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Vainqueur the Dragon

Vainqueur the Dragon

Original Adventure Comedy Fantasy Satire LitRPG Strong Lead Multiple Lead Characters Non-Human lead Anti-Hero Lead
10,362 Followers
1,656 Pages
5,463,286 Views
156 Chapters
10/1/2020 2:01:41 PM +00:00

Vainqueur is now available on Amazon! Book 1 (Audiobook 1), Book 2 (Audiobook 2). 

Vainqueur Knightsbane is your average dragon: a giant, fire-breathing lizard who loves to take naps on his golden hoard, kidnap princesses for fun, and make the life of adventurers miserable. Vainqueur's only pleasure in life is to watch his treasure get bigger, one coin at a time.

So when a would-be thief turned unwilling minion tells him about "classes," "levels," and "quests," Vainqueur wonders if maybe, just maybe, he should consider a career change. 

After all, why bother hunting monsters for free when you can get paid for it?

Prophecy Approved Companion

Prophecy Approved Companion

Original Adventure Comedy Fantasy Satire LitRPG Virtual Reality Female Lead Non-Human lead Magic GameLit High Fantasy
2,820 Followers
524 Pages
537,656 Views
71 Chapters
4/13/2021 3:00:00 AM +00:00

Qube is an NPC in an AI-driven VR-RPG who avoids her scripted death and blithely continues following the Player, trying to make sense of the normalised nonsense of Fantasy RPGs and accidentally glitching out the world in stranger and stranger ways as she seeks to be the very best Childhood Companion ever.

It’s a loving parody of old school RPGs, high fantasy, and every gamer who has ever thought “what happens if I do this...”

Updates Tuesdays and Fridays.

This is essentially a first draft, so I welcome grammatical corrections etc.

Discord: https://discord.gg/XGr5DTN

Cover by: https://www.instagram.com/pengwen.l/

Everybody Loves Large Chests

Everybody Loves Large Chests

Original Adventure Comedy Fantasy Satire LitRPG Harem Non-Human lead Secret Identity Magic Anti-Hero Lead
13,912 Followers
5,765 Pages
28,245,682 Views
348 Chapters
4/6/2020 11:49:39 PM +00:00

Everybody Loves Large Chests is now available on Amazon and Audible! Featuring lots of editorial love and a more enjoyable reading/listening experience!

Large chests are said to encompass all manner of hopes and dreams. Men covet them. Women envy them. But one fact holds true - everyone wants to get their hands on some big ones.

The same holds true for one intrepid adventurer - a strapping young lad by the name of Himmel. Armed with his grandfather’s trusty longsword and the dream of being the strongest, he sets out on the journey of a lifetime! It is sure to be a long and dangerous road, fraught with danger! And it all starts with a simple test - reach Level 5 in the dungeon called the ‘newbie zone’ and earn the right to become a full-fledged adventurer!

However, such things get hopelessly derailed when his adolescent mind beholds an exposed chest for the first time. A fateful meeting that would inevitably lead his life in a direction he never even dreamed of!

This fiction is written, maintained and owned by Neven Iliev. It is also a participant of the WriTEr's pledge.

Evil Overlord: The Makening

Evil Overlord: The Makening

Original Comedy Fantasy Satire Male Lead Magic Villainous Lead
3,355 Followers
218 Pages
340,006 Views
24 Chapters
2/4/2021 11:32:26 AM +00:00

If evil was easy, everybody would be doing it, and there would be more Dark Lords running around than you could shake a stick at. But the road to Utter Domination isn't easy, smooth or straight, as the boy who will one day become Gar the Pitiless will discover.

Dead Tired

Dead Tired

Original Comedy Fantasy Satire LitRPG Male Lead Strong Lead Non-Human lead Magic Anti-Hero Lead Wuxia Xianxia Villainous Lead
4,547 Followers
516 Pages
830,112 Views
71 Chapters
4/15/2021 4:05:45 AM +00:00

A young man stumbles into a deep, lost cavern, he seeks power and prestige, the ability to become someone, anyone, worthy of praise.

When he finds an ancient crypt festooned in jewels and precious things he thinks himself the luckiest man alive.

And then the lich in that crypt wakes up and kills him.

That’s me. I’m the lich. Honestly, I just want to go back to sleep, and there’s no one, no ‘god emperor,’ sect, or uptight martial artist that’s going to stop me. 

 

Join the Official Discord to participate in discussions and view the next chapter being written live!

