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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]]

Five hundred years ago, the world decided the Hydro Archon Egeria was dead. She wasn't. Now, under the name Lora, she walks Teyvat again with a single objective: to overturn the future that was forced onto her people. The Heavenly Principles wrote a prophecy. Fontaine is meant to drown. The gods are meant to obey. Lora doesn't. Every move matters. Archons, the Abyss, Celestia-everyone is playing their part, all trying to control the board. And Lora? She's already placing her pieces. Passing the throne to Focalors was only the opening move. Because this time, she isn't fighting fate head-on- she's playing for checkmate. No chosen-one nonsense. Just a former god who intends to win-before the heavens realize the game is already lost.

I just left Dark Souls, and now I'm in Elden Ring. Is this suffering never going to end? Here I am at the Haligtree, right next door to the "gentle" Empyrean, Miquella. I, the Lord of Cinder who once cut down both mortals and gods alike, have somehow become the Promised Consort of the Empyrean? After a while, Nolan Bethel realized the truth. This isn't some Empyrean at all-it's clearly the Holy Maiden, St. Trina! And beside her stands the greatest magic teacher, the dignified Lunar Princess, and the eldest of the Ancient Dragons... Fan translation of 穿越交界地的我竟然是初火？ by 神罗小萨. If possible, please support the original author.

Dina has one rule: never trust mortals. And she has good reason. Bound to the Lamp her entire life, she's summoned only to grant Magick wishes. A servant to kings, lords, and conquerors alike, not once has her Magick brought about anything good. Because Dina is a creature. A weapon. A monster. Destruction is in her blood. And mortals are no better. They lie. They manipulate. They destroy. But then Tarrin summons her. A commoner. A rebel. And far too charming for his own good. Rather than demanding impossible riches or power, Tarrin offers her something she's never imagined: freedom. In return, he asks for her help. There's just one problem. He expects her to trust him. Can Dina risk believing a mortal long enough to break the Lamp's hold over her, or will trusting him prove she's nothing more than a weapon? ✷✷✷ [90,000-100,000 words] #1 romantasy 28.02.26 #2 creatures 22.07.26 #2 high fantasy 22.07.26

Hansu Lee is a twenty-nine-year-old game addict who has devoted almost a decade of his life to beating the notoriously difficult game Dungeon & Stone. When he finally reaches the boss monster, a status window appears with the message "Tutorial Complete," followed by a blinding light. Suddenly, Hansu is transformed into a barbarian named Bjorn Yandel inside the world of the game-but it's no longer just a game, it's actually real! With nothing but the weapon in his hand and his prior knowledge of the game, Bjorn must fight for his life in a world full of deadly monsters-and conceal his true identity to avoid execution-in a real-life battle for the survival of the fittest. WARNING: This story contains depictions of violence, gore, and/or graphic depictions of death, profanity, and strong language that may be upsetting for some readers. *** Weekly updates on Wednesdays and Thursdays. All Rights Reserved Written by Jung Yoonkang. *** Volume II of Surviving the Game as a Barbarian.

Twenty-two-year-old Ananya was nothing more than a financial asset to her own parents-betrayed, silenced, and forced into a marriage to clear her family's debts. In a final act of defiance, she falls to her death with a desperate prayer on her lips: Give me a family that loves me. Give me brothers who will stand by me. ​Awakening in the cosmic, ancient wilderness of the Shatashringa forest, her soul answers the sacred prayers of Queen Kunti and Queen Madri. Reborn as the youngest sibling and only sister to the legendary Pandavas, she carries the cynical, sharp mind of the 21st century into an era governed by rigid destiny. ​She knows the grand epic inside and out. She knows the politics, the dice game, and the impending devastation of Kurukshetra. As the Sixth Shadow, she must navigate her fierce new reality-not just as a princess to be protected, but as the ultimate secret weapon who will rewrite history to save the brothers she always prayed for.

Ninnette, a water-wielding Sea Drifter, has to ally with the destructive sea demon Kazi in order to break a deadly curse that binds them together before it claims her life. °:•.🪸.•:° Ninnette is a Sea Drifter with the power to command water, dredging shipwrecks, and salvaging lost treasure. When she braves a sunken ship no one else dares to dive, she finds a strange clockwork bangle that binds her to an ancient curse and to the infuriating Kazi, a demon who leaves destruction wherever he goes. The moment the bangle is activated, they are hunted by a secret order led by the relentless Priestess Aleja, who believes the armlet is the key to something far greater than treasure that no one is ever meant to possess. And she will sacrifice anyone to reclaim it. But the true danger isn't the order. It isn't the demon Kazi. It's the curse. When Ninnette puts on the bangle, a countdown begins. If she doesn't break the curse in three days, she will die like every wearer before her. °:•.🪸.•:° She commands the sea. He is a demon who has lived for centuries. They are both bound by a curse. Only three days to survive. °:•.🪸.•:° Set in a Maritime Steampunk world and inspired by Filipino culture. From Spanish influence to the seafaring Sama-Bajau. This story weaves dangerous magic, high stakes, and heart-aching romance. °:•.🪸.•:° ONC 2025 Honorable Mention Round 1 Winner Round 2 Ambassador Pick Round 3 Ambassador Pick °:•.🪸.•:° Romantasy High Fantasy Fantasy Adventure SciFi Steampunk Fantasci Young Adult

