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Billions of light years away, on a planet where magic flows through every creature, two dominant species battle for supremacy, 'Humans and Ants'. In this world, Ants aren’t just insects, they are the most intelligent and powerful race who challenged humans, wielding magic and evolving in ways no one can predict. Reborn as an ant in this brutal, predator-filled realm, Kai refuses to accept a life of insignificance. With a sarcastic system, ultimate skills, bizarre evolution choices, and a talent for chaos, he sets out to defy fate. From dodging death against Dragon Men, Ape Men, Wolf Men and Termite Kings, etc to building his own army, Kai’s journey is one of relentless growth, cunning strategy, and outrageous battles. Survive! Evolve! Conquer! The world isn’t ready for the rise of the most overpowered ant in history. --- Join Discord for character images- https://discord.gg/dyDgAt2EaW [ -WAS 2025 CONTEST- ] ---- Show some support by:- 100 comments= 1 extra chapter. 300 power stone= 1 extra chapter 50 Golden tickets= 1 extra chapter. 1 Castle= 5 extra chapter. 1 Spaceship= Personalized Chapter (Suggest a setting, item, or conflict you would love to see.) 1 Golden Gachapon= Create a Custom Side Story (2-3 Chapter mini arc featuring your favorite character and concept.) Or Design a Character (By submit a name, look, and backstory idea for a supporting character that appears in the main novel.) Warning: Dark, Bloody, Brutal Killing, R18 twist, few sensual adult and Yuri chapters. 18+ read only. Thank you for your amazing support! Every support keeps this story alive and growing. -------------------

[COMPLETED.] This is a love story between Young Grand Duke Aster, and his slave, Ramuja. Separated by their status, they went through a series of struggles, misunderstanding, and madness until their love fully blooms under the Oath of Gardenia. This is their story since their first encounter, their life in the grand duchy, their separation, and reunion, and their story to fight against the world. The complicated feeling of dependency, manipulation, and the greater power behind their budding and blossoming love. This is the tale of the royal family, politics, forbidden love, madness, revenge, and the taste of a 'Gardenia Kiss'. "If having you means blasphemy, then teach me how to be blasphemous." - Aster. "I am nothing and have nothing, but Young Lord, my breath is yours." - Ramuja. __________ This is Yaoi/LGBT/Boys Love with politics in it~~ Expect: - Manipulative, Yandere MC, Yandere MLs, basically a lot of Yanderes~ - Lots of love triangles. - Heavy politics with many schemes. - Drama and angst.

Kivas Chariot is struck by the sun—an event that corrupts her soul beyond repair. In such a pathetic state, she's transported into the midst of a cosmic ritual, performed by three eldritch beings beyond comprehension. Overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of their presence, her fractured soul erupts in a desperate tantrum, shattering the terrifying rite. Yet beneath their monstrous forms, one of the entities reaches out to her gently—soul to soul—and asks a simple, warm, and comprehensible question. “What is it you truly desire?” Tears welling, Kivas whispers from the depths of her being. "I want to be loved!” The entity grants her wish. But not directly. Now, somehow awakened in a strange new world, Kivas discovers something bizarre—there are stats, HP, MP... even classes and skills. In a world where time matter less and power are more rampant, Kivas attempts to strive and live her brand new life.

Shaped by a future that has yet to pass, Aureum finds herself in the life she longed to return to. Yet, even this miracle comes with imperfections. Fifteen years back in time isn't enough to erase all her problems. The Nix family, her ex-inlaws who own her home city-state of the same name, are still as much eyesores as before. Even worse, her ability to deal any meaningful blow to them is crippled. In this version of her life, even Aureum wonders what she'll decide to achieve. But it's a certainty she'll overthrow anything for her own happiness. Join Aureum in her adventures across Aeternitus, a land of magic with a bloodied past, and see her grow in power, relationships, and experiences. Updates erratically. Uploads on: royalroad.com webnovel.com tapas.io inkitt.com

Jungtae saw that face again after all these years...but now he carried fear and trauma. Blood stained the hands of someone who had once been important to him. "Did you miss me?" Eight years ago, all Han Jungtae wanted was a quiet, peaceful life. He never imagined it would change the moment when the two guys entered his life. From that day on, Hyun Woojin and Kwon Owen drew him into a world tangled with secrets, obsession, and hidden motives. As Jungtae gets pulled deeper, he finds himself caught between Owen’s captivating charm and Woojin’s warm presence. Every choice he makes draws him closer to danger, and to a future he could never have imagined. ***Present-Backstory-Present ***Slow Burn

Clara Hamilton, a kind-hearted flower shop owner, lives a quiet life in a bustling city, though her home life is far from peaceful due to her cruel stepmother and stepsisters. Her world is turned upside down when she is kidnapped by Benjamin D'Angelo, the cold-hearted mafia king, who mistakenly believes she’s connected to a conspiracy against him. As Clara is thrust into Benjamin’s dark, dangerous world, she begins to see the softer side of the ruthless man, hidden beneath his hardened exterior. Torn between the growing love she feels for him and the danger surrounding them both, Clara must navigate betrayal, family secrets, and a developing attraction to the man who is both her captor and protector. As their relationship deepens, Clara and Benjamin must face powerful enemies and make difficult choices, ultimately deciding if their love can survive in the shadows of his mafia world.

Raven Zhao and Aidan Chen belong to the same circle, but he is the center, and she is a tangent. Embrace the flawed obsession. Do not push away the love I offer. Stars whisper your existence to me. How far will you go to hide? The shine in your eyes is affection. If not, hate me with all your being. Share a bond with me; I can bear it. Even if you take me as an enemy. -Aidan Chen

Hsien Lian, after 2000 years, is back in Heaven. But he's not happy. Being degraded from a Melee God to only a Noble, Hsien Lian now has to find a way to get back up to his past status. The easiest way, hunt the ghost named The God's Reaper. But with that, comes an entirely new threat, that no one has imagined. Memories are hidden under piles of dead humans, and now Hsien Lian has to figure it out. But luckily, he has helped.

Min never expected his part-time job at a quiet flower shop to change his life. With his clumsy hands and sunshine smile, he’s just trying not to ruin bouquets or trip over buckets. Then there’s Kei—the calm, elegant florist with silver hair and eyes like violet glass. Serious, unreadable, and far too composed, he seems like someone from another world. But beneath the petals and the rain, small moments begin to bloom—an umbrella shared on a rainy day, a smile hidden between words, the secret language of flowers only they seem to understand. As Min and Kei grow closer, their days fill with laughter, warmth, and an unspoken longing that quietly blossoms into something more. A cozy, heart-fluttering BL romance set in a flower shop, where love blooms gently—one petal at a time.

Mitch spent his life believing he was exceptional. A prodigy in every field, a mind beyond limits. His ambition burned like a wildfire, pushing him to master everything—science, strategy, creation. Perfection was never a goal. It was the bare minimum. Then he cured cancer. And in that moment of triumph, reality collapsed around him. "Welcome back to reality, Khad Mitch." The truth shattered everything—his life had been a simulation, a mere test. In reality, he was not human, but a Khad—one of the ancient Creator races, architects of entire civilizations. And now, stripped of his illusions, Mitch faces a brutal truth: he is nowhere near the pinnacle he once imagined. The universe is vast, ruthless, and teeming with entities far beyond human comprehension. His knowledge, once absolute, is barely the beginning. But Mitch has never been one to accept limits. If the only way to reclaim what was taken from him is to reshape existence itself, then so be it. "I don’t care what stands in my way; I will see my father again, even if I have to rewrite creation."