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The trembling Hyuga Kuroto finally got the treasure that he dreamed of!How exactly will the world of Naruto be perceived with his glowing Sky Blue Tenseigan Eyes.

From the outside, Nana's life seemed simple. She had everything she had ever wanted: a cute but rascally pair of twin brothers, a best friend, and her own restaurant. Nana couldn't ask for anything more; she was happy and content in her life.

This is a world of swords and magic. Here, sorcerers and knights are well established, while alchemists and forge smiths are revered by the Empire. Mas transmigrated from Earth to this world and became an apprentice alchemist. This was a very noble status, a brilliant alchemist could command the respect of any major city. Mas was also proud of his own position. But he didn't expect that his teacher was actually a huge fraudster, who used subpar alchemy products to trick the Royal Capital. When they came knocking on the door fuming with killing intent, Mas's teacher Wosk had already run away. While Mas, who was his student, was left behind to deal with this mess. If Mas was unable to hand up alchemy products that are powerful enough, he would be burnt alive by the people of the Great Empire. Just then, he finally awakened the God-tier Alchemist System and received the Creator's Alchemy Station. On this station, any monster could be created. [Obsidian Gargoyle], [Lightning Naga], [Iron Golem], [Granite Golem], [Puppet Dragon], [Laval Titan]...... One after another legendary alchemy creatures were born in the hands of Mas, and he gradually gained the title of the God of Alchemy!

Several hundred thousand players are trapped in a gritty zombie apocalypse survival game just after game launch. There are hints that deaths in the game might be serving some other terrible purpose in the background of reality

Within the dream of the dreamer, the one who was dreamed of awoke.

A happy and fulfilled life, everyone wanted that. Rio was no exception, he too wanted to feel joy and fulfillment.But how many actually achieved that?He didn't know, but he knew that he was not part of those.Rio, a part time editor of a webnovel called, The Last Stand, transmigrated inside the world of the novel. Not as a main character, nor as a villain, not even a student.But as a professor.A simple extra, professor that was never even mentioned in the story. Through some circumstances, he was the mentor of the main cast of characters.Armed with knowledge of the future, treasures of the world, and skills of different origins. He would raise these students to their utmost as early as possible. He felt that there would be no problem.However, as time marches forward he realizes everything was not as simple as he thought.The plot, or the future, as he knew it was going further down the rails. The body he occupied had a mysterious identity. A higher existence watches over him.Realizing the implications, he gave up on staying low key and unknown. He will strive, live, and survive admist this world of cruelty.A world set in a modern futuristic setting where cults roam free, capitalism corruption rises, demons and other races exist.However, even if he survived and lived, will he even feel happinness and fulfillment? He didn't know, but he will live still.

A 29 year old civil employment exam student wakes up in a blank white room and meets a baby angel. This baby angel informs him that he died in his sleep due to heart disease like his father and grandfather. Remembering his mom and their last conversation he says that he will take on a series of life and death tests that the baby angel offers him. From this point on he must put his life on the line and fight in the stage called Arena'. And Every time he clears a test he will gain abilities and weapons to increase his strength. All to clear the tests and get his life back. This is his story of his fights in the Arena'.

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While a certain young man hides in a certain Ruins City, wanting to become a tanky mage through passive farming.Mages should focus on learning more spells and magic? There is no time to invest in body strengthening? Mages are defenseless when they run out of mana? None of these are a problem for Gurney and his Passive Farming System. Through the system, Gurney trains both his body and mind at the same time, he goes beyond the limits and logic of an ordinary mage. This is a mage who casts spells while tanking hits, his recovery speed surpasses even warriors and knights. This is the journey of a vigilant and careful mage who grows tankier and tankier.With the rising waves of darkness, the steampunk steel ship sets sail on a journey and adventure.Whales sink to the depths of the sea, sirens sing with beautiful voices, calling out to the Transcendent sailors who hunt for mermaids.The mysterious Time Hunters who obey the ancient rules search for their prey.He who bears the title of "Hero" carries the burden of fate as he steps on the road to write a new page of history.Ancient "Sealed Ones" rush to break out of their imprisonment, wanting to create and release new "Supernatural Memetics".The combination of steam technology and supernatural powers bring forth the era of "Transcendent Genetic Warriors".Infant dragons who have just hatched watch as the Dragon Slayer digs out their mother's heart from her body.Calamity level lifeforms sharpen their blades, stepping into the stage of this extraordinary era.The tides of the era surge and swirl, bringing along the mysterious fog of darknessThe indescribable existence nurtures and growsAlong with the stare of the Abyss

