Crimson Chains: The Emperor's Vengeful Bride

200 years in the future Earth is inhabited by aliens. After being colonized by the Regal Empire and gaining independence, Earth now has hybrids called astrals. They have a range of abilities, from boring, useful, silly and reality-bending. Ace has the most common ability of them all: teleportation. Ace tries his hardest, but his hardest is never enough, and is always worried he isn't as strong as everyone else, trying to prove he's a hero and a man. One day he finds a magic watch. A watch that hates him. His dreams of becoming a hero will finally come true. Sadly he is too focused on winning and never learns.

"Take me instead." Three words. Guinevere Lunaris trades herself and saves 300 lives. Tied. Gagged. Underestimated by a mile. They chain her to a tree in the snow. Mistake. While running for her life, she meets a stranger in the dark and tells him to hide so he isn’t killed. Twelve hours later, he walks into her father's hall wearing a crown. The man she just told to hide in a hole is Maddox Drakencrest, High King of Velkaris. Ruler of an entire continent. Maddox hears his dragon say ‘mate’ right away. But her wolf is silent. More and more Alpha Kings enter the hall. She catches the tail end of her father’s toast and chokes on her wine. "—leave here with a virgin bride." An auction for her hand turns into a full-out bidding war. Maddox wins. 750 million in gold, three dragon fleets, and an urn full of the bastard who chained her the day before. Every force in Velkaris is betting against a wolf on a dragon throne. The Elders say the queen must be a dragon rider, which is impossible for a woman without dragon blood. The king's half-brother agrees with them, but his solution is a civil war and taking the crown for himself. If his brother’s rebellion wins, Maddox dies and she belongs to him. If the elders win, she goes back to the father who sold her. Neither is happening. Her wolf calls Velkaris home. She's not giving it up. They expect Guinevere to behave like a good little wolf princess and play along with their political games. She says bet.

When Ling crossed dimensions, he accidentally brushed past the world of Jujutsu Kaisen and stole a fragment of its origin. That tiny spark of power followed him into his new body, transforming into a golden finger. Ling opened his eyes and found himself reincarnated as a young girl of the Uchiha clan during the brutal Third Shinobi World War. The fragment of the curse world awakened within him. It granted him the ability to extract cursed energy from emotions, and even pull curses, cursed tools, and techniques straight from the Jujutsu Kaisen world. There was only one problem. To use these powers, Ling needed others to form strong emotions toward him, whether admiration, fear, hatred, or devotion. Stable emotions meant stronger cursed energy. Starting the game with Heaven and Curse Binding, Ling made his first goal simple. Survive. Become so strong that no one could touch him. Live long enough to become the Sword God of Shilipo and avoid dying young in the chaos of this cruel ninja world. The Third Shinobi World War. The Night of the Nine Tails. The Uchiha Clan Downfall. Ling planned to overcome them all. Punch Uchiha Madara. Kick the Big Gun. Walk a path that no ninja or sorcerer had ever taken before. --------------------------- Join my Patreon now to get instant access to the next chapters!

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The world was at the brink of collapse. Humanity’s desperate battle against the Harbingers, monstrous alien invaders from another world, had raged for years, leaving cities in ruin and hope at an all-time low. Amid the chaos, Noah Eclipse, an eighteen year old with no past and no purpose, struggled to survive each day. Noah being a First-Generation Talent, with a common, unremarkable ability that never stood a chance against the Harbingers, had spent years labeled a loser all while fighting to keep his head above water in a world that seemed to have forgotten him. But as fate would have it, everything changed one day when he was fighting for his life and at the verge of dying. [Congratulations, you have awakened an SSS RANKED Talent : Void Summoning] [Congratulations, your first summon is a legendary dragon] [Congratulations you have unlocked one item : Excaliburn] [Congratulations : You have unlocked a new skill; Null Strike] … He was reborn, and for the first time, he was no longer weak nor helpless. Now with all the dragons and the power of the void in his palms, he would bring an end to the apocalypse! **** DISCORD : https://discord.gg/5V9ehgcYKC

