Who is the true villain in this story?... more>>

Luca Moreno has always been the good guy, forever doing what he can to make sure that justice is not only served, but done so fairly. Which is why he went into law enforcement. However, one day he's assigned to his biggest case yet and he's plunged undercover into the world of the Brooks family and the criminal empire they lead. With his close friend and co-worker Adiv, he plans to destroy the mafia from the inside out, thereby putting an end to the corruption and terror it incites.

Then he meets Raven, niece of the Don, and she changes everything -- his role within the organization, his feelings, his goals, his morals, and ultimately, who he is entirely.

And like the waves of the ocean insidiously erode the shore, something of innocence becomes something else entirely. <<less

One day, a colossal meteorite struck the Earth, triggering a series of cataclysms. While humans were just beginning their process of recovery and planet reconstruction, an unknown energy began to spread across the Earth. Trees grew larger, animals became more powerful, threatening the survival of humankind. Fortunately, humans did not remain passive; they evolved as well, harnessing this energy to increase their own power.... more>>

Among them, some received a gift from the universe from birth: a plane seed. Over time, as the Earth expanded, the rate of plane seeds among humans continued to rise, to the extent that almost every human possessed one. A new chapter in human history unfolded, with gods as the backbone of society. Some people will call it a new dawn; the dawn of the gods,

Anonymous, May 28, 81395.

(english is not my birth language, so there might be some faults in the traduction) <<less

A young man with a tragic past finds himself reborn in a fantastical world governed by a powerful game system. Armed with his past life's... more>> knowledge and a unique skill called "Memento Mori," he embarks on a journey to conquer death itself. <<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?

Schedule: Every day at 5PM PST

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Brand new Isekai inspired by Chainsaw Man and Gurren Lagann!... more>>

Good news, Grim Hearts got a new lease on life after 18 long years.

Bad news, he got Isekai'd a few minutes after he decided to take his life back.

Worse news, the universe he ended up in is a chaotic mess. Don't like the world you spawned in and want to go somewhere else? Death is the only way to travel between worlds. Have a specific world you want to visit when you die? Yeah, no. Spawns are random. Finally hit level 99? Congrats! Now you need to do it nine more times.

At least Grim died with some fight in him. 

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What to Expect:

- Not Crunchy (too lazy to do all that math)
- Few Stat Blocks (you'll see them every other chapter)
- Character Focus (this may not be for you if you don't like stories that get emotional)
- Comedy (this story will have some heavy moments, but it's a comedy first)
- Steadily Increasing Stakes (the story starts with fairly low stakes that go up each volume)
- Semi-Humorous System (inspired by Dungeon Crawler Carl)
- *Non-Consensual Death Battles (Volume 1 Exclusive)
- *Stand Battles & Light BDSM (Volume 2 Exclusive)
- *Furry Zombie Apocalypse (Volume 3 Exclusive)

*every world has its own gimmick

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Dropping 3 chapters a day until I'm caught up with Royal Road, then it'll be daily until Vol. 1 is finished (1.40). After that, it'll be 3 chapters a week.

This is a story about learning to fight through adversity, even/especially when you don't feel strong enough to do that. I hope you enjoy it! <<less

"All right, boys and girls, quit sucking your ma's teats. It's high time we bloody earn our paychecks!"... more>>

Born in times of turmoil, orphaned at a young age, and raised amongst rowdy sellswords, young Reinhardt Edelstein joined the mercenary trade as well when he grew up.

When misfortune finally caught up with them, and the mercenary company he had been part of fell into an ambush and was decimated, he survived by chance, along with a few others.

Then he found the baton of responsibility passed on to his hand, as the adopted nephew of the late captain.

Stuck behind enemy lines, with only the tattered remnants of the once proud company around him, he strived to do his best, to rebuild the company to its former glory... Should they survive the current conflict.

Would he succeed in etching his name in the annals of history? Or would he end up as a mere footnote instead?

