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Publisher is Hiroshima Office Press. A collection volumes of short stories in anthology about horror and acts of mysterious magic and serious mystery behind the plot our authors had brought us the entertainment to fool you in our scare craze.

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The Order of Saint Merin ended with him. Not because it fell in a final stand—there was nothing left worth defending. The knights had been broken long before the last blade was raised, and he was the worst among them. Sir Henry Hildebraud of Mostenstein, the final knight, standing at the edge of his own grave. Magic ruled the world, and Henry possessed none of it. Against sorcerers who could reshape battlefields with a gesture, steel and training were meaningless. A sword did not argue with fire. A shield did not stop lightning. He was going to die, and he knew it. Then something absurd happened. A blow to the head—pure chance, pure stupidity—triggered a system. Not strength. Not speed. Not even magic. A single trait was amplified beyond reason: intimidation. He did not become more powerful. He simply became terrifying. Worse still, he had no control over it. Every sentence he spoke sounded like a threat of massacre. Casual conversation carried the weight of a war crime. Diplomacy became impossible. Silence was suspicious. Speaking was catastrophic. With no other options, Henry did the only thing he could to survive: he allowed the world to believe he was a monster far stronger than he truly was. Somewhere along this unfolding disaster, fate decided to complicate things further—or perhaps offer salvation—by pushing him toward a woman said to know how the Order could be restored and how he might rise above the farce he was living. The problem? Everyone agreed on one thing about her. She was completely unhinged.

the fall of the Targaryen dynasty was nothing short of idiocy of the Targaryen's themselves but what if prince Viserys Targaryen the bigger king in another life was not an obsessive fool what if his coin never landed -note the ages have been changed to fit the plot-

"Fro the love of money is the root of all evil" Seven mercenaries from across Asia are deployed into Zarakhanda—a nation already collapsing under a silent war between global superpowers. What begins as a simple extraction mission turns into a death trap when they are cut off, hunted, and forced to navigate a battlefield controlled by rival militias… and foreign intelligence agencies pulling the strings. As alliances fracture and truths surface, the team realizes they were never sent to rescue anyone.

The story begins on the eve of the World War. By this time, Klein has already ascended to Demi-godhood, while the other members of the Tarot Club have reached the ranks of Mid-Sequence Beyonders. To speed up the digestion of his 'Lunatic' potion, the protagonist plans to kidnap Backlund's most dazzling gem, Audrey Hall. This sets off a series of encounters and entanglements with the members of the Tarot Club... Additional tags: #Slow_Paced, #World-Building, #Supernatural, #gods, #demigods, #angels, #demons, #monsters... ~~~ Disclaimer: This is a TRANSLATION. All credit belongs to the rightful Author. I also don't own the cover Image, nor do I own the LOTM franchise... ... Warning: I, the self-appointed translator/editor of this book, have zero knowledge of COI, and I have no intention of reading it. All the info I will use here comes from the LOTM wiki. Also, please read the "Author's Note" chapter before even attempting to read this book, otherwise, if anyone encounters something they were WARNED about in latter chapters and still complains about it... I hope my fellow readers help me cuss out such an individual. This humble translator thinks that is a very reasonable development... ~~~ Credits:- - Author: 火煬 - OG Title: 诡秘：绝世塔罗

If you were given a superhero growth template (along with a mystery template) and then thrown into the Marvel Universe, what would you do? ... 《Warning》: If you hate Systems that give out 'Compulsory' missions, please don't read this fic. ... Alternative Title: Marvel's Dark Knight Rises ... Disclaimer: This is a TRANSLATION... I do not own this Fanfic in any way or form, neither do I own the cover Image. All credit belongs to the rightful Owners. ... Raw title: 漫威之黑暗骑士崛起 Author: 黑暗第一吃货

Having extraordinary power is a good thing, and having a family that everyone envies as your backing is also a good thing. So... why does possessing both result in such a mess? ~~~ WARNING:- This fanfic is EXTREMELY SLOW and it's heavy on 'info dumping'... So if you know yourself to be impatient, I advise against reading it to begin with... Also, the protagonist is Not smart/wise... You've been thoroughly Warned. ~~~ Disclaimer:- This is a TRANSLATION. All credit belongs to the rightful Author. I also don't own the cover Image. Title: 诡秘之主之旅人 Author: 墨云残阳

“Our business is life itself.” “We contain, we control, we protect, we are the first line of defense for mankind, and we will never retreat.” –William Russell – In a world without Special Containment Procedures (SCP) Foundation, But there are abnormal phenomena, events, and individuals. Then, people will live under fear. In the future, the world will fall into darkness and destruction. In order to avoid this fact, a desolate nobleman established a company called Umbrella. Mingmian is an international monopoly and has a very high evaluation. The dark side is to hold up a protective umbrella for the entire earth. – There will be classic SCPs in this book, as well as original or movie anomalies and creatures for containment.

