Illo
Author
Novels by Illo
Teras: the deadly game of cards
Fantasy
10
In a world where the essence of life itself lies within the power of cards and mana, survival becomes a perilous game. Amidst adventurers, knights and kings who dictate the rules, a young boy awakens with a shattered memory, devoid of weapons, allies, and even the ability to use the power of cards
Lost and vulnerable, he questions the purpose of his existence in a desolate reality where hope seems fake. Stripped of everything he once held dear, he faces the daunting task of uncovering his past, piecing together the fragments of his identity, and finding a reason to carry on.
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Chapter: The dark rose's cry [ACT 1 FINALE]
The Joker charged at Teras with the speed of sound and tried to slash him with his blade but Teras was able to block the attack and also counter-attacked with his sword, but the Joker managed to dodge the attack by kicking Teras's hand, the Joker then tried to stab Teras with his dagger but Teras was able to catch Joker's hand before attacking'This boy is.... sucking my mana out of my body! Don't tell me this guy is an angel'The Joker thought, only angels had this kind of abilities but most angels were dead, well to make it easier to understand only one angel was still aliveThe Joker tried to free himself with a headbutt but even after hitting Teras, the Joker was still unable to free himselfTeras then with a powerful attack of his sword, he launched the Joker in the air, and then followed with an air slash with the mana-enhanced dagger, this attack made Joker fly above all of the treesThe Joker could see everything from up there, after some while the Joker started falling but be
Last Updated: 2023-03-18
Chapter: The man over the world
Nobody dared to move, Joker was standing pridefully while staring down at Orion, it was like a wild animal looking at its pray before devouring it, Teras could see a similar aura around the man like Tokkou's, maybe because he was a card possessor, or maybe because both he and Tokkou didn't have good intentions when they met Teras but one thing was for certain This man isn't going to let them live so Teras had to do something in order for everyone to escape "Why are you doing this? If you want to kill us then do it already!" Teras said as he lifted up his head "Why? There is no "why"! I just feel like doing this, are you going to do something about it?" The Joker asked Teras while continuing to smile "If you enjoy causing trouble this much then why aren't you attacking the royal capital? You are the legendary Joker after all" Teras told him ironically, the Joker didn't like that "You are a comedian aren't you? Then how about you tell me a joke, if I laugh then I will let you go,
Last Updated: 2023-03-05
Chapter: Wild Card
After this eventful night the whole village was surrounded by crimson butterflies, they all sucked the blood of the fallen Crimson butterflies are the most tragic creatures in the world, they can see the bad things but can't stop them, they can warn people but all they do is attract people and animals closer to danger, they want to spread life but they fed on death, they can't be surprised or caught, and the only way for them to die is suicide Why does god create such creatures? So beautiful yet so scary, everyone asked but none could reply This kind of thought ran into Rex's mind as he kept running away from Yuta, the village he grew up in, but where was he heading? He had nowhere to go, none to talk to That was the case until he saw a carriage approach him "I must be dizzy from driving but is this a child?" Uncle Jem wondered as he was approaching Rex "There is indeed a boy walking towards us, but why is he covered in blood?" Tokkou wondered as he poked his head out of the ca
Last Updated: 2023-02-26
Chapter: Unincluded
After all of the alcohol and food, everyone consume the previous night they couldn't do anything but sleep so that's what everyone did, many fell asleep on the table, some inside the bar, and others on the floor but ORION was responsible enough to go back home, they slept peacefully on their bed"Hahahahahah!"Teras heard a man laugh like a maniac"What's so funny?"He asked, but the man still kept on laughing his soul out, he couldn't catch a breath"Shut up!"Teras yelled but the man just barely managed to contain himself"Sorry, sorry! I just couldn't believe that you thought you won!"Suddenly the dark surrounding where Teras and the man stood turned into an arena formed by many people, the man had blood on his head and Teras was holding the blade that caused the bleeding of the man"You are bleeding I don't see a reason laughing this much"Teras replied as he inspected the sword in his hand"I'm laughing at you kid! How can you be this stupid? To think that you actually think you
Last Updated: 2023-02-19
Chapter: Aftermath
Another morning came by, a morning with happiness and brand new dreams, some villagers were already preparing for the big night that was waiting for them, for all of them, this night was dedicated to the win they had against the bandits, the bandits that opposed the villagers and abused their power for over a month At this time all of Teras's friends had woken up but decided to stay at the house because they knew if they left then they would have been busy with all of the happy villagers, Har and Lia were already in the shared area cooing food, Teras wanted to join them but he was unable since he had a sleeping Cara on top of him 'When did she get here? I'm sure that last night I slept alone so when did this happen?' Teras thought as he was blushing, he was still not comfortable with how he ended up with Cara but he was... happy? 'Everything is perfect now but why do I feel like... empty... Yeah empty is the only way I can describe this feeling, I don't specifically feel sad but no