Only time will tell…

Chapters will range from 1-2k words, scheduled for release every day from Monday to Friday.

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Expect:

-War, with little to no punches pulled.

-Army building

-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

Trapped, entombed, and struggling.... more>>

The last time humanity had seen the natural white light of the sun was a few millennia ago. Left with no other choice but to adapt, countless sacrifices paved the path to survival. Their new lives were filled with daily tests and tribulations. The word 'humanity' had lost meaning a long time ago.

Trials were placed before them, trials that they must overcome to gain the bare necessities for survival. If they want food and water, they need to solve the puzzle. If they want to gain weapons to fight back against the lingering monstrosities inside, they must complete the trial awaiting them. If they want to escape, they need to keep moving forward. Unfortunately for humanity, they weren't here alone. <<less

After being forcibly summoned by another world, betrayed and held captive, Yuan finds himself back to his old world after he played out his revenge. By the push of his current circumstances, the former evil Demon God integrates back into his ordinary life. However...... more>>

[A finger appeared in the sky and it torn space apart; creating a rift allowing creatures beyond imagination to wreck havoc on land. The red fingernail is eye-catching, like a stain of blood, and the disaster it brought was followed with a never-ending bloodbath.]

But a special surprise followed him back, no matter how the world collapses, as long as they reunite, it doesn't matter.

[1 chapter Everyday. <3 ] <<less

Dreu Guillotin was an ordinary peasant living in the town of Berkton when an army of demons attacked. Faced with impending doom, he discovered the... more>> dormant power within him. The Emperor Class, a unique character class, gifted its user the power to summon loyal soldiers to fight in one’s name. His newfound powers saved Dreu from the attack but this was only the beginning of the demon invasion. The human forces, clearly caught flat footed by the demons, scrambled to get their defenses together. Dreu, along with others displaced by the conflict, found himself heading towards the capital which was rumored to be impenetrable. <<less

Naruto being the eldest son of the Hokage should possess incredible talent and skill, as the heir to two great Clans. However, Kyuubi's Chakra affected... more>> his body negatively during pregnancy and caused him to be born half-dead, he only survived thanks to Tsunade's quick intervention. However, he did not go without consequences, his Chakra System was completely destroyed and his body was so weak that he could not even take a single step by himself! Hating his life to the fullest, he decides to change something and uses the only thing that works well in his body - a well-developed mind! He delves into medical and scientific knowledge looking for a solution to his problems...! <<less

The System Apocolypse strikes the world with startling suddenness, portalling in foreign races and collapsing the human world into chaos. In the world now changed, Jessica Ruda, a twisted, megalomaniacal young woman with delusions of grandeur and more kinks than an accordion, can finally unleash her (barely) suppressed urges, as the System helps her to develop cheaty life/death/sex powers, and her desire for conquest swells.... more>>

Come and witness another tropey system story, filled with barely edited drivel about poorly described sex, war and politics. Experience vicariously through the characters of Jessica's universe; horrifying creatures born of science and sorcery, broken worlds, people and places, cheaty skills, mind-breaking magic, and countless cringey tropes you never asked for. <<less

Warren is dead! He knows this as a fact. While he expected to be wearing wings or running around with a pitchfork in hand, Warren discovered his afterlife isn't what he thought. It's an eerie, mixed-up purgatory where he must survive inside of a film world made up of obscure movies from the past. ... more>>

Worse, Warren finds that his lot in this world is to wake inside the body of someone who will be the upcoming murder victim. The dead man carries no memories of the character and must piece together his identity. His first goal is to survive his murder. His second goal is to get out of this purgatory world that blends the hard-boiled time of gangsters, private detectives, and corrupt cops wrapped up with murder. <<less

Asher Gentry is your normal 24-year-old, stuck in a dead-end job and desperately looking for a way out. Until one day when Asher wakes up naked and surrounded by a forest and a massive lake, with a message before him "Welcome to the Multiverse". ... more>>

What to Expect:

