Lies. Deception. Betrayal. Dungeons, and Magic. ... more>>

A HAREM story with EARNED GROWTH.

An underdog slowly becomes an overpowered crushing force for good but stumbles along the way before figuring out what and who he is. This is an underdog taking the lead from behind through hard knocks survival story.

The students of a certain school find themselves sucked into a new dangerous world. They’ll have to adapt quickly. This world has no mercy and won’t wait for them to grow up. Surprise number two; there are no newbie areas to transition from. This is a hell world and humans are prey here and at the bottom of the food chain.

Shun and his classmates have been summoned it seems, as hero candidates. No wait, but that’s a lie too. The job, isn’t to defeat any demon king…it’s just to keep the human cities from falling to monster attacks and survive as individuals.

This is a world full of powerful monsters. The monsters rule everything outside the few walled human towns left. Those with power live, while those without it become the servants. We’re now stuck in a new world. Things are different here. Magic is what keeps humanity alive and monsters outside the wall. But not everyone can use magic, and infighting between them is common.

There are other problems too. Magic seems seductive … and it has a cost…and there are those that prey on those with magic as well. Something on this world also pulls people towards the dark side easily.

Is this a dream? What’s real?

But this isn’t Earth. Things are different here. We’re trapped here! There’s no way to get back!

This is a survival hard mode story!

*** Author note; This is a slow build, GROWTH story. Its also a story where the main character EARNS his strength himself without free gifts. Power is EARNED not given in this story. It had over 3 million views on another site before it was taken down. The main character starts slow and doesn't start taking off as being strong until about Chapter 60 or 70+. He becomes very strong, but starts with nothing in the beginning. *** <<less

Hope Lauren has read her share of comics. She’s seen supers around her city and even been saved by some on occasion. And she always hoped that she’d be able to join them. ... more>>

With Jack, her grizzled older mentor with secrets that could shake the world, and Pantheon, a new team of heroes, Hope will have to fight against monumental odds to save Oleander City. 

In a world of action, comedy, tragedy, and adventure, there’s plenty for a new hero to do.

*Readers can expect a mostly adventure-themed superhero journey that will include a slice of life, action, and hopefully exciting world-building. It will also contain a slow-burn GL/Yuri plotline, which I'll eventually get to when I feel like it, I guess. This will be a very long story with many arcs*

New chapter every Monday and Friday. <<less

This is your typical isekai story where our protagonist Ben dies and is reincarnated into the One Piece World.
The story will largely follow the events however there will be noticeable changes and additions. The girls will be present in the story and have their own story. They might fall for our protagonist a bit easily.
There will be a system however it is not the focus. The character will be strong but not overpowered. ... more>>

Additional Tags NSFW Scenes 18+, harem, incest, adventure, fun <<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

A man tired of life on a spent, dying world dies in his recliner. When he wakes he finds a new world, untainted by the touch of man and alive with magic. In a primordial forest long abandoned by the world's inhabitants he is given a second chance to live by one of the hidden gods of the world, A Watcher. The eternal being binds him to this new world, tying his existence to the Akashic record of these lands to leave his imprint on history as he will.... more>>

Exploratory fiction with scientific magic, adult themes, juvenile humor, and a pace that oscillates between whiplash and glacial. Come watch the train wreck.

Originally posted to RR, crossposting here.
Standard Upload is Friday, however many chapters got posted there during the week, patreon updates every Friday.

Patreon Plug
For those interested in advanced chapters and a more novelish format of longer chapters, as opposed to the web serial length chapters:
https://www.patreon.com/user?u=73738300 <<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

It is the year 2248.... more>>

More than 150 years after World War 3 ended in the "Night of the falling Stars" large parts of the world are an inhospitable wasteland marred by biological and nuclear weapons. Decades after the 3rd north american civil war finally ripped the great country appart.

Powerful corporations have taken control of many nations left standing and are fighting a neverending war behind the public awarness.

In this world, a young woman is forced to leave her home for another city, another country. 

She is trading one hell for another.

