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THE FOUNDRY PROTOCOL "Try not to die like a bitch this time." That was the last thing the System told me before it rebooted the timeline. I’m Jack Monroe, a construction manager who failed to save the world. In my first life, I died screaming on Day 30, ranked 47th out of 50 warlords, watching my fortress crumble because I cut corners on a concrete wall. Now, I’ve been sent back to Day 1 with a roadmap of the apocalypse carved into my skull and a 30-day countdown to a cosmic Server Wipe. Round Two isn't about heroics. It's about industry. Trapped in the toxic wasteland of East St. Louis, I have to turn a bankrupt chemical plant into an impenetrable Silo. I have to manage a crew of terrified laborers, a mutinous sheriff, and two System entities warring for my soul. The dead don't just walk—they evolve. Shamblers turn into Runners, Runners turn into Mutants, and my neighbors turn into looters. I have a plan. I have a blueprint. I have a shovel. And if you get in the way of my construction schedule, you’re going into the concrete mixer. Build. Harvest. Optimize. Welcome to the Cull. Genre: LitRPG, Post-Apocalyptic, Survival Horror Tags: Kingdom Building, Regression, Anti-Hero, Base Building, Zombie Evolution, Crunch (Stats), Gore, Ruthless Protagonist. Content Warning: This story contains graphic violence, strong language, body horror (System Sickness), and a protagonist who prioritizes survival over morality. Rated 18+

Have you often come across a game where you start with a bonfire, surrounded by ice and snow, with resources all manually transported, and monsters attacking at any time... Xia Hong wakes up to find himself in such a world. The ice and snow rage on, beasts rule the land, civilization is lost, and all people and things that once existed have been invaded into powerful and bizarre entities, leaving humans as a humble race surviving in the shadow of winter, on the brink of extinction. Fortunately, Xia Hong possesses a camp system that can upgrade infinitely. [Small Bonfire]—[Iron Furnace]—[Solar Cauldron]... [Wooden Post]—[Training Ground]—[Martial Arts Hall]... [Bamboo Fence]—[Black Soil Wall]—[Iron Wall]... [Monument Stone]—[Notice Board]—[Hero's Monument]... ... As Xia Hong slays the beasts and exterminates the bizarre entities, gradually gathering humans, dispelling the winter, and opening up territory, the mysterious veil of this world is slowly unveiled in its entirety.

This is the war between humans and the Ancient God Clan, tracing back to Ancient Times, extending into the future, spanning the river of history, and composing an epic. The Ancient Gods invade reality with a shattered world. Secrets from timeless mythologies reveal the truth. Ascenders traverse the gaps of time and space, journeying between two realms. Reality and transcendence, blade and sword, blood and fire. When the apocalypse arrives, the Ancient Gods awaken from their long slumber. The curtain rises— My father once went missing while investigating the resurrection of a certain God, and his fate remains unknown to this day. I am anxious, but not entirely distressed. Because that resurrected God— Is me.

[True to its genre: a creepy, rule-based horror story, highly refined and quality assured, but prospective readers seeking a thrilling experience should think carefully before proceeding.] In order to secure a substantial university life experience grant, Lin Yi and his roommate registered to attend a suburban university. A seemingly ordinary but slightly unsettling set of student regulations; Strange signs in front of the buildings and seemingly normal building rules; Mysterious figures threading through the campus under abnormal weather conditions… As the experience unfolded, more and more bizarre people and events emerged. To survive and leave the campus, Lin Yi had to navigate on the edge of the rules… [Note: The logical chain of this book was deduced by the author before it was written, forming a closed loop. All rules serve as clues, and all the inconsistent, mysterious occurrences will receive scientific (or quasi-scientific) explanations. There are no supernatural events or related phenomena (just kidding), you are welcome to try reading it!]

"I am Yang Jian. By the time you read this, I've already been dead..." A strange parchment, an eye that peeks into the darkness. This is the memoir of a person who survived.