Last Updated: 2023-01-30
Chapter: The lost piece
Teras then headed to the waterfall one last time to talk to Tokkou, once he arrived he hid behind a tree and watched Tokkou practice his powers, it's a rare occurrence to see a possessor of a high-rank card go all out, Tokkou was moving large trees and rocks around the place like nothing, he was gathering trees left and right and pressured all the trees and rocks together, he screamed "God's grip" the rocks and trees crashed into one another with a powerful force, and fragments of the rock flew out violently, one of the fragments scratched Teras on his cheek, but Teras didn't react, he was amused by the power Tokkou had, Tokkou then flew to the air, faced the opposite side where Teras was and yelled "God's push" a large number of trees and rocks flew away with force, and the whole place was destroyed but the trees around the waterfall remained fine, Tokkou then decided to relax on a remaining rock on the ground, Teras took advantage of his break and went to talk to him "Tokkou!! w
Last Updated: 2023-01-21
PARALLEL YOU PARALLEL ME
Fantasy
9
it's a normal day for a high school student Luck, until a random girl forces herself into his life with an intent to change it, different worlds? different realities? Luck will enter a brand new world with the sole purpose to make money but little did he know this world hides something more than money...
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Chapter: Floga the defender
2 weeks passed after the awkward conversation Luck had with Caroline, Luck attended multiple training sessions and also kept studying so he can stay on top of his class, during those 2 weeks Caroline had secretly moved to Destiny's house, Luck and Caroline had stopped hugging out together after what happened, because Caroline couldn't face him yet, despite Destiny's tries to make her talk to Luck and settle everything she continuously denied so Luck started hugging out with himself and occasionally with Floga, that happened when Floga's friends weren't around since they would have never allowed Luck into their group, in those 2 weeks Luck learned how to use the basics of all of his elements but elements such as Illusion and Destruction were more advanced from his other, during those 2 weeks Luck also had the time to focus on what happened back there, Luck had his suspicion but he never said anything, he didn't want to blindly accuse Caroline of liking him so he kept it to himself but
Last Updated: 2023-02-18
Chapter: I'm sorry about that (Season finale)
Their walk to the hotel was a hasty one since they were racing each other for the first place that secured their turn on the shower, they both ran with all of their might but Caroline was the victor 'Even though I run twice a week Caroline still is superior to me in stamina, I have to make sure I catch up to her if I want make it in this dangerous world' Luck thought as he sat on his bed, Caroline had already gotten into the shower and was showering at the time "THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU MESS WITH THE GREAT CAROLINE!" She yelled from inside the bathroom "YOU WERE THE ONE THAT CHALLENGED ME IN THE FIRST PLACE DUMB ASS!" Luck yelled back with a pinch of salt in his voice, Caroline then continued he shower silently but as she was showering she remembered something "LUCK WE FORGOT ABOUT THE GOODS IN THE MANA ZONE!" Luck wasn't very concerned about the items that they didn't get in the mana zone since he doesn't have a single clue about what a mana zone item is like, even though
Last Updated: 2023-02-04
Chapter: The other YOU and ME
While Luck and Caroline were on their way to a pizza house they felt a weird sensation of mana, they both felt it but they didn't react strangely to it"You feel it too don't you?"Luck asked Caroline, he stopped walking and slowly turned around to look at her"I feel it but I think it's nothing, it's probably a randomly generated mana zone so we can simply ignore it!"Caroline said as she kept moving forwards, but before she could get ahead of Luck he grabbed her wrist"Why not explore it?"He asked with a smile on his face, Caroline smiled back"I didn't think you are the type to jump in danger but I won't complain"Caroline then walked closer to the source of this weird sensation"I'm entering in if I'm not back in 10 seconds then don't enter"Caroline said, and before Luck could say anything, she vanished like thief in the night, Luck waited and before he knew it Caroline popped out of the mana zone, no harm was done to her"It's amazing inside there, let's go explore!"Caroline t
Last Updated: 2023-01-28
Chapter: YOUR family issues
After a disastrous argument, Caroline ended up running away, Luck tried to chase her but to his surprise, he bumped into his mom, she was coming back from work, right now Luck and his mom are sitting at a café, Luck had many things to explain"A school trip you say? I don't remember our school having this kind of money"Luck's mother said as she looked him in the eyes"The money is not theirs, you see a company came to make some educational lessons in our school and the top students got to visit their H.Q here in New York, that's why I'm here"Luck said with a not-so-convincing face"Then where are the others?""It's a bit embarrassing to say it but I got lost..."Luck's words were suspicious to his mom so she kept on asking questions"What is the name of this company?"that question brought Luck to a tough spot"I'm not so sure, maybe UMP?"he said without thinking'Damn it! Why did I say that? There is no way UMP is a real company?'"United Mathematicians Paradise, a company created
Last Updated: 2023-01-14
Chapter: Welcome to New York!
