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***** A gothic Wednesday AU ***** Reichenbach Academy has always thrived on perfection. Pressed Cabernet uniforms. Polished cobblestone. Pristine image. All while something ancient has been buried far beneath its halls. When a student, Daniel Gonzalez, collapses mid-class with glowing, unknown sigils carved into his skin, the administration insists that the situation is contained. But the students know better than to believe them. Thorn Rosales, known for trouble and sarcasm, hears the disturbance long before anyone names it. A song threading through the academy's bones. Xavier Thorpe, haunted by his past at Nevermore, begins drawing the same symbols that have appeared across campus, as if something is guiding his hand. Whether brought together by fate or something far more deliberate, they uncover the truth Reichenbach has spent centuries trying to bury. This is a slow-burn, lore-heavy gothic mystery about power, memory, and the lengths hatred can go. So, Welcome to Reichenbach Academy, where silence is a weapon, and the walls are starting to sing. I am also posting this to royalroad

This Story is inspired by SAO .. A few years after the SAO incident a new VR Reality game releases called Archery Art Online (AAO) which is said to be heavily inspired and motivated by the game Sword Art Online, which causes a lot of controversy and global wide publicity that pushes the game out to the for-front of VR Reality Games as it is said that Archery Art Online is Sword Art Online's successor. One recent graduate of middle school kid named Atsuko who is a fanboy and dedicated fan of SAO and Kirito has found out about this new game and quickly tells his friend Ren. Will you follow them as they take this journey into this new world? Disclaimer: I do not own Sword Art Online or Any of their characters, the characters that have roles in this story are Original

When Detective Elias Graye returns to his hometown of Black Hollow after twenty years away, he expects to investigate a suspicious death-not reopen the wound that never healed. Dr. Leonard Hale is found dead beneath the balcony of Blackthorne Manor, his death ruled an accident. But Elias sees what others ignore: the scratched mirrors, the hidden passengers, the whispers inside the walls. As he digs deeper, Elias uncovers a web of secret experiments, buried evidence. and a vanished sister whose disappearance was never meant to be solved. With every suspect hiding something and the town determined to keep its past buried, Elias is forced to confront memories he doesn't trust and a truth that could destroy everything he believes. In a house built on lies, silence is the deadliest weapon. And some secrets are worth killing for. Updates every day/week. Follow for mystery, twists, and secrets.

In a world where nearly everyone is born with a Quirk, Izuku Midoriya was told he had none. But the truth was never absence-it was silence. When a single encounter with All Might floods his body with something far greater than he can comprehend, the silence finally breaks. Voices begin to answer. Power begins to take shape. And Izuku is forced to confront a terrifying truth: He was never quirkless. He was simply... waiting to resonate.

When Kael Dorne hears a whisper from a forbidden sinkhole, he finds himself pulled into a cursed mine with a memory of its ownand it remembers his name. Guided by cryptic maps, lost legacies, and shadows of the past, Kael and his companions must navigate a place where reality bends and names are the price of survival. In the mine, the past is alive. And it's waiting for him. Dark fantasy | Suspense | Mystery | Found family | A haunting journey beneath the surface

The Bad Guys have been recently recruited to ISGLOP. I mean, it's alright. They haven't been assigned to any big projects, really, considering how the entire world thinks they're dead and all. However, all of that would change when they get assigned to what an anonymous source calls, "a mind-controlled cult." Of course, they see this as a prank assigned by ISGLOP to keep them busy, but in good faith they head to the coordinates, not knowing that this encounter would be one of the most horrifying yet.

"He spoke like honey... but every word left a scar." When 16-year-old Inaaya moves to a quiet town for a fresh start, she doesn't expect secrets to greet her at the door. Then comes Reyan, with a crooked smile, silver tongue, and a past no one dares to speak of. He's charming. Mysterious. Dangerous. And Inaaya? She's falling. But the deeper she goes, the more she realizes- every sweet moment is laced with lies, every touch is a warning, and every truth is soaked in poison. One betrayal. One missing girl. One secret that could ruin everything. This isn't a love story. It's a trap. 💌 Fall for him, and you'll never make it out alive. Because the deadliest lies... taste like honey.

ShanX has entered the rift which ChorX had forced him into, but, something appears to be uncertain. what could possibly be happening as he pursues SoraX Xan'eath?

🕯 Vanishing Point Dark academia When students begin vanishing from the elite halls of Greybridge University, the administration says nothing. But Elias Carter a reclusive, brilliant journalism student knows silence is a lie. His best friend, Maya Lin, disappears without a trace, leaving behind a cryptic message: Don't trust anyone. Especially not Keller. Determined to uncover the truth, Elias descends into a chilling web of secrets buried beneath the ivy-covered campus secret tunnels, locked labs, and a surveillance program known only as The Watcher. As Elias digs deeper, he uncovers a conspiracy that stretches beyond Greybridge's gates one that manipulates fear, erases lives, and rewrites reality. With the help of Maya's encrypted journal, a charming student with dangerous ties, and his own unraveling sanity, Elias must decide how far he's willing to go for justice. Because at Greybridge, the truth doesn't set you free. It gets you vanished.

SoraX has announced he would not be able to go to the Shini-Deity world; but he has an idea which may work in their favour. However, ShanX then displays a means of his power to which a detailed analysis is explained.

The Earth Walkers are a wandering people, rarely heard of and more rarely seen by any other kind, but when a young Earth Walker named Gwendolyn ends up alone, her mentor and only companion leaving her to answer an urgent summoning, she must face the dangers and wonders of the forests on her own, teaming up with an unlikely ally - a morally ambiguous shapeshifter called Jack - as the cause for her mentor's sudden departure becomes clear when strange rumours about a dark and twisted power from the North reach her ears...

