Maxwell, a novice adventurer, is saved from certain death by an agent of the god king after leading his party into a trap and offered... more>> a chance at fixing his mistakes and bringing his friends back from the clutches of Hades by taking part in a tournament like no other, one that only the mightiest of mortalkind partake in, and only the gods are allowed to enjoy. The Tartarus tournament. <<less

In Dreamlight, you win or you die. ... more>>

Trapped in the latest VR fantasy MMO, 16 year old Karlee must fight for survival along with the other 14,000 trapped players. Their only way home is to beat the game, but Karlee is not all that she seems. <<less

Imagine my surprise when, at the lowest point in my life, I wake up to the cruel revelation that I'm now a player in a deadly game that decides to show up out of nowhere because who doesn't love a surprise party where the stakes are, you know, life and death? ... more>>

And just when I thought my life couldn't get any worse... <<less

We follow the compelling journey of Valenus, a person burdened by the weight of personal challenges, most notably the illness of their father. At home, Valenus is engulfed in a sea of guilt and responsibility, constantly struggling to find a balance between their personal anguish and the needs of their family.... more>>

Amidst this emotional turmoil, Valenus seeks a momentary escape from the oppressive realities of his situation, tirelessly searching for something, anything, that could provide a distraction, yet each attempt seems to lead nowhere.

In an unexpected turn of events, Valenus encounter a seemingly ordinary video game, discarded and forgotten on the ground. Driven by curiosity and a desperate need for distraction, Valenus takes the game home. Little do they know, this game is far from ordinary.

Upon starting the game, Valenus is suddenly and inexplicably transported into its virtual world. This is no mere coincidence; the game, as if alive with purpose, has chosen Valenus.

Now, within this new reality, Valenus is forced to adapt to an environment where fantasy and danger coexist.

In this game world, Valenus faces a myriad of challenges and formidable monsters.

Each obstacle pushes Valenus to the brink, demanding ingenuity, courage, and resilience.

"Worlds Beneath The Shadows" is a story of escape and return, of facing one's fears in a world where the lines between reality and fantasy blur, and where a person's true strength is often found in the most unlikely of places. <<less

Microbiologist Violet wakes up from her sleep, not in her cozy bedroom, but in the middle of a wild beach. What's going on? Where is she? Not a soul around, not even birds or animals. And not a single memory of how this could have happened.... more>>

Wandering on the beach, Violet still soon finds other people. Among them are singer Rina, designer Kostya, owner of a travel agency Elvira and the mysterious Vsevolod, who at first seems to recognize Violet. All of them are also confused and do not understand what story they got into and why. Maybe it's like popular TV shows where you have to survive on a desert island? What are the rules of this creepy game? <<less

It wasn't on purpose.... more>>

When Maria stole a peculiar book from one of her classmates, she thought nothing of it since her classmate didn't seem too fond of reading; Maria thought she could get away with it, however, she never expected the book to hold such secrets.

Working as a barista in the city of Quezon, Maria discovers that not only was the book she had once read predicting the end of the world, but her old pocket watch was the key to figuring out its secrets.

Before she knew it, chaos started to unfold, claiming the lives of thousands as deadly games began to appear all over the world, forcing humans to become players to survive.

Maria never imagined that an old book series could lead to such catastrophes. Can a book with hundreds of pages stacked together— really be the sole reason for the end of humanity?

Left with no other choice, Maria uses her knowledge from the books to navigate through the looming perils before her. With the desire to meet the beings that heralded the world's end and uncover the mysteries shrouding her books, Maria strove to survive and adapt to her new reality, even if it meant being tangled between life and death.

In a world brimming with tales, akin to the multitude of stars gleaming in the nocturnal skies or the depths of the vast ocean yet to be explored, the story of searching for one's ending begins...

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TL;DR:

What to expect:

-Slow Paced Story

-Character Development 

-A Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic World

-Mysteries!

-Diverse Characters 

-Family Conflict and Comradeship 

-Sub-Plot Romance between Two Women

-3.4k-3.8k Word Count per Chapter

-Mistakes in grammar or prose since English is not my Native Language

What NOT to expect:

-Overpowered MC

-Reverse Harem

-LitRPG

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Before reading this story, please note that this story will not be a short one. This story is inspired by many unlimited-flow Chinese novels I often read, Alice in Borderland, and my childhood favorite cartoon show, Adventure Time. Although this is my first time writing a story and may be an amateur, there would also be some terrible grammar, prose, and repetition of words since English is not my native language, I still hope that some of you will be able to enjoy reading this story I created during quarantine. 

This story may also be slow in terms of updating, but I'll try my best to upload frequently or find a schedule to upload the chapters. I accept any form of criticism, tips, and advice! <<less

[1. Lose your memory of the tower and return to Earth.]
[2. Lose your memory of the floors and restart the climb with one selected skill.]... more>>

James faced this choice after dying in the Champions' Tower as a top ranker, betrayed by his own sister in the final floors.

