survival

Set in the Shadow Slave world...a time before Sunny was born...this story follows a simple soldier who must survive in a dystopian, apocalyptic landscape where magic and gun warfare collide. In a far-off Quadrant known as North America, a young soldier named Hope is 16 years old when he gets infected by the Nightmare Spell. He passed! But...he feels a bit scammed...? A flaw that makes him fade from people's memories... A cursed attribute that makes him remember everything endlessly in eternal wakefulness... It's as if the Spell is twisting his future and existence into an almost improbable one. All he has ever known his purpose to be was to serve as a simple soldier. Not too powerful. But not so weak either. And maybe, just maybe like some others, become an Awakened. Although he never dreamt of being one. Now that his whole life is compromised after his First Nightmare, his first objective is to survive on his own. But as he tries to escape his fate, his actions seem to lead him further from his goal. He struggles against obstacles that slowly grow bigger and out of proportion. Maybe the Dream Realm and the Real World aren't so different than one may think. Hope's journey involves uncovering secrets and gaining knowledge about his true nature and his new role in the world. Is he fit to be a hero? Could he redefine it? *** Please read the READER DISCLAIMER in Volume 0. This is my spin-off novel of "Shadow Slave" by Guiltythree. But please don't expect the same writing style, setting, and characters, especially the main character. This story reveals more about how people/cities/governments operate after the Spell’s arrival. I always find it interesting how maybe one country handles it fairly, but how others handle it with desperation to the point that you question humanity. There will be easter eggs pointing to the original novel either intentional for the plot or unrelated to it, but all for fun. I am a new author so props to all who bear with me and helps me improve my writing. If it is not for you, please don't leave outright hate comments. Eat wassabi instead if you want pain. Critique and advice would be great too. Cover Art: @ellieaedon I will be posting on RoyalRoad.com and on AO3 for some people's preferences.

Thunder cracked across the sky the moment I opened my eyes. I wasn’t in my world anymore. I was standing on top of a colossal wall… Wind shrieking past my ears… Humanity trembling behind me… And far beneath the stone cliffs, giants roamed like hungry beasts waiting for the next slaughter. Before fear could consume me, a metallic voice whispered in my mind: “Giant of Light Awakening System Activated.” Then the notifications came like divine judgment: “Kill 10 Pure Titans → Compatibility +1%.” “1% → Reward: Ultraman Combat Techniques.” “2% → Reward: Agile Form of the Light Giant.” “100% → Reward: Tiga’s Zepellion Ray.” My fingers trembled as a silver light-stick fell into my palm the same device that could summon a god of light. Below me, a Titan raised its face toward the wall… Its grin wide… Its hunger endless… And only one thought echoed in my head: “Ultraman… in Attack on Titan?” If the world fears Titans… Then what will they do when I transform? What will they do when a Giant of Light descends like a falling star shattering earth, cutting through Titans, igniting the night sky with blinding gold? What will they do when humanity’s weakest recruit becomes the one monster even Titans fear? Thrown into a world where legends are still children Eren burning with rage, Mikasa sharpening her quiet strength, Armin clutching his fading hope I must hide my identity, survive the military, and grow before the walls fall again. Because something is coming. A tragedy. A betrayal. A secret buried deeper than Titan bones. And when that day arrives… The sky will split with light. The earth will tremble. And a new Titan a Titan of Light will rise. For humanity. Against fate. Against darkness itself. And when I unleash my true power? Even the walls… will not survive.

In a world where monstrous beings and legendary creatures roam, Jack Aragon, the seemingly ordinary son of the King of Andonia, is thrust into a nightmare when an ancient, destructive force annihilates his kingdom. With only his life and a shattered sense of purpose, Jack forms an unlikely bond with a shadowy creature that grants him ancient prowess. Together, they must navigate treacherous lands and confront monstrous enemies while unraveling the dark secrets behind the calamity that shattered his home. Haunted by his past and driven by vengeance, Jack's journey forces him to confront the true nature of power and the thin line between monsters and humans. As chaos looms ever closer, will his newfound strength be enough to save those he loves, or will he be consumed by the very forces he seeks to defeat?

