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Let Power Be Your Truth. Your Light. And Your Chains. That was the first law granted to the Nyxvalis clan. For thirty-eight generations it held. Through fire and blood, through empire and ruin, through centuries of war waged in the name of a bloodline that had long since ceased to be merely human. It held — and in holding, built a monolith so absolute that the world stopped asking whether it could fall. Then came the 39th Flame. Seven hundred and thirty-one entered the Chambers of Night. Forty-seven crawled back out. Not an army. Not a dynasty. An ember — dim, diminished, and already encircled by enemies who had spent years sharpening their finest wolves in anticipation of its arrival. A heresy in numbers alone. A silent warning to those still bold enough to hear it: If a monolith can tremble — so too can it fall. As the world prepares to record the embers in its annals, so must its instruments play their parts. Those duty-bound to hold the monolith in place. Those eager to test the might of a millennium of power. And the forty-seven — carrying a smiling ember within. A dark gothic world of political deceit and ancient bloodlines. Empires built on inherited violence. Power forged in law and broken in shadow. And beneath it all — the slow, certain rot of institutions that have never once been held accountable. This is the world of The Star Chronicles. A story about survival without innocence. Legacy worn like chains. And the particular kind of power that doesn't free you — it simply decides how you burn. Embers of the Calamity Volume III

There are three traits of humanity—the black, the white, and the gray part of them. Some play as the black knight, some the white bishop, then as a gray pawn. The world itself beams with color, humanity itself stain it with their dullness. Peaceful seasons won't last long, the world had already been painted with darkness a long, long time ago, and only now people are able to realize it. It all started from the war of the west and south, then the plague continued, reaching far beyond the everlasting. Instead of peace—the people chose more force as an answer to end what they have started, "only one could conquer the world" was what they said... And just like that—greed came to infect people's heart. Each and everyone wanted power, a place to belong, and to fight for freedom. The war continued for years, and so many stopped chasing the fantasy of freedom. They wanted something else, power, beauty, and even immortality. Some reached it, and it was worth it. Some are still suffering, and praying. People high enough to see the world said it must have been a blessing from The Angel. But death will be the only blessing they'll be given.

Eli has lived his whole life in Port Virel, a small coastal town where most things stay the same year after year. The streets are familiar, the school is the same one everyone’s parents went to, and most days move at the same steady pace. It is the kind of place where nothing strange is supposed to happen. For most of his life Eli never expected it would. Over the past year, though, something about his life has started to feel slightly off. He catches himself zoning out in the middle of class and realizing minutes have passed without him noticing. Sometimes he stares at something and gets the strange feeling that the world shifted a little while he wasn’t paying attention. Not in an obvious way, just enough to leave him unsettled afterward. It is the kind of thing that is easy to brush off as stress or lack of sleep, so that is exactly what he tries to do. That explanation stops working after one morning in Port Virel forces him to accept that some things in the world don’t follow the rules he thought they did. Soon after, Eli is taken to Aurelion, the capital city, by a man who seems to know far more about him than he should. Compared to Port Virel, the city feels enormous. Glass towers rise behind older stone buildings, highways stack across the skyline, and the entire place moves with a pace Eli has never experienced before. At first it just feels like the normal difference between a quiet town and a capital city. The longer he stays there, though, the more he begins to realize that parts of the city operate under rules most people never notice. There are people in the world known as carriers. They are born with rare paired abilities called binaries, and those abilities follow their own strange logic. Most of the public has no idea carriers exist. For generations certain organizations have quietly located them, trained them, and kept their existence hidden so the rest of the world never has to deal with the consequences. Alongside carriers there are also things called shades. Even the people who study them struggle to fully explain what they are. They are tied to the same strange structure of reality that carriers interact with, and when they appear they can become extremely dangerous. Encounters with them are rare for ordinary people, mostly because the groups responsible for dealing with them work hard to make sure the public never sees what is actually happening. Eli enters this hidden system with almost no understanding of it. The people around him already know the rules and treat them like common sense. He is still trying to figure out why he was brought into it at all. The more he learns, the more it becomes clear that the world surrounding carriers and shades has been operating quietly for a long time, shaped by history most people have never heard about. Binary Reflections follows Eli as he tries to make sense of this reality while still holding on to the life he thought he understood. What begins as confusion slowly turns into something larger. A hidden system built on secrecy, dangerous abilities that few people truly understand, and a past that may be more connected to him than anyone is willing to explain.

