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I became the villainess and married the cold duke

"So naive, Melanie. So stupid." Those were the last words I heard before a bullet ended my life. Betrayed by my best friend and murdered by the man she loved, I thought the darkness of death was final. Instead, I woke up inside a web novel. Not as the beloved heroine. Not even as a lucky side character. I opened my eyes as **Seraphina Helene Valemont**—the spoiled, doomed villainess destined to be brutally executed for treason by her own husband, the notoriously cold and terrifying Duke Draven Everfrost. Armed with complete knowledge of the original plot, my survival strategy was simple: 1. Avoid making fatal mistakes. 2. Avoid the high-society enemies. 3. Above all else, **AVOID THE DUKE.** Except, the story refuses to follow the script. The monstrous Duke who was supposed to despise me is suddenly dragging me out of blood wars, tossing me swords to fight my own battles, and lazily controlling my limbs with dark magic just to mock my executioners. The events I memorized by heart are fracturing. Deeply buried political secrets are clawing their way to the surface, and the future I relied on changes with every passing sunrise. As deadly conspiracies threaten the empire and old legends refuse to stay buried, I am caught between a fate I desperately need to escape… and a demon masquerading as a man whom I was never supposed to trust. But the deeper I dig into the dark history of the North, the more terrifying one question becomes: *What if the most dangerous thing in this story was never the villainess?* Because some monsters are not born. Some monsters choose to chain themselves. And some names should have remained forgotten. **[MISSION UPDATE: SURVIVE.]** **[WARNING: ORIGINAL STORYLINE HAS DEVIATED.]** **[WARNING: UNKNOWN ENTITY DETECTED.]** **[CURRENT RISK LEVEL: CRITICAL.]** --- **~Author's Note:~** *First time writing a long, serialized story! Thank you so much for your patience, support, and love while I learn, improve, and build this world!* **THE READER'S PACT ** * **35 FREE CHAPTERS.** 0 excuses. Jump straight into the chaos! * **Kindly add this book to your Library** and Draven will personally protect you from Stephen's schemes. * Refuse... and Malaki wins. The choice is yours. ** THE VOTE REWARDS ** * **Power Stones** = Extra bonus chapters unlocked! * **Golden Tickets** = Mass chapter drops to satisfy your binge-reading! This is my official **WSA 2026** entry. Vote for the Everfrosts today... or watch Stephen try his luck again. **[Daily Chapter Releases — Never Miss a Beat]** **Connect with the Lore:** Instagram: **@merah_writes** TikTok: **@merah_writes**
Me_rah · 102.1k Views

Ghost Exorciser: The Oust Fake Heiress Strikes

Ghost portals opened all across the world, and getting possessed seemed as common as catching a fever. As such, humanity was forced to live in safe zones that were steadily shrinking day by day. Yet to Lana, nothing was new. She was reborn on the day when the true daughter of the Almond family returned. She watched as Brenda, her murderer from the past life, was pampered by the Almond siblings. “Lana, you should know your place and leave.” Eldest Young Almond ordered with glacial disdain. “A wretch like you never belonged to the Almond Family. Pitiful mutt.” Second Young Master Almond chuckled, his venom-laced words resounding, “And if possible, stop comparing yourself to Brenda. She is a rare awakened Dream Warden, while you... sigh. Marry a beggar, and that would be the grandest achievement in your life.” “I always wondered why a dim-witted person like her ended up as our sister. Sigh... I am concerned that she might perish after being possessed by a roadside ghost.” The Third Young Master derided. For safety and peace, Lana left the Almond family and forged her own empire. Trash? She became a supreme Talisman Practitioner! Marry a beggar? The wealthy heirs in Brookvale lined up to wed her! Die in the hands of a roadside ghost? The specters in the ghost zones trembled upon hearing her name! Poor mutt? Heh! Her business empire earned her billions of dollars every single month! Even her past life’s moonlight was shamelessly flirting with her! Lana never thought that her past life's misery was orchestrated by a schemer, neither she thought that her luck was stolen away by the docile lovable daughter of the Almond family. In this life, she vowed to live a thriving life and protect her luck. She fought off ghosts haunting her world while fighting the mysterious forces. .......................................................................................... Extract “Mister, I feel a connection with you. Would you like to adopt me?” Lana fluttered her eyelashes while gazing at the handsome young man with lustrous black hair. Yet what intoxicated her the most was the radiant purple and gold aura around her past life’s moonlight! So delicious! She longed to devour him whole! “No.” His deep voice reverberated in Lana’s heart, making her freeze for a second. ‘Ah... sure enough... an untouchable flower like him... is out of my league!’ “However... I do need a silver cat.” His words were laced with ambiguity as he stared at her intently, “Especially the dauntless one that loves to sneak into my bed at night and claw my admirers.” Lana •silver cat•: “...” Ugh... no, it’s not me .....................................................................................
LittleRabbit1111 · 856.8k Views
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Absolute Beast Dominion