With his parents still waiting for a miracle cure outside, James is determined to ascend the tower once more and reclaim what was his.

Anyone who stands in his way will become fuel for his power.

[Choice 1 Selected. Skill Chosen: Shadow Vengeance (Mythical Growth)] <<less

Part 2 of
I Was Assigned to be a Cleaner of the Towers/Domains (Fate Cleaners)... more>>

There is no doubt that this is the age of artists. Increasingly, more people are becoming exposed to literary works like manga and web novels. Well, this is the one bizarre contest you don't want to miss.

Genre: Supernatural/Fantasy, Adventure. Action, Mecha, Isekai, and Vampires
This contains some information relayed like a manga and tackles a lot of issues. <<less

After being forcibly summoned by another world, betrayed and held captive, Yuan finds himself back to his old world after he played out his revenge. By the push of his current circumstances, the former evil Demon God integrates back into his ordinary life. However...... more>>

[A finger appeared in the sky and it torn space apart; creating a rift allowing creatures beyond imagination to wreck havoc on land. The red fingernail is eye-catching, like a stain of blood, and the disaster it brought was followed with a never-ending bloodbath.]

But a special surprise followed him back, no matter how the world collapses, as long as they reunite, it doesn't matter.

[1 chapter Everyday. <3 ] <<less

After the success of the last Game Series, The Immortal Emperor Kathur'Ta had decided to launch another great game for the higher worlds to enjoy.... more>>

The next games were called: Worldbound Warriors: The Great Reincarnation. A thousand unsuspecting creatures were transported into ten worlds vastly different from their own, to compete until one man was left standing.

Xie Jing woke up expecting to find himself in his hospital bed, but what he saw was a dangerous world teeming with vicious monsters that he had never seen before. His bleak but simple life was instantly replaced for one riddled with dangers, excitement, and cultivation.

Followed by a small demon who was filming everything about his life for all the higher worlds to see, ninety-nine other players in the same world who were aiming for his life, and forced to undertake a dangerous infiltration mission by the demonic sect he found himself in, Xie Jing must quickly adapt to his newfound reality, or succumb to the multitude of dangers that sought to take his life. <<less

Welcome!
Enjoy your stay at the games!
What?
You were forcibily taken and its called death games?
Nonsense, enjoy our complementary free system! To enhance... more>> your stay!
What?
The system is useless?
That sounds like a skill issue. <<less

What to Expect:... more>>

weak to strong progression

a dark fantasy story with themes of betrayal, depression, death...ect

a simple litRPG system

morally ambiguous MC
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Synopsis:

Given a chance at a life of heroism and adventure, John accepted the offer of a goddess and was teleported to another world to pursue his destiny as a hero, only to find himself stuck in a cursed land, long dead and abandoned by gods and men alike. <<less

Lured with the promise of clearing his debts, Pera, a former stockbroker, is magically transported to a game-like world with one simple objective: survive long... more>> enough to earn One Billion Sol. There, he meets countless others who have been given the same mission—but they soon find that there is much more to this new world than meets the eye. With his new debt mounting and the possibility of death around every corner, Pera must quickly learn how to not only survive in this brave new world, but prosper. <<less

In a post-apocalyptic world where survivors are granted superpowers, a band of professional idiots try not to kill each others
Jack is someone who just wants to lay back and relax in a world without society
But the devils hand says otherwise
While he only sighs and is forced to move forward... more>>

side note: i will be uploading this story on royalroad.com <<less

I fell asleep while playing a crappy visual novel. When I awoke, I found myself in the world of the game. But instead of the... more>> school life romcom I was expecting, why did the story twist like this? Half of the characters are insane and mysterious events are happening all over campus. Where the hell are the teachers and why are we locked in? Please somebody- Get me out of this madhouse before one of these crazy bitches kills me! <<less

Kael while he was still a child , a fire broke out at his home and his parents sacrificed their lives to save him , even though he survived the fire accident , he was disfigured and looked ugly. ... more>>

He was betrayed and killed by a guy , he thought he was his only friend.

“ If there is a next life i want to born in this planet after humans gone extinct “

[ Host was discovered, integrating the system with the host's soul….. integration is completed…. Beginning the reborn process….. reborn is completed ] <<less

Welcome to the Game Master's Dungeon of Fun! Where to win, you must beat the game master in one of their many games, just watch out, she's known to cheat!... more>>

Reborn as a dungeon, Nova was surprised to see a character customization screen before her, but when she eventually realized she was in full control over the look and rules of her dungeon... Let's just say, Let the Games Begin...

