This is a story about the villain's rise from street rat to tyrant, and his ill-fated romance with the golden-eyed hero.... more>>

Rin the Rat is destined to be the villain, the black-hearted monster who the righteous hero must conquer. He's got a nasty bite, a filthy mouth, and a beautiful façade that hides a lethal madness. 

Fifth Lord Hwan Jun is destined to be the People's Lion, the righteous hero who must war with his heart to save the world. His healing hand and gentle temperament is the only power in the world that can tame his beloved monster.

When fate draws hero and villain together, there's an unlikely and undeniable connection. They are destined to be devoted lovers. And destined to be mortal enemies. 

This is their story. From their first meeting in the Imperial city of Hanjuyang to their final confrontation on the bloody battleground. Spanning across four nations, the realms of the living and the dead, and over twelve beautiful and painful years.

AN: I am currently doing a rewrite and update of earlier arcs.

For the most up to date version of the novel, please check it out at:
https://chrysanthemumgarden.com/novel-tl/rin/

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Book I: The Rat & The Little Lord (Current)
Book II: The Rebel & The Knight
Book III: The Tyrant & The Hero

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CW: All characters are 18 and older in this story! Please be aware that this story contains difficult themes that may be triggering to some readers. I will always post a content warning at the start of every chapter when relevant. Themes include: graphic violence, gore, physical/sexual/emotional abuse, graphic sex scenes, trauma and mental illness, personality disorders, substance abuse, drug use, self-harm & s*icide, r*pe & sexual assault, gaslighting/manipulation, domestic violence, and MANY other difficult adult themes.

Cultural Representation: This is set in a fantastical amalgamation of East Asian countries (namely Korea, Japan & China) with heavy Western/European influences. There will be names that are real and fake as well as references to various Asian cultures. I will generally only stick to East Asian cultures and references as this is my own cultural heritage. Any other culture I reference will only be done after extensive research. If you find I am stepping out of my lane in any way, please let me know.

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Cover Art: woodjabean
Check them out @ https://ko-fi.com/woodjabean

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© 2023 Iseul Hwangbo, All Rights Reserved <<less

Explore the Barbarian Tundra, the Hito Mountain Villages and unknown lands of wonder and horror across Gaia and the worlds around her. See through the eyes of a few, experience the harsh realities of sword and sorcery and how Sachihiro, a young man who takes a path never before tread by another curves a place from the chaos of the world. Or dies trying.
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Part I: The Followers of the Way
Part II: The Fall of the Tribes
Interlude
Part III: The Lost
Part IV: The Lost: Death and Birth of Legends
Part V: The Fall of Worlds <<less

In the Omniverse, Universes are created and destroyed in a timely cycle.
like cells in a human body, if a universe refuses to die it... more>> develops cancer.
And a Tumor will grow, this Tumor will cause the end of the Universe.
Either by destroying the universe it's self or starting the sequence of events that result in its destruction.
This Tumor can be anything, a human, a devil, or even just an artifact.
But this story will focus on a MAN-MADE Tumor.
A ball of flesh with no thoughts and understanding.
This ball of flesh will either be it’s universe’s destroyer or its savior………
I personally doubt it.. the thing has voices in its head for crying out loud!
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This is an interactive story you can put commands in the comments for the MC to follow
It's written like a text adventure game.
read this first https://forum.scribblehub.com/threads/choose-your-own-adventure.295/
Cover made by Mon: https://www.deviantart.com/hachiimon/gallery/
Join the discord= https://discord.gg/PzQrqm2 <<less

Is it wrong to employ cute girls?... more>>

As a slave, yes. In Orario? No.

As store employees? Definitely No.

The man lives his new life in peace while being a store owner that is intent on breaking the market while also being a part-time hero. His sense of equality and density is feared and admired by women of all nature. He slaps a face just as hard as he spanks an ass.

Wait, no, they like it?

Abort the mission, soldier!

This city is filled with thirst deeper than the folds of the Dungeon!

And Loki, get your flat ass off the counter!

No... I don't find your qualities admirable as a god or... my landlord.

