The god is dead, but its memory is hungry. Three thousand years ago, the god Tharos fell. Today, his fossilized remains—the Lorn Expanse—serve as the lifeblood of an empire. In the shadow of the Ribs of Lorn, the Empire of the Spine mines god-bone and harvests aetherich to power a civilization of brass and gears. But for those who toil in the dust, the cost of progress is madness. Kael is a survivor of the bone mines, forever changed by a catastrophic collapse in Chamber 19. While others died from the weight of divine essence, Kael woke with the "hum" in his blood. He now hears the frequencies of the dead god and tastes memories trapped in the dust—a gift that feels more like a slow-acting poison. He wants only to survive the grueling life of a scavenger, hiding the resonance that marks him as different. Everything changes when he encounters Ilara, a woman whose voice carries a power that shouldn't exist. She is a Vessel, capable of singing raw god-bone into life, and she is being hunted by the Empire’s mechanical enforcers. The Empire has spent centuries trying to stabilize divine energy, but Kael and Ilara represent something they cannot control: a living connection to a waking god. As the "Thrice-Born" prophecy stirs and the ground beneath the salt flats vibrates with a terrifying new rhythm, the two must flee toward the heart of the god’s corpse. In a world where technology is fueled by the sacred and bone-tech determines the hierarchy of man, Kael and Ilara must decide if they are the harbingers of a new era or the final echoes of a dying god's scream. https://www.royalroad.com/profile/869094/fictions

“Take this, it will be enough for you. It's a cheque of $3,000,000. It will be more than enough for a bum like you.” Liam looked at his wife as she held the cheque to his face, “I do not need your money, you can have it.” Liam walked out of the building, he pulled out his phone, and called someone. In a few minutes, a fleet of cars pulled up and men came down calling him ‘My Lord, it is an honor to see you.” Liam Grayson was known as the Lord Supreme Of Kundra, the third most powerful man in the world. He goes into retirement to live a peaceful life with a woman he fell in love with. But three years later after helping his wife reach the pinnacle of success in the city, she hands him a divorce paper calling him nothing but a bum. Liam looks at her and signs the papers. He leaves the building not even up to an hour, A fleet of supercars arrives with guards coming down to greet Liam. It is then that his ex-wife's family begins to regret their decision, the question is who was Liam Grayson?!

“You would have been dead without me Raiden! I own you!” Morgana snapped after slapping Raiden on the face in front of Selene. Amidst blood oozing from his mouth, Raiden managed to mutter, “I'm sorry”  In a world where power is dictated by strength and riches, Raiden, once the fierce war general Flocki, has been reduced to the “weak son-in-law” of the ruthless Elthorn Clan.  Mocked, humiliated, and manipulated, Raiden is forced to mask his true power, hiding his past life’s skills to protect himself from unseen enemies both outside and within the Elthorn clan. But when Lady Morgana, the clan’s scheming matriarch, sends him on a suspicious mission, Raiden stumbles into a web of dark magic, betrayal and power  that tests his every limit. Yet, fate has more in store for him. Beneath his quiet strength lies a power from the past yearning to be unleashed. Driven by revenge and haunted by his past, Raiden embarks on a dangerous path to master forbidden arts and unlock secrets that can either forge his legacy or bury him for good.  But as he faces deadly foes, encounters shadowy allies, and unearths hidden power, one question looms: will Raiden rise to claim his destiny, or be forever bound to the chains of his own history? In this gripping tale of deception, redemption, and fierce determination, Raiden’s journey to reclaim his strength will push him to the edge of fate itself.