Snow bites deeper than steel, and cages leave scars no eyes can see. Q97 is not a boy with a name—he is a number, an experiment carved from cruelty in the underground labs by vampires. In a world where hybrids are treated as disposable tools, his only hope is escape. Guided by the secret writings of those who came before him, he follows a path dug by rabbits and buried in whispers, chasing freedom through tunnels that lead toward human lands. But freedom has a price: the moment he crosses the border, he can never return. Never again to the castle’s red spires. Never again to the rose garden. Never again to the one vampire who gave him warmth when the world froze him numb. Sir Draven—the quiet gardener with golden eyes who carved clumsy little sculptures of ice just for him. Roses that melted by morning. A kindness that should not have existed. A memory Q97 cannot take with him, yet cannot leave behind. This is not a story of quick love or easy salvation. It is a slow journey of survival, longing, and fragile bonds that burn against the cold. A tale for those who believe that even in the darkest experiments, even under cages and snow, a single rose can bloom. ***** This is a slowburn, character-driven story. If you love emotional depth, healing & growing arcs, and found-family themes, this is for you. Stick around past chapter 10, that's when the heart of the story begins to unfold. Warning: mpreg, almost all male experiments have wombs. Please proceed with caution if you are uncomfortable. Romance will start when MC is older, Thank you ^^

A 19-year-old Noah lives in a futuristic city called Von in the year 2067 where technology has advanced to the point where robots are now being used for a lot of working jobs. During this time there was a serial killer on the loose known as the Primal serial killer who targeted the unfortunate. Noah was out late one night testing out some new technology on himself only for himself to stumble on a body that was left by the Primal serial killer. An Air drone catches him near the body and Noah ends up getting caught for the serial murders the Primal serial killer committed. 2 years later Noah is found not guilty of the serial murders, and that they caught the actual serial killer. Noah ends up getting released only to find horrifying news of a new active serial killer on the loose. note: You will sometimes hear inner monologue for character the chapters sperspective is told in Beginner writer I know my writing style isn't great

The year is 2065. A devout Christian named Arthur Bennett wins a lottery to participate in a virtual reality experience at a high-tech company called Elysium. The program utilizes a VR pod to immerse users in a world based on a popular cartoon from Japan. As the other participants—a mix of personalities with varying degrees of Japanese animation knowledge—prepare to enter the simulation, Arthur remains the only one who has never indulged in it. Upon entering this new world, he discovers an unsettling truth: pain is excruciatingly real despite Elysium’s claims of a dampened pain response. Arthur eventually finds himself trapped in prison, unable to log out, and demanding to be released from the program. Calls go unanswered, and the world of ninjas becomes a nightmare where hunger, thirst, hygiene, and even death are all real. Angered that he was deceived, he abandons all sense of logic and vows to become a villain no one had ever anticipated.

Arthur Bennett and six others win a lottery ticket to participate in a high-tech company's virtual reality experiment. The other participants come from diverse backgrounds: Alexander Costa, Jasper Reza, Margaret Campbell, William Rodriguez, and Jada Schmidt. When Arthur arrives in the ninja world, he finds himself trapped in a prison cell and unable to log out. He is also terrified by the warning he received prior: if he dies in the game, he will die in real life. After enduring grueling days in prison, he resolves that his only way to escape this world is by destroying it while maintaining his faith in Jesus Christ our Lord. Not only does he manage to break free from this prison, he also learns his first real technique, which better equips him to survive. Suspicious of the other players' involvement in this game, he decides to test their spirit, only to understand that he cannot trust anyone. So he chooses to play innocent until he grows stronger.

Yojiro didn’t want to live. The apocalypse did him a favor. One moment he’s getting stabbed by a school bully named Jody for talking about his mom. The next moment every phone glitches, a countdown appears, and humanity gets thrown into a cosmic lottery of who lives, who dies, and who becomes overpowered. Most people get a “fireball” or “super strength.” Yojiro gets an error message. And then a SECOND error. And then a THIRD error. Whatever ability he ends up with… it’s unstable, unregistered, and apparently strong enough to scare the System itself. The more he suffers, the stronger he becomes. The more he grows, the less human he feels. And the less human he becomes… the more people fall for him. Now he’s attracting traumatized survivors, battle-hungry beauties, morally questionable geniuses, and women who definitely should not be blushing during the apocalypse. He didn’t ask for a harem. He also didn’t ask for the world to treat him like a chosen savior. But fine. If the universe wants Yojiro to rebuild humanity… he’ll do it his way, he doesn't care that much. Fast-paced. Savage. Darkly hilarious. Welcome to The Apocalypse Arrives and Suddenly I’m Useful. **NOTE** This is my first work that I will try to finish and serialize, excuse me for any inconveniences!

