Fantasy

In a rain soaked cyberpunk archipelago ruled by mega corporations, Ryker Hale is a rejected “ghost” a failed vessel surviving as a shadow-hacker. When his ex-lover Lira lures him into a trap for Helix Dynamics, Ryker is injected with the forbidden Beast Code. What should have killed him instead shatters him. Glowing code veins spread beneath his skin. Claws rip from his hands. Worst of all, the Code multiplies, spawning monstrous echoes that wear his face and commit atrocities in his name. Framed, hunted by corporate kill teams, and slowly losing his humanity, Ryker is forced to ally with the woman who betrayed him. As the echoes grow stronger and more savage, he must descend into the forbidden Deep Wild to confront the Code’s source. In a brutal fight for his soul, Ryker faces a terrible choice: purge the beast and die powerless, or embrace the fracture and become the monster the system always wanted. A dark cyberpunk thriller of body horror, doppelganger terror, and second-chance betrayal.

Ling Feng was meant to be the undisputed heir of the Ling Clan, born with the legendary Heavenly Fire Spiritual Root. On the day of his awakening, everything was stolen away by his uncle, Ling Zhaoyang, who was driven by ambition and jealousy, betrayed him in front of the entire clan, forcibly stripping away his visible Root and casting him as a cripple. Branded as a disgrace, Ling Feng was thrown from the Cliff of Exiles, his death declared and his name erased from the clan But the ritual did not destroy him. It suppressed something far older and far more terrifying. Rescued by the reclusive master Yue Xuān, Ling Feng vanished from the world for ten years. In isolation, he cultivated the Void Heart Path—a forbidden system that commands nothingness itself, concealing his power so completely that even the heavens cannot perceive it. Now twenty years old, Ling Feng returns to the Azure Eastern Empire under the alias Mo Ying, an unremarkable nobody moving through a ruthless world of Hunter Guilds and elite academies. To survive, he must remain invisible, climbing step by step while those who ruined him thrive in the empire built on his blood. His purpose is simple: expose the traitors, destroy Ling Zhaoyang, and reclaim what was stolen from him. But as buried secrets surface, Ling Feng discovers his betrayal was only the beginning of a far greater scheme—one tied to an ancient entity clawing its way back into existence. His revenge is no longer personal. If he fails, the continent falls with him.

Truth is a privilege of the gods--not a right. Caelion Vireth was a Spellbreaker of the divine, who would open deadly curses and bring the will of the gods. When his head started splitting up and his body broke down, the gods referred to it as a flaw. It was a disgrace, said his father. Betrayed and executed by the one he trusted most, Caelion should have died. Rather, he finds himself in the body of Vaelthar Noctryn- the tabooed God of Deceit, who is lord of the underworld. Caelion hides under a curse that ties him to the shadows, and masquerades as a young messenger back to the court of the gods. However, his lie has its price--once the moonlight touches him his secret will be known, and this time he will be dead forever. In his quest to unravel the truth about his execution, Caelion starts to unravel the truth as he travels through the gods who condemned him. He finds out something much worse than betrayal. He was never meant to die. He was to climb up. And the one who commissioned his death was never his father. Caelion, with the truth hidden in the lies and the court working against him, embarks on the quest to reveal the gods, at all cost. But in a world where one builds on falsehoods, even justice is punishable. In order to possess the truth, he must perhaps turn into the thing they were so afraid of.

The Last Dragon Knight has been born, and misfortune looms over the lands of Dorlan like a shadow foretelling a tragic end. His power can open a portal to the Abyss and unleash an apocalyptic war, leaving the world at the mercy of demons. This has reached the ears of the acolytes of the Brotherhood of the Black Flame, who wish to fulfill the prophecy and will seek to capture him now that he is just a child. The pieces of a macabre game have begun to move in the shadows, and war is imminent. Hope rests on the knight Kalen ‘Fal, who, accompanied by a surly warrior and an elven assassin, and guided through wild lands by an ex-mercenary of dubious reputation, must protect the newborn at all costs in a world full of betrayals, bloodshed, and ruthless cruelty, with civilization hanging by a thread… What to expect (and what not): 🛡️ No game mechanics, no stat screens — This isn't litRPG. It's a grounded, character-driven fantasy. ⚔️ Fallen heroes, not flawless ones — The protagonist is a paladin... but the light might not always follow him. 🐉 Prophecies, yes—but never what you'd expect — The "chosen one" might not even be human. Or a hero. 🔥 Dark cults, undead armies, and orcs with purpose. Even monsters have stories. 🧠 Politics, betrayal, and silent wars — Swords clash, but daggers in the dark cut deeper. 🐢 A slow burn with real consequences — This is a long game. Growth takes time. Pain leaves scars. Trust is earned. 💔 Emotional weight — There will be grief, love, guilt, and sacrifice. For new readers: If you're here for fast battles and instant power-ups, this may not be your story. But if you're willing to walk through ashes, you'll find fire.

