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Astra woke up in a forest with no recollection of her precious life. The only thing she knew was that she had a system with two parts; one was a Survival System, and the other was a... Wait, what?! A Breeder System?! Finding herself in a forest, Astra now has to survive on her own, fending off the sexual and violent advances of all the other forest inhabitants; none of which are Human! Will Astra be able to survive on this hectic, pleasurable forest? Or will she lose herself to lust? --- Additional Notes: Female MC is pure Woman for now; there is futa, and all the characters are either women or futa. There will be both light hearted moments and dark moments, and this novel is mainly centered around her trying to survive in this new world, all while living her life to the fullest.

On the cliff, the kidnappers held their knives to her and Elise’s necks. “You can only choose one,” they said. “I choose her,” the man pointed to his Elise. Kelsey trembled. “Rhett, I’m pregnant.” Rhett lifted his eyes without any emotion. “Elise is afraid of heights.” …Many years later. They say Rhett, the most powerful man in Spring City, is always standing at his ex-wife’s door, doing everything just to please her, even if she never looks at him. They say Rhett almost died in front of Kelsey’s door the night she brought another man home. Everyone envies Kelsey, but she just smiles and says, “Don’t die at my doorstep. I don’t want it to get dirty.” What nobody knows is that Rhett is obsessed with her. He doesn’t just want her body. He wants to control her completely, her heart, her mind, and even her soul. He will never let her go. --- Excerpt – Chapter 81: "Kelsey, You Are Mine" She pushed him away, but Rhett didn’t care about her resistance. He kicked open the door and threw her onto the sofa with a loud thud. Kelsey felt a sharp pain in her back and sat up, but the room was dark. Rhett’s tall figure made a scary shadow. He looked cold and didn’t care about anything. Kelsey was shaking. “Rhett, what do you want?” “I want YOU. Don’t you understand?” Rhett stepped closer. He didn’t turn on the lights. He just stared at Kelsey’s face in the dark. It was hard to see what he was thinking. “I told you to wait here for me for just a few days. How did you mess that up?” He was already in front of her. His tall body made Kelsey step back, but Rhett grabbed her wrist and pulled it hard. He grabbed her neck, making her look straight into his eyes. “I told you to stay away from that man. Did you ignore me?” Kelsey knocked his hand away. “We don’t have anything to do with each other anymore! You have no right to tell me what to do!” “Oh really? I have no right?” Rhett’s eyes suddenly turned darker, and he grabbed her tighter. He only let go when Kelsey made a pained face. Her eyes were full of tears. He sneered, “You two looked really close. He opened the car door for you, fastened your seatbelt, and even covered your head.” “Are you touched by that? Kelsey, how can you be so cheap...” His breath was hot next to her ear as he spoke. If she turned her head, she could see his cold, gloomy eyes. She tried to escape from his grip, but he held her even tighter. “Kelsey, you can only be mine.” Rhett pushed her hard against the wall. His eyes were full of fire and anger. He lifted her chin and kissed her hard. Only when he felt her soft lips did his anger calm down a little, like when they looked like a real family of three before. But that warm feeling wasn’t supposed to be on Kelsey. No one else should ever make her feel that way. No other man.

The key to salvation… might also be the end of everything. When Hikari Mayumi becomes a Soul Traveler, she gains the power to walk between the living and the dead—at the cost of everything she once knew. Hunted by spirits and torn between two powerful guardians, she must uncover ancient secrets, face betrayal, and protect a world that can never remember her. As darkness stirs and love complicates destiny, Hikari’s journey becomes a fight for balance, identity, and survival in a world where not even the dead rest easy.

By day, they blend in. By night, they hunt nightmares. Muma Hunters are the unseen protectors of society—fighting monstrous beings born from trauma, fear, and regret. Most live double lives, hiding their true roles behind ordinary faces. Some are students. Others are adults. But all carry the weight of darkness no one else can see. Reiji Kurosaki is one of them. A recent graduate of the Muma Hunting Academy, he's assigned to Chira City, where he must balance a façade of normalcy with his duties as a night-time hunter. As he dives into the minds of victims and confronts nightmare creatures, he also begins unraveling the mysteries surrounding the Muma—and himself. The story starts slowly to build the world and characters—but it’s all leading somewhere. It may not be for everyone, but if you're into anime, intense character journeys, dreamlike battles, and a bit of darkness, give it a try.