In a world ruled by order, chaos is a force both feared and forbidden. Yet, for Nero, chaos is the key to ultimate power. Scarred by a tragic past and driven by an insatiable hunger for strength, he will stop at nothing to seize it. He steals, destroys, and kills without hesitation, carving a path of devastation in his relentless pursuit of immortality. With the ancient Polykenas at his command, beings born from chaos itself, Nero has discovered a way to harness the untapped energy of fallen worlds. His empire grows, and his enemies fall before him. But as he edges closer to godhood, the question remains: Will he control the chaos, or will it consume him? In this dark tale of power and ambition, even the gods will tremble before the strongest of immortals.

Waking up on the dropship moments before impact wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was inheriting the body of Alec Morgan—a nobody destined to act as cannon fodder. But David isn't just another delinquent. Armed with encyclopedic survival knowledge, a "combat prediction" interface, and a body that heals from fatal wounds in minutes, he is the variable the Ark never calculated. Now, forced to navigate a world he’s watched on TV a dozen times, Alec has a new mission: rewrite the tragic history of The 100, save the genius mechanic Raven Reyes, and keep his impossible abilities a secret from the very people he is dying to protect.

[Ding! A new item is in shop. Would you like to buy it?] [Ding! Collect Faith Points and become the strongest] When people are reborn in other worlds, they usually gain mysterious powers or a helper that guides them. But Cyrus Malcolm got none of them when he got my second chance at life. One day, after finishing his shift in the hospital (and getting fired for being too competent), he visited his favorite declining bookstore run by a mysterious old man who called himself the ‘God’ and the shopkeeper asked if Cyrus was interested in taking over his business. Cyrus smiled and jokingly told him that he was interested. The very next day when he woke up in his room, nothing looked the same outside his window. The only familiar thing in sight was the mysterious store he had taken over, with no one in sight. So he did the only sensible thing a person in his situation could do—he took it over to try and make some money and to run his business of providing therapy to people. Even if he was sometimes helped by powers beyond his knowledge, he was not going to question it. Thankfully, someone took pity on him and decided to give him a system that allowed him to purchase items not from his current time. But little did he know that the world he was currently in had changed from the one he knew, and all the clients he was about to get acquainted with were not ordinary beings. And it would result in him creating a cult…or two…or a few filled with supernatural creatures that worship his words as god while he remained clueless. ______ A lot of drama, tension and cults. The System will show up around ch 6...7. No Harem

Transmigrated into the world of their favorite novel, siblings Song Keido and Heidi must survive the Ten Disasters, or die trying. Who knows, except the author?

【Crew Life + Chuunibyou + Comedy + Regret Redemption + No Romance + The Most Realistic One Piece World = ?】 This story starts off slow. The East Blue arc follows the original plot closely, but from Alabasta onward — it takes off! A young Taoist from Wudang finds himself transported into the world of One Piece by a mysterious book. There, he meets a rookie pirate named Monkey D. Luffy, who’s just set sail on his great adventure. By chance — or perhaps fate — Bai Ye joins the Straw Hat crew at the very beginning of their journey. Determined to change this world and to rewrite the regrets of destiny, Bai Ye chooses to become Luffy’s Vice Captain. At the time of the Marineford War, Bai Ye stands at the summit of the world — mastering the True Essence of Tai Chi, the Golden Light Mantra, and the Wind-After Eight Gates, two of Wudang’s supreme mystical arts. He becomes the First Celestial Master of the One Piece world. Even the Straw Hat crew — each of them — are brought by him to fight on the grandest battlefield of all. “Nami! Check out this weather staff I forged for you — with it, wind, rain, and thunder bend to your will!” “Zoro! Look at this blade I refined — I’d say it’s at least Great Grade, maybe more!” “Sanji! Forget the Navy’s Six Styles — ever heard of Wudang’s Cloud Ascension Step?”