#Mature Language, No Rape#[Opening theme: Jericho by Iniko]"The sword chooses his Master" , It did again.After many years of tough times, Kael becomes a warrior, and he has his companions with him. But things take an interesting turn when he finds a unique sword that sparks his journey to find out his Real identity.Kael isn't on this journey alone. He's joined by a, see-through presence, a guiding force helping him uncover his past. Together, they explore a world with broken kingdoms, searching for the key to their revival. This is the story of a warrior who has lived in the shadows, a tale of sacrifice, and the return of a powerful enemy.Kael's journey becomes a testament to the unyielding spirit of determination and the pursuit of justice, in a world where destinies are intertwined, and fates are shaped in times of conflict. Dear readers! Without any ads, maybe you will prefer .

A Lovecraft- inspired darker, grittier One piece fanfic. A fanfic based on emotion and madness. A fanfic not for the faint hearted.----------------Regret. I have been drowning in it for far too long. I've regretted every choice I've made, every mistake I've carried, every moment of my past. I've regretted the present I live, the path I walk. Even my future, uncertain as it may be, has been tainted by regret.But not anymore. I refuse to live under its shadow. Yet, I know the truthI don't have the power to escape it completely.Am I not like a flicker of flame? So fragile, so fleetingone puff, and I'm gone.Regret has burdened me, weighed me down to make me climb the towering wall of greatness. But I press on.It was all I could do. All I ever wanted to do.

When the night came, there was a twittering sound in his ears, and the monster in the shadows began to move restlessly. Jason's hungry stomach began to roar, and he couldn't help swallow his saliva. Hunger was the best spur.

Masaru Ryunosuke is an outcasta scholarship student in a school of elites, struggling to keep his head down in a world that looks down on him. But when a chance encounter with a vampire attack leaves him at death's door, he wakes up to a new realityhe's no longer human.Now a ghoul, the lowest rank of undead, Masaru finds himself thrown into a world of ancient bloodlines, deadly supernatural creatures, and secret organizations hunting beings like him. His only guide? Akane Mikazuki, the cold and ruthless noble vampire who saved him, but only for her own mysterious reasons.Armed with the Cape of Dracula, an artifact of legendary power, and an unnatural potential that defies vampire logic, Masaru refuses to accept his fate as a weakling. If the world wants to treat him like a mere undeadthen he'll rise above them all and prove them wrong.As battles erupt between vampires, werewolves, assassins, and monstrous beings, Masaru must claw his way up the supernatural hierarchy before he's devoured by forces beyond his comprehension. Because in this world, the weak exist only to be devoured.But what happens when an undead refuses to stay at the bottom?

Dad promises that I will be always there with you, my little baby.It was Ye Qian's promise to his child who was yet to be born.However, fate didn't seem to agree as it took his life in the form of an accident before he could see his little one's face.The promise that was made to his wife and daughter reverberated as he left the world, just two months before the child was born.He died, but his soul transmigrated to another body in a different realm.5000 years of deliberate cultivation in the heavenly realm as a venerable, helped him to reveal the secrets that could pave way for his return to the mortal world.Finally, he achieved the ultimate power to break through the spatial tear and returned to earth.Don't worry, my baby. Dad is on the way to meet you, He chanted as he confronted the tribulation. Even when earthly suppression depleted his cultivation, he frets not.All he wants is to meet his family and fulfil the word he once gave to his daughter and her mother.Let's accompany Ye Qian in his journey to search for his family and witness his efforts to keep his wife and daughter happy as he helps them to cultivate, for an eternity together.

One day, I randomly stumbled upon a gacha! When I tried using it, it turned out that it was an unbelievable gacha that granted special skills!Following our protagonist, who threw his whole paycheck at it, the world gradually started moving towards an unbelievable direction.This is a story about a man attaining peerless power and dragging the whole world in the process.

