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

What would you do if one day you were told you were one of the chosen who would have to battle to save the world?... more>>

Akio was an average guy, having moved to the big city from his humble town in the mountains. Sure, his IT freelancing job wasn't making him big money, and he wasn't exactly a hit with the ladies, but life wasn't all that bad... until one day a mysterious angel-like being visited him to tell him the Earth was in danger. Many would be chosen to fight this fate, but would any succeed?

Of course, if one could have the usual cheat skills everything would work out, wouldn't it? So why was his skill like a garbage pay-to-win mobile game? Akio would have to not only hone his skills and build his Astral Empire, but he would need to raise money, secure land and become a player on Earth too! Facing this challenging task alone would surely be impossible, so Akio needs to make strong and beautiful allies to take on all those who would oppose him.

Who would that be, you ask? The old myths of Earth are returning, alien invaders are waiting outside on the Astral Tides, Cultivators are looking for their next faces to slap, Demons are whispering poison into the ears of anyone who would listen, and whoever was trying to save Earth by granting various people powers were making some really awful choices...

Join Akio as he starts at the bottom of the ladder, clawing his way to the top and discovering one can change their destiny, so long as they work hard (and have a boat-load of money!).

[This story is a modern world LitRPG where I try and balance the real world, the other world and various character-development scenarios. The pace can be described as 'measured', as there is a lot of 'slice-of-life' style events to balance 'number-go-up' and Territory capture]

What can you expect from this story? MC and side characters who are flawed and make mistakes, but ultimately grow and change, bettering themselves and the world around them. Yes, the MC does start off a bit weak and whiny, but he does get over it as the story progresses. It's a slow burn though.

Likewise Harem and romance. it is most definitely harem, though again it's a slow burn and not easy to reach. There are some r18 scenes with them, but these don't happen until a fair way into the story.

Real-world consequences of power. I'm trying to explore this slowly, so expect politics down the line.

Base-building in both the real and the other world, growing power, money, influence and more. it's a slow burn but a focus.

Cultivators, Faeries, Demons, Gods and more, though again, it takes a while for more and more of these to appear.

Update schedule - Minimum of 3 Chapters Per Week, between 3-5 Per Week is the aim. This is the schedule since it is now up-to-date with Royal Road. <<less

Book 1: Julia wants to be a normal, mortal human.
Her oldest siblings can use magic, but she does not wish to be like them.
But close to her 16. birthday, magic shows itself.... more>>

Book 2: About three years have passed since Julia was kidnapped and fled with the elves to the steppe.
Fritz has joined the uprising and tries to find further support for them. He is determined to overthrow the queen and asks Paul and Ingried for help.
Will it soon be time for Julia to return from exile?
Will there be war?
Marko and Finn, on the other hand, have to face a stroke of fate. Will their relationship last?

Book 3: Can Julia win against her mother?
What does she have to sacrifice for this?
Can she protect those she loves?
Will there be a happy ending?

Content Warning for Book 3. <<less

City of Roses is a serialized epic firmly set in Portland, Oregon—a wicked concoction of urban pastoral and incantatory fantastic, where sinister high-rise riverfront condos... more>> are fought by a sprawling tea-house constructed from scrap lumber and old windows, and ancient sea-gods retire to close-in Southeast apartments with lovely views. It's the story of Jo Maguire, a highly strung, underemployed telemarketer, and what happens when she meets Ysabel, a princess of unspecified pedigree. Jo rather unexpectedly becomes Ysabel's guardian and caretaker, and now must make a place for herself among Ysabel's decidedly unusual family and friends—which involves rather more sword-play than most of us are used to. <<less

Makoto Tatsuya has been bullied in every way possible, having reached his limit he makes an extreme decision, but before his plan is put into action, an unusual event occurs throwing Makoto and everyone at school into a hostile and dangerous place, with the help of a suspicious goddess who gives Makoto the ability to steal the ability of the enemies he kills, he will use this ability to take revenge.... more>>

"Update throughout the week"

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My works are also posted on the Webnovel and Royalroad websites.

