A grieving soul is filled with mysteries, traumas, scares, and horrors. A compilation of short stories told from the perspective of those souls, unhinged, as they quench their thirst for blood. Beware as the stories might haunt you, even in your sleep. ... more>>

A book containing multiple short stories with disturbing themes and topics. Written by Malaysian writers, with various styles of story-telling and narration. It’s sure to get the readers fascinated with each writer’s weirdly-build world of imagination. <<less

※This work contains scenes where people may be divided into strong positive and negative feelings due to a coercive relationship. Please keep this in mind when reading.... more>>

Long-time childhood friends, Lowell and Julia share a long-lasting connection.

The bond that went beyond the relationship of a prince to a ruling country and a princess of a ruined one.

After ten years of being a hostage, Julia finally returns to her home country...

Only to become a captive in a war sparked by Lowell just two years later.

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“…Forget everything about the past.”

“…Ugh!”

His words stabbed me.

More painful than the discreet inner turmoil that was currently tormenting me, his words were even more agonising.

Finally, I closed my eyes.

I could feel the tears trickle down my closed eyes.

“Forget everything and hate me, Julie.”

He had me captive for a long time.

I no longer cried, nor did I struggle.

He chewed me up and tore me apart. If he embraced me, I got f*cked.

‘Goodbye, Romi.’

Staring at the blurry ceiling, I finally bid farewell to my childhood friend. <<less

Around the age of thirty, the officer worker Shouko suddenly gets into an accident on her way home and reincarnates into a parallel universe. When she reincarnates, a goddess gives her the “power of healing” and caretakers that will look after her until she is able to become independent.... more>>

However, she restarts in the form of a 10-year-old…

Prior to her reincarnation, Shouko who opened her eyes on the verge of death was picked up by a handsome hunter named Falco. Shouko instinctively knew that Falco is one of the promised caretakers… but there’s trouble.

Falco’s constant doting can’t be stopped!

Hunting slimes, harvesting herbs, and training to be a healer: Shouko then decides to live her second life with the overprotective and soft Falco. <<less

Cecille, the most powerful witch on the continent, met an unfortunate end under the influence of an artifact.... more>>

“I have returned to 20 years ago.”

Cecille regressed to the age of eight and became a princess. She abandoned the royal family that had mistreated her and sought someone to protect her. Among the many nobles, the person she chose was none other than…

“The traitor will stop at nothing to find me and set an example. That’s the Bartholomew way.”

The Emperor of the Underworld, a giant of the criminal underworld, the leader of the largest criminal organization in the Empire, the Father of Crime. Duke Bartolomeo, the villainous Duke.

The Duke had only intended to pass through before fleeing abroad.

However…

Her relationships with those who had been enemies before her regression kept getting entangled. <<less

It was the times of antiquity. Many kings, many countries, and many Faiths were mixed together, and then they conflicted; an age where nothing was controlled. And finally, an existence know as a Demon revealed itself to this world.... more>>

Then the many kings went to battle. Even possessing any kind of sword, or casting any kind of magic, or using any kind of knowledge, could not harm the body of the demon. It was at that time of chaos, a single sage appeared and said this, “There exists a sword that can kill the demon. I want a person who has excellent techniques. Isn’t there anyone who would come with me?”

There were 12 people. The 12 kings sent one of the most excellent knights from each of their kingdoms.

The 12 knight and the single Sage confronted the demon, and then splendidly defeated it. After that, making the sage their king, the 12 kingdoms became one. The 12 knights were referred as The Knights of the Round Table and became the model of all knights. And so, time has reached the present. <<less

Mikadono Shōgo, the son of an industrial magnate, has until the end of high school to find a girl he loves for marriage because of... more>> his late father's last will. For that, he transfers into Miryuuin Academy. Among the students there is a girl who says that she is Shōgo's separated-at-birth sister, but she does not inform him of her identity. She and some other girls then try to get close to him. <<less

I was a warrior.... more>>

One who died after being taken advantage of the entirety of my previous life.

I was reborn, so I tried to get revenge.

But how could I be so unlucky and get kidnapped and sent to an orphanage?

But–

“Why don’t you come with us?”

I was adopted by a rich family.

Thus, I decided to stay and then leave in three years' time, after causing a moderate amount of trouble.

“Are you going to leave?”

“Huh?”

“Are you really leaving us?”

–My family refused to let me go.

