Having a game-like system you can use to grow stronger seems like the best power. ... more>>

But what if that game’s genre was a roguelike? And the only tactic Luquier Vaunt can come up with is dying, over and over?

Forget about leveling and growing stronger– Luquier wants nothing more than to get back to Earth. When he finally returns, will things ever be the same?

For Luquier, death is not the end- not when there is no ending for him.

*Working summary*
**Slower uploads due to my first story taking priority, but wanted to go ahead and share this one to see how it was received**
***Available on RoyalRoad || https://www.royalroad.com/profile/434125*** <<less

Daniel an orphan left behind at a Baron's estate is attending the pre-awakening school that is part of Astral Academy one of the top magic academies of the kingdom while he attends the academy awaiting his awakening he gets plagued by strange dreams until the night before his awakening those dreams turn into reality.... more>>

What to expect:

English isn’t my native language so there might be a few grammar errors here and there, if you spot them please let me know.

Release Schedule:

3 chapters a week.

Average chapter length: 2500 to 3000 words

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You'll only find this story on Royal Road and Scribble Hub. If you see this novel anywhere else, please message me on Discord: acoustaki or in the discord server <<less

Can the icy romanceable option & the calculating villainess work together in a reckless attempt to avoid a Bad End?... more>>

The dissolution of Lady Ein's engagement to Prince Lochlann in favor of a foreign commoner threatens to plunge the kingdom back into civil war—but Ein is more concerned about losing her access to the kingdom's best medical practitioners; her mysterious illness is only getting worse, and time is running out.

Prince Finnian, the youngest—and grumpiest—member of the new royal family, has always known that something inside of him was different. It's not until a near-fatal accident unlocks hidden memories that he realizes what: he's been reincarnated into the world of an otome game as the tsundere Romanceable Option, and he's on route for a deadly Bad End.

Now, he must work carefully to steer the story in a different direction and eliminate the game's villainess, Lady Ein—even if it means giving up on his desire to transition. But when Lady Ein approaches him with an outrageous marriage proposal, he realizes that an unlikely alliance might be the only solution.

Can they work together to rewrite the last page of the story, or is fate dead set on giving them both Bad Ends?

Note: This is a transphobia-free story! In this kingdom, we love our tsundere trans princess!

1 Chapter every other week on Fridays!
Latest Release: Episode 4: A Game of Chess (4/26)
Next Release: Episode 5: An Explosion (5/10)

Please check out the glossary for more information about the setting, including some maps and a timeline of events! <<less

The Eleventh Prince had always been a worthless wastrel.... more>>

Arrogant, untalented, stupid, shortsighted, selfish, greedy, cowardly, lazy, untrustworthy and abhorrently lustful. Born the shame of the empire; a bane to noble, dutiful wives and daughters everywhere. A failure of a cultivator. A fool.

A wastrel.

The world had watched him mature, yet now it looks on with growing concern. Na Wei, the disgrace of the Na dynasty, now stalks the many lands of Fanghu, his pursuits confounding wise men; his allegiance eluding the grasp of even divinities.

None can fathom his intentions.

Just what does he seek?​ <<less

【Description】:
This is a modern urban fantasy novel that seamlessly blends elements of city life, workplace rivalry, and romantic adventure. The book narrates the tale of an ostensibly ordinary street vendor named Caelan Dwayne, who serendipitously marries the stunningly beautiful and equally intelligent group CEO, Serena Rivers.In the face of corporate intrigue, underworld vendettas, and a relentless series of crises, the enigmatic Caelan Dwayne solves them with his clandestine capabilities, and dramatically reshaping the very fabric of the glamorous and supremely powerful beauty queen CEO's erstwhile frigid and solitary existence...... more>>

【Note】:
I am very happy that many readers like my first novel published here.
This novel is only posted on Royalroad, Scribblehub, and Patreon. If it is anywhere else, it has been posted there without my permission.

RR homepage: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/469699/fictions

【What to expect】:
This is a fascinating urban-fantasy story, not only centered around the funny of life between the main characters, but also including the adventure about corporate intrigue, underworld vendettas, and a relentless series of crises. The follow-up of this story is very mysterious and grand, so please stay tuned！

【Update frequency】：
Uploads at least 5 chapters a week, at present.
If the update frequency has been adjusted, please note the announcement!

