by Springs_Halo
"Grey, elemental affinity, zero" The Elder announced the result loudly On hearing this, it was like a bolt of lightning struck Grey, he stood there dumbfounded and just stared at the Elder. Shocked voices could be heard from the people and there was some which were also filled with scorn. Grey stood dazed amidst all the noises without any reactions. One word was constantly reverberating in his head, 'How?'. 'Why, why did this happen to me?' Grey asked himself over and over again ****************…
by Pig Sanbu
Xu Jin simply bowed a few times in front of the nine star lanterns and came to this world that could guide the starlight into his body. Then, he bowed again in front of the nine star lanterns...
by Mountain Wanderer
Lu Tong spent seven years studying medicine in the mountains, but upon returning home, he found everything had changed.His eldest sister, a victim of foul play, met a tragic end.His elder brother, wrongfully imprisoned, languished in dungeons.His father journeyed to the capital to seek justice, only to meet a watery demise on the road.His mother, driven to madness overnight, perished in flames.Lu Tong packed his medical kit and headed to the capital of Jingzhou.'Debts must be repaid, and lives m…
by KBKayboy
{WSA ENTRY 2025}__"They said I had no magic. That I was worthless, a trash, a commoner and a peasant. But the day I awakened... the heavens shook, the world and continents trembled before my name: The Supreme mage!"Grey was born magicless in a world where magic defines everything. Mocked, beaten, left to rot by nobles who saw him as nothing.They should’ve killed him when they had the chance.After a brush with death, Grey awakens terrifying affinities that defy the laws of magic itself. From nobo…
by White Divine Crane
This was an era where everyone could experience various worlds through simulations.When everyone reached 16 years old, they would receive a Life Lantern, which would grant them two free simulations.During the free simulations, they had to break through the limits of humans in order to attain a bright future in reality. Otherwise, they would lose their Life Lanterns and they would slowly be corrupted by a black fog until they eventually died at a young age. Lin Qiye, who transmigrated to this era…
by The Valley in the Forest
After his divorce, Lu Liang suddenly felt as if he was already half-buried now, after all, he could hear the sound of a revolving lantern, a sign of impending death.But then, he discovered that the noise was actually messages from the future, leading to a dramatic turn in his life....Living in the secular world, we are all ordinary people.Being ordinary isn't too bad; greedy for wealth, lustful, dark-hearted, selfish...[Not a single female lead, enter at your own discretion]
by Traversing Thousand Sorrows
A woman holds the hand of a young boy, teaching him how to write the character for 'Shi', thus giving him a last name.Mountains and seas hold up lanterns, competing with the bright moon!
by Rosegold_n
"I told you not to touch me," Audrey said."In front of people," He reminded her. Audrey could feel the smirk in his voice. ~~~Audrey's seventeen years in the Grey Blood pack were like a caged animal. She lived each day dreading the next unexpected thing the Alpha could punish her for.Audrey tried hard to understand the mysterious dream she'd been having, but nothing made sense to her, she was lost. She wished to be freed from the Grey Blood pack, but she lost all hope of survival when she found …
by DoubleHush
On an ordinary day, a wave of dark energy swept across the globe, plunging humanity into an apocalypse of unimaginable horror. Amid the chaos, Grey, a reserved and unassuming accountant, is thrust into a nightmarish world overrun by zombies, mutated beasts, and eldritch creatures from beyond. Awakening a mysterious system, Grey discovers the ability to level up and grow stronger. Armed with his strategic mind and an unyielding determination to survive, he defies the odds, carving a path throug…
by Joy_Ledum
Billionaire, Grey Carter grows heartless after watching his mother murdered in cold blood, his thirst for revengemakes him push everybody away much to his father's dismay. Mr Carter(Grey's father) has tried to make Grey fall in love for years but failed and finally decided to give him an ultimatum, get married for one year or loose the family business.Grey offers Bella Casey who had just being fired from work and was in desperate need of money a contract marriage because she has to pay off the l…
by DNGK
In the shadowed streets of 1900s London, where fog swallows secrets and the dead whisper through the mist, a young man from the future awakens in a world that no longer remembers him.Albert never asked to be the bearer of a cursed lantern—nor the guide of wandering souls. Tasked by the enigmatic Goddess of Death, he joins a secretive order known as the Travelers, each haunted by their own past. Together, they must uncover the mystery behind growing supernatural disturbances, help tormented spiri…
by Thirteen Modesty
After arriving in Japan, I became a high school student named Kamiyagawa. Looking around—Hanako crouched in the bathroom, waiting for someone to knock on the door; the Split-Mouth Woman wandered the streets with scissors in hand; Miss Mary's deathly calls echoed incessantly; the wails and barks in Inunaki Village never ceased; the Ubume searched for her long-dead child; the Aoandon smiled, enticing passersby to play with the lanterns of a hundred demons…In a crumbling world rampant with sinister…
by Theboy
The Hidden Lantern a MG fantasy When a group of middle graders found a brass lantern that glows at dusk, four unlikely heroes Luca the fearless leader, Maya the puzzle-solver, Jamal the steady thinker, and little Lily are swept through a portal into the enchanted Twilight Wood created by the lantern flames. There, talking rabbits guide them toward a gentle Glimmer Beast whose stolen heart-light they must recover by dawn, each child overcoming a deep fear in riddles, tests, and a prankster sprit…
by EYue
A single red lantern is displayed by the doors of families whose children are chosen. It's meant to bring the family prosperity and good luck, but the citizens look at it as a sign of death. The families never seem to recover, and the chosen children never come back.
by 吴法森
A young investigative journalist, Mara Whitfield, returns to her mist-shrouded coastal hometown of Grayhaven after years away. When a series of unexplained disappearances coincide with rumors of an old maritime legend—the “Fog Lantern”—she becomes determined to uncover the truth. As Mara navigates familial secrets and small-town suspicions, she must decide whom to trust, even as the fog closes in and the past refuses to stay buried.
by RiceBro
After his grandmother’s sudden disappearance, a quiet boy inherits a mysterious lantern that guides lost souls. To help them find peace, he must uncover their stories—stories of grief, regret, and forgiveness—and return what was left behind to the living. But the lantern is only a vessel. True peace can only come through forgiveness.
by Vincy_R
Seraphine Elion was raised to follow duty; born to a bloodline of soldiers whose loyalty ran deeper than love. Callum Virell was groomed for power, heir to the wealthiest business empire in the country. Their fathers as sworn siblings, they promised each other's child in a marriage neither wanted.Six years ago, Sera broke the engagement to pursue love on her own terms. But fate has a cruel sense of irony—when Callum kneels to propose to another, it's Sera who stands before him instead.Bound by f…
by nigiro_of_concept
"BASED ON HISTORY"In a world governed by wealth, ambition, and illusion, young Diogenes of Sinope begins a life-altering journey in pursuit of truth. After a scandal involving his father tarnishes his family’s name, Diogenes flees to Athens, where he encounters the enigmatic philosopher Antisthenes. Under his guidance, Diogenes begins to strip away the masks society demands he wear and confronts the uncomfortable truths hidden within himself and the world around him.Through vivid encounters with…
by Stella_Mary_4409
Luke an mute Omega , lives his life for the sake of his one and only brother , after loosing his family in a young age .being an Omega , and unable to speak due to his birth defect is unbearable , yet he lives in the hope of his younger brother .one day luke receives an proposal from the olak family , the old man Duke Steve demands that if he becomes the bride by replacing his daughter , and if he would marry the ugly and cruel prince has the rumour says , then they would make sure to give his y…