Time Travel + Multiple CPs + Modern People Travelling to Ancient Times + Light SuspenseFour best friends, because of an ancient book without words from a museum, accidentally travelled to the world inside the ancient book.Others time travel with food and shelter and meet prince charming, but they time travelled only to be chased and mu*dered? To be wrongly accused of mu*der? To be locked up in prison?The four girls wailed: "Oh God! This is too much!"Su Mo is good at martial arts, beautiful and glamorous. Sang Lan is an elegant lady with high IQ. Xia Miao Miao is learned, talented and a good girl. Xiao Han loves anatomy and is a silly tomboy.Will they be able to meet the men again amidst the mystifying cases and heart wrenching romances?This is a multi-CP novel, please be aware if you don't like that.[Ruthless Killer vs Sexy Beauty] [White-clothed Black-bellied Teen vs Elegant Lady] [Flower Thief Playboy vs Good Girl] [Warm Refined Gentleman vs Tomboy]

He is a threat to her existence.A hot-blooded dragon of Royal blood, King Malachi is taken hostage by the humans he despises so much. Deprived of his freedom, he is imprisoned in a dark cave, his rage growing with each day of torture and humiliation. The only light he sees comes in the form of a human female, offering her care. A woman who makes him burn with equal fury and desire. A woman who has no place in his heart or mind, for only one thought sustains him.Vengeance! And even if her kindness softens his heart and her touch sets his body aflame, she will not be spared his wrath. Because once he breaks the chains of slavery, he will burn down her whole world.She is the key to his freedom.The cold-hearted princess Ravina is a woman with a mission. Eradicate the dragon race from the face of earth. But when she finds out that the very creatures who killed her parents could also be the ones who kidnapped her sister, she has no choice but to change her plans.To find her sister, she must get closer to the creature she despises. But things don't always go as planned and soon Ravina ends up finding more than she bargained for. Caught in a battle between humans and dragons, love and hatred, trust and betrayal, Ravina must make every choice with caution. And with every step she takes closer to the fiery beast, she risks melting the ice surrounding her heart and being consumed by the flames of fury and passion.

Pendulum clocks replaced sand glasses; the world's first pocket watch ticked through its 100th year. Steam power welcomed the advent of machinery; industries took over farmlands. The study of Science brought humankind out of the clutches of superstitions and pushed them to a path of endless possibilities. And one man witnessed it all.He was a moth among mayflies, fluttering through as generations replaced generations- fuelled by an endless thirst for knowledge. But fate decided to introduce him to a butterfly- someone alike, yet so different.Follow The Actor' Xavier Godwin and The Seeress' Yue Lin as they delve into the world hidden from the common eyes- a world of magic and mysticism- as they evade the sights of countless hidden organisations, and create a secret society of their own.

*********"You will become an immortal cultivator, right?""Yes, mother. I promise,"*********An old cursed building with many trials,A system that helps with cultivation,A bloodline that was envied by many,With the help of these three things, a young man named Henrick wanted to fulfil a promise he made to his mother.However, there were many cultivators that were after his bloodline who would do anything for his bloodline.Follow Henrick to see whether he can fulfil his promise with the world full of enemies or will he become a stepping stone for others?.

"I am not an ordinary detective, but a NEET detective. Searching the whole world to locate the words of the dead." The NEET Detective leading the NEETs who gathered in the dark alley Alice said that. The perplexing incident that Ayaka and I were wound into during the winter of my first year at high school, and also the malicious drug Angel Fix' that corroded the city, the mystery was unraveled by the detective girl Alice who doesn't take even one step out of her room. "Knowing the truth might destroy the tranquil life of your past, do you wish to know even so?" Because of my answer, the NEETs who usually do nothing were mobilized to solve the case!

In the midst of the blue and purple neon lights, under the gray, metallic sky, it is the frontier of all data, the aftermath of a scientific revolution, also the border of fiction and reality. Steel versus body; the past and the future. Here, the Outer World and the Inner World exist alongside each other. It seems like the wall of time is right in front of your eyes. Darkness gradually swallows the world. But listen, my friend, we cannot use kindness to survive the darkness. We need fire.

