Interactive, connected gender-bending tales. Ideally updated Monday through Friday with a new chapter. From March 25th, 2024 onward the update schedule will vary due life changes and work.
1st Branch -“The Tall & Short Problems of a Cute Gamer Girl” - Jeremy and his wife, Rachel, work from home entertaining people on the Internet. Jeremy is a big man and chronically forgetful. When his wife buys a new toilet seat guaranteed to make him remember to put it down, their lives are turned upside down with multiversal consequences. [Contains minor sexual content and mild language]. 1st of the 'Flush With Pride' Arc. ... more>>

2nd Branch - “A Rock & Family Vacation” - Eliot and Brooke, with their three boys, take a trip to the coast. When their youngest finds a mysterious rock, secrets and truths will be uncovered. 1st of the ‘Mystery Rock’ Arc.

3rd Branch - "Close Encounters of the Bus Kind" - Paul Moore, a bus driver, ferries his former high school crush, now volleyball coach, Erin Reeves and her teams to meets. But an unexplained encounter will open their eyes to lives and possibilities both beautiful and terrifying. [Contains minor sexual content and language]. 1st of the “From Beyond” Arc.

4th Branch - "Transform the Dorm [A Brand New Goth Girl and Etc.]" - Taylor Lee, a frustrated young art student, finds himself and his college caught up in transformative events that shine a light on unexpected opportunities and inspirations. This story follows him and those around him as their lives change forever. [Contains some sexual content and mature language]. Only Arc Entry.

5th Branch - "Yuri Worlds" - Franklin Fowler, Guy Horner, and Dwight Chapman have been close friends for ages, but a trip to a world of living anime girls will leave them facing challenges and changes to their lives they never imagined.

6th Branch - "Mystery Lake" [Washed Away] - Six college students looking for a mysterious lake during spring break confront unexplained, dark forces trying to tear their lives and world apart.

7th branch - "See Yourself Be Yourself" [New Beginnings] - Brent Hollins' life shatters in an instant of betrayal. Can he learn to trust again? Who will he be...when she picks up the pieces?

More detailed plot link to be added when too long for description.
This is a connected, serial Interactive TG Fiction collection. Some are adult/mature and tagged such. Suggestions, especially for new branches, are welcome. Since many stories are inspired by prompts [unless otherwise noted], it is provisionally marked as creative commons.
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Flush With Pride Arc - A mysterious site sells heavily discounted restroom supplies but they cannot be held responsible for whatever strange things might happen in the use of their products. All liability waved, buyer beware, and remember to read all included instructions...
Mystery Rock Arc - No one knows where it came from...
From Beyond - Some things were never meant to be known.
Transform the Dorm - College is full of changes.
Yuri Worlds - You can travel to any universe in reality, but you may not return home as who you were...
Mystery Lake - Mysteries await, just beneath the surface. How deep are you willing to dive?...
See Yourself Be Yourself - Who will you be when everything is lost?

Other/Forthcoming Arcs - Cute Gamer Girl 2, Revenge Rooms.

Cover art created by Canva and NovelAI <<less

For the time being, this story is on hiatus because I have decided to rewrite it.... more>>

When it is time to start publishing the new version, I hope you all check it out. Please look at my profile page for updates!

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This is the story of two people, a Human and a Goddess, who lost their memories.  The Goddess, Itarr, was sealed up for hundreds of thousands of years and has regressed to being nothing more than a humanoid-like being of red energy.  The girl, Servi, woke up near a forest and died later that night.  Instead of ceasing to exist, she was brought before Itarr, who spoke of a way for them both to live.

Even though she was content with dying and fading away, Servi took Itarr up on her offer, and their souls became interconnected.  Together, as one being, they ventured forth off into the unknown world.

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What To Expect: After Prologue One and Prologue Two, the story becomes a slow burn, and It's filled with romance and hardships. Because of the story's slow burn-like nature, character growth and development will take time to achieve. The MC-- Servi-- is overpowered, but the tension is still there. Her conflicts, for the most part, are mainly internal in nature. She has her own sets of challenges and mountains to climb, and they are different when compared to the people around her. In short, Servi's life isn't an easy one even when she has the power to destroy an army. When the main couple gets together, expect there to be descriptive sex scenes.

