He climbed the steps of the Demon Queen Castle alone. Both of his sides felt unusually empty. How did it get to this? What did he do wrong? Was it just because he's in debt? Why, oh, why did he borrow that money? Even if it was her dream, he should have just refused, even if it broke her heart. Even if she hates him from then on, he should have refused.... more>>

Ah, right, he has to focus. The top of these stairs does not look attractive to him now. His friends had come here first, and without telling him, they had left him alone.

They left a simple letter: "Wait for us."

And then, three months passed. He should have gone after them immediately. Why did he wait three months, and why didn't they come back? Did the demon queen kill them? What even is that question? If those petrified statues decorating both sides are to be believed, they're dead already. 

A single thought pops up in his mind: "Now then, how did it get this bad?"

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Trying out a few changes. I think 6~8k per chapters might be too much. So expect a 3 chapter a week

The cover and illustrations for the character sheets are AI generated, and will be replaced as soon as I have the time for drawing again.

I think I should clarify a few things, since i got a feedback from someone. This story will not contain NTR.

What to expect in smut:
... I don't know actually. I have written several maledom and femdom scenes for this already. And but mostly its just vanilla. You can see the character sheet and their respective fetishes to know what to expect. Oh but there are a few snuff scenes, but its mostly not fetishized(?), there's also a few noncon but that's not what the corruption tag is for. I swear. <<less

Ezra, an innocent and young bakery worker is thrust into the exhilarating lifestyle of a mafia boss. After his father fled the country, his family... more>> is left with a large gambling debt. Unable to pay the debt on a minimum wage salary, he runs away and goes into hiding. However, Stefan Alfonso his creditor is intent on making the boy his and proposes a jaw-dropping alternative. <<less

An office worker facing immense mental and financial struggles, constantly overlooked for promotion, finds solace in a spam email offering a clinical trial. Despite initially... more>> dismissing it, fate intervenes as the email resurfaces. Little does he know that this trial will transform him into a woman for an entire year, setting the stage for a passionate and life-altering journey of self-discovery. <<less

How will a yet to be named protagonist who is oh so very poor become even more so oh so very poor. And how will her impromptu financial advisor make the most out of it? Your archetypal debt-related legal ownership leading into romance story.... more>>

cw: allusion to non-consent and dubious consent

Disclaimer: If you are underage, do not read this. Otherwise, ensure you take note of the content warnings and understand what they mean before reading. All characters depicted are above eighteen and entirely fictional. This story is a fictional work and any events/behavior depicted should not be confused with approval, advice, or support of such events/behavior. Enjoy any kink/fetish depicted responsibly. Explicit consent is necessary in real life. <<less

Climb the ranks and stand atop the world. Only one hunter can become the ultimate!
Stuck under a mountain of debt, Ike can only dream of the world of hunters. Ranks, power, and the System are out of his reach, until the day he awakens a Unique skill. Equipped with the power of lightning, Ike must break out of the slums and overturn the hierarchy of the System in order to fulfil his dream of becoming the ultimate hunter. Harvesting the skills of monsters, he turns against the world's logic.... more>>

"Slumrats can only reach Rank 2!" "You need to be rich and purchase good skills if you want to advance!"
Refusing the way of the world. Overturning the heavens. Watch Ike overcome everything against him, and climb to become the strongest hunter!

Slowburn fantasy. LitRPG System Xianxia/Cultivation. Look forward to an adventure like Duolo Dalu, A Will Eternal or I Shall Seal the Heavens!

What to expect:
Hunting
Hunting... for skills
Cultivation
Slow Burn Fantasy
LitRPG system with skills, ranks, and levels
Weak-to-strong protagonist
Intriguing Western Fantasy setting <<less

- Updates twice weekly, every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:00 PM EST
- For advanced chapters, bonus content, and short stories set in Autumn's world, consider subscribing to the patreon.... more>>

Volume 2: Passion and Rage

Who is Autumn Aubrey?

A Maiden of Zenithcidel that has returned to the domain of The Circle of the Nine Mothers out of pure desperation.

What is Autumn Aubrey doing?

Reliving as many memories from The Well as her mind can handle in order to pay back her debt, trying to ignore the nine punishments that have been levied against her by The Mothers, and following the rules no matter how badly she wants to break them.

Locked away in a manor overlooking Erosette, The Mother in Red's domain, Autumn must suppress her desires for freedom and accept the consequences of what she has done. Her days are spent in the well house, reliving the past through the memories in her mind and her nights are spent in her room, training her new found power in secret. A days long festival erupts in the city below her prison, making it nearly impossible for her stay within its walls. With her first punishment drawing ever closer and a desire she has never felt before growing in her heart, Autumn Aubrey must resist her nature or risk losing everything. <<less

Ellie would not fail.
Geoff would not try.... more>>

High-achieving Ellie Gardner meets intentional slacker, Geoff Cobalt, throwing their previously steady life trajectories into chaos. Ellie is an adopted daughter of a midwestern crime family in dire straits, sent to Orange County, CA not only to get a college degree, but to make connections with another local emerging crime family, the Sinclairs. Geoff is the secret grandson (also adopted) of a legendary supervillain. Despite this, he prefers to eat junk food, light fires, steal, and play video games. Therefore, Ellie is recruited to keep his college studies on track in exchange for training from his grandfather. She needs to study, survive, and learn to budget both her money and time between her many obligations. She can't do it on her own. But when everyone is putting on a front (including herself), who can she trust?

And while they don't realize it, there are many hidden eyes on them.

"Ellie was on her own.
Geoff was on his own.
They only had each other."

All are original characters. There will be some illustrations/portraits painted by me using traditional mediums :) Sometimes the links get broken, so I really appreciate that if you let me know!

There are 8 arcs planned, this is currently the first arc. Sometimes I'll go through and update with more details/plot points as they shift around, so don't be surprised if some details in old chapters change!

Currently posting a new chapter every Saturday and sometimes Wednesday if I've made extra progress.

Set some decades into the future so I can play around with technology.

General content warnings/disclaimer: There will be some laws broken, violence, verbal threats, involuntary confinement, breaking and entering, arson, body modification, poisoning, occasional death. You might call the genre cozy crime. The tone will generally be kept light and the characters may seem callous at times. This is many of the characters are criminals. They are not meant to be role models. Do not take this story as legal advice, security advice, or as a guide on how to commit crimes. This is fiction and any resemblance to people, places, and things real or imagined are coincidence. <<less