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Empire of Ash: When the World Ended, She Built a Kingdom on the Ruins

"Rule One: Trust no one. Rule Two: Survive at any cost. Rule Three: Never fall for the enemy king." Maya Chen was nobody special—a 26-year-old marketing coordinator drowning in student debt, living paycheck to paycheck in Seattle. Her biggest concern was making rent. Then she died. Or at least, she thought she did. One moment she's walking home from another soul-crushing day at work. The next, she's ripped through reality itself and wakes up in a wasteland of crumbling skyscrapers beneath a crimson sky that pulses like a living wound. [SURVIVOR 1038, IDENTITY CONFIRMED. NEW KINGDOM MISSION ACTIVATED.] The voice in her head is merciless. The typhoon on the horizon is worse. And the only familiar face in this nightmare? Her younger brother Derek, equally confused and terrified beside her. Mission One: Survive the next 48 hours. Secure a base. Start building your kingdom. Maya has no weapons, no food, no shelter—and a Category 5 supernatural typhoon bearing down on them. But she has something else: a brilliant strategic mind she'd buried under years of playing it safe, and a rage she didn't know she was carrying. She's not just going to survive. She's going to conquer. Except the Crimson Wastes already has a king. Kaden Cross rules the Northern Territories with absolute power—a ruthless warlord who survived the first wave alone and built his empire on the bones of those who challenged him. He's lethal, calculating, devastatingly attractive, and has one rule: never show mercy. When Maya's desperate shelter-seeking brings her into his domain, Kaden should kill her. Survivors who enter his territory uninvited don't leave alive. But something about the fierce woman who glares at him with equal parts hatred and defiance makes him pause. He offers her a deal: serve his kingdom for 30 days, help him win the upcoming Territory War, and he'll let her and her brother go free with enough resources to start their own settlement. Maya has no choice. She agrees. But Kaden didn't count on Maya's strategic brilliance transforming his brutal kingdom into an actual empire. He didn't expect her strength to challenge his authority. And he certainly didn't plan to become obsessed with the one woman who sees him not as a king, but as a man desperately pretending he doesn't have a heart. Maya is playing a longer game. She's learning his weaknesses, gathering loyal followers, and preparing to take everything he's built. Because she just discovered the truth: her brother Derek isn't who she thought he was. He's working with the game's architects, the Sovereigns—the mysterious players who control this world from the shadows. And Derek's mission? Ensure Maya never gains enough power to threaten their control. The brother she'd die for has been sabotaging her from the start. Now Maya must choose: trust the enemy king who's falling for her, or the family who betrayed her. Win the kingdom, or save her heart. In the Crimson Wastes, only one rule matters: the ruthless survive, but the strategic conquer everything.
vivicandanlami · 9.7k Views

Between an Iron Crown and the Eagle's Wing

"Crown of Iron" follows the story of Amedeo of Savoy, the Prince of Casa Savoya, or the new one. as a modern soul from our era finds himself reincarnated as the Duke of Aosta in 1926, during the height of Mussolini’s Fascist regime. While the new Amedeo grapples with the weight of his new royal status, he quickly realizes that the body he inhabits still bears traces of the previous occupant’s thoughts and emotions. Yet, he is not entirely the old Amedeo—his consciousness is distinct, carries the knowledge and memories of his past life, a history nerd enthusiast who never could have imagined he would be thrust into such a pivotal moment in history. As he adapts to his new life, Amedeo navigates the complex political landscape of Mussolini’s Italy, where his royal heritage still holds weight. What Amedeo does not know is that Mussolini himself is also a reincarnated man—a modern soul with the memories of a university teacher, who now finds himself leading the country with an iron will. Reaching each other out, they quickly realize their similar status, and the two form an unlikely alliance. Amedeo, though initially uncertain about Mussolini’s vision, soon realizes that together, they can reshape Italy into a new empire, blending Fascist ideals with the enduring legacy of monarchy. As Mussolini’s grip on power tightens and Italy begins its transformation, they struggles with their new role in this, and the place of italy in the world stage as the cannon raise again everywhere on the globe. While they seeks to bend Italy to thir will and their vision, they must adapt with the harsh, authoritarian reality of Fascism and 20 century. Yet, as they work together to forge a "New Italy," The two reincarnated men, bound by fate, must confront their shared adn different way of thinking and vision for the country as they guide Italy toward a future neither could have imagined alone. "Crown of Iron" explores the complexities of power, identity, and legacy as two men—reincarnated into the bodies of historical figures—work together to reshape Italy’s future. But in the pursuit of greatness, both must ask themselves: How much will they sacrifice to secure their vision of Italy’s glory?
Zenox007 · 40.1k Views