*Hate Boner Goes Brrrrrrrrr* <<less

Amidst all of the issues that any teenager girl usually has, Aika Tsunaboshi also secretly an Magical Girl. Much likes the ones you would typically see in anime and manga. Except these ones also hunts demons on the side.... more>>

One day, while fighting against her nemesis, she is forced to make a decision and temporarily transfer her powers to someone in her family. Which according to her partner (AKA Sacred Beast) Nyamo, the Nekomata, was intended to go to her older brother, Akira Tsunaboshi. Who is always mistaken for a girl and barely able to form a full sentence towards strangers, which leaves him prone to many misunderstandings.

However, during the transferring process, Aika got cold feet at the last second and her partner, alongside her magical powers were sent somewhere else. About to be stricken down by her assailant.

Aika is saved by a strange fat man. Her savior... just happened to be one of her detested teachers, Shinjirou Tsunaboshi... and also her uncle, who happened to be passed out drunk in the gym storage nearby. His perpetual state of hangover, carefree nature, unrensponsible and perverted tendencies that earned him the title "Ero-Sensei" which caused many shenanigans and headaches for Aika to deal with most of her life. The utter shock of seeing her uncle wearing her uniform, a frilly dress, alongside a set of cat ears, tail and everything made her pass out on the spot.

By the time she woke up, not only he was casually partying with both her partner and the demon. Shinji became best friends with them and convinced the two to form a strange alliance between himself, her demonic nemesis and through Nyamo, sent his unprecedented proposal to Arcadia, the faction behind managing and recruiting all Magical Girls.

Would Arcadia even consider Shinji's suggestion and his abnormal circumstance? Will Aika be able to handle yet another stress placed on top of her social life? Will Aika's powers ever return to her? Even if it does, will she be able to manage to put up with her troublesome uncle for the sake of justice until then? Only one way to find out! <<less

Misha has always been petty—very, very petty. He pays back the smallest grievances tenfold, and his temper flares up more often than not. So, when Santa Claus sends him back in time as a Christmas gift, he’s hell-bent on tormenting his sister’s boyfriend, the cause of all his suffering. No matter what, he has to drive the jerk away, or else misfortunes will befall his family.... more>>

But as time goes by, Misha slowly realizes that things are not as he remembers them. Perhaps, everything he knows about his sister’s boyfriend was built on lies.

That doesn’t mean he will stop pestering the guy, though.

Dumb MC vs two-faced ML, HE.
Book cover by Val! ♥ <<less

After dying quietly in his sleep, Marcus awakens and finds out he has been selected to become A World Administrator. A being who stands amongst... more>> the gods and whose job is to raise worlds from nothing and help life flourish. However, not everything is as it seems. Some of the Administrators want to see everything torn asunder while others only exist to bring pain and misery. Will Marcus adapt to his new life in this cold universe, or will he fall prey to the villans living in the darkest corners of the universe?
Authors Note: Hey guys, this is my first real attempt at writing, especially for a genre like this. It will include many Lit Rpg elements, world-building, and a variety of other topics. With that being said, this will be a long series that I wish to update regularly. It will be a bit on the dark side, so fair warning. If you see anything you do not like, IE: Grammar, strange sentence structure or the characters seem bland, leave a comment or shoot me a message so I can correct the issue.
Upload schedule: 1-3 times weekly, maybe more if I can get some chapters sandbagged.
*This series and universe are protected under copyright, so if you wish to use it, just pm me or join my discord and ask.
*Also published on Royal Road and Wattpad. Anywhere else is not me.
Discord: https://discord.gg/W82QSyM <<less

The dazzling, high-tech city of Fleettwixt is the jewel of the North Sunwell Company's colonial empire. Its vast dungeons vanquished by the Great Hero, the city is now home to wealth and peace... at the cost of exploiting the continent's people and resources. Enter Amelia Bluewood: half-human, half-golem—all fury.... more>>

She had lost everything. Her hometown was in ruins, her girlfriend missing without a trace, her modular system malfunctioning. Now in Fleettwixt, she has a chance for revenge, answers, and ultimate power. Amelia will never stop until she finds her lover and her vengeance, no matter the cost.