However, there is a content warning because this story contains depictions of gore, rape, and torture, sometimes to an excessive degree.

Thank you for reading this!

And for the glossary, I plan to update it at the end of every Book. And I have pictures for some of the characters. I'd very much like it if you could take a look at them. You can find them in the glossary.

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Note: This is my first time ever writing a story that other people can read. I will do my utmost best! <<less

Beneath the peaceful surface of a nation, a conflict between royal factions and secret organizations is coming to a boil. Drawing upon esoteric energies, those with Exalted powers rule supreme as they fight to shape the world in their vision. ... more>>

Yuzu, a simple shopkeeper's daughter finds herself in possession of a mysterious ornate chest that has the power to manipulate destiny. Her normal life in an alternate Victorian era changes dramatically as she gets plunged deep into a dangerous, mystical world filled with secret rituals, horrifying monsters and ancient gods.

Follow Yuzu as she entangles herself in the threads of fate to save her friends and family from the dark forces rising from the depths. She must develop her powers as an Exalted, find allies and unravel the mysteries that govern the course of history.

The delicate balance that holds the nation in check has already been disrupted. How far will those ripples spread?

- Author's Note -

The first trilogy is finished, and book four is under way! Please enjoy!

Update Schedule: Chapter release every Wednesday and Sunday at 5PM PST (8PM EST)

If you like the story and want to hang out, check out the Discord! https://discord.gg/2uBckbj

If you're interested in extra content, consider donating at my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rocketmay <<less

The world of Corozin had been ravaged by the malevolent Gods ever since its birth. Until the faithful arrival of the six Maidens, order was brought into the sacred lands now called Six Point. But this was eons ago, and through time, the Maidens were replaced with their newer generations to maintain order.... more>>

Save for the Maiden of Time. Her sudden disappearance left an empty void between the balance of the Maidens, resulting in cataclysmic events that would forever change the course of their world.

Embark on the adventure with Exrite – a relatively normal young man who sought for the forsaken Children of Balance; the Goddess that all Gods of Eastern Six Point feared. He believed in their sweet promise to liberate him from his curse of immortality, following the scent of their nectar into the heart of their sacred Domain.

But little did he know was that his ‘curse’ would inevitably become a catalyst that would slowly entangle him with the fate of Six Point, and more importantly, with the being who had ‘cursed’ him, and subsequent others who were forsaken by this person.

Exrite was supposed to be a normal man.

However, in a world dictated by countless supreme beings far and wide; above, and beneath – how could there possibly be a single truth?

Worlds will collide. Kingdoms will rise and fall. But above all –

This was the beginning of Exrite’s journey as the Exrenity. <<less

Don't Feed The Dark Has Officially Ended... more>>

Something malevolent has awoken in Northeast Ohio. Former acquaintances, neighbors, loved ones—all at random—transform into flesh-craving monsters hell bent on devouring the living. Corpses are rising from their places of unrest. Nocturnal animal-man hybrids hunt in packs. The dead are awakening from within the living…

By morning, the sun weeps over streets splattered blood-red as an unsettling silence soon follows, lulling the broken remains of society into believing the blood bath is over.

As a second wave approaches, a handful of survivors from all walks of life must put aside their differences and band together to escape the pending slaughter while storm clouds begin to gather from within their fragile community. Some who were once respectable in the eyes of society will devolve into madness while the despicable rise to the occasion in a world no longer respecting of persons.

It is their world now. The dead are hungry and do not discriminate.

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New episodes posted Monday through Friday. <<less

In a world where gods walk among mortals, governing their settlements and determining their fates, the outcasts and the forsaken forge their own path to salvation. They journey to the untamed frontiers and establish their new home within an ancient forest valley.... more>>

Shunned by the gods they once served, these outcasts forge a new path forward, led by the village elders who conspire to create a deity of their own. Through shared stories and collective beliefs, they breathe life into Ebonheim—a goddess born from their dreams and the embodiment of their hope for a brighter future.