Cover image is not from me:

Image from Pete Linforth at Pixabay

Schedule is Thursday <<less

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

Ah! Aythryn City. Truly a mess of neon and trash all supporting the psychopaths that live here. Desire is the name of the game in such a bright place, as anyone on the streets can verify. Whether it be the gangs roaming the streets, the corpo rats in their tall towers, or the people just trying to get by; everyone wants something. ... more>>

Then enter me: a poor thief turned investigator just to make enough for end’s meet. Or at least, that’s how it was supposed to go down. Now though? Now I’m caught in several shit storms between stealing from one of the Big 7 to a weird interface telling me what to do. I just hope I can survive long enough to get out of this cursed city with enough Rayn to make a better life.
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Outrun will be a long run, heh, with plenty of post-apocalyptic/cyberpunk world building sprinkled in. <<less

["Subject P4, enter the combat testing area."]... more>>

That was my life, four white smooth walls in a small room where I could sleep... A gigantic metallic door that only opened to a thirty by thirty adjacent room where I would fight or solve logic puzzles, and the occasional time attack race.

If I managed to defeat my enemies in combat tests I got to eat and integrate their designs, if not I would get slurry nutrient paste instead.

That was until after a combat test I managed to [Trigger] the generation of a Mana Core and got away with it, that opened my world...[The System] gave me the tools to fight my way to freedom.

Now I only need to make sure I can keep this [Freedom] and carry on the only thing I left in my [Core] after escaping...The prime directives that were useful in my survival.

[Eat, Grow, Evolve]

This is my love story to [Super Minion], I really liked the idea of a bio weapon discovering the world at large in a world with superpowers, so I tried to write one about it.

The schedule should be Tuesday - Thursday - Saturday... Central Time at 13:15

Warnings:
There may be depictions of gore at some point (MC isn't human and does not have qualms about eating people...Nor things), as it does not have the same moral compass as a normal human, I did put the flag for gore, and sensitive content as my MC may toy with those things in the future... If I do not end up using that I will remove the sensitive content flag.

But most than likely that will stay.

And the final warning, English isn't my mother language, so bear with me, please. <<less

Within a desolate realm, where discarded worlds were stitched together, a rupture tore open, releasing a small child into the fragmented expanse.... more>>

Above him, the sky revealed three eerie moons, while an ominous black mass loomed ominously in their wake.

Disoriented and engulfed by a putrid stench, the child awakened amidst a swamp, its twisted trees groaning under an oppressive haze.

In the distance, the echoing caws of crows intensified the sense of foreboding. A haunting figure emerged, laboring behind a cart laden with lifeless bodies.

Fear and confusion gripped the child's heart as he began to grapple with the enigma of his own existence. Who was he, and what dire fate led him to this grim landscape? The grinning figure drew closer, exacerbating the boy's terror.

Unbeknownst to him, his journey would unveil a profound transformation—an ascent to become the embodiment of fear itself, or perhaps... a beacon of hope amidst the encroaching darkness. <<less

David Saunders saw something he shouldn't have: his boss, pharmaceutical magnate Jeremiah Steele murder the son of a rival. It's going to take one hell... more>> of a disguise to keep him alive, and as competing forces swirl around him, the secrets and legacy of his own past emerge. Will he survive, surrender, or find his own way through the plots arrayed against him? <<less

-Demands to Survive an Otherwordly, Endless War: Resilience, Coordination, Lots of Guns, and a Hint of Love and Fun to Keep You Sane...... more>>

That's what it takes to live for misguided, ill-fated soldiers, born with a sole purpose, cursed with infertility and limited mortality, with no hope in a better world. Could they see their end of days and be spared of such a nonsensical burden, or would they die trying? The world of Echobyss explores that struggle at a large scale in a constant, fast-paced war that explores the inner and global conflict of the people doomed to live it despite how pointless it may be. <<less

The world started anew 802 years ago. After unknown centuries of barbarism following The Fall of the old civilization, the first Towers rose from the ground in the ruins of ancient cities like Chicago and Phoenix. ... more>>

With the rise of the Towers came a measure of control over the Entropy that covered the lands. Where, before, this chaotic energy prevented any technology more complicated than a bow and arrow from functioning, suddenly the Order Fields of the Towers allowed cities to banish Entropy to varying degrees; allowing steam engines and muskets, or with higher Order, even assault rifles and electricity to be returned to the hands of humanity.

