The Aether Protocol - Dilation 1: Fractured Time

a high school boy who survived suicide at the age of 12 after realizing certain things were wrong with him. After therapy and reorganizing himself he tries to find meaning in his life and future. While finding himself he affects the lives of the people around him for better for worse.

Lucien Valerius was just an ordinary landlord until he transmigrated into a world overrun by dungeons and monsters. Humans awakened abilities, becoming hunters and raided dungeons. But Lucien didn't become a hunter— He became a Dungeon Landlord. DING! [You have awakened as a Dungeon Landlord (Myth)] His house became a dungeon. Every night, his house was dragged to the Death Zone full of wild dungeons and monsters. Either devour...or devoured. DING! [Dungeon successfully acquired] DING! [Synthesize is available!] While others raid dungeons, Lucien devoured them. Expand. Evolve. Create new monsters, reap new resources! DING! [You have signed a new tenant: ?? Rank Vampire] [You have unlocked a new facility: Blood Pool] Level up tenants. Use their skills. Summon them! Soon, top hunters and guilds begged to be his tenant. Elite clans and governments eyed his house greedily. But Lucien's power came with a price. If he wanted to grow stronger, prepared or not, every month— He had to open his dungeon to the world. Let the hunters in. DING! [Dungeon raid will start in 3...2...1...]

Previously, it was called Reincarnated as a Supernatural Horror Entity. Jack, a content creator for mystery, horror, and conspiracy stories, died and was reborn as a formless ghost. He acquired the system-panel like ability to get stronger. He could earn new supernatural traits. And he could even evolve and gain new incarnations. The problem was... he was now in an alternate Earth. The one that was still in the Industrial Revolution Era. The one with cursed steam engines, monster-infested sea exploration, mysterious pirates, supernatural powers, mythical creatures, demonic entities, and completely different geography. Jack had to adapt and survive. Thus, the legends of the Circle of Jacks appeared in that world. Transcendent incarnations of Jack made their impacts in this new world... o Jack Mystery, the mysterious specter, o Judge Jack, the rakshasa of judgement, o Jack Night, the steamrune engineer and treasure hunter, o Racer Jack, the kamaitachi speedster vigilante, and o Jack Lantern, the devil puppet who decided to be a bizarre puppeteer. I will also be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/36721/fictions If you, dear readers, enjoy the story and are willing to support my work, please visit patreon.com/Alkrishna. It should be about 15 chapters ahead there.

"Take me instead." Three words. Guinevere Lunaris trades herself and saves 300 lives. Tied. Gagged. Underestimated by a mile. They chain her to a tree in the snow. Mistake. While running for her life, she meets a stranger in the dark and tells him to hide so he isn’t killed. Twelve hours later, he walks into her father's hall wearing a crown. The man she just told to hide in a hole is Maddox Drakencrest, High King of Velkaris. Ruler of an entire continent. Maddox hears his dragon say ‘mate’ right away. But her wolf is silent. More and more Alpha Kings enter the hall. She catches the tail end of her father’s toast and chokes on her wine. "—leave here with a virgin bride." An auction for her hand turns into a full-out bidding war. Maddox wins. 750 million in gold, three dragon fleets, and an urn full of the bastard who chained her the day before. Every force in Velkaris is betting against a wolf on a dragon throne. The Elders say the queen must be a dragon rider, which is impossible for a woman without dragon blood. The king's half-brother agrees with them, but his solution is a civil war and taking the crown for himself. If his brother’s rebellion wins, Maddox dies and she belongs to him. If the elders win, she goes back to the father who sold her. Neither is happening. Her wolf calls Velkaris home. She's not giving it up. They expect Guinevere to behave like a good little wolf princess and play along with their political games. She says bet.

After falling from another world, Kaelira survived. She rose, adapted, and reached the peak of power in a land ruled by creatures of elemental force—Pokémon that could reshape earth, sky, and sea. And when she finally had everything within reach… She walked away. She retreats to the Shattered Frontier, a place abandoned by nations where reality fractures and wild Pokémon turn the land into something unlivable. There, she builds something small. Quiet. A ranch. Over time, others arrive—wanderers, survivors, and exiles from distant lands and rival factions. Some come seeking refuge. Others come to watch her. All of them begin to realize the same unsettling truth: The ranch is not merely safe. It is controlled. Water does not flood. Land does not crumble. Even chaos seems to hesitate at its borders. And at the center of it all stands Kaelira—not as a ruler, nor a guardian—but as something far more dangerous: The one who decides what is allowed. And if that control ever falters— —or expands— it may not just reshape the Frontier… …but determine the fate of every world still connected to it.

