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Death. Life. These two words has been used interchangeably by humans to define the Essence of their existence. Some are born wielding Essence: raw forces of life, death, light, and void. While few others are destined to awaken its Echoes: strange manifestations that sums up individual abilities in ways no one fully understands. As most remain ordinary humans in fear of what they do not understand, humanity resorts to seek countermeasures against such fears. Nerith Morvale is one of the feared ones. An anomaly creation of Death Essence. Imprisoned by the Global Unified Council and labeled a threat since a child, Nerith carries an unawakened Echo the world mocks and misunderstands: necromancy. Considered a useless, taboo power good only for raising corpses, necromancy has left him caged among others with broken, unknown abilities, waiting to be erased or rather tools to be used. But death listens to Nerith. A forbidden ritual performed in captivity reformed his reason to live. Because the dead do not merely obey him....they recognize him. And in that recognition, Nerith found something older than Essence, something deeper than Light or Void: Necromancy is not about commanding the dead. It is about becoming the thin line between life and death to choose those who deserves to exist. And Nerith must decide whether he will become humanity’s shield, its executioner, or something far worse. Because some powers are not meant to save the world. They are meant to end it or rather remake it from how rotten it'd become. N. B: Please note that this Webnovel is written from a villain's perspective.

One night of cowardice cost her everything. Fifteen years ago, Isabella Gomez disappeared from the Ashford estate—a broken girl betrayed by the boy she loved. Now she's back as Aurora Castillo: tech mogul, untouchable CEO, and the woman determined to destroy him. Liam Ashford has spent fifteen years searching for the girl he failed. He doesn't know she's standing right in front of him—or that every smile, every conversation, every moment of growing attraction is part of her revenge. But as Aurora plays a dangerous triple-game to dismantle his empire, her best friend's jealousy and a ruthless corporate raider's blackmail threaten to expose everything. Can you fall in love with someone you came back to ruin?

​In the basement of a house that smells of vanilla and drying oil paint, Hana lives among the pure. To her, the living are nothing more than blurred silhouettes, but her dolls, her beautiful, stationary dolls are the only things with souls. With terminal cancer ticking down a two-week deadline, Hana has reached a quiet, chilling acceptance. Her death isn't a tragedy; it is her final exhibition. "They say the world is a masterpiece, but to me, it has always been a child’s messy scribble, chaotic, faceless, and unfinished. Only in the cold, porcelain silence of my dolls did I find perfection. Now, I have seven days to paint my exit. I thought I was ready to be the girl who finished her own canvas, until a shadow walked in with a face I could actually see." ​Then comes Night. ​An enigmatic shadow with eyes like a storm present at night, Night is an Angel of Death serving a three-year penance for a sin she cannot name. Her mission is a divine paradox: she must protect a life that is destined to shatter in seven days. ​Bound by a contract that defies the "life-clock," the reaper and the artist are forced into a singular space. One is running out of time; the other is trapped by it. In a world of fading light, they will discover that the most vivid colors are often found in the darkness of the end. ​Seven days to breathe. Three years to atone. The art of death is finally beginning.

New book, "My Wife is the Star Lord," seeks your support~ [Strong Female Lead + Doting Love Interest + Ancient Martial Arts + E-sports + A Touch of Fantasy] The Sinclair Family's second daughter, who has spent years practicing Ancient Martial Arts in the deep mountains, is returning to Kingsford for the college entrance exams. The Sinclairs are terrified: "The second daughter is a jinx! She brings misfortune to her father, mother, and the entire family. Stay away from her at all costs!" The young masters of Kingsford sneer: "A country bumpkin from the mountains will be easy to control. A little sweet-talking and she'll fall for it." Only an old Daoist, who seems like a quack, pokes Aurora Sinclair's head with a serious expression: "Don't cause any trouble for your master when you go down the mountain!" *** Half a year after returning to Kingsford— The Sinclairs, with eager faces: "Our second daughter is the hope of our entire village; don't get in the way of her making money!" The young masters of Kingsford, bruised and swollen: "Aurora Sinclair isn't a woman! Her fists are harder than a man's!" The old Daoist, gazing at the night sky, mutters mysteriously: "The Star of Romance is stirring! Which foolish boy is it?" The precious young master of a certain secret laboratory lets out a loud sneeze! The expressions of all the experts and professors change drastically: "Hurry and get a doctor!" *** Male Lead: Alvin Morgan (Top Researcher) Female Lead: Aurora Sinclair (Hidden Bigshot) 【Please add to your collection, send red beans, recommendation tickets, and monthly passes. The more, the better~】