In a world where the chosen bear Divine Scars glowing outlines channeling infinite power leaked by Singular Beings humans forge abilities from that endless divine energy. One outline: Lightlinger. Two: Lightrozer. Their strength is bound to one or two domains, dictated by which Divine's energy flows through their scar. However, some only have an outline, with no scar. But the world is never fair. Those not chosen, driven by envy, turn to a darker path. They become Darkens killing and absorbing finite souls through cursed artifacts called Ghost Vaults. Unlike the limited Lights, Darkens craft unpredictable, often fatal abilities from stolen life essence. Souls are finite, and the hunt never ends. The vastness of existence holds boredom in some corners… and alongside it, curiosity guiding everything. Age of Layers dives into the hearts of broken souls where guilt never fades, promises warp lives, and fragile bonds are the only defiance against an indifferent cosmos. It asks one question: What are humans? What to expect : Multiple shifting POVs and perspectives (the story moves fluidly between characters in a mosaic style) Slow-burn psychological dark fantasy focused on human nature, lies, trauma, and coping mechanisms Complex, flawed characters with deep inner contradictions and realistic emotional struggles Themes of indifference, rewritten reality, and “what are humans?” under pressure Non-linear mosaic storytelling with frequent scene shifts, flashbacks, and quiet horror Gradual escalation from intimate family drama and personal fractures to larger cosmic events No traditional heroes or fast power fantasy — the real conflict is internal and systemic Discord: https://discord.gg/3jUR673eXW

[+18| Adult Content | Dark | Erotic Mafia Romance] In Central City, everyone knows the name Marcone. It’s a name whispered in fear, a name synonymous with blood, shadows, and an empire built on the broken bones of anyone who dared to cross them. Adrian Grayson is a ghost. A widower frozen in three years of grief, he lives for his art and nothing else. He doesn't care about the city's monsters, until he accidentally crashes into the most dangerous one of all. Twice in one night, the cold, lethal Matteo Marcone saves Adrian’s life. Adrian hates to owe anyone, especially a devil. But when he asks how to settle the debt, the answer isn't money or blood. "Climb into my bed if you want to repay me," Matteo rumbles. "Or remain forever in my debt." Adrian is straight. He is a man of honor. But in a fortress of stone and iron, trapped by a man who refuses to let him go, Adrian realizes that the Devil doesn't just want his body, he wants to consume his very soul. Will Adrian pay the price, or will he discover that some debts can only be paid in skin? A/N: This story is entirely fictional. All characters, names, locations, and events are products of the author’s imagination. Any similarity to real people, living or deceased, or actual events is purely coincidental.

[Invincible • Naruto • System • Online World] After transmigrating, Ning Feng awoke to a world forever changed. Humanity could now enter a mysterious second realm—the Naruto world—where chakra cultivation was real, ninjutsu could be mastered, bloodline limits awakened, and terrifying demonic beasts threatened both worlds. Strength meant everything. Yet due to a massive cultural gap, the people of this world knew nothing of Naruto’s true history. The Sharingan was dismissed as the weakest bloodline. The Hyuga clan was revered as unmatched. Orochimaru was believed to be the ultimate boss. Only Ning Feng knew how wrong they were. The moment he logged into the Naruto world, he awakened the Only S-Rank Rewards System. Every lottery draw, treasure chest, dungeon clear, or mission reward—guaranteed the highest-tier drop. No failures. No mediocrity. While others struggled for basic chakra control, Ning Feng began with the Rinnegan. When elites fought to the death for rare abilities, he casually obtained Wood Release. And when legends whispered of a supreme dojutsu beyond all others, he alone awakened the Jōgan. As demonic beasts descended and the Naruto world fused deeper with reality, Ning Feng rose unstoppable— not as a player, but as the ruler of a new era.

In the Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh (India), there is a small village called Bada Undwa — a place where the sound of temple bells and the call to prayer from the mosque echo together every morning, and where people are known not by their religion, but by their humanity. In this very village lives Mohammad Salim Qureshi, whom everyone lovingly calls Salim Bhai. A small tailoring shop, an old sewing machine, and a heart full of honesty — that’s all his world consists of. People don’t just come to him to get their clothes stitched… they come to have their trust stitched. There are other tailors in the village too, yet people choose to go only to Salim Bhai. Is it just because of his excellent stitching…? This is a story of trust, humanity, relationships, and a mystery that is slowly about to unfold… And when that secret is finally revealed, perhaps the entire village will change forever… those who seem like our own may no longer remain so… and the whole village may fall apart.