The Hollowing - a cursed sickness that drives the innocent into the earth - has shattered the old world, and from its graves, something new... something monstrous, begins to rise. Ren Kuroda once tried to play god when he created the Argwan Serum, a cure that instead birthed something... other. Something that could no longer be called human. Now he hides behind a stolen identity, a stolen life, and a fragile dream of peace. But blood remembers. Secrets fester. And deep in the jungle, evolution dances a wicked tune.

Takeo Minamoto had transmigrated. He crawled out of a grave, reborn as a boy named Kamado Takeo. Then he learned—this world has demons. And not just that... it's an anime world. One he’s never even seen before. Ugh... I scrimped and saved, just to buy a massive TV—and for what? I binge-watched Avengers, Inception, Loki, The Wolf of Wall Street, and every goddamn Nolan mind-bender out there. And now you're telling me I should've watched anime instead? Yeah—Fuck you too, God! And then... He started seeing a familiar figure in his dreams? Takeo: "Can someone explain to me why Wolverine is in my dreams? And not just any Wolverine—Old Man Logan?" Wait, are you saying… if I earn his recognition, I can gain his powers?? After realizing this, the way Takeo looked at Logan changed entirely. Old Man Logan from Logan, 2B from NieR: Automata, the Wolf from Sekiro, Hide from Nioh, who defeated Otakemaru... By gaining the approval of powerful characters from different worlds and inheriting their abilities, Takeo gradually grows into a protector strong enough to guard everything. And so... This story begins with a boy who climbed out of his own grave.

Excerpt; “Do you hate me so much… Wife?" He questions as he rests a hand on the wall beside my head and wraps an arm around my waist, pulling me off the wall and into his embrace. His face dips into the curve of my neck, causing me to shiver. "Because quite on the contrary, I've missed you..." He adds, and I shut my eyes. “How sad. I didn’t miss you." I lie, trying to break free from his grip, but his hold on me tightens. “You didn’t?" He purrs into my ear, brushing his lips against my earlobe before catching it between his teeth. I gasp as I involuntarily grip his shoulders. He chuckles, “Let’s see how much you didn’t miss me." He breathes, and I gulp. His fingers ignite sparks as they travel up my thighs, and I shut my eyes as I bite my lip to stifle a moan. I should stop him. I should shove him away and stand my ground. Send him away for what he’s done… But I can’t. “You’re soaking wet, Mirelah…" He says in a sultry whisper that sets my desires racing. "Let me fix that." **** What's worse than being born as the fourth princess of a Dragon-Born family? Being born with a peculiar appearance and no powers? No, that's easy. What's worse is when you're shipped off to marry a man you've never met, for the safety of your people. A man rumoured to be death himself. ~~~ Mirelah’s life was simple. As the youngest of four sisters—and the weakest, born without the magical power of her dragon-born lineage—her only duty was to be the perfect princess. She followed every rule. Never spoke out of turn, mastered the art of grace, and perfected nearly every class. She accepted and appreciated the fact that she would never get to bear the heavy weight of a queen's crown. However, that dream crashed when an unexpected marriage proposal arrived for her from the most powerful kingdom in the realm. Forced into a union with a bloodcrafting prince she has never met, Mirelah is thrown into a world of secrets, curses, and treacherous plots. She discovers that her mysterious husband is CURSED, and she so happens to be the cure to her husband’s vicious curse... Battling to survive the new, dark world of another kingdom, Mirelah must fight to hold on to who she is... and maybe even discover new things about herself. What if her peculiar appearance has always been a pointer to the dangerous power that lay dormant within her? What if she was the true Mother of Dragons prophesied of in legends aeons ago? What if her husband's curse was the key to unlocking her powers? And what if both of them shared a connection that ran deeper than they could ever imagine? A connection that made them a deadly combination that was never meant to mix.

In an age of discovery, where vast lands remain unexplored and ancient forces stir beneath the surface, adventurers known as Argonauts risk everything to uncover the unknown. Among them is Eldric, a carefree genius with a hidden burden, whose journey into the untamed world begins with treasure but leads far beyond. Power, mystery, and the truth of the world await. But some paths were never meant to be walked.

