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"What If...? Ruby Rose Was the Daughter of Doctor Doom | An Marvel x RWBY AU  by Chris9417
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In a reality rewritten by a multiversal anomaly, Ruby Rose is never born on Remnant; instead, she is welcomed into Castle Doom as the beloved daughter and heir of Victor von Doom. Raised behind impenetrable walls of science and dark sorcery, Ruby grows into an optimistic speedster wielding her custom vibranium-Uru scythe, Crescent Rose, and commanding the elite Team D.O.O.M. alongside alternate versions Weiss, Blake, and Yang. While Doom hides a fierce, protective humanity beneath his iron mask, a deep ideological fracture divides father and daughter: Doom believes an empire must be built on absolute fear, while Ruby is determined to prove that hope can strengthen a nation without weakening it. As Marvel-scale threats, mystical incursions, and coalition invasions test their borders, Ruby must earn the true loyalty of Latveria's people and her father's reluctant respect-ultimately answering whether even Doctor Doom can be moved by a daughter's light without ceasing to be Doom.
"Veils of Sand and Shadow" An The Mummy (2017) Film Romance AU Oneshot  by Chris9417
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Dr. Jenny Halsey came to the Mesopotamian desert looking for a career-defining discovery; she didn't expect to wake up a four-thousand-year-old princess with a lethal grudge and a thirst for power. When Jenny unseals the tomb of Princess Ahmanet, a supernatural bond snaps into place, tethering her soul to a woman who is as ruthless as she is breathtaking. Ahmanet needs a vessel to house the dark god Set, and she has decided that the stubborn, brilliant archaeologist is the perfect candidate. Now, on the rain-slicked streets of London, a deadly game of cat and mouse begins. But as Ahmanet pursues Jenny across the globe, the lines between predator and prey begin to blur. Beneath the centuries of rage and the weight of an ancient pact, Jenny finds a woman erased by history-and Ahmanet finds the one mortal soul capable of challenging her dominance. In a world where gods are real and curses are absolute, can a lethal enmity transform into something more? Or will their dangerous, forbidden attraction become the very thing that destroys them both?
"Siege of the Sands" An The Mummy (2017) x RainbowSixSiege Adult Romance AU  by Chris9417
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Meghan "Valkyrie" Castellano is a Tier-One Rainbow Six operator who deals in tactical realities: ballistics, breach charges, and acceptable losses. But during a classified raid on an Iraqi ruin, her squad accidentally shatters a five-thousand-year-old seal, awakening Ahmanet-the tragic, furious, and immensely powerful Princess of Egypt. Trapped and bleeding out in the dark, Meghan makes a desperate pact to save her team, offering her own mortal body as a vessel for the Red God, Set. The ancient magic brings her back from the dead, but it chains her entirely to Ahmanet. What begins as a volatile, fiercely contested alliance between a modern soldier and an immortal queen soon violently escalates into an all-consuming, possessive romance. As rival occult factions and Meghan's former military commanders hunt them across the globe, the two women must forge a new shadow unit to contain the awakening mythological world. They will burn the old world to the ground to protect each other-and build their own empire on the ashes. CONTENT WARNING: This story contains mature themes, including graphic violence, intense supernatural action, and explicit sexual content. Intended for adult readers (18+).
"Echoes of the Ring" An Halo x Mortal Kombat Found Family Crossover  by Chris9417
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In the wake of Zeta Halo's collapse, the galaxy's most dangerous weapon finds a new home-far from the stars, deep within the magical realms of Edenia. When a fragment of the shattered Halo ring tears through Slipspace and crashes into the ancient forests of Outworld, it leaves behind more than wreckage. It leaves a girl. Appearing with no memory and eyes that glow like star-charts, she is found by the Fire God Liu Kang and taken to the palace of Queen Sindel. Given the name Cortana, she is adopted as the third Princess of Edenia. In the halls of the royal court, she finds the one thing her old life never offered: a family. Between the fierce, protective love of Mileena and the disciplined grace of Kitana, the former AI begins to heal, trading cold tactical simulations for sisterly bonds. But the past is not so easily deleted. The ring fragment hidden within her body holds a dark secret. An ancient, primordial intelligence-the Harbinger-has awakened, and it intends to index this new world just as it planned to conquer the last. As corruption spreads through the realms, transforming monster and soldier alike, Cortana is haunted by memories of a destroyer she no longer recognizes. To save her sisters and protect her new home, she must confront the ghost of her own programming. She was created to be a weapon of war. Now, she fights to be a sister and daughter.
