becoming dungeon fodder

John Smith, a resilient and compassionate young man battles against a sea of trials. With a heart set in conquering new York city, he toils tirelessly, holding fast to his aspirations. Yet his journey is marred by betrayal, discovering his girlfriend's deceit with his own kin. Fueled by a burning resolve, John's dedication propels him into a whirlwind of success. A chance encounter with a mysterious mentor, David Thornton, unfurls a part fraught with buried family secrets. As his business burgeons, a relentless advasery, victoria Hart threatens to dismantle all he's built. The apex of his tale culminates in unparalleled triumph, evolving from humble origins to becoming the city's most affluent figure. But beyond the wealth amassed, johns metamorphosis trancends, bestowing upon him an unwavering purpose. A narrative not just of financial conquest but of personal evolution, showcasing the resilience and compassion that elevate john to unparalleled heights, fostering a community once distant, and illuminating the might of kindness against all odds.

Ren Davis, a rejected individual, born into poverty, but his goal was to uplift his struggling parents. Ren sacrifices his life to save two innocent children from a burning building, then something extraordinary happens as he was transported fifteen years back to the past. Guided by a celestial God, Ren accumulated karma points and learns powerful techniques to reshape his destiny. Armed with a photographic memory of his previous life, Ren seizes an opportunity to recreate a popular webtoon from the future. Utilizing the knowledge of the future, he amasses fortune and transforms into a captivating, skilled individual. However, as Ren's power grew, so did the number of adversaries who seek to bring him down. Will Ren finally achieve his ultimate goal of becoming the ruler of the world?

Since The Fires of Alira one thousand five hundred years ago, dragons have lived separate from the other races in Midgar. They rarely make contact with others, unless in terms of conflict. Eleonora is the descendant of the dragon sovereign, and will one day assume the throne of the Perilous Horde herself. The horde, despite years of murky conflict, forges an alliance with the human kingdom of Samirya located in the northern region. It is no longer a matter of petty bickering. Now, with the eve of a Great War looming over them, both groups lives depend on a truce. As conflict thickens and land disputes grow increasingly more bitter, the chieftain of the Perilous Horde makes a final desperate move to unite the two worlds: the dragons will send an ambassador to protect the humans capital city of Mimmgar from the oncoming invasion. And who should be that ambassador be but Eleonora? Eleonora just hopes to complete that task quickly so she can return home, but soon finds that the humans are nothing like she expected. Forming an unforeseen connection with the human king, and becoming captivated by a young blacksmith, she begins to question everything she's ever known and learns that her homeland may have some terrible secrets of its own. Book one of A Dragon’s Legacy.

Mysterious portals began appearing all over the world, like giant black holes, ominous and foreboding, yet completely inert. No one knew what to do or how to react. Despite the confusion and curiosity, life went on as usual for years. But one day, an announcement changed everything. Pran was just a regular guy, but after being awakened and becoming a “Player” his life changed. He got everything he wanted. Or so he thought... At the moment of his death, he was overcome with regret, he wished he could do things differently. Suddenly, everything went dark. But then, he felt someone shake him up. Pran initially thought it was all a hallucination or his life flashing before his eyes. But soon, he realized that he had been given a second chance. He had reincarnated back to the day of his awakening. “This time it won’t be the same. This time I’ll do things differently and won't make the same mistakes. And anyone who tries to get in my way will have to suffer my wrath.” Join Pran on his thrilling journey as he ascends the Tower of Trials, a treacherous path filled with deadly challenges and unimaginable rewards. With each trial, he grows stronger and more determined to succeed. Nothing will stand in his way as he seeks to fulfill all his ambitions and reach the apex. [PS: This is my first time writing a novel, so it might not be very polished, but I will try my best to give you guys an interesting story. Also if you have any feedback about the story, do comment on it and let me know. Thank you!] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ⇒ Currently 3 Chapter Per Week ⇐ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you like my work you can support me and consider joining my community! https://linktr.ee/RogueKat -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Joy's family traveled through time from their home in pre-colonial era and settled in our present day. Believing that they are safe, they chose to live normally without using their supernatural powers. But as time passes, evil stirs in the world. Hunting them and seeking for the destruction of both human world and the world Diwata's, Engkanto's and other mythological creatures which we don't truly know exist. This world from other dimension is called Elementalia. This is the story of Joy and her siblings, which are half-human and half-diwata, together with their friends. On their mission of becoming the Guardians by collecting all the Elemental Amulets which will take them to Elementalia world. Did fate choose them to be the Guardians? Will they succeed in finding those amulets? Can they save the two worlds?