Art by Mikayla Buan.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/quinlancircle
Discord: http://discord.gg/wbmyyjK
Amelia's mantra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ& <<less

A former bully gets taken down a peg after his girlfriend breaks up with him. A year later, his father goes missing and his troubles... more>> only go from bad to worse when he tries to go looking for him in another world. <<less

After being kicked out of her party, Andra von Ekko, a self-obsessed thief with no sense of subtlety, decides to create one of her own... more>> along with the worst adventurers her guild has to offer—a fighter with a habit of freezing up at the wrong moment, a priestess who rushes headlong into danger, and a mage who is less interested adventuring than in throwing herself in front of charm spells to live out her kink. Will they find the fame and fortune Andra seeks? Or will they become the next meal for the first demon they encounter? <<less

My consciousness started in a singular moment.
"I created life! I am a genius! Genius! Slave, tell me how marvelous my genius is!"
So started... more>> my life. Created by a moron who thought himself a god. Unfortunately for him, reality has a way of showing you what you really are. Maybe it will show me too. Eventually. <<less

Worlds collide when a young woman is saved by a witch after being double crossed. The fates of Hollyhock and Hazel become entwined as they... more>> delve deeper into their respective worlds of crime and magic. Can they survive the journey for the truth about who they are, how they fit in with their peoples, what destiny has in store for them; and perhaps most importantly, what they mean to each other?
Can an assassin and a witch really be together, or are bullets and spells too different to coexist? <<less

In this quirky, supernatural high school drama, Kenzie Waller has finally overcome a long-time health problem and just wants to have a good time in high school with her friends, especially the sesquipedalian Wesley. ... more>>

But she suddenly gains a power which unleashes a field that transforms others around her with feminine energy if they get too close for too long. This inexplicable, radioactive presence saddles poor Kenzie with the Hedgehog's dilemma: Her friends and loved ones can't get close and she's afraid to let anyone in, lest she hurt them.

Cover art by Alexis Rillera and other art by Annalise Wren. <<less

Ichirou's parents are trying to get him to quickly date and get married, as he is a dominant omega from an extremely well off family. During an event to try to get him to meet a mate, Ichirou meets Masahiro, an alpha who is willing to go along with a fake relationship with him so they both can please their families. That being said, he can't help but think that Masahiro looks somehow familiar...... more>>

Follow along as their friendship, and possibly more, blooms! Uploads every Wednesday and Sunday. <<less

Bleach In Otome World... more>>

"Okinawa Sai, a former army espionage operative, retired at the age of 40 and spent the next four years of his life indulging in his love for anime, including favorites like Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, and Dragon Ball. His fascination with Bleach even led him to learn swordsmanship. One day, his adopted daughter persuaded him to play an Otome game. As he neared the end of the game's first season, his living house was attacked by his old enemies. Caught off guard, he was tragically murdered.

He believed his glorious life had come to an end. But in the next moment, he found himself in the body of a newborn infant, equipped with a Bleach system. Not only that, he had been reborn inside the Otome game he had been playing before his death. His life took an unexpected turn as he embarked on a new journey in a different world, blending elements of his past with the mysteries of this unfamiliar realm." <<less

Richard is just your average high school senior with a love of cosplay but when Jae needs a girlfriend for Homecoming, Rich finds himself playing... more>> around with his friend's heart...and his own. <<less

Millennia passed since the Dragons found us. Centuries passed since they left us, separating the world with plumes of eternal rainbow fire. People began to wonder: were we worth saving?... more>>

Dragons were beings of myth, scaled gods who descended from the heavens to teach humanity and fae. A rare few are afforded the chance to meet their heirs, the undisputed heroes of this declined age: The Scaled. These Children of Dragons are stronger, hardier, and some would say far smarter that other humans, differentiated only by the horns on their head and scales on their skin. Rael is...not one of them.

But Rael does need to protect one. Especially after breaking through the rainbow fire. <<less

[Warning: This is BL (Boy's Love). If you don't want to read it, please ignore the story. This is rated 18 and has mature (NSFW) contents. Please read at your own risk.]... more>>

Lin Mian Mian, age 23, was died in a car crash. He was transmigrated to a world where there are three genders: the male, female, and ger. Ger are males that can can carry children and give birth like females. To classify males from gers, gers has this red markings called cinnabar that corresponds to their fertility: the darker the red the higher the ability of the ger to conceive. Lin Mian Mian was transferred to a body of a ger with a light colored cinnabar. His first time after transmigrating, Lin Mian Mian was assaulted by a good-looking perverted man!

"Let's do it, babe. Time to make babies," the stranger withdrawn his fingers leaving a wide gap to the exit.