When Immortal Ascension Fails Time Travel to Try Again

When Immortal Ascension Fails Time Travel to Try Again

Original Comedy Fantasy Short Story Satire Reincarnation Portal Fantasy / Isekai Male Lead Female Lead Strong Lead Multiple Lead Characters Xianxia Time Travel Progression
765 Followers
188 Pages
72,358 Views
39 Chapters
4/23/2021 2:01:52 AM +00:00

What is my 1000-year-old monster self to do when I’ve failed my immortal ascension? Time travel —accidentally— and wind up back in my 9-year-old body, needing to re-cultivate, of course. But after that? Get REVENGE! Muahahahaha! 

But the idiot who killed me —also accidentally— was the main character of the dumb harem Xianxia I transmigrated into. But wait. Wasn’t he only 7 or 8 at this point in time? Well, since I can’t harm a child or the main character without suffering in some way, then I’ll just have to raise him better, faster, stronger, and loyal! Muahahahaha!


This is a Xianxia comedy and satire by the author of Cold Steel Dig and Tome of Stealth. But it is also a series of interconnected and chronological short stories (featuring the same main characters). Since this is the author's side project the updates will be sporadic. Unless there are VINES involved. In that case, updates will be daily.

(Oneshot) I Shouldn't Have Pretended to be the Female Lead

(Oneshot) I Shouldn't Have Pretended to be the Female Lead

Original Comedy Fantasy Short Story Satire Portal Fantasy / Isekai Gender Bender Male Lead Secret Identity
125 Followers
10 Pages
14,311 Views
1 Chapters
12/6/2017 1:05:48 AM +00:00

Some dude falls into another world and decides he’d rather live as the Heroine than go out and fight to death as the Hero. He might have changed his mind if he’d read the terms and conditions, though.

These Heels Step Heavenward - A Jade Beauty's Isekai Gone Wild

These Heels Step Heavenward - A Jade Beauty's Isekai Gone Wild

Original Comedy Drama Fantasy Satire Reincarnation Portal Fantasy / Isekai Martial Arts Slice of Life School Life Female Lead Strong Lead Magic Anti-Hero Lead Strategy Xianxia High Fantasy Ruling Class Progression Attractive MC
138 Followers
62 Pages
4,439 Views
11 Chapters
4/23/2021 2:04:03 AM +00:00

What is a woman to do after reincarnating? Her cultivation crippled, the realm she inhabited foreign, and even her old name lost to her. There was one familiar comfort left to Daphne in these trying times: shopping.

There were some fates worse than dying Daphne supposed. She could have been poor.

This is a comedic take on the adventures of a xianxia cold beauty.

Link to my discord server

The Future That Never Was

The Future That Never Was

Original Action Sci-fi Short Story Satire Virtual Reality Cyberpunk Martial Arts Gender Bender Reader interactive Slice of Life Male Lead Female Lead Strong Lead Multiple Lead Characters Non-Human lead Anti-Hero Lead Grimdark Space Opera War and Military Villainous Lead Genetically Engineered Technologically Engineered Hard Sci-fi Soft Sci-fi Dystopia Progression Artificial Intelligence
99 Followers
17 Pages
13,055 Views
5 Chapters
2/4/2021 9:04:00 PM +00:00

WELCOME TO THE RETROFUTURE!

Join sassy space cat Lee and his Desert Eagle-toting, soda-swigging human partner, Ali, in a future that never was. Board the dynamic duo’s ship, the mythical Kitty, as they bounty-hunt their way through a solar system where the Soviets got to the Moon first; where space is a faceless and lawless void; where cats talk and pizza comes in a can. It’s a historical future as only the 80s could have built it—so lock and load and shout Cowabunga! because it’s crime-fightin’ time!

Dive directly into the first episode!


Project Schedule:

KITTY KITTY contains 3 books of 8 episodes (24 episodes in total)

• Part 1: Available on amazon right here! - The first episode is free on Royal Road

• Part 2: Episodes 9-16 -- Summer 2021

• Part 3: Episodes 17-24 -- Winter 2022


Want to learn more? Check my website!

