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

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

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

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

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

Waking up is always a difficult part of anyone's day- it's even worse if you wake up inside some squalid room to spit out mysterious black cubes in a land you are not familiar with.... more>>

Now imagine what Sybil's going through.

Watch this short and tempered child grow, seeking a home and friends to fill it and what she's willing to do to achieve her goals

[A/N:
-Sybil is very masculine looking and will occasionally be misidentified as a guy and there are going to be parts when she pretends to be a guy for fun and profit.
- Throughout the story there will be vomit-adjacent actions (i.e. cubes)
- Warning: Bugs
- The orcs, elves and dwarves aren't Tolkien types and I've done weird things to them
-While gay stuff is definitely in the future, Sybil is currently a child and is uninterested in Romance, she'll get into it when she's older and I'll be sure to announce it with bells
- I have a brain that actively works against me so it'll take a while before most of the tags become relevant in the story] <<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

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

[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

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

villain that the world has ever known! Balance the challenges of leading a normal life, while attempting to defeat evil…or wreak havoc on the world.... more>>

https://www.royalroad.com/profile/244840/fictions <<less

After being found wounded and unconscious in the snow, Cardin Rasheville wakes up in the home of a beautiful stranger. With barely any memory of his past, he struggles to remember where he came from, but the world of the dark and handsome Keary beckons... ... more>>

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Cardin opened his eyes to find himself kneeling on the bathroom floor. The fantasy had been intense, as had been his climax, and he sat back on his heels with a shudder of relief. He cleaned up quickly and stepped out of the bathroom, so intent on towelling his wet hair that he didn’t realise there was another person in the bedroom until he spoke.

“Quite the midnight shower.”

Cardin spun around in fright. Silver orbs stared up at him from the figure that sat on the bed, silhouette dark against the moonlight that streamed in from the windows. Cardin gaped in horror.

No, no, no, no, no… This can’t be happening…!

“Tell me, Cardin Rasheville,” came the silky, dark voice, “did it feel that good?”

He was so mortified he thought he would faint as Keary rose from the bed and slowly closed the distance between them. Cardin backed away, frantically trying to cover his nakedness with the damp towel.

“I-It’s… no, no, no please, it’s not what you think!” His bare back hit the cupboard but he continued to push against it.

Keary stepped closer, and Cardin turned aside in a panicked attempt to escape, only to find himself trapped when the taller boy quickly reached out to put a hand against the cupboard to block him. Cardin squeezed his eyes tightly shut, only to open them when fingers took hold of his chin and tilted his face upward.

“Tell me.” The note of barely concealed lust in the low voice sent shivers running through his body. "Tell me what I think it is, and what it really was."

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Playlist:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnytBXP5GG4w0heomJPxz2Ps9EGKK4VWw
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ni4EIhg1qCoNniru9Uoac?si=2f9KXjOqTx-8dItabJ21pg

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Disclaimer to BL readers : There will sometimes be heterosexual couplings in the side-stories <<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

You know, everybody is afraid of dying i really don't understand why.

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

The young general Wu Li and his childhood friend Prince Ying ventures on their first official campaign in service of the Empire of Northern Qi. They meet the mysterious Ziqí, a tormented soul with a clandestine burden, who is struggling to control his very own nature. Wu Li finds himself drawn to Ziqí, an attraction that will lead to disastrous consequences. In a neighbouring country, a young wanna-be-warrior that struggles with his identity helps a woman set on seeking vengeance on her violent husband. ... more>>

Against the backdrop of a fading belief in gods and demons, the dominant Yue and Cui clans - united by the sacred Blood Oath - tightly hold political and military power, with the Ning clan relentlessly trying to get more influence at any cost, even sacrificing one of their own.

The five major cultivation sects that used to be intricately involved in ruling the Empire are now on the brink of extinction, leaving behind only a handful of Guardians, keeping the ancient Moves of Zhuoye alive. As the story unfolds, the characters find they need to rely on each other and these cultivation techniques to save the known world from an impending disaster. In the end of them will have to make the ultimate sacrifice.

This story develops slowly and has multiple characters in many locations. If you are looking for action right away, this might not be the story for you.

Some chapters have Roman numerals, representing that they occur before our story's current timeline.

This story contains love scenes between men which are portrayed in medium detail. It also has some scenes with sexual abuse and rape.

Enjoy! <<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

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

[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

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

When Anne finds herself suddenly reborn as the Saintess, the main character of the novel she had been reading just before she died, she has no interest in fulfilling her original role as the heroine. Instead, she devotes herself to saving her favorite character, the villainous Lady Corvina, from her terrible fate. But she'll need Lady Corvina's help to do so.... more>>

Can the two work together to change their lives, and their nation, for the better? Or will the pull of the "original novel" prove to be too strong?

Cover image by Kat Noel, @caeldori on Twitter <<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

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

Ciel hated boredom, so his pursuit in life was to find interesting things. ... more>>

When he died, he died. It wasn’t painful anyway.

When he woke up, he found himself in the novel ‘The First Saintess’ as the main character’s obsessive stalker. The only good thing was that he was still a child.

Ciel, who had become five feet shorter, contemplated life and came to a solution.

“Stalking someone’s not interesting at all. Should I just leave?”

Warnings:

There is no harem. There is probably going to be no romance either. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

There might be LGBTQ+ side couples.

More chapters can be found on Webnovel. <<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