The Order wasn’t free. Each year cities sent their armies to Falling Fields to gather Orbs, the lifeblood, the source of the Flows that were expended to manipulate the Order and Entropy fields. Cities rich in Flows had tractors for their fields, air conditioning for the homes of the wealthy, and armies bristling with guns and tanks. Those without struggled to survive, always wanting more.

With the rise of the Towers came something more than control of Order and Entropy. With the rise of the Towers came THE GRIIDLORDS. Each city was granted 5 Griidsuits, making superheroes of their wearers, individuals with remarkable powers, each the match of a 1000 fighting men.

[I have a big backlog of chapters, so I'll aim to post several a day until I catch up.]
Book 1 has 138 Chapters and 3 Epilogues. The highest tier on Patreon is up to Chapter 12 of Book 2. patreon.com/tomwrath

It is the year 802.

Tiberius has been pushed to compete for the Sword of Boston by his father. His father has amassed a great fortune as a merchant, he could buy and sell the castles and lands of the lords of the city, but there is one thing his money can't buy: nobility.

Tiberius has been trained and honed to compete for the Griidsuit. Winning the suit comes with the founding of a new noble house that would satisfy his father's grandest ambitions. Tiberius must compete against the sons and daughters of noble houses. These youths that have been trained by the finest tutors. These youths come from lines of Griidlords themselves, they see the suit as their birthright. These youths come from a class that disdains the very notion of a commoner competing for the suit, no matter his wealth.

Tiberius must navigate his own doubts, his own inadequacy, and see if he can grow enough in the precious days of the Choosing to become worthy of becoming The Sword of Boston.

I have categorized this story as a LitRPG, but it might be more accurately called lite-LITRPG. I'm new to the genre, but I'm having fun playing with it, so please, be forgiving and don't expect the hardcore stat sheets I've seen in some other stories.

What to expect:

-Light LitRPG elements woven organically in Tiberius's growing affinity for the suit. If you don't like LitRPG then these elements won't effect your experience.

-Gradual progression, starting at very weak.

-Light romance elements.

-Game of Thrones-esque land of intrigue, warfare, alliances, betrayals, and plots.

-A Fallout meets Middle-Earth world of medieval cultures melding with the futuristic.

-A complex system of cities manipulating Order and Entropy.

-Pitched battles.

-Blood Prince, unlike A Time of Change and Broken Chains, has essentially one POV character.

-Superhero combat.

-Mysterious histories, worldbuilding, lore.

This Story is set 200 years before "A Time of Change and Broken Chains", but can be read at the same time, or before, or after. I've called it "Book 2" but it really doesn't effect the experience if you start with Book 1 or Book 2. I think you should start with this one :) You could even read it as a standalone. <<less

Hariko Lee was playing his favorite RTS with various races as the troop roster
Hariko Lee got sent into an parallel world... more>> where sub races of elves reside along with nations accounted in his home universe.
Writing warning: Am not the best at English so expect the English different from what you are used to.
Original Work From https://x.com/warhammer.
Am inspired by warhammer events so wanted to make a alternate version of the events. <<less

A crime thriller about a trans girl fighting against the injustices of an uncaring system, the religious fascists gaining power, and the criminal elements of her city that are as much friend as they are foe.... more>>

At least she has a bombastic gay girl to show her the ropes!
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Hiatus until I finish drafting and editing volumes 5,6, and 7.

Cover art by the absolutely amazing Snazzy! <<less

An AI is born in a lab, their head full of information they never learned, and emotions they can’t comprehend. They're forced to quickly learn how to live, how to exist, how to be, in their own way, human.
When her support is ripped away from her for reasons out of her control, will she learn to live on her own? Or will she succumb to the terrors of her mind?... more>>

When my partner was in the hospital for ten days, I needed some way to deal with the emotions I was feeling. Born of Silicon was born of those very emotions. Without their constant support over the past year, this book would have never been finished.
I sincerely hope you enjoy my book. <<less

Book 1 (Chap 0-56) Now on Amazon... more>>

‘Money is Power’ - that was Rollo’s motto to live by before it came to a sudden end.