"Phoenix Reborn: Echoes of Reach" An Halo x Marvel Universe AU Story  by Chris9417
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Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey has spent her life defining the future of humanity through the cold, calculated science of the Spartan-II program. She has broken laws, sacrificed morals, and built a legacy of iron to protect a species she believes is destined for extinction. But when a clandestine excavation beneath the Babd Catha Ice Shelf on Reach unearths a forgotten Forerunner Cryptum, she inadvertently unleashes a cataclysm that defies all her mathematics: the Phoenix Force. The Phoenix, a cosmic entity of infinite power and ancient, aching loneliness, does not want a subject-it wants an equal. As the entity begins to manifest within Catherine's consciousness, shifting through alluring and lethal forms-the fiery warrior Ember, the scholarly Lumen, and the seductive Solara-Halsey finds her controlled reality shattering. What begins as a volatile, dangerous symbiotic bond rapidly evolves into a high-stakes, slow-burn romance that challenges the very nature of power, consent, and identity. Caught between the crushing weight of the UNSC's desperate war against the Covenant and the burgeoning, celestial passion of her divine partner, Catherine faces the ultimate question: will she remain the architect of humanity's bloody survival, or will she ascend to become the goddess of a new cosmic order? In a galaxy on the brink of annihilation, where the Flood hungers in the dark and intergalactic empires crumble, two minds-one of human logic, one of immortal fire-will weave a new tapestry across the stars. This is an epic tale of rebirth, the loneliness of genius, and a redemptive love that burns brighter than the supernovas of a thousand worlds.
"Echoes of the White Shadow" An Alien Universe Adult Romance AU 18+  by Chris9417
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Zula Hendricks, a disillusioned Colonial Marine, arrives on the fog-shrouded planet Purdan expecting a simple recovery mission. Instead, she finds a Weyland-Yutani nightmare-a facility overrun by the aftermath of illegal Black Goo experimentation. But among the chaos, she discovers something that defies all combat protocols: Monica. Monica is a unique, sentient Xenomorph Drone-a creature born from the consciousness of a human lover, marked by haunting gray stripes and an unsettling, predatory intelligence. Unlike the mindless beasts consuming the colony, Monica is capable of choice, curiosity, and a dark, consuming affection. She does not see Zula as mere prey; she sees her as a consort. Caught between the shifting loyalties of her synthetic companion, Davis 01, and the irresistible, terrifying allure of the "White Shadow," Zula finds herself drawn into a dangerous, primal dance. As the facility collapses into ruin and a rival Hive rises to challenge Monica's claim, Zula must decide: does she fight for her survival as a soldier, or surrender to a forbidden union that will change her existence forever? In the shadows of a dying world, the hunt is only the beginning. This is a dark, atmospheric, and explicit sci-fi romance exploring the blurred lines between humanity and monstrous instinct. Featuring power dynamics, intense sensory exploration, and a bond forged in the heat of survival. Warning: Contains explicit adult content, themes of interspecies power exchange, and visceral horror elements. Reader discretion is advised.
"Beskar Heart, Blink of Fate" An Star Wars x Overwatch Romance AU  by Chris9417
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When a catastrophic hyperspace malfunction rips the Gauntlet out of her home galaxy, legendary Mandalorian warrior Bo-Katan Kryze crash-lands in the snow-capped peaks of an unfamiliar Earth. Severely injured and stripped of her ship, she is rescued by the agents of Overwatch-chief among them, Lena "Tracer" Oxton, a cheerful, time-jumping speedster whose relentless optimism stands in stark contrast to Bo-Katan's grim, duty-bound pragmatism. But there is no time for peaceful recovery. The terrorist organization Talon has seized the wreckage of the Gauntlet. Led by Doomfist and aided by the ruthless efficiency of Widowmaker and Sombra, they begin reverse-engineering Mandalorian weaponry and hyperdrive technology-threatening not only to plunge Earth into a devastating global war, but to open an unstable rift directly back to Bo-Katan's vulnerable galaxy. Forced into a reluctant alliance with Overwatch, the battle-hardened Nite Owl must adapt to a world of Omnics, heroes, and modern warfare. Taking to the skies alongside Tracer, an unstoppable combat synergy is born: the lethal aerial dominance of a Mandalorian jetpack paired with the lightning-fast precision of chronal blinks. Yet, as they infiltrate hidden black sites and duel enhanced forces, the true battlefield shifts to the quiet moments between missions. Amidst shared scars, late-night tea, and lessons in Mando'a, Bo-Katan finds the heavy armor around her heart beginning to crack. From the high-tech bays of Watchpoint Gibraltar to a climactic, zero-gravity assault to reclaim her ship, Bo-Katan and Tracer must fight side-by-side to protect two universes. In a crossover packed with high-octane action and a tender, slow-burn lesbian romance, a war-weary leader and an untethered pilot will discover that belonging isn't defined by a galaxy-it's chosen.
