A Longing Called Home [First Draft]

John Kaisen's always been a gambler. Cards, dice, life-or-death Russian roulette in a warehouse at 2 AM. The house always wins eventually. But when RNGesus offers him a second chance in exchange for entertainment, John takes the deal. Random powers from a Chaotic gacha in Invincible Universe. Where John's gambling addiction and terrible luck are about to make things very complicated, very fast. Good thing John's never known when to quit. Time to go All In. ________________________________________ A/N: The gacha system in this story is the Chaos Gacha by BronzDeck (go check out his fics, they’re great). Since gacha by nature is unpredictable, planning everything out isn’t really possible so I’ll mostly be letting my impulses take the wheel. With that said, enjoy. Chapter Updates: 7 Chapter/Week + Bonus chapters ________________________________________ Disclaimer: This is a fanfiction work. All rights to Invincible characters, settings, and intellectual property except OC belong to Image Comics. This story is a non-commercial tribute created for entertainment purposes only. Tags: Invincible AU, Chaos Gacha, Anti-Hero, Gambling MC, Morally Gray, Isekai-with-Consequences

Emma Greens was always the unwanted daughter—an adopted omega with no bloodline, no status, and no future. When her perfect sister secretly marries her off to a mysterious Alpha, Emma expects cruelty… but instead she meets Brandon—powerful, dangerously handsome, and strangely obsessed with her. Whispers in the pack claim he loves another woman, one hidden behind locked doors. Heartbroken, Emma prepares to leave… until she discovers the truth. The Alpha’s secret obsession has always been her. Now, with forbidden love, deadly rivalries, and a pack that will never accept her, Emma must fight for the man who has loved her in secret for eleven years—or risk losing him forever. Every choice comes with danger, every glance carries secrets, and every heartbeat could be her last. Will Emma survive the pack’s deadly politics and claim the Alpha meant for her?

Kaito Reizen is the shame of Japan's most powerful exorcist clan. His spells are weak, his attitude is soft, and he keeps making friends with the ghosts he's supposed to destroy. He lives alone in his aunt's old house in Kurami, away from his family, with exactly one roommate — an ancient, silver-haired Umbral named Shizuka who he cannot exorcise, cannot reason with, and absolutely cannot get rid of. She's been attached to him since childhood. She's terrifyingly strong. She is in love with him in a way that keeps him up at night. Between university, a father who gave up on him, a sister who hates him with alarming intensity, and a growing number of very dangerous supernatural women who have decided he belongs to them, Kaito's life is complicated. The ghosts don't make it simpler

Elva Porsteinsdòttir was once the shining daughter of the Beta Jakob Bjarnarson and pride of the Blackthorn Pack, promised to the Alpha heir of Shadowpine: Sveinn since they were children and destined to lead beside him the night her wolf awakened. But that ceremony became her ruin. Her wolf never rose. Her mate betrayed and rejected her in front of the entire pack. Stripped of title and cast lower than any omega, she was left to rot in a stone cell while the life she knew moved on without her. Escape seemed impossible until the Moon Goddess offered her one last card: a fated mate. The man who claims her is King Gunnar Sigurdsson, the iron-fisted Alpha of the rival Ironfang Pack, a warrior who swore off all weakness after losing everything once before. He wants her gone. She refuses to break. What begins as hate and chains twists into raw, dangerous passion. When Elva finally unleashes the ancient secret bloodline power locked inside her, it will either save Gunnar from the prophecy that haunts him or burn both their packs to the ground. ===================== WARNING: 18+ MATURE CONTENT #SLOWBURN #MORALLYGRAYML #SPICY #ANGST

Kyle broke free. Sadly, punching the leader of a gang of thugs had consequences, and the leader's cronies would beat Kyle to death. But so what?! He didn't regret punching this guy even once! However, a powerful Magic Lady saved Kyle and then did something strange. She offered him a job. Apparently, he would have to go to a different world, a brutal realm where strength was the only law, and become its Overseer. A world where one person could fight thousands of people. A world where gigantic beasts broke mountains. And Kyle? He was just some random guy. He couldn't break mountains. Hell, he could barely fight a single guy, but what was he supposed to do? Reject the offer and get killed? Whether he liked it or not, he had to grow stronger, and while the beginning was tough, he actually found something he really enjoyed. His gigantic hammer. It was exhilarating when beasts exploded into chunks of flesh whenever he struck them. He loved turning boulders into rubble. With his hammer in hand, Kyle would forge a path of destruction through beast hordes and any ancient gods who dare stand in his way. And as his power grew, he became more and more involved in a war between two fundamentally different forces of nature. Join Kyle on his journey to become the Strongest Hammer God! -- Hammer starts at chapter 36 2 chapters every day. Join my Discord: https://discord.gg/EfePH46Aru