As Ebonheim emerges into existence, she must earn the trust of her creators and grow in power to protect the village that brought her to life. But with enemies lurking in the shadows and the truth of her origins carefully guarded, Ebonheim faces a precarious existence. Can the people of the valley keep their divine secret hidden? Will Ebonheim's growing power attract unwanted attention from the gods who scorned her followers?

Follow the captivating story of a fledgling goddess and her devoted followers, as they struggle to survive in a world where the whims of the gods shape the lives of mortals, in an epic saga that spans generations.

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I will update the story twice a week on Mondays and Fridays.

Saga of Ebonheim is my first foray into the LitRPG genre and my first attempt to write a full series. The story will have somewhat of a Kingdom Building element to it as the story progresses though it won't be as mechanically involved as one would expect.

If you're a fan of "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime", "The Vision of Escaflowne", "Knights & Magic", and "Heroic Age" types of stories, then you might enjoy this tale. Any constructive feedback will be greatly appreciated. <<less

When your day goes to hell and you find yourself kidnapped, strung up from a magical tree, and left to bleed out, what do you do next?... more>>

Fortunately, Riordan Kincaid is a tough, gives-no-fucks honey badger shifter. Unfortunately, now that he's survived the first attempt, a death mage and their cult are determined to finish the job by whatever means necessary, pursuing Riordan across the wilds of rural Michigan.

Ghosts and spirits are outside of his specialty, and heaven help him if he has to cast actual spells, but Riordan isn't going to make this easy on his enemies. Even if that means breaking his long exile, turning to the local shifter community for help, and dealing with a bureaucratic department of mages. And don't even get him started on getting licked by a damn spirit bear.

Now he just needs to figure out what will kill him first: his enemies, his past, or his own attempts at using magic? Or will Riordan beat the odds and prove that honey badgers really are that hard to kill? If so, what will he do with a life once hung upon a tree that's more than a tree?

[Series includes profanity, violence, discussions of death and loss, pissed-off badgers, and surreal spirits. It includes LGBTQ+ characters, including a MC who is homoromantic asexual.]

[Want to read ahead? Back me on Patreon to read up to all currently written chapters.] <<less

While on Earth, the Church secretly battles over the planet's destiny with multiple other factions; Gabriel was just delivering pizzas when he ended up in a battle among creatures that defied logic.... more>>

Sure, he thought, who doesn't love pizza? But do angels, demons, and big ass wolves eat pizza as well?

Gabriel was paid for his delivery, but the payment he got wasn't exactly what he hoped for, because for all his efforts, the man was rewarded with a lizard... and a world expecting a little too much from him than he was comfortable with.

Gabe will find himself in a different world, a world from which all Earth's current problems stem and a world to which he has more ties than he was ever told.

Will Gabriel and his lizard survive in a world so hell-bent on getting them to follow its rules, or will they die defying them? Follow their adventures on Alter, where elves, dwarves, orcs, and many more races share their existence with those of Spirits. Whether they like it or not.

Expected release will be 1 - 2 chapters a day, for now.

Given the abundant stack of chapters, there will be releases even on the weekends!

Release time 09:00 AM and PM UTC

This series is being posted on RoyalRoad as well.

Author blurb...

This story is a slow burn; I wanted to write something that felt at least probable, not the usual: man appears in a new world, everyone helps him, and he's fit and ready for the job!

Gabriel will need time to adapt to his new reality, as you'll definitely notice in the first chapters. However, when the action hits, it hits hard. 

Something to know about me? I'm Italian; I love foreshadowing and Chekhov's guns (it should be clear by my avatar, I'm a One Piece lover, so I've learned from the best), you'll find a lot of those in my novels. So keep your notes to check for them, and don't forget to eat as much pizza as you can! <<less

A spirit woke up in vast darkness, only to meet a strange entity.
"Lucky you! A second chance to live has arrived!"
Shortly after, he... more>> finds himself in the world of Naruto.
First novel, I'll do my best to entertain. <<less

Drake, a brilliant physicist, meets a tragic end due to an experiment gone wrong. However, instead of the beautiful Angel of Death, what Drake meets is an eccentric old man from a mysterious organisation who reincarnates him into a vast world of magic and martial arts. ... more>>

Embark on an epic saga with Drake as he journeys through a diverse world teeming with various races ranging from mighty dragons to enchanting mermaids. Conflicting personalities and goals intertwine with each new encounter, unravelling intricate plots which leads Drake into confronting powerful foes, clandestine organisations, and the echoes of his own morals from Earth, causing him to evolve as an individual and a cultivator.

