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Ashen Crest: Rise of the Soulborne

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Reads 180
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Parts 23
Time 1h 7m

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Ashen Crest is a high-fantasy adventure where ancient swords whisper, forgotten gods stir, and one cursed soul walks the line between salvation and ruin.

In a world fractured by war and haunted by echoes of power, Kael-an outcast marked by the mysterious Obsidian Tower-must rise from the ashes of obscurity to face forces older than the realms themselves.
With blade in hand and shadows at his side, destiny is no longer a path... it's a reckoning.All Rights Reserved

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Reincarnated from Hell by ayo131

Kael was never meant to return. Condemned to the endless torment of Hell, his story should have ended in fire and chains. But fate - or something darker - spat him back into a broken world, alive yet scarred, carrying the whispers of the damned inside his soul. Now Kael walks a wasteland scarred by war, hunted by shadows that remember his name. With every step, fragments of his past bleed through: memories of battles fought under Hell's banner, of a Legion that once obeyed his command, and of a destiny he cannot escape. But Kael is not alone. With Lira, a warrior sworn to fight the darkness, he must confront both the enemies rising from the abyss and the darkness rising within himself. For the chains of Hell are not broken - only shifted. And as the Legion stirs once more, Kael faces an impossible truth: To save this world, he may have to become the very monster he fears. Reincarnated from Hell is a gripping sci-fi fantasy epic of redemption, war, and power - a story where shadows whisper, worlds burn, and one man must decide if he is humanity's savior... or its doom...

Lantern of The Forsaken by YoYoYuuii

The world did not mourn the weak. Kael learned that truth as a child - when the sect recruiters tested him and saw nothing. No fire, no water, no strength. The elders shook their heads and called him hollow. His parents lowered their eyes in shame. The other children marched away to grand halls and immortal masters, while Kael was left in the dust, a failure before his first breath of life had even settled. When the raiders came years later, no one came back to defend the village. The chosen ones were gone. The strong were far away. The weak burned. Kael staggered through the ruins, smoke in his lungs, his eyes raw with grief. And then - he saw. It was not fire that caught his gaze, nor the gleam of blades. It was light within bodies. The glow of energies hidden in bones and veins, affinities no elder had noticed, paths that had been ignored. He saw it in the dead: the farmer who had strength like stone, the girl whose blood shimmered with healing water. All wasted, all discarded. That was the moment Kael awakened - not to power, but to truth. There were no trash people. Only a trash system. He swore then, knee-deep in ash and silence, that no one else would be abandoned. He would forge paths for the forsaken, kindle flames in the broken, and prove that the world's so-called chosen were nothing but blind fools. And when his own light rose - the Lantern Sovereign - the forsaken would rise with him.

The Celestia Warrior: Rise of the Last Light by Drugzvert

In a world where light and shadow wage an endless war, a single boy dreams of the stars - and becomes the world's final hope. Kael was born an ordinary villager in the peaceful lands of Elyndra. But when darkness falls and the celestial balance shatters, he discovers the Celestia Blade, a weapon forged from pure starlight and bound to his destiny. Chosen by fate, guided by ancient prophecy, and hunted by the Shadow King's corrupted armies, Kael must rise from humble beginnings to become the last Celestia Warrior. As his powers awaken, Kael faces fierce trials - betrayal, loss, and the haunting truth behind his own existence. Alongside allies forged through battle and heart, he journeys through corrupted forests, broken kingdoms, and the fading heavens themselves, to restore what was lost: the Light of Creation. But the deeper Kael goes, the more he learns that true strength is not in power - it is in sacrifice, faith, and the courage to stand against darkness when all else has fallen. When the final battle dawns, the question remains: Can one heart of light save a world consumed by shadow?

Shadow Archive by ReezWriter

When the world collapsed, it wasn't war, famine, or plague that brought it down. It was words. Sentient grimoires devoured cities. Living paragraphs swallowed memories. And language itself fractured reality. Kael Orven, once a brilliant young Librarian, now roams the ruins with no past beyond the glyphs carved into his arm-glyphs that burn every time he faces a corrupted text. When he witnesses a book eat a man's face, Kael realizes something terrifying: The words remember him. And they want him back. Forced into an uneasy alliance with Lira Vein, a blind exorcist who "hears corruption," Kael enters the war between Archivists, cults, and Monarch-class Grimoires capable of rewriting the world. But every answer he finds only leads to one terrifying truth: Kael once opened the Shadow Archive... and he is the reason the world collapsed. Now the grimoires are whispering again. The Monarch is returning. And the last line of the world is already being written. To save the future, Kael must walk back into the catastrophe he created- and rewrite the story that erased him. If it doesn't erase him again first. 🔥 Perfect for fans of: dark fantasy, cosmic horror, grim magic systems, emotional duos, tragic pasts, and post-apocalyptic mystery.

Celestia Breaker by CloudMyMan

Many centuries ago, the skies tore open. A cataclysmic event called the Celestial Rift rained stardust and shadow over the world. From its ashes rose beings called Arclings - individuals touched by celestial energy with powers beyond human limits. But with light came darkness. A rogue organization, Ember Reign, led by the mysterious and ruthless Sovereign, seeks to control all Arclings and harness the dying light of the Rift to reshape the world - through fire, fear, and blood. Our main character is a seemingly normal 17 year old Kael Vireon with no memory of his early childhood awakens his powers in a deadly encounter with Ember Reign agents. Just before death, he is saved by a nameless warrior known only as Ashenblade - a ghost from Kael's forgotten past. Kael discovers he is not ordinary: he is an Arcling with the power to manipulate celestial flame, meant to bring balance between the Rift's chaos and light.

