Finn Harris is a brilliant retired engineer still mourning the death of his wife Rachael — a loss tied to the company he helped build. With little left to live for, his daughter pushes him into Awaken Online, a new virtual reality game developed by his former employer.
Inside, Finn discovers a school for mages where students duel to the death and faculty maim novices without hesitation. Guided — and manipulated — by a fire deity, Finn must learn to fight, reclaim his purpose, and find a path to redemption before his time runs out.
When the System arrived on Earth, Randidly Ghosthound found himself trapped in an isolated Dungeon far above his Level, relying on a wandering Traveler named Shal just to survive. Months passed inside while only half a day elapsed outside — leaving him far ahead of any other human when he finally emerged.
Now balancing a growing sense of responsibility with the ambitions of those around him, Randidly must prepare for a Tribulation the System has already sent — one that watches his every move from the shadows.
Being the ninth son means you inherit war. Drafted to the front, Francis Lancaster has one purpose: keep his half-brother Michael alive on the blood-soaked fields of Reevotort. When Francis steps into his brother's punishment, that moment changes everything.
Now, whenever Francis dies, he wakes a few days before his death — every skill and stat he earned, kept. Curse or blessing, the loop is a weapon, if he can stand the cost. To save his brother and himself, Francis must map patterns, stack skills, and turn each loss into a better opening move.
Ten years ago, the planet Jupiter vanished from the night sky. That same day, the Jovians announced their presence on Earth by gifting magical powers to teenage girls. Now they're more selective, choosing only adult women to join their war as magical girls and witches.
Rachel has always been obsessed with magical girls, and that obsession became all-consuming when she learned her own roommate Sophia is secretly Strix Striga, one of the most powerful magical girls in North America. Sophia's double life leaves no time for Rachel — and the witches she fights get all the attention Rachel desperately craves.
Now Rachel is a witch herself, with the Jovians taking a special interest in her. With their guidance and her own burning drive, she'll grow her power until she's ready to challenge the invincible Striga — and then Sophia will finally be hers.
In a world of sky islands orbiting around a core of mist, humanity is besieged by countless threats. When a young girl from the slums unwittingly becomes one of those threats, she finds herself capable of horrific things that she cannot help but learn to love.
Vigor Mortis is a lighthearted story about existential terror. Come for the horror, stay for the hope.
Martin Banks is just a normal guy who makes an abnormal discovery: reality is nothing more than a computer program, and he can manipulate it. When his little 'tweaks' attract unwanted attention, he time-travels to Medieval England to pose as a wizard rather than face prosecution.
An American hacker in King Arthur's court, Martin must train to become a full-fledged master of his powers, discover the truth behind the ancient wizard Merlin — and not, you know, die or anything.
Marcus and his friends escape a stagnant society by diving into a revolutionary virtual reality game — but from the moment he logs in, Marcus finds himself separated from his group and thrown into a remote village under attack by goblins.
Forced into battle, he rallies the beleaguered villagers and drives off the invaders. With the village in ruins, the survivors turn to Marcus for help rebuilding. Quickly realizing this game is unlike anything he has played before, he is swept up into a whirlwind of adventure as he struggles to defend his new home — and discovers that marauding goblins are the least of his problems.
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A monster is born in the depths of the wilds, but she isn't like her siblings. Curiosity colors her every thought, and a hunger for understanding grows within this little creature. The world is full of wonders just waiting to be discovered — she's not just hunting for her next meal; her prey is something far greater: knowledge.
But discovery alone is missing half the point. What joy is there in finding the next amazing thing when there's no one to share it with?
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The Empire stands triumphant. For twenty years the Dread Empress has ruled over the lands that were once the Kingdom of Callow, but behind the scenes of this dawning golden age, threats to the crown are rising. The nobles of the Wasteland weave their plots behind pleasant smiles, rebellion stirs beyond Peren Woods, and the First Prince of Procer ponders whether a crusade might secure her reign.
Yet none of this matters, for in the heart of the conquered lands the most dangerous man alive sat across an orphan girl and offered her a knife. Her name is Catherine Foundling, and she has a plan.
Oliver Chase has two things going for him: an addiction to dating sim RPGs and a spotty mental health history. Stuck in a dead-end job with a coworker he's into but can't bring himself to approach, he wakes up one day to what appears to be a complete psychotic breakdown — system notifications, menus, and stats injected directly into his life.