years after the world was nearly destroyed by the Last Plague, humanity clings to survival under the fragile illusion of order. The “Cure” has stopped the infection but not the guilt, madness, or memories left behind. Dr. Nella Rider, a court-appointed psychiatrist, is assigned to the most infamous trial in human history: the Plague Tribunal. Her task is to determine whether Dr. Adrian Pazzo, the brilliant scientist accused of unleashing the virus, is mentally competent to stand trial and whether his remorse is genuine. Inside the frozen halls of the world’s most secure prison, Nella meets Pazzo for the first time, a gaunt, hollow-eyed man who radiates both intellect and menace. His words are measured, his humor unsettling, and his sanity fragile. Yet as Nella digs deeper, she begins to suspect that the truth behind the Plague and the mysterious “Last Cure” that saved humanity is far more complicated than the world wants to hear

In a world where strength is the only law, Riel Draven was once the most feared warlord — until betrayal led to his brutal death at the hands of those he trusted. But instead of dying, he awakens in the body of a weak, crippled noble… 15 years before his execution. Armed with knowledge of the future and an evolving system that grants him missions, rewards, and punishments, Riel must navigate a treacherous world of power-hungry nobles, secret sects, and legendary beasts. Every decision could alter the future—or doom him to an eternal cycle of rebirth. Will Riel rewrite history and rise as an immortal sovereign, or will fate consume him once more? Power. Betrayal. Revenge. The Tyrant Returns.

Beyond the Horizon is a gripping futuristic adventure set in the year 2147, where humanity has expanded across the stars but not without consequences. Seventeen-year-old Kael Ryn awakens on a deserted spacecraft, orbiting a dead zone beyond mapped space. With no memory of boarding and no sign of the crew, Kael is left with a strange AI, fragments of a lost mission, and a single message from his late mother: "The truth is always just beyond the horizon." Driven by a need for answers and the eerie silence of deep space, Kael sets out on a journey across forgotten sectors and hidden planets. Along the way, he uncovers pieces of a suppressed history—one that questions the origins of human colonization and the price of peace in the stars. But he isn’t alone for long. Pursued by a silent threat and uncertain allies, Kael must decide who to trust and whether the truth is worth the risk. Blending mystery, survival, and self-discovery, Beyond the Horizon explores what lies past the limits of the known and what happens when you dare to cross them. The future may be vast, but sometimes the answers lie in the places we've been told not to look.

"From powerless dropout to god-slayer—power demands sacrifice." Kael Thorne has spent his life as nothing in a world where magic is everything. Expelled from Argentum Academy, mocked by those born with power, invisible in a society that measures worth by magical ability alone. When his estranged grandmother dies, she leaves him a tarnished locket, he remembers her wearing obsessively, whispering to it like a confidante or a curse. Everything changes the night Kael opens the Locket. The locket grants him the impossible, the power to devour others' magical abilities and make them his own. For the first time, Kael tastes what he's been denied. But every theft leaves a trail, every stolen power whispers in his mind, and black veins crawl across his skin like corruption taking root. As the Mage Council hunts him and his victims demand vengeance, Kael uncovers a horrifying truth: his grandmother was the legendary Phantom Thief who massacred seventeen mages decades ago. The locket imprisons an ancient entity called the Devourer—and Kael was born powerless because it drained his magic in the womb, making him the perfect vessel. The entity is waking, fed by every ability Kael steals. He faces an impossible choice: destroy himself to stop it, or embrace what he's becoming. Kael chooses power. He absorbs the Devourer completely, transforming into something beyond human—a dark god who hunts the magical elite and reshapes the world in his image. The Council's gods had their reign. Now Kael will devour them all. In a world built on stolen power, he'll take everything.

Jeremiah Mason, cursed with demonic power, is caught in a deadly struggle between Heaven and Hell. As the Insidious Covenant Church hunts for ancient artifacts to merge the four worlds, Jeremiah must choose between salvation and darkness. Training to master his abilities, he faces the enigmatic Micah and a world on the brink of destruction. With the fate of humanity in his hands, Jeremiah must harness his inner demons to fight—or risk becoming the very monster he's sworn to defeat. "In a battle for the world’s soul, Jeremiah is the key to its salvation or its doom.