Maybe he'll emerge as the hero that the world needs, or he just might become the demon that ends it.
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This will be a long novel with lots of world, character, and plot building. So buckle up, and prepare yourself for lots of content!
You can expect:
- A MC with a very useful, but not a broken "cheat", who will slowly become stronger overtime
- A MC that occasionally faces failures and learns to grow from it.
- A MC who will be forced to question his own morals and slowly turn corrupted overtime, becoming accustomed to killing and being selfish (expect at least 90-100 chapters to really start seeing the change though)
- Several chapters here and there focusing on particular secondary characters (sometimes more), though 90% of the story will still focus on Drake.
- Lots of action and plot, occasional swearing, few dark/graphic/torture scenes, and NO harem
(Please note that I am British, so the text will be in British English)
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Release schedule: Mon-Wed-Fri 6pm BST
Read on Royal Road or access Instagram page through my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/VCypherian <<less

The blight has overcome her woods for the first time in thousands of years. The Dryad, Laurel, has asked for the help of one of her only friends, the Great Animal Spirit, to find the cause of the blight. However, now that her friend has gone missing, Laurel is given no choice but to set out from her sacred garden for the first time in centuries to find her friend and save her home.... more>>

Note: once I finish updating this to what is on the other site the release rate will be 1 to 2 chapters a week. <<less

A 15 year old boy found himself in the middle of a school field trip. He was your normal everyday student, one among many you could find anywhere. Maybe some things about him weren't exactly like your average everyday student, he was a weeb or something once called an otaku.... more>>

During the school field trip there was an accident, the bus crashed and rolled down a hill and ending up ending the lives of twenty students, and among all twenty students one didn't reincarnate, and instead was sent into another world as a spirit.

Themes:

* Reincarnated as an X (Spirit) <<less

A young florist name Anna finds herself at the lowest point of her life. Her ex-girlfriend has left her. Her bills are steadily increasing. Her late grandmother’s florist shop that she loves so much, is being run out of business by high, trendier chains that have popped up recently.... more>>

She has almost nothing left to turn to, but one day. She is presented with a gift from a valued customer.

“Take this my dear. Wear it around your neck before sleeping tonight. Then all of your worries will be gone.”

Intrigued by the elderly woman’s gift, having nothing better to try. She decided to do just that.

She takes the large ruby necklace, places it around her neck before she sleeps. <<less

Satvik was a struggling lawyer who worked hard to chasing after his dreams.... more>>

One day he was summoned by a deity, who asked him to become his apostle and save a world from clutches of an evil deity.

Satvik was speechless at first and later agreed to become the apostle of god of destruction as he had not many attachment to his current world and who doesn't like the idea being reincarnated to another world and become hero who gets the heroine.

With blessings he received from Gods he started his journey in a whole new world, filled with monster, magic and adventures with waifus.

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The story build up might seem slow to some but please have patience. I will bit by bit try to introduce you guys with Indian culture.

Story might bore some and some people might find it cringe but this is my first work so bare with it. And with this I welcome you to a journey.
R18 Action will came at later stage when the Protagonist reach 18 years of age, so have little patience.

The cover art is not owned by me. Ping me if you want me to remove it.
Please support me on:
patreon.com/user?u=79563307
Discord:
https://discord.gg/vS796k4Qaj <<less

Rose: a broken doll tossed out into the world with the carelessness befitting her status below humans. However, acquiring a power beyond what she should be able, she fights and Rose Against The Heavens.... more>>

The story of a homunculus fighting against fate with a piercing wrath. Raging, an adversary to a cruel world. From magecraft to guns. From jets to mechs. From swords to lasers. And robots to beasts. Her story takes place in a techno-fantasy running on mana.