Even stranger, he starts earning Love Points through romantic interactions, which can be spent on skills ranging from passive buffs to reality-warping abilities. Working multiple angles is the only way to earn enough — between his chill coworker, his evil boss, and the girl who ruined his life. Best to start with the tutorial.
If he had to be reborn in a fictional world, he would have preferred it to not be violent. Instead, he was reborn in Azeroth. If he had to be reborn in Azeroth, he would have preferred a society where he could live in peace. Instead, he was reborn in a kingdom fated to be destroyed by an evil necromancer building an undead army.
And if he had to be reborn in such a kingdom, he would at least have preferred to be a human in Lordaeron. Instead, he was reborn as a nerubian in Azjol-Nerub.
Join an unfortunate nerubian on his journey as he tries to live in a world that would very much prefer him to die.
After a hard life cut short, Arthur is given another chance at happiness in a demon world. Here he finds solace in brewing tea, forging friendships, and living the tranquil life he never knew he needed. Along the way he builds a community with a mother-son sparrow-demon duo, a bulky infernal, and a captivating water elemental.
For the first time in two lives, Arthur is finally finding out what life is really about.
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Taylor survived being Khepri, and she is not happy about it. Swearing to find a way back to those who left her for dead, she begins making her way across the desert world of Tatooine in search of allies — and maybe a new purpose.
A Star Wars and Worm crossover fan fiction.
Alexander is a master artificer who cheated death and woke up three hundred years later in the body of a young count with a scandalous reputation, in the glorious city on the Neva he once helped build. The world has changed enormously — but he is still an artificer, and he is still home.
Now he must reclaim his craft, deal with the political mess that comes with his new identity, and grow even stronger in the art of magical artifact creation.
Lives are a currency, and Noah Vines is rich. Reincarnated into the body of a poisoned magic school professor, Noah is given more than just a second chance at life — every time he dies, his body reforms.
With infinite variations of runic magic to discover and with death as a painful soul wound rather than a final end, Noah finally has a chance to wander the lands of the living once again. And this time, he plans to get strong enough to make sure he never has to wait around in the afterlife again.
Hump grew up believing his master was nothing but an ordinary hedge wizard. When the old man unexpectedly dies, however, his book of spells binds to Hump's soul. Now without a master, Hump sets off to find his place in the world, discover the secrets of magic, and understand the Book of Infinite Pages.
Scorned by the gods, wizards can trust only their own wit and skill to survive. Lacking the godly gifts of the Chosen, Hump fights for something more immediate — if he wants to eat, he needs to work. And with a new dungeon opening in Bledsbury, where better for a young hedge wizard to earn some coin?
Lives are a currency, and Noah Vines is rich. After standing around in the afterlife for thousands of years, Noah is all out of patience. When the opportunity to steal a second chance at life arises, he doesn't hesitate.
Reincarnated into the body of a dying magic school professor, Noah finds he got more than just a second chance — he got infinite. Every time he dies, his body reforms. With countless variations of runic magic to discover and with death serving as only a painful soul-wound rather than a final end, Noah finally has a chance to wander the lands of the living once more.
This time around, he plans to get strong enough to make sure he never has to wait around in the afterlife again.
Notorious internet troll and critic Amy Stake has karma catch up to her when she criticizes the writing of a vengeful Goddess and gets reincarnated into a brutal shonen battle manga known for its astronomical body count.
In an ironic twist, she'll only gain the powers that manga readers imagine she has, and her strength will be directly proportional to how much they love her. Meanwhile, people back in her own world are reading and commenting on the manga as it updates — so she must always stay in character.
With death lurking at every step, Amy must claw her way into the main story by any means necessary: scene-stealing entrances, manufactured drama, a possibly fabricated tragic backstory. Whatever it takes to become a fan favorite before the end of the world arrives.
Summoned after an unfortunate accident in hopes they could protect the world from a coming threat, Ben and his classmates are given another chance at life. With fame and fortune promised to whoever is willing to fight, the deal seems reasonable — except Ben wasn't blessed with magic or combat skills. Only crafting and enchanting.
His skills are not useless, but they are not seen as necessary to the coming war. Cast aside and alone, Ben tries to find his place in the world while meeting some of its colorful characters along the way.
Meet Threadbare. He is twelve inches tall, full of fluff, and really, really bad at being a hero. Magically animated and discarded by his maker as a failed experiment, he is saved by a little girl. But she's got problems of her own, and he might not be able to help her.
Fortunately for the little golem, he's quick to find allies, learn skills, gain levels, and survive horrible predicaments. Which is good, because his creator has a whole lot of enemies.