Arakaki Tomoya knows the plot of Overlord inside out. He spent years preparing for the inevitable mass YGGDRASIL player transmigration to the New World, building knowledge, planning survival strategies, ready to navigate a world about to be upended by the arrival of Ainz Ooal Gown. What he did not prepare for was transmigrating as a fetus. Reborn into a noble family with no control over his own limbs and a countdown running to the Bone King's arrival, his survival comedy begins before he can even open his eyes. "Got played, huh. How am I supposed to survive under the incoming Bone King?"

Monsters cover the sky, and false gods sit high in temples. Qin An crosses into this world and awakens life skill professions. [Butcher: Mastery of Blade Techniques] [Scholar: Enhanced Comprehension] [Blacksmith: Strength that Can Subdue Dragons] ... These life skill professions become the foundation for his survival in this demonic world.

In a city where violence is currency and loyalty is bought with blood, underground fighter Ren Kael lives one brutal match at a time. Bound to a powerful crime syndicate by a deadly oath, he fights not for glory—but for the slim hope of earning his freedom before the mysterious power burning inside his heart destroys him. Everything changes the night he meets Liora Vale, a fearless investigative journalist chasing the truth behind the city’s hidden war. She sees humanity in a man the world only fears… and becomes the one person he cannot afford to protect. As assassins close in and betrayal spreads through the shadows, Ren must choose between survival and the dangerous promise of love. But every battle he fights to keep her alive pushes him deeper into a power that could save the city—or turn him into the very monster he’s trying to escape. In a world ruled by blood and secrets… love may be the most lethal weapon of all.

For ten years, Elena Prescott believed in forever. She left her home, her friends, and everything she knew to build a life with Julian Styles — the man she thought she’d marry. But on the morning of their wedding, a haunting dream exposes a devastating truth: Julian has been cheating on her with her best friend, Vanessa. Heartbroken and humiliated, Elena disappears to Tsep State, determined to rebuild her life far from the lies. But fate doesn’t let her hide for long. When a powerful man, Alexander Blackwood, nearly loses his life in a mysterious accident, Elena saves him then vanishes. All he remembers is the tattoo on her back and the feeling that she’s the key to everything he’s been searching for. As Alexander hunts for the woman who saved him, Elena battles strange visions, crippling headaches, and an illness that’s slowly consuming her. Their paths are destined to collide — in a world where betrayal meets destiny, and love might just be the most dangerous thing of all.

Tiza is a dark, emotionally driven story that follows the life of Narito Tiza, a boy born into violence and mystery, marked from infancy by a brutal encounter that defines his destiny. Abandoned at birth and scarred by a wolf, he is rescued and raised by a compassionate woman named Nana, whose love becomes the only light in his early life. However, fear and superstition from villagers isolate him, eventually leading to his forced removal and entry into a harsh military system under General Zoro. There,Narito Tiza is stripped of innocence and forged into a weapon becoming the feared “Marked Wolf,” leader of an elite unit known as the Dark Angels. His life becomes one of relentless bloodshed, obedience, and destruction, carrying out missions without question. Yet beneath this hardened exterior lies a fractured soul shaped by trauma and loss. After a catastrophic event awakens a terrifying power within him, Narito loses control and disappears, later resurfacing with no memory of his past. He is taken in by a peaceful village, where he rebuilds his life under a new identity, Kal. In this new world, he finds love with Lara and experiences peace for the first time, forming a family and rediscovering his humanity. However, his past returns violently. The Dark Angels invade the village, revealing his true identity and forcing him into an impossible choice between protecting his newfound family or surrendering to his past. As his memories are forcibly restored, Narito is confronted with the full weight of who he once was a weapon of war and must face the consequences of a life he can no longer escape. At its core, Tiza explores themes of identity, redemption, trauma, love, and the struggle between one’s past and the possibility of change.