The world ended in a single night. Cities burned. Humanity collapsed. And the dead began to walk. But in the middle of chaos… a new ruler rose. A man who built a safe city in a world full of death. A man who doesn’t save people… He owns them. When Aria, a desperate survivor, enters his world, she realizes a terrifying truth— The zombies outside are not the real monsters. He is. And now, if she wants to survive… She has to belong to him. --- Dark. Intense. Addictive. Welcome to a world where survival has a price… and freedom doesn’t exist.

Nathan thought leaving their past behind—the mistakes that forced him and his mother to run—would give them both a fresh start. A new home. A wealthy stepfather. A life far from the secrets that haunt him. But nothing is as simple as it seems. In a world of wealth and power, Nathan finds himself trapped in a new kind of hell. He meets Zane, his safe space, his stepbrother’s best friend—everything he could ever wish for. But it’s Kieran, his new stepbrother, who makes everything harder. Cold, dangerous, and obsessed, Kieran won’t let him go. Kieran holds Nathan’s past over his head, threatening to expose everything. Nathan will do anything to protect the one person who’s always been there for him—his mother. He must keep his darkest secret buried. But in a world full of rich, spoiled kids, drugs, sex, and murder, the pressure begins to crush him. As everything spirals out of control, Nathan is forced to choose: Keep his secret hidden and protect his mother… or let everything burn to the ground. Note: This story explores dark and mature themes such as obsession, crime, substance abuse, and toxic relationships. It is intended for mature audiences.

Nyx, a former commander of her division during the post-apocalypse, is killed and reincarnated in the body of Yunxia. With her system, Sysi, she attempts to create a safe haven for themselves amidst the coming apocalypse. But how long can they truly survive? And what is the probability that this world is not just a game to the beings watching from behind the fourth wall?

Marcus Cole has always felt like something about him doesn’t belong. When terrifying dreams, strange visions, and a mysterious girl begin pulling him toward a past he can’t remember, Marcus discovers that his lost memories are tied to an ancient war between humans and demons. As reality begins to unravel, Marcus must uncover who he really is before the darkness hunting him finds him first. Because the life he’s living was never truly his. And the boy he used to be is running out of time.

‎Kael Voss is nineteen years old, broke, and works the night shift at a city morgue because no one else would hire him. ‎He is not special. He was not chosen. He has no destiny. ‎ ‎What he has is a dead man's arm with a mark on it, a basement crack in the fabric of reality, and a debt counter on his skin that starts at zero. ‎ ‎It will not stay at zero. ‎ ‎Beneath the modern world runs the Rift ‎ a dying supernatural layer leaking into reality, bleeding hunger and monsters and rules that nobody wrote down. Most people never see it. The ones who do either survive and become something different, or they don't survive at all. ‎Kael steps through anyway. ‎Not because he is brave. Because he has done the math, and sitting still is already losing. ‎ ‎Every time he survives the Rift, he gains something. Strength. Perception. Abilities that have no name yet. But the Rift does not give anything away. Every ability comes with a debt attached, a cost calculated after the fact, collected at a time and in a currency he does not get to choose. He does not know what is collecting. ‎ ‎That is the part that should scare him. ‎It does. He just does not let it stop him. ‎HOLLOW THRONE is a dark progression fantasy set in the modern world. It follows one cynical, methodical young man learning to navigate a hidden war between the surface world and what lives beneath it, armed with a sharp mind, growing power, and a bill he cannot afford to ignore. ‎ ‎The debt always comes due. ‎The question is whether Kael is still standing when it does.

Ben wakes up in the wreckage of a brutal car crash, his body shattered and his memories a blur. He has transmigrated into the role of a deputy in Banshee, Pennsylvania—a town where the law is just another gang and the real Sheriff is an imposter. Unlike the others, Ben carries "The Wolf’s Heritage," a set of innate supernatural abilities that allow him to survive the town's extreme violence. Walking the razor's edge between his duty as a lawman and his instincts as a predator, Ben becomes the silent variable in the war between Lucas Hood and Kai Proctor. He isn't interested in justice so much as survival and protection, but in a town like Banshee, the only way to protect what’s yours is to be the most dangerous thing in the woods. The Wolf’s Arsenal: The Powers Violence Mastery: An intuitive, passive understanding of combat. Ben perceives violence as a language or melody, allowing him to track multiple opponents, recognize predictable rhythms in an attack, and turn chaotic brawls into a choreographed slaughter. Pain Conversion: A survival-based passive ability. Instead of being sidelined by injury, Ben’s system converts physical pain into adrenaline and combat focus. The more he is hurt, the faster and more precise he becomes—until the "crash" hits after the adrenaline wears off. Regeneration: A grounded but powerful healing factor. Ben can survive wounds that would kill normal men, such as shattered bones or internal bleeding, which knit back together in real-time. However, this requires massive caloric intake and doesn't grant true immortality—instant-kill damage is still fatal. Criminal Instinct & Heist Intuition: A mental toolkit that allows Ben to see the "angles" in any situation. Whether he’s looking at a high-security vault or a crime scene, he instinctively identifies the weakest points, escape routes, and opportunities for exploitation. Im uploading this into royalroad.com .