Why are they so obsessed with me!? <<less

After the first Gate opened in 2018, Lim Dae-In survived for 20 years on Earth while being connected to other dimensions.... more>>

The day after his long-awaited retirement celebration, he regresses by 20 years, back to when he had nothing… <<less

Five years after marrying a Count who has a mistress due to her father's sudden death, Chloe is proposed a divorce by her husband while serving breakfast. ... more>>

The hard days of marrying at a young age, in turn, had allowed Chloe to acquire the cultivation of a lady. Afterwards, Chloe, on the butler's suggestion, takes refuge with Margrave Heyerdahl, an old acquaintance of her real father, and works as a female tutor for his adopted children.

Chloe was working strictly as a job, but the Margrave loved Chloe as a woman, in a gentlemanly and passionate manner. <<less

I am a female doctor, an obstetrician and gynecologist.... more>>

I have only two goals:

To make one person disappear,

To bring a child into this world.

Yet his fragrant medicine-scented presence

Blocks my way! <<less

Kent Ōnarī, a former company employee, was reincarnated into another world as the strongest sage by chance, but he didn’t use his cheat abilities he had been given and lived a self-sufficient life in a remote church.... more>>

One day, his older sister ran into his house with three children.

Kent lived with his wife, sister, and the daughters of a mage, a swordsman, and a summoner, as if they were his family.

“Dad, you’re so strong and cool! Please teach Ashuri magic too!”

“Okay. First, watch the spirits’ movements closely…”

“? You can see the spirits???”

“Yes?”

—

“Noah, I killed a big bird! Now it’s going to be bird casserole.”

“Kent, that’s the legendary dragon…”

—

“Papa, Fio, I want to ride Pegasus-sama…”

“Oh, good. I’ll summon anything you want. What color Pegasus do you want?”

His daughters love Kent very, very much.

And—

“It’s like we’re a married couple…”

At night, he spends a warm time with Stella.

This is how the happy slow life of an old wise man began. <<less

Kwon Eui Hyun, raised under a success-blinded father, mechanically lives through each given day like a puppet.... more>>

One day, a successor of the “Origin Ability” appears, forcefully tearing open a portal, leading to the world’s destruction by monsters emerging from within.

The successor’s identity turns out to be Jung Jae Yi, whom Eui Hyun’s father adopted.

Since that day, unable to die and stuck in an unwanted cycle of regression, Eui Hyun decides to feign love to kill Jae Yi, the culprit behind all the incidents.

“To kill a god, make the god love you.”

* * *

Without a moment to regain his senses, Jung Jae Yi gently s**ked on Eui Hyun’s lips.

Hmm, hmm! Eui Hyun, biting down on Jae Yi’s tongue that entered his mouth, forcefully pushed him away.

“It’s a pity before waking up from the dream.”

“What’s there to wake up from…!”

“This is a game you’ve been winning from the start, hyung.”

“……”

“So, please finish it quickly.” <<less

Will was a boy left to his fate in the middle of nowhere, but his luck changed when the gods gave him another destiny. That... more>> child who was destined to die is now destined to become the mightiest of all with the help of the god of the sword, the god of magic and the goddess of sanction, Will’s adventures are about to begin! <<less

A certain assassin who failed her mission was reincarnated as Serena, the daughter of a duke.... more>>

“I used to be an assassin, so it’s easy to pretend to be someone else.”

—Or so Serena thought.

Soon, reality came crashing down. Her mother was a naive airhead, while her stepsister was a scheming girl who deceived everyone around her in an attempt to get rid of Serena.

It was at that moment that Serena realized that her life might be harder than it seemed.

A pretentious tea party, where ridicule and lies were thrown at one another… A school life full of ups and downs…

Due to her coldness, Serena was ostracized. She’d fiercely fend off the harassment from those around her with an icy gaze.

One day, she learned that her stepsister would be engaged to the Second Prince and she finally decided to run away from home. But then, the First Prince, Evan, appeared!?

A cold-blooded former assassin who doesn’t know love dauntlessly advances through aristocratic society! <<less

She was a secret agent that had transmigrated from the 21st century, the “Living Queen of Hell” Zisu. She could defeat her scheming bit*h of a stepmother, pretend to be a pitiful white lotus, and play around with playboys. It was just that her personality was slightly cold and overbearing!... more>>

She was played by fate, after her engagement was called off, she was forced to marry the “War Ghost” by an imperial order?