Ayzel, a girl unjustly exiled to Earth, has to scheme and fight her way back, to return to a world ruled by light, darkness, and hatred, in her lifelong quest for justice, revenge, and, most importantly, power. Ayzel is in exile. Caged among humans, she has found a way to survive in their strange world. Locking the memories of her old life away, so she can fight to stay alive in this one. That is, until the prince from the realm of night comes to remind her of her heritage. Ayzel has to find her path away from imprisonment and back to Armonya, the land that shunned her for her powerlessness. Betrayed, wounded, barely hanging on to her sanity, but never broken. Will claiming her destiny really be as easy as she thinks, or is her return only the beginning? When there's no one left to trust, and new enemies surface, how can Ayzel keep on surviving? Prince Kieran has spent all his life training for an inevitable war. Following all of his father's orders like any soldier would. With the power of the God of Darkness in his hands, not many see him as a boy, but as their last shred of hope. That is, until his orders are to bring home a girl from the enemy kingdom, a girl he tells himself not to care for. Kieran must do everything in his power to make Ayzel trust him, not realizing he is losing his heart in the process. But does he know all of her? And when the cursed truth rears its head, could he ever hate her? And worse, can he hurt her enough to make her hate him? Can they handle the consequences of keeping each other alive? As war threatens to rage upon them, will Ayzel, Kieran and their few honest friends truly prove themselves powerful enough to save their world? To save one another? And what will the cost be?

Before Erebor fell, King Thráin II welcomed one final child into the world. She was unlike any dwarf ever born. Her mother was none other than Hathor, the Egyptian goddess of love, music, beauty, joy, and motherhood. Hathor loved Thráin during one brief journey between worlds, and their daughter inherited both dwarven stubbornness and divine grace. When the child is barely twenty-five-a babe by dwarven standards-Hathor arrives. "The time has come. She belongs with me now." She leaves Erebor only months before Smaug descends. She returns decades later expecting home. Instead... ...she finds thirteen homeless dwarves crammed into a hobbit's comfortable little hole. And one very grumpy older brother who cannot decide whether to hug her or lecture her.

LeyBinder is a series depicted in the Realm of Elderwyn, a once united continent and empire where the mortal races of men, elves and dwarves live in peace and harmony... But was shattered by the fires of a great civil war and conflict after the death of the great and wise Emperor, Ravyn Asterwood. The series tells the story of Valerine White, an orphaned girl studying to become a full fledged mage, earn a living through magic and buy her freedom from the White family who "adopted" her to become a maid at the family's inn business - but little did she know that the intricate fabric of fate will set her in an adventure of her lifetime... ...A journey full of discovery and danger as she navigates a path riddled with factions, assassins, spell work and a threat that could destroy a kingdom and drive the mortal races of Elderwyn to extinction... As tides of Shadowborn from the Ever-Shrouded North rip the very fabric of reality, Valerine, with the help of friends and allies, must uncover the truth behind her past and embrace her identity as the last heir to the Asterwood Bloodline, the only mortal lineage capable of controlling mana at will - the Last of the LeyBinders. Will Valerine be able to master the powers of her bloodline in time to prevent the Shadows from consuming the land?

The Ras Kingdom made an enemy of the sun itself when their illustrious ancestors stole a drop of sunlight three thousand years ago. Now, their godlike enemy has come to violently reclaim it, but as the current king beheads his own heir, he puts his plan into motion.

Seven kingdoms. One prophecy. One missing goddess. Goddess Sheena ruled Mystille with the Staff of Gerd, the Erein Crown, and the Sword of Eternity. But she vanished. Now greed tears the six kingdoms apart. Dragons hide in the sky. Wars brew in the shadows. And everyone is searching for her power. But the prophecy says she will return. A girl with the heart of a dragon and the heart of a phoenix. A girl who will destroy and build, scatter and unify. The question is... who is she? And can she save the world before it burns? A fantasy epic about power, war, rebirth and destiny.

Our sky, the sky of those who live underground, had never brought us fear. Then metal began falling from it. Not the kind we, who live in the depths, are familiar with. It was a strange metal, drilled through and assembled into terrifying humanoid shapes. Some spoke to us in human voices, begging us to end their suffering, while others were already falling apart. Panic broke out among the citizens. What on earth is going on? Who is sending us this weird steel, with an aura as if it didn't come from this world? Who is poisoning our homeland and the minds of my people? As a general, I will have to find out. I cannot let my homeland or my queen down. Whoever is responsible for my country's suffering will pay for it, even if I have to go to hell with them.