From the very beginning, Yoo Chae and I had a problematic first encounter. Jihan, an AOS game ranker who kept losing while being constantly kept in check by the pro gamer ‘Gamgak’, switches games to the MMORPG . When he joined a famous guild, the guild master ‘Yoo Chae’ trips over Jihan’s nickname and picks a fight with him for no reason. However, after learning Jihan’s AOS nickname, he suddenly starts actively flirting with Jihan, and Jihan becomes furious at his changed attitude…. What could be the true feelings of ‘Yoo Chae’, whose attitude has changed?

In a world where cultivation defines existence, he was born with nothing. No spiritual root. No Qi. No future. Mocked by his clan. Abandoned by his father. Forgotten by fate itself. But when fate tossed him into the Forbidden Lands, what should’ve been his grave became his rebirth. A dying boy discovers a Black Flame — ancient, sentient, and older than time. Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, a slumbering soul stirs... a version of himself from a time no one remembers — not even the heavens. Hunted by beasts. Tested by ancient shadows. Laughed at by gods. He has no cultivation... yet he's about to shake all Fifteen Realms — from the Mortal Depths, through the First Class Skies, into the Top World Thrones, and even the cursed whispers of the Forgotten World. He won’t climb the path. He’ll burn it.

Arthur lived an ordinary life — or at least he tried to. Between scars from the past and a monotonous routine, he believed he had finally left behind the ghosts that haunted him. But death did not ask if he was ready. When his eyes open again, there is no sky, no light, no heat. Only the damp stone floor, the smell of mold, and children's voices all around. Something is wrong. Very wrong. He does not recognize his own body, does not know where he is, and the questions in his mind find no echo. Trapped in an unknown place, among silent children and walls that seem to breathe, Arthur realizes that the world he woke up in is governed by forces that defy logic — and where fear is the only certainty. Death was only the beginning. Now, he must discover what it means to be reborn in a place where hope is a luxury... and survival, a forced choice.

Blood & Flame Series – Book One: Triplets for the Enemy He called her “little flame”… then left her to burn. Loe Carter fled the shadows of her past three years ago, carrying the kind of secret that could destroy lives—a one-night stand that left her with triplets and no name to give them. Now a devoted mother, she returns home for one reason: to reconnect with her estranged family. But nothing could have prepared her for him. Adrian Williams. Her stepbrother. Her childhood tormentor. The boy who once locked her in the dark… and now stands before her a man—colder, sharper, and more dangerous than ever. When she sees him again, everything unravels. The ice-blue eyes, the cutting voice, the smirk that once made her cry. But it’s not fear that leaves her breathless. It’s recognition. Her children look just like him. The past was never behind her. It was waiting in the shadows—wearing his face. Now, secrets threaten to ignite. And the one man she was taught to hate may be the father of the children she’d die to protect. Love was never supposed to live here. But in this house built on betrayal, some flames refuse to die.

In a world fractured by ancient crystal magic, three races once reigned: Humans, Elves, and Vampires. Each held a sacred crystal — a relic of unspeakable power, capable of summoning divine spirits or rewriting fate itself. Centuries ago, the Vampire King Kalidor led a failed war and was cast into the abyss of eternal torment. His body perished… but his soul endured. Now, after hundreds of years, Kalidor returns — not as a man, but as a wandering spirit, drawn back to his ruined castle by the last remnants of the Vampire Crystal he once bound to his blood. To reclaim his throne, Kalidor must recover his body piece by piece, solving arcane riddles, facing spectral guardians, and surviving the very horrors he once commanded. But the deeper he descends into the castle’s secrets, the more he begins to forget who he truly was. He gains his strength… but loses his identity. With each limb regained, with each echo of memory restored, the question grows louder: What use is a body… when the name behind it is lost? Castle of Lumania: Lord of Lumania is the first volume of the Crystal Trilogy, a gothic epic of undead kings, forgotten wars, and the price of resurrection.

