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Pawns Rise Against The Strings

Crestwood used to be peaceful. Now people lock their doors before sunset. The town has become consumed by a string of brutal murders, each victim connected in ways the police fail to understand. To everyone else, the deaths seem random. But Aubrey knows better. There’s a pattern hidden beneath the bloodshed—something watching, choosing, waiting. And when the pattern begins circling her, she realizes she was never outside of it. Desperate for answers, Aubrey gathers the friends she trusts most, only to uncover a terrifying truth: all of them are connected by something far deeper than coincidence. Their lives, their encounters, even the tragedies that shaped them feel orchestrated, as though they had been guided toward one another long before they were born. But the deeper they dig, the more reality itself begins to unravel. Because behind Crestwood lies something far worse than a murderer. There are forces moving beyond human sight—silent influences shaping lives, steering choices, and bending fate toward an outcome only they understand. To them, people are nothing more than expendable positions in a larger design, living entire lives unaware they were never truly in control. Everything was proceeding exactly as intended. Until one of them changed. Among Aubrey’s group, one fate begins drifting beyond what was planned, triggering a chain reaction no one foresaw. What should have remained controllable becomes unpredictable. Dangerous. For the first time, something within the system is no longer obeying the role it was given. And if even one pawn can move on its own… Then the ones controlling the board may finally learn what fear feels like.
Anvata_Fableseed · 100.8k Views

Evolution With The White Lizard:Through Cultivation

Deep within a primeval forest where spiritual energy saturates the air, a colony of white scale lizards survives in a hidden cave. One of them is different. Not larger or stronger, but touched by something unseen—a glowing interface only it can perceive. A voice announces the awakening of the **Evolution System**, rewarding the lizard for feeding with mysterious Evolution Points. At first, growth is subtle: sharper awareness, faint curiosity, and adaptations that allow it to survive beyond its primitive instincts. When sunlight first assaults its eyes, the system intervenes, evolving its vision so it can witness the vibrant world beyond the cave. The forest is no sanctuary. Humans—beings of higher intelligence and ruthless ambition—hunt and kill within its depths. When a dying cultivator attempts to steal the lizard’s body through a forbidden soul extraction technique, the system reacts, cleansing the intruding essence but leaving fragments of human memory behind. The lizard inherits echoes of another life: concepts of technology, knowledge, and mortality. With understanding comes hunger. The corpse of the fallen human becomes its first significant source of power. Evolution Points flow as it consumes, enabling mutations to its teeth, organs, and scales. Each enhancement reshapes the lizard, transforming it from a fragile creature into something stronger—something capable of surviving in a world ruled by cultivators and predatory beasts. Awakening after its transformations, the lizard discovers it has grown larger and denser, now the size of a small chick. It is no longer just a cave dweller. It is evolving. But evolution is not mercy. It is change. And in a world where power defines existence, the question remains: What will the white lizard become?
Thanks_Hello · 615.9k Views

The path of true monarch

In a world where every noble bloodline is blessed with elemental authority, power defines status, and status defines survival. The continent of Eryndor is ruled by ancient families who inherit abilities tied to nature itself—fire, wind, lightning, smoke, beasts, and forgotten mythic forces. These blessings once protected humanity from the invasion of demons and Rift-born horrors… until something far older began to awaken beneath the surface of the world. Among these nobles stands Zeal Greyhound, heir to a declining house and branded a failure by his own bloodline. Born without a recognized authority, he is cast aside as useless in a world where even children manifest powers. But everything changes when his body reacts to a forbidden relic during a violent awakening at the academy. The result is impossible. The system breaks. His authority cannot be read. And something inside him responds. When Zeal is transferred to the elite Eryndor Royal Academy, he is expected to remain a powerless outcast. Instead, his presence triggers unexplained distortions in reality, attracts Rift-born entities, and causes ancient monitoring systems to classify him as: ERROR — UNIDENTIFIABLE AUTHORITY As noble heirs like the lightning-wielding prodigy Lucius Lockwood, the smoke manipulator Chloe Ashfield, and the wind-born strategist Kyle Gale begin to orbit his fate, Zeal becomes the center of an unfolding mystery that even the academy cannot control. Because deep beneath the world, something ancient stirs. A force that recognizes Zeal not as a student… but as a Prototype Vessel. A failed monarch. Or perhaps… the beginning of a new calamity. As sealed entities awaken, hidden wars resurface, and the academy transforms into a battlefield of hidden powers, Zeal must uncover the truth of his existence before the system itself decides to erase him. Because in a world where power defines reality— he is the one thing the system cannot define. And that makes him the most dangerous existence of all.
1drancrowyk_Godly · 764 Views

Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons

"Dragons and their spawn rule the skies, the land, and the seas... humanity survives in the cracks, dreaming of a comeback." _____ Power comes from the beast you tame. Wolves, hawks, snakes, spiders, chimeras, the stronger your summon, the brighter your future. Too bad for our protagonist. When everyone else summoned salamanders, eagles, troll dogs(not doge) or tigers, he got… Well, let’s just say the only thing lower on the food chain is dirt. Laughed at, bullied, and living as the butt of every joke, he’s not exactly winning. But giving up isn’t an option... His aging parents sold everything for his "failed" chance, and he won’t let it be for nothing. But hey, this is his story. The weakest beast tamer? Here’s the thing about being at the bottom: it teaches you how to climb. And dragons? Turns out they start small too. As kingdoms crumble under greed and external threats, the weakest tamer begins his rise. Follow his path as he unlocks a potential so rare, so terrifying, it leads to dragons… Every evolutionary line leads to the strongest ‘SSS Dragons’. _______ Warning: Contains world-ending dragons, ridicule-fueled underdog revenge, dragon-scaled protagonist, morally questionable nobles, insane creature evolutions and enough twists to make you wonder if weakest really means luckiest. A MC who’s out to prove everyone wrong… even if it kills him. Spoiler alert: It won’t. For those who love a whole lot of fun, this one’s for you. If you’re looking for a darker story, look somewhere else (Maybe Utopian System (;) This one’s about having fun and taming expectations. _______ We will use the same Discord from my first book, come join! https://discord.gg/W3CjfC2cw4 _______ Silly tags that seem to matter a lot to some readers: No Yaoi, No Yuri, Possibly Harem (Vote! I can write either, and in any case, there will be multiple girls. The only difference is whether he chooses one in the end or goes the "liberal" route.... democracy is yours!), No NTR.
Dagzo · 9.8m Views

Transmigrated As The Crown Prince

Allen wakes up in the body of a fearsome crown prince in another world. He is considered extremely strong and naturally has countless enemies who want him dead. But soon he realizes three things: First that due to a previous injury, he cannot use his powers properly. Second that his transmigration in this world was not a coincidence, it was pre planned and that he is nothing more than a pawn in the mastermind's grand plan. Third that even though his family rules the entire continent, the outside world is much more vast and he is just a small fish in the big ocean. He must identify and outsmart those hiding in the shadows, uncover forgotten secrets regarding his own past life, navigate through dangerous politcs against fellow schemers, explore and conquer this cruel and mysterious world, maintain sanity and deal with internal conflict, while also recovering the original body’s strength. Events overview: Ch 1-12: Initial reputation building, identifying hidden enemies, dominating some fights while also facing a few near death experiences Ch 13-18: Huge lore drops, world building and plot twists Ch 19-28: High stakes War Ch 29-50: More lore drops, partial goals of the primary antagonist revealed and enemy continent's royal family infiltration with a fake identity, schemes, politics, and rise from nothing Ch 50-Current: Conquering the continent A few points: The first major arc has been finished (ch 28) and has a pretty satisfactory climax imo. The MC is not naive, he is intelligent, manipulative and ruthless, but not actually evil. This isn't all about power flex; there are multiple intelligent characters, and the MC is forced to use his brain in various situations. Side characters are not there just for the sake of it; most side characters are complex and get proper development before the major arc ends (ch 28). The villain has a proper backstory and goal, and isn't just there to be a stepping stone for the MC. I have added quite some lore drops and emotional scenes after chapter 10. The intro and first 5 chapters may feel a bit generic, but it gets better and better from the 6th chapter. One warning though, this is a dark and cruel world, and there are a lot of violent and terrifying scenes and body horror in this novel. Initial writing may be a bit weak, but I've fixed most of the previous issues in the current chapters The second major arc (Ch 29 onwards) is especially for those who don't want the MC to start at the top and dominate every fight with pure strength. As in that arc the MC leaves his home continent and starts from nothing (no resources, loyal people, identity, nothing). He conquers the other continent using his brain, through layered schemes and manipulation. But it still has fights and aura moments as the MC hates getting looked down upon. This is not AI slop, the whole story and dialogues have been written by me The MC is OP, but he also struggles in some fights (I haven't given him any plot armor, and the fights feel logical), and also gets outsmarted by others sometimes, there are more intelligent characters than him. The MC is not one of those who will spare his enemies whatsoever. Lmk your feedback [RR]
Abytherix · 19.7k Views