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"Don't stop, Ruth. Run, run!" Thea yelled again while moving her hands. Before Edwin turned her around and got a chance to see her face, Ruth pulled her hand up and jabbed his nose. Edwin wailed in pain as he felt his nose go numb with pain. Instinctively he freed Ruth to cover his nose with both hands. He bent over a little as his eyes watered because of pain. "You!" He hissed in anger as he leapt again for Ruth. But she managed to run before he could catch her again. Her head turned around in shock when Edwin's hand tore her dress when he tried to grab her. It also surprised Edwin as he had not intended for this to happen. He looked up from the piece of cloth in his hand to see gorgeous hazel eyes. He stood rooted to his spot as his mind went blank. Ruth managed to get out of the property and ran with Thea without looking back. The guard came panting, but Edwin didn't notice him as his eyes were still trained on the gap in the wall, through which Ruth escaped. He slowly looked at the brown fabric in his hand, and the image of those alluring hazel eyes flashed in his mind. He clutched the fabric tightly in his hand, and the word left his lips in a whisper. "Ruth!" ******************* They say that there are only two types of people in the world - good and bad. Good people get happiness in their life while bad ones have to pay for their wrongdoings. Easy right? But what if you have to side with either BAD or BAD? Whom will you support? Join this journey full of secrets, past mistakes, love, hate, revenge and GREED...GREED of Power and Lust. Welcome to A MAZE OF GREED! ******************** The cover of the book belongs to its rightful owner and I do not own it. I am only using it for my book cover. If the owner wants to take it down please contact me and I will do it immediately. Instagram account:- author_rutujap Discord:- https://discord.gg/wpyvsh42

This page is an Archive version of MAZE. For the right versionuse the link below https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/141295/maze-definitive-edition The world shattered her dreams. Yet, destiny had other plans Hera Kingsley failed even before her adventure began. The MAZE, a different realm full of magic, monsters, and civilizations was her only goal. But when she applied to enter, the Guild rejected her. Just as she gave up hope, a strange woman offered her the opportunity of a lifetime. However, the MAZE hides deep and dangerous secrets. Following her heart, Hera is faced with a brutal gauntlet of challenges, forging her into a hero she never meant to be. Will she learn that Heroes are not born, but made, or will the weight of two worlds make her crumble under the pressure? MAZE is a fantasy Litrpg series set in the modern day. If you like a slow burn story, focused on character growth and people who step up when problems arise, then you came to the right place. What you will find A massive, ongoing journey: Dive into the definitive version of a story with over 1000+ chapters and growing! Weak to Influential MC: Follow a protagonist who earns every bit of fame and power through her own choices, hard-won accomplishments and just a dash of luck, both good and bad. Unique Companions: Meet a varied cast, from normal people, to a green apple shaped slime named Peaches that should be voiced by Danny DeVito. MC Duality: Our MC strives to be kind and gentle, but her specialty is poison, and she embraces the 'Snake Lady' look HARD. Pacing: A slow burn story that focus on character growth combined with slice of life moments in the middle of dangerous fights and intense battles. Dungeon Diving: Experience both logical, structure dungeons, and others that are utter nonsense. You never know what you'll find. Some say not even the author knows. The Endless MAZE: The titular MAZE and it's endless areas. Monsters, magic, items, secrets, entire Civilizations of various species exist there, living their lives away from Earth. Conflict Focus: There are no singular villains. Conflict stems from various situations that must be dealt with, not a single big bad pulling the strings. Join Hera's adventure today!

Infinite rooms and infinite levels! Finding the exit if it even exists. There have been millions trying to survive in this maze, some become the entities of the maze while others become the Wanderers that can barely survive. Follow Vain as he has clipped through his reality and ends up in this maze! He must fight off horrific monsters and other people to survive in this new reality that seems to care about nothing but trying and kill the people who have entered! The levels range from destroyed cities to strange apocalypse-like scenarios to an endless maze of strange objects like pipes. "Is there even an exit?" "We know of at least a thousand levels that for sure exist. So probably." **This is based on the basic idea of the backrooms levels but I will not follow it strictly. **

In a world where dungeon runners rise to fame by mastering their classes and conquering impossible threats, Alexander was never meant to be part of it. No class. No path. Just a quiet life. When a mysterious portal drags him into a hidden realm known as his Inner Path, Alexander unlocks a class no one has seen before: Beholder. There’s no fanfare. No guidance. Only eyes that see too much, and power that threatens to unravel his mind with every use. Now, trapped in an abyssal dungeon that reshapes itself around eldritch laws, Alexander must survive alone. But with each victory, his vision sharpens. His spells twist reality. And the deeper he goes, the more the world outside should start to worry. Because when he returns- They won’t be able to look away.