【More discussions and content】：
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"Am I the one who killed all the heroes?!" That question haunts Fionn, a guide who awoke amidst a jumble of corpses strewn chaotically in an ancient dungeon. Darkness and the stench of blood linger in the air as he discovers something profoundly unsettling—among the bodies, he finds one that bears an uncanny resemblance to himself.... more>>

Shocked and disoriented, Fionn tries to convince himself that he's not the perpetrator of this slaughter. He decides to flee the dungeon, taking on the identity of Fionn the Guide, in the hope of unraveling the mystery surrounding this grim place. Yet the nagging question of who he truly is and why he awoke in this dungeon continues to cast a shadow over every step he takes.

With fragmented memories and unreliable recollections, Fionn struggles to piece together the chain of events leading to this disaster. His journey becomes a perilous quest for truth, where each revelation could lead to redemption or, perhaps, to a deeper darkness than he ever imagined. <<less

Kestevere Avalon is a ten-year-old boy who has just awakened to what the people of the world call "The System". This system was devised by... more>> the gods in order for everyone to have an equal chance at life, living, and greatness. What young Kestevere doesn't know is that his life is going to be changing significantly, and he will be facing many challenges. Learning what he must as a warrior, a son, and eventually as a man, he will traverse this world and, one day, become known as the Hero General. <<less

Yami Yuumi, an unknown mob character from Naruto's class is given modern knowledge, including the Naruto story.
He makes it his mission to rebel against the story ahead and live his life surrounded by female ninjas.
Watch as he changes the story of this world and as all the girls in the Naruto world fall deeper and deeper into depravity and corruption... more>>

*Smut starts 20 chapters in. The story may be too pure until then but don’t get fooled.
*Possessive dom mc, doesn't share and will take all the waifus he fancies.
*Upgrades for both MC and the girls.
*Extremely kinky stuff awaits <<less

Felice Rivers would call himself many things: handsome, smart, brave... cursed. He didn't believe he was cursed at first, which was stupid of him since he was someone who could give Murphy's Law a run for its money. Anything that could go wrong would go wrong; it was basically the slogan of his life.... more>>

So, it came as no surprise that at his happiest moment, he was struck down and transported to a strange, nightmarish realm. This place was nothing like the world he knew; instead of familiar streets and buildings, there were haunted mansions, dark forests, and lurking terrors. It was like something out of a horror movie.

He really wanted to go home. Although he had watched video edits of truck-kun, he never expected it to come after him.

Luckily, or should he say unluckily, his perpetual bad luck somehow transformed into a strange kind of superpower in this realm. Stable floorboards would break open to reveal escape routes when he stepped on them, traps malfunctioned, sparing him, and so on.

Who would've thought that being the unluckiest person alive could be an asset? Certainly not him. It even led him to stumble upon love.
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Felice: Stumble... huh. Don't you mean targeted?
Nasir: Hey, targeted is such a harsh word. I would say guided, like with soulmates.
Felice: ... <<less

"The Temple of Ja'a Vaan will rise again."... more>>

Those were the last words Dillon Jones heard as his life was taken away from him in a brutal confrontation between two powerful beings who invade Earth.

In a crucial twist of fate, he obtains a strange item that transports his mind into another world just as he dies. In this new world, where spirits and humans coexist in the form of powerful abilities, Dillon possesses power over all spirits.

The Universe played a cruel joke... but he wasn't done yet.

[Overcome the Finalities]

[First Objective: Ruler of Elgross; Planet of the Spirits] <<less

'An ill-fated prince marked for death, a trickster imprisoned by the gods...together, they might gain the strength to change their ill fate.' ... more>>

Bram of House Attilan is a prince with an ill fate. For in a land where sorcery is the dominant force, a young man cursed with a body lacking talent for even basic spells is scorned by nobles and commoners alike. Fortunately for Bram, as a child of the Sovereign who rules the Atlan Imperium, even an ‘Ill-Fated Prince’ is given a chance to prove his worth…and Bram means to do just that.