I don't own the cover image, it belongs to Leosthender on deviantart. <<less

As high school comes to an end, Sophia goes on one last hiking trip with her childhood friend before they part ways. However, everything goes wrong when a mysterious power transports them to a fantasy world, where they're forced to compete in a death game. ... more>>

The rules are simple: Defeat your enemies in the battle arena, then destroy their base. The winners live. The losers die. Together, Sophia and her friend must craft alliances, survive against enemy teams, and find a way back home.

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Three Lane Death Game is an isekai LitRPG that takes inspiration from MOBA games (think League of Legends, DotA 2, etc). This story is written for a general audience, so no knowledge of gaming is needed or expected from readers :)

New chapters will be released weekly on Tuesdays. <<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

On the bloody frontline of a war between “Demons” and “Humans”, there’s a ten-year-old girl. Snow-white hair and pale skin, crimson eyes like a pool... more>> of blood, her surging power was greater than the “Demon Lord”—a [Cataclysm], a villainess with a lisping voice. Her name is Elizabeth Minivan De Vrancea, the youngest of the [Vramcea] lineage. But in reality, she is one of the most elite gamers, reborn as a little girl after creating a “character” that never met to be created. And this little girl, who prioritizes “survival”, “Growth” and “Knowledge” over anything else and the “predetermined goal”, will become the most dangerous “villainess” amongst both Demons and Humans… <<less

A world of swords and magic, where the strong survive and the weak... revive. A world in which one's strength is determined not by birth, but by skill, creativity, gear, luck, skills, and your class. A world where your imagination is the limit, unless the sadistic system decides to say "haha nope" for no reason. ... more>>

There're more hidden mechanics and aspects of this world than anyone can imagine, each with the power to overthrow any semblance of balance in nature or in society. What happens when such a thing lands in the hands of a weak, depressed, and lost teen, who is almost entirely uninterested in this world?

And when the Demon Lord wants to have fun at the expense of the human race, what better way than to get them to kill one another and, in doing so, turn them into demon-like beings? Perhaps make them fall into a sense of complacency before shattering their hopes, dreams, and peaceful lives with such a death game?

"I only started playing because it was my brother's last wish, why did I have to get trapped in a years-old VRMMO after the 2.0 update?"

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Updates will be slow and sporadic (you can see when each of the chapters was released so far, it'll be like that in the future too lol), due to long-term health issues. I write as a means to pass the time when I'm up for it, so if I'm feeling bad, I might not even get a single word into my drafts for a month or two, but I'm not dropping this or my other main project, ever.
On a different note, I have plans for 6 books of this story, so... we're in for a long one here. <<less

A mysterious countdown timer shattered Lynn's reality, blurring the boundaries between the ordinary and the extraordinary
When the nightmare chooses you, the only way to... more>> escape is to become stronger.
It is both a danger and an opportunity.
【 Welcome to Nightmare Paradise! 】
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Follow the story of Lynn as he accomplishes mission after mission, wandering in different realms and worlds, and witnessing numerous extraordinary stories.
Updates : (7 Chapters/Week) <<less

Keres is a reincarnated soul, she is in charge of creating evil. She does this through her violent games, where competitors play for special rewards. But they might want to be wary for death in these games means death in real life. Her secondary mission is to destroy said worlds or push them to chaos.... more>>

(My character is more of an anti villain, meaning she is only interested in completing her mission and doesn’t care about the consequences.)

Updates every Saturday. <<less

“This game will change my life, right?” Zephyr asked himself before entering the VR game called [Lord of Mirrors].
The simple and naive archeologist with... more>> a heavy heartbreak in his office is tasked to roleplay the merciless Lord. Failure means only one thing – death.
Can he do it? Maybe or Maybe not. No one knows.
The question remains… Zephyr controlling the Lord, or is it the other way around?
“Remember Mordret… the Other side is tainted.”
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Warning: Mature content with a dark setting and a play of deaths and brutality. With an added Erotic touch and a thick plot.
Additional tags: Brutality, Dark, Villain, Sexual Content, and more.
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Updates: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday.
Chapter length: 2000+/- words.
That's it, you don't need to know anything else.
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Sinland Saga. Book 1 <Lord's Authority> starts here.
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Welcome to the Other Side (Discord link): https://discord.gg/G5JbQsjt7V <<less

After beating the most difficult yandere-themed dating simulator, a young player gets sucked into the game as the villainess, Mizette Karpathia. Furthermore, it's set on [SHACKLED MODE] which is the highest difficulty level of the game. One wrong move, and the player dies or gets imprisoned by the love interest. And then the player has to start all over again from the very beginning.... more>>

As the villainess, a number of deaths and tortures await Mizette's path. Dating sim? More like survival-horror sim!

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Art and Story: CGLurker

CONTENT WARNING:
DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
- Psychological Abuse
- Physical Assault
- Gore

DISCLAIMER:
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior consent of the author.
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