https://www.webnovel.com/book/labyrinth-summoning_25859904905162905
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/65590/labyrinth-summoning

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If you liked the story and want to see more, consider taking a look at my Patreon, are several chapters ahead per week.

https://www.patreon.com/Rowen_Kun/membership

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My discord server for conversations and pictures of the protagonists of my works, as well as possible spoilers of my future stories.

https://discord.gg/g7YrnpbTYq <<less

The only places I have posted the story and allow it to exist are on RoyalRoad, Scribblehub, and my Patreon.... more>>

So the world ended. Whoopsie? We didn’t even see it coming. Quite literally as it came at us faster than the speed of light. Don’t worry though, it got better. Also, I am not joking about the world ending. Most people say that and mean humans are inconvenienced for some reason. Nope, all matter disintegrated at the atomic scale there for a few moments. Apparently the local universe wasn’t actually stable? Don’t ask me to go into too much detail. It would require both of us to have a few more college degrees than sense and I at least lack them (both the degrees and the sense). Anyway, the energy/matter/wibbly wobbly strings were at a local minimum and not the universal minimum. Basically, what we took for sea level was actually a nice little mountain lake and when the dam busted so did, well, everything.
Now here is where things go a bit off track with what normal meant before. You see magic is real, qi is real, gods are real. Not on old Earth mind you but souls don’t pay much attention to time and space so we dreamed of it. In fact, the closer the shift in reality got to Earth the closer our dreams got to the new reality. This is basically me tip toeing around the fact that it was a ‘System Apocalypse’. Reality became a video game, I became a dungeon, and this is my story.

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Doyle Huxley just wanted a normal life but as the above might clue you in on that just isn’t in the cards. He gets to experience a “Path Based System Apocalypse” and some early paths he takes, both literally and figuratively, lead to him becoming a dungeon.

The aim is to release chapters once a week on Friday

Cursing will be avoided and no naughty adult action will take place in the story. <<less

After being reincarnated as a busty fox-like race in a fantasy world filled with magic and mysteries Alysara finds herself blinded after getting a cursed skill. Now she must train her ability to sense the mana around her and discover what mana and magic really is to see. ... more>>

There is no smut in this story and the MC is not a futa.

IMPORTANT: Chapters are currently being updated now that I have improved as a writer if you see a drop in quality or change that does follow earlier chapters it is because they might not have been updated yet.

Art Commissioned by iloah. <<less

Book club, chess club, maybe a photography or science club? Those are the sorts of groups most high-schools have. Our school's different. We've got a supernatural club. The members are all witches, and they investigate hauntings, werewolf sightings, magical phenomena, and other weird stuff like that. ... more>>

You probably think that's all make-believe or fantasy? I used to think that too, until one afternoon when I stumbled into one of their secret meetings and accidentally joined Club Luna. <<less

I would do anything to heal my granddaughter, including selling my soul. So, when a woman professing herself to be a fallen goddess appears promising to offer that exact deal to me, I ultimately accept despite my misgivings.... more>>

The woman tells me I have accidentally re-discovered a special meditation technique known as "Key to the Void." A powerful meditation capable of opening the barrier that separates the world from the void and accessing power from outside the world. But, in death, it can even allow souls to pass into the void, and she wishes to escape this world and needs me to open the way for her.

However, when my soul reincarnates into the other world, I discover several things have gone wrong. Me and her were not the only souls to cross over. There were several other former humans who were reborn here. But, more disturbingly, it seems there is also an earth-born demon here. What's more, the fallen goddess who hitched a ride with me was reborn as my twin sister.

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This is a hard reboot of my previous series, "Second Life as the Sister of a Goddess." You will notice some fairly big changes to this version right from the very beginning. Readers of my previous series should see the list of changes in the forward chapter (of which the name change from Aerien and Gaerien is just the beginning.) Those who have never encountered my previous series can feel free to skip the forward.