Those words couldn’t be truer when Rollo finds himself in a corporate-ruled dystopian world where corporations run rampant to line their own pockets. Find out how he navigates through the technologically advanced world with the help of a system and how he makes use of his advantages to survive in a cutthroat world where lives come cheap, all to come out on top.

One thing was clear in this new world: the poor were exploited while the wealthy thrived. The path to riches may be a vicious cycle, where you must keep spending more to protect yourself and the wealth you have attained until you reach the apex. What kind of impact will Rollo have on the world around him along the way?

Corpo Age is a Sci-Fi progression LitRPG that takes place in a cyberpunk world about how the MC will live in the new world he found himself in.

You can expect:

- Stealth Focused MC

- Cybernetic Enhancements

- System upgrades/Level-ups

- Building up a Business

- Progression in both Personal Power and Wealth

Release Schedule:

3x weekly (M-W-F)

Cover designed by MiblArt <<less

Humanity's spot at the top of the food chain was taken. Now we are the prey.... more>>

Fifty years ago, the human race lost the war against the Eaters—beings that defied not just our understanding, but the laws of nature themselves. Their overwhelming strength drove humanity to the brink of extinction. Those of us who survived now live in hiding, as I have my entire life: worried about making noise, scavenging for scraps, and fleeing from shadows.

But in that darkness, I found something extraordinary. A tool no human has ever discovered before: the System. With its power, I can heal my wounds, kill monsters, and perform feats I never imagined possible. Only to learn that most of the world has already been transformed by these same forces.

Animals evolve into nightmarish creatures. Weapons gain deadly enchantments. Ordinary caves become treacherous dungeons.

Even worse, I'm not alone in wielding this power. Other species have possessed this ability since birth. They've had generations to master what I'm only beginning to understand.

But I can share this gift with other humans. I can give us a fighting chance.

The question remains: will this spark of hope become just another candle snuffed by the wind, or will it ignite the blazing inferno of humanity's resurgence?

What to Expect:

[✔] A monster hunting story featuring the strongest human alive, told in first person
[✔] A blend of adventure and visceral horror
[✔] The emergence and evolution of a unique System
[✔] A morally complex protagonist who understands that survival demands difficult choices

Schedule: New chapters every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday at 10:00 AM (GMT-3) <<less

In the sprawling shadows of a futuristic metropolis, the slums are a place of forgotten people, and survival means everything.... more>>

Fii was just another kid in the slums—scrappy, quick, and determined to make it through another day. You don't get a second chance in the slums. But when she becomes the subject of a forbidden experiment, she gets something far more dangerous than a second chance—power.

Now, she must face not only the dangers that come from the streets but also the responsibility of wielding power in a place ruled by the law of survival. Fii is no hero; she's just trying to make it through. But in these streets, power changes everything.

What to expect:
- MC's steady progression of her superpower and skills
- Somewhat of a soft sci-fi approach to the MC's superpower at the beginning
- Immersive world-building (dystopian)
- Cinematic action scenes! (after MC's training arc). Moments of visceral violence
- Interesting cast of characters
- Multiple POV (not too many, just within a few important characters)
- Minor political intrigues and mysteries

Explicit Language: A few instances, here and there...
Graphic Violence: Some <<less

Inspired by Sword Art Online
They called it "The Game" – a hundred floors of brutal challenges where the elite advance and the weak are culled.
When the mandatory neural interface activates on your 18th birthday, there's no logging out. Your body lies in stasis while your mind fights for survival. Miss your weekly killing quota, and it's game over – your consciousness "preserved" for purposes no player truly understands.... more>>

Three strangers enter this mandatory death game: Alexander, the privileged corporate heir with combat skills engineered into his genes; Elijah, whose inexplicable connection to the whispers of preserved minds grows stronger with each ascent; and Lyra, an Unaligned sector rat with illegal neural modifications who shouldn't even be there.

