Strange

In a world ruled by the iron law of Beast Taming, your summoned spirit is your entire worth. A high-ranking beast guarantees luxury, power, and respect. A low-ranking beast condemns you to a life of servitude. For seventeen years, Leo lived in the shadows of the city elite, waiting for the Day of Summoning to change his fate. Instead, it became his living nightmare. Humiliated in front of thousands, mocked by the person he trusted most, and left with a trash-tier ranking, Leo became the joke of the city. But when the elite discarded a dying, mutated defect beast and sentenced it to execution, Leo felt a strange, ancient resonance. He chose to form a soul pact with the creature, drawing the ultimate ridicule from the crowd. They thought he had sealed his own doom. They were wrong. What the world saw as a broken defect was actually a dormant, forbidden myth from the dawn of time. As the blood pact activates, a terrifying power begins to wake, and the people who trampled on Leo’s dignity are about to learn that some gods should never be angered.

Power wears many faces. Magic is just one of them. When a sickly noble heir stumbles upon a strange gift — the ability to see through the veil of power. He sets out to rebuild his crumbling house, not with sword or spell… but with silver, strategy, and secrets. But in a Kingdom where strength is currency and weakness gets buried, Cael Varissen must learn fast: wealth is fragile, war is inevitable, and magic? It’s far older and hungrier than anyone cares to admit. What if the most dangerous magic wasn’t in spells, but in shrewd business deals... and dangerous alliances of the heart? In a world where political ambition, economic strategy, and forbidden desires hold as much sway as any ancient power, every alliance comes with a price. This is the heart of House of Ash and Gold. ... What to expect: Slow-burn political fantasy with teeth Layered worldbuilding A subtle, mysterious magic system Romance threaded through ambition What NOT to Expect: Instant overpowered MC Fast-food pacing Harem or shallow romance One-note villains Endless exposition dumps

Sebastian woke up in a strange world, only to find himself a lowly laborer toiling away in a modest apothecary shop within a remote border town. Life had not been kind to him, yet destiny granted him a single solace: a devoted wife who never looked down on his poverty, standing by his side with unwavering affection. Along with this warmth in his life, a mysterious power stirred within his soul—a unique system that began granting him abilities beyond his wildest dreams. In an era ravaged by demons and ghosts, where forbidden mystical arts reigned and legendary artifacts clashed with enough might to shatter the firmament, Sebastian never craved a throne or a crown. All he desired was a quiet, stable life with his wife. However, when fate grants you an unending lifespan, life transforms into an eternal journey that transcends the fall of empires and the passing of ages. This is the tale of the immortal man who began as an apothecary's assistant, only to witness with his inner vision the vanishing of kings and the rise of civilizations throughout the centuries.

Died as a virgin. Reincarnated with a big rod. ________________________ Ding! [You have acquired the bad luck system. The God of death sympathized with you for dying pathetically. You have been gifted with a divine rod. Your meat rod is the tool you would use to rise to the top. Grow faster and stronger to conquer all the beauties and face the tribulations of the world] _________________________ "Eh. Where am I? What! A bad luck system!" Trying to comprehend what had just occurred as strange characters appeared in his view. Vincent tried to talk and move his body but he realized that he was in the body of a baby. ________________________ Vincent Oswald, a popular hentai writer, and tentacles creator died in a tragic accident and reincarnated into another world. A dog-eat-dog world, a world of cruelness, a world where you could have your head rolling for a plate of meat soup. _________________________ Let's see how Vincent survives in this cruel world and strives for the top, as a boy that was born with a silver spoon. ======================== Elves+Demons+Vampires+Yandere+Op Characters and so many fantasizing things. ======================== Note: No NTR towards Mc.

Ethan Ashford has spent his entire life believing he was just another abandoned orphan struggling to survive. Raised by relatives who treat him as nothing more than a burden, he balances university, a part-time café job, and constant financial hardship, hoping that hard work alone can change his future. Everything changes after he rescues a mysterious old man on a rainy night. A strange symbol, anonymous warnings, and relentless pursuers drag Ethan into a hidden world that has existed alongside humanity for thousands of years. Powerful organizations begin searching for him, while fragments of his forgotten past slowly resurface. The deeper Ethan digs, the more impossible the truth becomes. His parents were never ordinary humans, and the blood flowing through his veins may be the key to an ancient power that many are willing to kill for. In a war between Immortals and those who hunt them, Ethan must uncover who he truly is before his enemies find him first.