I am now going to begin uploading this series to other platforms, including Royal Road as of 4/16/21. <<less

A young man suddenly wakes up in a mysterious space after his fun goes seriously awry. He is soon greeted by a gorgeous and utterly... more>> naked goddess that offers to reincarnate him as a dungeon. He takes her up on the offer, but soon discovers something he didn’t expect. His avatar was a cute loli demon. Not only that, but he is soon joined by his partner-turned-child and a spoiled elf. As she starts navigating her new dungeon life she soon runs into an evil church and a dragon-worshiping cult. Join our new loli as she navigates a rather interesting world and maybe even finds love. <<less

Once the terrifying God of Death, Charax has retired and just wants to spend his final decades in peace as he fades away. His idyllic existence gets disrupted, however, when his ex leaves a Chosen One on his doorstep. Now with a child to raise, Charax has found his world turned upside down, and it's all he can do to find a moment's peace.... more>>

All rights reserved. This work is not authorized to be used in AI, LLM, or other similar software, programs, etc. (including but not limited to Chat GPT, Google Bard, Apple's undisclosed AI language model, and any future corporate entities producing such AI), for training datasets, prompts, inputs, or in any other capacity used in such programs. <<less

A hero summoning circle. An inevitable death. A magical contract. ... more>>

When a dimensional portal opened and an army of monsters invaded Earth, Kalysto Luna’s life was turned upside down.

Awakening with magic, and zero mana, a violet-colored window appeared before her:

[Do you want to survive?]

But survival means so much more than she could’ve predicted. In enemy territory, Kalysto will discover what she can do as a dual-system user. And what she was meant to become.

She thought that going to another world would be safer... She was wrong.

“Don't trust anyone... not even yourself."

Release Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. (GTM-5)

Please note: English isn’t my native language, so I’m sure I have some linguistic blind spots. Any feedback is more than welcome but please go easy on me.

Extra Tags: survival, skills, levels, dungeons, classes, professions, portals, other races, adventures, weak-to-strong characters, betrayals, magic, gods. <<less

In the year 125 of the Singularity Age the Nevermore Institute is a worldwide, and extra-planetary, network of agencies dedicated to the study and understanding of a series of strange events related to the decay of the laws of physics in the universe called the Dark Events. ... more>>

Their special agents travel to where these cases occur in order to investigate them and try to prevent them from happening in the future. Mai, head of operations of the Special Investigation Division, with her partners Shin and Lizbeth, along with thousands of other agents, are in charge of carrying out these operations in cooperation with local forces.

The cases they investigate are classified as Enygma Files. <<less

In ancient folklore and tales, they said the fae were beings of purist magic and foulest trickery, creatures who would mislead travelers into deadly bogs or steal children in the dead of night from their once safe beds. ... more>>

Autumn was one such child.

When a foolish witch made a poorly worded deal with these tricky creatures, they stole the poor girl whose only desire was to survive her last year in high school. They dragged her from restless slumber and tried to drown her in the deepest black waters of terror and pain.

She barely escaped with her fragile life and must now rely on the witch's advice and her own paralyzing fear to gain the power to return to her world.

Along the way, she’ll find herself lost in a world of magic, intrigue, and perhaps love.

If the fae don’t catch up to her first, for the Wild Hunt never stops until it has its prey.
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Be warned that this story contains elements of horror, gore, fear, and lesbian romance.
Chapter lengths are around 2000 words.
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Also posted on RoyalRoad <<less

“Do you want to know what it feels like to have players at your beck and call?”... more>>

Victor Asteriscus is just like any other acolyte treading on the Magus path until his comrades betray him for a broken artifact. In a moment of desperation, he accidentally stumbles upon an abandoned academy and receives a System that can summon… players?

One thing is for sure, these “players” from his old world will help him embark on a quest to develop the academy, complete various missions, and harness the power of magic. Let them kill magical beasts so that he can be promoted further? That’s too simple!

With an army of fearless, immortal players and a sassy assistant fairy under him, what’s there to fear in this world full of endless dangers and mysteries?

Come join Victor in building the greatest academy the world has ever seen and conquer the entire universe!

