (MCU) Xover Fanfiction]... more>>

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A sick 16 year old MC dies at the same time, emerald eyes open up confused. Shouldn't I be dead? Why the hell am I so tiny? What's her name? What are these voices in my head?
Follow the young telepath as they make way in a world of gods and magic. Will they make their mark in this scary world or did they already do so. F*ck, time travel is really confusing.

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I know that the beginning is not that good, tbh. It gets better with time, believe it.

I don't own pretty much anything in this Fanfic.

I took a lot of inspiration from the fic "A Long Journey Home" and used the prologue from "Rise of Arcane" to get things started.

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PATREON LINK:

https://www.patreon.com/athassprkr

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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

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

The death of the Hero reset the timeline.... more>>

That wasn’t what Lucy had intended when she made that last soul attack while dying. But she returned to Earth and tried to do the obvious thing: use her knowledge of the future to dominate the System’s Tower.

Except A: She messed up and got this ‘Shard of Totality’ thing stuck in her eye.

B: Her Status is broken.

And C: The Hero remembers everything, and has his own agenda involving her other identity, Adrianna Riftmire.

She could be doomed. But as a master of soul magic and former Archmage, she’s not defenceless. 

And this might just be her best chance to permanently defeat the Hero of Light, whose powers twist destiny to ensure his success… is unpreventable. 

- Slow burn. Action picks up after chapter 50.

Chapter releases: Monday and Friday.

Former name: Misconstrued Déjà Vu <<less

Cesar is a veteran soldier with a mysterious past, for him supernatural creatures and ghosts are everyday things. He has saved the world from a brutal war against the dragons, a war that no one remembers, only to find himself involved in yet another war on his return. The Alliance and the Empire have been engaged in the Continental War of Europe for years. Cesar loses his life in an important mission to recover the Codex, a gem capable of granting a wish at great cost, the same object that originated the war against the dragons. But offered a second chance, the option to return to life but in the body of a white fox... more>> girl, a familiar face and a greater mystery are now set to be uncovered. He accepts with the goal of saving his sister, finding his lost family and unraveling the mystery of his past that continues to haunt him even after his death.

But at the end of the day, it is a story about the family and how important it is for everyone to help each other to go ahead.

The publications of the chapters may vary a bit but I try to have at least one new chapter every 10 days.

I will also be posting this story on honey feed , royal road, Pixiv and syosetu :

https://www.honeyfeed.fm/novels/5525
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/48334/valkyria-squadron
https://ncode.syosetu.com/n5512ic/
https://www.pixiv.net/novel/series/10177340
https://www.ritoria.com/en/story/fd235830-b740-4c85-9263-f88d4776d010
https://kakuyomu.jp/my/works/16817330655203792744
https://www.wattpad.com/story/353549981-valkyria-squadron

Also now on Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQ212LL4

Yes, I also think it's a lot of web pages.

PD: English is not my first language so I apologize in advance for any mistakes I may make.

PD2:Originally this would be a visual novel, So it may have a lot of dialogue between characters. <<less

Two minds; one body.
Two souls; merged perceptions.... more>>

I thought I knew what it meant to be human, until I crossed those boundaries.
I believed I knew my limits, until I expanded all I am.

My senses mapped over hers, and I learned how incredible her alien world was for us.
Her senses mapped over mine, and she learned how wondrous my alien world was for us.
Our worlds overlap. Our minds awaken and link together. Our hearts synchronize.
Our realities hold truth, in separation and in unity.
This is all because of what she did to me, and also what I decided for myself thereafter.

She and I are the most unusual pair we've ever known, a Human and an Altiri, each far apart, yet brought together by an incredible power. This is where my story begins. It's more than a crazy romance story; our intertwined lives is the embodiment of how I live, in this crazy world we call normal, with our secrets left untold.

This is our story. It has a beginning, but not an ending. Romance isn't all about walking away in the sweet sunset; it's messy, complex, and downright terrifying at times. No life is perfect. No relationship is easy. Still, I would never trade it for anything. Join me, as I breathe life into these moments, memory by memory.