Alina awoke in a luxurious room, the wedding gown still clinging to her body. Her head throbbed fiercely, her memories were hazy, and even more startling—a handsome man named Darren was looking at her with a mysterious smile. "Good morning, my wife." Alina panicked. She didn't remember this wedding. She didn't even know Darren. But when she tried to find answers, everyone—including her own mother—assured her that this marriage was real. But something was wrong. Strange dreams began to haunt her every night. Fragments of vague memories felt nonsensical. Whispering voices in her ears. And Darren… that man always watched her with an inscrutable gaze. Who was Darren really? Why did everyone seem to agree that she was indeed his wife? As Alina got closer to the truth, she discovered something more terrifying. Perhaps, it wasn't just Darren who was hiding secrets. Perhaps, she herself wasn't the real Alina.

"If this is a world of wolves, a world where only the strong survive...then I will become one myself and fight to earn my place!" A politician's arrival, followed by one of the greatest fires the kingdom of Volicheus had ever seen. Young Alder was there at the center of it all, and came face to face with the man who orchestrated the event, and swears to take revenge on the man for his actions. Years later, and after a variety of strange incidents...a search party has been elected to defeat the mysterious organization known as the 'House of Wolves'. This book follows multiple perspectives in that pursuit. That of Alder, seeking revenge and losing his way in the process, that of Ardos the noble, attempting to emulate his ideals in a politically corrupt world, one turning towards the house's influence. That of Aurelia, encountering monsters and devils of fantastical proportions as they infiltrate cities, and working with a knight in order to find the bigger picture behind these infiltrations. And lastly that of Teresa, attempting to find secrets and connections and to reveal the identity of the enigmatic man who leads the House of Wolves. This is a story with betrayal, philosophy, complex political machinations, large scale conflicts, mysteries, and more.

A very large empty house located at the end of the Dusun Sentani road holds a big mystery. Shrubs and old banyan trees in the courtyard of this empty house add to the awesomeness of the house which is now empty and uninhabited. Village residents do not dare to approach the road in front of this empty house because it is always dark at night, especially at the end of the hamlet is the Sacred Forest which is very feared by the villagers. Residents often see apparitions of the Ghost of the Red Dress in this empty house, as well as indistinct whispering voices that further add to the eerieness of this empty house. The death of one of the hamlet residents makes Dusun Sentani a Haunted Hamlet because many spirits roam this hamlet at night. Clara, a beautiful student who returns to visit the hamlet of her birth with her boyfriend, also encounters many strange occurrences. The villagers who reject her presence for no apparent reason, as well as the secrets of Clara's dark past in this village make Clara feel trapped in Sentani Hamlet. Will Clara be able to unravel all the mysteries surrounding this haunted hamlet? Or will Clara be trapped in the curse that accompanies the Empty House and the Haunted Hamlet?

Humanity has reached the stars, forming uneasy alliances with alien races and facing horrors born of war—monsters known only as Abyss Beasts. Peace is a lie maintained by the Human Federation, which treats the powerless as expendable. In this new era, strength is measured by psychic ability or magical talent, and those without it are dismissed as lesser beings. Zed is one such person—a human with no discernible power in a world that thrives on it. At an elite academy meant to forge the galaxy’s future defenders, he is mocked and brutalized for his lack of ability. But Zed refuses to break, masking his pain with sarcasm and quiet endurance. Everything changes when he's inadvertently dragged into a psychic conflict and left for dead. As his life slips away, he is retrieved by a shadowy figure with unknown motives. Awakening in a strange facility, bound and barely alive, Zed becomes the subject of a mysterious experiment. What follows is pain unlike anything he's ever known—and perhaps the beginning of something far greater. In a universe that sees him as nothing, Zed may soon discover he’s meant to be something more.

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.