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Contains: LitRPG, Fantasy, Power Fantasy, Comedy(?), Western Cultivation, Settlement (Academy)/Kingdom Building, Magitech, Dungeon Diving, Crafting, Strong to Stronger MC, and much more.

Author is a great fan of WMW; however, the story has a totally different setting, magic system, and characters. This one is definitely not as grimdark as that. Other than that, this story is also based on a lot of other novels with similar setting of summoning players.

The story is a bit slow pace at the start, but it will pick up once the setting is established.

Disclaimers: Real company, website, and software names are used fictitiously and not intended to depict actual companies.

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Also being crossposted on RR

Releasing 3 chapters per week on Saturday and Sunday with at least 2000+ words. <<less

Hedone is a young woman who put her all into running throughout her school life. However she was never the best and after graduating highschool she felt a lack of motivation. Not only that but her perfect mother has always made her feel inferior. In the end she becomes a shut in like her sister for a year only going out to run in the morning every day. As she wallows in stagnation she finds adult art and revels in women being humiliated imagining that those who seem to have their lives together being brought down.... more>>

However Hedone can't even sink in the temptations of lust as her body rejects all sexual pleasure. Hedone's mother worrying about her daughters shut in ways decides to move out to a small town surrounded by forests. After exploring the forest near their new home Hedone find's a dungeon seed. Her envy and desires activate the seed opening up a new world to the young woman. Not only that she finds out about gods, other worlds, and even that she was cursed.

Accepting to become the Mistress of the dungeon Hedone's life is now tied to the success and continuation of the dungeon! Why was she cursed? What will she do with her power? How will she manage the dungeon? Please read on to see the answers to these questions! <<less

In the enchanting realms of Amathera, where magic thrives, and ancient races roam, SJ finds herself reborn as a Fae—a race of ethereal beauty and innate powers. But her new beginning comes with a twist: She's decided to be an Assassin, a role different from her life as a Forensic Accountant—or is it?... more>>

Guided by a snarky and sarcastic AI embedded in her subconscious, SJ must navigate the complexities of her newfound existence. As she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and mastery of her abilities, she encounters a world teeming with Orcs, Dwarves, Elves, Gnolls, and other fantastical creatures, and Bob!

In a landscape where friendships are made, and reputation counts, SJ must learn to trust her instincts and embrace her inner strength. But with every new life, not everything always goes to plan.

Join SJ on an epic quest filled with magic, mystery, and unexpected alliances in this captivating tale of reincarnation and redemption.

I hope you enjoy the world I created in Amathera for SJ and Dave. Please shout out and let me know your thoughts. I write for fun as I have stories I want to tell, and if someone reads them along with me and enjoys them, all the better. <<less

Rachel is a 19-year-old Muay Thai-loving college girl going about her troubled life, but all of that is about to be compounded when she grows two big ears and a tail from her backside.  After moving into her dorm room at Miami University, the whole world is flipped on its head when the heavens crack like stained glass, and 1/150th of the world's population is transformed into creatures and granted an unusual Leveling System.  A large subsection of the world population is turned into beasts, fae, or aberrant people, while others are granted powers from historical and mythological figures, such as King Arthur, Saint Charlemagne, or the dreaded Leviathan.  Wait, now there are alien toads... more>> popping out of Crystal Gateways?

Having to put petty problems to the side, Rachel has to figure out what is happening as the whole world tries to do the same, but she has a few secret weapons, two of which are on the top of her head; she uses her newly acquired hearing to scope out the changes people are experiencing and gathers the wealth of information at her college campus to plot a way forward as martial law is instituted.  If aliens and spontaneously becoming a moon bunny hare wasn't enough, popular gods seem to have something to do with the new System in this urban fantasy adventure.  Blessed by the mysterious goddess Ceridwen, our MC will have to combat the divine manipulations with her most potent weapon: misfortune.  Being an unlucky hare, rather than a lucky bun, what will Rachel's lousy fortune bring both her and her enemies because even the gods fear our Mythickin Lunar Bun Hare!