Authors: Quentin Raffoux & Aliénor Rossi

Artist: Théo Saragas

An Old Man's Journey

An Old Man's Journey

Original Adventure Comedy Fantasy Satire LitRPG Virtual Reality Portal Fantasy / Isekai Martial Arts Harem Slice of Life Male Lead Magic Xianxia GameLit Dungeon
1,195 Followers
357 Pages
400,811 Views
66 Chapters
4/12/2021 4:32:00 PM +00:00

 

Charles was an old man.  A widower.  Retired.  He spends his days watching old movies and waiting for his kids and grandkids to call.  And doing that is all he wanted to do in the short time he has left.

Then his long-time friend Bert, one of the last living ones he has, reaches out to offer him a chance to play a game.  A virtual reality simulation that could give him another way to spend time with his family.  So he seeks to find a place within the game, a place for his family to visit.

With a magic stick levels above what any starting player should have, Charles sets out on a journey to find the perfect place to entice his family to visit. But the game and the players have other ideas.  Set up as an NPC quest giver to some, and antagonist to others, how will Charles find his place and what will he have to do to get there?  

 

This is a work of fiction, any similarities between etc. etc. etc.  Please don't sue me.  

 

This is Vol 1 through 4 and is intended as a series of Novellas and a light read.  Thanks for checking it out!

 

Temporary coverart from pixabay. 

Evil Overlord: So Much Dominating

Evil Overlord: So Much Dominating

Original Comedy Fantasy Satire Magic Anti-Hero Lead Villainous Lead
334 Followers
31 Pages
6,725 Views
5 Chapters
3/27/2021 11:57:34 PM +00:00

Evil Overlord: So Much Dominating is the direct sequel to Evil Overlord: The Makening. 

Gar the Pitiless has decided he wants only one thing out of life: Utter Domination. In So Much Dominating, he sets about getting it. But will his Vision and Mission truly be enough to put a fractious, uncooperative world under his heel? There's only one way to find out, and that way will be paved in blood, treachery and pain. Along the way, Gar will once again provide would-be Overlords with his sage advice. 

Not as it seems

Not as it seems

Original Adventure Fantasy Psychological Satire Portal Fantasy / Isekai Multiple Lead Characters Magic Anti-Hero Lead Strategy High Fantasy Mythos War and Military Ruling Class
295 Followers
260 Pages
14,545 Views
11 Chapters
5/31/2019 7:20:09 AM +00:00

Stranded inside the world he'd been writing about for years, Arwen is left at the mercy of the characters and setting he'd so lovingly created.

Now trapped and powerless save for his knowledge of the secrets the world holds, he has to find his way back home. Hopefully to make it there in one piece.

But things aren't going to be easy, as the further he plunges into his world, the more he will realize things aren't quite what he thought them to be.

 

 

This story is a case study on a realistic approach to isekai as well as what it means to "know" someone / something, and to "KNOW" them.

There will be hard themes and uncomfortable truths, and just like with real life, it will show things as they are unfiltered.

The Devil You Know

The Devil You Know

Original Comedy Fantasy Horror Satire Anti-Hero Lead Strategy Ruling Class
258 Followers
79 Pages
13,284 Views
9 Chapters
11/26/2019 6:58:44 AM +00:00

The afterlife isn't what Theo expected. For starters, he hadn't expected there would be one, let alone that he would wind up in management.

Drafted into service, Theo has no choice but to compete with his rivals and outwit the Administration whilst running the best hell he can.

Fodder

Fodder

Original Fantasy Satire Reincarnation Portal Fantasy / Isekai Slice of Life Male Lead Non-Human lead Magic High Fantasy Villainous Lead
624 Followers
1,142 Pages
160,559 Views
67 Chapters
3/22/2021 3:53:07 PM +00:00

A callous human trafficker and underworld crimelord that takes advantage of less fortunate and weaker people is reincarnated as a low level enemy in a JRPG-esque world.

Being the weakest creature in the known world is supposed to teach him some humility, or at least make him suffer. But he has other plans...

Tower of Arnold: A Somnus Story

Tower of Arnold: A Somnus Story

Fan Fiction Fantasy Sci-fi Short Story Satire School Life Male Lead Strategy Villainous Lead Hard Sci-fi Attractive MC
33 Followers
61 Pages
3,211 Views
17 Chapters
4/22/2021 12:15:00 AM +00:00

The most underrated character of Tower of Somnus finally gets his due: Hear Arnold Jacques's side of the events for the first time ever. Read a story about how the world's nicest guy tried to win over the world's hottest girl by buying a hundred thousand dollar video game from space.