One anonymous tip-off. That’s all it took. Ling Ke—a random guy from our world, isekai’d straight into the countdown to the Third Honkai Impact—got snatched off the street and spent the next several years as a living test subject. Cut open, stitched back together, broken, rebuilt, screamed until his voice gave out. While he rotted in a lab: Fu Hua, the Immortal Red Kite, ascended beyond the red dust of mortality. Kiana joined Anti-Entropy. Raiden Mei pledged herself to World Serpent. Bronya finally found Seele again. And Ling Ke? He came back wrong. The Herrscher of Dominion. Master of a thousand puppet bodies. A walking apocalypse wearing a human face. “From this second on… this world burns.” The fully blackened transmigrator smiles—a jagged, ugly thing that doesn’t reach his hollowed eyes. Honkai. This is my revenge.

Just as Neal was about to give up on his dream of becoming a Certified Magic Practitioner (CMP) because of his low magic power, he gets to know that he has somehow passed the National Magic University Entrance exam after failing to achieve even the lowest E grade for three years previously. Moreover, this time, he got a B grade. The only problem was, he had made plans to leave the country and travel the world instead. But the government of Mythilia did not allow students to leave the country. What could he do? Besides, how did he get a B grade anyway? Neal: Here I am, standing at the end of a road. I have two choices - turn left or turn right. Every time I keep my foot down to one side, the other grabs at me with that much more passion. Just a few moments ago, neither of these choices existed. This shouldn't be a difficult choice for me. On the left side is everything I ever wanted. Its the dream I nursed for years, pouring every bit of my heart and soul and loving this dream with all that I had. This dream is a flame I kept alive with my soul. Yet, all my love was unrequited. For so long. Except now, it has finally shown me some love. Then why don't I grab at it like a madman and thank my stars? Is it my ego? Have I been hurt by the rejection so bad that now I reject my dream? Huh? What do you mean 'Sir, this is a cafe'?

Aurora Ashbourne left to escape the suffocating traditions of her bloodline. She returns to a dying mother, a fractured family, and a ritual that demands obedience. For generations, her lineage has guarded the Veil — a mystical barrier imprisoning a seductive, ancient force that feeds on longing and fear. But when the entity begins to manifest as something beautiful… something persuasive… Aurora must choose: Remain bound to duty, Or tear the Veil apart and face what was never meant to be free.

Marcus Vale already died once. Terminal cancer ended his life quietly, surrounded by the people he loved. Eyes closed in one world. Eyes opened in another. Reborn into a world where people awaken supernatural abilities. Fire. Ice. Gravity. Lightning. Everyone manifests a power as a child. Marcus didn’t. Years passed before his ability finally awakened. One reach of his hand… …and he punched straight through a fridge. The second SS-ranked ability in history. In a world of dungeon gates, monsters, and powerful adventurers, Marcus’s ability is terrifyingly simple. Once he starts moving… nothing can stop him. Once Marcus Vale starts moving, the fight is already over.

From the age of four, Haruto has borne the weight of a life destined for sacrifice. During the Third Great Shinobi War, he lost both of his parents, and his infant younger brother perished alongside them, leaving young Haruto to face a world of shinobi clans, hidden powers, and political intrigue alone. At eight, he also lost his twin sister, and soon after, he and his twin brother were separated, forcing him to navigate a life filled with enemies, uncertainty, and betrayal. By twelve, Haruto is no ordinary boy. Haunted by past losses and thrust into deadly conflicts, he must survive relentless hunters, uncover the treachery of trusted leaders, and confront enemies that strike from both shadow and light. Alongside friends—and secret allies whose loyalty is tested to the extreme—he fights to restore peace while struggling with the heavy burden of responsibility no child should bear. Even as victories are won, dark forces stir. Hidden rebellions, ruthless political schemers, and mysterious powers from beyond the known world threaten everything he holds dear. With each mission, Haruto learns that true strength isn’t just skill—it’s the courage to protect those you love, even when the world seems determined to tear them away. As Haruto grows, so do the scale of his battles. Friends lost, secrets unraveling, and enemies waiting in every corner, he must prepare for a war that could change the very balance of his world—and discover the truth behind his own mysterious powers before it’s too late.