Releases every Sunday, near midnight MST.  ^_^7

Cover Commissioned From Yunior - available for free dl on my Patreon <<less

A powerful shape shifter named Mihaela, ventures into the endless forest looking for something to appease her wandering mind. To escape the castle walls she... more>> lives in with her clan. Many creatures rule the night in the endless forest. Who or what will Mihaela find? Will they discover her true self, her true form? <<less

Sai Giri finds himself transported to a new world as one of twenty heroes tasked with saving it from a demonic threat. His unique Gift he is given is Sour Apples, which despite tasting awful it increase his Durability. As Sai Giri faces the trials presented by royalty, demons, and a endless army of Horned Dogs. His ultimate goal is to not only endure but thrive in this unfamiliar world.... more>>

** Updates on Wednesdays and Saturday <<less

a person by the name Frank is smashed by a tree and is then pitied by a spirit. Said spirit reincarnates him into a alt-timeline earth full of made up politics that will confuse you. in this life he is reborn as a Spirit beastkin. the lore is going to be rewritten and don't expect the same plot at all from this. ... more>>

i am also posting this on royalroad, and Honeyfeed.

Also, as of 11/2/2023, there is going to be a adult content warning on this series. I plan on adding a couple adult scenes so be warned. <<less

After her tragic death, Euphemia Grimwood regained memories of her past life and achieved immortality. She emerged as the harbinger of misfortune and chaos, leaving havoc in her wake—or perhaps not.... more>>

Shall we toy with destiny then?

Updates:
Expect one chapter per day, although frequency may vary to once a week depending on my schedule and mood.

Notes:
This story contains R-18 themes and includes clichés typical of fantasy novels: demons, beastmen, foxgirls, etc. The MC undergoes subtle character development, there is village building, and the mystery surrounding the MC's powers. The first ten chapters lack depth and richness, or simply put, are underdeveloped and will receive a full revision in the near future. Feel free to drop this and leave. I have no plans on monetizing this book whatsoever; I just write for fun, to materialize my imaginations, and to stave off my boredom. <<less

Elise grew up while surrounded by supreme existences. In order to become one of them, she goes on a journey in search of power. She will follow the path of a monster tamer, making contracts with certain beings and raising them into powerful existences.... more>>

This time, she will be the Big Sister. <<less

Mankind finds a way to use magic, but this great power comes with a price. A transaction that can't be refunded. Nora Hayes is a simple girl whose only worry is graduating high school. That is, until she faces this new reality. How will she, her family, and her friends deal with the aftermath of such event?... more>>

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Sneak Peek:

Next to the kitchen, there was a small squared table and two wooden chairs, each made from different wood. The bookshelf behind those contained a decent amount of books.

I stood up to take a closer look at them and even opened a few out of curiosity. While I could read most of them just fine, some of the oldest-looking books were written in a language I didn't recognize.

"Hm? Was my hand always blue?"

I didn't remember. In fact, I couldn't recall anything about myself, not even my name. Inspecting the rest of my body, I found that it was the same all over. I didn't feel sick; quite the opposite. Still, my blue skin felt out of place for some reason. Trying to find an answer to my situation, I kept investigating the odd room.

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Big thanks to Alice Griffin for helping me out with the cover. <<less

A lost and terrified Buneary stumbles into the Ruins of Alph, and in his desperation, calls upon forces beyond his understanding for help.... more>>

What appears is a girl that he suspects might be human, though he isn't too sure, because Broccoli Bunch has strange powers and the ears and heart of a gentle lopunny. They join forces, determined to become stronger in a world of strange pokemon and stranger friends, where old mysteries need uncovering and new enemies need to be pounded into the dirt.

Chaos Cuddles Cauliflower (Choco to his friends) isn't going to end as just some ordinary buneary. He's determined to get to the top, one hop, skip, and bounce at a time!

This is a side story to my Original fiction story Cinnamon Bun! No knowledge of Cinnamon Bun is necessary to enjoy this one. The story never follows Broccoli's POV, and is instead written from the perspective of the people and pokemon she meets and befriends along her journey!

Expect:
- Lots of cute moments
- Some silliness
- A few nail-biting fights for love and friendship! <<less