[ THE VILLAIN'S LEDGER — ACTIVATED ] Host: Cedric Valdrake Arkhen Role: Primary Antagonist Death Flags: 47 Survival Probability: 2.3% Recommendation: Accept your death. --- He won't. Kael died at 22 and woke up as the game's ultimate villain — the arrogant young master who dies in EVERY route. His Aether Core is shattered. His own father might kill him. And the world has a Script that will bend reality to make sure the villain stays dead. But Kael has 4,000 hours of game knowledge, a forbidden bloodline that erases anything it touches, and a sentient sword with a worse attitude than he has. He'll wear the mask. Cold. Ruthless. Untouchable. The heroes will fear him. The world will hate him. And the five most beautiful women in the empire — the ones written to despise him — will start to see through the cracks. The saintess who heals his scars. The swordswoman who can't stop fighting him. The gentle girl whose flowers grow toward him. The assassin who was sent to kill him — and stayed. The villainess. His mirror. Two monsters learning to be human. Every heroine he steals weakens the heroes who were meant to save the world. Every death flag he breaks pushes reality closer to collapse. And something beyond the game is watching. The villain was supposed to die in Chapter 30. He has other plans. 【 Tags: Villain MC | System | Academy | Harem | Weak-to-Strong | Dark Fantasy | Reincarnation | Antihero | Sentient Weapon | R18 】 【 Updates Daily 】

In the peaceful village of Madhusudanpur, a poor farmer named Ramu lives with his wife Gita and their young daughter Mala. They struggle every day to survive, working hard on a small piece of land. Despite their efforts, their crops are often destroyed, and hunger becomes a constant companion in their lives. One day, a terrible storm and flood strike the village, washing away their home and livelihood. Facing great hardship, Ramu refuses to give up. With courage and determination, he prepares a small boat and starts a new life by catching fish to support his family. As time passes, the floodwaters recede, and hope slowly returns. Ramu decides to rebuild his life from the beginning. Through patience, hard work, and love for his family, he learns that even in the darkest times, a new future can grow.

WARNING: Some mature content!!! 18+ This is what you call Urbantasy.. Fantasy in an urban setting with a strong female lead -- a story riddled in mystery, magic, and a lot of sass. ======= CHAPTER 1 sneak peek! ======= The air between them tightened like a rope. Cael leaned closer, head tilting slightly, pulling at her waist again, smugness softened into something sharper and quieter. His eyes flicked to her lips then back to her eyes as if asking for permission he didn't need. Hunger of a different kind pumped through Cael. The hunger that Galathea unmistakably recognized as it pressed hard against her lower abs, forcing through the fabric as if it can tear through. At the sensation, Galathea's mouth parted before she could stop it. Her whole body screamed at her to either shove him away or close the last inch between their lips herself. ===== SYNOPSIS ===== Galathea Brooks spent her life surviving quietly -- counting inventory, enforcing rules, keeping her head down inside one of the most powerful art institutions in the city. It's a simple life because paint doesn't talk; power doesn't notice people like her. and names are just names. -- That is... until a painting remembered her. When ancient works buried beneath Artemis Art Gallery began to respond to Galathea's presence, she becomes the center of the system that's older than the building itself. A system that cataloged her long before she knew it existed. Her name is not a coincidence. It is a KEY. Cael Alexander, on the other hand, has always understood control. As Artemis' immaculate but dangerous CEO, he manages secrets like no other. He knows the gallery and its bowels more than anyone. He knows what's hidden; he knows what's awaken. What he didn't expect, however, was Galathea. As archaic works of art start to stir, boundaries fracture -- between observer and artifact, power and possession, restraint and desire. Every choice Galathea makes draws her deeper into fate that doesn't want permission... only acknowledgement. Mind you, awakenings don't ask when you're ready.

In a world where vengeful spirits born from negative emotions known as Yurei stalk the shadows, Kyōkai follows Daiki Fushino, a regular high school boy who never planned on being anything special. He was just a regular teenager-until one night, when a single decision changed everything. Thrown into a hidden world of spirits, exorcists, and traditions, Daiki finds himself standing in place that's he forced to now call home.