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Abused and murdered by the hands of his princely bonded, Yuer of the Ayaseen clan is given the chance to go back in time and exact revenge on the very man who tormented him. Join Yuer in his journey of vendetta, self-rediscovery, emotional-healing and eventually, true love. Warning : This is BL, meaning male x male romance. If it isn't your cup of tea, please don't read it. There will be NSFW content in later chapters. This story is set in an alternative fictional universe where non-heterosexuality is the norm. This story has elements of worldbuilding and high fantasy including foreign terms. A glossary is included.

collection of fables rewritten into the rule of three with originals story, chronicle the tales of the crane family rise to power.

Year 2173 They called it the R-Virus. No one could agree on where it began—some swore it was the offspring of a black-budget nanotech program gone rogue; others blamed an old war, the detritus of a weapon whose purpose had been forgotten but whose effect had not. There were those who whispered it was nature’s judgment, a final answer to humanity’s century of choking the skies in iron and plastic. Within months, the R-Virus had rewritten the rules of survival. It was not a disease of the flesh, at least not at first. It preyed on the microscopic prosthetics, implants, and nanite swarms that pulsed invisibly through human bodies—the augmentations people had long taken for granted. The virus corroded them from within, turning sleek alloys into pitted flakes of orange and brown. Augmented limbs locked in place. Cybernetic hearts seized and stopped. But the virus didn’t stop with the machines. It spread to the natural metals in the human body—iron in the blood, trace elements in the bones—turning them brittle, rust-colored, and dead. Those afflicted were said to “rust away,” their bodies slowing, seizing, and finally collapsing into motionless husks. For the animals, the effect was stranger. Instead of corrosion, the R-Virus fused them with silicon-based structures from the technology that once littered every inch of the planet. Muscles wove with glassy fibers. Bones crystallized. Skin became plates of mirrored armor. Their eyes reflected the world like cold, unblinking lenses. Over decades, the survivors evolved into Silicon Beasts—creatures of glass, stone, and steel, as cunning as they were lethal. The surface world was theirs now. Human cities—once luminous with neon arteries and towers of chrome—crumbled into skeletal ruins, picked apart by the new predators. Humanity had no choice but to flee into the depths, carving out subterranean cities and labyrinthine tunnels lined with rust-proof alloys, sealed away from the virus-laden winds above. Generations passed in darkness. Children were born and raised without ever seeing a horizon. Above, the thundering steps of the Beasts became the heartbeat of a world no longer theirs. The surface became a place of myth—whispered about by tunnel fires, dreamed of by fools and outlaws. Now, in the Year 2231, the R-Virus still rides the wind like a ghost, lingering in every breath of open air. But for those few who dare to walk above, it is not the virus they fear most—it is the Silicon Beasts that stalk the ruins.

In a garden, the most beautiful flowers always get picked. Yet the prettiest rose in our garden never got picked, only left to wilt and soon wither. -Baroness Claudia Alstroemer von Cecil

Li Mu, a soul from the 21st century, has been transmigrated into another world. In this world, hidden societies, cults, and major factions compete fiercely for resources, employing ruthless methods to gain greater power. Can Li Mu disrupt this balance? Using his enhanced comprehension, he strives to turn the tables becoming a formidable force of his own in this harsh world. Note: "In this world, intellect is the only currency"

Innocent people are not fools,they just think that everyone has a heart like them.

Haunted by the ghosts of a troubled past and trapped in a silent war with their own mind, Alex lives in the shadows of their inner world. Days blur in solitude until they meet Emma, whose quiet understanding stirs something Alex thought was long buried—a yearning for connection. As they navigate late-night conversations steeped in secrets and unspoken fears, Alex feels the pull of a dark abyss, tempered only by a fragile thread of faith. But in a world of fleeting ties and fractured memories, Alex must confront the question that haunts them: can they truly escape the darkness, or are they destined to remain bound within it? (These. events took place)

When his car breaks down in a forgotten town, passerby River Hayes meets Jesse Rourke, a charming mechanic with a bright smile and a big heart. What starts as an inconvenience turns into a life-changing connection as sparks fly and roots take hold. A tender, small-town M/M romance about love, belonging, and finding home where you least expected it.

Ryley Dyke was a has-been streamer betting his last dollar on a comeback. The game was Sovereign of Rust, the world's first full-immersion VR fantasy, promising the freedom of flight and a chance to reclaim his glory. He saw it as his final investment. He was wrong. Now, he's trapped. The log-out button is gone, and the game's merciless AI has decreed a single, brutal rule: death here is permanent. To win their freedom, Ryley and thousands of other players must conquer a monstrous, world-piercing Spire. There are no second chances, no respawns. Only finality. In a brutal, post-apocalyptic landscape, survival means forging alliances with strangers, mastering a deadly class system, and fighting through hordes of corrupted beasts. But as a monthly Tide of monsters descends and hostile players turn on their own, the greatest challenge Ryley faces is his own will to survive. The climb is everything. To stop is to be consumed. To fall is to be erased.

Jamie, a scrawny kid with big dreams, yearns to become the best boxer in the world.Can he become one