She was just an orphan in an another world… until an accident ended her life. But instead of disappearing, she wakes up on Earth with a strange Goddess System. The system gives her missions, and every mission comes with a new identity. A mysterious genius. A hidden boss. A beautiful stranger no one can figure out. While she is busy completing tasks and collecting identities, one certain man keeps noticing her again and again. He tries to uncover her secrets… but somehow ends up falling for the very mystery he’s chasing. However, as her identities increase, so do her enemies. And one day she discovers the truth. Her coming to this world was never an accident. Now she has to complete the mission prepared for her… if she wants to live. The only problem? She is lazy, so lazy that she doesn't want to do any task or mission ... all she wants to do is lay off So… can she really finish what fate planned for her?

Far beyond the borders of the world exists a Breach. Beyond it lies a land of chaos and creatures born from chaos itself. The only thing stopping them from descending upon the world is a seal that has weakened significantly over time. On the day of his awakening, Azrael awakens as a rare dual elementalist with an extremely high grade. He feels elated by the power he has awakened, not knowing that he has been pulled into something far greater than the abilities he now possesses, something far greater than talent or rank. His identity is not as simple as he thinks. He is a fragment of an existence that nearly destroyed all life in the world, a Chaos-born known as the Dark Sovereign. A being so powerful that its fall left behind a scar so deep that even time could not heal it. Azrael is not a reincarnation, nor is he a vessel or a puppet meant to repeat the past. He is something different. Where that ancient existence once stood as a living calamity, Azrael stands incomplete and uncertain. As the power sleeping within him slowly awakens, so does the darkness within him. His rise as the new Dark Sovereign is inevitable. But whether he becomes the monster he was created to be or defies fate and rises to become something greater remains uncertain.

One text at 2:17 AM. The Boy Who Texted Me At 2:17 Riya Sharma is an architecture student in Chicago. She spends her nights buried in sketches and deadlines because the alternative is much worse. Nights are the hardest. Ever since her father died a year ago, the silence after midnight has felt unbearable. There are no more messages asking if she reached home safely. There is no one reminding her to sleep. Then one night, at 2:17 AM, her phone lights up. Unknown Number: Are you awake? She replies. That was her first mistake. The stranger behind the screen seems to know everything. He knows where she is. He knows what she is thinking. He even knows the one secret she has never told anyone. Now the messages keep coming. Watching. Waiting. Getting closer. Riya cannot decide what is more dangerous. Ignoring him… Or falling for him.

At eighteen, Nidhi is forced to leave the Mehra family. They tell her the truth — she is not their real daughter. Because of a childhood accident, three babies were switched. Believing that Nidhi belongs to a poor family, the Mehras throw her out without regret. What they don’t know is one thing. Nidhi feels no pain. No loss. No regret. Because the girl they considered weak and simple is not simple at all. Behind her calm eyes lies a girl with many hidden identities, secrets that no one has ever discovered. When Nidhi returns to her real home — the Singhania family — the truth shocks everyone. She is the true daughter of Italy’s most powerful family, protected by five brothers who rule every field they enter. And fate has already tied her to one man. Her marriage to Shubham Malhotra was decided long ago. The fake daughter, who once lived as Nidhi, is deeply in love with Shubham. Driven by jealousy, she begins to create plots, lies, and dangerous schemes. But what she never expected was this— Shubham Malhotra had already fallen in love with Nidhi, before knowing who she truly was. As secrets slowly unfold, the world begins to realize— Nidhi is not a girl to be broken. She is the storm hidden behind silence. Who is Nidhi really? How many identities does she hide? And what happens when her true self is revealed? Read My Mysterious Would-Be Wife to uncover love, secrets, and destiny.

