Varia By Rafael Croswell *Content Warning: I’ve reached a point in the story where I use stronger language, so I’ve updated the content advisory to reflect that. I also like to be transparent with my writing process—as such I do use AI to help check grammar, punctuation, and other technical details,...

It’s never been easy being a high schooler, and for four students stuck in detention, it’s about to get a whole lot harder. After opening a magical board game they find in a dark closet during detention, each is teleported to another world—the world of Byzantium. What’s worse: this place is in troub...

"She was originally a demon. How could she be led evil after meeting a human like me? Those critics always say some ridiculous things."In 1798, during an interview with a reporter, Cardinal Ranchi was asked about his past with the exiled princess of the last descendant of the demon clan, as well as ...

Hazel was always a fan of magic, and when the System suddenly appeared and integrated with her world, she was finally given the opportunity to obtain her greatest desire. However, this was only the beginning of the System's descent. During the Integration, not only was her world merged with another,...

When 20-year-old magus Rowan makes a deal to have his Status reset in exchange for an escape from his old life, he finds himself in a quiet part of the kingdom, where the available bachelors are few and the magic is rich. Living outside of Mistwood Village, he works on creating a home for himself, b...

"I lost the only person who ever made me feel whole. She was taken from me without reason, and since then, I've been a shadow of who I once was. In my desperation, an enigmatic being appeared in my dreams, offering me the impossible: the chance to be reborn in different eras, with the promise of fin...

In a world where spiritual roots determine one’s destiny, Rong Yu awakens in a fallen prodigy’s body—a once-revered genius now abandoned due to a flawed lightning root. Burdened with debt and a dangerous wager with a ruthless elder, he discovers a mysterious scroll capable of rewriting fate itself. ...

Lua never asked to be the Demon Lord. However after being murdered by her own parents, she isn't left with much of a choice. Waking up in a forest filled with powerful monsters and finding herself pitted against the suspicious World Order System, Lua needs to lean into her role to survive. Now barre...

Marked by the cursed Darksign, Naruto Uzumaki finds himself tethered to two worlds: the unforgiving lands of Dark Souls and the shinobi realm of ninja. Crossing between these realms, he gains powers and artifacts beyond anything seen in either world. But as he battles monsters and men alike, Naruto ...

The universe is big, and Hayden's about to invade it. Being drafted into a demon army wasn't on Hayden's bucket list. But when his soul is shoved into a human soldier on the eve of a new invasion, it’s not exactly like he can appeal the decision.  Surrounding Hayden are demons, excited and ready. Fo...

Living in a world full of "Chosen One" complexes, Sam would rather nap than actually save the world. While others slay dragons, he dodges the fights and inadvertently sends enemies tumbling off cliffs, proclaiming, "I didn't save you; I was just trying to avoid getting killed." With gods throwing hi...

Necromancy, a rare and terrible gift, is only a means of profit for young Korvinian Snow, but new troubles prompt him to take more precautions as he peddles his unsanctioned trade through the lands of Emral. Titus Helm is an ex-soldier and would-be hero. With nowhere to go and no money to his name, ...

Rick is known as the "Failure Adventurer"—any party that uses him is doomed to fail! He's happy acting like a good-for-nothing layabout in his small town, but his life changes when he's pressed into service by Pern, a pretty, ambitious, S-Rank Adventurer with a 100% rate of success. Can Rick fail u...

Monsters lurk in the night, but what if something else hunted them? An incident in his childhood left Velik an outcast with a racial subtype that thrives at night and unique class called [The Black Fang], which focuses on just one thing: killing monsters. He’s good at finding them, and he’s good at ...

(Now with an improved chapter one and more hidden lore!) This is a world where hope goes to die. Or it was until someone decided that his imprisonment was enough, and he needed a successor. However, he is not the hero of this story. A series of tortuous events follow that forge a trio of childhood ...

Quill hasn’t had an easy life. Which is why he was contemplating jumping in front of a train when the system hit and transported him into its tutorial dungeon as it prepared his world for its “System integration.” Now he has to contend with rats, roaches, and other more sinister things lurking in th...

These Hallow Bones - [Monster Evolution, Dark Fantasy, Heroic Undead] The dead remember duty longest. Beyond Haven’s walls, twilight smothers corrupted realms. Yet in the Field of Broken Banners, where the last great army fell, something older than despair takes root, Purpose. Forgotten oaths stir i...

You cannot lose. You cannot win.  You can only experience.  Eventually, everything will happen. You will get no closure....

Ah yes, the ten Professions… Artisan, Builder, Cook, Entertainer, Explorer, Farmer, Laborer, Physician, Scholar, and Trader. Adopting these, the poor souls that arrive at Faerlon after death—criminals and scoundrels of the worst sort—are given a second chance to lead productive, peaceful lives while...

In Sun and Shards, three lives are set on a collision course. Sylven, a daring youth from the small but resourceful Shykind, must prove himself in the Shard Rites, which involve taming a pika mount and stealing an egg from the kobolds of the Cradle Caverns, who're at least five times the size of the...