The story is to follow Asher as he travels around gaining strength and while looking for either a way home or a way to live within the world he has woken up to. I am trying to post three chapters a week for this story, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. If you enjoy this piece, please leave a review and a comment about what you enjoyed. I hope you fall in love with "Lost In the Multiverse", I can't wait to see how the story progresses. <<less

Seven hundred years after the battle with the dreaded Nightscale and his Host of Dusk, The Elhyrissian Empire enjoyed centuries of peace and prosperity. Terrianis Julitae Elhyrissiar, the current Emperor of the Elhyrissian Empire, receives the ominous warning of the Almodo, warning him of the Shadow that envelops the world slowly. His task, to find and guide the Chosen of Almodo, to defeat this new evil before it roots itself, and most importantly before it finds the Chosen and alters the Dream of the Almodo.... more>>

Will the Emperor find the Chosen? Will the Empire endure the coming days as a new movement rears its head in the capital? And if so, how will the fate of the Empire and Elhyrissian change? <<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

Make the best of what you have, they said... But what I am supposed to do when the best I have are red-eyed freaks, a child who's supposed to be the jailor of the most dangerous being in the world, a snake bastard with serious boundary issues, and a whole world of super soldiers with licences to murder.... more>>

And you know the best part? None of them like me so much...

Oh shut it, old man! Take that Will of Fire and shove it up your—

Yeah, this second swing at life isn't panning out...

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DECLARATION:
This story is also present on:
FFN, Ao3, SpaceBattles, SufficientVelocity, and Webnovel
RoyalRoad [to be verified]

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DISCLAIMER:
I don't own any character other than my OCs.
The cover pic is also not mine. <<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

Dave died and surprisingly reincarnated with all his memories.... more>>

Unfortunately, it seems to be earth. Japan to be specific. Naruki City. Hmm sounds vaguely familiar. Maybe it was on the news or something. Oh well. Worse yet he has to learn Japanese from scratch, he has no special powers or system. What kind of lame reincarnation is this? No isekai, no powers, no system? Why even reincarnate. Also it seems to be the past, no smartphone and computers are backwards as all hell. Things just can't be worse.

That is until he unfortunately dies again. However as he lay there bleeding out and slowly dying he finally realised he wasn't reincarnated on the real Earth. This was the world of Bleach and he was attacked by White and infected by his hollowfication poison. Can't he catch a break? He doesn't even get a chance to become a regular spirit and maybe a Shinigami. Just a mindless hollow.

[...Initialising]

[Status: Dying/Hollowfication]

[Action: Preserving consciousness]

[Success]

[Action: Prevent Hollowfication]

[...Error...Failure...]

[Second Attempt]

[Failure]

[Third Attempt]

[Failure]

[Action abandoned]

[Hollow System Initialised]

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For advance chapters check out my Patreon.

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Zaina Quin is an ordinary young woman working her father's farm when her life is turned upside down by the impending end of her world.

Next Chapter: 04/18/2024 (Today! sorry for the long delay I spent a lot of time brainstorming what I wanted out of the chapter and none of the ideas I had really stuck until I was finally really happy with this.)
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College student Kosei Numai awakens in an Unfamiliar world, soon remembering he died. Awakened by some creature who helps him recover recalls his past, however as this new reality sets in he chooses to let go of his past for now, as he must find his way through the world with nothing but his belongings when he died. this journey filled with trial and error, this adventure will be taxing but just as rewarding... more>> creating bonds in the path he journeys, through a world in war-torn turmoil. How will he proceed? who will he meet? and will he ever find a way home?

Eterra, A planet currently in a war between humans and monsters the land of monsters, Vharahel controlled by the Devil King, a being with the power to devour souls turning any who cross them into puppets, with a sect of his most powerful pawns. While on the other side of the continent is the Kingdom of Aramesir a land solely controlled by humans that believe in their Prophet from god who discarded their flesh to inhabit a vessel that proves their identity, their law is absolute turning all monsters into slaves that are captured in the name of their God.

