I was sold into slavery by my parents. The only choices were the inescapable mines or the arena. I had to make a choice fast in order to survive. I chose...the arena!... more>>

This is my entry for SSSC V - Prompt #2
Cover Art taken from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/565412928213104384/ by CreepyCandy

I was unable to get the third part in on time for the contest. If anyone is interested in finding out what happens next, send me a message and I'll quickly finish it and post it up. <<less

No one knows were it came from, not even itself. One day it just started to exist.
Later, some would call it a mercifull God,... more>> some the Devil itself and other a force of nature.
After it entered the endless worlds, it got called by many different names:
Slaughterer,
Punisher,
Destroyer of Worlds,
Savior,
Dragonslayer,
Thousand faces.
But the name most people know it by, its very first name, is Dexter Wright. <<less

This is a short story, about a teenager in an arena. Where something is not quite right. Please feel free to tell me your opinions... more>> /> I will take any criticism. <<less

City of a Hundred Gates, City of Worlds—Ahskra, metropolis of many millions of souls. So long has the city stood that few know its origin, its ancient history; fewer still(if any indeed) know how the gates—portals each to another planet—came into being. Many are the stories that have been told, and many those that still unfurl, for Ahskra is the hub of worlds, the centre of trade for many of those disparate souls who call it, and the realms connected to its gates, home.... more>>

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This work is hosted on Royal Road as well.

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16 Yanderes from History's greatest Myths and Fairy Tales are brought together into an arena to fight to the death: TOURNAMENT ARC STYLE.... more>>

The Last Maiden standing gets the Happy Ending they rightfully deserve.

With several crazy ladies ready to kill eachother in the name of love...

Who will Reign Supreme? <<less

Waking up in the morning with a headache is bad enough, but waking up with a headache and then being beaten up by your brother, or now your sister? That's what happens to Rick the very first day in what he soon learns to be called the Multi-Stream, and it's only going to get worse from there.... more>>

After his royal beatdown, Rick soon learns that he is a 'Chosen' one, and is participating in a game to win The Big One, and it seems that his new sister not only thinks Rick is after it, but is also after it herself, as well a bunch the other Chosen. Whether he wants to get The Big One or not, he knows he will have to fight and master the powers all Chosen have...

....even if those powers come with some serious side effects...ones he isn't sure what to feel about.

[The MC does eventually become a girl by the end of this, just to let ya know] <<less

100 artifacts, 100 people, countless monsters, one dungeon, and only one Centurion. Every century, the dungeon awakens and drags people from different worlds into a fight for their survival.... more>>

Parth, a boxer, finds himself as one of a hundred, displaced by the dungeon’s latest awakening. 

Armed with a magical artifact, he will fight men, beasts, and monsters. But that’s not all. With the dungeon, and politics in play, he can’t punch all his problems away. Or can he? <<less

Kuma is a Khendalian rightly imprisoned for the attempted murder of his best friend. But when chaos erupts in Greyston Prison, will Kuma rise to... more>> the occasion and become a hero, or will he give in to his violent tendancies? <<less

This story is about a gamer getting reincarnated into a fantasy world.but he doesn’t become some kind of hero instead he becomes the complete opposite... more>> he becomes the villain.
Also a lot of smut <<less

A Juggernaut's advance cannot be stopped, and those who try will only find themselves swept away.... more>>

After failing to prevent a loved one's murder, Brett finds himself ripped from his old life and thrust into a strange world of convergent realities. With only the clothes on his back and a burning vengeance, he must learn to thrive in a place that most are trying their best to escape.

In exchange for a future favor, a desperate god grants Brett the power he needs to make his enemies pay. The multi-dimensional crime syndicate that incurred his wrath makes for slippery prey but that won’t deter him. As he hunts through this strange convergence of worlds, he finds allies and more danger than he could ever hope for.

He’ll need to gain enough power to slaughter his way through the shadowy cabal and overcome this garbage system. One thing is certain: he will catch up with his enemies, and they won’t stand a chance

This is a bit of a slow burn at the start, but picks up. I'm planning on writing this for a very long time and it could easily be 2000 chapters. <<less

A Very Short Story:
In this zombie apocalypse world, humans, plants, animals, and zombies have evolved and developed abilities to survive the harsh conditions that the world has become. ... more>>

They strived to live 'till the end and for that they needed resources.