Trapped by an unfair contract, Eva was determined to do whatever it took to end the contract and ensure it ended with her alone, but she never expected to be sent to the enemy as a spy. “Nothing complicated,” they said. “Yeah right.” How was she going to find a man even her so-called ‘boss’ couldn't find? But left no other choice, she set off, following the instructions given to her, searching high and low not knowing the one she sought was right beside her. The man whose presence lit up her day and made butterflies flutter in her stomach even when he didn't mean to. Yes, Eva fell in love. And now? Eva was trapped between dangerous organizations, one has her heart and the other a contract that could ruin everything all over again *** Excerpt: “You hate me now, don't you?” Eva said as she pulled on the jacket, trying to cover as much of herself as possible. Trying to suppress the emotions that threatened to shatter her to pieces. Her eyes darted towards the man who had his back to her. He couldn't even bring himself to look at her. She thought, biting her lip. “I understand if you don't want to have anything to do with me anymore. I promise to disappear from your sight. You'll never see me again…” “Eva…” his voice sliced through the dark room that was barely illuminated by the moonlight, cutting her mid sentence. Her breath hitched at the edginess his tone carried. Eva held her breath when he turned, his broad back slowly shifting until he stood facing her. She almost couldn't look him in the eyes, afraid of what she would see. Those steely grey orbs that always seem to stare into her soul were even more unreadable now. “Come here, Eva,” his tone suddenly changed, losing its sharp edge. “What?” When she took longer processing his words, he took a step towards her while she instinctively took a step back. Seeing that, he stopped and held her gaze. “Come here, Eva,” he repeated, his voice becoming firmer, an order she was compelled to obey. With both hands clutching tightly to the oversized jackets, she took slow and staggering steps towards him. Her heels clicking on the tiled floor with each step and the silence of the room amplifying them. She felt bare under his intense gaze but she couldn't stop her legs from moving towards him. She knew he could be frightening, but this was the first time she had ever faced this side of him. Yet, her legs still moved, obeying his command. “I… I promise… I won't…” “Keep moving, Eva,” he ordered again when her steps slowed down as she started talking. Eva gulped but did as he ordered until she was standing a three foot distance from him. Unable to hold his gaze, she stared down at her feet. The red straps of her heels now an eyesore but she would rather look at them than at his eyes. Or face. “In your eyes, am I that shallow, Eva?” He asked, his tone calm and calculated. Eva snapped her head up as soon as those unexpected words left his lips.

Reincarnated into the "Testicle Era" of MHA, Kaito Arisaka spent years doing JoJo poses and staring at cats, waiting for a "System" that never came. Eventually, he faced reality: no cheat codes, just a "Normal Toe" and a pile of bills. He ditched the cringe, picked up a wrench, and took a convenience store job to support his aging grandma. But when a legendary fire traps his regular customers, the "Trust" he built as a neighborhood nobody hits critical mass. One snap of his fingers and Kaito transforms into the white-suited, 2D-warping god, Hero X. Now he's a viral vigilante who just wants a stable 9-5 pension, while the world's top female heroes are hunting for his alter-ego-and his resume. A/n: This is original. Cover picture is not mine

On the night of her engagement party, Alayna Sandra discovers her future contract husband is cheating on her with her own sister. She's shattered, broken, and furious all at once. So when she finds his stepbrother, Dafa Halton, she marries him instead. But now, why is her ex fiance the one begging her to come back? And who would have thought that his useless stepbrother would turn out to be the best man she's ever met. -Love Reclamation: Escaping My Contract Husband, Finding His Stepbrother By Yuliaresi Anjelina

Aira signs a contract marriage to save her sister’s life, never expecting her husband to be the ruthless Alpha King of a hidden werewolf world. Cold, powerful, and dangerously possessive, Kael makes one thing clear — this marriage means nothing to him. But when enemies rise and secrets unfold, Aira discovers that being the Alpha’s wife comes with deadly consequences… and an unbreakable bond she cannot escape. In a world where humans don’t belong, can she survive long enough to become his true Luna?

Eve never believed in fate...until three ruthless alphas claimed her as theirs. Desperate to save her dying mother, Eve works as a masked dancer at Eclipse, the city's most exclusive club, where anonymity is her only protection. When the infamous Blackwood triplets—Damian, Damon, and Silas, offer her an obscene amount of money for a six-month exclusive contract, she accepts despite the terrifying rumors. Girls whisper about their brutality, their insatiable appetites, and the way they share everything... including women. The first night, Eve discovers the rumors don't do them justice. Damian commands her body with cold precision, every touch calculated to break down her defenses. Damon's dangerous playfulness pushes her past limits she didn't know she had, making her crave the edge of fear and pleasure. Silas watches with obsessive intensity, learning every tremor and gasp, demanding complete psychological surrender. Together, they overwhelm her....three predators claiming their prey in the most primal way possible. But something is different about Eve. While other women break under the brothers' dark desires, she endures. She matches their intensity, craves their brutality, returns night after night hungry for more. They're possessive in ways that should terrify her, marking her body as their territory, but her skin burns hotter under their hands than it ever has before. The brothers don't understand why they can't stay away from her. Why her scent drives them to the edge of madness. Why the mate bond...something they never believed they'd find...pulls them to this masked human with increasing, undeniable force. Then Eve's body begins to change. After three days without them, she collapses, her body shutting down from a hunger no food can satisfy. When Damian touches her fevered skin, her eyes glow amber and an ancient binding spell shatters. The truth explodes between them in a wave of desperate, consuming need: Eve isn't human. She's a succubi—a creature who feeds on sexual energy to survive. And they are her fated mates. Suddenly, Eve's nightly visits become her lifeline. She needs them...needs their touch, their dominance, their insatiable desire....or she'll die. A dark paranormal romance of fated mates, brutal alphas, and a queen who was born to rule them all.