Rumors say that the “War Ghost” was a man who was in control of the military force and had such a high status that even the emperor feared him. However, he was a cold-blooded, bloodthirsty and cruel person who was ruthless in killing others. He was almost 20 years old but not a family dared to marry their daughters to him!

Never would they have imagined that… even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman. When the War Ghost meets the Living Queen of Hell, he becomes wrapped around her little finger, willingly being henpecked by her!

Rumors say that the Seventh Prince adored his wife dearly, as long as the Seventh Prince Consort wishes to obtain this world, he would dominate this world without hesitation and present it to her with both hands! As long as the Seventh Prince Consort was happy, he was willing to do anything…

“Are you really willing to do anything?” Yu Zisu smiled playfully.

“Of course, Su’er, don’t play with fire.” Ye Xiuming replied in a deep hoarse voice.

“I want that man I saw… Mmm… Ye Xiuming, you bast*rd…”

“That isn’t included!” <<less

When Hong Kong was in the 1980s, bully triads were dominant and the society was in insecurity. The police were corrupt at that time. The infamous unruled area, Snapdragon Walled City (based on Kowloon Walled City), was especially chaotic. Over a dozen big and small triads settled over there.... more>>

The golden hatchet man* Xia Liuyi in Xiao Qi Tong founded a film studio to launder money under the boss’s command. The female lead of the film was their sister-in-law; the male lead was a threatened popular star; the director has only shot X-rated films – they need one more educated person to write a story.

Wasn’t that an easy task?

Boss Liuyi took action promptly. He picked the only college student in this area – He Chusan who was coming home with his little backpack. He Chusan said: “I can’t write a screenplay. I’m studying economics.” Xia Liuyi said: “Beat him.” He Chusan became a golden screenwriter obediently.

After finishing this film, He Chusan thought he was already freed. Rest assured, he went to school with his little backpack again. However, he stepped on the Xia Liuyi covered with blood just in front of his home. The stage of a triad boss who was a snapdragon in this chaotic world and a white-collar elite from an innocent family, two parallel lines that seemed not to cross each other, and a messy, unreasonable fate, has its curtain lifted……

*In this book hatchet man literally means “the hired beater (打手)”, and Xia Liuyi was a top-ranked hatchet man. <<less

Theft, assault, and mu*der…... more>>

I am the villain who did all the serious crimes.

But… people still like me?

Why? <<less

I was told to die. ... more>>

From colleagues who I have been together with for 10 years.

“I’m sorry, Rin. Die for the world instead.”

Just like that, when it all felt like it was over.

'...huh?' Rin opened her eyes again.

“You s*upid and even ungrateful girl! It seems obvious that I will be used by another guy, not knowing the grace that brought me to my castle!”

After 30 years, I became an illegitimate child of the great family of Tuslena, who is called the apostle of God!

* * *

“You are the best talent. It would be a shame to leave you to rot here. Won't you come with me?"

Rin looked at the man who held out her hand to her. She is one of the four heroes that the world praises.

A man who betrayed her former colleague Rin, wants to adopt her because she resembles his now-dead sword skills.

Are you crazy? Is this an adoption shop for you? <<less

Lin Yunxiang want to divorce because her ex-husband cheated on her. Although her ex-husband didn’t want a divorce, she tricked him into a “fake divorce” for the sake of money and custody of their child. She agreed to remarry her ex-husband if he could cleanly cut ties with the third party. However, a few days later, her ex-husband ended up marrying the third party.... more>>

Lin Yunxiang: “…”

Filthy men will be with whoever they want. With money and a child, Lin Yunxiang decides to start a new life, but her parents are eyeing her money. In the process of outwitting her parents, she inadvertently embarks on the path of blind dates.

Oh! Isn’t that the rich guy who often appears in the newspapers?

Why does it look like her first love?

Ren Weidong is wealthy, with striking features and tall stature, attracting countless women from the capital to Hong Kong. Ren Weidong, amidst the throng of flowers, remains untouched, earning him the reputation of the most heartless among the wealthy.

However, nobody knows that Ren Weidong has someone in his heart, someone he courted years ago.

For some reason, Ren Weidong wishes for her to suffer abandonment.

