Strategy Stories

I never asked to be a hero. But I sure as hell never asked to be the final boss. One minute, I was a normal college student. The next, I woke up in another world with a system message that sealed my fate: [Welcome. You have been chosen as a Dungeon Master.] My new job? Build an infinite fortress of monsters and traps to crush the heroes who come for glory. Forget saving the world-I'm the villain they fear. The heroes are coming. My dungeon is hungry. Text copyright © Tresha /KWBOOKS First published in Korean by KWBOOKS English translation copyright © INFINICTION Translator: StaceySRK /INFINICTION All rights reserved. *** Weekly updates on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

"Standing on the shoulders of giants like Newton, Watt, Bessemer, Haber, Tesla, and countless others-how could anyone hope to rival me?!" A young and ambitious engineer is mysteriously transported to a medieval world-reborn as one of the heirs locked in a deadly succession contest. Determined not to die again, he resolves to use the only advantage he now has over his new brothers: the might of modern, industrialised civilisation! Armed with the knowledge of centuries of scientific progress, he sets out to ignite an industrial revolution a thousand years ahead of its schedule and illuminate the Dark Ages with the fire of industrial civilisation. *You can also follow the story on RoyalRoad

Crossing into Netheril, becoming a small lord. Nurturing a Time Whelp, developing arcane magic, and transforming technology. Absorbing populations from various races such as humans, dwarves, elves, halflings, drow, tieflings, and the magicborn, to create a modernized new nation with magical characteristics. Overthrowing the Netheril Empire is the mission! Destroying the Elven Kingdom and the Elven Pantheon is the duty! Eradicating ancient evils and natural disasters is Matthew's shout as he crushes fate! "Brothers and sisters, join Bay Territory! Here, we give out houses, provide free childcare, no worries about food or clothing, assign jobs, and supply all resources needed for life." "Furthermore, we can even offer the path to godhood..." "Everyone only needs to pay a small price of one billion!" A slow-burn farming novel, a new world of dragons and dungeons, a magical version of the Warhammer Empire, and an unprecedented, fresh new version for everyone. Patreon link for those interested: https://www.patreon.com/FALCON_N

They called him a hero. Then they beheaded him. After thirty years of fighting for the kingdom, he was sold for peace. His wife. His children. His army. All died in vain. But death was not the end. He returned. And this time-he would not save the kingdom. He would build something more terrible than war itself. A chimera. And the world would learn... that betrayal has a price. (under revisied 20 chapter 5/28/2026) will revisied more by the time passes -author mamang bowie :)

Sebastian Vale has spent years making sure no one notices him. At university, he is nothing more than an unremarkable student with mediocre grades, worn clothes, and no reason to attract attention. Being underestimated is exactly how he likes it. Until one night changes everything. A single encounter pulls Sebastian into a world of crime, powerful families, hidden agendas, and carefully controlled information. What begins as a fight to survive soon becomes something far more dangerous: a game where every move has consequences, every alliance has a price, and the truth is rarely what it seems. As Sebastian struggles to stay one step ahead, Seraphine Grimaldi begins uncovering a trail of bodies, disappearances, and manipulated information that leads deeper into a conflict far larger than either of them expected. Sebastian knows how to read people. Seraphine knows how to control them. But neither knows who is pulling the strings. And in a game where everyone may be a piece on someone else's board, the most dangerous move may be the one no one sees coming. Hunted by a ruthless network tied to the campus power brokers, the two are forced to plunge into the forgotten underworld of centuries-old tunnels and subterranean sewers. With no rules, zero room for error, and the pursuit closing in, survival depends on cold logic, a hacked smartphone, and enough gallows humor to keep from panicking. In a game where every second counts and the walls have echoes, how far are you willing to run to save your own skin? Welcome to the Marionette Gambit

I was reincarnated into a typical romance fantasy novel. As expected, the apparent cold duke wanted me. Then the blonde, narcissist crown prince. Then the genius magician. Then every other obsessive noble male lead who apparently had nothing better to do than stare at me all day. Honestly, at this point, it was getting predictable and quite boring... until I met him. A peasant. Not an educated commoner, not a rich commoner, not an "actually lost son of the emperor". An actual peasant. Arthur had no title, no wealth, and no interest in noble games. Yet he was the first man who treated me like a person instead of a possession. When nobles targeted his village because of me, he chose exile. The villagers followed him. I also followed him. Together, we fled into the frozen north. What began as exile would become the foundation of a kingdom and the peasant everyone mocked... would become a king. With me by his side.

