Two rival assassin orders rule the shadows: one devoted to silence and order, the other to fire and rebellion. Caught between masks, lies, and shifting loyalties, two assassins with a dangerous past is forced into a game where every truth is a weapon and every choice cuts deeper than the last.

After 100 years of the devastating war in Azterla. Mihail has found himself in the Azterla World, which he hasn't been familiar with. He set out on a journey to the new world to search for his lost friends that has been missing during their activities, and also find his way home, and he stumbled upon many people on his way and joined his journey. But the war still has left its scars, and it may return to trap them and slaughter them. Will they be able to find their friends and find their way home, or will they settle in this new mystery world? Chapters releases every 2 days. © ALL RIGHT RESERVED

17 year-old Noah is master thief, but only steals from those he considers corrupt. Disillusioned and cynical by the world around him, he pretends to be a regular orphan boy by day and goes on heists by night. His latest heist, however, unlocks ancient beings that once created their world, reigniting an ages-long contest among these higher beings. Tricked into being the avatar of fire by the Fire Deity, Phoenix, he is forced to participate in an upcoming war, called The Contest, to determine who will dominate the planet. But before this war can begin, Noah must reluctantly learn how to use his powers, track down and stop a renegade Deity from destroying everything, and keep his new life a secret or risk being exposed. Phoenix may be a goddess, but Noah won't change his ways so easily. Will he walk the path of a noble avatar or will he stay a villainous thief? Or will be he something else?| Part 1 of a 3 part series. (NOTE: I take zero credit for the artwork. This was found on an Etsy account as an oil painting. Please be sure to go support the artist, Devun of StunningDigitalArtUS, for more of their art!)

There is no night in the Everburning City. There can never be. ***** For four hundred years the Everburning City has withstood the advance of the life-strangling fog known as the Gloam. Its walls have held back five invasions, but on the eve of the sixth, the city's inhabitants know things have changed. Golems are coming out of the mist, and the bodies of the dead are rising at the Gloam's bidding. The city's last and most desperate line of defence comes in the form of the Crafters, individuals who can channel the power of fire, though they risk their sanity each time they do. The brightest of these valiant heroes are Tabitha a'Loria and her apprentice Gerald Reath. Risking their lives, they mount their airships, determined to save the last bastion of humanity - the Everburning City. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Amid the ruins of a war-ravaged world, the United States of America uncovers a shocking new discovery-Project Gateway. The U.S. military has found a portal unlike anything seen before, a doorway to the unknown. A battle-hardened special force soldier is forced to confront the ghosts of his past as he leads his team on a high-stakes mission-to recon an anomaly deep inside the portal. As they step through, reality shifts, thrusting them into an Earth-like world-familiar, yet unsettlingly different. Towering forests, vast ruins, and remnants of long-forgotten civilizations stretch before them, hinting at a history that defies explanation. But beneath the surface, something lingers-unseen forces, strange anomalies, and echoes of voices woven into the very landscape. Far from home, the team must navigate this mysterious world, uncover its secrets, and survive the unknown lurking in the shadows. But as their memories begin to intertwine with the environment, the soldier faces a chilling truth-this world may know them just as well as they are trying to understand it. "While sharing a similar genre and "Inspired by the world-building of [GATE: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri] offers a completely different storyline and unique characters."