Sidereae is a senior high school student who became a 'Dreamer' after meeting a mysterious man named Oneiroi. It was after his father's funeral when he met Oneiroi, who mysteriously appeared in his room. He was responsible for convincing her to become a 'dreamer', someone who can travel into different worlds in a form of dreams while experiencing different lives. Oneiroi convinced her to become one and find the truth about her father's mysterious death. Sid who's desperate in escaping reality because of her father's death agreed after hearing Oneiroi's honey-like words and is determined to find the truth about her father's death. However, becoming a dreamer has a consequence and that is, the more she dreams the more she loses herself, making her to forgot her goal and move further from reality. Mathieu who noticed the changes in his childhood friend Sid began to observe her more closely and tried to not leave her alone. For he's the one keeping her from getting swept away from reality. Will Mathieu succeed in keeping her and help her to regain her sense of reality? Or will Sid be able to fight the current of her fantasy, and lose herself into oblivion?

If one day you've got superpowers, what would you do? Showing prowess and dominating the world? Do as you wish, get whatever you need, becoming popular and wealthy? Enjoying the lap of luxury and having a lot of beautiful women? It could be said that I Was lucky. I and my two classmates got superpowers by accident. Of course, I was delighted. I knew I could do as powerful things and dominate the whole neighbourhood. And even the whole city. But it's that what a superhuman should do? I learnt something very important concerning being a superhuman. It changed my mindset.

This is the Seven Deadly Cardinals - seven stories of seven different people, how they embody the heavenly cardinal in its goodness and then how they are dragged to become the opposite sin. No story is the same, no life is similar. The mental strength and capacity of one might be bigger, but that does not equal certainty of getting out from the troubles of life. There might be longing for what we don't have, driving us to do the unthinkable. Strengths becoming weaknesses, weakness breaking into new strength - it's dance of madness, chaos. Not all is set in stone. The stories include a lady that falls for a serial killer, an actor and tailor, the flower shop owner and orphanage, a priest and gangster mob, an office worker and a stalker, landlords son and new tenant, youth centre worker and how things did not go as it should.

This is a story of a boy, Grey Eugene, who when he was little, made a decision to waken up, after almost being kidnapped due to his social status and face the reality of his situation head on by becoming strong enough. He lived through the decision with a determined mind and even managed to form a petty gang in his young middle school years. Due to his overconfidence, he made a terrible mistake, which led to the loss of a beloved comrade and friend. Such traumatic experience, made him to change his decision into running away from such harsh fate and live a quiet and ordinary life. Despite that, his fate came back to haunt him as he was now in his high school years. His fate came as an accusation of him being a murderer, which unfortunately, was a result of being caught up in-between the rivalry of two great business group, unknowingly. This was similar to what led to his kidnap and he had no option anymore than to make one last decision to change his mistaken fate. Now, does he go back into facing his fate which comes like waves to him, or, does he keep on running away from it?

Don't fear the face of Death, for he is the face of all man. • Some say that hell is other people; that hell is but only in the mind, and that hell is a place...but in this case it's all of the above, though just far between the cracks of life's façade. And it all starts in a town, called (S)hellville, U. S. A. Rowland DeWilliers is a South African born artist who resides in this blue and yet dry American coastal haven with a lust and desire for life despite his inability to chase after it , as he scrubs dishes and tries to pay his bills. Upon meeting a dark stranger by the name of Nick, his dreams suddenly seem achievable and on his way to distinguished fame, he, along with the haphazard guidance from his new aquiantance, starts to see the world anew. But with such enlightenment, comes the price of the shadowy darkness that which surrounds him. Until he is faced with the choice of being DeWilliers/Machapela or becoming DEVILE.