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LONER MEETS GODDESS Takei Tanaka, an average high schooler, goes about his life in an uninterested manner until he stumbles upon a girl in need of help. That girl turned out to be Akari Akazawa, the number one beauty of his school. Due to some circumstances, they end up spending time with each other which results in their relationship blossoming into something new. A romantic comedy filled with 99% fluff and 1% seriousness is about to start! Written in the style of Japanese web novels. This is the original work of an amateur writer, so feedback would be greatly appreciated. Illustration by @dotturndot Discord server: https://discord.gg/ReZFWxjNS2

After barely surviving the chaos of the Citadel Streets, Luke is drafted into the Fire Nation military, enrolled in their academy, and must find a way to survive the war to come.

On this day, Blue Star entered the era of the Ten Thousand Realms Contest. The selected humans will board the floating island as professionals, hunt monsters, and upgrade to gods. And among all professions, the lord profession is the most expensive! Lin Yu was fortunate enough to obtain the lord profession, and was randomly assigned an exclusive unit that was more powerful than the top-level unit—Angel. From then on, Lin Yu started his own great cause of fighting for hegemony in ten thousand realms! Several years later, Lin Yu sat on the throne of the god king, looked back and overlooked...

In a world of gods, we thought to be fantasy, were all but separated into a different reality. A group of humans was transported from Earth to this world. A beautiful goddess floated above their heads, and her melodious voice shook their hearts. “Greetings everyone, I'm sure you're all surprised and are wondering what's going on. So please, go ahead and ask me any question." As soon as her words stopped, a single hand came up faster than everyone else. "Oh, you're quite fast fufu. Then, what is your question, Luke Kane." As Luke was about to ask how she knew his name, his mouth moved on its own. "Can I have sex with you." "…" "…" "…" ------------------------------------------------ Hello everyone, Luke here, this is a complete rework of Call Me Jester. I'm sorry to those that liked the original work, but I think with this new one, you might like it even more. Expect to have chapters every day... hopefully, and thank you for reading my book! ............................................ Cover art is not mine so credit goes to [HaRim Shin] Their profile can be found here https://www.artstation.com/ryeomi This novel is currently run solo. Everything is done by me. If you want to support me, just give me reviews and tell me what it's like. Also the more readers the more chapters! It's a win-win! Webnovel original

Centuries ago, a mysterious energy called "Mana" revolutionized society, but it led humans to face an unprecedented crisis: the "Great Fall". After centuries of intensive use of mana, flora and fauna mutated, becoming more powerful and intelligent. Confronted with this threat, humanity takes refuge in the bastions, the 21 fortresses, to survive. Humans also begin to mutate, developing greater physical and intellectual abilities, as well as special powers called "systems" and "stigmata". However, a scientist warns of an even more devastating imminent threat: insects, organized and cruel, will mutate in turn. To counter this imminent threat, humans begin to study the beasts and learn to cultivate Mana like them. Mana exercises are created to accelerate this process and copy some of the characteristics, but changing exercises is difficult and risky. As the world struggles for survival, Rin, a semi-awakened with the power to perceive everything around him, finds himself at the heart of this turmoil, determined to find his place in a world in chaos and to protect those he loves from the surrounding dangers. ***************************************** Participate in WSA 2024

Come and read the tale of Desmond Murphy, as he recounts the story of how he went from a 25 year old office worker nobody, to the High King of Hell. Follow along as he is thrust against his will from his boring day to day office life into one of gods, magic and mystery. Stuck in a plot between Heaven and Hell, Desmond is forced to forge new relationships with demons and other unlikely mythological creatures while he struggles to understand the rules of this new world revealed to him. Will he survive Heaven’s angels that pursue his bloody end?

As a misfit teen, Hazel hated society. She was bullied and picked on, eventually leading to depression. Now, as the catalyst of the apocalypse, she can do whatever she pleases to whoever she wants. But how far is too far? Will Hazel lose her humanity? Or was it gone the moment her world ended?

In a world that once knew peace, everything transforms overnight into a deadly battleground. The once untouchable wealthy officials? The peerlessly charming celebrities and campus beauties? In this savage and blood-soaked reality,only the truly powerful have the right to live, while the weak face subjugation or elimination. A calamity of celestial proportions, a conflict of gods and demons,it's the true apocalypse, but not the end of humanity!

Cheng is a well-known, tall, handsome CEO of the Cheng corporation. He is a multimillionaire. But no one knows he suffers from PTSD( post traumatic stress disorder) when he was in a car accident. His personality is cold, distant and bossy. But when he likes someone, he will get very obsessed and protective. When the Cheng corporation are hiring body guards for their top executives and VIPs, 18 years old Lina applied for the position, she is the youngest. Due to her flexibility, sharp eye for details, no-nonsense attitude, she got selected. But, her major weakness, she falls in love with handsome man very easily. She will do anything to win his heart. After going through tough times, how will they make their love grow? "Our forbidden relationship. Our little secret."

"Players, welcome to the Yuke Competition." Without a bright universe, the only place that can change everything is the contest created by the gods, the "Yuke Contest" held every ten years. Here, every choice is infinite, and miracles are possible in the next second. In order to get the attention of the gods, boys and girls from all over the universe had to play a cruel knockout match, revel in this death game, until the strongest winner appeared at the end, and the god of creation would fulfill the wish of the winner. After this brutal game, there are darker abyss. A fallen god, a world without order, where no one can be a hero. Lonely strong man, man-made creature, eternal sinner, righteous mourner, sinful angel - for their own faith. The ordinary teenager also stepped into the game of life and death, and the gears of fate finally began to turn. "Do you want to be a hero?" Deep inside the dream demon, the devil smiled slightly, and behind him was the balance of power. "I can give you everything you want. But you have to give back. Want a deal? The price is...a quarter of your life."