In a world ravaged and ruled by magical beasts, where strength speaks for everything, and the weak are killed at the whims of the strong. Humans, Elves, Demons and all other intelligent species are forced to live inside walled cities to survive. And in the front lines are Beast Masters. With their taming talent, they act as guardians for their people. Defending against city-spanning beasts, then turning the same beasts into allies, capturing new habitable lands, and fighting other races. In this new world, new laws have been formed that need to be followed lest they risk annihilation. ====== Leo opens his eyes to find himself lying over the puddle of his own blood, and the life-changing awakening ceremony awaits him tomorrow. And his awakening was a success. But luck had it, he awakened with a common soul who are weakest of the weak. He made peace with himself, thinking he was destined to live a mediocre life. But promised that he would try his best to gain strength and crawl out of the hole even if he had to bleed. But everything changed when he received a gift from a mysterious entity. [Primordial Beast Dominion System] Where everyone is beating their head to make their beast grow and unlock their potential, Leo uses the system to break his limiter and grow fast and surprisingly strong. With dual talent and a broken system, he embarks on the journey to rise to the top of the food chain. As the system's name suggests, he will not stop until he dominates the whole world. [18+ Explicit content warning] [18+ Voilence] Additional Tags: #kingdombuilding #levelup #noharem #R18 #Beasttaming #strongfemalelead #singlefemalelead #elves #demons #dragons #Powerfulcouples #Yandere [MC and FL are not blood-related! Damn it!] --- Extra chapters for Super Gifts --- Join Discord! https://discord.gg/xsGQygG9v7 --- People who don't like reading smut may skip the R18 chapters. You'll not miss any critical plot of the story. R18 is not Slight R18; Slight R18 may contain some piece of information. --- The book is being edited, so if you notice a sudden shift in writing style, please bear with it. Editor: HaoShu [Discord: hao_shu]
NoendHorizon · 4.3m Views
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The Heavenly Training System: An Ordinary Disciple’s Second Life

Ethan Carter died at seventeen, his life stolen by MELAS syndrome. Abandoned by much of his family and confined to hospital beds, he spent his final years dreaming of the ordinary experiences he would never have: freedom, friendship, adventure, and the chance to truly live. But death brought him an unexpected second chance. Reincarnated as **Xu Qinghe**, an outer disciple of the Azure Moon Sect in the **Great Canglan Empire, Tianheng Continent**, Ethan discovers that his new life is hardly more promising than his old one. Xu Qinghe possessed a Mortal-Tier Spirit Root with a basic Water Affinity, making him one of the least talented disciples in the sect. His childhood companions, Ji Yuehan and Pei Zhaoyu, once promised to face the cultivation world alongside him. However, Ji Yuehan’s extraordinary Moonveil Celestial Physique made her a Saintess candidate, while Pei Zhaoyu’s Earth-Tier Spirit Root and rare Space Affinity earned him the attention of powerful masters. As their fortunes changed, both abandoned Xu Qinghe, leaving him to struggle alone for years. Desperate to reach the Middle Qi Refining stage, Xu Qinghe consumed an unstable pill and died from its effects—allowing Ethan to inherit his body and memories. Determined not to waste his second life, Ethan resolves to experience everything his first life denied him. His plans take an unexpected turn when he awakens the **Heavenly Training System**, an extraordinary tool capable of analyzing his training, correcting mistakes, refining techniques, and accelerating mastery through consistent effort. With sufficient understanding, he can even combine compatible techniques to create something greater than their original forms. His spiritual root remains ordinary, and the road ahead is anything but easy. Yet armed with patience, knowledge, and a system that rewards genuine effort, Ethan begins his journey from an insignificant outer disciple toward a future no one could have predicted. In a world where talent determines destiny, can an ordinary cultivator rewrite his fate? This time, Ethan doesn't want merely to survive. He wants to live.
dustage · 2k Views

Armipotent

This is a work of fiction, any names, characters, stories or events, are fictitious! (Even the country in the story is just the author's fantasy as the author never visited those countries in the story) Armipotent is an archaic adjective meaning "strong in battle." Basically, it refers to someone who is physically tough in war. Originally, it was used to refer to the Roman god of war, Mars. ===================== Tang Shaoyang, an orphan who dropped out of the middle school to fight on the street as he found out school was useless for a penniless orphan like him. Tang Shaoyang dropped out of his school, fighting on the street, and made a name for himself. Berserker Tang from Youyouliucun. Afterward, Dragon Wing triad recruited him and everything was good for him. Even though the public deemed him as a tumor of society, Tang Shaoyang was having a decent life. Until one day, everything changed as an absurd and strange game started. "... Game starts! Stage one: Survival for The Fittest!" After the game started, zombies appeared out of nowhere. ... Ding! "You have killed 1000 zombies less than 24 hours since the game started! You gained 3 Talents!" Dong! "You may choose 3 Talents! please choose carefully!" Tang Shaoyang held his chin and mused what Talent he had to choose. "With Zombies appear everywhere, I need an infinite strength... this is one, I still need to choose 2 Talents more..." Then a lewd smile formed on his lips. "I want an infinite strength, charm and charisma to conquer women, and the last one, I want to upgrade my **** so I can please my women!" After saying this, Tang Shaoyang laughed aloud. "Hahaha, there's no way such talent exists... ehhhhh?!!!" Ding! Dong! "3 Talents are consumed! You have been granted Divine Body! Good Luck, Gamer Tang Shaoyang!" Tang Shaoyang immediately checked the detail of Divine Body. After a brief silence, he muttered unbelievably. "Such Talents really exist..." Note: I don't own the cover. If the creator wants me to take down the cover or put credit, please notify me by replying to my review at the Review section.
HotIce · 8.8m Views