Updates: trying to stick with Mon-thurs. (working well atm) Illustrations in between breaks may be included within chapters. <<less

Anubis The Dragon King was forced into the position when his father went missing investigating the disappearances of shifters. Everything comes to light when his... more>> mate Rose comes swaggering into his life. With her help he will uncover the secrets of the hunters, the disappearance of shifters and hopefully save his father from the clutches of the hunters. <<less

What happens when a mortal becomes a Cosmic God?... more>>

Jalen started his last day of high school like any other 18-year-old, ready to face the world, with dreams of making it big with as little effort as possible. However, that dream was shattered when he received a devastating call. Just when he thought it couldn't get any worse, he received another call. Thus, he spiraled towards despair, swallowed by the hungry streets of Hermosville before he could end it himself. When all was lost, a golden-eyed monkey reached into the abyss and pulled Jalen out.

Faced with no other option, Jalen must discard his humanity and embark on a journey as a newborn Cosmic God. There were many benefits that came with his new stature as one would expect. But also many responsibilities and enemies, like demons, angels, and other gods, vying for a piece of his power.

Schedule: Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. <<less

Put on death row for the murder of his party, Edmund had given up any hope of proving his innocence. A witch-in-training comes to him... more>> with the offer of being his defense... with the condition she gets to use her new brand of experimental magic! Something that could overturn all the charges against him. But is that all there is to it? <<less

Two goddess sisters who live among humans in secret. Earth is currently in the middle of a war, with numerous strikes, the two of them... more>> decide to interfere in this. <<less

A quick note before the synopsis: This story is not written in the style of a novel. I've seen the style being compared to a DnD campaign so if that's not something you would enjoy reading, you probably will not like this story.... more>>

EDIT: As of Chapter 639, I changed the writing style. It's much closer to standard writing now. I'm not sure if I will go back and update all previous chapters to the new style. It would take a lot of time and I would rather spend that time writing new ones instead of changing old ones.

Also, I write this story for my friends to read and Scribble Hub is a convenient place for them to read it instead of me sending them the individual documents for every chapter. So, you can read it, or don't. It doesn't matter to me. As long as I enjoy writing it and my friends enjoy reading it, that's all that matters to me. This story was never originally going to see any kind of public release. Now for the synopsis.

BTS 1 Synopsis:
118 years ago, Earth was ravaged by a major war between the forces of Heaven and Hell. Now, a young man named Zeth, who has just discovered he has magic abilities, finds himself faced with helping Heaven to prevent another invasion of Earth by Hell. Zeth and his new friends must journey through the world, different dimensions, and the divine realm to put a stop to the threats that face the world and perhaps answer the biggest question of all, what caused the conflict between Heaven and Hell in the first place? This is a journey that must go beyond the stars!

BTS 2 synopsis down at the bottom.

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Beyond The Stars is a story inspired by battle shonen mangas (as well as my enjoyment of romance) but is darker than shonen stories usually are. I began writing it in November 2014 and the story is still ongoing to this day. The story is fully planned out so nothing I add is done as I go. The only exception is the moment to moment parts of fights. Consider this story a "word manga" as I write this story like it would be an actual manga.

Also I love the use of foreshadowing so always keep an eye out for anything that looks like foreshadowing.

I do make use of Scribble Hub's Glossary feature where I will put the list of arcs (and chapter numbers in those arcs) as well as a list of characters and their descriptions. Currently, it only has characters that have been drawn but soon I'm going to take some time to add all of the characters.

Created and Written By: DarkLegend64
Art By: CodeMonkPunk
Edited By: DarkLegend64 and CrisCross92

BTS 2 Synopsis: (Chapter 575 and onward)

Following the defeat of the Dark Goddess and peace returning to Earth, the threat of the abyss begins to loom. Zeth, Sasha, and the other heroes must travel to other planets in the galaxy as well as the Divine World itself to find a way to stop it, or else lose the entire galaxy to the abyss. <<less