Thus, Battle Arenas are created for the sole purpose of giving the worthy of their needs.

Post-Apocalypse, Fish, Monster, Sun

Wattpad:
Written: 06/13/23
Published: 06/16/23

Neobook:
Written: 06/13/23
Published: 06/16/23

ScribbleHub:
Written: 06/13/23
Published: 06/16/23

Completed

Warning: Very very veeryyy mild cussing. <<less

Mutt is a member of a bandit gang known as The Brotherhood. He cares deeply about his brothers, but after a chance meeting with a... more>> dishonored prince, he eventually finds himself questioning his loyalty... <<less

When a boys coming of age ceremony causes a change he never could've imagined, a new path opens for him, but what's the next step when you can use any set of legs you want?... more>>

(This is not going to have a reliable upload schedule, it's my first ever story idea I had before I was 12 and I expanded on it, feel free to give criticism) <<less

Thousands of violent criminals and monsters in a prison, but only one shard to make them invincible.... more>>

Roid is a limp gladiator who fought life and death battles in the pits for freedom. But when he at last pulled off a hundred-battle winning streak, instead of being freed like promised, he was thrown into Raventor.

Raventor was once a grand prison that chained and caged godly beings. But after the battle of the mighty beings for a shard, it became a ruin that bigwigs of Moors used to throw in the people they never wanted to see again.

Roid would do anything for freedom. Raventor, being a prison, would never let anybody escape.

There are monsters and mythical creatures here in the prison along with violent criminals with means far outstripped Roid. There are also legacies of the fallen gods here. Most of all, the shard is still here, waiting for the taking.

Join Roid in his swashbuckling adventure as he fights against all the odds for freedom. <<less

A System Apocalypse changes the Earth.... more>>

A Threat of extermination looms over Humanity.

A Hero returns from killing a Demon Lord.

“Whoever said being a Returnee Hero is easy was full of shit!”

Leonidas Paendrag spent five years in another world to defeat the Demon Lord and his literal armies of Hell, only for the final battle to send him back to Earth unexpectedly. Denied the rest he desperately wanted, Leonidas is instead thrust into a world of emerging fantasy races, warring human factions, and a dysfunctional family more intent on killing each other than the monsters roaming the planet.

With royal elven politics, dungeon raids, area bosses, human doomsday cults, rogue US military holdouts, and hostile fantasy races mixing together into a nightmare cocktail of bullshit; Leonidas must use all his accrued knowledge, skill, and experience as the Hero to cultivate, grow stronger, and forge his own place in a post-System Incursion Earth.

And in the process, figure out why the System keeps calling him a ‘Cataclysm’ and painting a target on his back.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
+ LitRPG System Screens of extremely high quality
+ Weak to Overpowered MC with detailed Cultivation
+ Anti-Hero MC with a code and an IQ above room temperature (F)
+ Sword & Sorcery MC that kicks a whole lotta ass
+ Dark truths of a post-societal collapse Humanity
+ Fantasy races emerging on Earth and meeting normies
+ Politics, Romance, and Action Galore
+ Slow Burn Plot with expansive World Building (Action starts up heavily at Chapter 15+)
+ Dungeon Dives and Really Big Chests™️

There are no advances chapters on Patreon. <<less

Every societal structure has a hierarchy that determines the standings of its people. However, royal bloodlines are a thing of the past and no longer... more>> guarantee a person's wealth and prosperity. Tired of the countless wars that had stained the pages of history books from poor leadership and corruption, a monumental change occurred. It was the creation of The Agoge. The Agoge is a brutal system that determines the social standing of the children that participate in it. Every child in society is brought to The Agoge at the age of 6. There, they no longer belong to their parents but to the governing system. It is the most grueling system of government and some children die in the process. It is not a parent's responsibility to raise children for society, but The Agoge's responsibility to determine which children are not fit for it... and if they are resourceful enough, the ones who are. <<less

In the shadows of the Void Century, the coliseum stands as a brutal crucible, where men are forged into legends—or shattered and discarded.... more>>

Hector, a young slave torn from his home, is moulded into a gladiator through grueling trials of blood and sand. Guided by an ancient philosophy that teaches mastery of self and unlocks the latent power of Haki, he fights not only to break his chains but in defiance of those who would extinguish the light of a forgotten age.