Scarlet

Scarlet

Original Adventure Comedy Sci-fi Satire Female Lead Strong Lead
361 Followers
317 Pages
99,874 Views
54 Chapters
2/13/2020 10:08:38 PM +00:00

On a remote planet, life had always been the same. The same cycle of birth and death, over and over.

That is, until one day, the world changed. Beings from out there, out of the endless beyond came to the planet and nothing would ever be the same. The cycle would be forever changed.

 

Note: If someone wants to make a better Coverpicutre, feel free, I know that my image-creating skills are abyssmal. 

Reincarnation Station

Reincarnation Station

Original Comedy Fantasy Horror Satire LitRPG Reincarnation Slice of Life Male Lead GameLit
353 Followers
241 Pages
22,242 Views
20 Chapters
4/19/2021 7:07:06 AM +00:00

All Fred wants is a chance to sing and dance on Broadway. This dream is looking increasingly unlikely, as he dies on the second page. 

Reincarnation Station is a tale of dubious taste and even more dubious humour. An absurdist exploration of death, dungeons, and dance coupled with mind-bending philosophical questions such as whether or not a jaffa cake is really a cake or just a pretentious biscuit.

WARNINGS: Puns. Stats. An Attempt at a System. Gore. Ballet. British. So British your blood will turn to tea. Strong language. You have been warned. There will be rude words. Likewise, if you are related to me in anyway, turn off your device and walk away right now. Life is awkward enough as it is without having to discuss this over dinner. 

The boy who fell in love with a tree

The boy who fell in love with a tree

Original Action Fantasy Sci-fi Satire LitRPG Cyberpunk Portal Fantasy / Isekai Martial Arts Supernatural Male Lead Magic Strategy GameLit Low Fantasy Dungeon Mythos Post Apocalyptic War and Military Ruling Class
354 Followers
404 Pages
65,713 Views
41 Chapters
7/13/2020 1:13:05 AM +00:00

This is story about a boy how fell in love with a tree…

A story about powerful people changing the rulebook to stack the odds and line their pockets…

I aim to create a story that will transport us so we get a glimpse of what that boy felt. The first 4 Chapters might be classified as a prologue depending on how you look at it. The boy quickly grows and the story really starts when the System arrives on Earth. I’m trying to achieve a relatively slow power progression and guide what we learn at a pace following the people in the story. There will be fighting but It’s more focused on base building. The MC is not all powerful and all-knowing but he has some significant advantages.

 I’m trying to create a universe that makes sense in its own context. Much of what you will find, are my own world views, in a magnified way, as to make it for interesting fiction. The story took a life of its own when I started to write and I’m really happy with it. Not all of the tags I have marked will immediately be applicable. There is stuff planed for far in the future such as the Sci-fi tag. There might be some cursing and gore but it is not very often.

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English is not my primary language, so I ask everyone to be forgiving. If you see a glaring error I would appreciate a msg but it is not feasible to fix everything. And if the story offends you, I wish you happiness, reading what you enjoy.

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Img link: https://unsplash.com/photos/EwKXn5CapA4

carl@fire

[email protected]

Original Adventure Fantasy Psychological Satire LitRPG Virtual Reality Portal Fantasy / Isekai Male Lead Female Lead Strong Lead Multiple Lead Characters Non-Human lead Secret Identity Magic Grimdark GameLit High Fantasy Steampunk
1,574 Followers
3,099 Pages
1,176,961 Views
396 Chapters
4/9/2021 10:00:00 AM +00:00

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Trash Knight: System Recycler: A litRPG Satire that No One Asked For

Trash Knight: System Recycler: A litRPG Satire that No One Asked For

Original Adventure Comedy Fantasy Satire LitRPG Reincarnation Harem Male Lead Magic Anti-Hero Lead GameLit
346 Followers
859 Pages
158,230 Views
126 Chapters
4/2/2021 12:15:00 AM +00:00

MISTAKES WERE MADE

Obi Imsi enjoyed his life as an overpowered paladin tryhard filled to the brim with beautiful women who loved him unconditionally for all the wrong reasons.

Everything was going great until he tried to woo the wrong one and was polymorphed into a literal trash can.

Starting back at level 1, he must find someway to regain his power and hopefully return to his real body.

He soon finds that his new life won't be easy, and he embarks a fantastic fantasy adventure that's so bad, it's good (terrible).


Formerly known as Harem Trash, renamed due to disturbing lack of harem (crow harems don't count).

Updates on weekends.

Once the story is complete, it'll stay up for a few weeks until I take it off to put it on market.

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