Livia Ashborne's luck was never truly hers. In her first life, Livia survived by making herself useful to powerful people. So when she awakens as a disposable support character inside a fantasy academy novel, she follows the only strategy she trusts: stay close to Elios Solmire, the divine protagonist destined to win. She becomes exactly what a hero would protect-sweet, harmless, and quietly indispensable. The plan works far too well. Because Elios does not merely protect what he considers his. And Dante Ravenshae, the final villain, is the only man who sees through every carefully practiced smile. Dante is a forbidden necromancer whose status Livia cannot read, a monster destined to die beneath the hero's holy sword. He should be her greatest threat. Instead, he becomes her blackmailer, accomplice, and dangerously perfect partner in crime. Together, they steal sacred relics, falsify missions, weaponize the dead-and fracture the original story one calculated mistake at a time. But as Livia chooses the villain, the hero begins to fall. Elios's devotion twists into possession. His divine protection becomes a cage. And the world itself starts erasing everyone who refuses their assigned role. Then Livia discovers the truth behind her impossible Luck: every miracle she receives was stolen from someone the story had already sacrificed. The system wants its ending restored. The hero must ascend. The villain must die. And Livia must take her rightful place on the altar. But when the final reset begins, will Livia destroy the system-or discover that she was the reason it was created in the first place?

Royal Road Staff- please consider this proof of authorship for my royal road account Raslide Absolutely - the book description we developed for Chronicle: The First Mancer was along these lines: CHRONICLE: The First Mancer Before there were kingdoms, there were survivors. Before there was Mancy, there was Blood Titan. On the vast world of Ad'ma, the continent of Hersh is a land still finding its shape. Orc warbands carve out territories by force. Ancient Wood Elves guard secrets few outsiders have ever witnessed. Blood Elves remain scattered, divided, and without a kingdom to call their own. Blood Titan begins as one of them. Orphaned by war and raised beneath the shadow of violence, Titan grows into something his people have never seen before. His strength makes him feared. His ambition makes him dangerous. But his relentless pursuit of power will lead him beyond the limits of anything the peoples of Hersh believe possible. He will cross forbidden lands, learn the ancient art of Elementalism, wield a mysterious weapon called Mercurius, and discover that the elements themselves are only the beginning. Because Blood Titan will do something no one has ever done. He will create something from nothing. And the world will eventually give that power a name. Mancy. But power alone cannot build a civilization. Across a lifetime of wars, alliances, betrayals, plagues, discoveries, and conquest, Blood Titan will attempt something far more difficult than mastering Mancy: He will try to give his people a home. Chronicle: The First Mancer is the beginning of the history of Ad'ma-the story of the warrior who changed his world so completely that thousands of years later, its people still live in the shadow of what he began.

Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School. A dream school for thousands of students. Every parent wished their child to attend. Akira's parents were no exception. Except Akira didn't wish for it. Anyone could tell simply from the interviews that ANHS was not a normal high school. It was an institution designed to produce the future leaders of Japan, people who would lead the country to prosperity. But "How"? That is the question no student answered. A different universe, a different situation, or to put it simply, "a new variable". I, Aureon Sorel, introduce to you, The Constant Variable. A story which may answer a very simple question: "What happens to Classroom of the Elite when Another Elite, who wasn't supposed to be there in the original timeline, enters it?"

Every promise you abandon leaves something behind. Evan Mercer has built his life around one rule: don't say what you won't do. Then he gets fired by a boss who has spent years doing the opposite - and a system appears in Evan's head with a number: 4.7. The system calls it Promise Waste: the residue left behind when intention never becomes action. Evan has been chosen as a Collector. He can't create ambition, courage, or love. He can only salvage what one person abandoned and reroute it to someone willing to act. At first, it looks like the perfect side hustle. Move a little wasted ambition. Get paid. Watch someone else's life change. Then Evan meets a woman whose Promise Waste is zero. The system says that's impossible. What to expect: contemporary urban fantasy, system progression, case-based arcs, psychological and social consequences, and a long-running mystery behind the rules.

[+15 Beginner's Dagger Enhancement: SUCCESS] While other players scream, "Damn it! Enhancing gear past +9 is impossible!" Han Simin just sees a different notification. A fatal accident didn't just trap him in the VR game "Fantastic World"-it gifted him the ultimate cheat. A God-Tier Enhancement ability with a 100% success rate. Forget the main quest. While heroes are out saving the world, Simin is on his own adventure: finding legendary locations to turn trash items into mythical-grade artifacts. That delightful and exhilarating story begins! Text copyright © Bin/KWBOOKS Illustration copyright © makaruse First published in Korean by KWBOOKS English translation copyright © INFINICTION Translator: KimJKW /INFINICTION All rights reserved. *** Weekly updates on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

At nine, Pilado wants one simple thing: to be noticed. But in Has, attention is never innocent for long. When a brutal conflict between school groups forces the older boys to unite, Pilado is chosen as a gamble by the one person he admires most. What begins with football, friendship, and the thrill of finally belonging slowly mutates into loyalty, violence, manipulation, and power. Over four years, a boy who only wanted popularity will become someone far more dangerous and far more empty than he ever imagined.