Moonbound Oath by MorallyGreyBabe

When the blood moon turns black, the ancient vow that has bound the wolves for centuries shatters-freeing the monsters they swore to keep locked away. Kael, heir to a crumbling Alpha line, is thrust into a war his pack isn't ready to fight. The Shade Wolves are hunting, his father is failing, and every eye looks to him for answers he doesn't have. But the only one who knows how to fight the shadows is the woman the pack cast out years ago. Lyra has lived her exile in silence, carrying the prophecy the others chose to bury. She swore never to bow to Kael again, never to trust the wolf who let the council tear her from his side. Yet the Oath's collapse has dragged them back together, their bond rekindled by blood, fire, and the kind of love that refuses to die quietly. Enemies circle. The darkness learns. And the prophecy whispers one brutal truth: Only a love stronger than blood can forge the chains to bind the night again. For Kael and Lyra, survival means facing not only the hunger in the shadows- but the hunger they still carry for each other.

The Soldier I forgot by kim_sani220

A tale of forgotten love, shattered history, and a ghost who never let go. When Nia, a struggling young woman burdened by her present, stumbles upon the ruins of an ancient palace, something long-buried awakens. A suit of blackened armor, scarred by time, and a name carved into stone.. Ashen Crest. She doesn't know why her heart aches or why her dreams begin to bleed into a past she never lived. But someone remembers. Ashen Crest was once the kingdom's fiercest warrior, a loyal protector cursed to be forgotten after daring to love the royal princess.. Sani Velmora. Betrayed, erased from history, and left to wander as a ghost, his soul stirs the moment she returns in a new life. He follows her now, unseen and undead, desperate to protect the only thing that ever gave him peace: her. As Nia begins to recover fragments of a love story buried under ash and betrayal, she finds herself torn between two timelines one where she was a princess stolen by war and duty, and the present, where justice for Ashen demands a war of its own. Because loving him again might mean breaking the laws of life and death. And choosing him might cost her everything... again. ---

AshBorn by CRAJames

ASHBORN The world ended in fire, and the ashes learned to breathe. Two centuries after the Cataclysm, humanity hides inside fortress-cities called Wards, surrounded by wastelands where storms twist flesh and memory into monsters. Those who step outside rarely come back. Those who do aren't quite human anymore. Kael Thorne is one of them. Once a soldier, now a Reclaimer-a man cursed to survive the very storm that killed his wife. His veins glow with crimson light, his memories fading with every battle. When he finds a fragment of her voice echoing from the ruins, he ventures into the Ashlands to find the truth-or die trying. With him travels a crew of broken souls: a sniper who lost her faith, an engineer haunted by the machines he builds, and a girl born of the storm itself. Together they cross cities turned to glass and rivers that burn black, hunted by the zealots of a scientist-turned-goddess whose experiments shattered the world. At the heart of the storm lies the Crown of Ash, where the final war waits-a battle between memory and evolution, love and oblivion. Kael must choose whether to save the world that destroyed him... or become the god who remakes it. Ashborn is a dark action-adventure of survival, identity, and rebirth-where every fight burns away a little more of the soul, and even monsters remember what it means to be human

The Seven Kings by MorganMathiex

The world is on the brink of annihilation as the Void, an ancient and malevolent force, threatens to consume everything in its path. A prophecy foretells the rise of seven destined kings who must come together to save the realm. Each possesses unique powers, born of light and shadow, yet their union is fraught with tension, mistrust, and the weight of their personal pasts. At the center of the story is Kael, a fiery and determined warrior seeking redemption and purpose. Alongside him are Elysia, a wise and enigmatic mage with a deep connection to the world's hidden truths; Nira, a skilled archer driven by loyalty and fierce independence; Serin, a scholar haunted by the burden of ancient knowledge; Lyra, a rogue whose sharp wit hides a wounded soul; and other allies whose destinies intertwine in unexpected ways. Their journey takes them through perilous trials, from haunted libraries and ancient sanctuaries to crumbling cities torn apart by the Void's corruption. They uncover fragments of the past, learning of an ancient order that once sealed the Void away, and the sacrifices it demanded. Through relentless battles and moments of reflection, they begin to understand the price of wielding their extraordinary powers: the need for balance, unity, and self-awareness. Despite their victories, the world remains scarred. Even after destroying the heart of the Void, cracks remain in the fabric of reality, threatening to fester into something worse. The seven realize their fight is not just against an external darkness but also within themselves, as they grapple with loss, duty, and the temptation of unchecked power. Amidst all this, the story shines with moments of humanity: bonds forged in fire, laughter shared after battles, and the quiet, personal struggles that make each character relatable. These moments of levity and connection serve as a poignant reminder of what they are fighting to protect-a world of fragile beauty and hope.

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Reincarnated from Hell

Kael was never meant to return. Condemned to the endless torment of Hell, his story should have ended in fire and chains. But fate - or something darker - spat him back into a broken world, alive yet scarred, carrying the whispers of the damned inside his soul. Now Kael walks a wasteland scarred by war, hunted by shadows that remember his name. With every step, fragments of his past bleed through: memories of battles fought under Hell's banner, of a Legion that once obeyed his command, and of a destiny he cannot escape. But Kael is not alone. With Lira, a warrior sworn to fight the darkness, he must confront both the enemies rising from the abyss and the darkness rising within himself. For the chains of Hell are not broken - only shifted. And as the Legion stirs once more, Kael faces an impossible truth: To save this world, he may have to become the very monster he fears. Reincarnated from Hell is a gripping sci-fi fantasy epic of redemption, war, and power - a story where shadows whisper, worlds burn, and one man must decide if he is humanity's savior... or its doom...