BLURB: The new MMORPG game ‘Wisher's Death,’ with the adaptive technology of transporting the players into the game, has become the most played online game. Everybody, both old and young, wanted to play the game; thus, its popularity, as well as cost, went over the charts. These four teenagers, Eiden, Gabbie, Jason, and Derrick, poured their hearts and sweat to save enough money to play the game. But instead of getting transported into the game, they transmigrate to a whole new realm where mutated beasts and mythical creatures threaten the existence of humanity. With no hope of ever returning, Alas! They're awarded leveling-up systems. The Emperor has said “Whoever makes the Upper Ten rank and becomes a protector of Jingwu shall have their greatest wish granted from the goddess's wish orb,” Is this their ticket to returning home? What is the secret behind this wish orb? Can they endure and survive the plagues of this new world?

"STAND UP YOU MORON!". yelled the space trooper. Rogers groaned with pain. He stood up and with all his weight dived on the space trooper, he didn't know what he was even thinking but somehow the trooper had already lost balance and his gun fallen from his hands. Rogers kicked him in the groins and then with a penknife stabbed him in the temples. The trooper was silent. Rogers thought for a moment maybe he was dead. He wanted to check for his breathing but common with space troopers they always had their helmet on. Rogers proceeded to dislodge the helmet, he was familiar with the technicalities. The battle was still ongoing, he was hearing gunfires afar off, he had checked his attacker pulse, the man was as good as dead. Rogers retrieve his penknife and put it back into his pockets. He was tired and weak to the bones, pains that ran through his stomach made him nauseated. He wanted to vomit. He stared at the sky that has turned with haze and ash, he thought when will all this wars be over, it has been a decade and the galaxies had been at war. He was from Megma, but the people from Metoris and Xival had been their enemies. Aquaris was their ally, and Infact the aquaria have been their supporters from time immemorial. The bone of contention was Resmore, the planets all wanted Resmore for its minerals and diamonds. News had it that the main villain Lord Firemetal and his counterpart Aruma each of them from Metoris and Xival had always wanted to dominate the planet Resmore, then comes the DROIDs from Entexx a place found in Aquaris, who always help them in fighting each battle they went. Their opponents have space droids too.

Lucas was the first son of the influential Harrington family. But quite ironically, he wasn't their first choice. His younger sister had been crowned as their heir while Lucas was traded for marriage to secure a connection with the powerful Whitmore family. Then the apocalypse happened. Dungeons appeared, and unique people awakened abilities. When they realized Lucas was still useless and didn't awaken any ability, his family and in-laws abandoned him. His name was stripped off and given to another man, and he lost his fiance, including all he owned. He lived on the streets, eating from garbages. Lucas was attacked by a dungeon monster and dies. Then he woke up on the first day of the apocalypse. Not only did he awaken a powerful system, but he also became the boss of the strongest guide in the whole world!

In the Xuanhuang world, the sky had shattered centuries ago, leaving behind the "Celestial Fracture" that poisoned the world's energy and constrained the path of cultivation. Lin Feng, a weak and ailing mine slave, was accidentally struck by a mysterious stone from a meteorite. This stone turned out to be a "Heaven's Core Shard"—a fragment of the broken sky—that fused with his soul and granted him eyes capable of "Deconstructing All Laws." With his newfound ability, he saw the world not as a mystery, but as a collection of puzzles that could be taken apart and reassembled. From the lowliest kicking technique to forgotten ancient legacies, he could comprehend the essence of everything. However, this power made him a target for many factions: orthodox sects seeking to exploit him, wicked cultivators wanting to steal his soul core, and ancient beings awakened from slumber as he began to "repair" the damaged sky. His journey was not just one to become the strongest, but also to become the "Heavenly Repairman." Each step he took transformed the world, creating new cultivation arts, revolutionary artifacts, and ultimately, posing the ultimate question: should the shattered sky be restored to its original state, or reassembled into something entirely new?