APEX DEPENDENCY; a new thorneworld order!

APEX DEPENDENCY A New ThorneWorld Order In the gleaming aisles of ThorneMart, every purchase, every smile, every breath is scored. Kai Lennox has spent his life watching his single mother trade dignity for a better Thorne Score, the invisible chain that keeps the working class fed, housed, and obedient. When a black van arrives at 3 a.m. and selects him for the elite Apex program, Kai steps into a world of luxury, razor wire, and ruthless training in the science of control. Apex educates the gifted and forges them into weapons. Under the charismatic shadow of Elias Thorne, students learn how to turn human needs into unbreakable dependencies, kindness into leverage, ambition into chains, connection into domination. But Kai carries a rare, dangerous gift: an empathy so sharp he sees the fractures in people that the system is designed to exploit. As he rises through the ranks, Kai is forced into impossible choices, between blind loyalty to the machine that feeds the world… and the very thing that made him human. What starts as survival inside a mountain academy of engineered prodigies erupts into a global power struggle. Thorne’s elegant web of dependency clashes with rival factions: the cold obsolescence doctrine of Silas Reed, the ruthless expansion of Dragon’s Seed from Beijing, and a growing resistance fighting to break free. From the fluorescent-lit shelves of ThorneMart #447 to the blood-soaked chambers of the Shadow Cabinet, Apex Dependency is a sweeping epic of power, fractured loyalty, and the terrifying price of seeing clearly in a world engineered to keep you blind. Some chains are easy to break. Others are built into the bone, and into the heart of what made you. The harvest has only just begun
ultimatetobi · 10.4k Views

Supreme Bloodline Evolution System

[You can’t go back. This world is yours now...] [Your body hosts a Supreme Bloodline Evolution System... your potential is endless...] [Conquer the world, Max... Spread your bloodline through the universe...] Max could never have imagined that one day he would transmigrate into a world of magic and supernatural powers. The last thing he remembered was standing at death’s door after being stabbed by his own abusive mother. In the next instant, he found himself being carried to a village far beyond the bounds of common sense. There, he was not only healed, but also awakened a mysterious system that granted him powers beyond imagination. Void magic becomes his main weapon, and every bloodline he absorbs grants him new magic to dominate the world, while forging his body into something far beyond human limitation. Tasked by the system to spread his bloodline through offspring, Max understands that the fastest path to growth is to have children, absorb the bloodlines of the women he sleeps with, and evolve them further, gaining the powers of long-dead ancestors. His goal is clear: to conquer the world and become a myth no one could ever stand against. Bonus tags: No NTR, Beauties, No Rape, Big Harem, Multiple Children, MILF, Fantasy Women, Face Slapping, Detailed Smut Scenes Chapters every day at 11 PM UTC+8 Vote with Power Stones for mass release rewards: 300 by the end of the week: 1 chapter 400 by the end of the week: 2 chapters 600 by the end of the week: 3 chapters Vote with Golden Tickets for mass release rewards: 200 by the end of the month: 2 chapters 300 by the end of the month: 6 chapters 400 by the end of the month: 10 chapters 600+ by the end of the month: 20 chapters Every gift of 5,000 coins or more will be rewarded with 10 extra chapters released at the start of the next month. The mass release limit is 60 chapters maximum. Thank you for your understanding. Discord link: https://discord.gg/AnykFxrFjZ
Mr_evilDao · 37.4k Views