*Volume 1 completed at chapter 64.
*Volume 2 completed at chapter 122.
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Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/lotschrono
*This story is also available on Webnovel, Wattpad, and RoyalRoad.
Discord server: https://discord.gg/vwKhVUR
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*The cover image is not owned by me, but merely used to make the cover for the novel. In fact, any image used in the story does not belong to me. The story, however, does belong to me. <<less

A muse is the extension of a maven, the embodiment of one's ambition. At least that is what the necromancers of the Feather clan would have everyone believe...... more>>

Aspect, Legna, Loa, Muse; they go by many names and have many uses. The Lion clan prefers a more honest classification... Slave.

An argument that threatens to plunge two of the biggest clans to war. With the only hope to end it quickly killed at his apex. The liberation war begins, good people are certain to lose their lives.

Newly minted as an enjinseer, Lotef Jyoto works to keep the enjins running. With them the Lion clan can keep up with the Feather clan's undead. Lotef just hopes she won't screw everything up horribly. <<less

Out of an unnaturally quiet night, a bedraggled woman in noble finery requests access to the southern capital. Who she is has been lost to time for most, but her continued existence will throw everything further out of balance.... more>>

Janurana had barely survived her royal house's destruction at the hands of foreign invaders, surviving day by day in the scattered pocket forests and arid shrub lands, constantly escaping the ghosts of her past.

The south has barely survived their recent Pyrrhic victory against the north immediately followed by a coup. The north is bloodied but unbowed, on the brink of civil war, but still ready to take up arms against the southern invaders.

The leaders of the south cannot afford another obstacle.

And Janurana is just that.

Yet her chance meeting with a woman expelled from the warrior class named Dhanur gives them both a chance to avenge the ones they loved, finish what they failed to do, and return to a normal life.

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Set in a fantasized bronze age India featuring LGBT female leads. Told in an omniscient pov with glances into multiple characters.

We hope you can all still find some enjoyment here and take a break from everything happening in the world. Remember to work on your dreams. :) <<less

Estella, Anja and Natalia Kendrick are three normal university students living in the fairly unassuming town of Angel Bay, Australia. However, when their town comes under attack by a supernatural evil, they are each bestowed a set of special powers and equipment, and they and their closest friends (and a couple of aliens) have to band together to stop this mysterious threat.... more>>

Unfortunately, due to an even worse threat approaching the Earth, they're cut off from any additional aid, and have to deal with the problem themselves, along with the intervention of a secretive government agency trying to keep the paranormal under wraps and a nosy reporter trying to get her hands on her breakout scoop. And then there are other supernatural elements coming out of the woodwork...

Henshin Sisters is an original scifi-fantasy-hybrid story, inspired by anime, comics, video games and Brandon Sanderson novels. In particular, a more mature take on "henshin heroes", including tokusatu and magical girls, with a heavy emphasis on worldbuilding, and a bit of naughtiness here and there.

[Early chapter previews and access now on my Patreon.] <<less

Root finds himself in a cultivation world- Hey, at least he has a system!... more>>

[What to expect?]
Time skips, fast cultivation, slice of life (a little), lots of kids, some cliff hangers, and defying of cultivation rules and logic- This is cultivation in a post-apocalyptic world, with changes to the world and those who live in it.

Like, a lot of it.

Cringy cultivator bullshit and talk.
[Romance?]
Maybe, if i feel like it.

Schedule: Chapter every Thursday. 1 chapter per week.

If you want extra chapters/advanced chapters:
https://www.patreon.com/DaoOfGay

Russian Translation: https://ficbook.net/readfic/018ce504-7aa2-736e-80dd-9411f75bc08e/36467640#fanfic-author-actions

This is being cross posted on Webnovel and soon will be on RoyalRoad.
https://www.royalroad.com/profile/373702/fictions <<less

Freya Evenkey is the shaman of Safka. Her mundane life includes helping townsfolk and exorcising demons. Until one day she almost loses her life during a routine house call. After picking up a mysterious item she discovers there is more to her world than she ever thought before!... more>>

Some call it a game, or is it a curse?
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Release Schedule: 2x a week, every Monday and Friday at 9 pm ET
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Author's Note: This is a litrpg story that focuses more on adventure than stats. No harem, no romance.

Special thanks to aphin123 for the awesome book cover!