Luck and Caroline quickly packed some things with them in a small bag and they headed to the port, and to their surprise Gnomon was waiting for them there"Hey Captain Gnomon what are you doing here?"Luck asked while he approached him"Nothing special, I just got some complains by my robot saying that a certain someone that may or may not be with us is abusing it"Gnomon said as he stared at Caroline, Caroline noticed"What? Are you jealous that I like your robot self more than you? You just have to realize that you are not a likable person"Caroline said with a look of superiority"Fancy coming out of an annoying girl like you, why did you come here? Don't you have a house to destroy?"Gnomon replied with a smile, Caroline gave him the finger"Shut up dumbass and fly us to New York already!"Caroline demanded'I didn't know that those 2 are this close'Luck thought as he watched them insult each other"Gather around me!"Gnomon told them, Luck stood in front of Gnomon and Caroline u
Last Updated: 2022-12-11
Chapter: Oh MY God!
After these eventful things Caroline took Luck back to his house and made him lay on his bed, he needed rest after what he endured, as for Caroline she went to the UMP's base in Italy, Kamira had some explaining to do to both of them, but Luck could take his turn when he finally wakes up, after a quick trip Caroline arrived at the base early in the morning, Kamira was still there doing some paperwork for the agency, Caroline burst into her office with no care in the world"Kamira what was that yesterday?"she asked her, Caroline was implying about the meeting"I apologize for what happened, it wasn't supposed to turn out like that, you see my father is an unexpected man, I didn't expect that he would actually hit Luck when he did that"Kamira answered, she was afraid of her father and Caroline could see that by the expression she had when she spoke about him"And you expect me to stay calm just because he is "unexpected"? Hell no I can't, I want to speak to him in person and solve our
Last Updated: 2022-12-04
Gaijin
Urban
10
Iriasu is a half-Japanese boy that moved away from Japan when he was very young, due to mental problems and personal problems Iriasu wants to return back to his roots and experience high-school there but he is unable to, he isn't used to live in Japan but he wanted to go there since he was a kid, he could only see Japan only through images and tales from his dad. Thankfully a once in a life time chance came to Iriasu that allowed him to travel to Japan. Will the boy make the most of his 3 year experience there?
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Chapter: Groundbreaking [Season 1 finale]
So here I am, waiting in a coffee shop for my teacher, Terresa Barkingson, a woman that knows something about my mother and father, something that nobody in my family wishes to tell meAfter some time she was finally here, she wore a long dress, a very summer-like outfit"I'm sorry that I made you wait, kid"She said before sitting on the other side of the table"No problem, I wasn't waiting for long""So you actually came? For you to come here must mean that you want to learn something new about your father right?"She asked me as she signaled the waitress"I will get two of the usual!"She said before the waitress could arrive at our table"It just happens that I have never heard of this story about you and my father so I wanted to learn more about it, that's all"Terresa looked at me and smiled"Has anyone said that you are very alike?""I know that, many people say that"I knew she was talking about my resembles of my father"So what exactly do you want to know, because a simple "
Last Updated: 2023-03-07
Chapter: Mid-term exams
Our favorite time of the year came by, when the weather is hot, bugs are flying all around everyone and when we are forced to give our nationwide known mid-term exams, for this exams I was forced to stay more time at home studying aggressivelyThankfully it wasn't June, our school holds the mid-term exams early so we can attend a summer camp that it hosts, but we are not getting away since even when we are at a camp we are still progressing with our educationFunny thing is that I didn't even study the material given, I mostly studied the language, I know most things but I can't bring myself to write them on paper, math is different, I can solve the problems and the theory makes sense but as I said I can't write anything else at a damn paperFor me history and language are the hardest since it is only theory, of course, I have a little help due to the fact I was not raised in Japan but that still doesn't make up for all the lack of writing skill I have"You should go out, too much tim