CLEANERS A Filipino Urban Fantasy Series Synopsis When the monsters are real, who protects the innocent? In the Philippines, an ancient evil hides behind human faces. Shapeshifters stalk the night, preying on families while wearing the masks of trusted neighbors. Most victims never see them coming. Those who do rarely survive to tell the tale. Denmar and Marden Santos are twin brothers whose lives changed forever in a single night. Now they're part of a secret organization that hunts creatures most people believe are just folklore. Armed with blessed weapons and trained by survivors like themselves, they must navigate a hidden war where enemies look exactly like allies. Where the helpful janitor might be feeding information to monsters. Where saving one life might require sacrificing another. Because when shapeshifters can be anyone, trust becomes the deadliest game of all. As an ancient power stirs and the supernatural underground prepares for war, the Santos twins face an impossible choice that will determine not just their survival, but the fate of everyone they're sworn to protect. In a world where monsters hide in plain sight, how do you know who the real enemy is? CLEANERS is a supernatural thriller that blends Filipino folklore with modern urban fantasy, exploring themes of family, loyalty, and the price of survival when the line between human and monster becomes impossible to draw.

The rain had been falling on Moonveil City since dawn, running in silver threads down the tiled roofs, spilling from gutters into the crooked alleys. The sky was low and iron-grey, heavy enough to press against the tower-tops of the Martial Regulation Bureau. Inside the courtyard of the Moonveil District Arms Hall, Kael Ruan stood in silence, a new-issued badge in his hand. He was twenty-four, too young, too brash, they’d said, yet here he was, sworn as the youngest Arms Keeper in the city’s history. His mentor, Master Renji, watched from the covered steps, eyes narrowed as if weighing more than just the rain. [Silent Oath System Activated] Oath Energy: 0/100 Core Blade Slots: Shadowsteel (Locked), Frostvein (Locked), Dawnpiercer (Locked) Techniques: Oath Cut (Locked), Sword Recall (Locked) The voice cold, ringing inside his skull had woken with his oath to defend the district. It spoke without warmth, without mercy. It offered strength in exchange for vows sworn before witnesses. But the warning was clear: break an oath, and the System would take more than power from him.

"I gave you my cultivation core to save your life; you gave me copper coins to bury my mother." Betrayed by his fiancée and crippled by the Iron-Fang Clan, Lucian was left to die in the toxic Bone-Yard. In a world where status is was determined by forgers he was nothing but trash that scraps junks. But the junkyard hides a secret: the Heaven-Forging System. While the elite mock his rags, Lucian is refining the world’s scrap into divine artifacts. The Ice General kneels, the Emperor trembles, and his rise to power triggers even the universe.

Betrayed by his noble fiancée, discarded by his family, and exiled to a slum clinic, Ray Graham discovers that his lifelong “illness” was actually a spell to imprison his true abilities, the powers of the mythical Celestial Healer, a being capable of rewriting fate and resurrecting the dead. As Ray heals the forgotten poor, his miracles draw attention from dangerous enemies… and awaken memories they tried to erase. He uncovers the truth: his ex-wife’s family sealed him as a child and stole his identity to hide a crime so ancient the kingdom nearly fell. When he learns that a catastrophic plague, engineered by his own clan centuries ago, is returning, Ray must decide: Will he save those who betrayed him… or watch the kingdom burn?

The night his kingdom burned, Darian lost everything, his family, his throne, and the home he once believed unbreakable. Branded a cursed heir, he wandered the world in shadows, hiding the forbidden fire that lived in his blood… a fire that gave him strength but consumed his life with every spark. Years later, fate drags him back to the ruins of his childhood home, where secrets buried in ash refuse to stay hidden. There, he meets Lyra, a scarred healer with her own shattered past. She should fear him he is the heir the crown wants erased, the man whose power could destroy them all. Yet against reason, she chooses to stand by him. But home is no longer a place of safety. It is a battlefield of betrayal, vengeance, and forbidden desire. As enemies close in and the locket of his bloodline unlocks a dangerous truth, Darian must decide; 🔥 Will he burn the kingdom that betrayed him, or rise from the ashes to claim it once more? And in the end, will love survive when the world demands his crown… and his life?