Years after the brutal murder of his parents and a failed assassination attempt on his life, Victor Storms returns a billionaire to get his revenge on those who made his life hell. When he discovers that like him, his enemies have also upgraded, Victor must go the extra mile to get the woman he loves, his father's company by right, and the revenge he desires.

In California, Mr. and Mrs. Maguire gave birth to a son, Edward. Fate had kept him distant from his parents at just seven years old. Two years later, he learned the bitter truth—they had been snatched away by the cold hands of death. Having lost this battle to destiny, Edward grew up in the bustling city of San Diego. The heir of a glorious empire was forced to live a life of loneliness and abject poverty. Now, becoming an adult, he wished to pursue his dreams and let go of the past, but the cloud of solitude and hardship wouldn't seem to let him be free. Is he to change his fate, or will he continue to cling to his present situation?

He woke up in a city that doesn’t forget—but he remembers nothing. With a name that isn’t his, hunted by ghosts that wear familiar faces, and a past stitched into someone else’s war, Ethan Vale must navigate Echelon City’s labyrinth of lies to reclaim who he is. But the truth may be the deadliest weapon in a world built on deception. In the game of Lazarus, the first one to remember dies.

In a world where martial strength determines worth, Lin Feng was the trash everyone spat on. But when they threw him into the Abyssal Chasm, they didn't know they were awakening the ancient power in his blood. Now, as a primordial force of perfect silence begins to consume the world, Lin Feng must learn that true power isn't about fighting monsters—it's about becoming a gardener in a universe that has forgotten how to grow.

The era of Lorenzo, the devoted boyfriend, was over. Reborn from those depths was a man forged in the fires of humiliation and betrayal. A man whose sole purpose was to make Michael and those who had wronged him pay...in full.   One way or another, this city would be mine. And those who once mocked me would kneel at its feet, forced to bear witness to my ascension.   ****   Little did Lorenzo, now known as Vicario, know that his wish for vengeance would be granted the night he vowed retribution against those who had wronged him.   After spending some years building a fearsome reputation abroad after a humiliating past in his home city, he returned to exert his rage.   However, he uncovered a startling family secret his mother had kept hidden—a revelation that threatened to derail his single-minded pursuit of revenge.   As he navigated this newfound truth, would the formidable figure he had become be shaken? Or would unearthing his origins only fuel the flames of his vowed retribution? Or would his descent into the darkest recesses of his past prove to unearth more than he bargained for?     In this gripping tale of one man's thirst for payback, loyalties will be tested, secrets exposed, and the depths of vengeance explored.

Noah Bennett was nothing but a “useless” son-in-law, mocked, slapped, humiliated. His wife cheated, her father cast him out, and everyone believed he’d finally disappeared for good. But fate had other plans. A mysterious black card, left behind by a dying stranger, transforms him overnight into a millionaire and unlocks a mission titled “Ashes of the Mega 7.” He must take down seven of the most powerful families secretly controlling the country’s economy each responsible for his past suffering, his parents’ mysterious death, and the corruption that rules the city. The first target? The Lewis family, his ex-wife’s bloodline.

Donald struggles hard to provide for Olivia his wife but when she finally gets promised a lead role as an actress, she throws a divorce paper at his face. When he finally signs the divorce paper, he receives a message, it turns out he had received billions of dollars in his account from the investment he did years ago and now Donald will stop at nothing to take revenge on all those who had humiliated and looked down upon him.

Marco Deluca died a nobody. He woke up in a world of awakeners, mana cores, and noble families who treat commoners like insects. His body? Unawakened. His future? Garbage destined for the gutter. But he brought something back with him. The Infinity Money System. Now every gold coin he spends becomes power. Every luxury purchase accelerates his growth. And when the coldest ice princess in the empire—Isabella Moretti, the A-rank prodigy who makes S-rankers tremble—calls him worthless trash? Marco drops one hundred thousand gold coins at her feet. "I can't fight you. But I can buy you." One man. Unlimited wealth. Zero cultivation. And he just made a deal with the most dangerous woman in the world.