Dracode: The Link We Never Chose In a future not far from now, the boundaries between reality and the digital realm begin to blur. When Bora-fierce, impulsive, and a black belt in taekwondo-and Ara-reserved, brilliant, and buried in books-get pulled into a mysterious AI-driven game hidden beneath their college's systems, survival becomes more than just a choice. It becomes a code. Project Dracode was never meant to be found. It was designed to test the limits of human consciousness, warping emotions, memory, and reality itself into a battleground. Alongside Bong, the quiet coder with secrets of his own, Bora and Ara uncover a truth that was never meant to surface-a truth about their lives, their connection, and the dangerous entity that watches their every move. Enemies become allies. Trust is fractured. And the only way out... is deeper in. In a world glitching between illusion and pain, Dracode is a race against time, fear, and fate-a haunting tale of friendship, betrayal, and the invisible links that tie us together. Welcome to the game. You never chose it... But it has already chosen you.

Scarlett Hocane had a smile that could light up a room - and a pain so deep it could drown one. On the surface, she was everything society asked her to be: pretty, polite, and picture-perfect. But behind closed doors? There were bruises no one saw. Words she never said. Screams no one ever heard. When Scarlett takes her own life, it sends shockwaves through her small London community - especially through Henry Gale, the boy who saw her ghost long before she died. In the aftermath of her death, Henry begins to uncover the layers of Scarlett's life - the betrayals, the secrets, the silence - and the truth that no one ever dared to say aloud. Told through the aching lens of grief and the relentless pursuit of justice, Scarlett Hocane is a haunting exploration of what it means to be a girl in a world that only listens after it's too late.

Wintervale Academy doesn't exist on any map. Once you enter, there's no clear way out. But when Elias Ward receives a black envelope sealed in wax - one that knows his name, his bloodline, and his mother's darkest secret - he finds himself drawn to the school that may have swallowed her whole. Inside its frost-covered walls, nothing is as it seems. Rooms shift. Shadows watch. And beneath the stone halls sleeps something ancient... and hungry. They say the Bell hasn't tolled in decades. Last night, it rang. And it remembers his name. Can Elias uncover the truth before it consumes him too?

She didn't lose her empire. She walked away from it. For thirty days, Min-Hee disappears no headlines, no questions, no trace. She reappears somewhere no one would think to look: a quiet apartment filled with books, owned by a man who does not ask questions... and does not bow. Ji-Hoon is nothing like the world she came from. He doesn't react. He doesn't chase power. He simply watches and understands more than he should. But Min-Hee didn't come here to hide. She came to win a game no one knows she's playing. And Ji-Hoon might be the only person who isn't playing by her rules. As the days pass, control begins to shift, truths begin to surface, and something far more dangerous than power enters the room, something neither of them planned for. Because some choices don't just change the game. They change the people playing it.

"Trapped Between Dreams and Death" In a world that looks exactly like reality-but is eerily silent and lifeless-a young man wakes up with no memory of how he got there. The streets are empty. The sky is stuck in twilight. Time doesn't move. This is not a dream. This is a prison built by fear. Soon, he discovers the truth: everyone here is in a coma in the real world. Their bodies lie in hospitals. Their minds are trapped here, in this ghost replica of Earth. But no one is truly alone. Each person's darkest fear-trauma, guilt, regret-takes the shape of twisted creatures that stalk and haunt them. These manifestations of fear are what keep them imprisoned. To escape, they must confront what they fear most. The hero becomes a guide for others, leading survivors to face their demons, while searching for the key to his own past. But something sinister watches from the shadows-a force that feeds on fear and doesn't want anyone to wake up. To return to life, he must conquer not only his own nightmare, but unravel the mystery of the coma-world itself. Because if he dies here, his body dies out there. And worse... if he loses himself to fear, he may become one of the monsters.

Ever wondered what happens when a modern-day teacher gets stuck in the body of the worst side character ever-Varun the Vile-who's destined to die on page one of your favorite fantasy novel? Riyaan Kaushik knows the entire plot-because he's read Kingdoms of Kaarnath: Rise of the Righteous ten times. He's determined not to die, and definitely not to be a waste-of-space thief. So he does what he does best-teaching! Armed with meta-knowledge, chalkboard wit, and a level-up system that's part-game, part-sarcasm, Riyaan tries to survive long enough to rewrite his fate...and maybe the fate of an entire kingdom. Welcome to a world where the battles are fought with debates, dodge rolls, and chalk dust. Expect: 🔹 Hilarious missteps as a would-be villain becomes the most unexpected disciple 🔹 A snarky "System" that loves trolling Riyaan mid-mission 🔹 A heroine who can't tell if he's a liar, genius, or comedic relief 🔹 Meta awareness, level-ups, and teacher tricks that actually save lives 🔹 Romance, adventure, and classroom drama on an epic fantasy scale If you like overpowered protagonists, game-style systems, and laugh-out-loud moments-this is your kind of fantasy. Hit Follow and get ready for a story that won't let you score "Chapter 1 Death."

I was never prepared for this. One moment, I was just a regular person, and the next, I was transported to an unfamiliar world. But what should've been an adventure turned into a descent into madness. The man who saved me from the dangers of this new realm isn't a hero, he's... me. In this chaotic land, survival isn't about strength or strategy. It's about keeping your sanity intact when the line between friend and foe becomes impossible to see. With my mind unraveling and the world around me falling apart, I'll have to face the horrors within and without. This isn't a typical isekai story. This is the story of a protagonist lost in his own madness, trying to survive not just the battles but the broken fragments of his mind.