Last Updated: 2023-02-27
Chapter: Hypocrite
I once again woke up in my lovely room with my phone boiling on my face, I have to change this bad habit of mineI then went to brush my teeth and get something to eat and then went to make something light to eat, you see I now get an allowance -for school so I can buy whatever the cafeteria sells, I'm free of library duty so I will finally be able to roam around the school on my free time"Look who's looking good this morning!"Hikita asked me with a playful voice"I always look like that...""Well not always! You didn't have to be this fresh before"???"What are you talking about?""whAt arE You tAlKing aBout?"She mocked my voice"Is this going to continue for long?"I asked with a mad look"I'm talking about your girlfriend you silly! You never told me you had one!"Hikita told me with shining eyes, I completely forgot that she follows me on socials"Oh yeah about that, I was going to tell you later but I guess you found out the surprising way"I said while rubbing my head"So ho
Last Updated: 2023-02-20
Chapter: Double-edged sword
After going home I took a shower and put on my good clothes since I had to see my date in a little, I took my bike and I quickly went to the mallI texted Yua, I waited for a bit and she respondedShe texted me once again saying that, I guess I will go but now I'm kind of nervous, what kind of friends does Yua has? And why are they interested in me?After some minutes of walking, I arrived outside the KFCC shop and I didn't seem to find her friend"Hey there! Are you by any chance this dude?"She said as she showed a picture of mine that I uploaded on social"Ehm... Yeah, who are you?"I asked the weird girl, she had curly orange hair and bright brown eyes that matched the crazy color of her hair"Didn't Yua-chan tell you? I'm Temono Ichika!"She said as we shook hands, that's a weird way of introducing yourself but okay..."Want to go to the movies?"She asked me"I-I guess..."I awkwardly repli
Last Updated: 2023-02-06
Chapter: 2+2=4, easy right?
I just woke up early on a Saturday, why is that? I have to tutor Yua that's why, but before I go I have to prepare material to give her, I can't go there empty-handed and just read the book as usual, that didn't work for her the first time so I don't expect to work againIt took me some time but everything is done, it's about 11A.M right now so I will go to Yua's house"Hey kid, can you go to the second house to get some papers for me?"Hikita asked me"We have a second house?"I asked confused, I honestly thought we didn't have such things but 'Oh well' you learn new things as days pass"Yeah, walk to the right side of the house and climb the stairs, you will find the door at the top, and the papers I want you to take are inside the desk in a big bedroom"She told me before giving me the key to the house, I quickly found the stairs and climbed, as soon as I entered the house a gust of dusty air hit my face, I then made my way inside the houseIt was relatively big, it had one big liv
Last Updated: 2023-01-31
Chapter: 1+1=2 easy right?
After the trip was over nothing important happened, I simply went home and finally got to launch the game, I borrowed a monitor, a mouse, and a keyboard from Hikita and I purchase a cheap pair a mouse and keyboard from the internet, they will probably arrive in some days, currently, I'm studying math because we had a test upcoming, as I was studying I received a message on LINE, it was Takito, he was asking for the studying material, I seriously feel bad about the class partner he is together withAfter I sent him the material I continued studying for 10 minutes and then decided to go outside, I already studied for two hours but I had learned everything from class so it felt very repetitive and futile studying them all over again and over again"Where are you going this late?"Hikita asked me, she was reading a book on the couch, the time was 10:13 P.M"I will go for a walk, want me to bring something home?"I asked before leaving"No, just be careful..."She said as she returned to h
Last Updated: 2023-01-16
The man theory
Something in this world isn't right, people are disappearing and people are beginning to see weird things, Johan is a normal teenage boy living in England when suddenly a mysterious man will come and take him away from his reality, putting him into a weird and mysterious world that monsters and humans occupy, monsters and people created for the sole purpose to fight, but after a big accident monsters began to roam the world, and Johan was caught up in the middle of it, how will this boy survive in this apocalyptic reality and will he ever escape it?