When he is thrust into the Great Pirate Era, he becomes a living relic of a lost age—a torchbearer of truths hidden in darkness, his existence threatening the lies upon which the World Government's power is built.

Now, in a world long veiled in darkness, Hector must decide: will he protect the embers of the past, or wield their fire to ignite a rebellion that could reshape the future? <<less

A chance encounter between Caligula and Lepidus, sparks an undeniable attraction, setting off a chain of events that will alter the course of their lives forever.... more>>

Years later, Caligula ascends to the throne as the youngest Emperor, becoming a tyrant feared and despised by all. His once-pure soul, twisted by power, has grown bitter and cruel. But Lepidus, the man who ignited his heart and helped shape his path, has returned—haunted by their shared past.

In a world where loyalty and honor are tested, can Lepidus heal the broken man Caligula has become? Or is their love, burning with forbidden desire, the catalyst for Caligula's inevitable destruction?

With every clash, their passion flares hotter, their desire undeniable, as they navigate the dangerous waters of love, betrayal, and power. Will their all-consuming love be their salvation—or their downfall?

In a land of emperors and conspiracies, where the price of passion is often death, one question remains: Can love survive in the shadows of empire? <<less

Arcadia the Sorceress wants nothing to do with her birthrights; neither wealth nor politics, or the title of Prince and the gender it comes with. Rectifying all of these in a single night, she embarks on a journey with her trusted bodyguard Rekka, a journey to explore her freedom and introduce the world to her true self.... more>>

But such a journey is not without its perils. Arcadia must contend with the remnants of an ancient order of witch hunters, fight back against the cruelty of her tyrannical mother, and solve the riddle that will make her magical transformation permanent and complete.

To do so, she must find what has been lost for aeons; the fabled city of Amoraketh, home to the ancient authors of mortal magic. Her journey will take her across the known world and beyond, and in the process she must not only master the arts of magic, but also learn to deal with her new reality - the life of a wandering sorceress is a far cry from that of a Prince. <<less

In a far distant universe, In a dark roman and magical setting, follow Mog, a half-orc shaman trainee, as he struggles to survive and advance in this cruel and unforgiving world and society that is based on strength and wit.... more>>

A new era is about to unfold, as the last of the "five good emperors of Rome", Marcus Aurelius, is reaching the last of his days, marking the peak of Rome, and Commodus, his son and successor, an avid lover of gladiatorial games (and a really bad emperor), ushers the golden era of gladiatorial matches(And the start of the spiraling downfall of an empire)!

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This is a remake of my novel. This time, however, I decided to remove all cheats. Our protagonist is a normal resident of another world, without any cheat to aid him. He will need to use the natural weapons bestowed upon him to fight and survive.
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Note: This novel is dark, and the Author is rather unstable, so expect character death, mental scarring, scarring in general, possible limb loss, and the main character dying and starting some sort of underworld arc.
I don't own the picture, I am just temporarily using it because its cool. <<less

[I was reborn as a dungeon-core and forgot what life was really about until I remembered that it was obviously about violence! (So I made a grand colosseum for the greatest champions of humanity to fight to the death in)]
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Being taken from another world, the soul named Munera finds itself reborn as the beating heart of a wild dungeon – an entity known as a Dungeon-Core. With nothing to do but watch humans fight against one another and against itself, confused about its new purpose in this other world and ‘body’ – that is actually a complicated network of underground tunnels and chambers rather than a simple construct of flesh and bone –... more>> Munera comes to the obvious conclusion that life is about nothing else other than gratuitous violence and the assertion of dominance over lesser beings!