One day, after her divorce, she appears at a blind date setting…

Ren Weidong: “Can anyone believe if I said I just casually curse someone?” <<less

Van is the leader of Lone Horn, a group of soldiers on a hopeless mission to defend their country from the encroaching empire. Van had expected to die in the war, but somehow he ends up a prisoner, chained with other s*aves in a salt mine. ... more>>

A sudden vicious attack interrupts this hopeless existence. Wild dogs with strange skill and purpose race through the mine attacking everyone in it. Van defends himself, but he too is bitten. The dog runs off; but the bite carries an infection.

When Van regains consciousness, apparently some days later, he finds that all his fellow prisoners are dead. Breaking free of his chains he searches the camp. The guards, prisoners and other workers are all dead. But in one hut, a woman had died hiding her baby daughter from the dogs. With this little girl, whom he calls Yuna, Van sets off out of the camp. <<less

Adopted by a villain family, she possessed the heroine who was only harassed and exploited.... more>>

The life of an orphan again, in reality.

‘It’s just me. I am the only one who protects me.’

She planned to persistently survive the den of villains and run away when she became an adult.

But⋯⋯.

“Freddia, if you want anything, your father will get it for you.”

“It’s not really what I want, but you can call me ‘unnie’ too. It’s annoying to call for you to call my father ‘father’ while you call me a princess.”

“How can you be so good at everything, baby?”

A father who bursts into laughter whenever she speaks, an older sister who takes care of Freddia’s craftsmanship, she wants to be cold-hearted, and a mother who is attacked by Fredia’s dexterity.

‘Do I have to run away?’ <<less

I was executed after being framed for a crime by my uncle, but when I regained consciousness, time had rewound five years back. ... more>>

The previous me had been at the mercy of my uncle after losing my father, but I wouldn't make the same mistake the second time.

Packing up, I decided to live in a neighboring country, pretending that my younger brother was my son.

Living under the guardianship of the marchioness, I met a handsome knight named Leone, who was a tea-drinking friend of the marchioness.

He seemed to be of noble status and appeared to be interested in me, who he thought was a married woman.

However, I can't be bothered with that right now. My current goal is to raise my brother splendidly.

Alongside the spider fairy Gat-chan, I'll stubbornly survive this second life! <<less

Esther, who was born with recollections of her previous life as a Japanese woman, is unaware that she has been reborn in the world of an Otome game.... more>>

Esther is a so-called villainess, but she becomes the Crown Prince’s fiancée without knowing anything, and her engagement is terminated and she is banished at the Magic Academy’s graduation ceremony.

Esther, on the other hand, is overjoyed that the unfortunate crown prince has called off their engagement. She would work as hard as she had in her previous life and live a normal life as a commoner from now on.

However, the benefactor who saved Esther from deportation, dies soon after the birth of her newborn twin daughters.

Esther adopts the twins and works hard to raise them, but then a young man who appears to be a nobleman appears at her tavern.

The wheels of her fate began to turn from that point forward. <<less

When I woke up after banging my head on the road, I possessed a novel I enjoyed reading. Although not a single line about her appeared in the original, she is the only daughter of a wealthy family with enormous wealth.... more>>

I was embarrassed for a brief moment but later thought that this was a great opportunity. This is my favorite novel, and I can finally meet Locus, the villain of this novel.

At the same time, this is my only chance to save Locus!

I clenched my fists as I made up my mind. As long as I’m here, Locus’ life will end happily without any shortage. Especially without being pushed aside by the main characters! I will paint his path with gold!

To do that…

‘Locus had an unhappy family history since childhood.’

I have to erase this one line from the novel.

Really, this is ridiculous, why does my baby have to be a villain in the first place? <<less

Saya Feeligal, a mage girl who gets nauseous at the sight of blood, is finally fired by Gilius the Hero of the Blazing Fire for using only supportive magic, despite being a mage, and is at a loss to return to her hometown.... more>>

Saya is at her wits’ end, unable to return to her hometown, when she suddenly finds smoke rising from a remote location and rushes to the Elven Village, where she has been a part of before, to find that the Stampede, a group of demons attacking the Elven Village, has killed all the resident elves, and she is now the only one who can help her out. Saya searches for the surviving elves, desperately trying to endure the smell and sight of the sweltering blood. Then one of the female elves approached Saya and entrusted her with her own twin daughters.

Saya was saddened and despairing at her inability to save any of them in the end, but when she saw the twin elves entrusted to her, she

“I need to get a grip …… I …… have to be a great mother who also protects these girls…’ …!

That determination awakens her unique skill, ‘ Mother’, which makes her the most powerful mother she can be. …… <<less