Wang Yanqing's father died in battle. She was adopted as an orphan by the Marquis of Zhenyuan. She loved Fu Tingzhou for ten years and would go through fire and water for him. However, this woman carried a family history full of scars, and ultimately, Fu Tingzhou sought another woman to marry.

In a world teetering on the brink of chaos, where eldritch gods peer into mortal realms and monsters stalk the land, Lu Yu finds himself moments away from a gruesome end as a sacrifice to a sinister deity. Just as the cold altar awaits him, a glimmer of hope emerges: he activates the Monster Editing System.With this arcane power, Lu Yu can extract materials from all things and fuse them to create unimaginable creatures. Each monster grants him a portion of its strength and a unique, terrifying skill. From that moment, Lu Yu embarks on a perilous game of wits and power against the ancient, malevolent gods.99 Demonic Eyes+ Cyclops Body + Primordial Chaos Stone = Chaos Evil Eye: its gaze alone spells death, obliterating all under the curse of its Mystic Death Stare.Angel's Blood+ Nightmare's Corpse = Holy Nightmare: a being that commands the dimensional ability Paradise Descent, fusing heaven and hell into an inescapable exile.Seed of the Dusk World+ Mutant Drake Egg = Endbringer Dragon: the avatar of apocalypse, wielding the Calamity Domain to usher in the end of all things.From the shadows, he crafts horrors beyond comprehension: Void Shadow Spider, Hundred-Armed Giant, Soul-Banshee, and Endbringer Dragon. Each creation shakes the fabric of reality itself. Even as his creations grow in power, they spiral further beyond mortal understanding, defying natural laws. The gods, once indifferent, now tremble as their monstrous rival rises.Can Lu Yu's ingenuity and monstrous legion prevail in the deadly dance with gods? Or will the ancient, inscrutable powers crush him before his ultimate creation takes shape?The monsters are limitless, and even the gods dare not look away

Are you looking for your Mr. Right?Why would I wait for him? Mr. Right is lost on his way.He quirked his brow at her answer with a faint smile at the corner of his lips.Then what are you doing? He questioned in amusement.She placed both her hands on his chest and pushed his masculine body against the wall taking him by surprise.Her honey-brown eyes blinked at him with mischief dancing in them as she planted a firm kiss at his jaw and said, I'm planning on taking advantage of Mr. Right Now!His eyes widened dramatically in disbelief. Before his eyes darkened with desire and passion.He placed his hands on her small waist and she could feel the heat of his big hands through the flimsy fabric of her shirt.His head leaned ahead as he whispered close to her ear, Feel free to take whatever you want.She felt his hot tongue licking her earlobe making her heart to beat erratically.Chen Xiu; known as Ms. Goody-two-shoes. A Superstar who was said to have it all which made her the center of hatred and envy as well.Little did anyone knew that the same Superstar had to nurse her own wounds in the silence and darkness of night where no one was looking.But for how long could she hold on for? Eventually, she decided to end her own misery and ended her life in the darkness of night, her only companion.Having woken up in a new body and at a new place wasn't something she could ever believe in. At least, not until she became Bai Xiu out of the blue.The day she thought to be her last became her first as a second chance awaited her. But whether this new chance was a blessing or disaster, it was hard to tell since she was trapped in a new body with a new life with the shackles of only her old memories.New life or a new curse? What really awaited her? The same disappointing silence of the night or was there someone calling out her name desperately at the end of the tunnel? Were sparks meant to fly in her heart or the fire in her heart was meant to burn her whole? Was this leap of faith gonna make her fall on her face or was she meant to fly the horizon?The new life brought a lot of questions. But the answer was simple...You would never know until you give it a shot!