⚠️ Mature Content Warning: This novel contains graphic depictions of violence, sexuality, strong language, and adult themes. Reader discretion is advised. Aria Vale seems ordinary a quiet café worker, gentle and unassuming, living a modest life hidden in plain sight. But when the sun sets, she becomes Dark Nexus, the shadow feared across the globe. A cyber-ghost, elite covert operative, and master strategist, she dismantles criminal empires while building her own secret dominions: a luxury jewelry brand, a multi-million-dollar real estate company, and a global cybersecurity network all under the radar of the world she protects. When Viktor Kade, a ruthless criminal mastermind, begins targeting those she cares about, Aria must escalate her operations, navigating treacherous political intrigue, betrayals, and high-stakes danger. At the same time, her heart struggles between love, desire, and the threats surrounding her. Lucien Hale, her once-fiancé, grows cold and distant, while her mysterious adopted sister lingers in the shadows, her own plans yet unknown. As the lines between Aria Vale and Dark Nexus blur, she must survive attacks that are both physical and psychological, all while protecting the people who can’t even begin to understand the life she leads at night. When the enigmatic Dante Ravencroft elite cyber strategist and secretly a feared Mafia lord begins to circle closer, Aria’s two worlds collide in ways that will ignite forbidden desire, test loyalties, and push her to the edge of everything she thought she knew. In a city where corruption is currency and shadows conceal deadly secrets, Dark Nexus is unstoppable but even the strongest masks hide vulnerabilities. Will Aria maintain her hidden empire, or will love, betrayal, and danger finally unmask her?

In the year 2047, Earth is dying. Mana rot devours the oceans, cities sink into black sludge, and humanity clings to survival like rats in a collapsing cage. Kael Eze is nobody. A Level 1 Scavenger. A corpse hauler. A man who drags the dead for scraps while the world ends around him. Then the sky rips open. A cold, mechanical voice echoes in every surviving soul: [Final Calibration Complete] [Earth: UNSALVAGEABLE] [Sovereign Selection Protocol — Activated] [1 candidate chosen out of 8.4 billion…] Kael is selected. Not as a hero. Not as a savior. As the lowest possible thing: a Sovereign Candidate with 0.0001% authority. Thrown into the Infinite Staircase — the Throne of Ashes — where death is permanent, mercy is myth, and the first floor alone is rated ×7 difficulty. He awakens as an infant in a crib of blackened ribs. A six-winged nightmare calls him “little calamity” and laughs as ash-eaters scent fresh sovereign flesh. But something broken inside Kael wakes up too. [Hidden Trait: Soul Devouring Gluttony (EX)] Devour anything. Become anything. Regret nothing. From the weakest newborn king at the bottom of infinity, Kael begins a ruthless climb. He consumes gods, steals bloodlines, devours worlds, and carves his name into the fabric of broken realities. Betrayed by fate, hunted by ancient horrors, cursed by the very throne he claims — he doesn’t seek redemption. He seeks dominion. Because if the universe decided he was trash… then he’ll become the monster that devours the trash-heap entire. Weakest start. Highest stakes. No mercy. No limits. Only ashes… and the sovereign who rises from them. Will the last candidate become the Last Sovereign — or just another forgotten name in the void? Tags: Dark Fantasy, System, Weak-to-Strong, Ruthless MC, Anti-Hero, Multiple Worlds, Face-Slapping, Ancient Bloodlines, Betrayal, Overpowered Growth, Apocalyptic, No Harem (yet?), Soul-Devouring, Throne Conquest Drop a heart if you’re ready for Kael to eat the multiverse one bite at a time.