Lin Mian Mian: ???! <<less

Makoto, an abnormally cunning and shrewd 25 years old businessman, its obsessed with True Life Online (TLO), an MMORPG he knew because of a mysterious... more>> advertising. As a player he took the merchant path, a low stats class, but with many qualities. After reaching the ultimate merchant rank he blacked out, only to awoken in another world wearing his character's clothes, a world resembling TLO. Watch how he survives while climbing to top of the world with his stats reseted to a baby's level, but with a surprising advantage, infinite money! <<less

Eden is the most beautiful being in existence.
That's it...... more>>

Could Moe save the world? Or would Moe end it?
(Slow start, not a normal isekai.)
[Also being posted on Royal Road.] <<less

[World Symphony]
A popular VRMMO that gave its players high fantasy worlds and a classic RPG feel.
As a new player, Ai decides to follow what the [World Symphony] forum said and not pick the dreaded Mediator class, the class deemed useless and complete garbage by the players.
It was supposed to be a good-for-nothing class that would offer no benefit at all. ... more>>

A fantasy virtual reality game-themed story in which a single player slowly unlocks the secret of a seemingly useless class that every player hates while slowly coming to face with his own grief and trauma.

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This story is going through a significant re-edit and will have some grammatical errors and inconsistencies

Content warning: Chapters titled "Reality" may contain scenes of depressive episodes and depression, mentions of self-harm, and intense grief over deceased loved ones.

cover art by me <<less

The story of a lost soul bereft of personal memories, placed in the body of a machine. They have no knowledge of who they are,... more>> and even less of the new world they find themself in. Can they use their cultural knowledge from their former world along with their familiarity with isekai troupes to build a life for themself in a world torn between the forces of Change and Stasis? <<less

In an alternate history, the latter half of the 20th century has gone along a different path, with the world uniting in 2028 under the banner of the International Federal Commonwealth and spreading out into the stars.... more>>

Apart from, all had not gone to plan... The "generation zero" hyperdrive capable ships were lost in the shifting tides of hyperspace and were dashed across time at their destinations. Some arriving a week before or after they were supposed to, some landing hundreds of years into the past. Thus all has been kept under wraps while new drives have been developed, but now its time to bring the lost tribes of humanity back into the fold.

Edward Fletcher, a newly promoted rear admiral has been given the task of trying to re-integrate one such world, who's inhabitants have reverted to something akin to the medieval era. With only the crew and troops he has, can he bring them back diplomatically, or will other, far more violent means be required to force the largest kingdom on the planet into the federal administration.

Series also available on RoyalRoad. First book completed!
Cover Illustrated By Thorkell=40k / Bluemoon8523 <<less

After a rampant disappearance of young people, A notorious serial killer is terrorizing the augmented virtual reality industry by killing people in-game and in real life. That stopped when the killer mysteriously vanished and was sent into another world.... more>>

Gevanni is an odd highschooler raised in a dystopian future. He wants to become part of the world's top players in the most trending augmented virtual reality game, Herscheim. However, when he met a seemingly real female demon, he was transported into another world. But this came with a cost, all Cursed Grimoires users must hunt down each other—He is one of them.

With his newly-found power and driven by revenge, Gevanni will hunt the serial killer who murdered his sister in another world!
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Update:

(1) I made a (non-canon) manga based on this novel's prologue 2nd half and please read it. https://medibang.com/book/qs2008311200486150014573184/
(2) Usual few months break

Small Note: This is my first novel ever written (as pastime), and English is my second language so please bear with me (⁄ ⁄>⁄ ▽ ⁄<⁄ ⁄)

Warning: Please credit me if you decided to save my art and repost it somewhere. <<less

Four years ago, Alex was one of the first players of an experimental VR game called Rune, where death came suddenly and all the players had were a pitifully small health pool and a few runes nobody knew how to use. Today, the situation is better: Crafters manage item creation in the cities, while Fighters take those items into the world’s portals, slowly expanding the reach of civilization in spite of the randomly appearing monsters.... more>>

With civilization comes systems of power, and in the meantime, Alex lost her position, if not the prestige. Then, a routine job leads to the unexpected, and Alex is left to rebuild herself into a new image. This time, with other powers already established… and nipping at her heels.

(Harem is tagged but it's honestly polyamory. I hate the word harem but given that some people would interpret it as such, in it goes.) <<less