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Quick Note about the context of R18+ content: Overlap is not a story with frequent invocation of explicit content, only in certain and specific chapters, of which are also not-essential to the plot and are perfectly skippable. Part 5 of Overlap will specifically fit into the category altogether, and is entirely optional of a read. <<less

A young pilot testing an experimental spacecraft unwittingly finds himself in the position of one of Humanity's two designated survivors, a plot to preserve the existence of their race in the annals of time. Earth is doomed, the Sun is fated to die, but the last page has yet to be written in the chronicles of human exploits.... more>>

With only a strange woman, a dog, and a sapient computer, he is thrust into a new reality. In order to survive, they must learn to make use of their limited and shrinking advantages. To thrive they must gain power, be it political, military, or economic, and they need it fast.
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Dead Star Dockyards on Royal Road and Webnovel
Author: cakeonfrosting <<less

"This twisted world needs to be reset. That's what V2 is for!"
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Waking up only to find that she's reincarnated into a world very reminiscing of a game that she used to play, Yuki is suddenly thrust into a worldwide conflict. To ensure the longevity of her newfound motherland, Yuki will have no choice but to flip this war upside down. If only to finally has some closure for past life also.

So buckle up, strap your helmet tight, and keep your rifle loaded and on safe. This is not your bog-standard story about overpowered characters on a battlefield, no. This is a story about warfare in all its bloodied glory, the leader that calls the shot, the soldiers that execute them, and the nation that's backing them up. And along the way, sprinkle those a healthy dose of beautiful maidens, lily/futa romances, and build a harem.

This is not gonna be a quick and decisive run, no. We're in this one for the long haul. Hail, Ironblood!

Since this story has included elements and characters from different series. I will be listing this as a fanfiction. So far, I've included elements from Honkai Impact 3 and Ace Combat.

As of now, this story is available on Scribblehub, Patreon, Webnovel, and RoyalRoadl. Do note that I'm the actual author for this one. If you want to then do support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Heartbreak117 <<less

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"Let's leave my origins. We both have unspeakable origins. But the problem is I know of your origins. Galan of Taa." John said. Galactus' eyes squinted as John said his real name out loud. He never expected someone totally out of nowhere knew his actual name.... more>>

"Never expected an unknown guy would know my origins. So what of it? I don't think it matters where I came from." Galactus replied.

"It doesn't. You did what you had to do to survive. But the problem is you made a deal with the devil." John replied. Galactus looked at John with more stoic eyes now. He had done many things in the past and he made many bad decisions. He just wasn't sure what John was referring to so he was silent. John seeing that Galactus was silent and refused to speak said

"Black Winter is coming!!"
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When a cinephile and an otaku/weeb travels through dimensions and gets a system which can only be described as overpowered but comes with restrictions. At first he was overjoyed with the system but soon realizes that he is in a very dangerous world where his life was at risk all the time.

Disclaimer : I am not an economist so I might have done some mistakes in the economics section of the story. If you have suggestions to make it better you can leave in the comments.

Warning - The MC won't be OP from the start itself and will grow to a powerful character in due time. The starting feels a bit weird because I am totally new to writing a novel and English is my second language. I don't have an editor so the conversations and descriptions might be little stiff. I am trying to improve.

P.S. This story is based on Marvel multiverse
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Yan BarCarran has never felt at home. She’s an orphan among her extended family, a spacer among the ground dwellers while at school, and a one-in-a-million oddity born with the ability to use the God-given power. Still, at least at the Academy, an elite theological school where those with the power are sent to train, she knows where she stands. Her peaceful life falls apart when she receives her apprenticeship invitation at graduation.... more>>

Aymon Sandreas is the de facto leader of the Empire. He commands hundreds of powerful starships and keeps order among the planets under his rule. He’s also getting older, and the time has come for him to choose apprentices, one of whom will eventually become his chosen successor. He picks three students: the spiritual and talented Yan, the mysterious and troubled Kino, and the impulsive and striving Sid.

Now in the dead center of politics, Yan faces danger from would-be assassins and political rivals. If she doesn’t learn well enough and fast enough, she’ll die before she ever has a chance to make a difference. Between her fellow apprentices, the reformed criminal tasked with teaching her survival, and even her powerful master, Yan isn’t sure who to trust in this dangerous new world.

Sometimes, the right choice is the hardest thing to see. <<less