Blood is all there is. Vita is all that gives. After the suicide of the High Monarch, the Senvia Empire is thrown into chaos. Denegis Blanc, Second Son of Blood Denegis, finds his peaceful life thrown into chaos. With peace gone, what will he do? In a world where power is inherited through veins and destiny is written in Vita, what remains when the old order dies?

Story rotates around killing witches and monsters, training and gaining power, gaining mutation (Night Vision, Echolocation, Wall Climb, etc.), gathering herbs and creating concoctions. --- Hunt. Graft. Mutate. That was the core idea of a witch hunter. By grafting organs, the witch hunter gained mutations and ascended his own body, adding more and more power to his flesh. Sir Siderius Satterblade, a Master Witch Hunter in old age, used a Forbidden Alchemical Seal to transfer his soul to another man in another world. This world was Eldoria, a society ruled by witches and benefitted only to witches. Snow, a circus boy, fell prey to a witch's hands. He was to be executed for a crime he did not do. In the moment of desperation, Snow traded his soul and body for Siderius. The new Siderius 'Snow' Satterblade was born. He summoned the S.Y.S.T.E.M., Siderius' most dangerous weapon and escaped the prison, grafting his first mutation and plotting his revenge on those who had wronged him. We follow Siderius on the lonely road of a witch hunter as he gained more mutations, more weapons, more Alchemical Sigils to enact his revenge and become an immortal. --- The MC will NOT become monstrous. The MC stays relatively human with unique appearance traits (black irises, pointy ears, white hair,...) Witches in this novel are irredeemable. Not sexy witches but disgusting and evil witches. (Well maybe a little bit hot because of their magic) MC will not accept nor 'conquer' any witches. Just straight killing. NO ROMANCE. NO HAREM. This man is nothing but a pure killing machine and survivalist. MC is ruthless but not heartless, still save people he deemed useful. NO FACE-SLAPPING NOR SHOWING OFF. MC only cares about power and survival. NO HIDING AS THE WEAK. NO ATTACHMENTS. Current Releasing Schedule: 2 chapters/per day Releasing Time: 7:00 AM (GMT+8)

I woke up as Kim-Do, the legendary leader of Ganguk High. Now I must play the role of this invincible hero: his quest system, his loyal gang, his dangerous rivals. There's only one problem: I'm not him. And if anyone discovers my secret, I'm dead. System, help me!

Qianye traveled to the Uchiha clan, Not only does he want to change the outcome of the night of genocide, He even vowed to make Uchiha the strongest clan! … Some years later, When Momoshiki and Jinshi came to Earth, All they saw was a group of Gundams of different colors waiting in line for them... Momoshiki is numb, He said he didn’t know that all the inferior creatures here drive Gundams!

If humanity is born wicked, why do we still yearn for justice, hope, and light? Are we cursed… or are we simply reflections of a corrupted world?” On the vast planet Gaia, three mighty empires dominate the continents of Teotl, Aether, and Lago, bound together by the ancient landlines known as Sindeis. Here, every living being carries within them a fragment of the world’s sacred essence — Ethere, the life force that flows through creation itself. Humans harness Ethere through four sub-productions: Aura, Ego, Mana, and Force. Animals channel the primal flow of Nature, while divine and demonic beasts wield Divinity or Sin, blessings and curses born from the gods themselves. In this age of chaos, the gods have abandoned Gaia, leaving the world to the mercy of the Seven Demonic Sins: ancient beings of destruction who once served the pantheon itself. Against them rose six heroes, mortals who transcended humanity and became known as the Superhumans, or as people called them... the New Gods. But even gods can fall. When the war against the Sins reached its end, only Kul-Kain the Golden, the Superhuman of Ruin, remained alive. In despair, he burned his very soul to strike down the divine Triad that had forsaken humankind — destroying gods, demons, and himself alike. Yet the story of the world does not end with death. Twenty-five years before the cataclysm, the soul of Kul-Kain awakens once more — trapped within a golden sword, the very blade gifted to him at his coming-of-age ceremony. Now reborn in his past, burdened with the memories of the future, Kul-Kain must face the question that shattered his faith: If the gods themselves are flawed, can a man become the one true Divinity?