Before the maze was constructed, there was the ancient empires known with their magnificent powers. When the ancient empires were being weakened day by day with their continuous wars between them, a man who called himself as dark emperor showed up and declared war to every empire. Many empires and kingdoms fell in the wind of war that caused by the dark emperor. While the hopes for the peace were almost lost, Forgotten Masters constructed a maze to protect people from the war of the ancient empires. Maze succeed to protect the people from the war of the ancient empires and even from the dark emperor himself. Years have passed but the history never changed. When the people started a new war inside the maze, Arthur woke up in a dark dusty room and just managed to survive somehow but with a problem, who was Arthur? This is the story of a man, who tries to learn his past while the bells of the war is ringing.

One day, thousands of blue Rifts appeared around the planet, floating in mid-air. Curiosity engulfed everyone, as they had read countless novels and watched anime, imagining what kind of worlds might await them. They entered the Rifts, expecting adventure, only to find other countries or isolated biomes—no monsters, no special powers. Years later, a single red Rift appeared, absorbing everyone in its district. A rescue team discovered that those absorbed gained a special ability called ‘Ethereal,’ allowing them to hunt monsters. Five hundred years have passed without understanding or controlling the Rifts. Until now... These Rifts have chosen me as their... 'Rift Runner' --- On a significant day, during a Rift trial that could determine his future, the protagonist Archie received a Non-Graded ‘F’ Ethereal, the weakest rank. He learned that he was among the failures, not destined for greatness. Resigned, he went to work for his father in their noodle shop. But fate had other plans. After a fateful encounter, Archie discovered that he could control the Rifts—the very phenomenon everyone feared or misunderstood. Will the Rifts help him rise to the top, or does fate have something even more extraordinary in store for Archie that he can't escape?

In a chilling world, William discovers that his parents are terrifying monsters. Strangely, William went back to the day before he was killed. William discovers to his horror that almost everyone he knows is a monster in disguise. William must hide and find human companions to escape this terrible city. After many hardships, William and his friends finally escape the city, but a new crisis awaits them. The pastures that feed humans, the mutated plants, the greed of humans, one by one, the terrible truth comes to the surface.

"who says a hero can't be selfish" Heroes…” Exelirus found himself sinking deeper in to the vast dark void of his subconscious. “Throughout my life I come across quite a few of them” Broken fragment of memory then floated past him. “Dad do you really have to go” “I’m sorry son, it’s my duty”, he heard a younger version of himself crying as he watched his father leaving with the rest of the Kinetrix warriors, never to return. Another broken fragment then floated past him. “When I say go, you two run as fast as your legs can carry you and no matter what you hear, don’t you dare look back”, “Mom”, his younger self cried out to his mother as she darted away to face the Sabraxians alone. “And then finally…”, broken fragment. “Survive” he heard Sonikro’s voice and then… *Boom* here's a link to my Royal Road profile: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/475791/fictions

— The salvation you believed in was just a beast's tender trap. Gao Yang once thought he was an orphan favored by fate. At the age of six, he crossed into a "parallel world" and gained loving parents, a gentle older sister, and a lively younger sister—growing up in a warm family of five. Yet, on his eighteenth birthday, a bloody truth shattered his world—this was no parallel dimension, but a cage ruled by "Beasts." The family and friends around him were all monsters wearing human skin! They raised humans with fabricated memories, and Gao Yang was merely livestock awaiting slaughter. On the brink of death, he awakened the [Luck] system—as long as he survived, he would grow infinitely stronger! Now, Gao Yang must fight lies with lies, struggling to survive in this false paradise surrounded by monsters. He plays the role of the obedient "family member" by day, while sharpening his fangs in the shadows. When the hunt begins, who is the real prey? — • High-IQ Suspense × Dark Fantasy • A deadly game of human vs. beast identity reversal • The legend of a lone wolf rising in a world of fabricated warmth

The story ofThe Beast Within sounds really intriguing! High stakes, family secrets, and a mysterious system that makes the protagonist stronger the longer he survives—it’s got a lot of potential for intense action and emotional conflict. How far along are you with the plot? Are you focusing more on the thriller aspect or the fantasy world-building side of things.....