Betrayal was shattered and discarded like trash into the depths of a ravine. Xavier Aristhos rose from death through a blood contract with the demon Morax. He returned to New York not to claim his inheritance, but to demand lives, with hell's power throbbing in his veins. By day, he was the elegant CEO of Umbra Capital, dominating Wall Street with icy precision. But by night, he was the Supreme Demon, harvesting the souls of sinners. Without mercy, Xavier dismantled the Aristhos dynasty from within, forcing his stepmother and stepbrother to crawl and beg for forgiveness before dragging their filthy souls into the grave. To protect Livia, the only light remaining to him, Xavier willingly cast aside his humanity. He became a lonely guardian god lurking in the shadows of New York's glass towers. He would not stop until all his enemies knelt and felt the sting of the betrayal he had endured. "Your style may be elite, but before me, your soul is nothing but cheap trash."

Alex was a bullied orphan with no powers until he finds a runestone that gives him abilities that change his life forever. Now, he has to battle the consequences that come with possessing such great power.

Reborn as a god who houses the Wolf of Death, Kael becomes an immortal feared by both heaven and hell. Betrayed, broken and scarred by a past life he cannot escape, he rises to unleash ruin upon the world that once condemned him.

Malvin was born with a life of privilege. He had everything: wealth, status, and good looks. Yet, instead of enjoying a luxurious life, he felt hollow. A life without ambition had no meaning to it. If anything, it was boring. The only thing he did to keep himself entertained was sleep around with women, regardless of whether they were married or not. But one day, his recklessness led to his demise, killed by a husband who caught him in bed with his wife. A fitting death, given his scumbag ways. But that wasn't the end. Fate had other plans for him. Reborn into a world of reapers, Malvin starts from scratch. Orphaned at birth, he must carve his own path, survive, and grow stronger. His goal? become the ultimate scumbag who wouldn't get himself killed by angry husbands. But there's a slight problem. He's a half-human, half-reaper abomination, born to die. His existence destabilizes the world, and he's spared only to be used as a weapon. Caught up in a world where Reapers wage a never-ending war against Soul Witches –monstrous beings that ravage realms and devour human souls - would he really become the weapon they desperately need to turn the tides, or will he be their Destroyer? Read on to find out. ******* MC is a total scumbag. Be warned.

Bullied. Broken. Left to die like he never mattered. At the brink of death, Theo awakens a forbidden system through the necklace his parents left behind… a relic tied to something beyond this world. Power answers his pain. Battle fuels his evolution. But as he grows stronger, a terrifying truth begins to surface… he is no longer human. He is something the world should have never created.

Born into a world brimming with magic and monsters, Hyperion was a prodigy destined for adventure. From a young age he sought out the forgotten knowledge and corners of the world, chasing ancient spells and battling beasts. Years later, he returns home; wiser, stronger, and ready to cross to the mainland, where he felt the true summit of his desires and the greatest mysteries await. With the enlisted help of his goofy but loyal friend Ida, Hyperion joins the Huntsmen, an order made to hunt the terrifying monsters of unknown origins known as the chimeras and powerful outlaws that have caused harm to the continents order. But their first mission shatters every expectation. What begins as a hunt becomes a descent into a hidden world of secrets, forcing Hyperion and Ida to confront not only the origins of the darkness that stalks their world, but the truths buried deep within themselves.

Kael dropped his hands down, causing his blade to run along the jagged ground, sending burst of sparks infused with dark-magic across the floor. His victim, a bloodied werewolf, laid on the ground, staring at him with his one trembling eye. Kael growled as he knelt beside the dying beast. “They sent me to tell you, wolf…” He lifted his sword and placed it on werewolf’s neck. “… your end has come.” ................. The world was dying The Blinding Veil - a divine seal formed by the beings of past was the one thing stopping the entire world from meeting its end. But it’s effects are already fading as the seal had begun to break and the evil curse the ancestors had tried to ward off with the seal had begun to seep in through the cracks in the bleeding veil. Vampires were going rogue, werewolves killed without reason, the Elves turned to dark magic, the faes sat and watched the evil unfold without interfering. And the humans? They were reduced to hundreds, losing a battle even their techs couldn't help win. But Kael Draven, a god-blade wielding killer with no memory of his past, is not like them. Once a child soldier and now a hired gun, Kael believes his targets are the danger—until a failed assignment reveals a terrible truth: They're not the threat. He is. Chased by his former masters, Kael joins a half-elf warlock, a exiled werewolf, a Fae torturer, and a human prodigy. As the world is about to end, Kael learns that he's not human—nor hybrid. He is something more... With everything and everyone after him, will Kael become the monster he was designed to be, or seal the pact that wants to end him?