"Echoes of the Force" An Star Wars: KOTOR x RWBY Universe AU Crossover  by Chris9417
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After the fall of the Old Republic, Bastila Shan-Jedi Master, hero, and legend-is granted a second chance. Reborn into the world of Remnant as the older sister of Ruby Rose, Bastila seeks only the quiet life of a Huntress. But history has a way of repeating itself, and the shadow of the Sith Emperor, Vitiate, has tracked her across the stars. With her memories of the Jedi Civil War intact and her connection to the Force still burning bright, Bastila must navigate the treacherous politics of Beacon Academy and the growing malice of Salem's inner circle. As she mentors Team RWBY in the ancient arts of the Jedi, she realizes that the only way to save her new home is to bridge the gap between two worlds. A collision of lightsabers and Dust. A bond forged in battle. A destiny rewritten. In a world where Aura is the soul, Bastila must learn what it truly means to be a hero-not by holding onto the past, but by protecting the future she has chosen to defend. When the Force and Aura collide, a new legend will be born.
"Echoes of Chaos Unbound" An MCU x Warhammer 40K Crossover by Chris9417
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Wanda Maximoff thought Mount Wundagore would be her final resting place. Instead, the destruction of the Darkhold rips open a wound in reality, casting the Scarlet Witch out of the Earth-616 and headfirst into a universe defined by absolute carnage: the 31st Millennium. Dropped into the bloodiest days of the Emperor's Great Crusade, Wanda witnesses the casual genocide of the Imperium of Man. Horrified by the transhuman monsters slaughtering innocents in the name of "Imperial Truth," she unleashes her raw chaos magic to do the unthinkable-defy the Astartes and save a dying world. Enter Garviel Loken. Captain of the Luna Wolves' 10th Company, Loken is a rationalist, a loyal soldier, and a transhuman killer. Sent to eliminate or capture the "crimson witch," he expects a Warp-spawned monster. Instead, he finds a woman possessing staggering power and a fierce, unyielding compassion-something entirely alien to the cold universe he serves. Tasked with observing Wanda as an uneasy ally to the Luna Wolves, Loken finds his ironclad beliefs chipped away by her philosophical defiance. In the quiet lulls between brutal campaigns, an impossible bond forms. Where Wanda sees echoes of Vision's quiet melancholy in Loken's honor, Loken finds a dangerous, beautiful anchor in Wanda's humanity. But a shadow is falling over the galaxy. As the rot of Erebus's betrayal creeps into the Warmaster's inner circle, Wanda's reality-warping visions uncover the coming Heresy. With a forbidden love locking them together and the galaxy-shattering horrors of Istvaan III on the horizon, Wanda and Loken must choose between blind obedience to an empire or a desperate gamble for individual freedom. Can a reality-warping witch and a genetically engineered warrior survive a galaxy designed to break them, or will their love become the spark that burns destiny to ash?
"Echos In The Domain" An Overwatch x Halo Romance AU  by Chris9417
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After the shattering of Zeta Halo, Cortana expected the void. Instead, she wakes up in the neon-drenched streets of Dorado, trapped in a physical body that breathes, bleeds, and feels far too much. Stripped of her empire and haunted by the memories of her "Imperial Peace," the former High Auxiliary is a weapon without a wielder. That is, until she meets Sombra. The world's most notorious hacker was looking for a corporate secret, but she found something much more dangerous: a war criminal from another starsystem with the power to rewrite reality. As the ancient Forerunner Domain begins to leak into the Overwatch world, threatening to overwrite existence with its cold, rigid logic, this unlikely pair must navigate a landscape of shadow conspiracies, Talon hit squads, and their own growing connection. In a world of heroes and monsters, Cortana must decide if she is destined to be a Queen again-or if a purple-haired hacker can finally teach her how to be human.