After her death, Lilith awakens in a world where fourteen billion players struggle for survival, power, and the right to continue existing. Over Ten million of them have become Demon Lords, each building their own race, their own territory, and their own army. Demonic Dragon Knights command vast legions, Vampires rise to build empires, and Lords of Catastrophe leave nothing but ruin in their wake. Yet Lilith enters this world as the Primordial Succubus Monarch - and quickly realizes she cannot walk the same path as the others. Instead of endless armies, she is given only three succubi, each unique in their own way, and the system permanently seals her ability to summon more. In a world where power is measured in numbers, such a gift feels more like a death sentence than a blessing. If she wants to conquer this world, she will have to take armies from other Demon Lords, grow stronger despite her limitations, and prove that a demon of desire is not meant only to seduce - but to fight. And above them all stand the Heroes… beings created for one purpose alone. To hunt and kill Demon Lords like her. And Lilith would soon realize… that neither Heroes nor Demon Lords were the true predators of this world. *** You can support me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/TorqQ

[Kingdom Building and Cultivation done right, without finger-snapping cheats!] ~~~~~~~~ Lucas was an ordinary boy destined to not leave much of a mark on the world; that is, until a cross-universe accident befalls him. Struck by the Soul of a dying man, he should have perished, but fate had other plans. Lucas awakens to discover he possesses memories of a world where science dominates and cultivation is fantasy. Taking advantage of this newfound knowledge, Lucas aims to blend technological progress with Spirit Cultivation to build a better life for both himself and his loved ones. Unfortunately, his new memoires are shrouded in a fog that can only be lifted by advancing his strength; hardly an easy task for a countryside kid from the outskirts of civilization. Even after he unveils this knowledge, Lucas still has to find a way to use it, a slow and arduous process that requires enormous amounts of time, resources, and help. Lucas doesn’t falter, though, and is determined to realize his dreams of establishing an advanced cultivation civilization, but farther he treads upon this path, the more dangers he encounters, and the more enemies stand in his way. Will the once ordinary boy succeed in changing his destiny, or will destiny consign him to the forgotten annals of history? ~~~~~~~~ Author notes: First Book! Starts slow, but give it a chance! 10 ~ 11 chs/wk, but with frequent mass-releases. Yes harem; most girls won't be part of it. Additional tags: No-System, No-Cheats, Eastern Cultivation, Slow Romance

Max is a young dreamer who isn’t content to sit still. Driven by curiosity and a brilliant mind, he decides to embark on a journey of space exploration. Amid cosmic challenges and unexpected discoveries, Max learns that outer space holds more secrets than he ever imagined.

What is science? Science is the methodical pursuit of knowledge through observation, experimentation, and reasoning, bridging the gap between theory and reality, and connecting the present to future aspirations. Science is a process of constantly negating itself, constantly proving itself, and constantly advancing. The Magic Gods in Toaruverse, the Gods and Demons in Little Garden, the Ixseed in No Game No Life, the Heroic Spirits in the Nasuverse... Everything from the past awaits overturning by the future; so-called definitions forever await new truths. This is the story of someone transmigrated to Academy City, becoming a scientist and Level 5 esper, who through endless "calculations" ascends to become the Science God. “When all processes are completed, the predetermined result will naturally arrive."

[Your shadow is alive.] [Feed your shadow, devour souls, level up, gain skills, complete quests, and grow stronger.] [Do you wish to view your current stats?] In the magical world of Aetherus, Damon Grey is the weakest student at Aether Academy, relentlessly bullied and ridiculed for his lack of power and defiant personality. Yet, he endures the torment, clinging to his scholarship—the only thing providing him with the funds to keep his sick sister alive. After a brutal attack leaves him near death, Damon encounters a dark viscous entity in the forest that fuses with his shadow, awakening the Living Shadow System. This strange power grants him unimaginable abilities but comes with a grim cost—a relentless hunger for souls and flesh to feed his shadow. Now, with his shadow alive and insatiable, Damon faces a terrible choice: feed it to grow stronger or starve it and die with it. In a world ruled by ruthless nobles, deadly monsters, and power-hungry demons, Damon must decide if his newfound power is a curse or the only way to survive. With the Living Shadow System, his fate is clear: devour or be devoured. discord. https://discord.gg/AYMgESBCTP