©2020 MintyMintyMilkTea. All rights reserved. This story is also being published on Webnovel and RoyalRoad.
For more chapters check out my Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/MintyMintyMilkTea <<less

[A LitRPG hybrid for those looking for something unique, yet familiar.]
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Book 1 - 'The Tower's Prelude' - Synopsis:... more>>

▓E▓▓N▓▓▓T▓I▓T▓▓Y… Be not afraid.
The state of the Material-Earth is inhospitable... But this is temporary.

Experience an emotional LitRPG told through the eyes of a 16th-century woman. Live her struggle to understand herself, her ghostly body, and the ebbing alien world she now inhabits. And laugh alongside her when simple curiosity and absurdity act as a bulwark against traumas accumulated over a lifetime.

This is the origin of Constance Nightingale.

Available @ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHSBDLSZ

Book 1 Tags: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Female Lead, LitRPG, Low Fantasy, Magic, Psychological, Non-Human lead, Reincarnation, Supernatural, & Urban Fantasy
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Book 2 - 'The Commoners Seek Strength' - Synopsis:

A Tower sprouts and rises before the eyes of tens of thousands, and Constance Nightingale, a spiritual & material fusion known as a Kiln, takes her place as the Tower's Mistress. Some cheer, some scowl, and some pray that the Tower shall help them weather the coming hardships. Bear witness to the slow fall of the city that never sleeps and the rapid rise of something new.

Book 2 Tags: Action, Adventure, Dungeon, Fantasy, Female Lead, LitRPG, Low Fantasy, Magic, Non-Human Lead, Ruling Class, Supernatural, & Urban Fantasy

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--Book 1 & 2 Covers for use with this novel only--
--This story is also available on Royal Road-- <<less

You can only read Salvos on Amazon now: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SQD1DLR... more>>

Follow Salvos, a Demon girl with a penchant of making friends and punching jerks in their nether regions. It's a story about action, adventure, and evolution. It follows the journey from her birth and onwards as she grows and gains experience from encountering new things through the various lenses of her life. 

It's a slow-paced but action-packed litrpg!

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READ UP TO 30 CHAPTERS AHEAD ON MY PATREON AT https://www.patreon.com/MelasD
Join my discord: https://discord.gg/BD93MBVVns <<less

An overworked executive. An innocent, suffering soul. A twist of fate brings the two dreams in one magical way.... more>>

Waiting for her inevitable end as she gazes at the frozen pastels painting the southern skies, Leonora—a simple, enlightened soul finds herself thrown into a pit of darkness.

But worse is yet to unfold.

Bound, gagged, and blindfolded, she wakes up and discovers she has transmigrated into another world. Not as Leonora, but… Victoria—an infamous villainess whose wicked feats have bedeviled her kingdom.

A mass murderer, a malicious plotter, an evil witch, and a king-killer. A fallen princess condemned to death through the worst of all punishments—death on a burning stake.

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1 Chapter A Week. <<less

"How endlessly dull."... more>>

Noah and his friends are transported to another world in a severely flawed summoning ritual, and are consequently significantly weaker than what they should have been.

And yet, they defy all odds, and still manage to seemingly defeat all demons and find themselves confronting the Demon Lord.

They are less than fleas before him.

With deep psychological scars, they are replaced by heroes far surpassing the historical standard, exiled and left to rot.

But they refuse.

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New chapter daily :)

Up to advance 10 chapters on Patreon (for only 4 USD! :3) <<less

“God is Dead.”... more>>

It had been 15 years since dazzling beings of golden light uttered those words, and the world had never fully healed.

Ishitake Yuuji only had vague memories of his parents, but the scars of the Cataclysm were plain to see. The fear in the eyes of people when they mentioned the terror of that day surrounded him for as long as he’d known, and even still they dreaded to think of the demons lurking in those abandoned cities.

But he wasn’t like them.

Raised with an iron will and strong faith, he had mastered the art of humanity’s newest weapon - spirit.

Echoes of a higher being given form, spirit came in all shapes and sizes, and with a new generation of children raised in a post-Cataclysm world, humanity could finally begin fighting back.

After the appearance of a mysterious horned girl, the cogs of fate begin to turn. Yuuji must join Phoenix, a pioneering academy built to train the best and brightest demon hunters the world has to offer, and together with his friends and classmates bring humanity back from the precipice. <<less