Ned Stark knows what winter does to a weak North, so he begins changing Winterfell before the realm notices. New roads, ships, saltworks, and uneasy vassals turn Winterfell into the opening move in a colder game. This time, the North means to stand on its own.

Dirty cash, I want you, dirty cash, I need you. original work : oc x oc © depaysement 2026

She thought it is a game, until she died once.... For Sofia, who is tired of reality life, the city-builder game Savage Age was meant to be a simple escape. In this digital world, she is a powerful chieftain, leading her tribe of savages to build a new civilization. But when the game's "NPCs" start to bleed and cry, when they rise up in bloody rebellion and tear down the false safety of civilization, Sofia realizes in terror that this is not a game at all. It's a real, brutal, and terrifying new world. In this world, hunger is the ultimate enemy and morality is a luxury she can no longer afford. After witnessing a neighboring tribe's gruesome revolt and suffering a catastrophic defeat in her own self-styled "Hunger Games," Sofia's mind shatters. She is no longer a player, but a prisoner caught between two realities. She switches between worlds, witnessing blood and death again and again. Can Sofia survive this desperate fight for existence? How will she face the lives she once treated as nothing more than game data? And when the game is no longer a game, what becomes of her? Welcome to the Savage Age. In this place, every decision is a matter of life and death.

William Hayes had everything under control. Until he didn't. After being forced to leave Columbia University due to his family's financial collapse, Will finds himself trapped in a life he never chose - working just to survive, while everyone else moves forward without him. But Will sees something others don't. Patterns. Opportunities. Weaknesses in the system. When one move gives him access to the world of high finance, he takes it - even if it means breaking every rule. Inside Langford & Pierce Capital Management, power isn't given. It's taken. And Will is about to learn that having an edge isn't enough. You have to use it. - In a world where billions move in seconds, trust is fragile, ambition is dangerous, and one wrong move can destroy everything. Welcome inside the market. (italian version on my profile)

Josh Alonzo is an ordinary senior high school student with an extraordinary obsession. Quiet, introverted, and more comfortable with books than people, Josh spends most of his life buried in novels and history books. Worried that his lack of social interaction will leave him isolated, his family encourages him to try a newly released game called Dark Ages. What begins as a simple escape quickly becomes an obsession. Unlike other players who chase power and glory, Josh becomes fascinated by the game's hidden lore. Over the next three years, he explores every corner of the world, talks to every non-player character, uncovers forgotten ruins, completes nearly impossible secret quests, and discovers countless alternate endings. When the developers announce that the game's servers will permanently shut down due to financial failure, Josh refuses to leave with regrets. Moments before the final countdown reaches zero, he accomplishes what no one else ever has. 100% Completion. As the last player to earn the legendary Platinum Badge, Josh receives a mysterious invitation to become the first beta tester of an experimental full-dive version of Dark Ages. He accepts without hesitation. But when he logs in... There is no logout button. No game interface. No second chances. The pain is real. The hunger is real. Death is real. Josh soon discovers that he hasn't entered a game. He has entered another world.

All Might told him to be realistic. Knuckle Duster taught him to be lethal. When Izuku Midoriya walks into Musutafu's underbelly, he doesn't find a miracle. He finds a vigilante who breaks Quirks instead of using them - and a brutal truth the Hero Commission hides: every power has a blind spot. Every gift is a weakness waiting to be exploited. No Quirk. No One For All. Just brass knuckles, stolen capture gear, and an analytical mind that sees ten moves ahead. Izuku doesn't enter UA to become a hero. He enters to prove that the strongest weapon isn't a superpower - it's knowing exactly where to strike. 📌 New chapters every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday!

For twenty years, the kingdom has stood strong under the rule of four brothers. Prithiviraj, the wise king. Digvijay, the charming strategist. Sakthivel, the feared commander. Narendran, the quiet mind of the court. Together, they are the strength of the crown. But after a victorious war, the commander disappears without a trace. As whispers grow in the royal court and enemies begin moving in the shadows, the kingdom slowly realizes that the real battle has not ended - it has only begun. Unknown to everyone, Sakthivel is hunting a hidden conspiracy from the shadows... a rebellion that has waited twenty years to destroy the royal family. The only person who still believes he will return is Kayalvizhi, the woman he left behind - and the one carrying his child. As secrets unfold and enemies close in on the capital, the four brothers must outplay a revenge long in the making. Because when the rebellion rises... The conspirators will learn a terrifying truth. The commander was never gone. And the brothers were waiting.