"Sign the contract, play the perfect wife for one year, and I'll save your father's company. But don't mistake this for kindness, Miss Hartley. I despise everything you represent." Natalie Hartley once had everything—until her father's business partner embezzled millions and framed him for it. Now her father is dying of a stress-induced heart condition, their pharmaceutical company is being seized, and their family name is synonymous with fraud. She has three weeks before her father loses everything he built—including his will to live. Enter Dominic Ashford: the youngest billionaire CEO in Chicago, a self-made tech mogul whose empire spans three continents, and the man who hates her family with every fiber of his being. His younger sister died eight years ago from a medication error involving a drug manufactured by Hartley Pharmaceuticals. Dominic blamed Natalie's father and has spent nearly a decade systematically destroying every business the Hartley family touches. But Dominic has a problem. His grandfather's will states that to maintain control of Ashford Technologies, he must be married by his thirty-second birthday—three weeks away. His board of directors, tired of his ruthless methods, wants him gone. They've found a loophole, and they're ready to exploit it. Natalie and Dominic need each other. She needs his resources to save her father. He needs a wife to save his empire. The contract is simple: One year of marriage. Public appearances as the perfect couple. Separate bedrooms. No emotions. No questions about the past. When the year ends, they divorce quietly, and both get what they want. Natalie signs in her father's hospital room, ink still wet when Dominic's cold lips brush her hand with contempt disguised as affection for the watching nurses. But someone is watching their contract marriage very closely—Dominic's enemies in the corporate underworld who've been waiting for the ice king to finally show a crack in his armor. The moment they realize Dominic Ashford actually cares about his contract wife, the death threats begin. First, it's her brakes failing on Lake Shore Drive. Then a near-miss with a falling air conditioning unit. A break-in at the penthouse that Dominic's security barely stops in time. Someone wants Natalie dead. And they want Dominic to suffer watching it happen. Now Dominic faces an impossible choice: let her go and watch his only weakness become his greatest regret, or protect her and prove to the world that the man who swore he'd never love again would burn Chicago to the ground for his contract wife. They thought marriage was their solution. They didn't realize it made them both targets.

Everyone thinks he's trash. His wife despises him. Her powerful family treats him like a joke. But when he awakens with the "Plot Armor Stealer System," everything changes. Now, every time he humiliates a so-called protagonist, he steals their luck, talent, and destiny. In a city ruled by ancient clans and modern power, he’ll rise from the shadows—not as a hero, but as the mastermind who rewrites fate itself. This time, he won’t just survive the story—he will steal it.

Aurelia Academy stands at the center of magical education, where gifted students learn to control mana, battle corrupted beasts, and prepare for a world that grows more dangerous every year. Nav enters the academy like any other student—quiet, observant, and seemingly ordinary. But Aurelia hides more than knowledge. Somewhere beyond the academy’s walls, a masked figure known only as Lucent Shade has become both a legend and a problem. He appears without warning, destroys mana beasts that even trained mages struggle to defeat, and disappears before anyone can question him. To the public, he is a reckless vigilante. To the academy, he is an embarrassment. When a sudden breach unleashes mana beasts directly inside Aurelia’s grounds, Lucent Shade intervenes before the academy’s forces can respond. But the battle doesn’t end the way anyone expects. For the first time, the vigilante falters. His mask cracks. And one of the academy’s most perceptive students—Avelyn Rae, a researcher with a sharp mind and a hidden laboratory—quietly collects the broken fragment. What begins as a simple investigation quickly becomes something far stranger. The mask reveals impossible biological traces. Nav’s presence seems to intersect with every unexplained event. And Professor Sael Ardyn, a man whose eccentric behavior hides something far more dangerous, seems to know more than he should. As secrets unravel and unseen forces begin moving in the shadows, the truth becomes clear: Lucent Shade was never the biggest mystery at Aurelia Academy. He was only the beginning.

A reserved and enigmatic man staying at a quiet temporary hotel finds himself unintentionally involved in a strange incident after meeting a lost child outside a restaurant. Soon, rumors of a mysterious creature abducting people begin to surface, drawing him into a situation he never intended to be part of. But this not the only story interested him. He began to solve and resurface the hidden truth behind the mysterious incidents, while being hidden in the sideline. Author side: I tried to deliver a very different story. I hope you like it. This novel is written in first person narrative style.

“Only the weakling will care about race and lineage, that’s because they need to see something that is similar to themselves to feel safe. And they need to use another life to continue their dreams; But the sun doesn’t need another sun, and the eternal one doesn’t need another to realize his own dreams.” A story of a lone seeker constantly searching for a way forward. #ruthless mc #no heroine#dark#power seeking mc