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Shadow Slave | Sleepless Dreamer

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.
MonoSilence · 398.7k Views

Attack on Titan: Chronicles of the Lightborne Titan

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.
Samorash · 22.9k Views

The Only Thing Harder Than Revenge Is My Sarcastic Cheat

Max Taylor was supposed to get a second chance. One moment he was dying in a crumpled car, headlights bleeding into the night— the next, he opened his eyes beneath a foreign sky, reborn into a world where the wind smelled cleaner and the stars burned unfamiliar. Fate, he thought, was finally being kind. But kindness doesn’t linger. Within months, his new parents—gentle hands, warm smiles, the family he never had—were murdered without a trace. No bodies. No clues. Just the echo of loss repeating itself like a cruel cosmic joke. Grief hardened into a quiet storm inside him, a five-year-old carrying an anger far too ancient. Just when the darkness felt bottomless, his “golden finger” arrived. The Wish Stone. Sentient. Sensitive. And loud enough to give a monk a migraine. Sy—blunt, sarcastic, and convinced Max is one bad decision wrapped in skin—becomes his unwilling partner. Every boost, every upgrade, every tiny miracle drains Max’s hard-earned Wish Points. Sy charges him for everything, even cleaning up messes Max didn’t know he made. If power came with a troll, it would look exactly like this. Armed with grit, borrowed miracles, and Sy’s nonstop commentary, Max grows stronger in the shadows of the mundane world—picking up scraps of intel, dismantling gangs, digging through the grime for the one truth that matters: who killed his parents? But the truth comes with fangs. Taking on a job, Max stumbles upon a request to kill a vampire, a confirmation that the world he's in isn't as it seems. Behind the neon-lit alleys and smoky hideouts lies a hidden realm—creatures of myth walking in tailored suits, old powers trading secrets beneath moonlit cathedrals, mysteries sharper than blades. The underworld he hunted is only the surface. And the monster he’s been chasing? He isn’t the killer. Worse—his parents aren’t dead. Everything Max has bled for, every path he clawed his way through, every night of rage, every wish… all built on a perfect, deliberate lie. Now Max must dive deeper, into a maze of shadows where truth costs more than Wish Points, and the dead don’t stay dead. With Sy’s taunting voice in his ear and a destiny shaped by secrets, Max hunts the real puppeteer pulling the strings of his life—twice. A boy reborn. A world concealed. A sarcastic cheat system with opinions. And a mystery that rewrites everything.
Jude005 · 1.9k Views