A blind librarian inherits a mountain of dead gods, and the world wants to steal their ghosts. Li Ming was born to be nothing. Then he became the Keeper of the Azure Archives—a secret library holding the screaming ghosts of ten thousand lost martial arts and fallen legends. He cannot see, but he can listen, and the dead won't stop whispering. A brutal sect hunts him for his secrets. A screaming sword begs for release from a prison of silence. A dying forest entrusts him with its last memory. And deep within his archive sleeps a ghost that remembers how to kill a god—a ghost everyone wants to steal. Li Ming can’t fight, but he can listen. And in a world where the greatest power is what’s already been lost… a quiet librarian might be the most dangerous keeper of all.

In a quiet Scottish village, sixteen-year-old twins Eoin and Eilidh live an ordinary life until they discover a locked chest among their late grandfather’s belongings. Inside, they find an ancient celestial map, a cryptic journal, and a mysterious pendant that glows under the stars. Their world shifts when a stranger arrives, searching for the very artifacts they now possess. Determined to uncover the truth, the twins embark on a dangerous journey, pursued by the secretive and powerful Stellar Council. Alongside Bran, a sharp-witted young rogue, they navigate treacherous landscapes, hidden libraries, and ancient prophecies, learning that their family’s legacy is entwined with the fabled Celestial Codex a source of immense power. The Celestial Convergence is approaching, a rare cosmic event that could tip the balance of power. With enemies closing in and secrets unraveling, Eoin and Eilidh must decide will they claim their destiny or let the Stellar Council seize control of the stars? The hunt for the Codex has begun, and the fate of the cosmos may rest in their hands of three teenagers

In a world ruled by elegant mages and noble bloodlines, Kaelen was born a "Null"—trash with absolutely 0% mana capacity. Betrayed by the arrogant heir of House Vance, Kaelen's limbs are shattered before he is thrown into the Cursed Ravine—a toxic abyss where the Royal Academy dumps its failed experiments, deadly curses, and corrupted magical slag. He was supposed to rot and be forgotten. Instead, he hears a sound that changes his destiny: [Ding! Titan Forge System bound. Devouring Corrupted Slag...] While high mages fight over pristine mana crystals and fragile wands, Kaelen discovers that the world's most lethal magical garbage is his greatest treasure. The Forge purifies curses and broken weapons, using them to temper his flesh into the legendary, magic-immune Titan Body. Why bother casting a fireball when you can wield an 800-pound slab of cursed iron that shatters magical shields on impact? Armed with absolute physical brutality and a system that turns trash into god-tier power, Kaelen climbs out of the abyss. He isn’t just coming back to kill the nobles who wronged him. He’s coming to bankrupt their houses, shatter their pride, and physically crush their magical supremacy. In the face of absolute weight, all magic is just fragile glass.

Tristan Asher died on the floor of the Apex Gate, betrayed by the one man he trusted, while the world he'd spent five years trying to save burned around him. Then he opened his eyes in his own apartment—twenty-three years old, five years younger, fourteen hours before the sky cracks open and everything begins again. This time, he's not here to be a hero. He's here to win. He has a list. Every gate, every betrayer, every mistake that cost him everything—he remembers all of it. What he doesn't expect is her. Kira Knight should be a stranger. Instead, he already knows her coffee order, the way her voice drops when she's trying not to cry, and exactly how she died in the life he's not going back to. He can't tell her any of that. He can't tell her he's already loved and lost her once, or that the System itself has a name for what he is—and a warning waiting underneath it: *you are not the first.* Someone else came back before him. Someone else had the same plan, the same knowledge, the same fourteen-hour head start. It didn't work. Now Tristan has seventy-two hours to become someone the apocalypse hasn't already beaten, a woman he isn't allowed to love yet, and a truth he's terrified to find out—why every version of this story before his has ended the same way.