Humans are the symbol of perfection in all of LIFE's creations; Tama are the gifts —powers— given to LIFE's creations by the universe which appear in the form of jewels of different shapes and sizes. When the two are brought together, they make a Tama-Artist, a human closer to perfection which is a perfect immortal. After the sudden disappearance of the Legendary Villain Rehabilitator, the world has fallen into mayhem. As the truth got shrouded by a cloud of lies, the Earth has been regressed and purified, until one culture and language remains. Born in such a world, Lucien Derniere Etoile did his best to free his mother from the blood sucking spirit left in her by his father. However, on the day the dreaded Yotram decide to start their plan to expunge all of LIFE's creations, he saddy lost her to his silver hammer. With nothing, but his research and a body that grows stronger after each kill, Lucien quests himself to find his father to get revenge. Futher down the line, he meets up with Phiri Tento, a vibrant youth born with little to no desire who is curious about the mystries of the world. Nonetheless, with more mystries reviewed, what stands before the them is greater than what meets the eye. [Warning! Dark, Gritty, Violence!]

Soul Snatcher (Origins) One-line description: When the supernatural becomes natural, Klaire and her gang must breach realities to set things right. ———||——— …. ———||——— Power system: Sani: The essence that empowers the soul. ———||——— …. ———||——— :: Synopsis :: Klaire V-oleuse Sowle lost everything that mattered in an incident that made no sense. Zackery Templeton lives in an altered reality that defies the senses. Kudo Conan hunts truths for a living, hoping life will make sense. Nyx Tharos exists in two realities at once, struggling to make sense of himself. Though their paths are forever tangled—fated never to understand one another—they must work together in the shadows to make reality sensible for others. ———||——— .... ———||——— What to expect: 1. Omnipotent protagonist. (Their power is a problem, not a wish-fulfillment.) 2. Interwoven storylines that overlap and collide across realities. 3. A distinctive, original power system that shapes identity and perception. 4. A novel with a tighter, self-contained arc, unlike my longer-form LitRPG worlds. ———||——— .... ———||——— Release schedule: Dynamic (1st (07) will be published in the first week, followed by (03 or 01) chapter a week, depending on how well I can maintain my writing/publishing schedule on Patreon. I've got a lot going on, and I hope you understand.

In a world torn apart by the undead, survival is no longer about just staying alive. It’s about who you’re willing to trust, what you’re willing to give up, and how far you’ll go to feel something human again. Iyisha Clarke, a young doctor with more instinct than experience, crosses paths with Malcolm Briggs, a former Navy SEAL carrying wounds deeper than just the physical. They didn’t plan to travel together, much less depend on each other. But between dodging zombies, stolen kisses, and broken boundaries, their connection becomes harder to ignore. Supplies are scarce, safe zones are shady, and sex in a zombie apocalyptic world is messier than it sounds. Some people are trying to rebuild. Others are just trying to breathe. And somewhere between a dying government and whispered hope, Iyisha and Malcolm might find more than just survival. They might find a reason to live. P.S. Though romance, the romance is slow burn so please be warned. First chapters are survival.

The paradox of Sloth—as both a destructive apathy and a potentially revolutionary refusal to participate in corrupt or meaningless systems. It explores whether true peace is surrender or a hidden form of rebellion.

At first glance, this seems to be a story about a basketball player striving for the pinnacle of his career and invincibility. However, in reality, Ming You seeks victory not through traditional training and skill development, but through strategies, intrigues, injuries, violence, and murder. Ming You is willing to employ any means necessary to achieve his goal — becoming invincible and a talent in his field, namely basketball. In addition to the brutality required to secure victories, Ming You must contend not only with basketball teams but also with managers seeking maximum profit, as well as investigators and detectives, since murders cannot simply be ignored as Ming You would prefer.

Shee Bah found herself wrangling with another woman over a man that she has been married to for a period of two years. What's more, her husband turned out to be a superstar, with great public appeal _ usually commanding a high salary, who never wanted his relationship to be revealed due to the scandal it might cause. As an underdog, still struggling to make it to greater heights of her music career with her sensational talent, she's extremely insecure about the lady her husband is secretly seeing _ a famous model with strong public influence. By the time she exhaustedly concluded that she wasn't at any standard of a match to the other woman in beauty and reputation, her one week released music album shocks the media waves, topping the chats, becoming the most selling album at the time, making her the most influential female artist.