Believing that a talentless man can achieve success by gathering talented people to work under him, Bram, the newly appointed governor of Lotharin, one of the twelve kingdoms that make up the imperium, devises an ingenious plot to use a 'self-improvement system' called the ‘Loom’ to develop the talented people his kingdom needs.

Such an undertaking will require the aid of a master trickster—one powerful enough to help Bram kidnap humans from a world called Earth to enlist their expertise in performing the greatest trick ever sold; hoodwinking their fellow Earthers into believing they’re playing a videogame while they work to solve the many troubles plaguing Bram’s kingdom, thus giving him the talents he needs to make Lotharin great again...and finally prove himself a worthy prince.

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Release Schedule: Mondays to Fridays. I'm still experimenting on time. Next week will be 7 PM UTC+8.

What to Expect:

- Light LitRPG elements.

- Progression fantasy. No instant overpowered MCs with murderhobo tendencies. Bram has to work hard to grow.

- Clever schemes, fast-paced action, and in-depth character development.

- Elaborate world-building elements with a sprawling world thoroughly mapped out.

- A tale that seamlessly jumps between high fantasy adventures, game development hijinks, and kingdom-building shenanigans.

10+ advanced chapters are out right now on Patreon! <<less

"The Enigma of the Girl in the Woods" is a captivating tale of mystery, adventure, and the power of friendship set against the backdrop of a lush and untamed forest. The story follows the journey of Lily, a young girl drawn to the woods by an irresistible sense of curiosity, and Willow, the enigmatic girl she encounters within its depths.... more>>

As Lily and Willow venture deeper into the heart of the forest, they uncover a series of ancient secrets hidden within its shadowy recesses. From cryptic symbols etched into the bark of trees to forgotten ruins half-buried beneath the forest floor, each discovery brings them closer to unraveling the mysteries that shroud the woods in secrecy.

But the forest is not without its dangers, and as Lily and Willow navigate its treacherous paths, they must confront not only the physical perils that lurk in the shadows but also the dark secrets that lie buried within their own hearts. Along the way, they forge a deep and enduring bond, relying on each other's strengths and courage to overcome the challenges they face.

As their journey unfolds, Lily and Willow find themselves drawn into a web of intrigue that spans generations, weaving together the lives of those who came before them with the mysteries of the present. And as they delve deeper into the enigma of the girl in the woods, they discover that the truest secrets of all are the ones that lie hidden within themselves.

"The Enigma of the Girl in the Woods" is a spellbinding tale that will captivate readers of all ages with its richly imagined world, its compelling characters, and its timeless message of courage, friendship, and the power of discovery. Join Lily and Willow on an unforgettable adventure as they unravel the mysteries of the forest and uncover the truth that lies hidden at its heart. <<less

Once a famous and highly revered hero, Cleo completely disappears after the meteor hit. The impact killed D. Evil and his gang—along with many heroes and nearly half a million civilians. How the final battle against evil went down is a mystery to the public, but Cleo knows exactly how it happened and she’s livid.... more>>

Feeling betrayed and bittered to the world of heroism, she plans to live out her days dozing and killing monsters in the Sacred Forest Dungeon. Little does she realize that all this grinding will give her access to a new character slot. Now having a blank slate to start over, she takes on the name Hero Arbiter, and swears to kill all heroes who do evil. Meanwhile, her old hero team is looking for her, and wonder why this new villain has the same unique powers as their beloved old friend.

Along the way, she partners with the sadistic but charming villain Misery, who slowly chips away at her emotional and moral boundaries. Can Cleo cleanse the heroes of evil without becoming the very thing she despises?

What to Expect:
✧ Game-like magic system with minimal references to stats
✧ Morally gray female lead
✧ Clean, slow burn romance
✧ Tim
✦ My aim is 1-2 releases per week <<less

A certain boy reincarnates into the world of DxD, the anime world where gods and demons exist. ... more>>

The boy didn't awaken any cheats or powers of any sorts. he couldn't control minds or shoot fireballs out of his fingertips.

He was just a plain normal human. However, that didn't mean he was totally helpless.