In a world where dungeons are worshipped as divine trials and the System is hailed as a blessing, Beno Mark knows only one trutheverything is a lie.Haunted by the sin of killing his own parents, burdened by guilt, and shattered by the disappearance of his younger brother Renzo Mark in a mysterious Violet Gate, Beno spirals into madness, questioning reality itself. The System, which promises power and salvation, is nothing but a trap, binding the souls of countless hunters. The world itself is not as it seemsvast beyond imagination, hiding secrets that even the gods fear.Yet, Beno refuses to crumble. Driven by obsession and guilt, he awakens the cursed King System, the most forbidden and dominating force ever sealed. As fragments of truth and ancient conspiracies emerge, Beno, alongside Luna, Charles, Raul, and Isabella, begins to unravel the world's true historya truth that has been hidden for centuries.What is the Violet Gate? Who controls the System? And why was Beno chosen as the vessel of the King of All Beings?The path is clear.Kneel... or Bleed.

After signing the share transfer of the Bai company, Bai Weiwei who has a congenital heart disease got betrayed by her adopted sister she always loved along with her trusted bodyguard. Shocked, betrayed, and worried for her father made her unwilling to die, and her resentment actually let her bind with a quick transmigration system. Completing the task means that she will be able to increase the number of days she can live, and she will be able to get revenge on her white lotus sister and the unconscionable b*stard bodyguard. CEO, Emperor, General Supreme Immortal? All of them turn to a love-sick waste who bowed before her skirt.Just why is this unlucky star of a wooden fiance trying so hard to chase her? Stop sucking my life force already! Our marriage is only for business! I want to break the engagement!Ye Yuxuan: "I will never let go of you." - Description from Novelupdates

There once upon-a-time roamed a boy.The boy went from a baby to a toddler. Then from a toddler to a child. Then a child to a boy. Then from a boy to a man. But, no matter how old he grew, no matter how much time passed, he kept on pondering and pondering, if people reflected on their existence, then what did existence reflect on?No matter if he was crawling on all fours with pacifier, drawing a red house on a green hill with a painting brush, fishing for big and small fishies in his small, little boat, skinning a deer he had caught, or even sleeping, the question persisted.No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't reach the answer.He became a tutor, a teacher, a killer, a hacker, a criminal, until there was once thing he still did not become.A God.Being subjected to a heavily traumatizing event, Amon now wakes up to only to find himself in a game called 'The Adventure of the Hero: IX' he had once played a long time ago, where he finds a world filled with swords and magic, a magical academy, demons, high-ranked devils, dragons, and advanced technologyFollow the story of Amon, the eighth mechanism of the universe, as he navigates through worlds, universes, multiverses, and the omniverse. gathering the rest of the eight mechanisms, fighting against ancient and outer gods, becoming a tutor of a certain, little daughter-of-a-demon-king, put on a witch hunt of eldricht cosmic horror entities, attending an academy with the protagonist, heroines, villains, villainesses, and even a transmigrated third-rate final boss, meeting witches, creating sects, meeting the 9 goddesses, going against both Orthodox and Unorthodox churches, and many more!This is the story of a boy that had nothing, the story of the boy who knew the price of zer0, the legend of the boy known as 'The Happy'.The Boy who had a broken God Complex----------------------WARNING: This novel delves into themes of madness, insanity, and distorted realities. As the story progresses, it may change your perception and evoke unsettling emotions. Reader discretion is advised. Take care to recognize when to step back if you feel overwhelmed.

The people of Earth have been summoned once againScientists document six extinction events in Earth's history, but none of them were as natural as they claimed.Sylas and his family have been called back to the Browns, a family of billionaire elites with assets reaching into the trillions. He isn't sure what to expect until he touches a floating bronze cube that changes his life.[Bronze City Stele][Status: Dormant][Time to Activation: 04:13:38]Unfortunately, there's only one Stele and the Browns have already decided upon their candidates. If Sylas wants to control his own fate, he'll have to enter the Trial.Now, woefully unprepared, and stuck in a world filled with the extinct creatures of Earth, he'll have to carve out his own opportunity... whether the Browns like it or not.

To be is to have a soul. The soul begets a will. Wills accumulate into mysterious psychic forces, weaving secret domains within the fabric of reality.

What if something made Naruto the dead-last that everyone perceives him to be? What if he really wasn't as weak as he appeared? The true Naruto, unleashed upon the shinobi world! AU story starts at the Konoha Invasion arc and continues from there..