"They say the dead don't speak. They lied. They scream, and they remember every face that let them die." Adrian Ace Miller was a professional at doing nothing. A shut-in gamer and a self-proclaimed coward, his only goal was to survive another day of unemployment. But when the world tilts and he wakes up in the clinical, shadow-drenched halls of Nox Corporation, "survival" takes on a terrifying new meaning. Recruited as Unit 091, Adrian is no longer a player—he is an "asset" in a high-stakes experiment where ghosts are the currency and fear is the fuel. Beside him stands David Halter, a man who claims to be his "shield," but who is slowly losing his own humanity to protect a ghost from his past. How many pieces of yourself must you cut away to survive? When the "Coward" finally finds his courage, will there be anything left of the man he used to be? "Warning: Entry into Nox Corporation may involve: Coarse language, experimental psychological distress, and the occasional loss of humanity. Proceed at your own risk." -Unit 091

Henry wakes up alone in a hotel. everyone gone. his wife, Elena, gone. Henry gets up and searches for his wife in the weird hotel. fog in the hallways. no windows. weird sounds. But Henry is set. until he discovers the truth...

When Heaven still sang, there was a melody that held the cosmos together — until a single forbidden love shattered it. The Celestial Musician Pratham, whose notes once moved the stars, fell for Apsara Shweta. Their union defied divine law, and their song broke the balance of creation. In wrath, the gods cursed them — to be reborn as mortals, lifetime after lifetime, doomed to find and lose each other before their melody could be completed. Seven centuries later, the curse awakens again. Prince Aaditya of Suryapuri dreams of songs he’s never heard and a love he cannot name. Prince Devansh of Chandrapuri wields a veena that sings on its own — an ancient instrument that remembers what Heaven has forgotten. When their paths cross, the world itself begins to tremble. Stars whisper. Fire obeys music. And an old prophecy stirs — “When the fifth note rises, the heavens will open.” But beneath divine fate, a darker force watches — one born of silence, shadow, and vengeance. As love rekindles and power returns, the two princes must face what they once were — and decide whether their song will heal Heaven... or break it again. Genre Tags: Mythic Fantasy, Reincarnation, BL Romance, Divine Curse, Celestial Music, Magic & Fate

Sometimes, life asks the cruelest questions… What hurts more? losing your dreams… or watching them break in front of you? A boy who speaks through music, in a world that never stops to listen. A girl who had everything, yet lost the only thing that mattered. The city kept moving… people kept passing… but for one moment, two broken lives collided. A guitar shattered on the street… a heart already in pieces… And then, a question that shouldn’t exist: Can love be bought? Or is it born only from pain? Sometimes, the people who destroy us… are the reason we find someone who understands us. This isn’t just a story about money or a deal… It’s about two souls running from themselves… only to find each other in the chaos. Because some stories aren’t written… they crash into your life without warning.

Koyomi Araragi, a high school student who, after surviving a vampire attack, spends his final year helping girls afflicted by various, often personal, supernatural "oddities" (apparitions, ghosts, spirits). The series is a mystery-focused narrative, with arcs revolving around psychological issues manifested as supernatural phenomena.

Ten minutes before his death, Aarav receives a mysterious message from an unknown number… claiming to be his future self. When the warning saves his life, he realizes this is just the beginning of a terrifying game against fate. With each message, Aarav uncovers dark secrets, deadly events, and a truth that could destroy his entire existence. But one question remains… Can you really escape death… or are you just delaying it?

It started with a party. A crash. A shattered monument. And a night everyone agreed to forget. But by morning, the town is empty. No cars. No signal, and no way out. The few people left behind quickly learn one rule, Survive the night. Because when darkness falls, something comes with it. Something that hunts. When Rain’s younger sister, Lily, is taken into the woods, getting her back becomes the only thing that matters. But when they finally find her… she isn’t the same. As fear spreads, the survivors begin to fracture. Trust turns into suspicion. Alliances break. And the real danger is no longer just what waits in the dark, It’s the people standing beside you. Trapped in a town that no longer follows the rules of reality, Rain must fight to protect her sister, uncover what’s happening, and find a way out…. before there’s nothing left of any of them to save.