Taking this to the next level, it sets out to find out everything about fighting, combat, and the ascension to power and purpose through raw strength, cunning tactics, and sly strategy by creating a grand arena, a colosseum. In this newly formed underground labyrinth, the blood-hungry entity imprisons countless humans, monsters, elves, and all manner of beings with the intent to make them fight against one another with sword and magic and in contests of cunning and wit in order to prove the validity of the pursuit of purpose through raw power of many shapes.

Will its confused quest and methods succeed in pressing out the distilled essence of life from the bones of its new gladiators through the filter of challenges and nightmares? Or will it lose control over its prisoners as they band together with one another, its own domain crumbling with this violence turning its way instead? Find out in the latest novel from trending fantasy and isekai author D.M. Rhodes!
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[litRPG] [Dungeon Core] 
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This story is a commission I was hired for by KnightAether and am now continuing by myself. <<less

Quentin is a deeply depressed man, a hermit and anonymous celebrity who kills people to the sound of applause. Razia is a fast woman, perpetually on the run from the consequences of her actions. When a chance meeting brings the two of them together, life in Orchrisus becomes more bearable with someone to watch their backs. She gains a fierce protector and a reason to not burn bridges, he gains a companion and a reason to keep fighting. Soon, Quentin is dragged deep into an unfamiliar world of criminals, lowlifes, and weirdest of all: a social life.... more>>

Come for the spicy alternative to litRPG and Isekai stories, stay for the sex, violence, and high octane brooding.

Updates on Fridays! <<less

The world is a Dungeon. The Dungeon Core shattered long years ago in an event called the Splintering. The shards of the Core scattered across the world. The large ones formed mini Dungeons of their own. The smaller ones turned into Skill Shards.... more>>

The inhabitants of the world can fuse with Skill Shards to get skills. The shards can fuse into myriad Dungeons and mages at the pinnacle of magic have their own personal Dungeons. They are the Dungeon Mages.

Our MC travels back in time from the future and uses his knowledge to free humanity from the oppression of the other races.

~ 2.6k followers on RoyalRoad <<less

In a far distant universe, In a dark roman and barbaric game-like setting, follow Mog, a half-orc child as he becomes a slave, fights to the death in the arena, Faces evil monsters and men alike, joins epic battles of kingdoms and empires!!!
All the while facing the dark side of society, facing discrimination, scorn, evil schemes and plots, hidden agendas of gods... And conquers(?) sexy ladies... Join him as he unravels the mysteries of the world of Aessonia and more...... more>>

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Authors note: This novel is dark, and is intended to be dark. Fucked up things can happen in this novel, so be mentally prepared for character death, mental scarring, cannibalistic rampages, insanity, and permanent limb loss, and permanent death.
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Discord channel.

https://discord.gg/CVhJVbVzpX

I just made it. Go nuts. <<less

The Umbrae Lunae existed before man, beautiful abominations birthed in the nightmares of mad gods. They wait for humanity to misstep, for the angels to look away. For the moment when they can cloak the world in moon shadows once again.... more>>

But even horrors have children. Even nightmares must feed. One child, unlike the others, finds his way to a school for young abominations. Will he be a sheep cast before the wolves, or a terror that wears the skin of wool to entice the wolf close?

The flesh of his body was his only coin, strips cut to pay debts that never ended. Everyone has scars, stories in a life led, lessons learned, and licks taken. Luminous bodies touched by darkness. There are a cursed few that are the opposite, black shadows consumed by scars, twisted minds devoured by diseased hungers, bodies tortured misshapen works of gouged flesh, silver lines of blade thin cuts, ragged tears of teeth and glass. For them, the scars are marks of homecoming, the mangled wasteland the only place they feel at peace.

Hell is a place. It's made of concrete, steel and glass. It's the sounds of starving kids crying themselves to sleep, huddling into small balls as creepers come and take their due of innocence and tender meat. It's eating rotten food and carrying ticks in your hair. It’s having no one and nothing while surrounded by everything. It's the life of a street kid. What abomination was birthed in the corrupt womb of man’s cast-off shit?

Pretty people don't know the power of ugly. They can't see the strength in a broken soul or the power in a calloused heart. Those secrets are for the discarded alone. Only the broken understand the grace of darkness. The blessed folds that hide scars and tears, the protection of its concealing umbra. <<less