Naruto: Unhinged Uchiha

THIS IS NOT A CHINESE TRANSLATION After being reborn in the Shinobi world and bound with the Evil System, Uchiha Kanzou discovers he can gain rewards by committing evil deeds. "Fufufu~ Evil Deeds? That means I am a villain... Isn't this interesting...? It does seem to fit my modus operandi..." "Well then..." As one of the two contenders for the position of Uchiha Patriarch, Kanzou looked at the graceful and poised Uchiha Mikoto. “Mikoto-san, as Fugaku-san's fiancée, you wouldn’t want to see him lose the chance to become the Patriarch… would you?” After imprisoning Namikaze Minato at the Uchiha Police Station— “Kushina-chan, you wouldn’t want to watch Minato-kun lose his Mini toe for the heinous crime of peeking at bathing women… would you?” Having murdered the husband of the pregnant Inuzuka Tsume— "Well... well, isn't this Inuzuka Tsume-chan? You wouldn't want the little Hana-chan in your womb to not have the chance of being born, right?" At the Akatsuki headquarters, stomping on Nagato's head and holding Yahiko by the neck— “My dear Konan, you wouldn’t want to see your two precious friends die before your very eyes… would you?” Dark Romance, Very OP MC, Scumbag MC, Unscrupulous MC, Threat, Murder, Genocide, Coercion, Netori (MC Cucks others), Power Dynamics, Domination, Sadism, Masochism, BDSM, Assault, Rape, Stockholm Syndrome, Shame play, Degradation, Humiliation, Manipulations, Incest, Slavery, et cetera. AU for several reasons. Read up to 69+ advanced Chapters at P-a-t-r-e-o-n: SlytherinManor Discord: https://discord.gg/ETS7rkAuza Crossposting on Webnovel, AO3, FFN, and QQ Note: This story is not a translation. It takes points from a certain Raw, but most of it is written by me. So please don't treat it as a translation. ................................................................................................ Disclaimer: This is a fan-made work of fiction inspired by the Narutoverse created by Kishimoto Sensei. All original characters, settings, and plot elements belong to their respective creators. This work is not affiliated with or endorsed by their original creators or license holders.
SlytherinManor · 3.1m Views

Tales Of Shinobi

This world of Chakra is harsh, but rewarding. Kotetsu Hoku is a shinobi just trying to protect the people he cares about. In order to do that, he will have to face against suspicious clans, ambitious murderers, beasts of mass destruction, power hungry nations, immortal beings, and individuals who might as well be gods. And before he's finished, the baton will need to be passed on. Because the fighting never stops for the first Hokage. This is a progression fantasy story. Very loose fan fiction based on Naruto. Entirely original characters, original plot, and heavily rewritten world. Sometimes, the only similarity between canon and this will be in name. This story is Noob friendly! If you didn't bother reading or watching Naruto (or any subsequent series), don't worry as this story will explain abilities and powers as they are brought into focus. For those that did view the original story, I hope you enjoy this one. It had a lot of thought and effort put into it. Even though this story is effectively a rewrite of the lore, please know that A LOT of the previously mentioned effort was put into ensuring the power system feels like a natural evolution of Naruto's power system. Basically, it's the only thing really connecting this story as a fanfic to Naruto at all. The sheer number of hours I have personally spent (wasted) trying to rationalise things from the original story are mind boggling, all for the reason of expanding on them for use in this story. I used to have a synopsis here, but I've realised that it did not paint an accurate enough picture for the story. So, if I had to describe the next 1m+ yet-to-be-written words to you in a succinct and timely manner without many spoilers, let me leave it at: This world is familiar, yet different. There are myriad histories to uncover, in-depth characters to explore, timelines to arrange, fallen kingdoms to unearth, ancient powers to exploit, and pervasive evils to neuter. Even if you don't read it today, I don't plan on stopping any time soon. Here's to hoping I can write more than 200k words per year! Warning: Long term story. No reincarnation, no isekai, no inserts. Multiple character perspectives. If you're wondering 'why bother writing all of this', stick around and find out. Please..! (Also posted on: Royalroad, Fanfiction, and AO3!)
taijudies · 105.6k Views