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Chapter: Squad Ω
It didn't take long for us to reach the United States of America, it was our second time setting foot on this land and this time it was willful"So what exactly are we going to do there? Just simply join them? If that's the case then their protection is very inefficient"Nicole said as she dragged her traveling package"Why did you bring so many clothes? You know that we can finish our mission fast right?"I told her, Nicolas was quick to correct me"Not really, our mission is not to only spy on the enemy but also spy on a specific subject of Illuminati, the person we are looking for is rumored to have joined about 4 weeks before us""What makes that person so important that we have to risk our lives just to spy on them?""The ability they possess of course! You know how we collect monster DNA to gain power right? The stronger the monster extracting DNA is the stronger the ability or the user is going to be, and in the case of the person we are looking for the ability they got was fro
Last Updated: 2023-06-25
Chapter: Ambrose
Sometimes life gives you hard fights, this time is one of those times for me, I hope god is with me and helps me with this choice"There are people in line sir, please tell me what you want, an omelet with cheese or eggs with bacon?"God, why are you giving me your toughest battles?"O-Omelet please..."I said defeated, I then took my food and sat on a table alone, I started eating, it was very tasty"Do you have room for another?"Ambrose asked me as she sat down with her own food"Aren't you supposed to eat in the VIP session?"I asked ironically"I wouldn't call that VIP but no, I can eat wherever I like and today I decided to sit next to you, our golden boy"Ambrose said with a smile"Stop calling me that, everyone calls me by this nickname and it's very annoying, just call me Johan"Ambrose slightly laughed at what I said"Okay I thought you would like that nickname but I guess not"Ambrose said with a calm expression on her face"What is it that you wanted to ask me? Do you have
Last Updated: 2023-02-25
Chapter: Homecoming
After this weird night surprisingly we woke up safely, no harm was done to us, but the most surprising thing was that I was able to sleep even though I know someone that could hurt us was near usBoth of us were awakened by a familiar voice"Wake up sweeties, a friend for you came to pick you up"The woman said, and as soon as she said that Nicolas came through the farm's door"I'm surprised you managed to survive until here but I shouldn't expect low about the golden boy and our dream girl!"Nicolas said with a smile on his face, dream girl huh? Do both of us have stupid nicknames now?"It was about time you found us sir but I'm glad you did nonetheless!"Nicole said as she swiftly got up"No problem girl! But before we go I have to take care of a small problem..."Nicolas said, he then with a quick move turned around and punched the woman sending her meters away, Nicole and I quickly exited the farm to see better"You see kids this is a casual case of summoning back draw, I call thi
Last Updated: 2023-01-15
Chapter: Farmland heaven
After the night passed me and Nicole woke up in another land, after realizing that we were somewhere else we started walking on a road to somewhere, I tried to hitchhike but no car stopped to pick us up "Don't bother, people will not stop if I don't offer them something" Nicole said as she kept on walking "What can you offer them that I can't?" "Sex" She said without turning my way, I felt like an idiot for not thinking of that, but in a kind of way I was justified, I dated multiple girls while I was in London but I never did things like that because they always refused, they refused so many times that the concept of sex didn't come into my mind After some time a car stopped, it was a red truck that carried a ladder and some firewood "Do you need me to drop you somewhere?" The tough-looking man that drove the car asked us, surprisingly the man spoke English "Where are we right now?" Nicole asked "Well, America of course! We are close to Alabama, I have a farm not far from he
Last Updated: 2023-01-08
Chapter: Sanguine Beach
When the whale emerged from the water Jack started manically running away from it, he seemed like a lost child there, I wanted to run too but my legs were rooted, I couldn't move nor hear, and my thoughts are hard to process"Snap out of it Johan!"Nicole said as she was shaking my body"What do we do?"I asked confused, Nicole gave a look at the whale that was flying directly in our direction and then looked back at me"No matter what happens, I know we can survive this, just follow me and I will protect you"Nicole said as she grabbed my hand, she then started running across the beach but not leaving it, the whale seemed to not come at us but at Jack, who had already left the sandy part of the beachThe whale started falling and before I knew it the whale had crushed Jack like a human stepping over an ant, no it seemed so natural but yet so wrongAfter crushing Jack the whale turned its huge eyes at us and started to fly toward us"Don't look back, Johan! Just run!"Nicole said as s
Last Updated: 2022-12-01
Chapter: Deadly W(h)ales
Apparently, I'm going to Wales so I can help with a group mission, I wasn't informed about this until now so I don't know how to feel but I'm pretty sure nothing will go wrong, at least not like before, I was dragged to an unknown place and fought for my life, at least this time I will have someone I can depend on"Your team is a new one but a promising one nonetheless, we call them "Ter" they are a team of two, and they are both ejected with monster DNA so both of them have an ability, Your mission is to find a clue of a monster inside a kindergartner, I assigned you too because you have a keen sense"Nicolas told me as he was staring at the street"And why did you send a such skilled team, to begin with?"I asked, I know that it isn't as simple of a mission as it sounds"Looks like you are worried but I can assure you that not many monsters will appear there and if they do then they will be weak and fragile, even you could kill them"Nicolas said as he looked at me from the front se
Last Updated: 2022-11-12