Ancient Bharat - The stolen Magic For thousands of years, the hidden kingdom of Ancient Bharat has remained concealed from the rest of the world behind a sacred dome, protected by ancient mantras from the Rigveda. Its people have lived in peace, preserving knowledge, culture, and traditions long forgotten beyond its borders. Until now. When seven sacred chapters of the Rigveda are stolen, the magical dome protecting Bharat begins to weaken. With every passing day, the kingdom moves closer to being exposed to a world it has avoided since the age of the Mahabharata. Sixteen-year-old Princess Vedika has always dreamed of adventure beyond the palace walls. But when a mysterious voice begins calling her name in her dreams and an ancient prophecy points toward her destiny, she finds herself at the center of a crisis that could change everything. Joined by her loyal friends, her beloved husky Shakti, and the brave Rishi, Vedika embarks on a dangerous journey through sacred forests, forgotten temples, hidden realms, and ancient ruins in search of the lost chapters. Along the way, friendships will be tested, hearts will be broken, and secrets buried for centuries will begin to surface. But while everyone searches for the thief, an even greater danger watches from the shadows. Because sometimes the most dangerous enemies are not the ones standing before you... They're the ones who have been beside you all along. A story of adventure, friendship, betrayal, ancient magic, destiny, and the courage to protect what truly matters. "Power without wisdom leads only to destruction."

Some dreams are not meant to be forgotten. Olivia Sinclair has lived an ordinary life or so she believes. But when the same mysterious dream begins to haunt her night after night, reality slowly starts to unravel. Strange coincidences, impossible encounters, and long-buried secrets lead her toward a truth that should never have existed. Somewhere beyond her world, something has been waiting. And it's finally found her.

He possessed everything, yet owned nothing of substance. In a world where the universe seemed to answer his every call, he moved through life with the blind ease of the fortunate, squandering blessings he did not understand because he had never known the sting of loss. Then, the void opened. The death of his mother shattered the illusion of his security, and in the wreckage, he finally saw the truth: everything he held was not merely given, but priceless-and finite. Set in an unforgiving age before the dawn of iron-bound laws, where survival demanded absolute iron will and the calculated reach of a strategist, this is the story of a man's evolution. Driven by the memory of his mother and the duty he owes to his wife and his people, he begins a brutal campaign of transformation. He sets out to remake a nation, stripping away the chaos of the old world to prove a hard-won truth: true power is not found in the sword, but in the relentless, unyielding weight of one's own resolve.

They say the Kingdom of Endolia was built on purity. Akatra Farlae Endolaire has always been proof of it. Born beneath the Red Moon, crowned three times, and named Eternal Imperial Princess, she is the empire's sacred heir-the girl destined to inherit the throne and preserve the light that keeps darkness from swallowing the realm. But when border lighthouses begin to fail and corrupted towns whisper with false flame, Akatra is pulled beyond the palace into the hidden machinery of her kingdom's survival. There, she meets the Blood General-the nameless warrior who protects Endolia through blood, secrecy, and sin. He is everything the throne must never touch. She is everything he was created to protect. Yet as ancient corruption spreads beneath the roads and the empire's pure history begins to fracture, Akatra learns that Endolia's light has always cast a shadow. And the man who stands within it may be danger, salvation, weapon, monster, victim- Or all of them at once.

They called it a miracle. When six-year-old Liora opened her eyes after death had already claimed her, everyone believed she had been given a second chance. Only Liora knows the truth. She is a girl from another world-a world that abandoned her when it needed a sacrifice. Now reborn in the cursed Kingdom of Nythera, Liora finally discovers the love and family she had longed for all her life. But beneath the kingdom's beauty lurks an ancient curse, one that has claimed countless lives and awakened horrors long forgotten. Some souls are reborn to survive. Others are reborn to change the fate of a kingdom. The question is... Which one is Liora?

The seas aren't safe anymore for the pirate lord King Tide is heading to Death's Cove. Will our crew stop him or fill they join him?

## **The Jester and the Queen** *Book One of **The Suitors of Queen Sera*** Princess Sera has spent her life sheltered behind castle walls, raised to believe that duty will always come before desire. Yet beyond the crown and courtly expectations, her heart has always belonged to one person-Dartanion, the quick-witted palace jester whose laughter hides the scars of a life once lived in chains. Their friendship begins in childhood and grows into a love neither of them dares to name. But a princess cannot simply choose her future, and a former slave could never dream of becoming her king. When a royal voyage ends in disaster, Sera is pulled beneath the waves before being rescued by the mysterious Sea King, Aquarius. The encounter awakens forces and alliances far older than the kingdom itself, leaving Sera with more questions than answers. Before she can make sense of what happened, tragedy strikes. King Edric and Queen Helena are brutally murdered, thrusting the young princess onto the throne before she is ready to wear the crown. Surrounded by political intrigue, hidden enemies, and whispers of betrayal, Sera must learn to rule while mourning the only family she has ever known. As love blossoms in the shadow of grief, Sera begins to suspect her parents' deaths were not the work of a lone assassin, but the opening move in a conspiracy that threatens every kingdom. Some secrets are worth dying for. Some loves are worth sacrificing everything. And some crowns are paid for in blood. **The Jester and the Queen** is the sweeping first installment of *The Suitors of Queen Sera*, an epic romantic fantasy series filled with forbidden love, unforgettable heroes, political intrigue, ancient magic, and a mystery that spans six books before Queen Sera finally discovers the truth-and chooses the man who will stand beside her.