This world has certainly changed since the last time I died... In the United States, if you're from a rural town, you better get home before nightfall, or you might run into the madman with the chainsaw. One rule most people know is: never enter a stranger’s house, or you might find yourself in a wax museum. And if you're planning a fun night with friends, don't choose a cabin in the middle of the woods. If you're a scientist and you want to study something that might be beyond your control, don't do it in the middle of a small town. Jonathan had heard many stories throughout his working life as a priest, and he had dealt with all kinds of problems—killer clowns, young people possessed by evil spirits, a disturbing dark being that invaded people's dreams, murderous dolls, monsters in the mist, and those things that only happen in a lighthouse. As a priest, Jonathan had to take care of every real problem that came his way. Of course, his fees weren’t exactly cheap. Whenever he took on a case, whether it was counseling or a cleansing, the results were always exactly what people hoped for. Jonathan has to admit that sometimes he used a bit more gunpowder than necessary to handle a case, but he always solved everything with a single prayer: "I ask you, God, to show me how to be open, but also teach me how to guard my heart. Help me not to fight the wrong way, but instead to think like a warrior of the kingdom. Thank you for being the light that guides my steps. I give you glory and praise for being my waymaker." Jonathan is the greatest warrior of God among humans.

Toki’s love for the people around him has twisted into an all-consuming obsession . Hunted by cosmic horrors and cursed to return in time with every death, he sacrifices himself endlessly, bleeding for worlds that have forgotten his name. Each resurrection erases another fragment of who he was, replacing him with masks and borrowed identities.Rushing forward into a world that is unknown to him, Toki finds that the darkness he had been running from his whole life was always within him. As he climbs toward godhood and loses his humanity piece by piece, one question remains: how far can devotion push a man before he becomes something unrecognizable?Who is he really and how much will he have to sacrifice to achieve his goal?

A isakai story where I man with a full lovingly family is iskied into a world with different species races dimensions, wildlife and god's and demon lord where thier blessings decide your personality and power that you will have. the main character, Elijah, has to find his footing in his new horrifying trauma inducing world while dealing with a mysterious power that couses him to sleep and see the events after before during his death he, having lost most memories, will have to figure out how is how and why he should care for certain people in his dream while being traumatized by the world he is currently in. will he still care for his family? Will he somehow gets back to his world and live happily with them, or will he be too broken inside to feel anything for his former family come find out. (first story ever posted online, i hope you enjoy my mediocre writing skills "I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com,") zachscp013-■■■ out