I remember the history books. “Humanity defeated the demons that invaded Earth 500 years ago.” “Magic was the power that guaranteed this victory.” That's true to some extent. But there's a past that has been erased. A time I lived through. A time when humanity was on the brink of extinction, facing something far worse than the records dared to tell... or that historians wished to remember. It's been a long time. My memories are failing. My sanity too. This may be my last entry. If this book disappears, remember one thing: It wasn't the demons that became humanity's greatest fear. I became it. I came to tell the story of a man I knew. Someone important to me. He was the most hated man of all. But he was precisely the one who brought hope to a world doomed to end. Beside them were people I loved. Who died before my eyes. This truth will be told from their perspective. …And perhaps from mine. If I can still remember who I once was.

She's the last of her bloodline. A red wolf the world has forgotten-hunted by the one destined to love her. Hazel Alice Thorn has spent years on the run, her wolf hidden and her name erased from pack records. Hunted for crimes she didn't commit. Especially by him- The great Alpha of Blackmoor Pack, Caleb Benjamin Blackmoor, who swore to kill her and any of her family. But when a brutal hunt leaves Hazel near death, Caleb finds her and the moon Goddess marks her as his. Fate is cruel. Love is forbidden. And power always demands blood.

It was never supposed to happen. On a cold night just after New Year’s, a group of friends killing time at a Nashville mall makes a stupid decision, one that feels harmless in the moment. A trail in the woods. Five minutes. Nothing more. Then they hear a scream. What they find beneath the cliff isn’t a person, and it isn’t an accident. It’s a cave that shouldn’t exist, glowing with a pale, unnatural light.. and something inside that is listening. After that night, nothing is the same. The voice follows them. Not always loud. Not always clear. Sometimes it sounds like someone they love. Sometimes it sounds like themselves. And when they listen for too long, something else comes with it—something that walks the woods after dark, unfinished and patient, never rushing, never seen by the wrong people. The Gang of friends weren’t chosen. They weren’t special. They didn’t unlock a prophecy or inherit a curse. They made a mistake. As fear fractures their friendships and silence becomes unbearable, the group is forced to confront an impossible truth: the thing beneath the trail is older than the city above it, and it doesn’t need to chase them to ruin their lives. It only needs to be heard. Set in modern-day Nashville, What Listens Beneath is a slow-burn supernatural horror about ordinary teenagers thrown into something ancient and unforgiving—where survival isn’t about strength or courage, but about knowing when not to listen. Because once something hears you… it never forgets.

A story of a transmigrator returning once more to the moment it all began… The splendor and humiliation of his past life have long faded. In this life, the road to power must be walked from the very beginning. The path of the strong is one of solitude. Indifference, ruthlessness, deception, patience… If any of these can serve as shortcuts to strength, he will take them without hesitation! •. •. YO! Tetsuya (MC) doesn’t focus only on Poison-types, he has several others. It’s just that in the "previous timeline", that was his specialty and he became skilled at it. Any normal person would start with what they’re good at and then expand into other paths (Types). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CH/W Disclaimer. This fanfic is an translation by the author 岑自省. All rights to the original work belong to its creator.

Warning! 18+ Explicit content. Dark and Mafia themes. Lyvana Montclair’s wedding to Mark Vaughn was supposed to be a fairytale. Instead, it was a death sentence. On their wedding night, the man she loved showed his true face — and then someone shoots her dead. ​But death didn't stick. ​Lyvana wakes up two years in the past, on the eve of the engagement that ruined her. To claim the inheritance her father left behind, Lyvana’s grandmother demands one unbearable price: marriage to Mark as it was her father’s final wish. But after a series of strange coincidences and near-misses, Lyvana begins to suspect that history may be repeating itself... Someone still wants her dead. Refusing to die again, Lyvana plots her escape and her revenge. Her best friend offers a dangerous solution — one that could ruin everything... or not. The plan is dangerous: find a man so spectacular and so "perfect" that her grandmother will forget Mark ever existed. A man who can win a seat at the Montclair table and dismantle Mark’s influence from the inside. Then enter Julian Blackwood. Dark, enigmatic, and powerful. More powerful than anyone even knows. Julian is the last man who should ever notice someone like Lyvana. Their arrangement was supposed to be a temporary business deal. But Julian doesn't play by anyone's rules. As he begins to hunt the one trying to kill her, Lyvana realizes that while she hired him to be a shield, Julian is playing for keeps. ​The deal was temporary... His obsession is not...