He still possessed a special right hand that was full of mysteries. However, it was more of a curse that ate away his luck. <<less

Derrick Johansen had been preparing to buckle down for the afternoon with a nice enjoyable game Crusader Kings II. Never in his wildest dreams had he been expecting to end up in the place of the ruler he had chosen when he started the game.... more>>

Theoretically, this wouldn't be too bad, trading modern amenities for the life of royalty/nobility.

Of course, that's if he had picked someone with immense power like the Kaiser of the Holy Roman Empire, or some random count in a stable part of Europe for a simpler life.

Of course though, he had to have gone and chosen young Queen Isabella II of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, right at the tail end of the Fifth Crusade when she was only eight years old. All because he thought it'd have been an 'interesting and fun challenge' to try and subvert her fate in history.

Now he has to do it for real and reality is far different from the games. If he doesn't want to end up as the historical footnote she ended up becoming, he'll need to weave his way through a world seemingly set to prevent the rise of someone exactly like Isabella.

How hard could it be? <<less

A girl who sees ghosts. A magic out of control. A group hellbent on destroying what they’re afraid of. ... more>>

Maddie can see ghosts and for that she is sent to a mental institution. Maddie Johnson is sent to a mental institution because she talks to people who aren’t there. She insists that they’re ghosts. Just as she thinks she’s convinced the doctors that she is fine now, a dark-haired ghost with dreamy brown eyes rushes in and ruins everything.

She is sent to a halfway house that helps people with mental illness assimilate back into society. But then she hurts someone using magic she didn’t know she possessed. Now she has a new problem. She will have to learn to control her magic.

She discovers that the town has secrets of its own and there are people going missing. How far are people willing to go to destroy what they are afraid of? Maddie and her handsome spirit might just find out first-hand.

© 2024 Susan McKenzie. All rights reserved. <<less

In the world of Arcan, there is an elite and exclusive group of people who possess the capability to shape the energy of the world. Through rigorous training, these people —known as Trainers— as well as the Pokémon who call the world home are able to cultivate this energy, obtaining powerful mystical abilities and elongating their lives.... more>>

Among most of these Trainers, the desire to fight is ingrained in their bones, and in order to stop the millennia of destruction and devastation these superpowered individuals wreaked on the continents the most powerful people created a method to reduce this devastation.

The Great Gym Gauntlet. A trial undertaken by the most promising, ambitious, and strongest Trainers in order to prove who is the strongest, testing the bonds between Trainer and Pokémon against the most powerful in the world. Of these challengers, only the strongest are able to succeed and call themselves Champions.

For Jin Blackwood, a young boy from rural Unova, there isn't anything in the world that he wants more than to become Champion. But behind the glamor of the world of Trainers things may not always be as they seem.

Follow Jin as he takes on the trials and tribulations on his path to becoming Champion.

---A/N---
This project will probably not have a schedule for releases (at least for a while). <<less

Vincent Cordell, college student, schizophrenic, doesn’t want to be crazy. He just wants to lead a normal life, something his condition has never let him have. Whispering voices, bleeding walls...getting a degree in electrical engineering is hard enough without worrying about falling into the abyss of his own madness. But one dark night, the abyss pulls him in. ... more>>

A supernatural entity strikes, and a simple car accident becomes anything but as Vincent finds himself thrust into a majestic, alien world where grass is tinged red, where dragons stand on two legs, and live and die like men. And, thanks to a painful, impossible transformation, he is now one of them, stuck in a body he doesn't even know how to use.

An ancient evil stirs. Strange storms leave terrors in their wake. The natives of this world think Vincent is a figure from the pages of their lore, that he has the power to save them. But he doesn't want anything to do with them or their myths. Both represent everything he detests about his condition. Dragons and prophecies are the manifestations of a broken mind...aren't they?
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f I were to describe A Chronicle of Lies in a single sentence, I would describe it as Thomas Covenant meets The Dark Crystal and Neverending Story. I grew up with those films, fell in love with those worlds. They both terrified and enchanted me. I want to recreate these feelings in the reader. I'm also a fan of Stephen R. Donaldson's Magnum opus. Though the idea of a schizophrenic being transported to a fantasy realm was one I had for years, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant has a tangible influence on my work.