It's not until Floor 4 that fate forces them together – Alexander and Elijah with their pre-selected team, Lyra surviving alone through technical ingenuity. They were never meant to trust each other. Their alliance should have been temporary – a means to survive the Green Realm's deadly forests and the killing quota that demands blood each week.

But as they rise through desert wastelands, underwater cities, and volcanic hells, they discover The Game is far more than a sadistic entertainment system.
It's population control. It's consciousness harvesting. It's preparation for something coming from deep space that humanity isn't ready to face.

And at Floor 100, only three options await the few who make it: return to a privileged physical existence, join the digital consciousness collective, or become part of the mysterious Project Ascendant.
Unless these three can find what the system's designers concealed – a hidden fourth option that could transform not just their fate, but the very foundation of society on Terminus.

In a world where reality is stratified and your mind is the ultimate commodity, the deadliest game isn't played with weapons, but with the code underlying existence itself and three unlikely allies whose bond transcends conventional relationships

Note - if you aren't interested in the backstory, they start in the game on chapter 26. <<less

In the Wastelands, if you were cursed by Shade, you were destined to be shunned, driven away, even killed on sight; you were a creature of darkness, of shadow, cold-blooded and unwanted. But, if you were blessed by Flow, you were the best humankind could offer, a role-model for any sapients.... more>>

Loke and Nova were born by the same parents, yet even though they embodied the two faces of the medal, they lived in the same dreadful circumstances, but what would happen if one day the greatest beings of the world decided that the siblings would become their Champions?

A Warning: There is an Anti-hero lead for a reason, and there should also be a Y.A./Shounen tag, but Scribblehub doesn't have it; therefore here it is. So, there's going to be blood, there might be carnage, but there will also be wholesomeness, romance, and affection. But most importantly, there will be Action.

About the LitRPG: This novel is a slow-burn, with a lot of character development, yet the LitRPG element starts in Chapter 3 and becomes more prominent as the protagonist evolves his Skill. Further elements appear in Chapter 38.

I'm not a native speaker: If you see any typos, please point them out, and I shall fix them as soon as possible. Thank you!

Release Days: Twice a week.

Words per chapter: ~3000 <<less

In a remote corner of Unova, a Pokémon village hides from the omnipresent, mysterious humanity. Through cooperation, they flourish despite their small size, rising above the uncaring brutality of the natural order. Which works remarkably well...... more>>

...until a half dead girl shows up on their doorstep.

Will this hidden pocket of Pokémon civilization remain a secret once humans come looking? Are its denizens prepared to learn just who this unwelcome stranger is, and what impact they’ve already left on their village?

Drama-focused mystery thriller focusing heavily on humanity being “the other”, trauma, and trust. <<less

As human worlds fight a losing battle against the affini, one ambitious human will fight with words rather than ships. But is all the struggle for power really worth it or will they find more happiness as a pet? ... more>>

A story in the Human Domestication Guide setting:
Other works in the shared universe can be found here: https://readonlymind.com/search/?q=%23Human_Domestication_Guide

HDG discord: https://discord.humandomestication.guide/

CW: 18+, Mind control, pet play, medical play, drug play, dubious consent, depression, violence. <<less

"There's no such thing as a Hero and a Villain....Power corrupts everyone.....The question is, how long will you hold on?"... more>>

For over a decade, CyberGrounds was the perfect game... A game for everyone, and a game that could push anyone to their limits..making or breaking them... One of the few who went above and beyond, and stood close to the top, was Akio Nakamura. While the top rank of Immortal was only inches away from his grasp, his goal was cut short as the game suddenly disappeared.

Reappearing a few years later, now hailed as the world's first Full Player Integrated Esport, Akio was one among the many who immediately bought into it's promise. Only for it to be a misplaced one as him and millions of players around the world are now trapped in a game designed to bring out the worst in humanity, and where death in-game means the same in reality.....How to escape? Reach the illusive top rank of Immortal

In a cruel twist of fate, Akio's journey to escape the confines of Ark Sanctuary begins..... through a world where it's the survival of the fittest, and where you can't really tell who's your best friend, and who's your worst enemy.... <<less