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Transmigrated as a Noble’s Son, Armed with the Lessons of History

Elias Morven devoted his life to history—studying the rise and fall of empires, the lies behind heroism, and the true cost of war. But knowledge could not shield him from reality. With no future in academia and no choice but survival, he joins the military, believing—briefly—that he might become part of a noble cause. War destroys that illusion. He witnesses atrocities justified by politics, comrades dying for meaningless objectives, and innocent lives crushed beneath ambition and profit. When his service ends, Elias returns home hollow, burdened by regret and guilt he cannot escape. In desperation, he prays for forgiveness—and dies. He awakens in another world. Reborn as Alaric Valenroth, the second son of a powerful noble house in a medieval kingdom, Elias finds himself thrust into a world shaped by steel, faith, and inherited violence. But Alaric possesses something this world has never known. He remembers history—not legends, but truths. Forgotten formations. Proven strategies. The patterns of war that repeat across ages and worlds. Armed with knowledge instead of blind faith, Alaric must survive the cruelty of battle and the treachery of politics while challenging a system that glorifies war and discards its victims. This is not a story of chosen heroes or easy victories. It is the story of a man who carries history itself into another world—and dares to rewrite it. WARNING! ENGLISH IS MY THIRD LANGUAGE SO I USED AI TO CORRECT MY GRAMMAR. Update Daily
MyAlternativeEgo · 17.7k Views

LOTR: Children of Refusal

At the Waters of Awakening, an elf is born with memories that don’t belong to this world. When the Valar arrive with their shining offer - salvation, eternal light, a paradise across the sea — he sees what others cannot. A price hidden beneath divine promises. Safety traded for freedom. So he does the unthinkable. He refuses. The Avari-the Unwilling, the Refusers, the ones history will forget — follow him into exile. What unfolds is not a tale of wandering wonder, but of building: walls raised against the coming darkness, weapons forged without divine guidance, a kingdom carved from nothing but will and determination. Because in Middle-earth, freedom is never free. And darkness always comes to collect. ━━━━━━━━ ⟡ AUTHOR’S NOTES ⟡ ━━━━━━━━ Lore-heavy beginning: The opening chapters introduce many Tolkien terms, names, and worldbuilding elements. If it feels dense at first, don’t worry - each chapter ends with a mini-glossary to help you navigate everything easily. Long-form chapters: The chapter count may look small early on, but every chapter is substantial (3,000+ words minimum, often much longer). AU & apologies to lore purists: This is an Alternate Universe kingdom-building story set in Tolkien’s Middle-earth. I apologize in advance to hardcore LOTR fans for any lore liberties or naming mistakes - I’m doing my best to honor the source material while exploring new possibilities. Constructive feedback is always welcome (kindly, please)! Give it a chance. The Avari are waiting!!!
Afkter · 124.3k Views

The Unwanted Prince of Prussia

Power decides fate— but what happens when fate makes the worst possible choice? Reincarnated war-nerd Zhan Ge, whose only real-life experience with conflict was driving military supply trucks in Ukraine “for research purposes,” suddenly opens his eyes in 1903… inside the body of Prince Oskar, the awkward, ignored fifth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II. In the German Empire, he’s supposed to be noble. Disciplined. Patriotic. Elegant. Instead, he’s: – socially anxious, – addicted to military history, – speaking German like an Austrian action hero, and – climbing palace trees to hide from responsibility. Branded “the strange prince,” never taken seriously, Oskar becomes the forgotten Hohenzollern— the prince nobody needed. But Zhan Ge knows something no one else in 1903 could even imagine: Germany is racing toward a catastrophe. The world’s first global war. A disaster that will shatter empires, redraw continents, and erase millions. If he does nothing, the German Empire collapses. He loses his title, his home, his future, and—worst of all— his chance at a peaceful life with a wife, money, food, and absolutely zero trenches. To survive, Oskar must change history itself: strengthen Germany without unleashing darker futures stop the world from repeating its greatest tragedies outsmart rival princes, generals, ministers and avoid accidentally starting WWI early with an Arnold Schwarzenegger one-liner. Armed with a century of historical knowledge, modern logic, and a dwarf attendant who constantly questions his sanity, the most unwanted prince of Prussia stands at the dawn of a new century… Determined to reshape the fate of Europe— or die trying (again).
Precious_lore · 353.1k Views

Doomstar Legacies

In 1957, Emperor Gaius Valerius Drusus opened a forbidden gate on the cursed continent of Infernus, awakening the chaos god Shinnok Maldrake and binding himself to unimaginable power. The pact was sealed in blood. The invasion of Valeria — and eventually all of Earth — began quietly, spreading like a slow poison over decades. By 1987, the world is fracturing. Demonic rifts leak through unstable ore deposits. Entire cities vanish overnight. Governments call it “experimental power research.” Soldiers call it the end. Kairo Voss was five when a rift tore through his home, killing his parents and leaving him clutching his father’s dog tags under a burning bridge. Orphaned and conscripted into the elite Revenant Division, he grew up as part of Doomstar Squad — six young killers forged in trauma to fight what normal soldiers cannot. Now 18, Kairo and his squad are sent to secure Site 47, the forty-seventh place where something has broken through. They never reach it. A portal rips open. They fall through. On the other side: Netheria — a hell of ash and shadow ruled by warring god-lords. Reborn half-burnt with the power to bend temperature itself, Kairo must repay a debt of water to the immortal Veyl’Shara nomads who saved him. But time flows differently here. Decades pass on Earth When Kairo finally returns, he steps into a ruined world — cities cracked but still standing, 2000s tech scavenged from rubble, refugee camps lit by rune-magic, demonic patrols roaming freely. Half the planet is lost. The other half is fighting to survive. The boy who hid under a bridge is gone. The man who comes back carries the legacy of two worlds — and the power to end the invasion... or burn everything left to ash. Doomstar Legacies One squad. Two worlds. One final debt.
Ćøsmic_Charlěs · 1.2k Views