What to expect:

*A world rich with detail and flowing descriptions. I love immersing myself in fantastical settings and I want my readers to feel what I feel.

*Characters that feel real, that live and breathe on each page.

*A slow burn in the beginning, that ramps up as it goes on.

*A troubled, sometimes difficult protagonist who finds himself transported to a majestic, beautiful world, and he doesn't know how to react to it. He is distrustful of its beauty.

Cover art by Intricatevision/Circadiancrunch <<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

I never thought I would get to watch the collapse of civilization in real time. Yet, here I am. One of the survivors of an apocalypse that no one quite understands. All we know is that something is in the water. Every river, lake, stream, ocean, sea, well, ditch, puddle. You name it. All of it has been infected by something. It was happening for months before solid rain fell from the sky. I don't mean snow or hail. I mean crystalized rain. ... more>>

It was the solid rain that sparked the changes. First were animals that mutated. Then it was humans. Governments tried to keep things quiet but word began to get out. Stories of people lighting things on fire with their minds. Of others crushing stones with their bare hands. But it wasn't just fancy powers that people got. Some became freakish monsters. Some even turned into cannibalistic zombie-like monstrosities. Me? I don't really know, all I know is I have somehow survived.

But I suppose, it just doesn't matter anymore.
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First-person PoV, female protag
Uploaded randomly throughout the week. <<less

[This series draws its complete inspiration from Dark Souls and Lovecraftian Horror.]... more>>

In the immersive world of the highly popular heroine game "Devourer IIX" where players navigate the complex dynamics of a fantastical realm filled with powerful heroines and heroes, one loser named Leon finds solace in his obsession with the villainess, Celestia Draven Dreadborne. Little does he know that his virtual infatuation is about to become a reality beyond his wildest dreams or nightmares.

After a forceful entry by killing his friend, he is inexplicably transported into the game world, but with an unusual system and a role of a butler for the villainess.

Will he emerge as the savior of Celestial Conquest, or will the game's intricate web of alliances and betrayals consume him? <<less

This will include updated versions of the chapters from Iceflame// Volume 2, each one having its own color cover and some changes to the plot... more>> having been made as well. Hope you'll enjoy!! <<less

Another soul, killed too young, is consigned to reincarnation on a world that doesn't count. But this one is too trope-aware to take the deal and become the chosen one in the upcoming battle against the Demon Lord. No, thanks. I am not your protagonist. I can make my own story, without the help of the gods, and without the help of your system. And, if I can remember how, I'll write my life better than that lame old script the gods keep pushing!... more>>

Follow the tale of Ravenna the alflin, as she definitely doesn't save the world just because it's the destiny of all less-than-mature souls. <<less

What do you do when the god who summons you won’t say why?... more>>

Greg walked into a bar hoping to wash away the sour taste of a bad day at work. What he got instead was a bartender offering him the opportunity of his dreams—with a catch. A ticket to purchase a class that could make him the strongest being alive. If he can afford the asking price.

Thrust into a world he knows nothing about, Greg will need power on another level entirely. To get ahead, he'll need the kind of power only deities possess.

Good thing the whole world’s your playground when you can make anything level up.

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What to Expect:

- Weak to very strong progression

- A mix of action, crafting & enchanting, character dynamics, and story

- Tropes: Some subverted. Others played straight.

- No Harem

- No Edgy or Murderhobo MC

- An MC with a fondness for minmaxing <<less

Lia is a princess of Roam who awakens from a strange dream where she dies after four years of horror. But she is alive and can't tell if things from the dream were real or not. Especially when she meets Calix once more, the man she abandoned to return to Roam. If it wasn't real, how would she remember the sound of his voice? ... more>>

Now she must try to find a way to live while unravelling the secret of just why her life ended and learn how she ended up returning to the past.
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A story of second chances that follows Lia and Calix as they navigate the chaos wrought by the Kingdom of Roam and their growing knowledge of a darker future.

Be forewarned, some of the villains are pretty terrible and the first chapter covers the end of the first timeline.

Updating on Mondays <<less