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On rainy mornings in Tokyo, fourteen-year-old Shinji Minakawa escapes his brutal home life to find solace in an abandoned winter garden. There, he encounters Hakurage Shizu, a mysterious fifteen-year-old gardener living alone among impossible blooms and fading memories. Shinji's world is one of violence and poverty—a father whose fists speak louder than words, a mother drowning in three jobs, and nights spent at a convenience store just to survive. Art is his only refuge, though his parents call it worthless dreaming. Hakurage's world ended six years ago when his parents died in a storm he believes he caused. Now he tends their botanical research facility alone, fighting to preserve their legacy before creditors seize everything in six months. The garden is all he has left—and it's dying. They strike a deal: Shinji will create paintings for Hakurage to sell, funding the garden's restoration. But the subjects Hakurage requests are strangely specific—a red swing set, a paper boat in hydrangeas, a broken fountain. Each painting awakens something in Shinji, fragments of a past he can't quite remember. As the rainy season deepens, so does their bond. Two kids carrying unbearable weights find in each other what they've been missing: someone who understands that survival is its own kind of courage. But the paintings are more than commissions—they're keys to a forgotten childhood friendship, to a tragedy that destroyed both their families simultaneously, to a connection that was severed but never truly broken. With time running out and their demons closing in, Shinji and Hakurage must face the truth buried beneath six years of grief and trauma. In a garden where winter flowers bloom against all logic, they'll discover that some bonds grow back stronger than before—like petals pushing through frost, beautiful and impossible and utterly real. A 14-episode emotional odyssey exploring trauma, memory, found family, and the redemptive power of art and connection. 雨の東京の朝、14歳の皆川シンジは、荒んだ家庭生活から逃れ、打ち捨てられた冬の庭園に安らぎを見出す。そこで彼は、不可能に咲き誇る花々と薄れゆく記憶の中に一人で暮らす、謎めいた15歳の庭師、志津葉蔵に出会う。 シンジの世界は暴力と貧困に満ちている――言葉よりも拳で語る父親、三つの仕事に溺れる母親、そして生き延びるためだけにコンビニで夜を過ごす日々。アートは彼の唯一の避難所だが、両親はそれを「無価値な夢想」と呼ぶ。 葉蔵の世界は、彼自身が引き起こしたと信じる嵐の中で両親が亡くなった6年前に終わった。今、彼は一人で彼らの植物研究施設を手入れし、債権者が6ヶ月後にすべてを差し押さえる前に、彼らの遺産を守るために闘っている。庭園は彼に残されたすべて――そして、それは死に瀕している。 二人は取引を結ぶ。シンジが葉蔵に売るための絵を描き、庭園の修復資金とするのだ。しかし、葉蔵が要求する主題は奇妙に具体的だ――赤いブランコ、紫陽花の中の紙の船、壊れた噴水。それぞれの絵はシンジの中で何かを呼び覚ます。それは彼が完全には思い出せない過去の断片だった。 雨季が深まるにつれて、彼らの絆も深まっていく。耐え難い重荷を背負った二人の少年は、お互いの中に、自分たちが失っていたものを見つける。それは、「生き残ること」がそれ自体、一種の勇気であることを理解してくれる誰かだ。だが、その絵は単なる依頼以上のものだった――それは、忘れ去られた幼い頃の友情、同時に両家族を破壊した悲劇、そして断ち切られたが決して壊れてはいなかった繋がりへの鍵なのだ。 時間がなくなり、彼らの抱える悪魔が迫る中、シンジと葉蔵は、6年間の悲しみとトラウマの下に埋もれた真実と向き合わなければならない。すべての論理に反して冬の花が咲くこの庭園で、彼らはある種の絆が、以前よりも強く成長することを発見するだろう――まるで霜を突き破って咲く花びらのように、美しく、不可能で、そして全くの現実として。 トラウマ、記憶、見つけた家族、そしてアートと繋がりの持つ救済力を探求する、全14話の感動的な物語。

He was once the most powerful mortal to ever walk his world—an emperor forged by war, feared by kings, and betrayed by his own blood. Ronald Reagan dreamed of peace. To unite all kingdoms under one banner. But his vision was seen as tyranny, and his own adopted brother ended his reign with a blade to the heart. That should have been the end. But the gods had other plans. Summoned by a mysterious goddess to a parallel world on the brink of collapse, Ronald is reborn into the body of Roman Crowell—the overlooked, "weak" youngest son of a powerful duke in a kingdom ruled by fear, pride, and tradition. With his past life’s knowledge and the burden of his unfinished dream, Roman must rise again in a world that sees him as nothing. The fallen angels walk among mortals, whispering ruin into the hearts of men. Kingdoms crumble. War is coming. But Roman won’t just fight to survive. He’ll carve his name into the bones of empires. Before the gods fall, before the worlds burn, the end will kneel to its heir.

A red robe drifts through the shadows, a lantern flickering faintly beside it—silent, beautiful, cursed. Beneath the robe, the spirit Huà Gōu rises from death to haunt the city, carrying a warmth that conceals a cruel loneliness—a last wish stolen by fate itself. Sent to seal him, the young sorcerer Língxiāo discovers the fragile truth behind the tragedy. Every encounter becomes a careful, perilous dance between mercy and temptation, life and death, desire and dread. In a love neither living nor permitted, they learn: kindness can wound as deeply as cruelty, and we fall hardest for what we can never keep. Will the smiling exorcist finally shed tears and love? Will Huà Gōu ever escape the chains of his own curse? Genres & Themes ◆ Slow-burn devotion ◆ Forbidden soul-bond ◆ Morally gray lovers ◆ Ghost × Exorcist romance ◆ Tragic localities ◆ Cursed intimacy ◆ Sect betrayal ◆ Heavy fate themes ◆ Reincarnation ◆ Dark cultivation

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 .....................................................................................

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