Grief leaves no room for instructions. It comes, uninvited, and settles like fog—thick, persistent, and blinding. For Daniel Lewis, CEO of a billion-Leones tech empire and head of one of the country’s most influential families, the world never stopped moving after his wife’s death, but his did. He buried the pain beneath polished suits and endless meetings, pouring all that was left of him into the only person that still tied him to her, their daughter, Betty. Betty was once a bright, talkative girl with a laugh that could melt a room. But the accident that claimed her mother’s life also stole her voice. Five years later, she hadn’t spoken a single word. Specialist after specialist had failed to reach her, and her silence became a fortress no one could breach. Until Esther walked in. She wasn’t a licensed expert. Not yet. Just a 21-year-old child psychology student with soft eyes, a quiet determination, and a heart bigger than her experience. Hired as a live-in governess and emotional support tutor, Esther’s job was simple: help Betty speak again, help her live again. But no one warned her that in healing the child, she might touch the man as well. Daniel didn’t expect to feel anything. Not for a woman so much younger. Not for anyone ever again. And yet, in the quiet moments, between shared books, unspoken smiles, and late-night tea in the garden, something began to bloom, tender, impossible, real. This is a story about healing. About love rediscovered. About a man haunted by his past. A girl chasing her dreams. And a child who, through them, finds her voice again. Sometimes, the second time around… love writes a better ending.

Aegis Bernard Leos, the third of his name. The conqueror who united the central continent from the north to the south and from the east to the west in the name of the Divine God of Light was assassinated in his bedchambers. 300 years after he perished, he woke up as a teen named Alicent Gregis, now finding out that the god he once revered has perished. In a new world filled with mysteries, the memories he once held have faded. How will the 'king who once was' restore his empire to its former glory and discover the reason for his revival and subsequent amnesia?

[For those looking for a serious read] In a supernatural infested world, we have the awakened- an elite group of people gifted with superpowers. And the transcenders- humans who consume divinity potions even at the risk of losing their sanity. And then, we have me who awakened with little to no prior memory of my past. Now trapped in a cursed, and wretched land infested with nightmarish creatures of all kinds. I; with the help of my latent time-rewind ability, the mysterious blue chaotic flame; alongside fragmented memories and unlikely allies made in the world of nightmares must find a way to escape to the real world. All while trying to keep in check a small yet dangerously fatal side effect. But the deeper I delve into this world’s horrors, the more I realized—I wasn't just running from the monsters around me. I was running from the one inside. Additional tags: Dark fantasy + Dark souls element, supernatural + psychological horror and finally: Mystery, tension and suspense + ground breaking lore and world building. [WSA 2025 Entry.]

A girl forced to travel between different timelines and universes and not having any control over it. what happens when she meets more people like her?

Originally from the slums, Adam was chosen as a candidate for an experiment to ignite the Spark - an entity that gives superpowers. However, he failed and was thrown into the Dead Lands - the place the world became after the fall of the Last Star, beginning a new era for mankind, dangerous and unexpected. He faced against monsters and dangerous anomalies, sometimes creating artifacts - the miracle of this world. Killing his first monster in deadly combat, Adam became a Phantom - one who could evolve, endlessly moving toward power. Follow Adam on his journey, from fighting monsters and exploring Dead Lands to endless evolution!

Leo awakens in a world he doesn’t recognize, with no memory of who he is or why he’s there. All he knows is that survival isn’t just a necessity—it’s his only chance to uncover the truth. Thrown into a brutal test for assassins on a hostile alien planet, Leo quickly discovers an extraordinary instinct for combat and evasion—abilities that feel second nature, yet remain a mystery even to him. But as the blood-soaked trials unfold, whispers of his lineage begin to surface. In a universe where gods are eternal and invincible, Leo carries the blood of the one being who defied that rule: the Timeless Assassin, a legend feared by mortals and deities alike. Now, hunted for what he represents and burdened by a legacy he can’t yet comprehend, Leo must forge his path through a deadly labyrinth of enemies, alliances, and cosmic conspiracies—all while piecing together the fragments of his forgotten past. For in the shadows of his fractured identity lies a truth that could shake the heavens themselves. -------- NOTE - The MC in this story is a cunning vigilante type character who is morally gray and will often make questionable choices not befitting a traditional 'Hero' type character. Find me on discord at - raj_shah_7152 or join the server - https://discord.gg/rFXGz9NBe2

The sky is tearing open. Monsters are crawling through. And no one understands why. One morning, Stefan Hart wakes to his city overrun by Ragnars, interdimensional beasts unleashed through mysterious rifts that lay waste to everything in their path. Barely escaping death, Stefan’s fate takes a sharp turn when a cocky demigod named Orion appears, claiming to have come through the rifts from a world called Enmida. But Orion isn’t the only one to cross over. The Twelve Avatars, ancient warriors marked by the sigils of a deranged goddess, leading the chaos consuming Earth. Each carrying a fragment of her twisted will. Now, Stefan must hunt down and kill all twelve, end her madness, and fight to save what remains of his world.